New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-28

hon of dollars while American Importers failed Thi-
done 5y haying house IN England and one mere.
There i not even IN England, in all her adTances to
Free Trade. adoption OF TIE ad valoreIns II ap-
pears tha; 80 OF coo OF articles IN the new kH
gli-h arir oil specIiics gentleman IN me otiei
House has statement o- winch i appears tiat n Int
English Tar.1 bill coo are specifics and luz "a ~
I loTIas
There Is no, respectable between here and Pc
nobscot 70 defend this bill With all the weight OF tne
authority the President and Secretary hsain'. '
unanimous ioce OF the Country fncs' say win az
respect TIA, The balance + against them NlucH = tl.
nm knov they are not skilled IL commercial pursuits
H.. would seriously call the attention OF tAe seh+e
10 the -th and 9tn sections oil the Dl!-
u,e inc Importer may ny cbea: the Government
and II found out he gives h5 soou- 70 5't C' on
/ Uopse The Government sells them and gives MN
,yna, they cost with I'VE per cent proht whether the
goods bring that much or not Why IN some cases
man might make good speculation on such bargains
Az Dogbc-rv sars Way. whats the ii may
ma. s.and M for friend - Who NIL dare risk hls
renn,s,ion bv voting for such thing as that
Mr. CAIEaoS rose and asked Mr. WEBSTER 10 read
tue section again Surely such mistake could not be
made by his friends on this side OF the Chamber.
Mr. WEBSTER said he would read il again with all due
solennity and emphasis. He read the whole section
again
Here man may frat try TO chca: tho Custom House,
have the goods taken off his hands buy them q, less than
h- false invoice get them free of duty and get per
cent out Of the Government
charge that il the intention OF those who prepared
this bwhcther the Secretary or gentlemen connect
ed with the Custom Housethst frauds -hould be made
but nothing could be devised better Tor the prououon
O: fraud This 9Th section provides that they may IN
port per cent; uny thing Fer cent below the market
price Now why This section framed cennot
begin to point the ntnty not say obhc my oil de-
sign latent or apparent in this -th section. IL aloT
the importer present another nvoice after his
design 10 commit fraud Is detected Here Mr. W read
written statement OF the Objectionable features Of te
8th section and the numerous facilities II affords tor
fraud without Gny adequate provision Tor punishment
But he would moi dwell TINS part longer leave TINS
part Of the case protesting III the nanc OF Az Aeilcu'
importers and Of those VINO come IRON oher countries
live here importers, against an extension OF the "a
CalOrcR principle. -.
on interests that have been considered protected he
would not 70 length into the question. whether Gov
cruIncnt Bound protect the industrial interests OF
the country but the actions OF the Government from
the of 1889 down 10 the present time nave cncodr-
aged people to embark in these pursuits and 10 expect
protection
Here | would before Going farther. notice some
charges made the newspapers OF the day TO bring up
my opinions OF former and earlier day, TO prove me
guilty OF inconsistency.
II TO have modified opinions under different state OF
thngs-if with more enlarged Tic'Ts to haTe MOD
ifcd opinions on great Constitutional grounds with
greater ight-thcn not altogether gultess oil IN
consistency But my inconsistency is not that vaich
sometimes happens between speeches and "otcs-bc-
tween conscience and conduct. The Eastern states
were opposed TO the system till 1921 We were then
commercial people but were forced into this bust
ness and we submitted TO IT. How were we 10 PICK
clarcd 10 be the American System. We submitted
and resolved 10 go for it, and suit ourselves TO this set
tied AMERICAN system
Now charge that this bill goes to discourage manu-
facturcrs By imposing higher duties the mate
rial than on the manufactured articles This as gen
eral rule is true throughout the bill lie here read an
extract from letter from Mr.. lsAA< P DAVIS showing
the injury which would be done TO tho Rope manutac
turcrs OF the difference between the duty on
Hemp and Cordagc. This would not only nJure the
Rope makers but njure the Hemp growers OF the West
o.
when he mentioned tar he turned TO Mr.. MANGuM OF
North Carolina who sitting on his right and said
"Stick 10 that, He also read letters from Sewell q
DAY. james Harris and others on the same SUBJECT II
would appear that this bin had been prepared on pur
pose crush the laborng industry OF the country SO
with the duty lmd on Linsecd aud Linseed Oh ms
bill if passed will with this item alone cut OF onc-tird
OF the shipping this country and Calcutta He
recollccted when Ireland imported large quantities OF
FlaN.sccd. But ireland though large linen producing
country, imports her Flax seed The Flax 10 produce
seed must be full and there the hbrcs are too
10 make fine Irish hncn-but We produced Doth
here and sent ireland the seed and the flax
though coarse, worked up INTO garments
by our mothers oil by-gonc days, or our sisters
OF this But change has no" Come, sihcc tAc
increase OF nsecd oil manufactures There are now
1909 oil mills These consume an immense amount oil
linseod more than all exports 10 ireland &C Alter
showing the laundering committed about the single
article of lnsccd or tiaXsccd Mr. WEBSTER threw the
whole Senate into broad gr1n by showing that the
article faIsced charged ~ pr cent and h7>Sd ~
per cent though Mey precisely NE same tang ~ lie
read several letters from persons engaged III the lnseed
oil showing that this bill VII! ruin those
engaged in il He also read the petition of the manu-
iacturers OF copper against this bl which admits cop
per seahing nee OF duy while 1t charges . per cent
un raw copper Now if we cannot manufacture raw
copper what use have to import the article ms
also affects our shipping interest Now Tor what pur
pose was this bill framed f-ior what purpose
lie spoke OF White Lead, mud read letter from
Mr. aidow OF New ork, showing the rUlous tendency
OF tins bill ON this business He turned 10 Mr. Achizon
aud asked, How docs Missouri like TINS
lie also read "a letter from the Manchester " H.
AfoUsiii ID Lame Mandatory, showing that they had
intended buy three four hundred thousand dollars
worth OF Woo! IN Ohio Pennsylvania and Western New
York As soon las this bill introduced the agents
who had been out TO buy the Wool have been n.
called NIL the fate OF our Tariff Sysiem Is known.
lie also read letter ON the manufacture OF brlnstone
He said he commended this 10 the SERIOUS consideration
ot the powers engaged III getting up thiS bill ms
birthstone nan says truly that while the act OF lsi2 let
crude brimsionc free and put - per cent on refined brn
stone Mckays bill charges ID per cent on the crude anu
only ~ per the refined.
lie G,,o read letters showing the rulnous influence OF
the bil! sUphurlc acid manufactures sc. In the
case OF bleaching powders, We have letter from the
agents OF the foreign manufacture besecchins 10
sck 10 Mckays bill and from the American mautac-
lures praving suck 10 the bill OF lsi2 This Is the
case throughout the bill do pray the honorable Chair
man 10 show II he can one instance IN this 5l!!
whcr, discrimination Is made Tor American Labor.
But now rgdorG cGRGRlaS. VIII not defend the inter
es,s Of those around my home leave the great WOODEN
and cotton manufactures III The hands OF the Senate on
the South and the West and other parts o; the country
indicate it, we viii 90 back 10 old pursuits Men OF
New. Engand-workngu men who labor II hours Il day
viii live III spite OF your Tariffs aud psraa! legislation
But there is man u NewEns!snd who Is not looking
10 US this day 10 sec villa; gong 10 do There l.
not a New England woman goes 10 rest without asking
her husband WHAT the prospects are OF the aT7f 1t L
talked OF IN the streets ana IL the scaoohouses and
every where there anxiety know What we ae 10 10
But VIII leave New England aud speak OF subjects
in winch size Is not at all interested. shall SPEAK OF
and coal /, has been said thai Pennsyly"n WAS
70 &c, specific isvor 10 sethe over TO ms new project
That Size receive some special Legislation to pro
tcci her coal ana ;ron while other interests are iet 10
the deso!a.on OF this bill Sir Pennsy yaia Would not
receive such boon as that She would not bend her
proud meek 10 receive such sop for herself and leave
| her friends 10 destruction
Mr. w here Went INTO an examination Of the
proposed o!ll on mon and coal and made some very
interesting calculations OF the vslue OF the different
branches OF business To be affected BY this bill
When he go, through with this part Of the subject he
paused and Mr. Revery Johnson moved thai the Senate
adourp rl Monday when the Hon,Scnaior would con
! tinue his speech.
| Mr. LEWIS demanded the yeas snd nays
Mr. in under.rOue said Como On rtcn -