Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-02
FoR THE INSTITUTIONAL Wa,s.
COL. THOMAS III. BESTON

! CoL. TffOuAS ~. BENTON
Gentlcmen: There Is nothing =, this .ge of 4, IN,
dcrs waich has sstonishcd tne Mo- @ than s,. a. a.
ges which have LACEY re ii ~ a speech drl,veres
In the U. >. Senate ny Colonel Benton, There i,
perhaps no man ON the public theatre of the present
time who looks with mole hardened com; osure a,
iconteDpiuous indifference upon the criticism or cen
sure OF others, than this dstisguished gentleman
After the memorable East letter II bep ma rdop
or. hIGiiie Tor making tho alusion, 1.-THE affair
oi The double meage-the unexampied ,iesertion nj
MI Clay-and the It'll more xaInpled conversion
from remorsoess bate to the most violent affection
ior eSen. Jackson, iian oordnary nerves If he had
not retired far from the Senate VI the Upied State
wonld surely never have again opened his lps in
that august assembly. But Col. Beaton in made of
different stuff He cast in NO ordinary mould
ana nature has stamped upon him al iron hardihood
winch enables hum through circums;a nces that would
nave proved fatal to the regulations of others 10
laugh Mt and defy public opinion. Col b. in his
speech TO which have referred takes occasion 70 de-
nounce IN nnmeasured terms the whole manufactur
ing system.
HE inveghed," says the report of his speech in
inc national lntei!gencer, against The horrid policy
OF making paupers by law-agninst the cruel le1sln-
.,on winch would contne poor people in the north
Gust 10 work as Journcymen in the tories in
stead OF letting them 60 OF 10 new countries &C.
9uire land become independent freeholders and Law
tnc ioundatIn OF comfort and independence for their
children. Manufactores now realizinn whit wa
SAID by DIR. Franklin forty five wears apo that they
heeG g'ea; numbers OF POOR people do the work for
snail wages that these poor are easily got IN En-
ape Where there was no land for them, but that
they could not be got IN Auerica till the lands wore
taxed Up These are the words OF that wise man
near halt century ago The experience OF The present
day IS certifying Mens. The manufacturers want moor
people TO do the work for small wages these poor peo-
PIE wish 10 go the west and get land To hay Aocls
and herds-to have their own fields orchards rnr-,
deus and ncadows-Gier own eribs--barns and dali
res, and TO start their children on theatre where
tney can contend with equal chances with other peo-
pies children, for the hohorS and dgnitcs Of the
al In
t1oY 10 prevcat --hor to prevent them from stray
i.-g OIL IN TINS inanner, Is tho gu ston. The late
Secretary OF The Treasury could discover no better
mode Than the idea OF bounty upon non-engration
~ the shupe ofProtection to domestic manufactures
u iat'S! eonPT- sehene Of :uSee tch ick tazes Tie
Soih 10 tuTs The West, 70 panpe,tse he poor Of Tie
Vow l would ask If there is INV ,npn q,
earth honest or dishonest. gentle or simple who
ou!d MOI naturally s"Ppuse after reading iho extract
na Col Ben'on.had always been thorouggois opponent
OF the arG and domestic manufactures! wha IS The fact
Throughout all The discusons tariff of 1924 Col Ben
ton on"nly voted for the highest nupnss opposition
to tic southern and anti taIY parry On questions 10 sk.
ou TIE duties On non, on hua, Hollands Ravens duck
the rai'nnU on cotton co the 5 per cent on o
een distilled spirits the duty OF s5 pe c.ul ad vaorcr o.,
WOOL TO exempt ION hS HAYNES motion all faxen am hem
pen goods om tie dutS ut strike ot ,k. y 4
a. cents per yad cotton hasne the duty 90 ban
Ee FROM so TO 25 per cent strike 80 cents duty
on ou IN bolts or hars not Mr. Benton ro,s IN
as neatire On the motion the uty on hs,n
from so to IS dollars per Col the affirmative
lie voted Tor The euSfosnieat aud passage bill ou
ou 70 the SOUTH Col Benton's found recorro
IN the craaf're on lse passage OF the Arf Till of 1923
Ana now January 1880 this gentleman las une
the dcovery that The whole tariff system is an nouou,
sehsne 10 Tar thc souih Tor The purpose Of iag the
think of their representative who by his ing one ,
the leading sccomPces Ia 1924 and 1928 in a piau
Tor nJung the western country The whole of the ora
tor M the speech from which have taken extract is To-
prove Wat the north middle had combined
inc manufacturing system upon ihe coun;rywherea
nothing u more aosroas than thai New England ain,o. unan
n1n.y united Nth the south resisting tariff 1874
and that was not until after forced upon
the eastern States not until after they had their
tai ~ them and realised :heir enets that the people that
- " ~ '''0'' ~-'''' '''''''' % we AZ pS 3g8sERvEa.
Colonel Benton, il late speech in the Senate. at
~ Washington, emphaticnlly said-''I take my stand
upon seat moral principle that it never right to
enquire into the expectancy ofdong torong" Ii This
principle should be generally adopted, the stand,
how considerably would the business of debate and
dcliberaton DO narrowed! And hoy much more, at
ter the adoption of an equally sound prlncipc-viz-
thu, II rs never ezPedicnt TO de torong( Nct Jour.
~ Il will be seen by the remarks of General Smith, on
the resolution Of Mr. Foot that lp Adams from
the importation which had been uron him by the Jack.
ron presses pending the late contest aid subsequently, By 9th
equally notorons for the oundners of assertions IN
relation 10 his giving up pan of the territory OF Florida
appears that MIR Adams adhered the Colorado the
boundary and that in the wa. Of tho
members Of Nr Eonroes cabinet no agreed
oaOHe his puts the assumption OF Col Benion at ore
yer II surprising that appointed the highest repre-
srnive trusts IN rho world should forget THAI h the basis
Of every other yirtue.-BLh Ciyon.
The Alcxau6fa Gazette gives the following: a IonI
futvr MIR Hayne ia his speech very upon tue
FederassIU reply-"SiT, said SIR Webster, any
feels the guilt of Federalism lying very heavy upon his con
.csdee he knows where he a6sou,on for SIM
ia halt hour original democrat drd in ia,
lcOJ." The Jackson all looked askance.
Du Green. (snys the Phenx Gazette rs endeavong 10 de
tract from the merits Of Mr Webster. speeche say,
General Hayne of conquerer. There was not an
intelligent candid in the senate, who will
Mr. clusters speech the triumphant piece oraory
almost ever listened The arguments Of the able elo
quent gentleman from South Carolina, melted like fostwok
before The beams of the AR Webster 70 Than
omquerer II evident from the remarks Of Dir Havns in
conclusion No could help emarkns how changed and
altered was his
GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY.
ROUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, JAN. 90, 1880.
communication received from tho Senate stating that