Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-13

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West understood what was meant BY the term "ieeenes
The doctrine was this must have revenue salaries
must be paid. and and you the people
must not manufacture because you do shall get
this would not be the plain operation of the rule
But the Secretary Of the Treasury made other very won
derfn discoveries in finance What did he tell us E1-
Perenes propes that as general rule duty Of fey per
ad valorsm win yield the largest revenue Yes er-
pence proved that ad paorem duty Of twenty per cent
would yield the greatest amount Of Twenty per
yield the greatest revenue Why. what the great
broad, universally known experience Of the country We
had tariff of twenty per ls4l2 and what was our
revenue Not one-half of what it The whole
amount of revenue from imports then about thirteen mil
lions, and this year il twenty millions Was thir
Teen more than wenyseven II the Secretary right
not he wrong And what the effect Of their TWEEN
per cent. horizontal duty Under its operation the
country was prosrated the Government itself bank
rup and the people little better Yet this could
say IN the face Of these weknown facts and Of the Amer
can people, any OF whom knew better that average
duly 81 twenty per yielded the highest amount of
nue. ne Secretary had gone further yet than this in
nus circular ne had assumed that Ueice and half
cent horizontal the revenue standard Some West
en scrbbler asked him. through press how much revenue
IA per cent would give hundred millions Of imports
(tha being more than the average amount The answer
must be twelve and half millions; then deduct three and
half Millions the expense Of collection and but nine millions
of nett would be left pay twenty millions Of ex
Pendltures TO make up the revenue, you add more
than hundred millions to your imports while your
whole specie has been estimated than eichtv
five millions then all your specie goes your first year. and
where will you get money for the year These cues
tons, being rather troublesome, answered.
The truth was that the resulted the tariff
and followed it, When the tariff was low the revenue was
low when the tariff high the revenue was high That
had been the uniform country, and h cha.
lenged gentlemen to show the contrary 1t must be so it
could be otherwise. And why Because the result Of
protection make the people ch and taking off prosc-
tion made them poor When the people were rich the Tea
suy full the county became poor the Treasury
impoverished The condition Of the Treasury was in fact
political thermometer, to test the prosperity Of the country
According to the national prosperity, would the
ever be found When impoverished, could they
purchase goods freely Certainly not When prosperous
their wives and daughters could purchase costly clothing and
rich furniture, and then many goods always imported
But when the country impoverished would
their old coats their wives and daughters stayed and
mened them merchants could get money import goods
and the Treasury was impoverished f
Under the compromise law the duties down till they
reached the point Of twenty per then gentle
mans Utopia then, according the Secretary revenue
ought have been abundant but who had yet forgotten
could forget what had been then the condition of the
Treasury, and Of this entire nation The Treasury
perfectly bankrupt that could not borrow hundred dol
lars. The States every where repudiaing their debts
and the National character lay PROSTATE and bleeding. That
the condition. and every body knew it which twenty
per tariff had brought this land and yet this day
first fiscal officer Of the Government had the front to
mend return to that state of things In great huna-
ton and distress the tariff of AZ in like adelveng an
gel raised and restored the it replenished ia
made bankrupt law useless in word struck the whole
country with the wand Of enchanter and brought back
plenty and credit and enterprise and hope and public cha
racter Why then disturb it What mischief had it done
The Secretary deprecated agitation but who agtated the
country II the Secretary himself and his friends The
friends Of protection every where cried out Give the country
Give the country prosperity and peace under the
The hour here expired the Chairmans hammer fell and
Mr.. Stew resumed his seat f5 se GA t..t.
Mr.. BRODHEAD said he had risen to make speech
but for the purpose Of demonstrating with his colleague
Though he himself by agreed with the Secretary Of
the Treasury the doctrines ofhis report and although his
colleague insisted pressing his motion, Mr. B. should be
constrained to vote for it. yet he must be permitted say
that gentleman that he considered altogether premature
The opponents of protection, should such motion prevail
might think they discovered design drag this tariff ques
ton into the Of debate been duly exain
ed and he warned his colleague that vote at this time ON
the motion he had made would be Of the Of that
House. II would not be notice to the country the final
that might be expected in the He request
his colleague, and he did with all respect press the
House into discussion the tariff motion Of
ference. This the time discuss great ques
on and he thought that in this respect the motion lit
tie out of order II impossible prevent discussion
but let it be had in fair and proper way Allow both
sides fair fight and open field The friends Of protection
could not GAIN but would lose by pressing the discussion
this tme He must therefore again request his colleague
withdraw the motion he had made Let the subject 20
committee ncumbered by instructions Why should they
delay all the public business entering this moment even
before the message had been referred discussion which
could he brought under three and perhaps sx
weeks No good could possibly result from such proceed
ing He hoped, them that his colleague would the pro-
priey Of Withdrawing the notion
Mr. j. r. INGERSOLL caid that If there was any re-
sponby attached the request just made he free to
share with his colleague who had just taken his seat and
would take the liberty Of expressing his concurrence in the
desire that his friend who had moved the instruction would
withdraw his notion and leave the whole question
open TO the future decision Of the House.
Mr. STEWART said he not disposed to be pertina-
He had thought that the House ought to meet the
question promptly, and give expression Of its
whether the doctrine put forth by the Administration should
receive its sanction He had felt anxious that such
that which had proceeded from the officer the head
IF the Treasury should 60 the country without the pre-
entaon Of views the other side Of the question
His State deeply interested in the whole subject;
IND the anxieies Of her citizens strongly excited Still
should yield the judgment Of his friends and colleagues
md would consent to withdraw the motion he had made
And he withdrew it accordingly.
Professor RESwIcK has published address the people
the United States in relation 10 inventors and patent rights
lie describes the difficulties under which labor with
egard patents with much force and perspicuy, gives
view Of the proceedings of the Convention of
INVENTORS, and concludes with this language
Convinced that impartial consideration Of the whole
lead TO the conviction that grant adequate protection
inventors than to give legal force sacred
natural right and that by doing the interest and welfare Of
he community will be greatly advanced the inventors
United States and others interested paten assembled in
Convention have directed petition 10 be presented TO Con-
ess praying for such amendments and addition to the exist
ng may its wisdom appear to be best calculated