Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-26
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were not too high. Mr.. Smith said, he thought
the great prosperity of these states might be
traced to other causes-he alluded TO the quality
of the SOIL the character Of their citize rs being
what one termed IN the East 'sworkies," none Of
your dandy gentlemen, riding about in their
coaches; no Mr., President. sa I'd Mr.. S. "we hsvo
few droncs in the hive, and you know what tho
result must be-
Mr.. ). however mainly attributed their great
prosperity to the nature Of their free institutions
/ tie contrasted the appearance of the different
shores OF the Ono, IN passing down the river, be-
tween the tree and slave holding states--spoke in
! high terms of The population that sourh, the new
states; SAID the tree states had most decided ad.
vantage III productive labor. and his state fsit tho
full benefit of II. He discussed this point some
what at large, said he did recur 10 il for tho
purpose ot woundIng the feelings OF any one but
as a fact connected With the prosperity of Ohio
Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, which were pop
ulatcd principally from the free states and per
sons tom the slave states who were willing to
leave behind them their slave appendagcs
lie examined the position assumed nv Mr. Ben
ton, that the rise of produce in the west was
owing to the destruction of the Tariff and tho
rise IN cotton. lie differed wholly from that Sc
nator IN that position. He though, it fairly at
tributabie TO The great increase of Western capt.
tai, IN the shape If bank capital foreign loans for
their works OF internal INprov emenfs sc he
averred that if the bank capital and all the foreign
, capital were withdrawn from the west and she was
thrown upon the specie alone, in and GU, of tho
banks, as circulation, western produce would
not bring one cent more than il did before the
recent rise, If as much. He rdicucd the idea of
MIR. Benton, that six cert tax or duty on +,
bushel of SALT had created the rise in the price Of
that article, he thought 1t rather to be accounted
for III the fact of the low and frozen stage of the
: Ohio. Since Mr. Benton had addressed the Sc
nate on that point, the article had raised a, Gin.
cInnau TO 81 bushel, as Mr. s. had understood
: Did the Senator from Missouri charge thai rise to
= the six cent duty.
After some general remarks on the amendment.
and the provisions of the BILL Mr. S took ND the
charge OF Mr.. Walker, that Mr.. CLAW of XIV was
: an enemy TO the West; he commented at large
on the charge-said he felt bound to notice IT, "a
the charge reflected upon him, Mr. S. rs the DO
{ lltical friend of Mr.. Clay. He had consulted no
. one on his course, but he heard with pain tho
! charge when II was made by the Senator from
sbe hat the Senator from nd %ss ' ie
II enemy of the West, he would abandon him a,
IS once, for he would POLITICALLY sustain no man
'e moment, who was the enemy Of the West Mr.
, 5. said, he was HIMSELF he feared, TOO much of a
II western man in feeling for a statesman lie de
'P nied however, that Mr.. Clay Of XIV. was an
as enemy to the West lie pointed many Of the
~ measures which had been sustained by Mr.. CLAY,
50 beneficial to the West, and for which no had been
s' called to an account by Mr. Strange of n Carolina
Us Mr.. Smith particularly pointed TO the folIowing
>" measures, and commented at large upon them
u thanking MIR. Clay for his support Of them, and
particularly of the Cumberland Road, which, he
S. said, was the great onaI measure Of the West
nd uniting 1t were two continents on either side
OF OF the mountains.
L. The part taken by Mr. CLAW al the treaty O
ne Client, and the effect that measure had on IN,
40 west.
-, into the Union.
re 3. The settlement Of the Missouri question
as 4. Grants OF public lands TO the new states. {,
aid them In their works of Internal Improve
Of ment.
Try 5. The removal Of distractions from the ives,
ern rivers and harbors
Ir- 6. The Cumberland Road bill--so beneficial ,
Tor the west we'll as the east.
aP His land bill by which a fund was prov de
80 sufficient TO pay the taxes. educate the YOU an
'0 carry works of internal Improy ements IN ia
-, several new states, for ages.
he s. The distribution Of the surplus revenue. q
y, measure, between which and the grand f1rt,i
,en cation system Of Mr.. Benton, the west h r.
me cei"ed great benefit, which the new state
rat, would never have felt, if the fertilization syste
liar had prevailed.
ga Mr.. Smith closed, By saying, that his remark
so far they alluded to the Senator from k
on lucky, were purely defensive He had no, q
hin tempted to shew who not the friends Of Il
ish- West, nor did he claim that Senator as exclusiy
de- Iy the friend Of the West--he believed him TO
cei- the friend Of the Union, Of the whole Cnion-l
by had attempted 10 shew that he had some groun
at least TO stand upon IN his belief chat the Sen
be tor from ..entucky not an enemy to d
USE West and then turning 10 Mr.. Walker, he ga
and Now, cir let say you, that do not belle
cul- one word your charge. Mr. Clay an enemy
mo- the West! Impossible, If one &C, of his ii
Mr. President, proved to the contrary, his DO
the ton forbids it--no man, sir, can be an enemy
,ent the West who resides there, whose private in
,en, rest. whose family and friends are there. S
,.6, said Mr.. Smith, looking at Mr.. Calhoun, wo,
pop a. oii D1"1'c 'hdt son were on ."e'''y 10
V on ''o't.'' Ao " 1"1''h." ~ ue. '""e .'f''e ~
inad naked assertion 10 make you believe that. I
+ all Senator from Kentucky enemy to the We
-, must soon believe that my worthy colleag-
tally "no s'ood sioe " .dJ ". . ,r;a 'a''
- ri and who has done much for the Yves. since
: ~ had been a member Of this body, is enemy
,he the West