Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-02
From the New York Daily Advertiser.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

From the New York Daily Advertiser.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
WAsHINeToN, March IS, 1928
X shall send to you by this mai, Mr.McDufhe's
report "on the state OF the finances" When
speak Of this report as being Mr.. McDntie's,
wish 10 be understood as giving to HIM the
authorship Of the report alone not as the or
gan Of the Committee Of Ways and Means, act
ing in Committeeman as the chairman Of the
Committee, who, having drawn up the report,
had submitted it to the Committee, and taken
their advice, but AS report emanating from
him, agreed to by him, and submitted by him.
|, is hi. report, and his alone. 1.-THE adoption
Of the principles i, aims shall be beneficial
he is to have The credit OF promoting the INFER
est> OF this country, and no one should BIZ SUI
fered to rob him Of his honors; if, on the con-
trary, by conforming our laws 10 his recon-
menda'ions, we dry up the sources uf comfort
and wealh-sacrhcc the Interests Of the coun-
try-paralize its energies, and place II a, the
feet of foreign countries, then let the blame TALL
on him The title Of the report might be
greatly improved. 1t should read "Mr. Nc.
DUTIES cri icisms on the report Of the Seore.
tary Of the Treasury-altacko on The President
Of the United States, and written anti-tarItt
speech in favor of the southern policy and OF
British interests. and against the interests OF
the manufacturing and grain growing States
and against the indepe nGence OF the United
iates
Mir McDuffie, a few DAYS since, when the
dill entitled an &C, for inernal improvement
was under discussion, having SAID that he was
for calling things BY their right Names 1t Is
somewhat remarka Die thai he should not have
seen IN. e ne 50 am pr" PREV "a an amendment,
offered by a member from OHIO, and have a.
dop ed il And although give a credit TO
Mr.. McDuffie for making ailL submitting the
report, in order TO print six thousand copies,
Mr.. Cemcreleng is entitled to come in for his
share Of the credit, il any is due.
am not about TO review this report, but that
about which | shall speak is, the manner 1t
came b. fore The House; and asset il as a TACT,
that Mr.. McDufie has taken upon himself
responsibility never before assumed ny any
Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means, nor by any other chairman, on subject
of great or national importance. Whether his
reror, be true or false, whether it be able or
weak, all must disapprove OF the course pur>
sued by him II is known that the Committee
of WAYS and Means consists of seven menu
bers. In organizing this committee, as well as
ali The other committees to whom subjects OF
national concerns are referred, The Speaker APP.
pointed a ma ori,y opposed to the administra.
ton. Those who support The administrator
are, Mr. Dwight, Mr.. Brent, and MIR. Sprague.
Mr.. McDuffie had not minated 10 either Of
these gentlemen, that he was drawing up re>
port on the finances Of the country, or that he
was about 10 arraign the Presiden, Of the Uni
ted States, or the Secretary Of the Treasury, or
tina, he was disposed to change the policy Of
the Government. A report which involves the
whole manufacturing, and 90 great extent, the
agricultural Interests, and domestic tonnage OF
| The con,ry, WAS surely Of efficient Importance
| 10 have taken, on its adoption, the opinion OF
each me Tnber Of the Committee, but the morn>
ing his report was presented 10 the House, Mr..
Dwight went 10 the Committee room three Sc
vrral times, and found no member Of The Conn
mi.,ee there, and supposed, as he naturally
must, that the committee would not meet. The
report never was seen by either MIR. Dwight,
Mr. Brent, or Mr.. Sprasue, until after it was
presented TO the house 1t could not have been
read n the committee room that morning, for
there was not time to have read 1t, either be-
tween the times of Mr.. Dwight's attending in
the committee room, or after he had abandon-
| ID the idea that the committee would meet
and the merling Of the house.
| IF the report was ever seen by the other
members of the conn ittee, 1t must have been
st s.o:her time, and in another place. when
the report was presented to the house, Mr..
McDuffie very modeslly moved for printing
the usual lumber Of copies, and MIR. Cambre>
leng moved the number Of six thousand. How
came Mr.. Cambreleng to know the particular
merits Of this report, unless he had seen it! l
have approved Of Mr.. MoDuffie's independent
and imp ar'iaI course during this session, un'n
this transaction took place; and now l make
no comments, but state facts, and leave an in-
teligen: community TO make their own COM
me MS, and 10 draw their own differences.
From the National Journal.
"THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMES"
As nations advance in population and wealth