The Arkansas advocate., 1832-02-08

aileM was one remark made by | gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. (, ',a N which met his hearty concurreltee
 was that this system could not hs ' factorily. arranged by taking m s4'ls gle article--ars tea, for instance-' sl' acting separately upon that. Tho aild tleman had laid down the trna , seu- when he said, that 10 deterp,iSa 'ule, reduction proper on any given artisi' 'Ie you must take comprehensive via. ae'e the whole system. Nothipe caa {" 0l clearer, said Mfr. H., than that in ., ords to decide what reduction ought to Ie ba made upon tea, you must also ,pan;r. m ae what reduction should be made nna' s wines, silks, and spices. Itwas utterI' f' 10 determine tie reducta proper to be made upon these articl without also taking into eonsideratia E what reduction should be made une | .cottons, woollens, and iron. We mn,l take aii enlarged and comprehend view of the whole subject, and exanE inc every article, whether protected os unprotected, before we can decidewissB y or justly, as to the extent of the re.F F duction 10 be made upon each.
 There was another remark which fell from the gentleman,.i in which ha (Mr. H.. entirely concurred-it vas that il was more important that theprs posed reduction ofduties should taked feet at an early day, than that the ppE lie debt should be extinguished on b 4th March, 1883, as suggested by f, Secretary of the Treasury. He W. one ofthose (as was well known to1s Senate. who had been four years pas constantly pressing for the speedyes. tinction of the public debt. But thsl was not because he considered the small amount which remained of that debtI as any very grievous burden to the| country, but because he hoped thatl when the public debt should be estin- guisi.ed, there would no longer remain. any excuse ol apology for keeping up the enormous duties under which those whom he represented, as well as the people of other portions of tie countrv had been borne down. Buff the que, ton was presented to him whether the taxesshouldbekept pt up fortwoyears lon
 ger in order to extinguish the debi on. given day, Or be immediately
 reduced, he should go rtlae reauetoh
 even though the payment of the debt should be made in three annual iilsaii- ments instead of being entirely paid of in one year. The most important cen sidcraiion in his estimation-mo more i'm portant he was persuded at this time, thanall others put together-was, that there should be an immediate reduction ofthe public burdens, and the duties| should as speedily as possible bebrought down to inc lowest amount necessary to . provide for the expenditures of the Government, on proper and constitu. tionai objects. Until this is done, 1t is vain to hope that the people will eyer be reconciled to the operation of this system, and should we be able to effect it, the causes of discomfort will be re moved, and peace and harmony will once more be happily restored.
 MT. Chambers said, he did not per- ceive a possible advantage to either0i
 the several interests ,nliuda etl to ii debate which could arise from vote ofeon. currence with the committee. There
 port adopts DO opinion; suggests no course of policy; invites no commit ment by the Senate in regard to the continuance or reduction of the duty on teas. As now explained by the Chairman. 1t asserts the fact that such an act as the memorialists ask for, can not be pressed through Congress within the period limited by the memorial The committee did notintend it to have any influence whatever upon the cues ton of a partial or total repeal Of ne duty. In this view of the subject, It
 would scconPi';;shi, accomplish, the ii obc obbce. 2. inc E committee, to allow therepartto to lie on the table, as effectualIy as to adoPt
 by the resolution now before the sel' ate. A contrary course might nave tbe effect to embarrass the Senate lnlS future action upon this subject, pyaa technical application of the rule wnlcu prohibits the consideration ofa sup)ecs a second time aftera previous dlsPosf tion of it the same session. The com mittee say it is inexpedientnowto to legas late, thereby 1t seems intending tneir terval between the report and the m nf Iop,,orx- lx.% - 1T l,c cauteIiu'