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ions of law faithfully observed

tons Of law faithfully observed! He
speaks Familiarity OF the 'principies" on
which the compromise 0ct was passed. -
What does he mean by the 'princjpies" Of
that act Nothing else than these mutual
slipua,lons by the great coutcnding par
ties TO that compact, providing for a stable
fixed rate Of duties, which should remain.
as the act itself expresses il, till Jane.
1912. The bill dsregards the "principles"
or rather violates and destroys the princl !
pies on which the compromise act was
passed. The report, instead Of anIicipa'
ing n reduction Of revenue, by the laws
now in force, goes about facilitating that
reduction by Icglsia,ing in a way contrary
to the whole tenor Of the Presidents opin
ion which have quoted. SIR, call on
the chairman Of the Ways and Means to
say when, before now, h. has ven,urcd on
system of policy not approved by the
speech from til, thrones" n,k him
why he did not bring forward this bill last
year, when every possible expedlcnt was
rcsortod to, to get rid Of d surplus, which
was about to 60 to the SIa,es. as it did 90
under law 50 odous to the Prince Regent
who is to mount the throne the 4th Of the
coming March' A bill ducing the rev
] tbuG 'uCu WOulu huft euNtu VIZ tipho'tS
aud dangers of a dcpositc with the States.
That was the time, If ever, 10 have urged
It's passage. Since the surplus has gone
IT, the States, no reason exists Cor redlc-
ton. Do not gentlemen see that most
nnchatlable view may pIausibly be taken
of their course, 1t will be said, tina, a.
the President had forbidden yon to disturb
the compromise, and nj that time had a
year OF his reign reml!uug. in which his
power of reward and punishment could be
exerted. you then dare not iucur his dis
pleasure; but now, when Only SIX weeks Of
That reign are lett, to be spent in the Ian
Tuor OF cunvacscence. or 1t may be the
agony OF pain, you may treat the opinions
OF your old chief with contempt, relying on
the sure prot eCtlon OF the Erecutire eject
GA the chairman Of the Ways and Means
(Whom, it | may not number among my
friends. | cannot cal my foe, fear it nay
be SAID that bis eye has been 30 dazz,cd
by the glitter Of expected c0rohets, under
the new reign that he has lost sight OF all
f regard for the principles and authority OF
that which is now almost numbered with
Tie past. "Highr aching Buck,r ghau
$ grows circumspect." WHAT Striking
exhibition is here Of the emptiness anl
vanity Of earthly renown aud mere human
l power! But yesterday, and like the
, mighty first Caesar, 1.-THE word Of Andrew
Jackson might have stood against 'h'
. world,' and now ''none so poor as 10 DE-
> HIM reverence Deserted by all bis oil,
. and faithful followers, abandoned by lhos
adoriny crowds Of self styled democrats,
q alone, an Obscure aud dcrded artist Graf
D.. from the far West, as our nomcnclatur
c has It,, alone stand by the de3ola,e oil
e man, vInd icating his opinions and stem
n ming, 4, ] best can, that torrent Of con
. tempt poured cat by his own former friend
n which Is likely TO plrSuc and ov'rwhcIt
n him in his retreat itom The scene o! hl
: glory.
How are we to account for this Singh a
- - ov"n,' Singular indeed 1t Is. apparent
p out really what was Ia be looked for. Pr
y It'clans that belong 10 what may demon
!. loate, tor the sake of distncliou, the scho,
}. OF do'alry, do not worship the set ing. bu
c always he rising sun. No sooner. there
2 fore, do We see the level beams Of the re
}. tlrlng hero's setting orb. begin to melt int
y the twilight, than, as we mia ut expect, tb
't thick crowds tnrn wlsnlIy 10 dubious an
}, uncertain dawn ~ an opposite quarter
"a the heavens. With Characteristic fit ia
- ness II now shoots CLEAN Of FAINT ligl
- above the horizon, and an0n whdraws
=. from the sight. AT last "hat conceae
> halt disclosed" 1t rises on the world, al
< hther the muItitudes repair to "wursh
10 and adore"
n Thus, and thus only, can we accoun
Of SIR, Tor those eccentric movements an
N strange contradlcl ions which crowd Their
~ selves INTO the annals OF the little aud grei
ST aSplrauts after the pcrl|habc honors Of tn
AT world; and tins b,l we are to receive
~ Toe hrst Offering upon the affairs erected
III our nelc divinity. II is IN this way o,
=" new sovereign will sigma 70 the beg,nniu
90 @. OF his reign He Will destroy, in the fir
:, year, 800 mIllons of property, all for IT.
70 good OF his loving subjects. aud, VITA tn
&. blessing of God, which may b. most rca ,o
Is, ably expected to attend 50 benefceDt
be work, proceeding at tins rate, he will sn
NJ coed, IN his reign Of. four years, in destro
Die ing twelve hundred millions Of the nation
~ property. Thus will our excellent dem
nv cratic Government enable our People
ed feel the force Of that consoing dccarali,
ia. Of scripture. BLESSED arc the poor"
he Mr. Speaker, ! should be happy to spa
o.h myself the PAIN which it always gives n
w., to recur to former Transactions in W.
to likely 10 excite unpIca-ant feelings; bat
ST. have the misfortune to differ with the N
In lorty Of II committee Of which | am
&C. member: am, therefore, compelled
;n sell defence to give every reason IN n
a power for the course my conscience impC
,ot tie TO pursue.
ke The House are already amp izrd that Il
me bill on the table preSupposes n surplus
,N' revenue as certain To accrue within 4
in, mex, eighteen months. The existence
so this surplus Is the EVIL the bid is intend