The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-25

Value Per cent
Cloths and Cussimores So, slb,s53 40
I" uncolored l.666,l62
Articles in most common use-viz!
Spikes, cut wrought iSs
Chain cables 81
Other chains lol
Hoop iron 10
Bar, manufactured by rolling rs
have not had time to make an average for Great
Britain; but can safely say it is much higher than
the general average Of IS per cent. And, IN this
connection, it is proper to mention that we take a
much smaller amount of our free articles from Great
Britain than any other nation, in proportion to our
aggregate Imports We imported from Great Brit
ain last year, S44 6S7 659, Of which only 81 62l
S0 of free articles; and, excluding, gold, sill.
ver and copper, only S475 349 were of free articles,
out of entire import of S22l47s40 Of free arti.
cles, or only little above 2per cent We exported
to Great Britain last year S46 2S6 49, and import.
ed from her S44 6S7 ,S59 of which but little more
more than per cent. were free articles i have al
| ready shown the exports and imports to and from
Brazil and the proportion which free articles bear
to the latter. From this statement the committee
can see how every thing like legitimate regulation
of commerce is discarded in the tariff Of 1912
Sir, there is no Disgusting or dlsputng the fact
that the tariff Of l642 was not designed as CON-
mercial law But, if so, every correct principle OF
commercial legislation is lost sight Of. No, sir, II
WuS ppSooi "'"'''''N
lures And deny that you have any power to dc
| that under thepower "to regulate commerce" can
not conceive by what process of reasoning manuiac-
lures are made incident to commerce. 1t is dis
| tinct branch of business as much so as commerce
itself The three great branches of industry are
| agriculture, manufactures, and commerce. BY an
express provision Of the constitution, jurisdiction
given to Congress the last, butnot over the two
| first. And when you see the power over commerce
expressly delegated, you cannot conclude that II II
designed to be conferred over the others by mpica
ton. On the contrary, the rules of construction &c
which have adverted are fatal TO any such conclu
sion And, sir it was not accident or inadvertenct
| that the power over commerce was delegated, and
that over agriculture and manufactures was reserved
| IL was by design and the reason is obvious.
| In the division Of powers between the genera
government and the States, all such as relate to TN
external relations Of the States are delegated to thu
! former, and all such as relate to their domestic con
4 Germs are reserved to themselves. Commerce wit
| foreign nations and between the States belonging
the first class hence jurisdiction over 1t is delegated
to the general government. Agriculture and manu-
features belong TO the last, and hence jurisdiction
over them is reserved to the States.
On the goth of August, Gouverneur Morris, wh'
was one Of the most eminent men IN the convention
which framed the constitution, and the member wh'
gave the finish to the style and arrangement OF !,
submitted, seconded by Mr.. Plnkney, another enl
nent member, series Of propositions, by which
was proposed to constitute several public ofhcers-
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