Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-07-15
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EXTRA SESSION.

having adjourned over until Ge next day,
ola account of the expected celebration
Of the 9TH.
IT. the House, the Land Distribution
bill was taken up, and MIR. Wise, who
held the floor, expressed the belief that
he could not perform higher net OF pa
sriotism than by opposing hs passnge,
and proceeded accordingly To deliver
special 4lh of July Grafton, occupying
nearly the whole of the sitting. We
copy an abstract Of the most important
of Mr. Wise's objections to the bill as
reported for the N Y. Express:
/ Mr.. W. opposed the bill on twelve
specific grounds, viz:
lst-ll is unequal, first as between the
new States themselves, and then as be-
tween lhe new States and the old.
| 2nd--As a distribution Of revenue from
lands, it is unconstitutional and u viola
tioh of the deeds of ccssion.
Sd But il is distribution Of customs,
and must necessarily bs so, whilst there
is deficiency in the National Treasury,
and whilst the present minimum price Is
perpeiunted by the bill
4th-Il il Fundamentally and ne cessn-
rily violation Of the compromise act Of
/ 1899.
5th-lt is n part and parcel Of the
protective system Of duties.
6th-lt extends the power of the Gen
cral Government through the States to
internal Improvement, or to any other
purposes.
7ih-lt alienates the Federal Govern
ment and States i'll being; whilst,
8th-lt centralizes all power in the
General Government, and humbles the
States with a corruptive patronage.
0lh-lt uncons,iluiionally pays the
debts OF individual States, instead Of
paying the debts and providing for the
|, general defence Of the Union.
\ lOlh-lt pays the debts Of States, in
order to conceal from the eyes Of the
people, the increase of taxation, substitu-
ting the means Of the government for
that of the States. And
/ llth- By substituting the increase Of
debts in all the States, 10 relieve the
debtor states from state taxation il ne
cessarily makes the people Of the non
debtor States partly pay the debts Of the
debtor States erected by the hitter for
the sole benefit, and to compete with the
works Of the former.
1t makes at once poikical corruption
fund, fer politicians 10 trade upun and
under the modest and viriuous pretenc0
Of preventing political bidding, it puts in
the nation in all its parts, aud its whole
in the first political bidding.
IN SENATE, on Tuesday July Gih-,he
Fiscal Bank bill was taken up, the ques-
,ion being on the amendment of MIR.
Bayard to the amendment of MIR. Rives
Upon taking the question the amendment
was negaliyed, there being only nine
votes in favor and sc against Snbsc-
quenty, after speeches from MIR. Prem
tiss, MIR. Dixon, Mr.. White and Mr.
Walker, ths question was put on Mr.
l,ives' amendment, requiring the assent
of the States to the establishment of
branches Of the Fiscal Bank, when the
votes were ayes noes 80, as follows:
Yeas -Messrs Barrow, Bates, Choate,
Merriek, Phelps, Pren,iss, Preston,
Rives, Walker, Wiliams-lO
.Ndys-Nlessrs Allen, Archer, Benton,
Berrien, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay of
Ala. Clay of Ky. Clayton, Cuthbcrt,
Dixon, Evans, Fulton, Graham, Hen
dcrson, Huntington, Kerr, King, Linn,
Nc Roberts, Nlangum, Miller, More
head, Mouton, Nicholson, Porter, Sewer,
Simmons, Smith Of Ct. Smith Of Ind.
Sou,hard, Sturgeon, TuIlmadge, White,
Woodbridge, Woodbury., Wright, Young
So.
The opposition, with the exception Of
Mcssrs Walker and Williams, voted a.
ganst the amendment TO "a man, and
hence the majority was so triumphant.
MIR. Buchanan has the floor for We'd
nesday.
In the morning proceedings, the com
miIice on Naval Affairs was discharged
from tie further consideration Of the cor
rcspondence in relation to the return Of
the Mediterranean squadron. The Com
miliee ultimate that MIR. Stevenson did
not transcend his duty, and that to have
dono otherwise would have been sheer
delinquency. The return of the Brandy
wine was connected with some painful
and melancholy circumstances over
which the Secretary of tho Navy has ex-
ercsed proper supervisory discretion.
In Tue HoUsE-aitcr n protractcd
session of thirteen houls, the Bill to dis.
tribute the proceeds Of he Public Lands,
was finally passed by avotc OF I6 against
1903.
In SENATE, Wednesday July THE
President laid before the Senate com
municailon from the Treasury Depart
nent in relation To the standard OF wcig hts
and measures, and announcing the COM
pletion Of the ounce weight.
The resolution Of Mr.. Buchanan call
ing for the names Of persons removed
from Office since the 4th of March last,
being taken up
MIR. Linn occupied the morning hour
in favor Of the resolution, asserting that
tho present Administration was one Of
the most proscriptive character.
The Senate then proceeded to the dis
cussion oi the special order, being the
bill to inro,uornte Tho suhsc rihpra tn IN !