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declare, TINT at the termination

Of the Compromise Act, they would feel
themselves tied up from proposing any new
duties That gentleman had last year, IN
h,s usual succinct manner, declared that
the Compromise Act had not the sanction
Of his constituents, and could not be the
settled policy of the country. tie had re-
fused to put himself on this ground, be-
cause he desired to keep himself free to
assert the interests OF his constituents, at
all times.
He rcplied to n statement made by n
Senator from S. Carolina some days since,
that the Tariff party were majority, and
would be found able to dictate laws to the
Senate, that he did not believe the Tariff
marty to be in the ascendant; on the con.
,rary, he believed that party 10 be IN the
decline. He expressed his belief that MI.
Van Buren, never was the friend OF hig
tariff duties, and referred to a speech made
bv him in Albany to prove the fact. speech
which probably drew forth The instructions
of the Legislature, under which he voted
for the Tariff Of 1928. In reference to
the course of Mr.. Van Buren,, he expressed
his entire confidence that he would acqut
himself so as to fulfil every pledge he had
rivcn to the country, and would sustain the
domestic as well as the foreign interests OF
every section Of the country, lie believed
there was no virtue in the compromise,
and was wiling to rid himself, as far as he
could, of the burden. If any change had
taken place. he believed the Tariff party
had lost, and not gained the ascendancy.-
A, the same time, he did aot wish to make
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would guard their interests, as the Interests
Of his constituents; but ne believed tha
they placed no value on he compromise
and did not consider it as binding upo'
them: He believed there would be sur
plus revenue, even if the land reduction
bill should pass. His own state was ore
of the largest producers OF salt, yet he was
willing, in her name, to make any sacrl1ce
which might be required. but he dld not
consider that this would be sacrifice
As to the interests of the people Of Mass,
he did not believe they would suffer injury.
If they did, he should regret it, but II they
did, it would be no more than the general
interest; and he believed every word the
Senator from Massachusetts said, when he
sta ed that they would in no case come here
with whining complaints.
Mr.. Wright made some reply to what
had fallen from the Senator from South
Carolina. on the subject Of the late period
Of the session at winch this bill had been
brough, forward. It would be recolleced
that n statement had been made Of the dc
sire to have the Land Bill first disposed Of
He then gave n narrative of the course he
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| bill. He then stated all the facts connec-
ted with his course when he was Repre-
sentative in the other House in 1925, and
when in Injunction with Mr.. DAVIS. Of 5
| @. (e,uur Lrud) no had assisted 10 frame the
| Tariff reported by the Committee OF wntU'
they were both members,sn as to concill,att
the Sonlh as we'll as the North. He repu
dated the charge preferred against him o
having stated that he had put the article
now Tar the validity OF the compromise
should be altered. He gave the same
weight to that law as lie did TO any o,he
l law Of Congress aud no further weight. -
As to the surplus in the Treasury he dit
not believe that it was caused by the Tar
If Of 1898, as represented by the Senate
from South Carolina, but entirely was at
trlbuled to the unprecedented amount o
revenue from the Public Lands.
Mr.. Strange expressed his dissent from
all the views thrown out by the Senator
from South Carolina. In reference to the
citizens of North Carolina they stood be-
low no citizens Of any other States Of the
Union. But she had a right to b. repre-
scented by her own Senators, and MT by the
Senators from South Carolina, who, how
ever ably and correctly they might repre-.
sent the opinions Of their own State, did
not SO correctly represent the opinions oil
North Carolina. He malntalncd the IN
consltu'lona'ly of a Tariff of protection
denied that any compromise bound the
} Senate TO retain the duty on Salt. ThaI
he gentleman who brought forward his
: Bill honestly intended to carry it through
he believed, and also that his duty required
him to vote against the striking out thi.
; item. He dd not think he should truly
represent the people of North Carolina, il
he did no, vote for repeating this duty,
Mr.. Calhoun repeated what he had Otter
! said, that the repeollng Of duties was Away:
a more difficult process than the imposition
, OF duties, a consideration which ought tc
have lis weight with southern gentlemen
: and induce them 10 be content with grad
naI reduction. He reiterated that there
had been unnecessary delay in taking "
: the tariff. II might nave been taken Il,
Immediately after the passage Of the Lane
! Bill, instead Of the Fertilization Bill, IN
} volvlng an appropriation Of million and 9
half, had been taken up and passed. H,
ought, he said to be pardoncd if he still
doubted whether gentlemen on the other
J side mad not desIgncdly revived the Who'll,
, tariff discussion, and brought the whole o
; of the industry and capital Of the counrr,
under the operation Of congress, cacular
ing on the Immense strength to be derived
from such n question. lie repeated, tina