The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-07-31
SPEECH OF MR. BARRINGEu
OF NORTH CAROLINA,
oN TIE BILL TO MODIFY THE DU-
TIES ON IMPORTS.

HOUSE or kEPgEsENTArIyEs, July !, lS4G
MI. BaRRiNGER cad tha, he was al
all times very ayerse TO euter tie arena OF
regular debate 10 tins House. HIS expen
ence here bad satisfied him that those who
sere most frequently deslrous Of occupying
ne llor were not regarded as the most use.
VI OF Influential members 0, lhis BODY. !!e
vas especially reluctant 10 address the com.
hniee at thus stage Of an exhausted debate.
Bu! the subject was Que Of The ptayest i'm.
poHance; II was called by some The aren't
question OF the day. lie had some views on
THIS su' J CT, regarded as 20 deeply interest.
lns 10 every section of The Union, and every
class OF the people OF tins great nation,
which he desired IL present 10 this commit.
tee aud 10 The pubic. He vas moi 10 the On.
iof'unate position u the gentleman who had
addressed the committee, Mr. Stanton.
ui tennessee and no seemed so greatly
embarrassed N the ,tfJn H. reconcile he
( d.ilrences Of bis Damocra,c friends IN tlus
House. hr, u. had nothing 10 say 10 their
quaUels, which seen TO threaten such seti
Gus coll ons 10 their Iul k, bot which he
was satisfied would be healed BY the proocr
rtibfls and appliances, II II lie necessary TO
/ pass tins bill. He vas well aware Of the IN.
clIllcs his Democratic friends ALWAYS ms
sessed IN reconciIing their apparent and
sometimes real dil.tences aud he counted
nothing IS to the fate Of the bill before the
committee from the exciting collisions Of
pIrI)n which, on the surface only. in5icn,e
such violent disruption among the members
Z Of The party on The iiual vote on this prcat
measure. He had 40 such unpleasant task
TO perform on his SIDE Of tue House. lie had
no cJHfllcls Of opinion 10 reconcile. Onths
slde We shall present very nearly an uubro.
ken phalaux Oh tie final vote. But ne diI
not mean TO makea party speech, and tho
ms vows on 'llsquesuoudliiefed materially
ron ihost he'd by maJor,y OF the Deuo
erauc party IN tils House, as now orranl.
I'd, &c was g ad 10 say no, by oil Of tina,
party,) be freely accorded to gentlemen adj
socaing the other side quite as much homes.
y IN their CONVICTIONS and purposes as lie
claimed for himset.
The two bills now before tho committee.
Mr. Chairman, as well thu, commonly call
I'd Mr. Mckay's bill as the substitute offer.
60 by ito gentleman from New otk, (Mr.
ilunseriord,) propose entire changes IN the
whole isca policy Of the Government from
i's earliest organization 10 the present time
changes not gradual, but immediate,
sweeping, radical. For, although in some
slight degree. they both recognise the prn.
cple Of protection TO American industry,
(and this, too, wherever II is done, in It's
most odlous lorm,} yet coming to US as they
TO under The SANCTION Of the Executive mes
sage Of December last, aud the official report
ot the Secretary Of the Treasury, and based
as they are on The doctrines of that famous
report, which has received such cousidera.
iion both IN this country and England. espe.
cIaly IN the House Of Lords, from whom II
received the unusual compimen, OF having
been printed Tor their use, both these meas
ufes, espec tal.y the former from the Com.
mIliee oi Ways aud Means, amount to a viz.
tual aud total Abandonment cfthe whole pro
tectlye policy. Indeed, sir, that chi~rt IL
distinctly avowcd on this floor. assert,
without the fear Of successful contradiction
. that the policy which is now supported By
the opponents OF this bill to repeal the act Of
l-i2, has been maintained since the !ounda.
ton oi our Government 10 the present tune.
We should always hes tate long 10 distu b a
policy which has received the constant ap
probation oil the na'lon. To the principles
aud practice OF our Revolutionary states.
/ men, whO we're coayersaut with the early
wants OF our country, aud established the
constitutional forms Of free Government un.
der winch we have 50 long lived and pros.
percd, do We owe no especial Difference and
respect. The most imperative reasons,
founded on Considerations Ut bspIule nation.
al Independence, demonstrate the necessity
OF an early adoption OF the principle Of fair
aud reasonable encouragement 10 domestic
industry The preamble OF the second act
passed by the first Congress declared that
'"hereas II is necessary for the support OF
the Government, for the discharge Of the
debts of the United States and the encour.
agemeut and protection Of manufacturers,
that duties be laid On goods, wares, and
merchandise imported" &c. This act was
approved ana signed on the 4th Of Jolly,
1883, by George Washington, The Father
of his Country, and voted for by james Madl-
son, tho ublest aud best expounder OF our
constitution. Ga the Sth OF January, 1890,
Gen. Washington used the following Ian.
guago in his first annual address 10 Con.
grese " The safety and interest of the
people require that they should promote such
manufactures as tend TO render them indie.
pendent OF others for essential especially
military supplies" And IN his last address
on the 9TH OF December, 1896, Gen. Wash.
lugton, 10 continuation of the same policy
he had always supported and urged before
Congress, csed the following language 4:
Congress has repeatedly, and not without
success, directed their attention TO the en-
enlargement Of manufactures. The object
Is OF too much consequence not to ensure a
continuance Of their Efforts in every way
which shall appear eligible"
The following 10 an extract Of the mes.
sage OF Mr.. Jefferson 10 Congress on the
18th of December, 1902: