The Tariff'. The following re
marks on this subject, are extract
ed from President Adams' recent
message to Congress:
"If the tariff adopted at the last
session of Congress shall be found
by experience to bear oppressive
ly upon the interests of any one
section of the Union, it ought to
be, and I cannot doubt will be, so
modified as to alleviate its burden.
To the voice of just complaint
from any portion of their constit
uents, the Representatives of the
State and People will never turn
away their ears. . But so long as
the duty of the foreign shall ope
rate only as a bounty upon the do
mestic article while the planter,
and the merchant, and the shep
herd, and the husbandman, shall
be found thriving in their occupa
tions under the duties imposed
for the protection of domestic
manufactures, they will not repine
at the prosperity shared with
themselves by their fellow-citizens
of other professionsnor denounce,
as violations of the Constitution,
the deliberate acts of Congress to
shield from the wrongs of foreign
laws the native industry of the U-
nion. While the tariff of the last
session of Congress was a sub-
the Union will adhere. But ifj not delegated toVUm ted States
any of the duties imposed by the
act only relieve the manufacturer
by aggravating the burden of the
planter, let a careful revisal of its
provisions, enlightened by, the
practical experience of its effects,
be directed to retain those which
imnart protection to native indus
try, and remove or supply the
place of those which only allevi
ate one great national interest by
the depression of another.
The United States of America,
and the people of every State of
which they are composed, are cacti
of them Sovereign Powers. The
legislative authority of the whole
is exercised by Congress under
authority granted them in the
common Constitution. The le
gislative power of each State is
exercised by assemblies deriving
their authority from the Constitu
tion of the State. Each is sove
reign within its own province.
The distribution of power between
by the Constitution, nor prohibit
ed by it to the States, are receiv
ed to the States respectively or to
the People,
Be it therefore resolved, As the
opinion of this Legislature, that
the right by Congress of the Uni
ted States to carry on internal
Improvements in the several
States, or to appropriate the funds
nf tlin General Government fdr
this purpose, is not contained in
the granted powers of the Consti
tution of the United States, and
is at variance with the rights re
served to the btates, and not
sanctioned by sound policy.
The Senate took up the order
Mr. Wyche presented a bilf
supplementary to the several acts
now in force for the relief of insol
vent debtors, and further to miti
gate the severity of executious.
Mr. Spruill, from the select
joint committee, to whom was re
ferred the memorial of the Tus
carora nation of Indians, made a
report thereon.
The bill for the better organi
zation of the Supreme Court, was
rejected on its third reading
to 25.
On motion of Mr. Stedman,
the Judiciary committee were in
structed to inquire into the expe
diency of so amending the law
relating to merchants and retail
ers, as to authorise merchants,
paying a store license, to sell spir
its by the small measure.
Mr. Sharpe presented a bill to
repeal certain acts concerning in
ternal improvements.
On motion of Mr. Coxc, the
Judiciary committee were instruc-
of the day, Mr. Davidson in the
Chair, being the bill to provide
for the draining of Mattamuskeet
Lake; which, after considerable
debate, was rejected 32 to 26.
Mr. Welborn, from the joint
select committee on the subject,
reported a bill fixing the price
them presupposes that these au- hereafter to be paid for vacant j ted to inquire into the expediency
thorities will move in harmony lands, and permitting the entryjof the staying of executions on
ot certain swamp lands. "judgments given oy justices or the
Mr. Mebane, trom the com-; peace, whether the time of stoy
mitteeon Education, reported the ing said executions ought to be
bill to provide for the' education lenghtened or not.
ot the poor children ot North-Carolina,
without amendment.
The amendments proposed by
the Judiciary committee to the
with each other, ihc members
of the State and General Govern
ments are all under oath to sup
port both, and allegiance is due
to the one and to the other. The
case of a conflict between these
two powers has not been suppos
ed; nor has any provision been
made for it in our institutions; as
ject of legislative deliberation, itju virtuous nation of ancient times
was foretold by some ot its oppo- cxistccl morc tlian fivc centuries
sers that one of its necessary con-. witl0Ut a jaw for ti10 punishment
sequences would be to impair the ! 0f parriciilc
revenuc. It is too sooii to pro-l More than once, however, in
nounce, with confidence, that this; thc l)rogreSs of our history, have
prediction was erroneous. The the rcoplo aml lhc Legislatures
obstruction of one avenue of trade ,of onc or more Statcs in m0ments
iiotunfrequently opens an issue to '0f excitement, been instigated to
another. The consequence of tj,is conflict; and the means of king seines and nets in Tar liver sum of $174,234. From which
Finances of North-Carolina...
The Report on the Finances, sub
mitted the present Legislature by
bill regulating thc emancipation the Treasurer, Wm. Robards,
of slaves; and to the bill giving' Esq. is entirely too long for inser
compensation to patrollers, were tion in this paper. We must con
agreed to, and the said bills read tent ourself with a brief abstract,
the second time and passed. The funds which came into tlie
The following bills were pre- Treasurer's hands, on his appoint
sentcd, read the first time and ment last December, amounted to
passed: By Mr. Wilson, a bill to $85,531. The receipts during
repeal so much of the act of 1810 the year ending on the 1st Nov.
as prevents any person from wor- added to the above, make the
the tariff will be to increase the uirocti tllis impulso iavo l)Con
exportation, and to diminish the alinntinns tiiat rhn acts of Con-
importation of some specific arti- s to be resisted were uncon
cles. But by the general law of stitutionaL The People of one
trade, the increase of exportation Stale havo cver delegated to their
of one article will be followed by Legislature the power of pro
an increased importation of oth- nounciIlg an act 0f Congress un
crs, the duties upon which will constitutional; but they have del
supply the deficiencies, which the;egatcd to thom powers, by the ex-
aimimsuea importation would o-.erciseof which the execution of
therwise occasion. lhe eliectlthe !aws 0f Congress within the
of taxation upon revenue can sel-!t!ltn m!lv un .WistnrL If wo
dombe foreseen with certainty. su pposc th0 case of such conflict
It must abide the test of cxperi-ji legislation sustained by the
ence. As yet no symptoms of dim
inution are perceptible in the re
ceipts of the Treasury. As yet. lit
tle addition of cost has even been
experienced upon the articles bur
thened with heavier duties by the
last tariff. The domestic manu
facturer supplies the same or a
kindred article at a diminished
price, and the consumer pays the
same tribute to the labour of his
own countrymen, which he must
otherwise have paid to foreign
industry and toil.
The tariff of thc last session
was, in its details, not acceptable
to the great interests of any por
tion of the Union, not even to the
interests which it was specially
intended to subserve. Its object
was to balance the burdens upon
native industry imposed by the
operation of foreign laws, but not
to aggravate the burdens of one
section of thc Union by the relief
atlordeci to another. -To the
great principle sanctioned by that
act, onc of those upon which the
Constitution itself was formed, I
hope and trust the authorities of
by
corresponding executive and judi
cial authorities, Patriotism and
Philanthropy turn their eyes from
the condition in which the parties
would be placed, and from that
of the people of both, which must
be its victims."
SENATE.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, the
Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution appointing a select joint
committee to take into consider
ation thc expediency of instruct
ing our Senators and Represen
tatives in Congress to obtain for
this State, a proportionate part
of thc public funds for the pur
pose of internal improvements.
The resolution having been read,
Mr. Wilson moved the following
as an amendment, which, with
the resolution, was made the or
der of the day for Monday next:
Whereas, by the 10th article of
the Constitution of the United
States, it is declared that powers
above the mouth of Fishing creek; deduct the expenditures of the
and by Mr, Cray, a bill to amend year, $80,890, leaves a balance in
the act of 1823, entitled " an act' the Treasury of 893,343, unap-
to amend and extend the provis-jpropnated.
ions of an act, entitled 'an act to
The State owns 2927 shares of
promote agriculture and family, StateTBhTTstocE", l304"sliares of
domestic manufactures in this! Newborn, and 1358 of Cape Fear
State." ; stock, which, estimated at S100
On motion of Mr. Shober, the each share, is equal to 8553,900.
committee on Agriculture were; There is also due the tate,
instructed to inquire into the best from various sources, the sum of
means of promoting agriculture; $80,000. The State owes, to the
and domestic manufactures; and
also if any measures can be adop
ted for the encouragement of the
growth of wool.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Governor sent to the Le
gislature, a communication from
the stockholders of thc State
BajikjojL the subject of winding
up tins InstltulTonTwhich was re
ferred to the Committee on Banks.
On motion of Mr. Bogle, the
committee of Finance were in
structed to inquire into the pro
priety of increasing the tax on all
Equestrian Performers, Stage
Players, &c.
On motion of Mr. Nicholson,
the Judiciary committee were in
structed to inquire into the expe
diency of establishing a Medical
Board for the purpose of examin
ing and granting licenses to such
persons as may be desirous of
practising medicine in this State.
Mr. Nash, from the Judiciary
committee, made a report, recom
mending the rejection of the bill
for the relief of wives in cases
where husbands neglect to pro
vide for the support of their fam
ilies; which was concurred in.
tate Bank. 83.000. and for
Treasury notes, $155,530. All
this is exclusive of thc Literary &
Internal Improvement funds.
Literary fund in cash, $2,075.
472 shares bank stock, $47,200.
Due from the late Treasurer,
$28,184, for which judgment has
been recovered against the execu-
tors. There also belongs to this :
fund the dividends that may 1C f
declared on 1063 shares of Cape
Fear and Newbern Bank stock,
and the dividends on all the Na- I
vigation stock owned by tbeji
State. i
Internal Improvement fund- .
this consists of, cash $6,559;
judgment against late Treasurer j
$22,300; bonds for Cherokcs
lands, $42,552. Making an ag-
gregate of $71,912. There is ap
propriated to this fund, the clivi-
dends on 2,662 shares of Ne
hern and Cape Fear Bank stock, i
It appears that the balance due .
from the late Treasurer, after gv j
ing him credit for the proceeds o j
the sale of his property, is $22,38 j
for which sum judgment hashed j
recovered against the executors--
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