;.IO III jr.l(o,!!!Mit !,. t,:t WdS O'il p iS J I lo M
lieve th nullitier. I hope, then, in futu.'o, ilia
credit wi'l 1:? givan to I lie iti-tch abased ifulJiGer
for this net of favor to tho South, and riot tho great
pacificator, Henry Clay., Hat to r.-turn to my nr.
gument. Whether ' take tlie bill ns reported
trom the Committee of Way and Mean., frm
that on Manufactures, or tliat of the Treasury, the
difference is lilie .tb.it of my undo Toby's hat
' between the old cocked Hat, and the old bit cocked.
Tlio objct and design ol each aro prntcrtiou and
high revenue. It is staled by Mr. Lowndes mio
of tU moat virtuous and patriotic statesman this
country has ever known, whose death every lover
f the country most deeply deplores hat the tariff
of ISI6, which, at chairman ot the Committee of
aya and, Means, ho reported, wan framed on the
V principle of revenue and encboragemout ; that, uo-
derthe embargo, nonuuerc anr&e, and war, many
'flourishing manufactures had sprung up, which all
were disposed to foster, a ;cll lis to encourage
others which might afterward orsc. With this
view, a duty. of 25 jier cent, wa considered as
sufficiently high. But with this tha manufacturers
were not satisfied ; auu at tlie next Congress (HI)
succeeded in raising tub duties, to 33J pcr.cnnt,
Not content witli this; they applied agun in 19 JO ;
hut, after a full and able discussion, were defeated.
But liieir cupidity wa not thus to bo foiled. In
1924 they wero more Buccess'ul ; and ihe gentle
mm from Boston will atlow ma to sty to hinfthat,
if I have Jjcn Ind into errors on this subject, they
won) taught mc th'vn by Dtniet Webster, and the
then memh'T from his" ciiy. Thin wneeastiil,
Congrew was led to pass the hill of 1 S 2 which
-'
drove the H u;h to the point f in adoe.,
We had
then, tlie cnroprotnise act of 1513', which gaveq liot i
and renoje to the country. H it that is now to be
violated. IlevKii'ic U the worJ direct taxe, or
excise, or impost, nro the nlterustives. I am free;
to say, the peoplo I represent (nl am myself) are
in favor of the collection of revenue from our fir-;
eign importations, in preference ta a tax uiion our
landVftnd property. It is tho more iiTrp'able lo j
us, if for nothing else, thai it nt least b is the ap
pearance of b"ing vojun'jiry if that cm be called
so, which we .pay from Teeessily. Your farmer
may dispense with his broadcloth coat lor himself,
- and with a silk gown for his wife; but ci'inut do
without his iron and his salt; nor will be willingly
give up, if he desires pcaca and comfort in bis
lamily, III sugar and colTee.
Mr. Chairman, it was the object of my friend
from So ;!h Carolina f Mr. I'ieleus, in his eloquont
remarks, to satisfy the committee tnaf, fyou pas
llkn l,i't t intiAji rl W (ft llirtlt ftitflHSl ! if flVtftf1-k
'ilW Ulll HfVII "' SSiil I ' I j f
t.vo-J will fail to collect the amount ot revenuo yoo ; ,
(de-ire, aad !w .Irivou, in your necessities, to resort I
lo direcl jaxes, or same other mo.Jo of suppltmg
your wants.. It 'Mll b mv purwe lo show you
ought not, even if yoo could, lo ievv-so iwava
Sm-mSSSiJY!"101 W1 c,on,V;
tionoflhe country j hut that "5"Wn-d4
bring down your expenditures to an .rcononiical i
administration of the Government. I our c.iair- j
man of Ways nnd Means vat s it is neceary to j
naveiuiargo amouu.. itu;a ii-.w i .hi-
established I
We are first caiied to too siatoment
accompanying the report of tha Secretary of the
Treasury, inaue on tho U:h ol alay last :
" The following estimate of the expenditures of
the tears IS.",', 13 JJ, awl 1MI, exhimis Hie
the
m-ra-ure of income necessary to bo raised during
the same peri. I ;
For tie year 1S42.
Civil, foreign amercuursrj and mis
cellnneoiiM, mili'ary and nsva't as
-v-rrsiHifiTpp"rrtprIalions .
Debt doebv corporate cities.jprin.
eipal and intrf
Parts -f the old publ'e debt
J and p"r cent. finLs due to the
O.I'Oll'J 0i)!'f,ir
1 .10.900 00
"),I00 00
. C ! I m m ' - 1 . . -I . - .mm .,
-PWCTWK Pl.llrllf . ILC IUIW
to Mississippi and Alalwrna, un
der the late hw
lnieriHrt n'vah! in lt-!, nn the
loan of 141 iV- la4J 8511,000
..Iliideio,.'tiviai)f-Tr''7s-jry
nots inel'sdin-' intr?t 1. 100,000
:y. ;' J 20S Uo
For t!ic ycr.r '
Civ'.!, fure;g!i inter-
caure V initv.
laneous, mihlarv
and naval , $H,iH,'i'i
Permanent anpropri. -
00
Iti RS
Debt due by cofjw.
rate cities
Parts of the old p-.ih.
ti32,000 00
132,00-1 0 I
r,ooo 00
lie fi!it
and 5 p
.1
r c?:i
to die
finds duo
S'.Vr . '
Inierfit payable in
J 1" n'l lost
Hi'f.'mp'i in of rr
iiirv iii,te, icctu
hag interest
ao2,ooo,i')
1,003,000 0
j ;',
lur ye-ir lai I.
4'3,-i.M.ao- 00
'j:2, 'I'm 1 "l
ISuu Ou
5.0'J'l 0.)
1 05
1W
Civ:!, foreign inti-r-rmirse
.V iniscel
lan iu, ir.iht.iry
nr. I nsvdi
P.-rin ii.'int appr-i
pri.i!: j'is
Dch: 1' 10 tiv orji.,.
ra!enii-
",'ar'sof thn old pub-'
1 1 t doln
-! and 0 per cent,
funds due to the
Stay
Jiitrr''t jny-Ae in
J0,i,n;,) (i 1
Priucip-il i f ihc loan
payable I t J.uiu
, i rv, 1- 10
1 00
:2
T.
r,.i 7:5'
Trim whi
it v.i'1 li" spf-n til" nrdimrri trn
- of tin: rnmiii! I',r ih t -ar l-i'-', l"l l,
i d 1 SI 1, nn. estimated at &. 3.il.:fs r. Inid-s
-v a ini'-i'i-is inori- fir 1! 'V, ire t-ury ii.it.-s,
iier It I'.'l'i'.i'.-s. Not cot co' v 1 :i Ihi-i.l'.e grtit'o
an l"lls us " exp"i icnf.c is the "!i'y Jri lri m
hiic niatlers," arid lie g;" u& t1 - ' disbur 'cmenis
'unrig the loir year ol Mr. ,in IJuri'i, h admin
1 . rii , 1 'i , i.r i.i'.- vru: 'i'ii if t prns a '11 ni'j iiiro i
"( lit,"' hs 'v i!i le found 10 j) M-iiintnt 0-0. n.-p "I , ;
is furiuso' J
In le37
in
In l"-iO
In 1510
To'i!
:ne lioue at tiicextia scshhki, vus
5:H,01 11,00."! O'l
31,011 300
Mi
l'0 l. 7l'i
t:.',:jio,noo
9- 1" V-:7A"'l H-i
IJ.-i.ig ua avvtae c 6'?,"!i) vtS 13 f.,f . -..Ii
Vear. Now, sir, by turninij to the 'J :h ptge of too
iinw iliM-.U'iiunt, you will find stated hy Mr. S'Cie X
tury l';ving the sums paid, diirwigeacii year ol the
la-ft Administration, in di.:!inr.i of trust fund;
Ireii&iry nutex, e. ; and which be alates as not
firming any part of tho ciponsrs of tint Admin
ibtration, to wit i "
For tho yenr 1937 .
For tha year It'M .
For the year lafl'J
For the year IIO .
$3,033 03 00
7,01 LOU' 10
la.o-i.ii i a i;i
. 00,5.53 "J 'J
Tlise sums being paid principally in discharge
of trust-funds received and held under treaties
made bt-fora Mr. Van B iren cimio into power, an fo
for which his Administration was n t responsible,
eteept in bis liability to piy. And here, M..
Chairman, let us piiuo for a miment, and refl.rct
on ilirt staicinent which has bean laid bjforo us by
Mr- Kwing, as Secretary of tlie Treasury, and hy
the geiit'luinnn (rom New York. It khowa that, in
tho end, truth will ha hoard and falsehood silonced.
Yes, sir, what have we this day heard, cornioi?
from the chairman ofa Whig committeehimself
a Whig addried to a Congress co ''posed of a
m.ijoriiy of Whigs in the yeir 1942 ! JVAy,
that the expenditures of Martin Vit llurta's four
year of administering the Oorernment are to he
tulr uat the stand ard of empevli'ure for imposi ng
on the country a tariff yeM, a permanent tariff for
reanuc. If, sir, I fcvl und slull express mvnelf
stro.'iily on this occasion, my apology must bo
J.i.i'i l in the fact, that, whilst a candid.ito beloro
the peoplu in HW, I heard then thesa very ex-
I puo'iiiurr! uiiiiigru ny vuur nig milium, uin
, . .. i i ii'i.:.. it.
iui;b auu uig, in nvcry compiny ii wns inv iu i
addfi.tis, ns liciug extravagant, wasteful, a. id such
as wi-re bringing' thd country to rum ; that they
ou;hr and should be reduced say do.vn to fifteen,
if not to thirrecri. (jiillions. And what do I now
hcur? Theso very uxpenditures taken and adopt,
ed as the standard for levying upon the jieoplo a
perm-inent cyst 'tn of taxes. Yes, sir, 1 called
upon tlie honest but delud -d fe!bw citizens of oiy
native ii 'id belived Stato to open thur eyes, and
remember what thev havehcard ; and to see and
to j idge for themselves wlmt is p.oposed to ba
do.-ip. Oil 1 Whiggery ! Wbiggery ! what has
Ixxui thy impiHience ; and where now is thy blush !
t, r, tnern was any owigauiu, inscruea up hi no
liitt nasjo of tour lueishitiva duties, it was that of
retrenchment and relorm 1 Uut, where is v 'ir
j reform ? in what ha.b:en your rctrencliuient I
1'ii i committee on the contingent expenditures ot
!h) lli'ifl have, indci:'!, rciaeed t!i-J number.. of
I'-1 '"" '" -iiy-UXrwrs and icsse iii
l ie (lii.iiiti'.v o ear i:a'ioiijrv.. I.ut is t in tne
ra,lllt of ,h ,,T0M y,,e;n of r t rerichnu-nt and of
,avi3 w)lic!l ,,,e ( ,e wflrB pr0lise, f 'irte
rnntleman Troin Virgmia (Mr. Gilmer,) did indoe l
(j)Jef a.TWju,if)ll covering the whole ground, and
obtained bis comrnittecTeoaiposetl f Ihree Wmgs
o.ie Dinmcrat and one of
hw Whigs nwTeTITmrWTrirt-sc4.jec.t.is6
his Ju,ie!j 0) l()t ini,luflct,Jrjn;, committee, assist,
, (rar)0 ,ho TC b aow boforo d(, n,(l
rthiia ,,m to altenj ,0 ,iic great business ol re
. rm . an.i D. f ,w .,.,, . nB1ru., r,,.,- ,
own State was put in his place. Well, what does
that committee tell u is tho result of their labors?
The conclusion lo whiih they ate brought is :
. 'fhe committee believe that, with proper econo-
, ,ny and rcsiion-ability, and without impairing any
' useful branch of tho public service, the aggregate
''xpcnditorc may, in lime of price, he reJuenl lo-
! 17,0').),0 hf nor .inhum." You havo nad both
ll.u .m,L.i.iii,.f i ar.,1 ili.. nn-ri.p nntl l-ml tinvtt (Ii illrt
r'.-venue, tempt m-vi ta en a in uianuf.icM-
rifg, ar.d then yo-j wi.l red. ice. Itul the
u vol wi.l reo.ice. Uul the irentle-
! m'"' New ork says bo only propone Ivri-nrr.
i f"or-millions (t evif.'ndiliire, ami three nu!li.;u
and a half for debt, ns ho sUiioosed thi)r miltt ba
! what fit i the gtttlemnr telf os ? That, an I'M at-
-'.l'.'.OOO 00,,e."1P 'hch had bi:n mado in this House ((iro
' p and carried mainly by the votes of Djirn
crais) to reduce the navy nnd army bills same
- . tUree or four millions, it was rash, and against the
TjiuTihc interest ; and the Sen ile have" 'riSusbil'TTieif
'..j.
.
I genllemai wrrl -pardon m'! ; but I am loree
I '',.''i ' w,,oH ns soon jrusi the .innocent lamb in'.n
Hi-.' javs of the voraeiinis wc!f,is put a fall lmiiy
-m ! r tl'- c-mtrol of a Whig Congr, aa ! rxnf ct
r-fine. 'I iw stands Iho facts,! Y'u i.jvi; now
bviui (i!lec!i nioiitlis in pivvjr, nnd Congress in
1ctu.1l b.-.-'s.o:! eleven nionihs wiiii Whig maj-iritm
i'lbitli branches. At your rt'ra session four
nprroririalions amounted lo 80 0 i l 100. The l
reportrd fo this H va-e, from tfi.- b-t I hold in my
hand, prepared by the CUt';, coming with tho
la-iLlion of Whig comuiiilces, .tuiouuts in lo lh
, M diy of. fun", 10 t'.ie cnoruiuus fum.f 17,
;'iC!; bemdes what is to Le M-ttlcJ u'. tho i!f part
! menis, and the bills rc;')rte I to the .'.:-uate, wluua
j e inno', under tl.o in-ist 111 xl- r ,1-! c ilc ilali-ni, make
the hole less than forty ni.lh.i.i-. Y.hj h-tve n i.v
an a ith-)ri:d debt (jf w-ventoen inillioiis bv loari.
va.id an aetu il iksun .f nine nalliuns in lreaurv
-i making a did.i of twenty six niil'ion-', vvi,i,-'i
V"i a" iiior.. ;V-y (, ndd to thin to dimini-h.
;'fio oo, -ir p-s th li II to 'rep iy the cla'i mints
jli r liii ir lof-fs n.curre I during the maritime war
:w,;li ria.-icc, undrr t'" ehler A-Iani", an I winch
h ive U!i refused ty Coagrets for the last f .rty
v...iir ; p;iH the ot Ir m tlie .S'.-nite, giving
to Ma-T-li'ji.-n a Uian'.y f r her pcace.il:.i r.u-
.f-ift li-.ring i:,- w ir, (.f ,.ne ft-JO'MMI'l f(-
5 .3ii0,, in fl lot..-, to w!i.-:t Ins alrei fy I '-en
paid ; -id J to Ibe !:. iV b:!! ! r the relief" of the
h us i.f tini. II i'!. f:,r r ..vardly "orri'ii It of
iyoar bravo tr-jip nt lL:.-o:t ; -then ndd lo i:ih
darl; ra?al-i.-i.' tlie ai la.pli on of iho St..te ilubts ;
and if vuu d not establish for this Wing Cm
gn-s a chnrirti-r " ilainuwd to evi:rla-ting I'mio "
m the t-j.1 mii 'e of ul! h. ii,.-:,: uul patriotic m n, I
.101 no propb ..t.
To return ti.Jlc cm-iJe ration rf tin tariff :
A ll-Nl,
, op;Kiiieii's i-l tin; sjsli-iii, wheiliPr the doty falls
I n.u-t heavily ll.i' .nfwoli-r. the irnpirti-r, or tin
1 (m-.uincr. Tn uranifiil of iho manufacturer is,
i thai low duties o(i-rite, to tha advantage of tho
ilor.-igo pr.M.ic'ir, ns ihey ens blo him to g t a
H-t her pnt e ; and 1 1,4 1 r!asin wiiy !''' ait:-
:':i,' 111 this roiititry n ns (!ir with 11 low as wis
' high d-iiy. Hut, however Hi fact miv b-;, 1
a
la.-
as lie is i'lici n il. iviinitn-r ih; nrt-;!: h r .i-i 'l
, in value nl.toi:'!, 01 I.v ih duty h-n', ih" pr.ri is
1 i'i.ri'!"-d, hn:li ;;in-- '.mii ilt ailvani -ige o g, ,-i .
i higher pr, ti r hi-- nrtirj-. I .i ih.g m ....... ..
! -!ii: nmiiufdKturrr is ul.v iys n ili'ig fur Iiijj'i d.t
I lies ; which In would n il bo lihely to do ; utin-i
! ' were to be the gmuer. And, if w-e are to iu Igi
oan his former (h nvt'tK n'Ru,' liorl ol ilm
.- esi-liiMon . f lhu f .r. (i i uili' le, iind a high ,,.
I for his own, is lihr-lv to S!ti' him. Hm ,.r
m eiinnolcd wifh l!:n nn n nl . I
ii!'l l!i iriCTi!4o of liie wairt-s of litmr. U il Ihe
' ' v iti h of lh( In burr r in i-ir i'n.i' up , n, I
fy - - - -- . . . ,1, Il l'-
'1 irn:s.thst are to be, i!iriei-i"i ' f.ci tin. Cir,,....
l1'!ln,,'r eoi fined to he niarkets in o i'r umi
j country for t!ie ra'i cM hit --ot'rn, tobacco, rice. nd
Il !ir j an 1 who believe bo would command a
g'likl a pnea for Ins produce as if allowed the ad
vantage ot the foreign irmrlie' 1 In support ol this,
I tate a single liict as t the sjIi' of eottiMi- and
that is . for six years pr-"Cdiug 183J, it averaged
rather more th in thirteen coal. Even now, whnu
every trado is h J much depressed, it is within a
cent ot the average o the last six years of the
tarill. It is not the laborer in our fields,,theii who
is to bo tho gainer by this prohibitory policy.
Will tho wag.isof th'J I ih rr in the fiietone
th tisnlves bti ineroasnd f What ara 'uy 0'' '
That foreign labor ; tuv, n il our is RijidYWat
our inanufactururs cauqot contend with tho loroign.
Il this be so, it is not tlie laborer hero wh.ua. i'
turest is to bo advanced becsiiM tlie capit iiihi is
nut liliely to inereaso tho wages h savs are already
too high. Ha himself will probably pocket the
gains, anl say lo the laborer, as he will 4o tho
planter, "Take what 1 am willing to give, or go
honco mid seek n better market." -
Tho chairman of the Ways and Means com
plained most dolefully of tho want of information.
Congress had failed to da its duty, in refusing to
allow interested witnessos to bo paid to come hew
and give testimony J so the Government had not
done what the gentleman thought ought to have
been done. 'Ir will ba recollected that when Con
gr-ss passed the census bill, the then Secretary
ol State, in order to obtain authentic information
as to the products of the country, gave his instrus
lions to tha depu'y marsh ils to ascertain what
each man raised ? what he sold, consumed, or man
tifacturod. What were the hones farmers then
told I Why, inn iho Vila Democrats only wwhed
to ?o how far they miht go into the collection of
taxes down to their chickens and ducks. B it it
is trur as the chairman tells us, that we are now
called upon to legtslato in tho dsrk to iaiposs a
tax, without knowing whether of 40 or. 100 per
cent ? Does he propost to take you know not what
from tht pockets of the farmer, and to glee you
knoe not ho;e much to the m tnvfarturtr f In
1810, iho House acted on ItHie principle of revenue
and enoourag":n'ni, and had beiore it evidence to
enable it t at nn dert i i li.igly. In io able
J speech of Mr. L vn les, in liie dsbi'e m HJO ho
! s tut : Tn Mir of dutv pmp'Hed in ihe report
i ot 110 w-re founded on e'vnleiie " the degree of
rnrtiur.itmcitt winr i wou I enable the oianu aclu- I
That ,1-reo" was then
i . ... . , ? .,
Huiim our! .iL-4i," ...r rAni. 4 lc x irwl.'r II limlton.
the founder of yoursystem in this country, has j wis mado in 1790, a&T accepted in 170'. It re
said, after a prope d.-gr-e of eneouragemeul, all j quired, in the first place, that the territory thus
j Iryond is a bounty ; and such it is in fac, twist - ceded should be erected into one or moro States ;
j and turn it as you may i bounty pud by one .and, in thu second place, before the lauds were sold
' portion f milustrv. lor th bi-neftt ot another.' ior giantod, that the military land wairnt, which
i li wi!
bo diffieul. -o safv .!,. firner .hat i, ,. j
! lo his mter.'-it t i pay
2o i-r c-iit. instead of lo !
uri b!atikvl : 1 I c- m Hi
.qu ire yard on ilimiels ; .
snt i..r . ... . ...f r,. i.u.i I
- f " '. - ' f f " rf " wi j
inst-.-id oi $1 ; S cfuts pr ill. l-r leather ; lo cents
i i-. J.l- 1 . 4 n
brown, an ! TTlaT f
per -Uisiwl on sal,. I ak .1 tins ,s tho tune fori
propniiig ttifn- heavy dunes, because it is said
your m unit actor- most go down should protection
be withheld? Tnts (icpri-sf.ot in iho price of
property sad lur. r is ipnural. Il iseoiifi icd toon
section, .or lo any particular cla-is. Tho maiiu
ficturr, liTie i he tar.ner, smmt J csinnale hi prof,
its, not on Ins invst'ii-iit.s a id its cost fourteen, or
even fo-ir year ago. bo' on what it is now worth.
When is !h" firmer .vh i would not gi.i'ily I .ke2J,
or even I per ren:., r fit on die coit of bis land
nnd hii ii'.i ,r u. .r!i ii I i... if,.o.t m.'
D'Jfr f-.TWir I 1 hir" lr-1 "1 1i.1h1)ii. Ii, I lift. .-.-, ll
try s-!l iir i'i It . .
no d.ich prie-s it
)'J t r ncre W- kiH at
in, Wo Ji.l, indeed', hear
C i u- d io ins 1th of Jult
' - '
. ii . ...
noeii l.aiigu i' a
Mr
"pecrd, ll'l :
" Tho fact . f C
ii .rri .in cieciw:! Will.
prntv . .mto4twmnztTrtf,o
, it. i. , i.i- uii ,n u- r . ir u i ucuve uusi-l
in is wiii rrtuni ; .i.i-l in
I in- .ii. s ul ..r iiiiceuiidlbei
iva je. i.i I ,h .r wi'.i riw
,....i!Lit.iUiit.-.iajii,
jic u jai .liiU rniuemicred to be
laajjhrd ii jr p.. o in Ii i vJ4,-'IirJ.'?i.!hivmiedj
leu;.ii. I; Hud b-."-iV 1,11,1 in ' ",ti'c the areu
nuiit. drawn fro 11 tier iieav t-xres ! mir imnnri.
- I
ovtr o ir ex,i-iiis, v,-nc 1, ir . , H;)d, as over one
hundred on 11 Ilui g l t-:i sriou J remain-
Ii r t ! 1 :i t . :n i .e period c .lone.i as ihu one of our
greatest pririty. ...i'!o your Slavs contracted
:i'.:r h.'.uv d.
u;s no. .id, a i l received, in return,!
f il l , rl 110:1
a i l o: ,er arir-ii-s of insrctijn ii
wilirn incre-is''
"1 Oar inei-ir's a oil revenue, hm
uhicbiiiw co tt.it) jie lodiani Hie counirv ol len I prenenmve policy, wh'iso c should locludo
t twelve iiii.Iio-is 1 er lo piy tlio ioteret. Dj ! every intere.! in the na'ion."
not, then, I boseecli y .o, d.Ntr ., o ir loreM,i mar- return , ,ho receipts and expend-Mre. as 1
U.-IS ,v ,,, .. .vv dew naogiog over uul bear mUU , MbnM, . cnlpira,l8 vier of what
log , ,-. ,..,s.ry ul Urn cuu.ry. flu (ruth ; nrftd and expend , 1 :t ,. 1 S40, as well a.
it, lr. (,i, r ,,a... vou nm lru, y.Mir erH, in ,ht yMT , a, , ( ,, t, M,lmHlM ,or h,.i)rtu,.
-not t,) oru..nU 0,01a into tu.i tren.ury, uul by I j,,, the d.ff.-rence between lh Iwo Issl years of Mr.
pv.Kig ie-41 ..ul. luj :iiost ly AM tiy itpeahug 1 v Uure.rs a J.nimsiration and tho Iwo first of mo
your land .)i.tr,a I. Let iwt iho party pftf e,lt ; from which it appears that the expend,.
,..; . ..gs ..( g. n-.ie,!.-!. be excited ; 1. must b? d.x.e , lrc or,h, Whigs, after ad their abuse, will have
meagre I'.ougn it be. 1 .... object -and - cec,e j Mr. Van P.ureu's in the two yam, by
vv ..) . l.-c..uo, 1... aei.t:ciiii lue uiijni u .m , mon , ,hre, millions Hill a u aarier ; and Unit
!' ' " ,"" u;w ,u"iJ w 8" li,u y'alrs.! iho ei.ie.id.turcs of the Whigs, in Ihcir two years
l:i-:. Hi, to 1. wi:.-J,,,-r.,u'V them from del,,,, u , have exceeded the., lece.pls f.r the same
m a iue r. . e.s,iy lor hign ui-., i npr -ve your period near thirteen Htid a hall indliotis. A beauiiful
r,v and ro,,s, and edu.aio u,e only I commentary on their professions ol eeo,H.,n, and
i.k d .no puhnc ir-H.u.i.m.d ,, .hey say lhe;refn; , , fie lo attempt .0 excuse themselvos,
, . . ' , ' ' ' "" "lt!
T.tt fin .-ill '.'1 p H...I enIT ... I I ....
a - -- in. pi-uoiio ..i'.e, i ii.
ii'i ii ui.i inn i. u, rej-iat, oeetiirt:rrinin mt-r-is
lui'i Ircomhi ve-ted; and in i n" hrr will
tiit'.M oi ui-;iurti;ng ve-ted interest ) ti;at vo-i,d hu1.
t . o.'i :., oi a I. -a. .f.,i.j (hn!riiie. flu, hring, ma I
v.ni,, ua. fiu. tima pneu nl I ae laM "
-i"u ol our Legislature .md which hsvo ien r.
lio wc were lo vote. Tin preamii.o lo ilieje
ro-oliiuoii. declares ili.il tho Whig member ol that
lu ty .
iuiu i.v uuver ior. as llli fill' iiimi.l.i
r.nl eil ' nre ..otniiMn 1.0 j rv o ..p ..1.. 1 .11 . t .... 1 .
- I - "i-""" j 'jn.m nun, nun
other meas ,re, o the Con-res. o iho United
S,a-e., iii.o.iH-o iM i-nee , iHe nUd to the older ' K'Va rt" '"''!,m0 ' c,c",i.',"M,, i
.uiuiiiiMU m i..u C.,i.Cideracv : lie it therefore th " n" ',tn ,llouW 1,0 "r ""'''
rrs'leed, f,,,. t..,s il-m't As--mult d aeo-meu,,, 1 '"f ,"1r,M ve spnin up in the Homh, w.neh will,
.1. Hi-; must d'Ti'.-d oiHtm-r, nut He! hv the f..n' e'Mmw lo " ,""!,!' ; b"' wl"""f "h-y
r"ss ol in I net Siales, whaievm title it ay 0f C'""""' W,,h W":1" "1!","-,
b-,r, wh..:n conoa,,.,!.,!,', ,1,Vi11,t ,( H. r,,. i " l,rtw!'uf 11,0 ex.uvt of tin other gr.-ut 1 ate
' :'.--.1. ot urn a.,... U ,',e ,,!,.: ,;,H.( ,, lCr.e t'.ou 1 ,f'!," ' ",H eMUII,rJr ,l "'r' ou '
a -t 1 , ,,, ,, j, em of cc. 1-1,1 iro. the ,-vo '"" K1';,""",ml your course by thai r.ircuu:. aace,
rai Mai-..' i .v'm '" deceived, for those aniong .i tm who nro
i Hot fKititical tanirmen, will le found liko Sir ilobt.
Th !: th- .-;:i nents of iho Wings of North ! IVcl'sSri.tch herring doaier-free ira.lc in all ..tfier
.."inn. -is t .-ii i:nb..li-l 11 1 i,...r Resolve of j business, b it do not diMtirh the imHiojM.ly m the ur.
I"li!- 11 1 i; s-ero r.-ceiv.:.i ..! la- .'Xir.eisoii ling trado. You Into nn example of this m tho
0 t.'ongies.. 1 coiid-oi n in it..; mo,l decided tarifTiivii of Petersburg, Virginia. Tlny me lor
; uaii'Nii.aO pr notion bills -atl g-lts ..( ie pahhc J n protective i.aritl'ou cwm cotiom, for tha bencf.t
Uads-iMoi a ay, except as proviit d hy the - of thetr laeloncs.; hut railroad. iruu fhuui 1 con.o
; d .vds... .- -n . , .Y.w, -ir, wii .1 an- l..o provisions duty free, for the btn-dit of iheir railroad c pa.,
01 lue li..:rilia.t 1 , act passed- al I no extra -session, We Inv heretofore ieurd much ns to Iho .a.iii.Io
v. hi.'ii, ii is - nl, 1 i.n sacred to he repealed ? 1 . of I'uglaud ; but nuw i,l,8 is ,rCcd to tedax Imr
j ' ' "" ' iul 1 ,l t !',"",H 0i". ' !"")". after having brought bur peoplo to the point
India..., Id.-.. 1 U.iH.11.1, Mis-mri, M.HS.s-u.pi, -i niarvatio-i. & far as the ncrtissarira of liln aro
1,010-. im ..-1., aim -niciMgaii, ovor ami aifive
1 wuai ea'.u 01 in.; saiu wiv is cinuieodo itv ino
torms ol the compact," (which is from J to H per
centum,) u iho sum often per centum upon tho pro
coeds of the sales i.f the public lands." " Thero
shall be granted to each of the States aforesaid five
hundred thousand neres of laud, lor the purposes of
internal improvement,"' provided that any quantity
whicli any of ihc said Slatos huvo already received
is to be deducted. 3- It provides that every bona
file settlor on iho public lands shall bs entitled to
enter one hunurea ana sixiy acres, uuro
8 grant, a gill, and a pre-emption," directly in
violation of our instructions.- But, as . I voted
ngsmst tho bill, and for its repeal, I loavfl it to iho
Legislature, and such of their Whig friends from
the State as voted for this, measure, to settle this
matter in tbstitvwn way. o a rp further told,
those lands belong to tho States; that they aro
their proerty ; and now that the public debt as paid, .
they should bo surrendered. May I enquire as to
tho right of the States to this property ? Where
is their deed or grant I To treaties of louisinna
and of Florida, under which tho larger portion ol
these lands are held, gave Ilia right to tho United
State. Tho deeds of cession I 'om Virginia, Geor
gia, New York, and North Carolina, tout-eyed
them to the United Slates. Thero is not a word
to bo found in (hem about a public debt. And if
Ihero had been, we certain!, havo debt now to
cover all that likely shortly (o arise from their
proceeds. ,
Mr. Chairman,! can well imagine how it is that
tho members hero, representing States that are
largely indebted, or those who are directly interest,
ed in a high protective larilT, can insist on retain
ing iho proceeds of tho public, lands. But bow
members coming from States not interestod in a
Tariff, can refuse to surrender this fund, now that
it can only ba supplied by taxes, is to mo passing
strange. Whilst on the subject of these deeds of
ces3iuii, allow mo here to correct a misrepresenta
tion, which, a I learn, is extensively circulated in
North Carolina. Tho honest peplo of that State
have been told by Iho party priss, and by high
electioneering dignitaries, that North Carulina co
ded her lands lo the General Government, from
iho sales of .which tnousands have boeu receite I
and this cdfislitutcs a part of the fund ubout which
wo are now disputing. Now, what will the peoplo
th.-re think when I say here, in my place, and lefy
contradiction, that not one . Collar lias ever o.en
received by the General Government, under tho
. . , ' . , . M ...i. 'ii..,.i i
.Ieil of rcn.ian from North Carolina T I hat deed
I. ii il . K...u I'....';.,. .I,....l.l iV lua
T.ZIC
""CU. .u 3 -
wmpireu , ... - - r- - - -
I ClillU. AIIU IIW M'fU wm.m
! lina had issued in discharge of the debt duo to her
State.
revolutionary soldiers, have swept the whole of tho
with .he exception of won end, and -crap,
"" te atfered rJ-U-iate9
! but littlo. And these, in 1 ? 10, Congress const itu
ted Tennesseo her agent to. sell al 12. ceni per
acroand that on' a credit of one, Iwo, and three
year;' still requiring any claim for military war
rants 10 be first paid; S you have not, and aro
not likely lo receive ouo ceut from iho North Car
olina deed of cession. Allow me lo correct an
other error, in, regard to what I suppose will excite
some surprise here and that h, its being denied
in inv 3:ato that the Bankrupt bill is a measure of
mo "nig pirty
I should nave suppoeu, lii.it
1 alter having received uul tnreo iicmocrauc tutu
I it i .1 ...... , 1 i i-i-J
lTU swnon irm(! mnei Htij tiy the role t-r mns
I"' our own Sonalura, a cuul.4 Latdly Imvo imcu
denied that it was a Wnig m.-asurc. 1 suhuui,
I however, an extract from iho Whig caucus mani
I fi.'ito. in which it is rl iimrd ns aimmTst llnur
' ... . . . " . . . "
Tj -yuM ftJieiyWliieteaUl.ftymt-a
lw.tiinif, xrpicm'jcr i.i,
" The Hankrupt act, so earnestly and so long so
liciled by a .lart and meritorious class of our
i ciUxeus, ha Icon passed, under Circumstunce
w,,',;n ca'"'', hut reflect the hihest honor upon tho :
Kepreema1
Al a measure stauuinir alone.it miirhl. nertians.
a m - , 1
1 have been destined to a further delay ; but being
brought, as it was into that snrifs of meusures which
"'re supposed 10 embrace tlit scheme of relief
! which the nation at large rpiud, it met from a
'"g Omgress tii.it support ol which the chief
' urcument and highest valu are derived from the
1 renouct winch every 0110 fell lo be duo to a com-
ai,d to cast the respunsitn tty on the Pre-tdi-nt.
. 1 J
fll.lv evprnfmt ll, t m . nnrl i.f. I., a ....
ihey havo required, ttiih their largo majorities
,111 tK.fh brnuches of Congress, they uro j-jsi'y re.
.sponsible. And, with thews rrinirl,., I shall hero
leave ino matter. . I know, wliuo li.c peoplo bliuil
' come to be correctly informed as to the fact., tin y
will duci Jo rightly.
I most li. allowed, in concluion, lo .ay, I harbor
i n ' 'fricinify foelings towards iho tnanufaclurHrs
i far fro n it. My only wi.-ili is to defend the mtn
1 rests of my own section of caunir), u.id because I
if ii- 1 1 1 , , ,
I . ,".t'1 '" Crr"r- 'n 'I'-f' to see u bill pass -d,
cnncerneil, wo hoar but litlle i.n thai score.
Kvcn
now. mure lb in two millions in Ireland or
are 10 rags
and atarf alion, and loreed, during ouo half oft"
year, lo seek al subsistence from the hand of charily,
Her piditical rights exist only in name far, ii
three counties, with b population of upwards of a
million, they are only allowed 4,000 voters ; hil4
in l-'ngland itself, with art ovorgrown aristocracy,
vast wealth, and avcry luxury, tho great mass of
her population is ground to Iho dust by taxation.
Go to any ol her targe cities, and you find a greater
nu nhsr. seeking shelter and food from charily, ilalj
aro to be found in one half of our Stales. SirHa
houses are tenanted with eight, len, and at high!
sixteen families ; whilst the wretched naotherlinijj
not either food or fire to keep alive her starving
infant. Such is tho condition of tho moat flourish.
Lag 'manufacturing .nation on earth ; and this is ih,
slate of things tvo aro called upon to imilnte.i.
God forbid I If our countrymen wish lo live and
ac as freemen, let them seek to become owners and
cultivators of tho soil and, if ihey cannot do thin
in the old States, let them follow the mighty tido
. . m.. a .4 tv .!. .. ...
wntcn is community uowmjt . una mo JUf.
blo and the aso thaw 'emblems; of religion and
enterprise let them thoro aock a haven in which '
they may enjoy '
Health in the breeze, and shelter in the storm ;
whilst, under free constitutions and equal laws, they
shall live, breathe, think, and act with alt the dig.
nity of freemen. ' V
iow (As G'fofce, Jutt 19.
THE UNION OP THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ASSAILED.
Soma disaffected, selfish individuals, assuming
to belong fo the Democratic parly, aro already at
work to bring dissension into its ranks. They
single out prominent men, serving faithfully tho
cause, and assiil them, cither with a view to curry
favor with those now in power, or some in tho
Democratic ranks whom they think mors likely la
attain it. They moke a notoriety for-themselves,
by declaring that nothing can induce ihom ta veto
for this, that, or iho other distinguished Democrat,
(from whom thiy would borrow importance by
tignal and early opposition,) even if nominated the
candidate of the party by a general convention of
delegates from all sections of the U oion. Tho fact
that iho denounced individual di.lered, nt same
period of his life, from tho Democratic pirty in
soma important matter of principle or general
policy, is seisfc-tf upon, an J ivory jruo party msn
is invoked to hate him for former differences; al
though for year faithfully and sedulously engaged
in tliJv Common cause, and a thousand limes ap
plauded for tho ability with which he has served it.
The very fact that he has won favor in litres
of Iho I) m ocracyi and may at somo time be re
warded, secm, indeed, to prtroka-Jho disposition
lo disinter long abandons opinions, by whicb-fie
may havo been at any tunc brought in puflictwillt
the msjority of his party. Tho Federalist are .
particularly anxious t bring to hfii aoia liee
buried dissension and this is very natur.-nathenl.
Hut no other thin sinister motive can acibate kny,
claiming affinity with iho 4Jomocmtis party, bo
thus seek to infuse the ingredients oTformcr differ
ences in the present periecl oncord in regard both
to principle n I msasures which prevail among
the prominent champion of the Damirattc "cause.
All at Ibis momont concur in opjuwiiiow loaNl.
tional Bank to a national debi f tariff efa
lially for protection to internal improvement by
tho Natioaal G ivcriimeut to Abdiu?inini--t4 1
distributioii-jjo Fsdcralism in all its sbapHB-- All
- .l....r. Av..,i,.l,liir,ft-.lA ai.r.irm'in
librae iw rc.io.;. io.i n w'.-i.n"iiv. r.w,,.. .
u .i,rrrTnv -10 aimi!Mllve refotrtM in all
pirtirents and tofis tainia.ijnchwJelBt
m ill iiilurprslatiou of Iho f l It ' ' 1 ' 1-" i I r-""
(J ivernment. We bare seen somo of ihg nbli
on I worthiest nm ing I ne present champions olllij"
Du'iuitcralic faith attackid nut for what Ihey arc
!..,. i ..,.. ...a-- u
In bed
brought to saprs?tiea, lest taiid -4b Im.
SKI SI
prs3tiesHest 1 and ahs, IJi.rsm!
t ut. 1 adopte I, acted on, and cm.'ir'me.l by teiy
years experience; und Ibis, lo so diiiuuoiH
among iho .Northern Dent jersey. I.i a lata iu ii. '
.her of iho ll'i.itsvillo Djuficrslic Herald. s)e see
discard broiched mlbe ssme spirit, and the hniti
Kft'a'ri'feTVynn
that ho " would ratiier low hi ir.eo.fs Vr. Al
houu ') nnd the clu-tiou l.m, luaf) Comi.ruuuij
such an extent, llm rig. its ot others, tri well sstne
principles of our (tne I am K-ralic) party," .by suj
porlin bun, il nominated. .
Il his object ba " lo lose the elexiimihejsrer
tainiyv in Ida right tracV lo eecoaipl'sl it, ,. tSuc'a
a ieuiM.r tn I he rank id lue I) in.crslio party u
sll thai Iho Whig can dtnire to More their In
umph. All harm my, all conort waif be broke" .
1 up by such a course of tho member of a party
lowards each oilier. Assault nl. u!d bo for our
eiMii.ie proiocii.Mi u our fi u'iid. All or any of
loe leaders ol the llum jcrattc pirly May be brought
forward by their frands fur ilia Presidency, an 1
their pretentions bo fairly and strongly urged bef(ro
Ihe people. Hal to atienpt 10 run downeaca
other to entar lulu a c mre of cariim;, hutli.
eri'ieion, or vehement denuuc:ati,jQ of tinirpc't
I Jo!itical livuti, tinged, a they must bo'darm o
1 long a eriol of arduous service ,t h couatrf,
j with many errorswill end in converting ihi..?
who should Bland aido by ude in resisting ot.-r
powerlul and vigilant nppneuu, into bitter cnciinri
more bitter on acemmt ol Iho Kindness and fvr
bnarance which ought 10 extst betwoen them ; sal
j I0114 before Ilia election com3s roynl, wo will ''
. deleated lisgrsccfully defeated by our own sil'y
', and viiidu-livo dinsioiis. Wo protest agai'i't ,
ei'-h 'a course ; and w hii-', as heretofore, we ubi.l
decline entering auto the I'ttwidealtal contest ua.d
the usceiidancv of our principle! ard compleie 111 the
j councils of Hits count iy, or a party .nomination n
j made, wo will not b-sitate lo ilelcnd any of "'if
djstiiigu.Hb.d loader 'from tho nssaulls ol our
; Iriends. 'u Hm nssaults uf Iho Federalists "
j jieed say nothing. 1'licy aro to ho expected, sal
s will ii-H di.trwei our rwols-H O ir effort -Will be la
.critic 1
j itself shall oaiciiutrate on that man who, 111 their
I opinion, will b tt niniiitBin lh-ir principles, an '
fvlirui iho (lovernuiont. Then we trust ll.ero
will be 11 ua aui -ng-t u who will prefer " to '"'
Ihe election," rather limn ' our party " nnd t hfir
candidate should triumph. Sum Ioiii"frf. "''i
beloro ihu ulection occurs, wo duubl not,, will t-a
gone ocr lo tlio enemy.
Tho " lime" havo cot lo be so bar t in this '"
lion ns to supersede iho use ol grindstones. Il "
not mi uiiconunoii ciruimstnitce lor a man lo I'"
hnr,,l uiihoul ramr or lulhcr. Indiana 'Courier,
Whig.
That's a fad ! Tho rank und the file "f tin
Whig party, without razir or lather," th"1'
with plenty of soft soap got imohI rmifouii-lcd-.y
iiirif "wlmii thoy behoved in Iho Whig piiiiM
of two dollars a day and roust beef, and tl'y
havo get to put up with the acroping of l' 'f1'"
barld-rs ncurly Ihrco years longer 1 adt'ifW s'lV
tinet, .
f-