Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-24
Con9reas.
HOUSE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


time suspended 5y the following discussion;
Mr. d'DUFFIE sad, that he rose for the
purpose OF dischsrgng duty which he owed
90 himself, and to the COMMITTEE of Ways aud
Means, and he hoped the stenographers would
report. what he was about 10 say, with as much
precision as was practicable. AS IL was his pur-
pose to rePei certain ISLANDERS, which had been
artrully, and insidlously propagsted, he was
oesiFous mat tue antdote should speedily fol-
low the poison, and have articulation CO euen
sIve with It. 1 have reference, SIR, said MIR.
MD to certsin statements which have found
Their va, trom w ,shing,ou, to the newspapers
at DIS ance, IN relation to the report made by
the COMMITTEE Of Ways and Means, on the
state Ut the haances, in which the effect OF the
proposed measure upon the public revenue Is
examined Those sJatemen asledge, know
no upon what authorIt,, thst tue repor IN
question Was never submit ed 20 the commit.
ter, IS a body. aud adopted by it. Now, sir,
feel myse It called upon TO say, explicitly, that
these statements whatever may be the source
whence they emsnsted, are utterly false and
uniounoedi whether they are also malicious or
y - am incapable OF forming an opinion, as
do not know ,bs il authority. The ruth OF the
matter IS, hat Al one of the regular. periodical
me tings OF the COMMUNICATIVE very first that
look place after the Chairman had prepared
the report on the state of the fnsnces--be sub
mitted II TO the committee, without any pre-.
vhus arrangement or concert, as 20 the time
OF submitting 1t, ana without having previously
shewn 1t to any member of the committee.
ihat the three members of the committee who
are friendly 70 the Administration, should have
all oeen ans ut though a very singular coincl
denes. was purely accidental. This sthe true
history ot an occurrence. that has been distort
m ii ttFoHta I'll
Chairman, to smilggle through the committee
we US which were not stamped with its SANCTION.
SIR, the imputaioD is, upon the very face of IL,
as foolish as II false fer, il is notorious, that
majority OF that committee are opposed TO
what IS called tue tariff policy; and even II the
minority had been present, they could not have
prevented The adoption Of the report, however
much they nigh, have been opposed toh.
There IS another SANDER, sir. which I have
seen this morning for the frst time, in form
which challenges notice, and demands refuta-
ton. hold in my hand q printed pamphlet,
u was he speech Of Mr. Burfes ] in which 1t
IS stated, that the report of the Committee of
Ways aud Means is nothing more than Ga Sc
cond edition of that Justly celebrated Bos on
report against the proiibltory System" Nov,
Sir, must be permit ed To say. that the impu.
tation here insinusted, is equally destitute Of
the truth and the decorum which should char
scteriza the language used BY one gentleman
IN reerence TO another, whether they be in or
out % del heratlve assembly. It happens We.
~ unfortun'a teiy tor tn purposes which this IN
sinuaiIon was designed 90 accomplish and
state IT IN the presence of those who can rDme.
dia'ely consult the public records for the coz
rec.ness OF what say--that there is not a en-.
gle principle or argument, common to the Bos
ton report ofthe commit ee of Ways and Means,
which Is not to be found in the speeches here
tofore delivered on this floor, by the present
Chairman OF the Committee of Ways and
Means Even if thsre had been perfect coin
cidence OF argu uent in the two reports, on the
same subject, and in support ofthc same prin
cipies, II would not have been at all extraor.
binary. Nor would it have reflected any dis
credit apon the COMMITTEE of Ways and Means,
to have drawn facts aud illustrations from one
OF the very ablest documents that has ISSUED
from he American press. on the subject under
consideration But as the Committee OF Ways
and Means confined themselves TO single view
OF subject, involving great number and va
risty of aspects, it has so happened, that. in
the single instance, in which they have adopted
even statistical estimate Of the Boston Com.
mittee, ,hes have so modified its application,
as TO draw from it references entirely diiie rent
deduced by that Committee. Having made
thIo statement, IN rcfatlOh 10 ue lbSnlnANtQ
charge of plagiarism ! leave il 10 the House
and 30 the country TO determine what is the
Judgment which ought to be pronounced unon
the author O. an insinustlon, which IS as false
as II is deliberate and Insitous.
In the pamphlet, which hold in my hand,
il is also stated, thai the doctrines contained in
the report If the Committee of WAYS aud
Means are to be the doctrines the next Adj
mlnlstsstion and the author Of that pamphlet has
given very conclusive proof of his profound
knowledge of the subject, by stating that the
doctrine which assumes that protecting or
Prohbitory duty on foreign merchandise. is
tax upon the consumer, is a doctrine ALSO
lutely new, and never heard of, until it appear
ed 10 the Boston Report, and the Report OF
the Committee of Ways and Means,
Here the Speaker stated, that as the Report
Of the Committee ofWays and Means had not
been referred to the Committee Of the Whole,
together with the bill under discussion, it was
no. ia order prefer toit.l
Mr.. burgess claim the right to repiy TO I,
what he gentleman from ). Carolina has been
permitted 10 alledge againt me The pamph
Il, so much abused by the gentleman, is the
speech which began here in my place, and |
which, had il not been TOR want CT health, |
should have finished. Il was ;hen written. II |
was spoken ESQ far as il was seoken) as il was !
written Except the reply to the Charmsn) as |
it is now published. did then. as I do now, (
dc nounce the honorable gentleman tor gross |
plagiarism on the Boston repor,. IL was then !
done in his presence. Iwould not rob the gen |
tleman of am OF his claims 10 originality. Since
A. h. L., uE..t.s