...read the preamble of the act of 1789, laying duties, which was as follows: " Whereas it is necessary for the support of Government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, «nd the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises,...

...solemnities of an appeal to God, and declares in a brief preamble, the necessity of its enactment, " for the support of government, for the discharge of...the encouragement and protection of manufactures." With the act for laying duties of impost, there was associated another, imposing duties of tonnage...

...under the constitution, was to pass a law, containing the following preamble; ' Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of...the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares and merchandizes imported;' and the argument is, that it is impossible...

...the constitution, was to pass a law, containing the following preamble ; ' Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United Slates, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares and...

...admit it, will they tell us now those who framed the constitution fell, thus early, into this greut mistake about its meaning? Will they tell us how it...no man can doubt of the meaning of that instrument. Mr. President, this power of discrimination, thus admitted, avowed, and practised upon, in the first...

...answer it. And, sir, how did this debate terminate' What law was passed? There it stands, sir, among1 the statutes, the second law in the book. It has a...no man can doubt of the meaning of that instrument. Mr. President, this power of discrimination, thus admitted, avowed, and practised upon, in the first...

...terminate' What law was passed? There it stands, sir, among the statutes, the second law in the bonk. It has a preamble, and that preamble expressly recites...early legislation, thus coeval with the constitution itself.thus full and explicit.can be explained »way, no man can doubt of the meaning of that instrument....

...preamble expressly recites that the duties which it imposes are laid " for the support of Goveroment, for the discharge of the debts of the United States,...no man can doubt of the meaning of that instrument. Mr. President, this power of discriminatioii, thus admitted, avowed, and practised upon, in the first...

...how did this debate terminate ? What law was passed ? There it stands, sir, among the statutes,.the second law in the book. It has a preamble, and that...Government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States.and the encouragement and protection of manufactures." Until, sir, this early legislation, thus...

...the principles for establishing them were thus declared by the preamble : " Whereas it is necessary for the support of Government, for the discharge of...the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares and merchandize imported ;" — and the same is repeated in the...