The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-09

asked, Why should the bill pass What advantage is to
be derived from H. II II IS TO have no effect upon the mar
ke?
but sir there are other considerations and FIRST in re-
laon TO The advantage 10 what may be called the carrying
ralethe Transporting the productions of Canada 10 the
foreign manset. Why, sir, the law stands, the
articles may pass through this country without pay ing
duty for they are entitled TO drawoa when they pass
OF the country The RESULT then is that there no
duty TO be paid upon the productions of Canada which
pass through this country 10 foreign market The bill,
therefore 10 repeal such uiies amounts 10 nothing al all
! Ii leaves the matter just where II finds II.
But sir, there Is another matter entitled 10 consIdera
ton. told, and have doubt of the fact that the
transportation OF barrel of flour by the ST Lawrence
costs fifty cents than il sent through New York
This difference Will always give the railroads and canals
in This country the benefit o the transportation. In this
particular, therefore, the bill amounts 10 nothing But.
sir, when 10 look the articles in the bill, fad
that not oil them-so far as am nformed-wil ever
be exported. 80 far my personal knowledge OF the
trade goes not one OF these articles enumerated in the
! bill will be carried from the United States
| TO Canada. There ls, therefore, reciprocity in
the matter; II is an advantage given TO the pro,
ducers OF breaistuhs IN Canaia wibout-so far as
am intermediary equivalent 10 US Bat, sr II we are
place ourselves upon the footing OF reciprocity, let IT
be with respect 10 the articles desire carry the
country. There is great variety of manufactured ar-
cles produced in New England, which would find very
large sale in Canada, If they could be carried there free
duty; but agricultural productions would not go
there-hey seek different market If they will let
introduce into the provinces such articles hats, boots
shoes, and other manufactures of leather free OF Duty
and also wooen and cotton goods there would
be something like reciprocity With a view therefore,
of testing the principle, o:r the following amendment
VIZ:
lnseri in the OF articles, the words Chats
boots, shoes aud othee manufactures Of leather cotton and
Mr. UNDERWOOD called for the reading of the Sec
ton proposed be amended would stand with the
amendment
The Secretary read the section accordingly
Mr.. DAVIS OF Mississippi suggested 10 the senator
from Vermont to notify his amendment by aiiing the
words cotton, sugar. and Tobacco the growth OF the
United States"
MIR. PHELPS accepted the Modification
! Mr.. WESICOTf regret that it appears, from the
re MARKS OF the honorable senator from Virginia, Mr.
lluNTEwl and from other indications of the opinions of
OF the southern the democratic party
that this bill shall separate from them shall
for this bill viii not discuss at length the prlnc
pies involved in the bill, but will briefly advert TO that
one which chiefly Influences to give such Sir,
will not yield to any senator this floor in my devotion
! 10 free trade 1t is because | am uncompronlsing
IN my support OF that principle that | will vote
| for this bl. Ii maintains these doctrines. | wish
it more general; that the principles of il
more widely extended; that II local. sectional,
and special lis character. Sul sir, the course
conceive, is not to allow sectional jealousy sectional
prejudice feeling TO induce to abandon the princi
pies and doctrines IN relation to duties imports that
hold 10 be the only sound rules Of legislation. will
not hesitate 10 establish thus principle wherever and
whenever can in any section OF the Union. Sir, such
course will result in It's establishment ultimately IN all
sections Establish it in the North, along your Canada
Ines and you Will win the support OF your citizens who
will feel and realize It's sautary and beneficial effects
They will become advocates OF the principle, and will
au IN ulnOllUn IL throughput the Union. III Is tile
wsest policy, therefore, IN my Judgment, for the
friends OF free trade 10 sustain this bill All that is
necessary, sir is for the agricultural portion of our c
the most intelligent mass, OF all the different
classes and who properly called the ''bone and
snew of the land"-o the beneficial effects of the
restrictive doctrine with respect to their inter-
ests, and they will become converts 10 It, They will
tell the interests anagomstlcal TO thers-the manu-
featuring capitalists and the domestic merchants-ihai
they will no longer submit to partial legislation exacting
from the pocket of the farmer tribute 10 the manufacturer
and merchant This is reason Tor my vote for this
bill
Mr. President this is proper occasion to advert to
another subject connected in principle with this bill
regret that the honorable senator from New York MIR
DIxl is not in his seat 10 hear what now say
A SENATOR. He is on the other side oil the chamber
Mr. WESTCOTT | ask the senator's attention to
my remarks, and 10 the reference | shall make TO the
Committee on Commerce, OF which he Is chairman. Sir,
while the E,st and North asking for the special
legislation proposed by this bill, it would have been
well had the committee that reported IT, reported also
a provision 10 repeal the special law passed four
teen years ago. that, even If not designed does d.
recty assa the agricultural interests OF least six
southern States and that IN TACT, prohibits AM de-
stroys important branch Of the trade they had
! say, sir, fourteen years ago passed the
chief effect of which, as it respects the OF the
United States, is to destroy profitable market for the
agricultural products OF al least SIX southern States,
and to give few merchants of New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, and other eastern Atlantic CT
| ties, monopoly OF all the commerce, part of which
the disposition OF these products gave TO those States
The position and relation OF Cuba towards the gulf
! States, and Georgia. and South Carolina, is some
respects similar TO the position and relation of the
Canalas towards the northern and eastern States. Pm
or 1891, southern ports Charleston, Savannah,
ST. Augustine, Key West, st Marks Apaachico!a PEN
sacola Mobile, and New Orleans, or at least those of
them tina, had any foreign commerce. had nconsdera
bic trade with Cuba not merely with Havana, but with
different parts of that island and small trade with Porto
Rico learn, SIR that Wilmington, n. c., had also
trade of the kind II was carried on in small Span
sh vessels which brought the agricultural products
OF those islands, aud exchanged them for
cotton and live stock and other articles that agr-
cuurists the vicinity of the ports to which those
sses came could dispose OF to them. Ii trade OF
no little value the agTicultursts who possessed It,
And yet, sir, Congress- TO crafty the cupdity oil few
northern merchants IN 1884, cut If otldestroyed 1t by
law passed hastily and towards the close OF session,
aud which we have since sought IN vain TO have re-
peaed The merchants who procured It's passage have
nonopolzed under the Cuba and Porto Rico trade ever
SINCE and OF them have amassed fortunes IRON d.
The pretence for the this Ihe local authorities
OF Cuba and Porto Rico imposed heavy tonnage duties
vessels Of the United States coming to those ports
tS per ton, beleveperhaps more) and heavy dulles
on their cargoes Well sir, on the goth of June, 1884,
in the and by the influence of the interests have
stated, YOU passed act called An act concerning tom
mage duties on Spanish vessels" by which you charged
all Spanish vessels coming into the United States from
Cuba and Porto Rico, tonnage duty equivalent TO The
duties charged American vessels and their cargoes
those islands The Treasury Department 10 est
mate these retaaiory dutesl believe 81 06 per ton
now charged and further II the object was 10 de-
struy the trade between those islands and the south
ern porls and secure the monopoly TO the
chants who would establish regular lines of vessels,
YOU prohibited Spanish vessels sailing from the Uni
ted States unless they cleared for either OF these ISL
ands directly from going to ihem BY requiring them to
give bond with security before clearing that they would
not land the cagoes there and by requiring consular
certificate of the cargo being landed elsewhere to cancel