Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-06-20

less than three millions. The amount imported
two last years had been less than IN many years preceding
The duty coffee would have yielded during those
years of ST. $685. 900 per annum under tax OF
20 per cent As these years fell below the usual average
fair expect that for years to come the amount
would again rise, that il not calculation To ex
pec from this source 81, O0O, 600. -
Next cotton bagging. That was necessary OF life,
for without the South could not put up their cotton The
present duty that article l0l per cent. Gentlemen
had objection all to that article though it
Indispensable TO the export OF that cotton which got
for nearly all the OF the United States Cotton
procured every thing and without baggng could be
shipped but gentlemen felt horror about taxing the great
Southern necessary because il produced in States
only.
And now for sugar If and coffee necessares of
life must be admitted TO be necessary sweetened
other necessares. The this 100 per cent
That assuming the price of sugar be and half
cents II the price five cents the tax so per
If il was four cents then the tax about 80 per
Mr. HOLMES, of South Carolina, here read letter from
Charleston the price of sugar, but which could be
heard by the Reporter,
Mr.. JONES said that in Columbus Georgia. where he re-
ded he had been offered good Muscovado sugar and
half cents This the price that distance from the
Allowing two and half for duty, and and half
cent for profit il would bring down the cost to and half
cents and thereby prove that the duty 100 per
Then we came to coarse cotton He would not how
many hundred per centthe duty this species of goods
because it amounted to prohibition and got duty ALL
No would pay six cents specific duty and thirty per
ad valoem the top of that Coarse wooens were not
and blankets Is per Now blankets parts
the country, and in portion of the year,
necessary of life than tea and coffee had been said that
man In our Western woods could not live without tea and
coffee Mr. j. rather supposed that when these brave West
ern men went volunteers to the with Mexico they
would make the discovery that possible for them live
without tea coffee, sugar. and without milk, whish
as great luxury any of the others.
In the tariff of 1912 there quasi necessares
which taxed with unshrinking hand He earnestly
hoped that no advocate of that tariff would object to taxing
tea and coffee because they necessares of life Whc
Their they considered necessarie luxuries,
should have to tax them and though the people of
Georgia much opposed to this that
personal friend of Mr. Us had lost his election that ques
ton, Georgia ready and willing to up to the
mark and pay her share in the tax meet the expenses Of
this war.
At this point the Speakers hammer fell, and
Mr.. MCLEAN obtained the floor but yielded il to-
Mr. JONES, who wished to add a few more words. 1t
was the purpose of the Committee of Ways and Means to
raise the duty spirits to 100 per cent and wines and
cordials to so per cent.
In conclusion Mr. j. would entrea the Representatives of
the Eastern and Middle States and of the great West
turey to consider before they determined continue their
system of aggression upon the South that they only
ing up manufactures in that quarter and that the Southern
States had amply within their to protect themselves
by retaiave legislation. He did any thing like
notification He referred to the imposition of excise duties
on that which was raised among ourselves He begged
temen drive the South the unwelcome alternative
evyng discriminating duties in the form of excuses between
American and foreign manufactures
Mr. YOUNG addressed the committee being entitled TO
the floor from yesterday He said he should conne himself
to the subject under debate and suffer himself be drawn
of into speech He had voted for the supply bill but,
like some other gentlemen, he had gone blind for he did
not know OF the which led to it. Since then he
dersood the matter somewhat better and he would
that the vote be given again, he would in the
same direction. 1t enough for him to know that Ame
blood had been shed he cared whether
or on Mexican soil This not the proper time for ami
madverons the Administration Let first conquer peace
go
of the of the contest and if could be clearly shown
that the President had been Justly chargeabe with
or imbecily, let him be held just responsibility Until
then he hoped that not of his political friends would find
fault While prosecuting the contest let present
unhroken phaanx the foe and march up with unanimy
and spirit to meet and to subdue enemies Let show
to the world that at least could rise above
feelings Of party and let patriotism have its unbiased sway
Having said this much he done with the question
Mr. Y, IN now addressing himself the tariff question,
began by observing that he almost wholly unaccustomed
to public speaking and the first he had addressed
the House since being honoed with that floor The
question presented for consideration of consequence
at least great that Of peace He might surely be
pardoned If under such circumstances, he felt emba
rassment His sense Of responsibility still further in
by lest in the attempt change the existing poll
of the country the party should be unhappy
cesu and the energies Of the country Frustrated
He wished TO appeal to those who held the destiny Of the
try at their disposal to suffer the tariff remain
What did they seek in the public prosperity Was
every branch of home industry all the business of the
pOspcrmg under powerful Impulse II mad
ceved from the adoption Of the present wise policy Mr. y
was astonished at the doctrine which he put forth by
high nctonary of the Government and reiterated here by
member Of the Committee of Ways and Means he meant
the false and faacous doctrine that reduction of the
duties would produce in the Such
the opinion of Mr. Robert j. Walker put forth by him
der all the soemny Of his public station and yet
opinion which confced with sense, and
dced by the history the country Look, for example,
the taken by Congress in 1916. The country
then just emerged from expensive the Treasury had
been Drained and public debt contracted the of
one hundred and thirty millions the Government wanted
vast to epensh the empty Treasury, and what
did it pursue Did il reduce duties Just the contrary II
proceeded the principle that necessary
to raise the tariff in order increase the In 1924
many of the still in Congress who had been
members in 1916 The increase in 1916 proving insufficient
to meet the necessities Of the Government they resored
second augmentation Of the tariff and the result ensued
in an increase Of the In process Of time this too
was found insufficient and in 1925 the process
repeated and the Government relieved from amount
OF debt which lay like incubus upon the country. These
were facts and known and nconoverble and they stood
IN open contradiction to the doctrine Of Mr. Robert j. Walker
With all due submission Mr. Y must be permitted think
mat historical fact sufficient outweigh the opinion OF
that high funcona well that put forth yesterday by
gentleman from the Committee Of Ways and Means (Mr
s. JoSEs.)
Mr. u dd not intend TO discuss the objection which had
been urged against the protective policy from the Constitution
OF the United States He left that argument to those gentle
men who knew well how twist the constitution 10 suit
Their own purposes II enough for him know the
policy OF protecting domestic industry had sprung 10
the country with the constitution itself The policy had been
established as early 1889 None Of those who had framed
the constitution put fo the least objection to it, Men Of all