The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-23

Mr. HAMLlN Mr. President am 4nyself In favor
OF Tree trade but am not for free trade ia slices am
Tor graduated scale, which will be the lowest
that Will give you sufficient with which 10 sup
port The governments but, cir, the odious and oh
noxoas kind OF protection that be forced upon the
government is that which makes free trade upon
heie and protection upon another. The amendment of
Inc senator from Arkansas proposes 10 admit manuac
taIed articles precisely upon the principle as Il does
The raw material proposes TO admit ship ballt IN the
provinces north OF US and the States south oil without
paying any duty whatever while you make the man who
builds The ships at home pay his thirty per cent duty
upon iron, his thirty per cent on coTdage, his thirty per
cent duty duck aud all the variety OF articles that en-
ter into the construction OF ships Sir, II that be free
trade must go TO Arkansas some place stll further
west, 10 md II out must learn IRON others VINO
are as wise wiser than my friend from California
NO, Sir, is not free trade il is protection OF tue most
odious kind, because II says 10 our manufacturers VINO
make our ships, any article that is manufactured hete
whatever may be the component parts that enter INTO ha
article. ii they be brought from foreign county, ana II
they be OF the same character winch grow OF poauce
upon which the importing merchant must pay his Duty
you compel him TO pay those duties while, when they
have been manufactured into articles In foreign coun-
Try, they are TO come IN Tree OF duly.
The senator from Arkansas says hat ms Is siiaf 10
the amendment OF the senator from Massachusetts III 1t
be so-if the demonstrate that there is any
affinity between the two- shall vote against that
shall now at any rate 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 It's orlg
nal shape II proposed TO apply 10 the hardy fishermen
who go upon the of Newfoundland and the other
provinces Of Great Britain add there draw from the deep
their treasures which, when they are brought forward,
are actually wealth. They 60 there, and by their labor
produce and bring 10 their home what articles of
value The British fishermen recprocaie upon coast,
and come and produce the same. The fisherman is like
the who goes into a forest and tells the oak, who
clears it away and makes bud and blossom and adds
TO il BY the labor of his hands If the amendment
of the senator from Massachusetts, be such system
that which the amendment Of the senator from Arkansas
proposes should assursdly against it, even if
had been retained in the form in which reported
by the senator from Massachusetts There is con-
nexion similarity between the two proposons-none
al all. While going with this system OF free
trade in slices and protection in slices, would suggest
to my friend from Arkansas that he should add still
another amendment which should invite proposals for
receiving vessels that constructed in foreign country
for our own navy We would better go there and get
them and il is very possible that may, if they not
quite as good, get them much cheaper
Mr.. JAMES We shall get better than we have now.
Mr.. HAMLiN. The senator IRON Rhode Island says
we shall get better vessels than we have now. How
that may be do not undertake to say; bat think if
the principle which the amendment of the senator from
Arkansas seems to adopt Sir, do not propose to dis
this question Tor the purpose OF delaying the vote
do not want to interpose any objection which shall take
up the time OF the Senate but when such an amendment
is offered, think am bound, in justice 10 the interests
which represent here TO state of the objections
which have Certainly, if it 10 be pressed upon
the serious consideration OF the Senate, will be among
the number who will talk and talk on
Mr.. BORLAND. Mr.. President, the amendment, which
have proposed has produced precisely the effect which
expected 1t has demonstrated what | think ought TO
have been obvious TO the Senate before BY the propo-
ston OF the senator from Massachusetts, legislation was
proposed for the benefit OF portion of the Union.
offer proposition which will extend il little further and
embrace another portion OF the Union, and the very
do so, because II trenches somewhat upon the interests
OF the constituents OF my honorable friend from Maine,
have explosion, and hear about the making OF
ships and about manufactures. Sir, we do not make
ships in my country We do not want protection to the
making Of ships there. The senator wants protection
for the manufacture OF ships in his country and he has
got IT. He has got protection stronger and higher than
han - ind, H.. no.,
elusive right, and that is the very best protection know
the does not want ships introduced from for
eign country II would interfere very materially with an
important branch oil industry IN bis State. knew II
and proposed the amendment for the purpose Of bring
ing that demonstration before the Senate, and to show the
character OF the proposition before It, Whether shall
for the whole proposition, II my amendment be adopt
ed is another question but | wanted 10 bring the ques-
TO the test, and show what the effect and char
acter of that which preceded IT.
Mr. TOUCEG. do not suppose that there is any Sc
rious design TO adopt this amendment because vir-
tua repeal of The whole tariff OF duties. and leaves the
government without any revenue.
Mr.. BORLAND called for the yeas and nays on the
amendment TO the amendment, and they ordered.
Mr.. MANGUM. Question.
Mr.. BRADBURY wish TO say few words, al
though the senator from North Carolina calls Question
Mr.. MANGUM. | shall listen to the senator with
great pleasure
MIR BRADBURY. Mr. President, the proposition en-,
braced in the amendment OF the senator from Arkansas
is too important TO be allowed to here without be-
ing noticed although there is no time for its full discus
sion. It's proposition 10 admit into our ports, without
restriction, the ships and manufactures OF the States and
provinces OF this continent, upon their admission of
ours in other words, to give immense market to
their ships and goods, IN exchange for the limited,
traced market which they offer return. There is no
equality in this offer Ii would enable the British prov.
nces, which have abundance OF timber suited the
purpose, and cheap materials al command build ships
and throw them into our market on such terms TO be
oppressive, II not rulnous 10 shpbuding interests
We should not stand equal ground. Oar ship timber
is brought from distance. Ii is collected from Maine
TO Georgia. Many hundreds OF our mechanics are EN-
ployed every winter in Maryland, Virginia. North Caro-
lna and Georgia, in cutting and preparing timber. which
transported TO shpysrds in Maine and other north
States, and there manufactured into ships Heavy
duties, too imposed upon the iron the bolts. the
cordage, the SAILS and other articles which ship
builders may wish TO import, from which duties their
rivals would be relieved These duties alone amount 10
about $4,000 upon the materials for single ship of
hundred tons burden
The time which IT proposed 10 strike this blow
navigation is peculiarly unfortunate. We in the
midst OF the struggle with great commercial rival for
the commerce OF the world She has distanced every
other competitor. Venice, Portugal, Holland are nc
longer in the field She is making herculeaD efforts
to overpower The new competitor that has entered the
contest on this side of the Atlantic. Thus far have
held our way, and than held il; and II ia not from
an American statesman or dmertoaa Senate that
blow should come 10 cripple mercantile marine while
engaged in this great struggle.
have heard the declaration from several senator's that
they are in favor OF nee fraie and who opposed
the proposition before the Senate, the ground that
partial in its character, have taken the occasion de-
clare themselves Tor free trade whenever it become
general II by free trade hey the entire abolition
by direct taxation, must say, in all frankness, not
in favor OF that policy. In my judgment, would be IN
expedent and unwse, II not impTactcabe, That taxa
lion which is least felt is least irritating. Revenue raised