Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-07
LYsC3Hu9G. FEB. :. Iss,.
CONGRESS siONAL

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The debate on III. Tariff BILL reported u T..
committee OF ways and means at an carly peri.r -
the Session. - still dragging its siowHlcneh o.
long in the House Of Representatives. A ,,ta,
from Washington 10 the Editor Of the B,l,lnor.
Patriot, eonobora,od by information from o,i,..
sources, saws that the bill hes los, many of lBo..
who were ITS advocates ten days ago, and that IN,
Chances ae two te one agalns, its passage
An animated debate arose in The House Of Rep
resentatives, IN the 3Ist u and had not t.rn;n,,.
cd at our last dses from Washington, or motion
of MI. w ilde oittcorgia to reconsider vote ofths
House, by whlcia Memorial from the Legislator
Of Massachusetts in relation to the Tariff bill bsI
born referred to acommhtee of the whole en- II,
stale Of The Union IND ordered to De printed Tia,
ground OF this motDn appears to have been tina,
the terms of Memorial were disrespectfui to tina
committee of ways and means, of which comnitte.
Mr.. " lde Is member, in charging that q hei.
reai otJees in rerorinsthis bill was different for
their protested and oaens,blc one In the ca,,5s.
Of the debate, the Massachusetts Legislature w..
loently assailed, by Mr.. Wilde Mr. Polk an,
others. These gentlemen seem to have forgo.ts.
that Massachusetts 10 a ~ STATE Is W
DIS South Carolina and Georgia, which in ihcirei
cal maedicons Of the tariff have not been so mic T.
tastdlous IN the choice Of terms as hIessrs Wlli.
aud Polk seem to thank Massachusetts, should havs
been II indicating it, Mr. Everett fairly turned thu
tables on the gentleman from Georgia, by qnoins
from the protest Of the Legislature Of TINT sap ~
gans' the tariff Of 1923 sentence in whis, ts. oc
10 characterized as deceptive in It's tile. fraudulent
IN its fretexts, oppressive in ils eA.:tons, pa,,sl
and UNJUST IN It's operations, 81. &c. Now, nn-
less MIR. Wilde thinks tia, committee q the H,ute
possesses more dignity and is entitled 10 mere r.s-
rect than the House itself ne mist actn,y Ldy. th,,
ms indignation at the violence of tie Massac i,s
memorial ought 10 have manifested Itself OF so,aa-
what earlier cay, and against his own constituents
Bu, the fable Of the Ok and the Bull has not caas-
ed to derive exemplihcstors ior, tho occurrence
Of our own times. rha, which was treason a,
Hartford is constitutional law a, Columbia--a and
that which in Googia is the legitimate right Ola
'''cioiSb S'ut'l 10 hAiteShSt d'd sumption
and an osu't, when lone by Massachusetts, Who
will now dony thu, thera IS magic IN csograph-
oa Inns The waters Of tbs Poom.c have, IT,
deed, a wonderful eh.mcrl rrors,,v-,a-,enor.
rkosng every thing which crosses its Barrow
channel, and Masking ldanlIc,l things, by nare
changc IN the scene Of operations appear totally
dl'simi'ar and opposite in Their characters. He is
lucky wight whose accidental locot:on enafla.
him TO s'ld criminal enterprises with cap.ivnrln.
eplthets, thus endo..ing the unworhy victim. ola
selfish ambition witt, tho noble chaYsaArrutuar,vfs
to holy truth, or, in its aspect, toa patriotic
If not " peacesbie" dslus9n FOR our own usrf
We believe that both Massachusetts and G.orsia
Were " onc, in impu,lrst to Cor gress dishororabs
and fraudulent motives ms all mon aud bndie. o.
men are, " ~ ascr.be to the acts oin.hnrs Rs hon,
orebc as themselves purposes and designs which
they dsavo". BIT we carno, see any prophet, in
G'ofsia representative rhan feshns 80 much s-r-
sveness when Massachusetts Fns dose no mole
than that same representative has aei:ly if not pOs-
lively sanctioned IN his own state.