THE MINERS’ AND FARMERS’ JOURNAL.
then and now, as he was proud t® e«y, a ' flour, ) et one is deadly poi»wi, and ihr other
perMoal and (>olilical frieod—a man of tal* 1 that which constitutes the statf of litb. So,
ents and integrity—with a clear bead and duties imposel, whether for revenue or pro
firm and patriotic heart; then among the
leading members of the House; in the
palmy state of hi« political glory, though
now tor a moment dt prt*ssed—depressed did
lie say no! it was bis State which was de>
—Penns> Ivania, and not Samuel D.
ngham! Pennsylvania, which bad deserted
tection, may be called imposts, though nomi
nally and apparently the same, yet differ
essentially in their real character.
Mr. C. said be should now return to his
sp^h on the Tanlfof 1816. To deter
mine what his opinions really were on the
subject of protection at that time, it would
him under circumstances which, instead of! be proper to advert to his sentimeuta bet'ore
depressing, ought to have elevated him in land atkr that period. His sentiments pre-
her estimation. He came to me, said Mr. | coding 1816, on this subject, are matter of
C. when silting at my desk w riting, and ' record. He came into Congress in 1812,
said that the House was felling into some I a devoted friend and supporter of the thun
confusion, accompanying it wiih a remark, * adtninistrution; yet one of his tirst etTorts
that I knew how ditKcult it was to rally so I was to brave the administration, by oppos-
large a body when once broken on a taxiing its favorite measure, the restrictive
bill, as bad been experienced during the j system—embargo, non-intercourse, and ull
late war. Having a higher opinion of my i —and that upon the pririci()le of free trade,
influence than it deserved, he requested me j The system remained in fashion for a lime ;
to say something to prevent confusion. 1 but, after the overthrow of Bonaparte, he
replied, said >lr. C., that I was at a loss
what to say; that 1 had been busily enga
ged on the currency, which was then in
(Mr. C.) had reported a bill I'rom the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, to repeal the
whole system of restrictive measures.—
lutions, by remonstranees and by protests,
througli her liegislature. Tlieso all jtrov-
ed insufficient to stem the curiciit of eu-
oroachmenl; but notwithstanding the heavy
pressure on her industry, she never detipair-
ed of relief, till the piissage of tho act of
18‘J8—that bill of ubouiiiialious—engender
ed by avarice and politcal iiitrufje. Its adop-
lion o|)cned the eyes of the State, and gave
I a new thaiacter to the controversy. I'iH
then tho question hud been whether the
protective sjstein was constitutional and
expedient, but after that slie no longer con
sidered the question whether the right of
regulating the industry of the States was a
reserved or delegated power, but what
right a Slate possesses to defend her reser
ved powers aijainsl the encroachments *>f
the I'ederal (jovcrniiient—a question on
the decision of Mhich the value of all the
reserved p«)wers depends. 'I’he passage of
the act of 1^-^, with all its objectionable
great confusion, and which, as 1 had stated, I While the bill was under consideration, a
had been placed particularly under my worthy man, then a member of the House,
charge, as the chairman of the committee j (Mr. McKim, of Baltimore,) moved to ex
on that suliject. He repeated his request, j cept the non-importation act, which he
and the speech which the Senator from supported on the ground of encouragement
Pennsylvania has compltiueDled so highly ito manufactures. He (Mr. C.) resisted the
was the result. motion on the verv' grounds on which Mr.
He [Mr. C.] would ask, whether Uie ' McKim supp«.rted it. He maintained that
facts slat«d ought not, injustice, to he borne , the manufacturers were then receivms too
payment of the public debt, which was then
near at hand, and to the present dangerous
political crisis, which was inevitable, unless
averted by a timely and wise system of mea
sures, the attention of the President was
alworded by mere party arrangements, and
ciicuinstances too disreputable to be mon-
tioned here, except by the most distant al
lusion. (To bt Continufd.)
The Pifw Tarif.—T\M
fication according to Stales, of the vot^
the Senate on thu Bill which has
passed both Houses of Congress, i, hi.uj
intOresting. Of th« ManuCicturing StatJ
four voted for it, four against it, and two w. J
liuried Alire f—Uno day last week a
funeral procession, arriving at the burial
ground on Pnssvunk Koad, found the gate
closeil, ami no Sexton there to receive them,
(hie or two iiKlividuals climbed the fence,'
whose exclamation of alarm soon brought
the whole company ai\erlhcm. 'Hie grave
was tl’irre,—and, in that grave, the sexton,
standing erect, but buried literally to his
muuth, by earth which bad caved in from
the sides, whiJe he was giving the last fin
ish to the receptacle of the dead.—Only
a
featuK4,''and under'"the"'ild'ious”c^^^^^ “"ckness at the top, held to-
CCS under which it was adopted, had almost, l>y ‘he frost, or by the sod, remained
if not entirely, closed the dw^r of ho|H*
through the ilencral (.lovemmenl. It af-
lorded conclusive evidence that no reason
able prospect of relief from Congress could
be entertained; yet the near ap|)roach of
the period of the pyment of the public
debt, and elevation of (General Jackson to
the Presidency, still aflbrded a ray of hope
unbroken. Hud that portion given way, he
must inevitably have been sniuthered. To
extricate him from this perilous situation,
WHS no easy task ; nor c«HiId it bo etfecteil,
vvithoui digging out the whule coutenls of
the gnivo. 'I here was constant danger
that the weight of those whom curiosity
brought to the brink, would break down the
cept Mary land, divided.
YEAS.
Maine,
a
New llamptbire,
Vermont,
Rhode Island,
Massachuiclls,
ii
t'unneclicut.
2
New-Y»rk,
1
New-Jersey,
IVnniflvaiiia,
1
Dtlawtre,
2
Maryland,
I
Virginia,
'i
Nurth-Carolina,
1
SoulhCaroliua,
2
Georgia,
1
Kentuckjr,
'2
Triinesace,
‘i
Ubiu,
1
Louisiana,
3
Mississippi,
a
IniiuDS,
a
Alabama,
Missouri,
‘i
39
NAYa
16
Tlie fullewing are the votes on .Mr. Clav'il
me rresiuenrv, Mill uiioruiu a ray oi iiopt- , ” . ’ . . , t :n .i.. ii ,r n ,•
-not so strong, however, as to pn-vent the crust that renmn.ed aliove;
State from turning her eyes, for a fuial re- decayed riKMiument, according to the State».-Bul one
lief, to her reserved powe»s.
lender these circumstances commenced
that inquiry into tho nature and extent of
the rt'served powers of a .''tale, and the
means
reely as possible, in j against the cncr.«chments of tho (/enerul 1
anticipated embor-j (Jovcrnrnent, which has been iHirsued with I
1 of peace; int.mat-1 so much «.al and energy, a.>d he n.igl.t add f
in mind by those who would hoW him ac- i much protection, and warned ils friends
countable,' not only for the general scope of i that the withdrawal of the protection which
the speech, but for every word and sen-! ibe war and the high duties then atTorded,
tence which it contained. But, said Mr. | would cause great embarrassment; and that
C., in asking this question, it yvas not his j the true policy in the mean lime was to ad
intention to repudiate the speech. All he mil foreign goods as freely
asked was that he might be judged by the | order to diminish the
rules which in justice belonged to the case. i rassment on the return
Let it be recollected that the bill was a reve- i ing at the same lime his desire to see the
Due bill, and, of course, that it was consti- I Tariff revised, with a view of aff«>rding a
tutional. He need not remind the Senate, ! moderate and permanent protection.*
when the measure is constitutional, that all j Such was his conduct before 1?16.—
arguments calculated to show its beneficial i Shortly after that period he let't Congress,
operation may be k*gitim*tely pressed into I and had no opportunity of making known
service, without taking into consideration ' his sentiments in reference to the prutcc-
whether the subject to which the arguments ' live system, which shortly after be;^n to i ciples of political economy, connected with
refer be within the sphere of the constitu- i be agitated. But he had the most conclu-: tho operations of the Tarifl system, which
tion or not. If, for instance, a question sive evidence that he considered the ar-
were before the body to lay a duty on biUes, ' rangement of the revenue in 1816 as grow-
and a moti«Mi be made to'reduce the duty, ; ing out of the necessity of the case, and
or admit bibles duty free, who could doubt . due to the consideration of justice, bul that,
that Ibe argument in favor of the motion , even at that early period, he was not with-
that the increased circulation of the bibles ' out his fears, that even that arrangement
would be in favor of the moralilv and reli- ' would lead to abuse and future ditficulties.
on ono side, already |»artly undermined, ^ voted against it; ^
iihowed strong sy mptunis of a disi>oeiliou lo
slide in upon the hapless grave digger. -
energy, and he niigli
intelligence. Never was there a political
discussion carricd on with greater activity,
and which appealed more directly to the
intelligence of a community, 'rhroughout
the whole, no address was made to the low
and vulgar [Missions. But, on the contrary,
the disscusion turned upon the higher pnn
are calculated to show its n-al bearing on
poor Sexton was unearthed, in a state be
tween dead and alive,—his clothes saturated
with moisture,—his Itnibti benumbed with
cold, and his whole frame aiiaking from
mental and bodily suiiering. A medical
iur; ui ixjr poiiucai s\sic-m ; ffoin;: lo snow ; V • , ' , , • •
the true character of the n^ialions between ! 'f ’““"f ""V"
the State and the General (;over..ment; and !
the means which the States possess of de- i *" reinained,
foivl.nT tho«r n..w.T- uh.rl. ih,.v r^ rt.vl! 'n**mently ei-
. , funding those powers which they reseryed i
gionofthecountry, would be strictly proper? He regretted that he had brcn compelled! ,n forming the Federal (Jovernment. i
Or, who would suppose that he who had to dwell so long on himself; but lru»led
[lecting that the upficr edge would alw
give way, ainl certain that when it did
Main«,
6
1
0
7
New llampskire.
4
1
1
6
MaMitbuieits,
0
13
0
n
Hliode-ltlaiiil,
0
a
0
i
Nernioitt,
u
s
0
i
C'winectu'ut,
0
6
u
6
New York,
11
19
4
Nvw-JerMy,
u
«
u
«
PcnasyUiaia,
4
‘.21
1
36
Dcls«air,
0
1
0
1
•Mar) Uad,
9
0
0
)
Vtrgioia,
!iO
1
0*
91
North-('arohna.
13
u
0
11
SMlh-C'atoUua,
9
0
0
)
lisorfia,
6
u
1
7
Keolucky,
Vi
u
0
M
1'enDCSMC,
9
0
0
}
()hw,
7
(i
1
It
lAMiimna,
3
u
0
3
Induna,
a
1
0
3
IlllDOl*.
1
0
0
I
MiMown,
0
1
0
1
. Alabama,
3
0
0
}
MlMtSSlppJ,
1
0
0
I
M
8
312
* AU Ibc Speaker,
wiio did nd voCe, of :c.
In this areal canvass, men of the mo*t'*^"" | Feb. rJ.—Tb« immoa
adduced It had committed himself, on the 'tlmt whatever censure might be incurred commanding talents and acquirements en- He dvM:n- ^ K.xim*lrf—who, from hu fr*-,.-.
constitutionality of taking the religion or would not be directed against him, but a- ,j greatest ardor; and the “
morals of the country under the charge of gamst those who had drawn his comiucl _ addrcsM>d through every chan-
the Federal Government? Again: Suppose mto the controversy ; and who might hope, ] ^
the question lo be to raise the duty on silk.
bed the half hour which elaji^ed before Ihe approacltes to Um) verge of the gnve
arrival ofthe funeral, as the longest lie had , his as frw^uent recoveries, may »* c»J
e\er kiK>wn—equal in duration to days and “the undying one”—has reacL^d "u-
by assading his motives, to wound the ; 8ne^l;’c3 m'thcrr •"’‘^^ed al^ by the wol-; mgion. tho correspondent of the J«it
cause with which he was proud to be iden- tiiev had become th^roughTml'Ifucled'on ! 1^'“*"‘ «t»noonce, him -
thoroughly
the nature of the o|ipression, and on the
or any other article of luxury and that it
should be supported on the ground that it tified.
was an article mainly consumed by tlie rich He might add, that all the Southern ; ^ they paisess, under the con
and extravagHDt, could it be fairly inferred (States voted with South-Carolina in support, jtitution, to throw ilum o»F.
that, in the opmion of the speaker. Con- , of the bill: not that they had any interest j if gentlemen suppose that’ the st.ind taken
gress had a right to pass lumptuary laws? ;in manutactures, but on the ground that the p«*ople of Carolina rests on pussion
He only asked that these plam rules be ap- . they had supported the war, and of course ,i,ev are wholly mi>»aken.
plied lo bis argument on the tariff of 1816. j fell a corn^ponding obligation to sustain jiig ^.^3^ ^,3^ otherwise. No co/nmii-
They tunied almost entirely on the benefits th.^e establishments which had grown up ■ ,-^0, legislator to the pl..u-'hman,
which manufactures conferred on the coun- under the encouragement it had incidental-: belter
that, ^ that account he might ik.| be di*. : RamUJpl, 1. m c.fy, »
covered, eyeii when the tuneral did arrive. McCarty's Man.ion Ho,.
ft isdi(lK;ull lo imagiiK, a situation more enough to start u
helpk-s^-inore ho,K.le^», or mof„ awlul. „ ^ess-o pack o» iKmnJ* «ik1 dogs of
It reminds us ,4 dreams we Lave expen-: aVetmue of negroes, wiOi k
eiiced, when unier Ihe iiiflueoce of night-1 . .1,,,,
mare,—dreams, by the way, we should bo j
shy to reahzp, in our waking momenU.
t,v,n time rf««;.»d.hich no ooe could yatloricd; wh.lc „,»l of ll«, Nt. f-ng- ,„d ,h, ,ce, n„ .l„d, Ihe Sul, l«,l 1“T TV'’”* ■ c-P'«f'!«•
doubt. The country had recently passed . land members were opposed to the measure,; I'“!? ‘be sensalions which {Mu>sed tbrouib i .i..„ . . »... i
through such a state. Fhe world was, at I principally, as lie believed, on opposite | ^ ^ Jc« p conviction that
that time, deeply agitated by the eflects of principles-
their right* hud been violated, and the
the great conflict, which had so long raged 1 He had now, he trusted, satisfactorily | redress which they have adopted,
in Europe, and which no one could tell how I repelled the charge against the State and ; ^^0 consistent with the prinuples of tU*
soon &gam might return. Bonaparte had himself personally, in reference lo the Ta-1
but recently been overthrown; the whole riff of 1616. Whatever support the State
southern part of this continent was in a state J had given the bill had originated in ‘»*elooked to the reserved powers, as
of revolution, and was threatened with the most dismterested motives. | final redress, if all others failed, the
mlerference of the Holy Alliance, which had There was not within the limits of the ' State at the samo time cherished a hope, as
iloccurrcd, must almost necessarily have m- State, so far as his memory sene«i him, a i | have already stated, that the electiofi of
volved this country in a most dangerous con-. single cotton or wtjollen t“slabhshment.— (len. Jackson to the Presidency, would pre-
Her whole dependence was on agriculture, vent the necessity of a resort to extremities.
He was identified with the interests of the
staple Slates; and, having tlie same inter
est, It was believed thjt Ins great |>opulari
Audkhon, tkf (trnilkologitt.—We .
resclui
mg the *,i^;ions which ,««ed thr^jb j
the rnind of tne sutkrer during the long
agony which this half hour of uncertainty
conUined.—Cumimrcwl Utrald.
into the lit-gialalure of MoMMchusett*.
is, indeed, on obiigatioo n-sting on all f
lie bodies lo petruuiice an enterprize »
at the samo time, citenda Ihe doinau
science, and advances the reputation of-
flict. It was under these circumstances
that he had delivered the speech, in which
be urged the House, that, in the adjustment
of the tariff, reference ought lo be had to a
and the cultivation of two great staples,
rice and cotton. Her obvious policy was
to keep open the market of the world un- ____ „
state of war, as weU as peace ; and that its checked and unrestncted—lo buy cheap,' t\—a populan'tVof the st'riioge8t“^
provisif^^ ought to be fixed on thecompound and to sell high; but, from a fl-elmg of as it restid on miliUrv service^., would en-
views of tiie two periods—making some sa- kindness, combined with a sense of justice,' able him, as they hopi.d, gradually to bring
crifice in peace in order that the less might she added her support to the bill. We had down the system of protection,' without
be made in war. W as the pnnciple fnl^ 7 been told by the agenU of the manufac-„hock or injury to any interest. I’nder
and, lu urging it, did he commit himself lo turers,that the protection which the nieas-' n.esc views, the canvass in Ikvor of (icne-
that system of oppression since grown up, | ure afforded wc^ld be sufficient; to which Jacks.Hi’s election to the Presidency
and which has for its object t le enriching we the more readily conceded, as it was; ^as carried on w.ih great zeal, in ronjunc'-
one p..rUon of the country at the expense of cr>nsidered as a final adjustoient of the ; t,„n „ith that active inquiry into the reser-.
t other j question. j ycd (>owcrsof th^ States, on which final re-
Mr. C. said, the plain rule in all such ca- | us now, said Mr. C. turn our eyes J |i;,„ee was placed. Bul little did the Peo-
8»s was, that when a measure was projKjsed, forward, and see what has been the conduct; p]„ of (’arohna dream, that the man whom
the first thing is to ascertain its constitution-, of the parties to this arningement. Have j^^re thus striving to elevate to th*-
ality; and, ihat bemtr asn rtained, the next Carolina and the South di-jturtied this ad- , |ngl,fst seat of power, would prove so ut-
was ita expediency, which last opened the justment ? No, they never raised their j tcHy false to all their’hopes. Man is, in-
whole field ot arguii.ent lor and against. ^ voice in a single instance against it; even | d,,c;j, ,gnoranl ofthe future ; nor was then;
Kvcry topic may be urged calculated to though this measure, moderate compara-j ever a stronger illiistrati.jn of the ol>»erva-
prove It wise or unwise—so in a bill to lively as it is, was felt with no inconside
raiK»' impf«ts. It mu*t first be ascertained raWe pressureton their interests. W as this
that tite bill IS based (>n the principles of rev-I example imitated on the opposite side’ _ _____
emip, and that the moriey raised is neces-| Far otherwise. Scarcely had the President I againgt them, and the very individual to
soaking CX)RN.
,, ... Mr. F’lUworth, of Ketch Mills, Conn. in , ...
But while this active canvass was carried a letter to the f:ditor of tlie N. E. Farmer - *«
savs: -I have iK)tM:ed in your paper re- Barpn t ovier. al\er examining the
mirk, from several persons on the utility “;«• «»>•• work which are alre«ly
of making seed com m cot>peras water to ‘fat Kui^ has b«-en entirelj
prevent worn-. A little expenence and ‘
practice on any subject conoectwl w.th ag- P“rta>enl of science. Our nH>ral beiog
ricultural purMJits is far letter than ibe^ deep obligalioos l« those who ^
ri=,ing. La>t vear I soaked our seed corn “'“re anght; bikI «ich is»
m a very strong copperas water, as near P"*»crs as W iIsih. and Audubon, cao- ^
as I recollect frotn 21 to 36 hours; every !“ ” dintHRlly tlie finger (.od la '
kernel was nmde as black as charcoal; the '““‘i hummiCMj bird, s. inl -
man who planted the corn called me a fool, f
and said it would never vegetnte. But Heaven,
every hill planted came up well, and during i Acicori Dai. Adt.
Its growth excited the remark of all who I „
saw It, as being the n>ost even field of corn I ‘***
thfy ever saw. Not one hill in the whole remarks from tho facetious Editor ef
field of seven acres was injured by worms Wtlmingtm Adpcrtitrr :
co,n(«ncd 10 ».cr.l wl„„ f,„ u,,
h.d l».„ cut .lom. I„ the Quunti.v i.c.fry
ty iKtthmg. If a member could be
stronger
lion than is affirded by the result of that
electifKi! 'i'he very evoot on which they
had built their hofjes, has been turned
Mry for the wants of the country. The«; , ■‘••gried his name, befiiie application wu8| whom they looked as a deliverer, and whom,
being ascertained, every argument, direct' made for an increase of duties, which was J-- .i; - -i -
, . ^ . I under that imprcaision, they strove, for so
and indirect, may be fairly off-red, which n-pated with demands continually growing,, ^inv years, to elevate to power, is now the
may go to show that, under all the circum-, tdl the passage of the act of What | j^.^^rful instrument id the hands of
sUnces, the provisiws of the bill are proper j course now, he would ask, did it l>ecome: |,i, i^nerest opponent* to put down
or impro|)*.r. Had this plain and simple Carolina to pursue in reference to tliese de-i t|,prn and iheir caus«-'
rile l^n adhereiJ to, we sh.,uld never have jmaiHls’ Instead of acquiescing m them. Scarcely had he 'lK*en elected, when it
heard of the complumt of Carolina. Her ^ b»;cause she had acted generously in adja^t-
objection is not a;iainst the improjj^-r modi- ■ mg the 'I'arilfof l'“I6, she 8aw,'in her ge-
fication of a bill acknow Icdged to \>e for rev- nerrj«ity on that occasion, additional nio-
cnue; bul that, under the nai/je of impo-ts, ^ tives for that firm and decid-,d resistance! biasird.' 'I’he admission of a single mdi.
a power essentially d.ffyent from the tax- which sIk^ has n.oce made against the sys- j v,d,ul m,o the Cabinet, under these circum-
ing p^er is exorcis- d-partakmg mu^ h Itm of protection. Sne accordingly com-1 which accompanied that admission,
rn..re of the character of a penalty than a menced a systematic op,s,s.tion to a I fur- „,rPw ;.|| mto confusion. 'I’he mischievcm
tax. Nothing more common than that ther encroa. hinents, «hich continued from
tiling's rl'^rtiely rf’sernlding m up(K.'arance l"ll till 1 by discussions and by ruso-
siioiild wid'.ly and ess ntiuiiv ditilr in th' ir
chaructor. -Ar.cuic, f.r uufau'.;e, ^" v..r, Aj-ti!, 1:1 J
them and their caus;!
Scarcely had he h
herame apparent, from tho organization of
his Cabinet, and other indications, that all
tluir hopes of relief, through him, were
inllufiiff over the President, thr»iigh which
this individual was admitted into the tJabi-
n» t, soon l^ecarne apparent. Instead of tur
had over 6ti bushels to the acre.”
' k>ng windol enough to keep the floor t«»‘
»e pin 0 .Shrewsliury chick,"!^
n mea , a cannot he a iloubt that he would beat
A Yankee Puddtng.—I’ake one
scalded tnilk, half a pint of Indiar
cup f„" rf „ob™.. a... or «
salt and six sweet aitoles cut into small i» i , i . miti
I.M no. .h.„ th™. ; ‘ J ^ r"
r.cl, J.1IV. ono of .1,.
I - . I V L II I old arithmetical and measures; by [(-
luxurious, yet simpk, Unkee puddings. roods, and miles.”
“ I’ll b*;t a shc-«»p,” said old Meredith to j
his other half, “ thuk our (toy Otho IS going I Rtlijifiim.— Man in whstever
crazy. For he is grinning at the plow, 1 niay be considered, ns well as in ever>';
and he is grinning at the barn, and he is 1 riod and vici>iNitu.i« of life, exjierifiK^‘I
grinning to himself w horever he goes.”— | Religion an etlicatious antidote agai** '* I
“ Poh,” replied the ohl woman, “din’t you | dls which oppreos him, a shield that blt'-i
know he got a li/rc Ittter this morning.” | the darts of iu« f«neinies, and an asylu® I
I to winch lilt y can never enter. Ine‘*'i|
Tohikt Stninn out of Silk.— Mix togcth- ‘ event of fortune it excite.^ in his soul » '
erm a phiul,2oz. essciire of leiuon, 1 oz. of] Imiity of idea, by |Mnnting out to biffl ^^1
oil of turpr-ntine. (in ase tmd other sjiots J*^'*t Judge, wlui, as un attentive §pe^'‘
in Silks, are to Isi rutit*«'d gently with a ; of Ins c.Hitlicts, is aUait to reward him
linen rag dipped in the above composition., mesimmhle approbation. Keligion ‘
, I in the darkest teiiip«'st ap|s‘ars to nia’ j
hmn D Latrnt.—W hy ih an emetic like a ' the Ins of [h-u« o, uimI dissi|«ling the »'
• country dance? 1)ye give it up? /^e«aw«'| and ungry storm, restores the wish'^dM
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