Eastern times., 1853-04-07

10 Tue snlpS or vessels, produce and manuiac-
lures OF such State or States, as to the ports
OF the United States, any law to the contrary
Notwithstanding and such proclamation
snail have the force and effect of suspending
such law so long as the said privilege be ex-
tended to The ships or vessels, The produce or
manufactures of the United States by such
Stale as aforesaid.
Mr.. COOPER. ] suppose it is hardly
worm while 10 say this amendment cannot
oe passed atthIs session. | am opposed TO il !;
and 1t supposed that there was a moment's
danger of It's passage, should give at length
my views in relation to il; but presume
there IS no possibility of its passage. There
fore will not trouble the Senate.
Mr.. HAMLIN. Mr.. President, am my
self in favor OF free trade but am not for
free trade in slices. arm for graduated
scale which will be the lowest amount that
will give you sufficient revenues with which
to support the government; hut sir, the most
odious and obnoxious kind Of protection that
can be forced upon the Government, is that
which makes free trade upon one article and
protection upon another. The amendment
of the Senator from Arkansas proposes 10
admit manufactured articles precisely upon
The same principle as il does the raw mate.
rial 1t proposes to admit ship built in the
Provinces north of US and the States south
OF Us without paying any duty whatever,
while you make the man who builds the
ships at home to pay his thirty per cent du-
ty upon iron, his thirty per cent. on cordage,
his thirty per cent. duty on duck, and all the
variety OF articles that enter into The construc-
ton OF ships. Sir, if that be free trade, |
must go TO Arkansas, or some place still fur
ther West to findi. out, or must learn from
others who are as wise or wiser than nv
friend from California. No, sir, il is not free
trade; il is prOtectien of the most odious kind,
because 1t says 10 our manufacturers who
make our slips, or any article that is manu-
iactured here, whatever may be the compo.
neni parts that ente. into that article, if they
be brought from foreign country and if they
be OF the same character which we grow Or
produce, upon which the importing merchant
must pay his duty, you compel him 10 pay
those duties; while, when they have been
manufactured into articles in a foreign coun-
Try, they are 10 come in free of duIy
The Senator from Arkansas saws that this
Is similar 10 the amendment of the Senator
IRON Massachusetts. Ii il be so-if the Sen
ator can demonstrate that there is any affin-
ity between the two-I shall vote against the
one, as | shall now with the amendment
which has now been placed upon il; and |
doubt not the Senate will vote il down. But
what was the amendment in its original
shape? Ii proposed TO apply 10 the hardy
fishermen who 60 upon The coasts of New
ioundland and The other provinces of Great
Britain, and there draw from The deep their
treasures, which, when they are brought for
ward, are actually wealth. They 60 there,
and by their labor produce and bring TO their
home what are articles of value. The Brit
lsh fishermen reciprooate upon our cOast, and
come and produce the same. The fisherman
is like the man who goes into a forest and
fells The oak, who clears it away. and axes
il bud and blossom, and adds TO it by the la
bor of his own hands. II the amendment Of
the Senator from Massachusetts be such
system that which the an:endment. of the
Senator from Arkansas proposes, | should
most assuredy vote against il, even if il had
been retained in the form III which il was re-
ported by the Senator from massachusetts
There is no connection, no similarity be-
tween the TWO propositions-none al ALL
Whlle we are going on with this system
OF Tree trade in slices and protection in
slices, ! would suggest 10 my friend from Ar
kansas, that he should add still another
amendment, which should invite proposals
for receiving vessels that are constructed in
foreign country for our own Navy. He had
better 60 there and get them, and i is very
possible that we may, if they are not quite
as good, get them much cheaper.
Mr.. JAMES. We shall get better than
we have now.
MIR. HAMLIN. The Senator from Rhode
Island says we shall get better vessels then
than we have now. How that may be do
IA Ia NJ, I
course is 10 be pursued, it would be only
carrying out The principle which the amend
ment Of the Senator from Arkansas seems TO
adopt. Sir, do not propose TO discuss this
question for The purpose OF delaying the vote.
do not want 10 nterpose any objection
which shall take up ihe time of the Senate;
but when such an amendment is offered,
think am bound, in justice 10 the interests
which represent here, to state some Of the
objections which have TO il. Certainly if il
is 10 be pressed upon the serious consdera-
lion of the Senate, | will be among the mum
ber who will talk and talk on.
MIR. BORLAND. MIR. President the a.
mendment which have proposed has produc-
ed precisely the effect which | expected. 1t
has demonstrated what think ought TO have
been obvious to the Senate. BY The PROPOSE
lalon was proposed for the benefit of one
portion of this Union. offer proposition
which will extend it little further aud en-
brace another portion Of the Union and the
very moment do so, because il trenches
somewhat upon the interests of The cons;itu-
ents Of my honorable friend from Maine, we
have an explosion, and hear about the max
ing of ships and about manufacturers. Sir,
we do not make ships in my country. We
do not want protection 10 the making Of ships
there. The Senator wants protection tor the
manufacture of ships in his country, and he
has got it. He has got protection stronger
and higher than any other branch Of Ameri-
can industry. He has an exclusive right, and
that is the very best protection. i know The
Senator does not want ships introduced from
foreign country. 1t would interfere very
materially with an important branch OF in
dustry in his State. | know it, and ! pro-
posed the amendment for the purpose Of
bringing that demonstration before the Sen
ate, and to show the character of the propo-
stion before il. Whether | shall vote tor
the whole proposition, if my amendment be
adopted, is another question; but wanted
10 bring the question 10 the test, and show
what was the effect and character Of that
which preceded it.
MIR. TOUCEY. / do not suppose that
there is any serious design TO adopt this
amendment, because it is virtual repeal of
the whole tariff Of duties, ,and leaves the Gov.
ernment without any revenue.
Mr. RORIANn called for yeas and navs