Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-27

Why should they fix tie day of adjournments-
Would it accelerate their action ON the SUBJECT!
He had other reasons why he was opposed 10 NIX
ing a day. He was one of those who thouSht
that the arguments upon the general principle.
of this great subject had long since been exhaust
ed.
He thought that southern members ought not
to speak on the subject that the southern delega-
ton ought to have met together and appointed an
individual to say to the friends Of the tariff
8. We yield the subject to you; we demand the
right of relief from this oPpress,on; we do not IN.
tend to discuss the subject; we leave 1t to you, we
propose to you to speak; we give you time I" act
on the subject to make proposition OF compro-
mise. and give it in way that we can accept 1t.
You hold in your hands the destnes OF the re-
public" 1t might still be possible to do some
thing during the present session, for there seem.
ed to be spirit Of HberaIity in the House. Al
low him (Mr. T) to say, with perfect Difference
to the House. that he was as much friend of the
Union as any man in it He would tell gentle
men, however, that they were endangerlng the
Union. If this session should be closed without
coming to decision on this subject, they might
rely ON it there would be commotions in the SOUTH
Should the present state Of things be continued.
and made the policy of the country, ne would so
on and stave off such oppression.
MIR. Burd was anxious that the House should
have adjourned at reasonable and early period,
but the important questions OF the bank and the
tariff were before them, and in his opinion their
duty required an action upon them. lie went
on to urge the necessity of deberative consi-
deration and proper decision in relation to them;
and for his own part he declared that he respect
ed the fair SOUTH and had as dear regard for Its
interests as any one could have, but still he was
not to be deferred from the performance OF what
ne conceived to be great public duty by any
menaces of dsunion.
MIR. Branch observed, that lie had only one
word to say. He would vote for an early day
of adjournment, tor he believed that the country
would be in state of more quiet and repose ur-
der the existing tariff, than if the one proposed
in the bill before them should be agreed to. tie
was of opinion that it would be far preferable to
defer the subject to the next session OF Congress-
than give to the people the certalat! OF the con-
tinuance of the system by passing the bill. For
this reason he was anxious for an adjournment;
and he was well aware of the necessity OF allay-
ing the angry feelings which now prevailed. 1t
was gratifying certainly to see the small degree
of personal animosity that was manliested; but
still the political excitement was great. 1t was
better TO pass no bill than the one before them
d..
observing that part of the feeling was, no doubt,
to be ascribed to the excitement produced by the
approaching presidential election, and repeated
his opinion that it would be advisable to defer the
question, and act upon the other important bust
siness before the House.
Mr.. Adams. after some remarks which the
reporter did not distinctly hear, said that per-
hans the public agitation would be less IT they
should separate without passing the bill this ses-
sion: but still he differed as to the prOprety OF
their adjournment without having come to de-
c,sion upon this question. He certainly was not
disposed to despair as to their arriving at salts
factory adjustment; and he rested his hopes IN
this resDect. on the votes Of Friday and Saturday
last. Tie begged and entreated those who had
given their votes on the occasions he alluded to-
no, 10 suffer themselves to be frightened from
their principles-hc hoped they would proceed
and co,nplete the work in which they were all
engaged And what, he asked, would be the Ell
feet of the bill? What had they done III report
in, it. and what would be done IN the effect OF
its being finally acted on? The arguments on
the general principles of the question had been
based upon another BILL The whole argument.
he repeated, had been carried on upon another
bill; and the case had been argued as II the bill
now before the House had been, not to remit ten
millions OF Uut w "sPo"c "oN ""'uN"~ w
additional taxes Let them perfect the bill upon
that notwithstanding to the south eight or
ten millions of taxes-and then would gentlemen
90 home to the south and say, this vilIainous Con-
sress has brought forward bill to remit taxes to
such an amount; but because it would not agree
to destroy all manufactures, we voted against
the measure.
Would gentlemen say this? If so. and they
were then disposed TO 60 to war with windrnllls,
WHY let them. How would they appear. he ask
ed, when their constituents inquired in reference
to the Tariff. what Congress had dones Would
they say they could not vote for the bill, because
Congress refused to set fire to the manufactures
of the North, the Centre, and the EastF The
people might say, we paid such duty on tea.
have thew done nothing with that? The reply
would oe, Oh yes, to be sure, they have reduced
the duty on that How then with cotton baggIngs
Yes. they have reduced it on that too. With
coffee. with negro cloths, &c., Why, yes they
did take off these duties, on cotton bagging thirty
or forty per cent; but they would not destroy
the manufactures. Mr.. Adams followed this
line Of argument for short time, and then briefly
r. capitulated his former remarks. He was pro-