Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-02-14


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!Sprcinl Order-Rerenue Collection Bill.
Mr. Webster said the Senator from n
Carolina, who had the floor last evening.
(Mr Mangum,) not being present, he hao
risen for the purpose of setting one mat
ter in its proper light. Since a warn
controversy was rising on this measure,
he thought it hut proper that we should
understand between what parties the con-
troversy existed.
Soon after the declaration Of war, by
the United States against England, an
/ American vessel fell in at sea with one
of England, and gave information olthe
/ Declaration. The English master in
o,ired, with no little warmth of manner
and expression, why the United States
had gone TO war with England? The
American answered him, that difficulties
had existed, for good while, between
the two Governments, and that it was at
length thought, in America, to be high
time for the parties 10 come to better
understanding.
! / incline to think, Mr. President, that
n war has broken out here, which Is very
likely, before it closes, to bring the pnr-
ties to better understanding But who
are the parties? viii you plene to re-
member, sir, that this is a measure ioun,
ided in Executive recommendation. The
| President, charged by the Constitution
with the duty OF executing the laws, has
sent us IA message, alleging that power
! Irnl combinations are framing b resist
! their executions; that the cXlstilg laws
i are not sufficient to meet the crlis; and
: recommending sundry cnactment rs ne
\ cessary for the occasion. The Message
being referred to the judiciary Commit
tee, that Committee has reported bill
! in compliance with the Presidents re-
communication. 1t has not gone beyond
the message. Every thing in he bill
every single provision, which is no"
complained of, is in the message. le
the whole war is raised against the bill
and against the committee; as if he com
mittee had originated the whole matter
Gentlemen get up and address is as j
they were arguing against somt meas
ure of factious opposition. Trey lool
5 the same way, sir, and speak With th'
same vehemence, as they usel to d'
when they raised their patriots voice
against what they called coalition.
Now, sir, let it be known, once for all
that this is an Administration MEASURE
ithat it is the Presidents own measure
and | pray gentlemen to have the good
ness, they call it hard names, AMI tall
loudly against its friends, not to overloo
its source. Let them attack it, j, the.
choose to attack it, in its origin.
= Let it be known, also, that mfjorit
!. Of the Committee reporting the b Il ar
friends and supporters of the Adminstra
tion; and that it is maintained in thi
House by those who are among his stead
fast friends Of long standing.
1t is, as | have already said, the pre
, sident's own measure. Let those VIII
oppose it, oppose it as such. Let thcr
, fairly acknowledge its origin, and NEE
it accordingly.
The honorable member from Kentucky
who spoke first against the bill, said l
q found in it another Jersey Prison Ship
let him state, then, that the Prcsida
has sent message to Congress, recon
mending a renewal Of the suffering m
! horrors Of the Jersey Prison Ship. II
says, too, that the bill snufis of the allie
and sedition law But the bill is fir
grant with no flower except the san
which perfumes the message. Let hi
then say, if he thinks so, that Gener
Jackson advises revival Of the ali'
and sedition laws.
The honorable member from Nirgini
(Mr Tyler) finds out resemblance b
tween this bill and the Boston Port b
Sir, if one of these be initiated from Il
other, the imitation is the Presidents
The bill makes the President, he say
sole Judge of the Constitution. Does
mean TO say that the President has r
commended measure which is to NAL
him sole Judge of the Constitution III
bill, he declares, sacrifices every thir
TO arbitrary power-he will lend no a
to its passage-he would rather "be
dog, and bay the moon, than such r.
man." He did not say "the Old II
man." Yet the gentleman well know
that if any thing is sacrificed to arbitra
power, the sacrifice has been demande
. by the "Old Roman" az he and c,he
have called him; by the President who
J. he has supported, so often and so abl
}. for the Chief Magstracy of the countr,
h He says, too, that one of the sections
j. an English Botany Bay Law, except th
! it is much worse. This section, 81
u whatever it may be, is just what ii