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the liberty Of stating his doubts on the con.

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stitutionality of the treaty.
Inthe eth article ofthe treaty were these
words, quoting the zuords recited by the
last Speaker, as above stated. J This was
evidently a commercial regulation. If a
commercial regulate and such he deem
ed 1.-THE President and Senate have TN
dertaken to form commercial regulations
for the coded territory.
lnthe 9Th, section Of lsr article Of the con.
sritaltian power is given to Congress " 70 regu.
lase commerce with foreign nations. lis not
then this treaty stipulation, made by the president
ard the Senate, in direct contrayention OF this
constitutional investture OF power in congress i:
The constitution says, 6 Congress shall have
power to regulate commerce with foreign ia
tions. Who are Congress? The Senate and
house of Representatives. IF then the President
and Senate make treaty for ahe regula tion oil
commerce, they infringe the constitutions, by DO
ing that which Congress alone can do. Thus
then have the President aud Senate, in their exc
cugivc capacity legislased, and thereby ipfringed
the rights of this House as d branch OF tie legs,
lature.
In the same 18th article of the treaty we find
that's French ships coming directly from Flaacc
or any of her colonies loaded only with the pro.
duce and manufactures of France or her said CO.
loiies; and the ships ofSplin coming directly from
Spain or any of her colonies, loaded only with Il 9
produce or m Huiaaurers Of Spain or her colonies,
shall be admitted during the space Of twelve years
in the port of New Orleans, and 10 all other legal
ports of entry wthin tie coded territory, in the
same manner. as the ships of the United States
coming directly from France or Span, or any of
their colonies, without being subject to any Other
or greater duty on merchandise, other OF great
er tonnage than that paid BY the citizens of the
United States"
In the 9Th section of the 1st article of the Con.
stitusion We find, " No preference shall be given
by any regulation Of commerce or revenue to the
ports of one state over those of anothef.' He
was correct, he believed, in stating that, under
the present regulations Of trade, Spanish vessels
pay 50 cents per ton, while American vessels paid
Only cents. Here then the President and Sc
nate undertake TO destroy this provision made by
law. For, according to the treaty, Spanish and
French vessels entering the ports Of New Orleans
will hereafter pay only 6Cents ton while SINH
lar vessels coming to all other ports Of the United
States will be obliged TO pay so cents a tom
The difference between SIX and fifty constitutes
the preference given TO New Orleans.
Feeling these doubts most f0fcioly, he could
rot consent to give his appreciation to the resou-
ton until they were completely removed. He
id not feel disposition to discuss the merits of
the treaty, orto go at large into the consequent
ces which it might produce. He did, however,
fear those consequences; he feared the effects of
tie vast extent of our empire he feared the eff
fees of the increased value Of labor, decrease il
the value of lan5s, and the infGenc of climate
upon our citizens who should migrate thither.-
He did fsar, tho this land WAS represented as
flowing with milk and honey, that this Eden OF
the new world would prove cemetry for the DO
dies Of our citizens.
Here, in eearse of the de5ats, Mr.. Payviaree
sboks--it will he ,ecolleRea BY orr reaatts that
IBIS ei2quent and anima ed speech apparel in the
44dverfser Of hast Txetday.l
Mr.. Elliot. Mr.. Chairman Attic, in the
short time since have had the honor of sea,
this or, have several times risen in debar
that circumstance scarcely diminsles my q fl
dence at the present moment; uneducattd in the
schools, and unpfaaised in the arts of parliament
tary eloquence, it is with no considerable degree
Of difidence that rse upon the present occasion.
There are occasions, however, where eveu the
eye of timidly should sparkle with confidence
ard there questions in the discussion of which
the hoger should be removed from the lip of ST
lence herself. And such is everv occasion and
every question Involving the existence, the in
traction, or even the correct and just construction
o. that constitute n, which is the palladium of
oul privileges, and the tempt. Of our glory. II
| might be permitted to borrow rnctaphorica
expression from one of the most celebrated com.
mandets of antiquity, who declared that he in
tended to spread all hi; sails, on the ocean of war
/ would say that it is with fear aud trembling
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