Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-09

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vices and the long public career of the Hon. Sc
,,,or. Il will not hereafter be commended, we
hoOs. that Mr.. Smith "knew more about the
Colonial trade than Mr.. Clay or any other man
in the Senate"
SINCE writing the above, we find the following
,.oort Of VIVA, occurred again ON Friday. We
ancerely pity Mr.. Smith, as all must do who
,s,d the statement:
Mr. Smith rose to make an observation or
,,o promising that what had fallen yesterday
t,,m the gentleman from Maine, rendered it ne
cary for him to state facts. The gentleman
So, Massachusetts had stated that the act of
D Lament introduced bv Mr.. nerries, imposed
Thor scale of duties than that which existed
lndrr the act of 1925. He (Mr. - had stated
chat this act never passed; but that another act
had passed. imposing duties on immaterial arti-
rs.. but leaving all material articles, such as
ao,r. meal. rice, &c. untouched. The word
,.;ncon.iderable" had been commented on by
,hs Gentleman from Maine. Mr. NcLane had
,..,,-.,sd against the bill Of Mr.. Ilerries. and
10 al which passed did not impose the duties
which are contained in that bill.
Nc NJ
,uo, vas before the Senate, il did not seem
,, n. SHOWN. with any certainty. If any act had
,,..eJ, The Senator from Mary land did not
,s.n inform the Senate OF the TACT He Mr..
~ could not find the act; and he had accord
iosly written to friend in New York, who for
w,yded 10 him copy of it That copy he had
,boun to friend. aud by this friend il was CON-
mupi,a,ed to the Senator from Maryland
Mr.. SMITH know that: you all heard it.
Mr. WEBSTER resumed. The Senator from
u,r,Isnd said That the HerrIes Bill had failed
nLen the Wellington Administration went out
,,l noSer; and had further said that no law had
c,.sed Now ne tells Us that he knew all about
i. He Mr. W. thought he had reason greatly
IN doubt the accuracy of the Senator's recollec-
finn: and he thought II would be becoming act,
# that Senator could himself be brought to ques.
ton it. the gentleman now says that he well
knew that Lord Grey's Administration imposed
new duties, yet at the same time, he tells US that
he know, Of nothing done by that Administration
unfa,orabIe TO Amerc IN interests, Ii the Sc
major knew all this before, why had he not COM
muncaed his knowledge to the Senate? The
Senator was not gwen to be so little communl-
cative Of what he knows. But the fact is, that
me reCOlteCtOu oi thc Is SD OVER
loaled. that It cannot bear every thing which Is
imposed on it. The gentleman had evidently
cOnlounLed the laws with each other. Had he
nformrd the Senate Of the existence Of the act,
he mr.. W. would not have taken the trouble to
write all over the country to obtain it.
Mr. Smith said he had seen II in the Albion.
Mr.. Holmes referred the Senator from Mary
land to the printed reports Of their several speech
es 10 shew how the case stood. He Mr. H.
had stated that the duties imposed BY the bill of
Mr. Herries we're uniayorable to the u. States,
but that this act did not pass. Mr.. Holmes had
said that this act did not pass, but that more
ObnOxiou, one had passed. The Senator from
MARYLAND denied that this was the fact. Mr..
Holmes had also stated that the trade was open
TO the British two months earlier than it was to
American vessels. This also was contradicted
BY the Senator from Maryland. On going home,
aud examining his books, he (Mr. Ill., had found
that he was accurate in both his statements. He
Mr.. II. was astonished to hear the Senator from
Maryland saw that he had given him the informa-
Ton, when, in TACT. he (Mr. II. gave the infor-
nation to the Senator from MARYLAND, and told
him he would find it in the Albion.
Schemss schemes are set afoat to
make shlPsreck of Mr.. Clay's popularity. Among
these is the one, in the Senate, referring the sub
ject Of the pubLc lands to the Committee on
Manufactures The schemers well know, that
Mr. Clay, of all the public men in this Union,
IS the least influenced by local and sectional feel.
mss-that he is statesman Of enlarged and
masnanlmOus views. and comprehends within the
grasp OF MS capacinus mind, the interests alike
oi the East and West, the North and South
Anticipating his opposition to a REIMBURSEMENT
Vi the public lands, his enemies are prepared to
axe every advantage which they think will re-
suit Iron his new position. Should he report
either against cess,on to the several States, or
against reductiun in price, the outcry will i'm
N'dia'ely be raised, that he is opposed to the
Western interests. On the other hand, to advo.
C4'e both or either of these propositions. will be
certain to insure the hostility of portion, per.
maps considerable portion, Of the Atlantic coun,
try"
We shall see what will be the result Of this
scheme