The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-23


The question on Tho motion OF special order was
first taken by yeas and nays the call Of Mr. RUS
SELL, and carried Yeas I04 nays 76.
ne House then resolved itself into committee
and Mr.. CASEY resumed the chair
MIR. Rl1ETT continued his remarks began vester-
day. lie entered into general survey OF the state
of the finances and with reference 10 the report of
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. He estimated thai
there would be upwards of six millions OF dollars in
the Treasury at the end Of the present year which
would pay of the issue Of Treasury coniempla-
ted by the bill, and leave between one and two mil
lions in the Treasury.
He examined our trade with France for wines and
silks, and opposed the tax them
He opposed taking up the tariff question, or any
particular mode raising revenue the present SEES
sion The proper course was to let the ensuing ad.
mnstration take up the measure-there sufii
cent means for the support of Government for l5fl
lie thought the indication given by the ensuing adj
very omnous 10 the Standardization
Of eAtravagant expenditures to take mil
Hons out OF the Treasury, and TO distribute for the
purposes OF internal Improvement and to the pecu
mar articles OF the South which were received in
change for their commodities
He concluded with saving that if Harrison acts ON
the principles TO which he (Mr r. had been pledged,
while IN public liieif he acted on the great republic
can principles of 9S and 80, he should receive his
cordial and hearty support Ifhe goes for a national
ing the States to receive their daily support from Tie
Treasury Of the Union-humble as he was he should
give him his feeble opposition
lie had been unwilling that the voice of his CON
slnuents should be unheafd, and although in feeble
health he could not sit here and hear principles which
he knew his State opposed to- without iftin. his
voice in opposition TO them
Mr.. NlSBEr then took the floor. He should
not address himself to any Of the items Of inquiry
which had been entered into by many gentlemen who
had preceded him, but reply to the gentleman who
had Just taken his seat.
Mr. N. voted at the last session of Congress for the
bill to issue Treasury notes He was satisfied that il
was constitutional He might, perhaps, vote for this ;
but before he did, he wanted to look into the expe-
diency OF 1t. II the Government was the verge Of
bankruptcy, he would come to the of our com
mon Country from that state of degradation in which
a bad Administration had placed il.
Other questions greater than this had been propo-
scd. The gentleman from South Carolina mir
Rhet) and others had discussed topss of permanent
interest," touching the tariff and COMPROMISE Of 80
lie was NOT the advocate of the tariff He concurrcd
with the views fthe honorable gentleman who spoke
yesterday Mr.. Waddy Thompson but he wished
no man TO say 10 him that he friend ofthe tariff
he had always been opposed to it-but what govern
ment had settled on this subject he willing to
comply with.
He read section s ofthe Compromise Act, providing
that whenever duties to be raised they should not
be imposed TO an amount beyond 20 per cent ad vao-
lem. 1t was not true that we now opened the tariff
question de novo; but simply to raise up, the
OF the Government duties the articles which are
Injuries, and by the act are made liable to duty.
He agreed with the proposition of the gentleman
from New York (Mr Barnard) and contended that
all that was proposed to raise articles
that do not bear sufficient duty for protection
He thought that, arising from the experiments ofthe
present Administration, there deficiency in the
revenue ofthe country and was willing to settle down
on some permanent principles for its supply.
he then adverted, as of the expenses Of the Adj
to the Florida war The people of his
State could not sleep consequence Of the shreks and
groans of that much neglected people--but their an
guish impressed political bosom-their country
still blcd.
"A strange mode seemed to peryade the financial ad-
of that branch of our affairs-money
enough had been expended to protect the citizens Of
Florida without eectng its object to have made that
Southern province bloom with all the radiance that
civilization and refinement could give and yet the sa-
wage fingers IN his lair and thousands of the purest
names and best blood Of our Southern and Western
settlers had been destroyed by savage foe.
He placed the evil the financial administration Of
The Government. Let US have more permanency in
the present and future financial affairs of the Govern
ment faithful agents--independent administrators
and we may expect that these Indian wars would be
wound up, others had been, by little practical
good sense and Federal economy.
There three sources of revenue.
Our public domain--direct taxation-and last the
usual and necessary one-imposts our imports
Now gentlemen left to their choice.
What shall the South do rely the revenues
made to distribute them among the States in which
hey were situated, and for small compensation. We
were compelled to raise revenue by imposts.
He desired that the great principle OF the Compio-
misc act of '33 should be maintained he hoped
hat the organs of the coming administration would
the policy that if the Government required more
revenue, they would raise it in accordance with the
Compromise act-and some mode ought to be adopted
Ifyou wait till lS42-until your manufacturers
come with their complaints-unt petitions come
han fhA .,f haro
where is the seer wise and prophetic tell the
consequences that may result touching at this
uncture this exciting Topic, when the protective pro
visions of that act have expired He had no doubt If
we do not adopt the principle of raising the revenue
On those articles, which now unprotccted-by your
negligence and supine negec-a political storm more
lire in its consequences, and more hard to be Gained
perhaps than that which received its quietus in 30
would be raised-as such, he was prepared to touch
he question now-nop was the time, the accepted
what there now in the way of meet
ng the matter and raising revenue far as need
sdl He believed his State prepared to take up
he question and act on it now.
He had stated his opinions and would briefly reite-
-ate them:
LIST. He wanted revenue, but what is actually
necessary for the wants Of the Federal Government
ID. From the fact, that the Government now
money, had better raise it by the provisions
Of the Compromise Act '33-bettei now, than to wait
i'll the act expires.
81. When duties imposed any article |
hey should be Icfl not to affect the importation
If the articleand simply to supply the actual demands
If Government
When Mr. N concluded, on notion the committee
ose, and the Chairman reported its action to the
House.
Mr. EVERETT of Vermont, asked to offer reso
ution, which read for information requesting
he Secretary of the Treasury to lay before the House
statement ofthe different articles imported the duty
IN which arc at less rate than twenty per cent
ID valorem.
Which not received, objection being made
And then the House adjourned
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,