Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-01
CONGRESS- or THE U. States.
IN SENATE.

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HDSAspAf, JANUARY n, lS4l.
EMORlAL OF TOBACCO PLANTERS
he Senate took nm the vn6o;.h.a L.;--.
esterdey, being the dispos;,ion oS an. m.,,,"s;.I
the tobacco planters Of Prnce z, sns,a,. a
iaryland, when W."
MERRIC,K -.
TO the remarks of Mr. CoIho,n oS .n'.ny IN
favor Of the eeoerai nr;ncnia. ao y.s.elIay,
aemor;.I ee"sI"i p''neP'es contained IN
y. 81 e saio the senator from South
ned f,st,s of ,,ol;,,..r .s:.'' =" ,'ie present
,uld he adyanrs5 ~ 49, sueu opinions
!, Seno,or ,ha, ne tMr. MI would assure
tsnfTsr Lv \ co,,assy ~. 'le Inemoraiists would
nself in ltbcraI a,d .nI;st w" WIN the senator
they had asked anJ eii ~. pon . VIEWS
oyernment sbould,.Lo ss 10y ue."eu was, 'hat
eco. growing interest on SOM. Sos,;f suo 70
isht be relieved from the rn;nons s W ~nlen
irtens imposed bv lo,.;cn sn,,.,s; a"u oppressive
id Inv the Sen,,oy rro,, Sau,S TI. ~ nau 1een
IS no hone of red,css f,on, sa,ot;.., enal mere
,ause France and EngI,nd ds,;uaa ;. measures
es from that source: But he INT M arast ,ess-
if those Powers had no resard G.. aPp'ehenu-
" would n, leas, -. o-'s 'p ior our interests,
Il could he shoyvn tba1 ,bns. ~ ..er o~n' ana
rnoted bv lcss,n;n, The Jn,, -. woulu DC
ed TO do So He thousht n i,;I S.'.n. oe ~,
france would derive y r,nrh 10y. ue'iiohS'feoe
enue if the dutv ,xerc raSn.aS "a, aho1i' oI
lions of nconIe ,h.,s 49, wv, among 'nit.y
thousand bo,shsoas ,'.a no. .uo'e .han e,gh-
CHI went from thls conn,r, a., S, IA 'uous'nu %
if the duty was removeJ3 ~ 49, taH oe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WAS proh;h;,.S 49, was
mi Of the Ssorn-,s.', was Pr0hlohed, save on
IA enormous profits wers amG ne nee was that
ion of the hm.r.. 49, we. .r, 'Io'ii lhe miro
That Consress iii III ~ ne memor'al'stS
iis the burdens Al nd nn,,in,, y - =, - equaI-
that exists between onr r,,o, -, .. us-
So.L.ewed the subject as a ax on ths abpU =;
pfty subnii.sed 10. we r VT, 80 Iong as was
dered Mr.. M. said il was his wish 10 ,r,Js ,S
he world on principles of lust recinroc;,y h',,
&c present position the 80, eSP'oGiyi out
pal and the burdens the othr. WSi d s Vm one
yysGsOceo s-Ss-suurtrh
evitween eighteen and twenty mIioSs or,S 81 "H'
--;les of luxury were admitted free of SSsIat AZ
MIR CALHOUN assured the Senator T. =,
land that he was quite as friendly 10 ,b ,in ma
cwing interest as ne was to the cotton r;cS ece'
ny other of the great staples of The OF
believed that any benefit would be der;ys,d r. En-
lie measure proposed, he would have NO bes;,a,;o
ladoptins il He wonId NO, ho ,,, ~ 'SS''S'.'o
rdyng the course pursued either bv Froncs a.. s
-oeand in imposing the onerous duties thew had q
PAie tobacco of the country; but the question WA,
hat could be donel N re,,ii.,or,, dl sssOh "a'
uemntcd md fo;I.j :; Iii 49, meas ies Wer
ca destruction of the ,xboia 49, mere wouI
ktance where VIC had .ver o,,o,so, Az .ne ohly 10
Htaliatorv rn.asuros ,yo ~ - any ming hh
he conseonence7 1oS ~ -. 49, anu "haI wa
india trade by il? And were eentlsn,sn t;.,. :.
~ pursue a course ,b,, n";sL S Iu.e'len dispose
Row had. and possibIv iSyn,ro 10y wat he
II 10 iS Su PossiorY involve the other sta
xactions il was M rcoson -. US py ou5densom
yourselves. We SHOu'u 20 mart
ora MIR CLAY ofAlabama said ,bo ,;,,o / -,
Ind for t,kin- nm the ;1 S,.,I .ne 'rie had arrv
Tow MIR CAI'aoIJN IA Sa U ..o''iI
s Son TO the refersnc NJ ,be MAKE no obec
the COMMITTEE on Eoso;no % Let IL
~ loped that eonrit,se ,sontd.; e ts; ana
lICIeort s''' 'u'' anu ue'alie
LIMERICK s,id ;,L,a;
m by friend TINT !, ,yo,|S - zen susseste
elect commute. and h. &c Jg''er 70 refer
hat motion. 0u'u "ee0'u'nS
INN rad n ,yo-d -
sht il beIonged 10 H. = oli ti,at sutJeet-
SAnd. as c5a;-m,r &c E ,fn, ON Ayr
y, IT claim to il Mr. - NO. 0oa,lui''t zee II
" on the imnort,nce oS - so.I'e i iot'he
mai ,o;n, 81 $50. Vi sueh committee Il
rMERRICK thanked III. S.,...- r.. A.
He subs for the suggestion. and would ,.;s nis
al MI -. ieIN MS ihotlo
as he was that full Justice would be done the sun
1eet IN ms hands.
MIR PRESTON would not object to the refer
- 1tnl lac would have preferred that II sbonl
80 %. '>iae course first suggested nv his frien
&c ' Iau. S.N'-'L'i~--a were eniireiv n,istsLo
the Coo,P Veu uis a measure s'.is,lv belonging
on Agriculture II inyOis-IInsn
liPotAht considerations, VIZ: finanee, revenar
T1'ereIa intercourse, treaty stipuations, and III,
nhe, rendering 1t on the whole very intricate an,
complex question. IL was his opinion there fore
mat II should 90 to committee specially charge