Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-05

There was one other observation Of The Senator from
South Carolina, which he begged leave to notice The
honorable gentleman said, IT majority OF the senate
should determine refer his proposition TO lie commit:
Tee on Finance he would undertake To be prophet and
pronounce that the policy of that majority, and the re-
suit of the action OF the committee would be nohing out
deceitul demonstration upon The subject OF fedut ZION
OF duties Mr.. Calhoun shock his head at the wore de-
cetfn Mr. R. did profess 10 give the precise words
OF the gentleman. He ke all err:ts of The policy
of tie Administration aud lis friends terminating in a
drr.onStrnfiUm This subject and that all that he
President aud lie Sccttay al tie Treasury had said in
regard Ia il wnaid out la he delns:vc rin if his
proposition si!un!i be committed To The Committee Of FL
nance [Mr. Calhoun ,sSenird low did the tl"nora.
bic crntI.lu arrive This cecuson? Was il not on
his ulrGn earn sty persisted ia, 10 longer ago than
Yesterday that so nIuci 81 The Presidents message Us
related 10 the reduction Of daeJ referred to this very
committed The honorable gentleman seemed then per-
fecly satisfied with the Finance Committee, and was
even proiusr in his webeslnwcd compliments on the
distinguished gentlemen who composed IT,. va ne
mean nothing linre Than Gcm0nSirGit0? lad he mol
barn in earnest He hoped the gentleman had no SUCH
pulley, could he suppsc him 10 have been infuenc-
cd by any such motive.
TMr. Calhoun, in some subsequent remarks SAID he
opposed The reference Of his bill 10 the Finance Com
mtrc Contrary 10 parliamentary rule, because ma
nrty Of that committee were known 10 be adverse 10 lis
object lie also said lie would not De Tie man to disturb
tie compromise Ct 1888 unless il could be done by &C
neral consent
Mr. Ryes briefly rejnined AS the Senator from South
Caronn only cnndonally in favor OF tile PROPOSE
ton IN his b Chat is, in the event that there would DC
a SURPLUS and that the revenue could not be reduced0
and the question whether could be reduced belonged
conttssedly tn the Committee Finance, it involved no
violation u( III" parliamentary principle, 10 which the
Senator had alluded 10 send his bill to that committee
Mr. r. hoped he would not lie understood as wishing,
1rantomiy, disturb HE Compromise act. He thought It
entitled to respect having effected great national good
IN restoring peace IL the country at critical moment lul
OF peril both to the Uninn and republican institutions
1t was arrangement. tIn, on the faith OF winch
large interests now "rming IN integral and important
part Of the nalionnI prosperity had grown up While,
t~reiore he nothing in that as Of the character OF
pledge, which could, by any binding force, lie up the
hands Of future Legislation, he NJ" disposed to dis
turb its operation for any light trivial cause, far less
from any yindciivc feeling of party udce But II
the great object of abOsng unnecessary oppressive
,axnlion of bringing dawn The of the coun-
try to the legitimate wants Of the Government, cannot
otherwise be- psicd, then, and to that extent he,
for one should feel himself obliged, in every other
of sound Legislative discretion, to look to the para
mount interest of the general good.