Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-03

the N T. Evening Journal. Whatever the intrin.
sic merits OF the Tariff may be- an unqucstio nee
majority OF the People, ought to secure for their
Representatives in Congress- equal influence in
the Committees, if not an ascendancy. Some few
Tariff men, ii for the sake of appea RANGES only
ought to have been placed at the head of Commit.
tees. South Carolina Is ably represented il mus,
be allowed, but it does not exactly fair that
three out of eight Chairnen, should be selected
from her Delegation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
You may remember the protestations of the sell
DERBY. gentleman" of the Richmond Enquirer a
short tino previous to tho election of Sneaker
wherein he virtually pledges himself for the impair.
TALLY and integrity of Mr.. Stevenson in tho fulfil
ment OF the duties of that office. And how has
the honorable gentleman redeemed the promise of
ms monitor and friendi The Chairman of every
nIoriant National Committee, with the exception
OF Mr.. Adams, has been selected from maferiel ad
verse to the leading interests of the great Tariff
States. Let US recur to facts for the substan
tiation OF this charge. Mr.. Archer of Va. who is
opposed to the Tariff, is Chairman of the Commit
tee of Foreign Relations. Mr.. McDufie of S c.
opposed TO the Tariff, Chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means. Mr.. Davis of S. C.. who
framed the report for the repeal of the 25th sec
ton, and utterly opposed to the Tariff Cu.,nN,x
of the JUDICIARY COMMITTEES Col Drayton of :
Z. opposed to the Tdr,G-Chairman of the Militia
~ Committee. Mr.. Bell of Tenn. opposed to the
farm, and who voted to repeal the 25th section
Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs.
MIR. Cambreleng of N. York, opposed to the Tariff,
and who voted to repeal the 25th section-Char-
man OF the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Hoff.
man, All dmpM6ious tariff man, who can accomo.
date his course in the House, the interest of his
master OF Observation-Disclosures of the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs. Thus you perceive the Jack
son and Tariff States of Pennsy lvania, Ohio, H.
diana, Illinois, and Louisna, have no Chairman in
the National Committees of the House, and are
contemptuously disposed of as mere rank and file
subordinates to Southern Chiefs. The tariff men
who voted for Stevenson in full faith of his
honor and impartiality, are now reaping the
bitter fruits of their stupid crcdulity. Indeed
it would seem, from the selection of the Sc
veral chairman above named, that the Speak
er exercised especial pains to put an open
insult upon the people of Pennsylvania, whose entire
Delegation in the last Congress voted against the
repeal OF the 25th section of the Judiciary Act and
whose political principles, however we may differ
with them about men. have been uniformly consis
tent with the proper protection ofthe industry OF
the country.
We would admonish Mr. Stevenson of tho peril
of his situation, and advise him to beware of his
| steps He kno,os that he holds his place by the
slender tenure of the rejected vote of Mr. Cook of
Ohlo who rendered his suffrage before the ballots
| were counted and which as properly offered
as any that vas received. He knows moreover that
an investigation, if rsdly instituted In the matter
would inevitably result in the vacation OF his high
seat. Verbum sat.