The Madisonian., 1840-02-15

cattle We had 10 send 10 England for this yalua-
Ole Information 10 give 10 our western grazIers, for
their guidance in preparing food for The animals
they raised. He was opposed 10 this profuse ex
lTavagauce in printing
MIR. DAVIS asked what the documents were
Mr.. BRsroS replied that they were all from the
Treasury Department with The exception Of one,
which he had received from a private gentleman,
whose name appears in the document itself
Mr' DAVIS said he would agree TO the printing of
reasonable numberof any documents coming re-
quarry IRON Department; bui he objected TO CIV
'nB 'he sanction OF the Senate without inquiry TO
statements 'Tom private and irresponsible sources
Mr. Davis then told the Senator from Missouri,
ihai as lar as he (Mr. D. was concerned, he might
have as much sea-room as he wanted, and might do
all be could against The policy OF the Fishing Boun-
ties. The Senator had been given ample scope be-
| fore; especially at the last session. He had pro-
cured then the printing OF extra numbers Of his
salt documents which Mr.. Davis declared were OF
no whatever, and, indeed had no relation 10 the
subject OF salt duties, or fishing allowances The
Fishing Bounty, however, (he maintaned) does not
depend on lhe salt dulles. That policy stands upon
high reasons Of State. The object was TO raise up
a nursery Of seamen, and offer inducements 70 'he
hardy and enerprsing, 10 go into the fisheries. lie
conlroyerted the views OF Mr.. Benlon in relation TO
the salt duties generaly,-bu orbore go into the,
/ full discussion of The subject at the present time
MIR BEsros then rose, and made another speech
in his characteristic style, denouncing the duties as
giving the "nlosi diabolieai and damnabk monopoly"
&c. &C., and worthy TO have been conceived only by
devils out of hell and not by statesmen or BY
! men
When he finished, Mr.. ALLEN, the Young De-
moshcnes," of Ohio, go, up and entered on an eulo-
| ~. bout HShi
&C. and OF The exertions Of his friend from Mis-
| souri, He had not been able to supply hall OF his
constituents who sent 10 him for the salt document.
He then launched out into general denunca,ions OF
the owners Of salt property as monoposts--as com
bnations 10 oppress the people, &c. &c. For half
an hour we heard nothing bnt monopoly monopoly!
| popular rights-few against the many, &c. &c.-all
the common place stuff that is 10 the mouth OF every
shallow demagogue from end Of the country TO
the other.
When this blast Of agrarianism was over, Mr..
Clay rose, and put Mr. Alien the plain question,
whether he could single fact contained in The
salt document which was not already in the posses
4 sion Of every man among his constituents, Was
there any thing in 1t not perfectly well known 10 me
whole yeomanry Of the countryl The whole substance
| of the document 10 state that salt was sood
thingto put in the food ofcattle Thaswaslruly an I'M
poranI piece OF intelligence TO send to the kenwcKs
of Ohio and the Cunninghams OF Kentucky, and
other great grazels OF the West; and 10 do SO, an
enormous quantity Of documents is TO be printed
Mr. Clay ,henturned to another part of the speech
Of Mr. Allen--that which manifested the spirit Of
desrucveness so rife ofla late. He noticed as sign
Of the times Ii was cry that the owners Of
salt property are not to sell at the prices they can
procure without being denounced monopoists!
The great salt property Syracuse is, according to
the gentleman monopoy-the salt owners in other
States are monopoliss--the Senator from South Ca
rolina (Mr Preston) of the owners of great
salt property in the State Of Virginia. is to be put
down as monopost! And how [asked Mr. ClayG
are they to be put down? BY repeating the duties on
salt--by taking of six cents bushel
MIR. Clay protested against these doctrines, and
this clamor which the Senator from Ohio had made
against those whom he accused Of being monopo-
lists. He said the Southern Convention that had
recently assembled for the purpose Of increasing the
value and the price of their staples, was in the Sc
nators view, body of monopolists! So are the
hemp growers Of Kentucky who have been strug-
Cling for similar object in regard 10 their products.
He could not hear such doctrines without meeting
them at the threshold and denouncing them as in
spired by the levelling deeleous destructive spirit
abroad which attacked one institution to-day an
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| overrun all the establishments OF the country Il
was time, he said, for Senators 10 put their faces
against all these dognas, pernicious in their cha
racter, and abomnable in their consequences.
With regard to the printing OF the documents he
had another objection besides that on the score of
economy. They were got up by Senator who had
! entered on correspondence with persons of his oDn
caoice in different sections of the Union. .He want
ed the information, if obtained at all to be obtaued
officially, and from another source.
Mr. CLAY was followed BY Mr.. PREsroN, OF South
Carolina, who, also, in speech Of remarkable elo-
quence repelled the attacks which had been made
on the owners Of salt property, and rebuked The at
tempts Of the Deslructves TO irdmpe on the rights
of property, under the pretence Of defending and
| protecting the People.
The debate was continued TO so late hour that
we unable TO notice fully the latter part Messrs.s
| Wright Benton, Webster and Calhoun, participated
| in it,
| Mr.. WEBSTER expressed The opinion very decided
| y that the present duty on salt had no tendency
whatever to produce or aggravate any evils COM
planned of in the West and was, the other hand,
directly and positively beneficial 10 the consumers
all along the sea coast.
Mr. CALHOUN declared his opposition to printing
these documents, because they intended to fore
stall public opinion in relation to the Sah duties. He
was against repeal Of those duties; and declared
that, il the Committee on Finance should report
bill for the repeal he should consider il signal for
general action on The Tariff, and he would Instantly
present resolution 10 instruct the Committee to
t~ke up the whole Tariff.
Mr. BENTON, in reply, upbraided Mr.. Calhoun
with joining the friends OF the Tariff, to bring about
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