H. OF R.] per cent. hundred and fifty, and even two hundred and twenty five prevent which, additional acts would be necessary, unless A yard of cloth costing one dollar pays forty- the amendment should be adopted. five cents, and a yard costing one dollar and one cent, it The amendment was agreed to. is true, if imported, would pay one dollar twelve and a Mr. McKENNAN offered an amendment to the first seehalf cents, which would be at the rate of one hundred and tion of the bill, which provided that if any imported wool twelve per cent.; so a yard costing fifty cents would pay should have been so mixed with dirt or other material, as to twenty-two and a half cents, and a yard costing fifty-one reduce its value to eight cents per pound, the appraisers cents, if imported, forty-five cents, being at the rate of should appraise the same at the value which in their judg ninety per cent.; so cottons costing thirty-five cents per ment the wool would have if not so adulterated. Agreed yard pay a duty of eight and three-quarters cents, and a to. Yeas 68. yard costing six cents, if imported, would pay the same Mr. McKENNAN proposed further to amend the bill in duty, being at the rate of one hundred and forty-six per cent. the following clause: But what was the fact? No cloths chargeable with "On wool unmanufactured, the value whereof at the these high duties were imported. The importations were place of exportation shall exceed eight cents, shall be leconfined to cloths valued at or a little under the mini-vied four cents per pound, and thirty-five per cent. ad mums. And no doubt more of an over-value were fraud-valorem," by striking out thirty-five and inserting forty ulently entered under the minimums, than were honestly per cent. mums. Mr. S.'s amendment was rejected, but that of Mr. McKENNAN was carried. entered below them. The effect, then, was prohibition Mr. STEWART moved to amend this amendment by of the importation of most of the cloths between the mini- striking out forty and inserting fifty. Under the dollar minimum, cloths costing, say from seventy-five to one hundred cents, and under the next minimum, from one dollar and seventy-five cents to Mr. NUCKOLLS moved to amend the first clause of two dollars and fifty cents, would be imported, and the rest the second section by striking out the words “four cents excluded. The greater part of the importations will be as per pound." Mr. N. said that the section proposed to be near the minimums as possible. Of those excluded, the cloths amended contained a complex and twofold duty, by levyof the intermediate values, the American manufacturer will ing first a duty of four cents per pound, and then thirtyhave the entire market. But with this important conse-five per cent. ad valorem. Mr. N. thought that in a quence, that he cannot raise the price beyond their intrin- Government constituted like ours all duties should be sic value, as compared with imported cloths, the mini- ad valorem. Whatever duty might be imposed should mums become the standards of value, and regulate the be single and uniform, so that every man might know price of the domestic cloths. A yard of domestic cloth the operation and bearing of the law, for in a free counof the intrinsic value of one dollar and one cent, and try one of the vital principles of liberty was for the placed in the market with a yard of imported cloth of people to know how and to what extent they are taxed. the intrinsic value of one dollar, cannot be sold for The clause under consideration contained both an ad vamore than its intrinsic value, viz. one dollar and one cent.; lorem and specific duty, the latter of which, varying in if more is asked, the purchaser will prefer the cheapest. amount with the variations in the price of the article, All that is necessary for the consumer is, that the mini-was calculated to delude and mislead. Besides, in those mums should be so near each other as to furnish a suffi- qualities of wool costing a few cents more than eight, the cient number for comparison. Thus, while the minimums specific duty of four cents per pound amounted to nearly give the domestic manufacturer the exclusive market, they fifty per cent. on its cost, so that both duties combined deprive him of the usual advantage of a monopoly--that would amount to nearly ninety per cent. on the prime of raising his prices beyond the actual value: the protec- cost of the article. Mr. N. called on some gentleman tion is exclusion of the foreign article. Every yard of cloth advocating this compound duty, to give a reason why the we manufacture takes the place of the foreign cloth that four cents per pound should not be stricken out, so as to is excluded. The wool grower has gained nothing make it purely ad valorem. by excluding foreign wool, unless the manufacturer has Mr. ADAMS, in reply, stated the manner in which the such protection as will enable him to purchase it. And entire section had been agreed upon item by item in comhe has gained but little by the protection of the manufac-mittee. It had been resolved as a general rule, that turer, unless he is protected against foreign wools. the principle of protection was not to be impaired, and, Though the prosperity of the wool grower depends on in endeavoring to apportion the reductions proposed by that of the manufacturer, yet the manufacturer is not thus the committee in a manner as just as possible, it dependent on the wool grower. Hence the necessity had been concluded, with respect to wool, to reduce of his insisting that the wools shall be first protected. the ad valorem duty only, leaving the specific duty only Then their interests are united in the protection of woollens. The question being taken on Mr. EVERETT's amend ment, it was rejected--yeas 53, nays 63. The question then recurring on Mr. DAVIS's amend ment, that also was rejected--yeas 57, nays 72. Mr. CRAWFORD now offered an amendment, the effect of which would be to strike out the duties on iron proposed by the Committee on Manufactures, and retain the duties as at present existing. Negatived. Mr. ADAMS now proposed to modify the first section of the bill so as to make it read, "that from and after the 3d day of March, 1833, so much of the act entitled An act in alteration of the several acts imposing duties on imports, approved the 19th of May, 1828, as is herein otherwise provided for, shall be repealed." unaltered. Mr. BOULDIN remonstrated with great warmth against this arrangement, and warned the wool growers that they would be disappointed in the effects they expected from this protection. The planters had neither part nor lot in this matter, but only to sit there and be tortured by amendments on every side, the profits of which were to come mainly out of their pockets. Mr. REED, of Massachusetts, though representing no agricultural interest, could not subscribe to the sentiment that he had neither part nor lot in this matter. Many of his constituents were engaged in the whale fishery, and they consumed more cloth in proportion to their numbers than almost any other citizens. He was desirous of seeing both the wool grower and manufacturer duly encouraged and protected. Great Britain totally excluded their oil, Mr. A. stated, as the reason for this amendment, that because she knew that they could furnish it on better the duty on several articles, especially those on lead and terms than herself. on foreign spirits, which it had been the intention of the Mr. McKENNAN said the gentleman from Virginia committee to leave untouched, would be affected. To [Mr. BOULDIN] had used this argument in favor of strik JUNE 18, 1832.] The Tariff [H. OF R. the dark. We have no means of acting understandingly on the subject. If there was any evidence which satisfied the mind of the Secretary of the Treasury that a duty which now (according to the calculation of the gentleman from Virginia) amounts to eighty-two per cent. could, with safety to the interest proposed to be protected, be reduced to twenty per cent., and this too in the face of the fact that under the present duty six millions of pounds of wool were imported during the last year, he could only say it had not yet been spread before the House or the people for their examination. Believing that the protection proposed by the gentleman from South Carolina would be totally inadequate, and that, if he should be successful, prostration to the wool-growing interest must be the inevitable consequence, he expressed a confident hope that it would be rejected. ing out the four cents specific duty on wool exceeding in protection, is no protection at all. The rate of duties, as value eight cents, that, in the same proportion as the duty they now exist, was imposed in 1828, after a most was raised on the raw material, would the duty on the man- thorough and laborious examination--witnesses, manufacufactured article be increased. He has, therefore, called turers, wool growers, and merchants were examined on upon his Southern brethren, with a view of relieving them- oath before the committee. The result of their labors was selves from this burdensome and tyrannical system, (as presented to the House, and received the sanction of Conhe is pleased to term it,) to aid him in reducing to the gress. The system which was then established, was a matvery lowest point the value of agricultural products. ter of experiment; it has thus far been successful. Every He said he perfectly understood his object; it was to branch of industry has prospered. It has not yet had sufmake the wool grower, the industrious farmer, the ficient time to become fixed and permanent, and members scapegoat in this attempt to prostrate and destroy the ought to be cautious how they now undertake to touch it, home industry of the country, and he regretted to find that for fear of prostrating the fair fabric which has been raisthe projet of reduction which had been presented to the ed under its provisions. nation by the Secretary of the Treasury was bottomed Where, he repeated, is the evidence that the present upon the same principle. The official organ of the adminis-duty on wool is too high for protection? We are asked tration had, in fact, distinctly avowed that the principal sa- to reduce it, but are furnished with no facts, no proof, crifice was to be made by the farming interest. That seems to justify its reduction. We are asked to take a leap in to be considered a trifling, unimportant interest, which ought to be yielded up as a victim to appease the South, and to put a stop to their complaints, and there could not be a doubt that, if the scheme of the treasury should receive the sanction of Congress, no more effectual plan of injuring, essentially injuring that most important branch of industry, could be devised. He hesitated not in saying, and he had the best authority for making the assertion, that it would cut the throats of all the sheep in the country; and it was demonstrable that as the interests of the wool grower are affected by the policy of the Government, in the same proportion will the whole agricultural labor of the country be affected. Convert the land which is now covered, and which will be hereafter covered with sheep, if the system in all its parts continues to receive the fostering care of the Government, to the raising of grain, and the blasting effect it would have upon this branch of agricultural industry is palpable and plain. He said, touch this Mr. H. EVERETT said that the object of laying the great and important interest, and my word for it, before one specific duty was to protect the native wool, by a higher year the complaints of millions of the substantial yeomanry rate of duty than was imposed on the fine wools, and of the country will be heard in a voice that will make which should have relation to the protection given to those who have contributed to their destruction tremble.coarse and fine cloths. While satinets were protected, But he said the gentleman from Virginia had very kindly it was necessary to have a corresponding protection on tendered his advice to the wool growers, and urged them, the wool of which they were made. The gentleman from as a matter of interest to themselves, to permit the duties Virginia, he said, had made an appeal to the wool growers, on the raw material to be reduced, and, by way of bringing and had given them warning that they would receive no them to his terms, he had threatened that if this oppressive permanent benefit from the protection; that, in two years, system was continued, the mountains of Virginia were competition among themselves would lower the price of capable of being converted into good pastures, and that wool below all foreign competition. Mr. E. was glad to they would be whitened with sheep, the great increase of hear, from a gentleman from the South, the admission that which must necessarily produce a diminution of the wool the effect of protection was to lower prices, and said he grower's profits. He said, whilst the gentleman would hoped he would apply the same principle to manufacpardon the agricultural part of the community for declin-tures. ing to accept of his good advice, inasmuch as it would be Mr. WICKLIFFE thought that if the duty on wool was subverting the very order of human action to look to an to be increased, that upon woollen yarn ought to be raised enemy for counsel, he need not think to alarm them by also, and proposed to strike out the duty of thirty-five per the threats he had uttered. They know well that the cent. ad valorem on woollen yarn, and insert forty per mountains of Virginia could be converted to a good pur- cent. pose of industry, and it would rejoice the hearts of the friends of the system to see their hills and their valleys covered with sheep, and their country filled with workshops and factories. Then might they hope that their prejudices and their modern theories would yield to facts and observation; and knowing and feeling the benefits and blessings of the American system, they would become its able and zealous advocates and admirers. They would not despair that even the gentleman himself would then give the aid of his talents and industry in support of a system to which he is now so devoted an enemy. Mr. ADAMS stated that the duty in the bill was already increased from what it had formerly been. Mr. H. EVERETT moved to amend the amendment by striking out thirty-five and inserting fifty; and, also, by raising the specific duty on yarn from four cents to six cents per pound. The motion being divided, the first part of the amend ment was agreed to-yeas 60, nays 55. The question being then taken on raising the specific duty to six cents, it was negatived--yeas 50, nays 61. Mr. STEWART moved to amend the bill in the following clause of the second section: But, sir, he asked, upon what grounds can this House "On manufactures of wool, or of which wool is a combe called upon to make the proposed reduction? Is there ponent part, not otherwise specified, the value whereof any evidence before the committee which would justify shall not exceed forty cents a square yard, five per cent. it? Is there any in possession of any of the members, ad valorem," by striking out nearly the whole of it, and which will satisfy us that the present duty is too high for inserting, " on all milled woollen cloth, denominated an ample protection? for half protection, an inadequate plains or kerseys, of which wool shall be the only materi H. OF R.] The Tariff. [JUNE 18, 1832. al, the value whereof shall not exceed thirty cents a square ment as violating a pledge he had given to let the South yard, five per cent. ad valorem. have negro cloths almost for nothing. Mr. BATES, of Maine, said that the object of this amendment was to save the satinets. It was only one of those tricks which were exhibited every half hour. Mr. BATES was called to order. Mr. STEWART then proceeded to explain his amendment, and argued to show that thirty cents would be sufficient to protect the plains, without reaching the satinets. But if the clause was suffered to stand at forty cents, the entire amount of capital vested in the manufacture of satinets must be sacrificed. Mr. ADAMS hoped that the amendment would be adopted. He thought that it would be an exceedingly good "trick" if it should be. ment. The question was then put on thirty-five cents, and negatived. It was then put on thirty cents, and negatived--yeas 80, nays 90. Mr. ADAMS moved thirty-three cents; but the motion was negatived-yeas 77, nays 86. Mr. WHITE, of New York, moved thirty-four cents, but withdrew the motion. Mr. BURGES now proposed to amend the bill in the clause which lays a duty of ten per cent. ad valorem on worsted stuff goods, by adding the words "made of combed wool." Negatived. Mr. ADAMS moved to insert after the words "worsted goods," these words: "Merino shawls, and other manufactures of silk and worsted." Agreed to. Mr. BURGES made some remarks, which, owing to the confusion of the House, were very imperfectly heard. (For, during the debate, it had been frequently complain- Mr. BURGES submitted, pro forma, an amendment in ed by gentlemen on the outer seats that they could not reference to hat bodies, the necessity of which he explainhear one word of what was passing, and did not even ed, but afterwards withdrew the amendment. know upon what amendinent they were called to vote.) Mr. ADAMS moved to alter the graduation of carpetHe was understood as advocating Mr. STEWART's amendings in the bill, so as to make it read, "on mits, gloves, bindings, blankets, hosiery, and carpets and carpeting, Mr. STEWART again warmly remonstrated against twenty-five per cent, except Brussels, Turkey, three-ply, ruining so large a branch of manufacture; one so useful to ingrain, and Wilton carpeting, which shall be at sixtythe citizens, and which consumed so large a proportion of three cents the square yard; ingrain and Venetian carpet. all the wool raised in the country. If satinets were to be ing, at forty-five cents the square yard; and on all other brought down to a protection of five per cent. ad valo- carpeting twenty-five per cent. ad valorem." rem, the manufacture must be abandoned. Why would In support of this amendment, he read a letter from a Southern gentlemen, when they had their negro clothing manufacturer of carpets. at this light duty, insist upon a measure which must be so ruinous? Mr. DRAYTON said that he had been under the impression that thirty-three and one-third cents would be sufficient. But, on inquiry, he had been informed that less than forty cents would not cover all the negro cloths. Mr. DEARBORN said that he was satisfied, from the most authentic sources of information, that Scotch plains did not cost over thirteen pence sterling, or twenty-six cents, while some were as low as ten pence sterling, or twenty cents. Mr. H. EVERETT said that if the amendment should be rejected, the bill would not get a single vote from the wool growers. (Mr. E. was very imperfectly heard, and his remark may perhaps have been mistaken.) Mr. HORN remarked that forty cents was over the mark, and thirty cents as much under it; and suggested to his colleague the propriety of fixing the value at thirty five cents. Mr. ELLSWORTH said, if the valuation re.nained at Mr. CAMBRELENG opposed the amendment, contending that there was not any article better protected than that of carpeting. He wished Mr. A. to state at what rate ad valorem the duty would stand, should the amendment be adopted. After some conversation between Messrs. INGERSOLL and CAMBRELENG, the amendment was rejected. Mr. ADAMS now moved another amendment in this clause of the bill, viz. "On flannels, baizes, coach laces, thirty-five per cent.; and upon all other manufactures of wool, or of which wool is a component part, and on ready made clothing, fifty per cent.," by striking out the words "thirty-five per cent.," so as to leave all these articles under an equal rate of duty. Mr. DRAYTON wished to amend the amendment, by striking out the last words of the clause, so as to leave all the articles at thirty-five per cent. But this amendment could not be received, as being out of order. The question was then put on Mr. ADAMS's amendment, and it was rejected--yeas 66, nays 88. Mr. STEWART now moved to strike out the word forty cents, the bill would be fatal to the satinet manufac-"flannels." He supported his amendment by a short ture, of which two-thirds of the wool manufactured by his but very earnest speech, in which he adverted to the large constituents consisted. amount of capital vested in this interest, the complete suc. Mr. ADAMS read a circular from the Pennsylvania So- cess of the manufacture, which had by its excellent quality ciety for the encouragement of Manufactures and Mechanic and low price entirely banished the foreign article from Arts, which stated that the manufacture of satinets con- our market. The effect of the protection had been to resumed two-thirds of all the wool in the country, and em-duce the price from forty-five to thirty-two cents, and this ployed a capital of more than $12,000,000. for a better and stronger article than was formerly importMr. SEMMES moved to amend Mr. STEWART's amended. Would the committee prostrate such an interest at a ment, so as to fix the value of the square yard at thirty-five blow? cents. The question being put on Mr. STEWART's amendment, Mr. CLAY called for a division of the question, so it was rejected. that all the words previous to the valuation might first be passed upon. The clause was so divided accordingly, and the first part of it adopted--yeas 86, nays 71. [Lights were now brought into the Hall.] Mr. JENIFER now moved to amend the third section in the following clause: "On all manufactures of cotton, or of which cotton shall be a component part, twenty-five per centum ad valorem," by adding a proviso that all cot ton goods, not exceeding twenty cents per yard, should Mr. CAMBRELENG inquired what need there was of pay an ad valorem duty of ten per cent., and no more. reducing the valuation if satinets were not to be included The motion was negatived. in the reduction. The question was then about to be put on Mr. SEMMES's amendment; when Mr. SUTHERLAND moved a long amendment at the Mr. WICKLIFFE considered Mr. STEWART'S amend-end of the third section, which was rejected. JUNE 19, 20, 1832.] Asiatic Cholera.-Admission of Ladies. [H. OF R. Mr. BOULDIN moved to amend the third section of &c. That the sum of $50,000 be, and the same is hereby, the bill by striking out the whole of the proviso. He ob- appropriated, out of any money not otherwise approprijected to it as unnecessary, and as imposing a duty of from ated, and placed at the discretion of the President of the ninety to one hundred per cent. on a species of thin mus- United States, to be expended under his authority in lins largely imported, and which cost six pence sterling a endeavoring to preserve the people of this country from yard. the prevalence of the disease known by the name of Asiatic Cholera, now raging in Canada." The amendment was negatived. Mr. APPLETON moved an amendment respecting cotttons, to add after the words "if dyed, colored, printed, or stained," the words "in whole or in part," but withdrew it; when, On motion of Mr. VANCE, the committee rose, and TUESDAY, JUNE 19. Soon after the House met, Mr. BOULDIN, of Virginia, rose, and said that it was his melancholy task to announce to the House the death of one of its members, Mr. CHARLES C. JOHNSTON, his colleague, who departed this life (as it was said) on Sunday last. In communicating this fact to the House, none who had known the deceased, and had been acquainted with the terms on which Mr. B. stood with him, need to be told how deeply the loss was deplored by him. He had known Mr. J. when he was a youth, and had witnessed the promise of all those things to come on which a parent's heart dwelt with such fond hope and anticipation. Mr. J.'s after-life had filled the picture which seemed then to be portrayed in the bud and in promise. Could Mr. B. present to the House that image which each member of that little band among whom he dwelt had cherished of him in his bosom, the exhibition would show a union of all the social virtues in their most eminent degree. Of that little band Mr. J. had been the idol, and he had deserved to be so. He promised talents and virtues fitting him to do much good to that country which no man in it loved more purely or more warmly than he loved it. He was just coming forth to comply with all the promise which his parents (now no more) had indulged respecting him, when he was thus suddenly cut off. He had left two children, who had now no parent; but no man who had known the father they had lost, could or would do aught but kindness to the children he had left behind him. Mr. B. said he came to tell the tale of sorrow; a deplorable tale, most deeply deplored by him. Mr. J. had been to him a friend "meet for him" in all particulars. He had been so to all the little mess with whom he associated-of whom there was not one but felt as he did, and as he believed that every one must feel who knew any thing of the friend whom they had lost. Mr. B. then offered resolutions- The resolution was read, and there not being a quorum present, Mr. ADAMS moved a call of the House, which was ordered; and the roll having been apparently gone through, a number of members having in the mean time come in, sufficient to make a quorum, the further proceedings were suspended; and Mr. HOWARD then moved that the rule should be suspended in order to take up the joint resolution reported by him, and that it then might have its second reading. The motion to suspend the rule was rejected—yeas 59, nays 62. (It required two-thirds.) ADMISSION OF LADIES. The resolution offered some days ago by Mr. THOMAS, of Louisiana, for the admission of ladies to the privileged seats in the Hall, coming up for consideration, Mr. TAYLOR, of New York, moved to lay the resolution on the table; but the motion was negatived: when Mr. T. demanded the yeas and nays on the passage of the resolution. They were ordered. Mr. ADAMS said he hoped that the resolution would pass; he thought it would be a very ill compliment to pay the sex, to whom they were all attached, to exclude them from seats within the Hall. From the short experience the House had, during the time in which they were admitted to the privileged seats, the effect had, in his opinion, been decidedly favorable. All who had addressed the House in the presence of that portion of the human race, had done it, he believed, more to the satisfaction of themselves and others, than they could have done in their absence. The House, he observed, had had a resolution offered to it, proposing to exclude one individual as a punishment for an offence committed against the House. But what sort of punishment would that be, when the best portion of the human race were all equally excluded? Mr. TAYLOR said he hoped that the gentleman from Massachusetts would do him the justice to believe that his opposition to the present resolution did not arise from any want of respect to the persons embraced in it-very far from it. But he was convinced that its adoption would add to the already too great noise, confusion, and interruption of business. All those who, by this resolution, would be admitted to the privileged seats, would, of whether in this House or out of it. The House had all For attending the funeral at four o'clock in the after-course, receive those attentions due to them in all places, noon; For wearing crape on the left arm during the residue of witnessed the assiduity with which such attentions were the session; For a committee to superintend the funeral; and WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. ASIATIC CHOLERA. paid them when admitted here before. If the ladies were admitted, the gentlemen accompanying them must be admitted also, or a very awkward and unpleasant separation must take place. The result of Mr. T.'s observation had, he said, been different from that of the gentleman from Massachusetts. On all occasions, when ladies had been admitted, the disorder in the House had appeared to him to be greatly increased. This was the only possible moMr. HOWARD stated that, in consequence of the in- tive which he or any other man could have for opposing formation which had been made public of the existence the resolution. He did it from considerations altogether of a contagious disease in the British territory border- of a public nature; and, under the conviction which he had ing on the United States, he was instructed by the Com- expressed, he must now repeat the motion to lay the remittee on Commerce to report a joint resolution, for tak- solution on the table. On which motion he demanded the ing steps to check the progress of the disease, and which yeas and nays. he meant to ask the House, from its importance generally to the public, to have now passed through all its stages. The resolution which he submitted was as follows: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, The yeas and nays were ordered by the House, and, being taken, stood as follows: yeas 88, nays 74. So the resolution was laid on the table. The House resumed the consideration of the bill from H. OF R.] The Tariff. [JUNE 20, 1832. the Senate, to provide for the liquidating and paying cer- for an estimate of expense. If, however, the gentleman tain claims of the State of Virginia. Mr. ROOT concluded his remarks in opposition thereto; and Mr. MASON having obtained the floor, after a few brief remarks in reply to Mr. RooT, The House, on his motion, proceeded to the orders of the day. The House then, on motion of Mr. ADAMS, went into Committee of the Whole, and resumed the consideration of the bill for the regulation of THE TARIFF. Mr. APPLETON proposed to insert in the third item, line thirty-eight, the words "in whole or in part," in order to render the description of dyed, &c. cottons more definite; which was agreed to. Mr. ADAMS moved to amend the bill in the section which reads as follows: "On oil cloth of all kinds, other than that usually denominated floor cloth, twelve and a half cents the square yard," by striking out twelve and a half and inserting fifteen; and, in support of the amendment, referred to a memorial from Essex county, New - Jersey; which was read. had any important information from the Committee on Public Lands upon the tariff, he hoped he would bring it forward. Mr. CLAY said he had not objected to the competency of the testimony, but to its weight. Mr. HOFFMAN said the testimony was not under oath, nor had the committee examined the books of this manu. facturer to ascertain whether his representations were correct. If the committee should proceed to increase taxes rather than diminish them, they would end in destroying the bill, and the result would leave the country under the tariff of 1828. Mr. CLAY, of Alabama, objected to the testimony as coming from an interested party. Mr. HOWARD said that the gentleman, by naming his State, had made it necessary for him to explain why he should vote against the amendment. Whether the manufacturers in his district assented to the duty as it stood in the committee's bill, he did not know, as they had addressed no communication to him. But he should vote against this and every other departure from that bill which the chairman might propose. It had been promulgated to the country, and public expectation had in a great measure been based upon it. He had come to the determination if possible to pass a bill that should effect a com promise. But if they altered the committee's bill, item by item, in the manner now proposed, they would end in passing Mr. ADAMS combatted this objection as going to shut no bill at all. As to the memorial from Philadelphia, had out all testimony on the subject of manufactures. it been presented since the committee's bill was published, Mr. CLAY replied, and insisted upon his objection. and did it specify any particular amount of duty? They Mr. PENDLETON said, if such testimony was object-ought to remember that they were not framing a bill to ed to, the objector ought to furnish some which was less exceptionable. increase the protection of manufactures, but, if possible, to allay the discontent of the country, and effect a compromise Mr. WATMOUGH protested against the principle as- between the different sections of the Union. He thought sumed by Mr. CLAY, and said that he held in his hand me- the worthy chairman had steered with much skill between morials from persons who had no personal interest in the Scylla and Charybdis. But he need not remind that gentlematter. Similar testimony was before the committee man that in that strait navigators were subject to the Fata from all parts of the State of Pennsylvania. The manu-Morgana, a deceptive appearance, which often Jed them facturers of his district had not moved in the matter; they to the most fatal consequences. were sunk in the apathy of fear; but the farmers had Mr. ADAMS reminded the committee that the reducdictated to him his course. He had waived his privilege tion of duty on this article, as proposed in the bill, was of addressing the committee, but when the bill came into much greater than that on most others. The present duty the House, he should claim the right of expressing his amounted to twenty-five cents; the bill reduced it to sentiments on the general subject. twelve and a half. The manufacturers asked that it be Mr. WAYNE thought that if the manufacturers of this not reduced to less than fifteen. The committee had laid article in Pennsylvania and Maryland, although acquaint- it down as a principle that the reduction on the different ed with the terms of the bill, had not moved in the matter, articles should be proportioned upon all as nearly as posit was to be taken as a presumption that they had no ob-sible. jections to it. One word to the gentleman from Maryland, [Mr. How Mr. WATMOUGH said that there were statements be- ARD.] That gentleman seemed to assume that the bill as fore the committee from his own constituents as strong as reported from the committee was like the laws of the any from Maryland or New Jersey. Medes and Persians, and was not to be altered in any re ticle. Mr. CAMBRELENG suggested that the amendment spect. And he appeared to suppose that because Mr. was useless, since the duty already amounted to seventy-A. had reported the bill, he was bound to consider it so five per cent., and operated to exclude the foreign ar- too. Mr. A. wished to disabuse the gentleman and such others of the committee as might be under the same imMr. DENNY opposed the principle of the objection, pression. If the gentleman would take the pains to and reminded Mr. CLAY that when questions were before read the report of the committee as well as their bill, he the House in relation to the public lands, gentlemen from would find in many respects the bill and the report were the manufacturing districts always relied upon the state-not conformable to each other. Mr. A., when he reportments made by that gentleman and others who were large-ed the bill, had expressly stated to the House, that as a ly interested in those lands. Ought not the gentleman to whole it had not received the sanction of any one memreciprocate the confidence? ber of the Committee on Manufactures, and that the re Mr. BURGES reminded the gentleman from Alabama port accompanying it did not contain the views of the of the maxim of law, that every man was to be credited committee, but those of its chairman alone. The report in matters of his own profession. Lowering the duty was his; the bill was theirs. It did not in all its parts would operate to let in the foreigner, and at the same time meet the views of any one of the committee. But it was increase the revenue. the only one they could agree upon, and they must either Mr. L. CONDICT said that the committee had received report that, or ask to be discharged, and separate with another memorial from a large manufacturer of this article out performing the duty assigned them. in Philadelphia, representing that the reduction proposed had expressly said that the only hope in which they reby the Secretary of the Treasury would operate to de- ported it was that the bill would be so modified by the stroy the manufacture. He presumed the gentleman, House, and by the other branch of the Legislature, as when about to build a house, did not apply to a tailor might render it generally satisfactory. Express notice But Mr. A. |