Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-14

CLAY said he was willing 10 hobble on
and TIE motion was Withdrawn
MIR CLAY then resumed, aud stated
that the manufacturers Of Iron woulu
more readily be satisfied BY this bill than
any other proposition which had been OF
iered. There were some who had SAID,
let the Tariff go down lf the next Coo
gress chooses, there viii be re action e
forwards. but h. Thought hat these gentle
men took counsel Of passion. above whlct
In was the duty of statesmen to elevate
themselves He WAS for eBc0untering no
certain danger for the purpose Of prosid
ing some uncertain good H. wished %
compiomIse all interests. and IT Sas with
this same policy that he had proposed
another great measure which bad twice
received the sanction Of majority of the
Senate, He would not acquiesce in tn
views of those who relied an reaction.
Simtlr was the expectation. at the la
session, bot there had been 70 beneficial
Ir u. He WAS for conc hating all inter
rsi, iet whomsorver might fail, and whom
,oever night succeed lie regretted thar
the Bill. in Select Committee, had been
injured by striking out The clause making
cotton free. and stated that this was not
done by his vote, or ny that of his trend
from Delaware. Still it was measure
calculated to promote the great objec; for
which IT was INTO luced. He was not
disposed to throw himself forward to 1912
''ut he did not think that there was any
Cause for apprehension which look to that
period
h..f Al III 4
ont flaming sword; thu friends of the
BILL, would send out flaming sword, ac.
lcompanled by the olive branch The
gentleman from Massachusetts had thought
proper 10 say that he Mr. Clay would
have voted for the Revenue Collection
Bill Ii WAS true he would have voted
f)r it, but he felt no new borne zeal prompt
ing him TO make speeches on the subject
He thought Of the Administration as he
always had thought, and he had deter
mined to leave it to the friends of the Elk
ecutive to bear themselves out in defence
Of the bill. He would have voted for il.
but II would have been with reluctance.
because Of the consequences which may
result from the measure. He stated that
with some exceptions. as TO the high toned
doctrines which were TO be found IN the
document, he approved of the general
tone of the Proclamation Of the President,
and Of his Message to the Senate on the
subject Of south Carolina
The opponents Of this bill rely on force
IT'S friends cry out force and affection. One
,ide cries out -power powerl power
The other side cries out power, but desi
res to see il restrained and tempered by
discretion and mercy, and not TO create
coutlagration from one end Of the Unoin
10 the other: He believed the gentlemen
who opposed the bill did not wish civil
war. but the deleatot the bill would lead
to consequences to he deplored. And he
would no, wish to see sacked cities. desc
lated Fl Ids and streams of American
blood shed by Ame lean citIzens.
He had been accused of ADDITION in in
Producing this measure lie dcsplsed the
groveiling spsts from which the charge
came tnd dismissed the accusation to the
winds II Congress would pass this bill he
would wIi,ing, retire 10 his home, to the
groves Of Ashland where he could find Il
fidelity and an affection which he had not
a W y found IN puUlic HE
ir SMITH said the hill did not reduce
| tht revenue UUC uOlidIs tuCTC VIII uc
40 reduction, but The importa,ions would
be restricted
After speaking for few minutes, MIR
SMITH gave way at halt past 4, and
Mr., SiLSBEE mnveu at the Senate
take recess till o'clock ayes IT, noes
ll9
So the motion was negatved
Mr. SMll IL then resumed. and went
into review of the various sections OF
the bill. He agreed with the Senator
from Massachusetts that tins hIi repeats
the whole of the ground on which our rev
enue system was built
Mr.. ROBBINS then moved that the
Senate take a recess till O'Clock ayes
II, noes IL
The CHAIR voting in the affirmative
1t was ordered that the Senate take re
Icess ill SIN O'Clock.
TARIFF
The bill to modiiy The Act Of the lAth
lday of July, 1882, and all other acts i'm
posing daties on imports, as received from
the House OF representatives, was taken
up
On motion of Mr. DICKERSON, the
yeas aud nays were ordered on the pass
age OF the bill
The question being on its passage,
| MIR ROBBINS began a d-bste, on the
merits OF the nlll. winch covered wide
field. and continued six hours various
gentlemen bearing part IN it: Finally
about six O'Clock. the question was taken
nd the bill passed by the following vote.
YEAS Messrs Bell. Bib. Black Cal
noun, Chambers. Clay, Clayton, Ewing
Foote, Forsyth, Frelinghuysen. Grundy
iI,ll. Holmes, johnson, King. Mangum.
Miller. Moore, Naudain. Pondexter,
RIves, Robinson, Sprague, Tomlinson,
Tyler. Waggaman, White, Wright, go
NAYS Messrs Benton, Buckner,
Dallas, Dickerson, Dudley. Hendricks
Knight, Prentss, Robbins, Ruggles. Sey