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SATURDAY, June 6 , ij%f] THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AND GAZETTE of the SEMITE. FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by TU R v '• ~ ~ _ 7 UR Y > t 0 rcmam . inviolate forever. Confutation of Georgia, - AU GJJ ST A: Printed Ar JOHN E SMITH " "" indigence, Advertijements , fc>V. will 'be gratefully received! ZZeryVnu!/ VrM„g * PROCEEDINGS of CONGRESS. In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES. (Continued from our lajl.) IVedneJday , April 15. IN committee of the whole House, the or der of the day was relumed, by proceed ing to fill the blanks in the Resolve, as fol low : On cocoa 1 cent per lb. On beer, ale, and porter, imported in -calks, 8 cents per gal. On ditto in bottles, *4 cents per dos. On tallow candles, z cents per lb. . On wax do. 6 do. do. On Cheese, 4 do. do. On Soap, 2 do. do. On boots, 50 cents per pair. On lilies, dippers, & Gallolhoes, 10 do. do. On unwrought Heel, 56 cents per uzlb. On the fubjeft of heel, a debate eufued. Mr. Lee moved, that the article be rtruck cut of the enumeration. Mr. Tucker was m opinion with Mr. Lee. Mr. CJymer and Mr. Fitzlimons, were for the duty. On the one hand it Was contended, that this duty would create a monopoly in favor of a few manufacturers, no ways conducive to the general advantage—that it would bear hard upon the agricultural inteieft, as it was an 111- difpeufible article in the fabrication of imple ments of hulbandry, &c. On the other hand it was alledged, that three hundred tons had been manufactured the year part in Fennfylvania aloue—that fur ther encouragement would produce fufficient quantities for the consumption of the Union ; and although it might operate a little uuequal ly at firft, the fame oajection lay agiiuft in creasing every branch, but that this was an evil that carried its own remedy yv th it; for every produ&ive bufinels v>as soon overdone, and the article then diminiihed in value. — That it was the duty of the House to go upon general principles, and not to be bialfed by partial intereils, when a iueafure appeared to be evidently calculated to promote national objects—that when the whole system fliould be brought into operation, there would pro bably be a balance of mutual advantages de rived to individual states. The queltion being taken on Mr. Lee’s mo tion, it was lOIT. On cables and tarred cordage, a duty of 56 cents per hundred weight was voted. On untarred do. 60 cents per hundred wt. On twine and pack thread, one dollar per hundred Weight. An import on hemp was mentioned, and urged by some obfervatior.s from Mr. Scott, l ut gentlemen were not fudiciently prepared to afeertain the amount that might be expe dient—it was accordingly deferred. Adjourned. Fbur/dayi dpril I^* House met agreeably to adjournment. The Bill, providing the mode of taking the null, or affirmation, required by the Consti tution, was read the second *ime, and on mo tion of Mr, White, was referred to the tom inl'tee of the whole House, and made thf uf* der of thidey U sMtoUy ut%\, Georgia A committee of five was then balloted for, who are to join a committee of the Senate, to receive the President on the Jersey fhorc, and attend him to this cits Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Bland, Mr. Benson, Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Tucker, weie eletfed. Mi. Gilman, Mr. Ames, and Mr. Gerry, were appointed a coiiftnittee to wait on the Vice-Prcfident, on his arrival, and congratulate him in the uamc of the two Houses. * In committee of the whole, on the rtate of the Union, the committee proceeded to fill up the blanks in the Resolve. Hemp—Mr. Gilman proposed, that this article be struck out of the enumeration. Mr. Hartley— -I am opposed, Sir, to an ex certivc duty upon this article: Hemp is a raw material, which we should fiud ourselves very much distressed for, (hould we lay a hea vy, or prohibitory tax upon it; the produc tion of this article in the country, bears no proportion to its consumption; nor can gen tlemen determine, with any degree of pre cilion, when that will be the case. We have Sir, alieadylaid a duty upon cordage, which will operate as a protection to our ma- > nufafture of that article, and if we now tax hemp exorbitantly, we ihail in ameafurc de feat our own purposes. Befidys, Sir, this will be a mall improvident meifure, as it refpeds fl»ip building, and surely we do not ,mean to letlen the navigation of our country. Upon the general principle,. Mr. Hartley concluded in favor of a final! duty, not more than 5 per cent, as on the general mass of articles. Mr. Moore was in favor of a high duty— his obfervatious were considerably lengthy, but were not dirtinttly beard by the editor. Mr. Heister observed, th it from the weftern country, large quantities of this article were to be expected: He proposed therefore a small duty fliould be laid for the interim be tween the prefeut time an 1 the next harvert, after which the import lhould be enhanced, so as to afford encouragement to the railing this important article. * Mr. White opposed fti iking out the article. Hemp, he observed, was a plant that might be iaifed in any quantities, especially in the wertern country, the foil of which was pecu liarly adapted to i s,growth, a Agriculture was an object of itnmenfe importance; go vernment would undoubtedly patronize it—■ He therefore proposed 75 cents per hundred, as a moderate duty on this article. Mr. Partridge fpa.k? in favor of a mode rate duty, for coufidering the article as a ml -necessary to the exirtence of an impoi tant manufacture —the high price it bo c i:i foreign markets, fliould iuduce a rcafon for a very low import ; lie therefore propoled 40 cents per bundled. Mr. Lawrence---I am, Sir, ffppoled to a gieat import upon hemp: I is ceitajn that the production of that article in the rtates, • bears no proportion to the demand. This Bate, fcir, rnanufatfured th.ee hundred ton# the vear part, and not more than 40 tons Were raised among ourselves. We cannot be top plied from our own produce with fufficient quantities at prefeut. The duty on cordage is fufficient, and will operate «o the enegu lavement wilfieJ for in the railing of hemp. If his information was jurt, the gentlemen observed, that coid iue could be imported a» ehfip #• hemp* 01 neatly so 1 a du<y theie- ' foil on tbt latter, vs /dJ indite the . a m tion of the former, to the total difcourage went of the manufacture. He concluded therefore by moving, that the duty should bfc 40 cents per hundred. Mr. Goodhue was in favor of 40 cents; there was a material difference between hemp and cordage, as gentlemen had obfei ved, and the difference between the duties ought to bear fame proportion. Mr. Boudinot said, that as every article of importation would doubrlefn bear an irnpoft of at lead 5 per cent, and the proposed duty amounted, according to the present price of hemp, exactly to that sum, he Ihoilld be iu favor ot 40 cents, tor that reafun; but as it was already a fpecified article, to give it di ftintlion as i'uch, without materially enhance ing. the duty from 5 per cent, and that corn met ce and manufacture might mutually af flit each other, he would propose 50 cents. Mr. Hartlty suggested, that in lieu of a duty on foreign hemp, to encourage the growth of it at home, it might be eligible to offer a bounty on the latter: He was decid edly of opinion, that the lad expedient would be preferable to the imposing a tax on hemp imported. Mr. Moore again advocated an enhauccd duty. Mr. White also, to the fame point, ad verted to the- VVeflern erritory, fuggeftitig the policy of conciliating the affeCtiori of our brethren in that country, and of making fa vorable unpreliions lelpeding the adminiftra* tion of tbs new constitution Mr. Scott . Sir, commerce and agricul ture arc so closely allied, that whatever is in jurious to one, equally affefr> the other; they mud be united. In vain docs the fanner till the foil, and tiring his produce to market, un lei's the merchant is ready to take his articles at a reafomble rate. In vain does the mer chant plan his voyages u diftan? chines, un lcfb the Jabotii of the h ifbandmarr furuiflict Imn wiih the ueceirary remittances. Agriculture is tJie natural resort ol the great tody of our countiymen. The establishment of manufacturers may be necefl'ary to Ame nta, iu a time of war, b -t their prosecution, / upon a generally ex’enfivc scale, is » ot to be ex petted, while the boundless tracts of uncul tivated lauds that extend thoul'auds of miles welt ward, offer an ealy lupport tothe poorer c-ailes of people, and fora long tune to come we cannot expect to vie with the European manufacturers. Agriculture, therefoic, is the gtcat object that Ciuuld arreli our atten tion. Hemp is zn article, the growth of which, it encouraged by the general govern ment of the United fctatef, quantities may be ra.fed in the weftein country to an unlimited amount t Its traufpoitatiou ix ealy, and the price it bears, will war ram i s being broughc from a great diitance. .Should but a hopt be held out, that the rul.abitan s of those regi on* uiay hope, thatC’ungicfs will take tins ar ticle under their patio..age. it w li nut be long before the m<>u h of the Mnhfippi wilt be Delivering immcnk quamilier, winch froiu the interior couuny, il.ill%pn»c floating upon it* water*, Mr. bruit wr* thculoic iu (*• VOr o) ; j rein* pc; trimmed. Mr. MuiutfrH I made (Vine offer various which we could nor dillinflly hen t He ws« r ppolcd, howcvci, to a high dm), andpto* jolr4 4J Ms» Mirfleittf, w;.i iu fcwr c! CVol. 111. No. CXL.I