Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-19

pie Guud for ono, good Tor ALL lie should
act On this principle, aud by that course the whole
must he defeated.
Mr.. AlIrcNELL, of South Carolina said tb,, the
oppressive the duties were TO the great mass of
Tue people the bone ana stnew vt the country the more
anxious he was TO vote Tor them. lie voted on that
principle. "e~ah' no protection IN South Caroliua--
hands ea-keep your distance lie shouldnot consent
10 lessen any oi the duties in the bill for hat nigh,
aid them to rass IT,
Mr. WkEMs said tina! they wished it to bs made so
oter pill that it could not he swallowed. lie said
they were, he thought, about 10 succeed in it, But
lie should vote against il all at last.
MIR. CAMBRELINa, in reply to Mr. Dwight, Of Mas
sachusetts, said that, If the increased duy on moass-
es had not been at last struck the bill. of 1894
we should have had tariff Of l324--bat it was final
" arranged TO get that duty Of the bill, and
il passcd-tha ,c," should take care not TO have
this done and be- taken in so again.
We need not comment the deveiopppent which
these ayowals furnish, Of the character of the bill
During all this debate, Mr.. Wright of New. York
and Mr.. Stephenson OF Pennsylvania, ,oere silent.
They appeared to be astounded that those who have
from The beginning. voted lin them keep III, these
oppressive duties on hemp, moasses, duck, aud some
other articles, should have incauousy avowe ed the
principles on which the real friends o protection To the
wooteo interest have been uniformly voted down
We could not have believed that any measure could
have been brought into the House with the especta-
ton that it 20 be defeated, if The debate OF yes,sr
day had not fully confirmed the suspicion liz the
bill shall be lost III the end, furnished with
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have had the CoDtrol of its provisions. n .comb;oa
ton" Of the majority i'll both Houses may effect IT, for
the minority have thus far this tendency of the
question III vain. N1t journal
w ARLINGTON April Is In the Senate, Yesterday,
several private bills disposed nf. The discuss sion
o' me Graduating Bill was continued. a short time
was Peot IN the consideration of Executive business
In the House OF Representatives the question was
resume on the motion Of Air. Wick!iie, discharge
the Committee of the Whole from The further conside
ration OF the bill to proong the term of the Commission
acti"g onoer the Ghent treatv but the hour elapsed
oeio's any vote was taken The tariff then taken
up or consideration The propagation of MIR. Gorha,n
!" eNcep' ravens deck from the operation of the bill
vas rejected Mr. Spragus then renew ed his IN ,tion
20 sriRc cat 'noiasses from tho BILL which was rei"c
'eo' As also was modified proposition OF Mr. Cond:ct
10 reduce The duty 10 seven cents. The amendment
moved III Committee, by Mr. Sutherland 10 irnpose 4
dny on OIL cloths carpe.ng, SC. then renewed h,
VIZ. hiher, a;i was carried in the affirmative, BIZ a
vote o. 80 to 93 hlr Wright then modified the dut,
on raw iaX 81 as 10 make Commence a, thirty five
dollars per ton, instead OF foy-ye as reported y the
lonn'tee, AID the modification was agreed 10 by tte
tousc ri tins stage of the bill Mr. Ward demanded
me previous question: which seconded by fOg mem.
beTS: ana the main question ordered 10 be nut i,
vote OF 10 TO 81. The question was then Ia ken on
the e"grossfnelt Of the bill which vas carried in Tn,
a;hf'IiaVe by vote OF i09 10 81. The bill was then
ofdeFeo TO be erSrcsed aud read third time to dsv
go, 10.
The DILL for revision OF the Tariff of duties on
imports has nj length, after most fagiinr dis
cnss'on been ordered in the House OF Representa-
yves 10 be engrossed for third reading, by such
majority rs makes its passage in that body probable
we are no, sufficiently familiar wfh the subject
10 say what w'ii be the practcle operation Of this bill
respecting which believe HAT there is some fer
e;fce OF opinion aongs, the best informed men
we take 1t for granted, however, from the vote IN
on IT, that ii IS supposed TO embrace provisions which
are, IN the main, favorable, rather than otherwise
10 "e manufactures OF the country, without beng ui
cent!y so To alarm very much the DR. udioes or tho
fears oil tn Sc who opposed the protection sys-
TEN. sNot J,i
The Senate was principally occurred Yesterday 10
discussing the bill to graduate tho price OF the Public
Lands; which, after undergoing one or two amend-
ments was laid ou the table. TH