The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-28
[Mr. ARCHER, Nc, one hour, SIR

Mr. WEBSTER, No, sir, not one hour would
il take, as the gentleman from Virginia suggests
| No, u is not want Of time Ii 70 want Of purpose
| Mr.. SEWER. "Onier.n
| MIR. WEBSTER. Who says "orderi ="
Mr.. SEWER. l say "order Z"
MIR. WEBSTER. Well, pray, what's the disor.
MIR. SEWER You are commenting on tn,
"purpose" Of the committee.
Mr., WEBSTER. It's their purpose to pass the
bills il not
Mr.. SEWER. say you are out Of order
Mr.. WEBSTER. II 50, the Chair will correct
The PREsl DENT. The senator from Ma....
chuse,ls is not at all out Of order
| MIR. WEBSTER. Blowing 10 the senator from
Arkansas, and smiiDg.) | hope the gentleman will
now get uP and make very handsome apology for
interrupting me.
MIR. SEWER. Oh, certainly.
Mr.. WEBSTER. Everything that passes here
between the honorable gentleman and mysslf always
has very pleasant termination. | must bring
these remarks, Mr.. President, 10 a close. II they
had been disposed, the COMMITTEES could have obey.
ed your Instructions before meridian this day. |
am rather inclined 20 think, air. that they did not
fatigue themselves by examining this matter. | am
rather inclined 10 TO think that il was their Opn-
ion that the best way was 10 take short cut and
move to he discharged IN the hope that some occur.
renee other would enable them 10 carry that
motion. do not believe that they have opened
1
am disposed to think, Mr. President, thai they are
as ya'O on the whole subject they wefe yesier-
day repeat, sir that this ball has face and front
so that when II is held up 10 the country, no man
need write al the bottom OF IL whether Il is demo-
| cratic bi or an aTistoeratic Dill. When Il shows
10 all the laborlng portions Of this community that
their daily labor and daily bread directly inter
| fered with; that wherever il be done, a tax is
laid upon the raw materials upon whinh they
work and earn their liyingj when they ses at the
same time IN the next line the duties those high
classes OF luxures-spirts, silks, expensive carpets
rich cut glass, and the rest Of them--are reduced
will they ask anybody 10 tell them what thai ball ial
| VIII they need any one 10 give a name to IN Sir,
u names itself IL as tbs face and front Of an
sristoeae bill, oppressive Of the poor and working
man, and IN every respect Il corresponds To It's face
Mr.. MeDUFFlE then said; The strong language
OF the senator from Massachusetts,, In character
zng this ball aristocrate measure, imposes
upon me the duty OF saying very few words be-
fore the question Is taken in order TO disabuse the
public mind any such impression, II any such i'm.
preston be made upon IT, The honorable senator
has asked with great confidence, and certainly not
in the expectation Of being replied 10, where is the
democratic feature OF this bilR Where is the pro.
vision intended TO operate in favor Of the labonns
classes Of the country On the contrary he goes on
to enumerats certain articles of Injuries upon which
the duties have been reduced, and leaving il To DO
inferred that these are the great and principal re-
auctions. Now, Mr.. President, viii point out to
the senator the democratic features Of this ball Ii
has reduced the duty upon salt from eight 10 half
cent. IL has reduced the duty upon sugar from
two and half cents 10 one cent per pound. II has
reduced the duty all that class Of cotton manu-.
features, whether white or printed, which is con-
sumed by the laborers, farmers, and mechanics Of
the United States, - knows how muchl But
sincerely believe that in this BILL on all that class Of
manufactures consumed by the poor and middle
ranks, there is reduction Of duties greater than
any other class of articles contained in the bill and
have expressed the opinion, which sincerely be-
lieye, that the repeal Of the cotton minimums-an
invention which never was known until il was in
troduced in the bill Of 1876 and 1. believe unknown
10 the custom-house laws Of any other country, so
far as my knowledge extends-I believe that the
striking out Of that will alone enable the people Of
the United States to consume increased importa-
tion, approaching 10 ten millions Of dollars at prices
little more than two-thirds Of that which they have
now to pay. Well, Mr.. President, wha, are the
great reductions injurious to the labor Of the
country They are the reductions upon manufae-
lures, made in large manufacturing establish
nents, carried on by machinery, and owned by cap
ltalists, now realizing from 90 to 40 per cent
on their capital. These are the reductions,
SIR; and repeat before the Senate before the Uni
ted States and before the world; that the great effect
Of this reduction will be reduce the enormous and
unjust profits Of large capitalists from 90 to 40 per
cent down to the ordinary rate-the moderate profit
Of and 10 per cent; and do not conscientousfy
believe that the money price Of labor will be re-
duced half much the money price Of the COM
modlties consumed by the sborer. MY sincere
conviction Is that the operation Of this bill will not
only be favorable to the great masses of the manu.
featuring laborers who constitute nineteen-t wenti-
eths of the people of the United States but that the
aborers IN those large factories will actually receive
more for their labor than they do at this moment
taking into the account the price of those articles
which they necessarily consume. was Obliged to
from rbrrcaf Co. l,,l.
dence in favor Of the dem cratic character of this
bill, IN certain resolutions passed in Boston in the
year 1870, drawn up, believe, by the honorable
member himself, and supported and sustained by
MN soon after the commencement Of the spirit
which has resulted in the establishment Of the pro-
tectlve system The duties then, under the act Of
1916, were about 20 per or 25 per cent on the
great mass of manufactures made out of cotton,
wool, and iron, and all the other duties were cor.
responding. The proposition then was to enhance
the duties in about the degree Of enhancement which
took place under the tariff of 1924 and il was in op-
position to this that meeting Of the merchants of
Boston, in which the honorable senator from Massa-
chusetts bore distinguished part, passed certain
resolutions, some of which now recoI!ect. One of
them distinctly remember and il affirmed tia, The
effect OF tins protecting law upon the manufactures
OF the country would rebound to the benefit of great
capitalists and not to that of the labor OF the coun-
try. That was great political proposition
Mr.. WEBSTER. Does the senator happen to
na'e aiose ,esoiuiohs In ms deskf have no recol-
lection of that.
Mr. McDUFFlE. am sorry to say that have
not got copy of The resolutions, but believe a COPY
re obtained. -
Mr.. WESTCQTT here laid on the desk of the
senator from South Carolina a file of the "Globen
which was supposed to contain the resolutions refer
red TO.
Mr., WEBSTER. ! do not wish 10 trouble the
Gentleman now; aths convenience perhaps, he may
be able 70 furnish the resolutions.
Mr. McDUFFlE proceeded. This, sir. was one
of the resolutions. Another was in answer 10 the al
legation that the establishment of these factories
would give an increased market to the farmer. One
can recollect: ... - "'-' -
they cannot perceive how the farming jnAsrs, can be
oy law which increases the price OF everything
have to buy ami diminshes the price Of every
thing they have TO sell" ~
vow, SIT, quote tins resolution simply with the
view, and for no other purpose, than &, answers
very confident interrogatory of the sepator--vbero