Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-02

enlist the SPECTATORS and those who have waited f
years in dleness, "for the falling of the Skies thu
tney inlght catch hrks Indeed; very maDy indus
trioals thriving men, who wish o. extend their ow
plantations, or to provide farms for numerous fam
NY OF sons have cXpectedto accomplish their wishe
oy the fall of the price OF public lands, without re
Meceing that Inc depression would affect the value
. the lands they now own, and they must necessarii
Lose Inore than they would gain and without reflect
| ing that If those fertile regions were inmedatel,
sttied the producers would greatly overstock tn.
market, that there would necessarily be a Reduction
III the present low prices Of agricultural products
But am told there are very many n the west
who have viewed the scheu;e utopian and treatef
1t as such. Hr Benton receutly wrote a letter to q
friend In Missouri, which was published at st. Louis
III which he states that it ishis intention to retire
soon to private life. he has 10 esss.e be separa
ted from after he shall have carried his graduates
hJii, which he expects to do tho present session
Considering the source from whence it smanatcd,
and the object the writer had in view, this letter
crented no alarm for the pc.petuity Of the present
land system
In discussing NIr. Foot's resolution Yesterday Mr.
Hayne, of South Carolina, said enouch to give clue
to combination which Mr.. Calhoun and his party
are attempting TO form with the west, by which that
section OF the country Is hereafter TO be identified
With the south; aud the public lands are to be-. barter
ed to consunlnate the contract Mr.. Benton on n
previous day, had bitterly complained of the oppres
SION OF the general government the western states
which Mr. HayDe admitted to be true; and, in speech
OF considerable length lie complained of the burdens
imposed on the south, weil as the west, and at
tompted ~ trace them to the cupidity of the eastern
states. Dir. Woodbury. drew comparison between
our land system and the land sys ens OF oth.r
tries; and was understood to say, that in Persia the
government was much liberal in dlsposns, of
her lands, tban this government he ID BEEN In adVer-
ting to Persia, 1t Is supposed that Mr. Woodbury. had
IN his mind the old adase hlt ar fetched and dear
bought. is pleasing TO the Indies" Ell his compari-
ons were IN favor OF the policy of TO- eign govern
mcnts The remarks Of MIR. Benton and Mr..
tlayne, called forth, to-day tho splendid aud pow
tall ,nf
the east; aud you form idea of his speech,
when inform you that he never appeared to bet
ter advantage, did his subject more ample Justice
lie repelled the charge of hostility towards the west
aud demonstrated most satisfactorily, that the
states have, in all instances sustained the western
terests, and have protected them when abandoned
assaiied from other quarters 1t is to be hoped this
speech VII be accurately reported, well frus-
traie the medtated union as 10 do Justice
whom any country, in her proudest days. would be
proud to claim as her son. Mr.. Benton commenced,
what he termed reply, but appropriate name
Is pYece Of rihaldry 1t is now very well ascertain
ed, that Dir. Calhoun is to the western land
question as hobby, at the approaching Presidential
election The interests of the u s. will be preser-
we'd In the public domain, unless Mr.. Van Buren, shall
attempt to ride the hobby with Nr. Calhoun in
which event should be unwilling to guarantee the
result 1.-THE old states ere dsposed to barter their
pat rirnony presidential election their Pro6igay
VIII De most apparent
| @ The Nat. Journal OF Thursday, speaking OF
Air. Websters reply in continuation, remarks
Mr. WEBSTER concluded his most able and elo-
quent Speech ~ The Senate yesterday. The evil
dence OF lis mastery character written on the
cuuDtenaIces of tho whole Senate and i'm the Silent
breathess attention with which it was received by
thousand auditors. As constitutional argument,
the close and vigorous reasoning of Dir W ebster on
the assumption by the Stuteof South Carolina Of the
right to resist the laws Of the United States has new
CT been exceed; and hiscomrast ofthe course which
Massachusetts took, when, writbing under the ef-
tccs OF the embargo Jay, she appealed 10 the Ju-
dietary to test Its consiutoality. with the course
OH South Carolina in meuacilg to bring the constitt-
tonay ofthe tariff laws to test of more violent
and less legal character appropriate and ieici-
tous great anxiety will naturally be felt to OBJ
tam full report ofthls speech, and we hope to be
able IN few days to CRAFTY public expectation, by
laying 1t before tie world.
| G1- 1t appears from the following article in the
Nat. Intellgenccr of Thr-day that an attempt will
he seriously made to revise the Tariff and that bill
TO that effect, has already been reported to the Sen
ate by Mr.. Smith of Maryland
| fhc TariF.- Contrary to the indications hitherto
held out by the proceedings in Congress, it appears
that the subject of revision OF the Tariff will be Sc
riousy agltated at the present session of Congress
a bill for that purpose has been reported in the Sen
late, by Gen Smith the chairman of the committee
OF finance, ola very important character If 1t like
! ly to pass, of which likelihood form no opin
| ION the oii proposes TO modify, from and after tn
30th day of June next, the duties iron, in bolts
hemp, n1oasseS, sail duck, manufactures of Wool, al
cotton cloths, whatsoever, wool unmanufacturcd
clothing ready made, cotton bagging, coffee, teas
woolleu carpcting, shot, fax, salt, and some othe
articles. 1t proposes to abolish, from and after tn
passing of the act, all duties ron in bars, prepar
ed for Railways; and, from and after the Goth da
of June 1882, to admit, free Of duty, wines of a
kinds, teas OF all kinds Spices, Coffee, Cocoa, var
Gus fruits, Silks china, aces tin, salt, Canton grapes
linen capbrice, lawns, cause, and variety OF othc
articles.
This bill proposes measures of the deepest conse
| quence and, if seriously acted Upon, will lead
great debates. Whenever it shall be entered upor
and perhaps before, shall publish the bill at large
MONDAY MORNING:, FEB. I, 1890.