Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-02-14
II. OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Jant,ory C9

Mr. Cambreleng, from the committee
Of Ways and Means, reported bill MA.
hing appropriations for preventing and
suppressiEg Indian hostilities for the year
Also. with an amendment, Senate bill
complementary to the act establishing the
Mint. of the United States.
The bill, on Mr. C's. motion, was or
dered to be ehgrossed for a third reading
ro-morrow.
MIR. G. stated that, in the report he sub
mitted few days ago on the state Of the
Hnances, there was contained document
furnished by the: Indian department, con-
tanning statement which was correct; but
: there was note appended to il which was
incorrect, and did injustice to two men,
bers of the House Messrs. Everett and
Bell and he was instructed by the COM
mittee of WAYS and Means, to move that
that part of the report be corrected, by
striking therefrom The passage referred to.
MIR. Everett explained his course OH the
Cherokee question 10 show that the note
referred 10 had done him two fold injustice,
though he was not very solicitous aboutit
Mr.. Biddle moved to commit the mo-
ton so that the report nigh, be amended
in other particulars; especially in reference
70 that part of it which reviewed the pen
sion system. and wen, on to reply to the
argument of the report on this aud other
subjects
Mr.. Cambreleng made brief explana-
ton in reply. e
MIR. Pickens expressed his qualification
that the gentleman from Pennsy lania had
come out thus early in opposition TO the
principles Of this Teport-a document TO
which Mr.. P. gave2shis mos, cordial and
hearty support. He rejoiced that the COM
mi,tee of Ways and Means had thrown
out such a document. and would TO God
that an issue eodfd be made upon it before,
the people of this eopntry,; and be took
thai occasdsa to say, that letaay party act
upon the principles of this report, and they
may always rely upon hissdPen aud un
qualified support; no matter where they
came Eom, whether from the North, The
South or the middle section of this country.
1t is a report, said Mr.. P, congeniai to the
spirit and genius of our institutions, and
purely republican in all It's sentiments aud
propositions; and he desired to See the ,esl
vote upon the motion of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, aud hopedJhat vote
would be understood as vote which was
to range parties upon the questions touch
ed upon in that report. 80
The gentleman from Pennsylvania had
condemned the reference to theIariff' in the
seport. In this, Mr.. P. thought the COM
a,i,,ee had acted wisely for was there
gnlIeman upon that floor, wassthere a tyro
in politics. who did not know that, at this
very moment. parties were organizing in
this country with view losmeet the crisis
which woul6 come on ins1842, when the
compromise act would expiTela They all
knew it. and the commiiteeacted honestly
and judiciously in meeting the question in
advance. Why, the measures Of this very
Congress,remot as they would seem 10 be,
will have an itnporfsn Bearing on it. Ex-
haust your TreasHf vote away all the
public money upon bro1igate schemes of
appropriations and y6u will bs compelled !
to issue Treasury notes or to borrow mo-
ney. Andswhat must inevitably follow?
You mustsincrease your taxes on ports;
YOU must raise the tariff. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania has attacked the prin-
cipEes of the report upon these points; he
has indicated bis course; he has even quo
ted the title to the first act passed under
,he Federal Constitution, to prove that
protection to manufactures was coevaI
with our Government, &c; but yet, for
sooth, the gentleman protests against his
himself upon this point. He
may quote the titles to all your first acts to
nrnve the coustitnionality of vour TARIFF.