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• he *sme ratio, wi.l.aut regard Mr the pfiu-
6iple of protect ion.
?.l. To reduce them do unprotected af-
lidcs, and augment them on the protect
ed at tide*.
And, 3d. To abolish . and reduce the
duties on nniirotected articles, retaining
imd enfnrring tho faithful rolloct'on of
thorn on the protected hi tides.
To the Fust modo ihnre nre iipapera-
ble objection*. It would lend inevitably
to llio dentruction of our home manufac-
tnren. It would establish a sort ol bed
ef I’rocruafes, by which the d'ttien on oil
article* should he blindly measured, with
out rorpect to their nature or tjienxtentol
fheir consumption. Ami it would he de
rogatory Troin every piinciple of theory
or practice oil which the Government lias
hitherto proceeded.
The second would be still more ohjec-
fkntalilc to the foes of the tariff than
cither of the others. But it c -tinot ba con-
tiovi'itcd that, by mtl’inenling consider;!-
bly the duties on the protected class, so as
fo eiiriv them to the point, or near to the
Confines of absolute prohibition, the object
fn view, ef effect ing tin) necessary reduct ion
of the public rovenur, tuny be accomplish
ed without touching the duties on the un
protected d-1ss. The cntwetpiencjr uf
yuclt an nuguieriiution wottld lie a great di-„
tMiuiition in lie importation of the foreign
nfticl'S rtqtl uf eiursti in the dunes upon
ft. ' Btit against entire prohibit jon, except
pet Imps in a fnw itisturices, I ‘hive been
always, null still am, opposed. By leav
ing the door open 10 the foreign rival ar
ticle, the benefit is secured of a salutary
competition. If it he berrnelMvdls clos
ed, the danger is incurred of monopoly.
The third mode is thi-mo-t equitable
Intel reasonable, and it ptesenia an mule
tuneable ground, ou which I had hoped wc
c'ould all s.rfoly; tread, without .difficulty,
it exacts 110 sacrifice of principle from
tho opponent of the American System ;
it comprehoads none ou' the part of iis
I’hends. Tho measure befuro you em
braces this inode. It is simple, and free
from nil complexity f < die idea the whole
subject of imposts arcOrdiug o il* nature,
{t settles at once vvliat ought not to hedts-
poted, ud lertv■ s to be settled bnrealior,
«T uecossary, wltut may be coatrovorted.
A cmi.1 in pu t of the South has hither-
tD complained dial il pays a dispropor
tionate nmourit of tho imposts. If the
complaint ho well fuuuded, by the adop
tion of this measure it will be reliovud at
out"), as wll bo hereafter shown, from at
lonst n foui ih of us burthens. Tho mea
sure is in t’oefoimity with the uniform
practice ol the OpvoiiniHiut.fron. iiscom-
tnsneemnut, anil with the professions of
iiturost-oxcludcd from ftto conftimplioti of j Ctl, ami iu influence upon the payment of
the States bordering rut the Mississippi: the public debt u ithin the time suggested
and its trihuiarits. There has ret yet
been suCcient time to fabricate and trans
port thesrttele in necessafy qnnn'iltes from
the Western States to the South Atlantic
Suites, which therefore have been almost
explosively supplied from the Scottish
manufactories. The payment of the do
ty is evaded by the introduction of the
foreign fahrir, under the name of burlaps,
or some other metcamiln phrase., and in
stead of paying five cents (he square yard,
it is entered with a duly of only fifteen
percent, ml valorem. That ibis practice
prevails, is demonstrated by ihu Treasury
report of ihd duties accruing on cotton
bagging fur the yettry 1828, 182!?, and
1830. Dining thf-first'Venr the amount
bv the Secretary of the Tieasury. The
estimatn which I have mitde'fff that a-
mnunl is founded upon Treusury returns
prior to the late reduction of duties on tea,
coffee, and cocoa. Supposing the duties
on wines and silks to he reduced as low as
I think they may bo, the total amount of
revenue with which the proposed meas
ure will dispense will be about $7,000,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury estimates
thh receipts of the prpsnnt year from all
report 1* notpcrfocffy explicit)are receipts .ground on which ail parlies might have
anticipated this year friim duties Which tool. But, how .was it possible for gentle-
accrued Inst year. If this he (be So- men. to suppose that we should meet on
erelary’s moaning, it is evident that he ground which involved no concession-whal-
wants no part of the dnfies which may ever to our views, but which proposed to
accrue during, (ho current year to ex
ecute his plan. But if his meaning be,
that the fourteen millions will he composed
in part of duties accruing ami payable
within tho present year, then the measure
proposed might prevent' the payment of
the whole of the remnant ofthe debt by
the exact day which has born stated. If
however* the entire seven millions, em
braced by the resolution on your.table,
sources ai $30,000,000, and he supposes
tho<o of the neat year will Ho of sn equal
amount. He acknowledges that the past , were subtracted from the fourteen, il
year lies been one of extraordinary com- j would still leave him seven millions, ba-
mercial activity ; hut on what principles ; sides the bank stock, 10 be applied to the
does he anticipate that tho present will al-i debt, and that of itself, would lie three
was $137,506, the second $106,()GS, and j so he I The history of onr commerce 1 millions more rhan Can ha properly ap-
tho third it sunk down to $14,14-1 I I demonstrates that it alternates, and that a j plied to the object, in the course of this
Tho time has arrived when the inquiry I year of intemperate speculation is usual* 1 yenr, as I Imve already endeavored to
ought to he seriously made, whether it be 1 ly followed by one of'more guarded im- shew,
not practicable to arrest ||ris illegitimate | pollution. That the importations of tho
past year have been excessive I boheve is
generally.confessed, and is demonstrated
by two unerring facts. Tile first is, that
the imports have exceeded the exports by
about seventeen millions o! dollars.—
VVhatevor may be the qualification* to
which the theory of the balance ot trade
may be liable, it may be safely wffirniod,
that when llio aggregate of tho importa
tions from all foreign countries exceeds
thh aggregate ol the exportations to all
foreign countries console ubly, the unfa
vorable balance mint be made up hy n
course of trade, and secure the faithful
execution of the laws. No time could he
more suitable than that at Which it is con
templated to make a great reduction ol
the public revenue. Two radical changes
have presented themselves 10- my mind,
and w hich I will now suggest (tfr Consider
ation and investigation. On, such a Sub
ject, 1 would, however, seek from the
met cant lie community ami practical men,
ull the light which they nre so capable of
affording, and should he reluctant to net
on my own convictions, however strong.
The first is to make n total change in I remittance nl the precious uteials 10 some
the place of valuation. Now tho valua
non is made in foreign countries. We
fx the duties, and we leave to foreigners
to assess the value of articles paying at)
valorem dutius. That is, we presetibn the
rule, and leave its execution to the foreign
er. This is an anomaly, I believe, pecu
liar to this country. 11 is eyi pm that the
uoiqnnt of dtlfv payable on a given article
snhjec to an ;td valorem duty, may he nf-
fec eh us much by tliq fixation of tho val
ue, as by the apcrificutuiu of llir. duty.—
And, lot all practical pm poses, it would
be just as sgfn to retain 10 ourselves the
ascertainment of the value, and leave to
llio loreigtc.Moprescibe the duty, ns it
is to rcservo to ourselves tho right to rio-
clure llio duty and allow to him the pri
vilege to assess the value.
extent. Aceoidiwtly we find the exis-
'core ot tlie other fact to which I ntlude,
the high ptico of bills of exchange on
England. It is, therefore,.;fairly tube
anticipated that the duties accruing this
year will he Jess in amount than those ol
the nasi year. And I lit,tilt it would be
uuivicu to rely upon our present infoinm-
tiou as to the income of either of those
two yents as furnishing n Mile guide for
the: In Mite. The years 1829 end 1830
will supply a surer critpiion. Tlteie is
a rcniaikablr coincidence it; tlie amount
of tlm receipts of the ^Treasury during
(huso two yeais, u 1 ving been the first
from all souicps $24,827,027 38, nd the
second $24,844,116 51, dsffe. :|ig only n-
bout $17,000
•The mode recommended hy the Sccre-
* I canto here, sir, most anxiously desir
ing that an at rangCntcm ofthe Public Rc-
venn# should be made, which, without
sacrificing any of tlm great interests of the
country, would reconcile nnd satisfy all its
parts. I thought I perceived in the class
of object* not produced within the coun
try, a fii-hi ou which we could ell enter,
in a true and genuine spirit of compromise
anil harmony, and agree upon on 11m ten hie
adjustment. Why should it not be done!
Why should those wlioare opposed to the
American System demand of its friends an
unconditional surrender? Our common
object •should he so to reduce the public
revenue ai to relieve the burthens of the
people, ifiadeed tho people of this coun
try can lie truly said to bn burtbeued. Tire
Government *w»t have a .certain amount
maintain tho protecting system, m all its
unmitigated rigor, thus aggravating, instead
of diminishing the inequality and injustice
of which we so strongly and so justly com
plained. The geuilcmnn had, indeed,
said that the propriety of some reduction
might, pet haps, hereafter be considered;
not now however, when the debt was a-
limit to bo paid, and the tariff re-adjusted
and fixed on a' permanent basis, but at
some future and “ more convenient sen-
sou.” But what hope is to be built on
this declaration, when the gentleman, in
the very same breath, tells us that 110 con
siderable or sudden reduction could ever
take place. No, that would he destruc
tion; and as to the gradual and moderate
reduction recommended by the Secretary
of the Treasury, that would beoven worse
than the other—it would, said the gemlo-
innn, be a slow and sure poison, leading to
inevitable destruction. It follows, then,
clearly, that we are to have no reduction
ofthe protecting duties whatever, neither
now, or at,atly future period, fn this view
of the question, he must topertt, he consid
ered it the most awfully momentous sub
ject that had aver linen presented in tho
course of the liistofy of tilts Government;
and believing that it required the groat
est deliberation, ho wished the attention
of tlw Semite 10 lie seriously called to il,
that it might he maturely considered, and
wisely decided, in the presence of
this august body, mid before his God,
he would repeat his deep conviction
that the consequences to grow Out of
The effect of this virions condition of • tarv for the modification of tho Tariff is
the law has been to throw almost lit' 1 j to reduce no part of the duties on (lie un-
• hob'import trade of the country, ns to protected articles, prior to March 1883,
some important articles, into the hands’ of
>hn foreigner. I have uean informed that
seven-eiuht* of the importation of wool
lens into the port of New Yoik, where
none is received than in all the other potts
nil the emiuent politicians ol 'lie Snuthr,; «l the Uoiied States together, nre in his
notil of. I t'n. It iKiimies the right of tho j h Uii*. Fitts hu not proceeded front nay
Government, ih ih* assessment of dunes,, warn of enterprise, intelligence, or capi-
to discriminate between ihoxu urth-leti tal, on (lie p&rt of tfle Americ.n tnor-
ttlfifh sound policy requitals il to foster, j chant ; for, iu those particulars, he is sur-
mel those which it need nut encourage, I passed by the merrh <nt of no country.
This treslieeo the invariable principle, on j It ha* (exulted from his probity, his clisr-
wlncli the Govnniniruti lias proceeded, actor, an Ills respect to the law* and in-
font the tel of Gotigtess of the 4th of stituflons of his country—-a respect which
July, 1789, down '0 the present tirnu
And'has u not he-n admitted hy almost
every prominent Sou-hem politician!-—
lias il not boon oven acknowledged hy the
fathers uf the Free trade Church, in their
late address, promulgated, front Phil «-
dolphin, to the People ofthe IJ. S’otesI If
Wy never had u system of foreign impost*,
a id were now called upon, for'the fr it
limn, to originato one, should wo tint dis
criminate between the objects of ourowu
industry, and those produced by foreign-
Xirs I Ant) is there any dlfl'orcnre in its
ppplVcnlion, between tlm mortification of
rut existing system and the origination ol
n new Duel If the gentlemen of the
^omlt, opnosod 10 the Tat iff, were toob-
tuin complete possession of :|te powers of
Government, would they luzaid their ex
ercise upon any uf/ier principle ? If it
bo said that smite of tho articles which
would, by this measure, be liberated ftoni
duties, are luxuries, tho remark is equally
true of some of the articles remaining sub
ject to duties. In the present ml Maced
stage of comfort and eivilix itiou, it is uni
does no' influence the foreigner. I am
uw iro that it rs made by law, the duty of
the appraiser o ascertain the valuo of
tlm goods m certain < uses. Bill what is
'his chief guide? It is the ibreign in
voice, made liy whom lie knows not, cer
tainly by no person icspoesihle 10 out
laws. And, if its faitneSs be contnslt'd,
they will bring you cart loads of certifi
cates and affidavit* from unknown person*
aim then to retain a considerable portion
of them. And a* to the protected class,
lie would make a gradual but prospective
reduction of tlm duties, Theeffectul this
would bo to destroy the protecting system
by a slow lint certain poison. The object
being to redttre the revenue, very de
scending degree in the scale of his plan of
gradual induction, by letting in mure or
llio foreign article to displace the domes
tic rival fabric, would increase 'he' reve
nue and begot a necessity for further and
further reduction of duties, until they
Would be carried so low ns to end in the
entire, subversion of the system of protec
tion.
For the roasorfs which have been as
signed, it would i think be unwise in Con
gress at this lime to nssumr, for the future,
that there would be a greater amount of
nett annual revenue, from alt ‘•ourres, in-
cludingthe public lands, than $25,000,000.
Deducting from that sum the amour,' of
seven millions w hich it ha* born supposed
’o verity it* exactness, nnd the firs’ cost of : ought ti> he subtracted, if the resolution
the article. I before you should tm adopted, there would
Now, sir, it seems 'o me that this is a i remain $!8,tt00,000 a* the probable re
state of thing* to which we should prompt- j venue of future years. This includes tho
Iv apply an efficacious u tuedy, mvd no I sum of three millions estimated a* the (ti
mber appear* to me, hut that of taking in- j lure annual receipt from the sale of tho
to our tuvn hinds both parts of the oper- i public land*—an estimate which 1 believe
alien, tho ascertainment of the valuo as will he demonstrated hy experience to he
well ns the duty to he paid on he goods, much too large.
If it bo suid.that we might have, in itltffor- ■ I (’« reduction v, large a* seven millions
that them ceulil he
than that m which tve am liable horn the punish frauds, and ensure a faithful oxccu-
fact of tho valuation being now made in tion of tho lnws, we may safely make u
all the ports of foreign countries font temporary pause, and awaitJl»edevelops*
(illicit wo mnkn our importations. And ment ofthe effect upon the revenue of the«o
ousy to draw the line between luxtti to* und ] that it is bettor to have'he valuations arrangement*. Thai the authority of tho
Itecessmici. It will be d'fficult tp m ike tvmdoliy persons, responsible to out own laws should lie vindicate;!, nil ought to a-
the people believe that Imlu-.i tou is a lux- - Government,,and regulatttd by one head, | gree. Now, the fiuuduient impeller, af-
urv, ami the article of line htoai clot Its i* j inatt by unknown foreigners, standing un- j ter' an expostuo of Ips fraud, by a most
a pace saury of lifo. , ! demo ruapnnvhilin whatever to us. strange TI casin' construction of the law
In staling that the duties oil tho pro-1 The other change to which I allude, is 1 (niaile I nuderst.uid, however, not hy the
toetbd cl .ss ought 10 be ictained, it ha* j to reduce the credits allowed for the pay- | present Srernlary,) eludes all pttnislimout
beon lar from tnv 'Vt*h Iu preclude iuqui-, ment ol duties aid to t ender them uniform, and i* only required to pay these very do-
ry into their adequacy or propriety. If | It would be better, if not injurious to com-'
it can be shewn that, in any instance, they j metre, to abolish them altogether. Now
nrd. fxcess'tvd or dispiopm tionately list- 1 — 1 1--c—j,.
thensome on qnv section of the Union,
no diversity gto.itrr ry measures he also adopted to detect and public debt, will (wh-u ilie debt i* paid,)
reuse to he n charge upon the country, and
to this extent at least, tho people havo a
right to exppet an immediate reduction of
their burdens. But wltat does thp resolu
tion now hefi'u r- ns propose? That duties
to the amount of only sixot seven millions
should bo taken off, ntid that tho reduction
shall he exclusively confined to articles i
lor one I am rn.idy Jo vote for their re
duction or nit" ifiratiou. The »y*lrnicou-
teinpla(i'*au adequate protection; hey nnd
that it i* not necessary to go Short of
that, i» opprulion w,ll be injurious to all
parties.
The people of tit's country, or u large
mnjotity of them, expect that the system
will be pteserved. Ami i'» abandonment
Would produce general surprise, spread
(ie*ul“tton over the Und, ami occusion a*
real a' shock as a declaration of wai
wc have various periods of credit gradua
ted according to the distance ol the for
eign port, and the nature .of the trade.—
These credits operate as so rtthh capital
on which tho foreign merchant con some
times make several adventures before the
arrival of tho dtty of payment. There is
no reciprocal advantage afford£d to the
American merchant, 1 believe, in tiny
foreign port. As we shall probably abol
ish or reduce greatly the duties no all ar
ticles imported front beyond (he Cape of
Good Hope, on which the longest credits
are allowed, the moment .: mild soemto he
jVtixtilh against the most jKiwerful nation (propitious for resit tcling the o'l'er ciedlts
id' E'trnpe. '. itvsach manner, that whilst they n(fouled
Btp if .hnsvsti-m be preserved, it ougld | a reasonable facility to the merchant they
to he huoesilv, fairly, nnd faithfully on- should not supply the foreigner at the in-
forced. That thero do exist tiie mosl i stance ot the public, with capital for his
•cnndqjops violation* of it, and the promt-1 mercantile opnroiinns. If the laws can
Bst ft -.a I* upon the public tevejiue, in re- ■ bu strictly enlbrctid, nnd some surh nller-
gni'd tn 1:11110 of the most important urli- I atmnsas have hern suggested, can lie rar-
vles,.cannoi hndouhted. Astoiton, 11b- ro d irt'O effect, il is quite prolmlde that a
Weis te,.Uy belonging ttjrom- denomination,
'to xvltn h" « higher duty is attached, are
importm under another ounte, to >vlpclt n
Iowa i duty 'S assigned, and the law thus
evaded. False invoices nro made as to
woollens, and tlm cl irstficallou mto mini-
niums is I'onsunih chided. The success i
of the Auiuihau mamifartnrer of co*lon
bugging hi* been such as that, hv tut lush
ing h tie.icr and chunper article, the b ig
•factory reduction may he mode ef the
duties upon some of the article* falling
within the system of protection. And,
without impairing its principle, other
modes of relief may possibly he devised
to some ol those interest* upon which it
is supposed to | ie*s imuGwasily..
Them renin ns one view to present to
the Senate in respect to tlm amount of
reduction ot tho revenue which will ho pto
.ging of Inverness und Dundee has bocn duct'd hy the proposed measure if adopt-
ties which he was originally hound fur, but
which he dishonestly sought to evade.—
Other measures, with a view to a further
reduction ol the revenue, may ho adopted;
In some instances, them might be an aug
mentation of dimes for that purputw. I
" ill mention the article of ftneigit distilled
spirits, iu no ether country' upon earth
is there so natch uf die foreign article im
ported as in tins. The duties ought to he
doubled, and the revenue thereby further
e.nhansed from $600,000 to 0 million. The
public morals, the grain glowing coun’ty,
tho fruit-raising, nnd the cane planting
country, would he nil hcurfiiled by ren
dering the duty prohibitory'. I have not
ptou*sed the measure, because it, perhaps
ought to originate in 'be other House.
That the measure which I have pro
posed may be adopted, without in eifor
me with the plan ofthe Secretary of the
Treasury for the payment ofthe public
debt by the 4:it of March next, I will wow
proceed to show. The Secretary esti
mates that the receipts of the present
year, after meeting all other just coenge-
nwnis, will leave a surplus of 14 millions
applicable lu the payment ofthe principal
of tlm debt W ith this sum, 8 millions
which he proposes to derive from the sale
ofthe bank stork, and 2 millions which lie
would anticipate from the revenue of die
next year, he suggests that the whole of
the debt remaining may I e discharged by
the time imtirfled. The' 14 millions I
understand, (sltliongh on this subject tbe
Nf.w Vuc.k, January 16.
Extracts from the English papers rceciccd faj the
George. Canning.
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
House ov Lords, Tacsday r Nov. 22.
The Parliament assembled pro JornUh,
the period of the prorogation having ex
pired. The new gallery for strangers in
the House of Lords was opened lor the
first time ; and the novelty attracted a
good deal of Additional curiosity. Sever-
I Peerfr and Commoners were in tllo
House before the arrival of die Lord
Chancellor, inspecting this aristocratic
concession to the popular wish and want }
and die gallery itself was very fully at
tended with spectators.
Flie Lord Chancellor, the Duke of
Richmond, and Lord Holland appeared
in their robes, and acted as his Majesty’s
Commissioners.
The Commission having been read for
the prorogation of die Parliament to TuOsi
day Dec. 6.
The Lord Chancellor said—
••My I birds nnd Gentlemen,
By virtue of his Majesty’* Commission}
under the Great. Seal, to us and other
Lords directed, and notv road, we do ill
his Majesty’s name, and in obedience to
his commands, prorogue this Parliament to
Tuesday, tho 6th Doc. next, to be then
lieie Iml-lon: and this Parliament is ac
cordingly prorogued to Tuesday Dec. Ctl)
next.”
The Commons then retired, after wnicll
the Lords commissioners withdrew.-**
Times, A'ou. 22.
REFORM.
At length the dio is cast! Parliament
is to meet before Christmas! lu this tve
will not say that the hopes of the nation
are crowned, fur Jin is cortlnal opus, and
tho work is to ho again begun; but tho
country is at Last soenred from being misl*.
orably worn out by delay : it must know
oro long its fate. And it will not tn»
thought, wc trust, that wo onrselves liaviV
striven in Vain in this mighty question, if
amidst milch disappointment, we have obv
tained only this object—“that of the Parli
ament,” and llio question of Reform to bd
resumed, “before Christmas.”
Now wo arc at ease upon a point df*
immense value, both direct and inriireef*
The Parliament meets ou -Tuesday thw
Gilt of Dec.—this day fortnight. Minis
ters we should hope, 1 Inis anuunnee 1 heirs
selves to ho ready for their work, ami
show at least a bold countenance 10^ tho
common enemy. The public will no
doubt lake this as a favorable omen of tho.
little alarm which need he felt respecting*
a second great source of anxiety which
has been opened duribg tho last two or
throe days—to wit, tho result of tho ne
gotiation between Lords Harrow by and
Wliarncliffe on the otto side, imd Lu d Grey
on the other. Fhe (act nv-.y he taken as
resting on undoubted evidence; but never
will wo suffer ourselves to believe for <x
moment that tbe Ministers, in their alacri
ty to discuss the second bill, will notact
up :o tlie expectations of tho country, and
tluiir own repealed declarations that it
shall bo us efficient us the first—I'imi
Kov. 22.
Tlioso who nrofevs to lie in tho secret
announce that it is tho intention of Min
isters to convert the Reform Bill into three,
some sny into five, distinct Bills—that is,
making the contents of each schedule a
separate-enactment,mid the new constitu
tion another. This certainty would place
some of the anti-reformers in both houses
in an awkward dilemma; or, though tho
abolition of their darling rotten boroughs
is what they really deplore, it is the en
franchising part oi' the late Bill on which
they found it most convenient to expend
the weight ol their application.—Mnnt«.
ing J h r abl.
■ . , 1 Heads of the Acte Hefun/i Hilt.—jCl(?
cisnm ot tho qtinstinn, that tf the resolution 11,.....a, u. „ , . •' , , ,
0 - . I Householders rent no t paid at ess period*,
was sustained hy rht Senate, it tmglit got ,| mn „, r | v> 1 ‘
sgim to the commit tee. xt... e .11 1 , ,,, . ,
,, „ ,1 I he Schedules A and B to be regelated
Mr. Forsyth, thinking the present de-; !„• C ,.„ M1S 0 f. 1831 , i,„ lni) .i „f | 821
bate on the merits, ptemature, was in fa-j Polling in counties at one place
vor el deciding llio question at once, as file qualification in London, cities, or
tlie morns ol the proposition would come |„ lg0 towns, whether to be raised t.*,,
tip again, if a bill was ordered, and' the | high,, r rate than £10 not yet decide*.—,
whole di hate would (ifohahly ho repeated Smt.
which do not enter into competition with j if ,l * re * 0,,,li ' m ” 0tt ’ I ' ’ „ HOLLAND,
similar articles produced at home ; in oth. Mr - ler concurred in this view »ntl j 1 ro,u 1,18 Messenger dcs Chnmbrcs of Monday ,
er words, sir, that articles of no, vetsal'con- | J ■« ««• length. | T , Ki or|lo ,, aml ,
sumption, and in relation In v Inch, every 1 Mr. D.ckerson thought as Mr. Hayne Ilr|nv ,| R , fu ,| corop |„ mw , | Jj-
class ol the people, nnd every pmlton ef ' h«‘ ! U<»i e s0 v i" 10 «l‘p tnertl* ol the ; 84 00( , lnHn _ Tj , fi obstinate4foluvs and
the couutry, contribute equally, should be ““*■-•■*" <1— A,t — —J.. - — --
relieved cutirely (rmn all taxation, while
the high ilttties on the protected articles
in to remain untouched, in a word,
of revenue, and that amount must he col-I the adjfistmeitt ol this great question in
Ircted from tho imports. Is it material! volved the future destinies ofthis coun-
to the consumer, wherever situated, I ny; and in order that we should approach
whether the collection hn made upon a' it with wary stops, ami becoming caution,
few or many objects, -provided whatever (ho would now move that tlie future eonsid-
he the modo, the amount of his cnniribu- (oration ofthe resolution should bo posi
tion 'O the public exchequer remain* the 1 potted to, and mado ilie older of the day
same? If the assessment can he made on i for, Monday next,
objects which Will greatly benefit’ large) The motion was agreed to*
piiittous of llio Union without injury to
him, why should he object to the sulection
of those objects? Yes, sir, I Came here,
hi * spit it of mi m ultachment to all parts
ol'our beloved countiy , with a firm deter-
cuiimfiou to pour oil and balm into oxii'iitp
'voundsr allier than further lo lacerate them.
For the (null und sincerity of these decla
rations, I appeal.10 Him whom noun cart
deceive. I expected to be mot by corre
sponding disposition*, und hoped that our
deliberations, guided by fraternal seuti-
menis anil fouling*, would terminate in
diffusing contentment and satisfaction
throughout tho land. And tln<t such may
IN SENATE.
* Mondag, Juunanj 10.
■' THE TARIFF.
Tho Senate ou motion ol Mr. Ew
ing, rook tip the following resolution,
submitted hy Mr..Clay on the 10th mat.
Jiesnlned, That the existing duller upon
articles imported from foreign countries,
and nut coming into competition with sim
ilar attirlrs made or produced within’the
United Stales, ought to he forthwith abol
ished, except the duties upon wines and
silks, and that those ought in lie reduced.
And ths Contmiuee on Finance he in-
ha tho spirit presiding over them, and such j strucleil to report a hill accordingly,
their issue, I yet most fervently hope. I Mr. Hayne proposed the following mod-
When Mr. Cluy took his seal— ificatjon of the resolution;
Mr. Hat tie rose. He did not rise, lie! Suikn nut till after the word “ coun
said, in enter at this time into the discus- ) tries,” mid insert as follows: “ ho so re
gion of the question. Perhaps he should duced that the amount of tho public reve
not, nl any time, lie disported to follow *ho jjnte shall lie sufficient to defray the expen
geutlcman through the wide field which ) ses of Government according to their pro
be had occupied. He rettaiul.v had po
such intention now ; lie rose merely to
make a motion, end should, iu ilie lowest
words possible, mat*' the reasons which
had induced him to do so.
The question pi esented by the resolm
stilt scale, after the payment ofthe public
debt; und that allowing a reasonable time
for tho gradual reduction of (he present
high duties on the articles coming into
competition with similar articles made or
produced within 'lie United States, the
t’OHEIGK.
non, Ml, Ha ytte said, was not only one • duties be ultimately equalised, so that the
o! deep Interest to the whole country, hut j duty on no article shall, us compared with
he was pursuaded it was, by far, the most the value of that article, vary, materially,
important that could command the at ten- j from tlie geneial average.”
lion ol Songress during the present ms ; Mr. Hayne then addressed the Senate
sinn. The period so long and so anxious- nearly four hours in support of his proposi-
ly TooUed for am! desired, had at length lion iu oppositinfl to the original resolu-
arriveil. Tho public debt was paid, for tion; and in reply to Mr. Clay. When ho
so gentlemen on all sides had Agreed to | concluded, »'
consider it,and the question necesSarily a- j M r. Dickerson moved to postpone the
rose, what adjustment of jlte tariff of du- ' furiher consideiation of tho lesblution in
ins w«8 (o i>f» madt* in tins ntnv anti most ; i»iuiay nex».
ratifying comiition of mir affairs. U
«■ 11 uu axtiMiiiH wr ••• viiiiaji • « ' “ ■■•■minis j watds of 12.000.000 dollars per annum,! , ■ ■■'■ t - , . . ,
ont nffris, diftirniit rules, the answer is, be made at this session, and if the ueccssn- nearly one half ot the entire amount of tbo I, s I 0,, V 0 • K '' s 181 * n c '& l ; r ‘
Mi. Clay was opposed lo so distant
that the bauds of dial mammoth system oi
nothe'r as an insupportable burden—a sys
tem which, if (in the language ofthe Sena
tor form Kentucky) if it had ‘Scattered its
rich ft oils” over any portion of the land,
had visited others with its consuming cur-
qne.tiou, gentle,.,cu on the other side, diarchies which he has has thrown it.‘the
slionhl have an opportunity of reply, ng to w ol ' tllt , nCfe „ lallce of this t.ct.v .bow*
him before the* resolution went lo a cofn-! i llt| ri . n , l!lul • .
, c . ” ,a ronviclion lunt tin? Coniurcmce has
minor; aud ntioilu.*r reason for the post- j .. n , ,u., , % >, . . .
. .1.1 . • ,no rOW< r °i oompollinff lum to ailoot
nonnment was that he expected some mv t i l( ,: r a.,n,, ] nr% . 13 . . . V
, .a. - - • r • i . • 4- 1,ll,r qoi isiou. Ho no doubt, is wattiML*
mp,Stic and Oppression, (ho mount no of portant ittformnimn on the subject horn f(M ,| 10 b , d ! o"
fi-tice. i,„, he spoke as he felt,) were to j the JSew York Convent,.,». | ,| lc mean'’,,me hereclnims the old ct
remmn tmtelaxcd-a system which was j Mr. Wtlkina supported the postpone-; lonios now in the possession of England
felt and acknowledged in one quarter ol | ment, and Mr. Smith opposed it; when By this new incident tho nnosiioii bus
the country as a boon and a bounty, and in The question being taken (ho motion khocomo more complicated, mid fresh doubt
for postponement prevailed, without a di- is thrown upon tlie assurance of peace*
vision. • which wa received n short lime siuco-—
And the Senate adjourned. , (he more, as Russia will not fail to
* —~~ port the protrusions of Holland ’
HOUSE OF UU’RESENTATIVr.S. : Iv reasons iiidu
Mr. McDuffie, from the Committee of ,j, <-, acr :f,
-fP*
i »'•mi
ce tho cabinet ofH^i^i,, llot
Whvs hud Mown?, reported tho following 1 n.. n ul.n^Jnrr’ni 0 .' *i! e ^ l ' nce
resolution; which was read and laid on the! ct , ss j (| _;ff*' si ,l -ussiau I'rin-
tahle: vie:
It could not be denied that llio true
question here presented wu», whether llio
protectiiig svstem whs to lie w holly un
touched, nnd to be rivetted upon the coun
'ry heiotul all hope of relief? And
this aspect of tile question, he must so-,miu iiwaMii-u «• «»» uc m ms l ,uwi:i same Cabinet fof e. , , . .
lemnly declare that lie considered il ns : of the *xtent and condition, generally, of diesM-.l ■ , , ■- ‘ etnrtiinirg) bus ad
— - .. .. ' t | 1( , mam , factt.rc.'ol wool, emton, hemp,! m^ i ‘'‘l '* C*»“rt
.. I. 01 Mtnlrtd to mditce U to u*e tho utmost
v ri table: vie: ! CL T’ *" ll '° <in,o ^ li^of
conn- Resolved, That the Secretary of the pmuum'V f« cre !d,m^ f ' ivoli 1 tule 0 I''
d, in. Treasury ho reqttsied to collect such lac,si p ( g . •. L ‘ l ‘’mharrass-
1*®: : c»ii»lt ( of s.VeV^ZSteIlf
one involving the prosperitv, he could say
pregnant with tlie future destinies of this | iron, sugar, suit, ami such other articles its energy ill orgnniEin
country;. lot, however this system nwv J aro manufactured to a considerable extant j threaten tho Soutlt^ ft? 3 ""' ^ es, ‘ n ''^ t(>
have operated elsewhere, it was tbe donpj in Ilia U. States, and report the same to 1 ^ POLAND
Tho private lelte.s from Warsaw E i re
a dtsliesanig account of state of tl.„.
and settled conviction of those whom hu tiiis House as early as may be practicable I
represented, that it had acted upon them during the present session, for tho use of
as a blight and a pestilence, blastiug the fair | Congress; and that he be also requested,
si fields no which the eve of man had ev- in transmitting the aforesaid information,
er rested.
The gentleman from Kentucky had in
timated that lie had Imped that his propo
sition might have presented • common
lu uccotnpanv il with such a tariff of duties
upon imports, os iu his opinion may be
best adapted to tiro adaraftceraen*. of tlm
pdblic irttanwt.
• , ri- — -- s'ato of that
capital. Russian hmtalliuus bivou-
und
’eking in tho street
- -- ollu cannou are
placed in tlie public places.
An indi
viduals suspected a* having taken a part in
the revolution, are strictly watcheil? Al-
1 ev,v * v *7 unfortonato persons m