The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-02-26
SPEECH OF HON, ", W BcvcE

Our limited space will not l'r,,mit rs TO give
! "niirc the very able speech of this gentleman,
recently made in the ai,cI States House of
Representatives. on Tie Taril We must con
| tent ourselves with extract Of his lcaiinp ar
,.unicnt. Mr. BoycE deals in facts Jiscur,,i,,,,
! Imagery or efforts II, cIo,r,cncc His STYLE is
condensed, his propositions simple, his argument;
are logical, his i'l''lrni"lis inicibr. lie shows
That the surplus III tl,': Treasury nnw amounts 10
Sl9,Ouo,pD", aud that in June, lS:,S i, will ,cacll
$i3eO0.Ou that thi. s,iu is pl.sir,rtrd fr.,,u
the labor of the country, and that tl,. withdraw
ing of th, iinicuS- capital Iium business, tcuds
! TO inroveris AMI will have IL Tendency to- cause.
Il commercial crisis. that the accumulation ul
S'ich Il surplus III the treasury. will induce cor
! f"pti"h; That, nr -ucl reasons, It is unwisc to
continue t': l'pE"y "f pro:ryliun. lie show :,
! that by the cnlIamc,d price of Article: Of con.
sumption. u"c:,si"nrl b. The rru,-rt;y,: tariff.
that tic people oi i!,ts country have paid To
manufactures $ ,OD", ,0ru 900 sue. lSlG H. ia.
v"rs direct taxation the ic,t l,.lncr of .i,..e
revenue" AMI IN step III that Gii.ct;"l, proposes
t" place St ""ii'rm d"'y "i"n alI Imports Of ~
per cent.
| We make til" I"!owin: extract rro,u h.;
speech:
n"w rr"p",", Mr.. Chairman. tn consider
tn" tcrir. from The ,Ha"ji'y IL tn, to..i,ni;tc. of
Way and M"aln' "n this subject. That rcIcrt
rests upon the .rn hat the Protective. poli,v j.,
w::r lp!i.y, anI that ,hc ,itl' sl,uuii be- ri,d
ti"d III smi'.' iNiri.t'. 10 iia; ,."Ii-v wish to
. rAhtiinc that Imc,i ."u and ii destroy the
l"a'i'shit'' UPON wh:, The rrro, rests ihcm In.
sulciktrm"in:" erected upon im,,,i la! 10 tin.
giound. To pu the a.,i,ii"ui il, tn" r,o,t .tr,-
cam i,.,,., I
supple and PRACTICAL form. Certain persons y ,l
ing TO 20 int" .aa:i,iaci.,lius, ,>h t:u,-r,,,urnt
! L" a!i them III business nn,u.nllr unmuti,nlI..
by preventing c''nsu'nrri of the country from
b"!n" i"icign good, cheap, in "r;.r that tlr.-.,
CONSTRUCTS may be- cu.npc..r To l,ty ,b.;r .up,,
dear. These rc lii" 'i... p:nI,u>i;i:,Ir. u,,.r ,,;
T rily ii:o:rcd ii 'hr !c;.t"nd for projections I.,,
. tN:.iI:iIi. tii.iD.
"As regard. liz" ir-t j,r"I,nSiti"n. tirv"-n-
;i"u IL .k"! toa:i m,",i il. ..inh,rk;ms n :u III,
lr"ii';'hl" ''rIsin"*:. thni iii,t | have stated
THIS l'r"p":ti"n c':Tr"cly. The PROPOSED hr,
NESS u ether profitable. or ,l,uti:.i. II j,
""r' i'r"hab.c. II" ari :ration would b.. made, Ia
G"Trrnin"n, Tor aid! The very i.r. III ,i,.. ni.
i,ic:.."a I" ''"'rin'.rni necessarily mm,i.s .l,,,
th" t'i>n"'S Is nmrrs.iiahr. This IL :, ln.iral
: ".;'''t'.'"' %: absolute certainty. Assun,im..
;!scn, tia: !!'" r"IN,..! business i, uup:oii;.,b..
what COLT" "'". int G"v"ru;ncui t.. take? T.; |,
NO. Iiir, that # ii '!i,i ANY ~ in teal Of and
nS persons |" :" '!.:" ~, uu!rtul,... i'S:u":. IL
sl"u,.i rather dis iI"..i lio,n il. For il
:'h-' n'' "''"r'th 'n't ''"'"rninrh! 'io"s not by
~ action ',i"'''S'' il'" ""!'iiai ut ":niiy il
i" "'''; Ei'" = IL a" directs. '"H. la" "'..'irnl
al Il country. i!i"i. Icili:: the ..,.", II, ::
~ "hM We f'f '''"!i'"''i;i, "a i nrc question
~ l"t;'icai tc"i',uIS I" ::i IL. turning amy I.or
ton "i i' rnIIa "l Il ""i:rirv inin III: nnrrni:.
'':"' ''iH"' "r''ii" ~ liz" irSi"c t'i:i, "a,
rates "i r"iii i!ih the capital illus umi',"tiia
df'''''i Is below u" average rate "r profits :"
III" f,l"'" "' IN" t"fi''.F @'n"raliy. l." that ex
'1h' t'c." l. hh ib .i';'" !''' \" H." I,inIur'iv,
""rf:s''S "t '''r ""''"''y Th"'ri"rr, ii Is unwS,
III Any country I" i"ih r'l"l!i iii'o any "hahmc
H"i'iii" Il !" r.'" "i prof, than the n,rrn..
l''"n "' 'h'' '"'in'iE. IN ,i"h l"'i"y i,
'r:"!i'''iy """ w:isl U.s. having. II, We .", Il
new T"Ht' ana "ir!c'"'"i"'l country, nrcI.r
only III" Application at capita; and energy {,
'"''a"r IL" .s;!'!''' hi''i iii"' ;"iiia :c>;.;s
:" h''i;'' !"r ih'' Inst lr''.'"sli''u
.N' nSai'N III" '"c"!id i'i"'r>ii;'n, that ti,.
con- :';h:'' ':''"i,' i.": b. ''i!"w"d 1" buy ir.u
v''''!' cheap" s!,a! .iri '!A,! upon ;i ipi,l.
'':" !"F''H'd lii Has r:;'s;"'' 'l:'i.h i :ik..
me - " ''"', 49,. upon Ia" r,"''l 6" l:"i"riy
i','' '"' r'::.t "' "h'r t" i"'h'.' It i.'"n ii"i
4 .,"H'': W S|!':". 10 'h' 'v'' a't'';'t""". i"
- >''"' '"' ~ 80 =" ~ !"'r l'.i,:",i'"n. /"
my tN''"' '' a., e '" .''''i i''' i""'!s III i''-
NV" :: .'"; '"' "'"'''"' l. i'1re ;i IA
! u i'''. &c '''c "ilcn told i'y III.
!" '''. - l. '"."'',. l" my 'heHl l'r'
:
'''o''Sin"7 '"'''ti .h'l 'iiiS iiea. LIST 1t by
/ S 90! - '"It'"''' an" t";'i'!i"!l ;riiec---
!F' W. "'''hi'''' !"' S,'"'il! - INT" -
'''''' '''P 80 ."' "",'' '"" thc '''i"r ;'h"md
: n"S '' s"" -" MY na'r 'h'* "nc lor Unity
! "'-'"'>' u H'' maze ~ III" 'n'"i STATE. but
, -" ma! nave 'na' "'h,r one" wi"ci, l. jest As
'"F ,,i''r" a'',;,'s' ''' VA n':'''e III L'i-
I l'l'c- "h"' """'i !ri 'i": why, with all
.o"r : q ',''h I" ''''';:n ,'"M"hc''' yn would
.'It,. ''"' !" -, ''', i.'Sea ,i"i'"r coats
','" .'e ~ we, '"I''E ""''r coat
"''''. "'' "i"'', '"'' l"in:'l" IL - 'ir
,p m'I'v' M w. t'! u,! i''.' ~ Is VII ID '""v!
y" ','' WY M Is - "'I !sr III me country
" H., s''", "'''" ~" ,i'l'"''c a'"Grhi'y
,'' 'at n' ".' 5"Pi''s" 'ni'' "f"'s" countries
,ns't'' q "r'n% 'h.'r goods cheap should give
! ,'i' Wi'i ~ W. -" ''' """!t he Tue consequence
ny our ''''r rum '"t u " Is injurious I" buy
"i' VI '"'"'. Il ""n'd ''s utter RAJ" t." get Tor
"J'''," '',',' =. H"'h Is IN" !"E'"a c"''ti'"i"n t'
"n.a '"s "rs"'a'r", n''nS'a'"y tenGs--;l con>c'
H"'"'' 80 '"''f' S"ai' not uweii longer upon
~. .,,
10" i': 'hr ti'r'i IN order that these man.