Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-11


was a Ut not fo;Ssean. presume. nor intended,
IL happoUod ASIDE from the int ut OF the act which
was, not 10 reduce revenue, but to AVOID national
difficulty and II happened because the act was
purpose.
The country being IN this condition, its finances
IN uiicc disorder, and its revenue insufficient 10 mar,
me wants OF the puOi; service, what did the pre-
sent oil k To restore tho duties On the ohnor
ous articles MIR :. would not now inquire ~bo.hor
Congress had the power TO do or nos; bot would
| speak IN good ihUh OF the compromise act. uo
wanted to know how that act taking iteceorI;p, :,
| any construction, was violated by Thu. bin Did
any body ask tor high duties on Ia. articles 50 OH
| noTious 20 the South There was not a word of
this m the bill AZ far rs u went It Jeff untouched
the vet Of 1885, It repealed only the law o. IS5S-
He deh'd gentlemen who opposed The bill TO poip,
o9t single word in it which was against IN, nc,
OF 1888
MIR Wise here rose and said he was ready to meet
the challenge. lie asked the gentleman froru Penn
sylvlnlS tn satisfy him as to the provision in the
fourth section ut this bill IN reference to "bleach,d
and unb.eachcd linens" aud next to explain TO him
why wire Was made to bear duty Of 25 per cent
white there WAS large duty on the imported ma.
terislll
Mr. ). said, If there were any items in the bill
which had escaped his notice. he should ptcC.r that
iney should be pointed out by the gentleman from
Virginia, tNlr Wisel within the hour allowed him
for his own speech, and that allotted to Mir s.
lie could not now go into the details Of particu ar
articles on the bill: but he said Of IT, generally that
I kScn
and was not meant 10 affect that of 1888. The Sc
cre'ary OF the Treasury took the same view OF II:
So had the late Secretary: and the Chairman Of the
COMMITTEE Of Ways aud Means (Nr Fi;lnore) had
done the same. II rny particular item had escaped
thciT scrutiny, lei II oe corrected. Bot he repeated
that the bal did not repeal the act OF 1898: Il res'o.
rcd or raised duties taken away or lowered by the
law Ut 1882. LIS main stress was to do that
nel.her more nor less; 10 make good the revenue
taken away by the joint operation Of ths two
acts. Did the compromise act de laTc or mean
TO declare, that Congress might IN no case increase
the duties levied IN 1892! |; d,d say that such du-
ties rs tia; nv had land TO- protection should Je
reduced 10 20 per cent. We'll: this provision was
not touched 10y the present bill. As bill relating
10 revenue, he had shown IiaI the compromise oct
was an act o. hasiy legislation. But what has that
act TO 90 with the question nos before the commit
tee That question was whether Congress was at
liberty 20 lay duties uTon articles not competing
with our own mlUUiac;urcs-noi protected Jy the
act Of !eS2l With the facts staring them IN the
face hat IUc national revenue Insufficient; that
even the existing dcSnccs OF the country might be
los; Tor want Of funds TO preserve them-was Con-
Sress 10 oc bound down by the effect Of the compro-
MIS- act upon the .lw OF 1892 Taking, tor the I
present, the 20 per cent. IN tic compromise &C: rs
The "mi, and the al va.J~um TOO this eIll did not .
trench upon that act. Ii the arsumca, against the .
O'i was woEsa any thing, Il was this: that hereai- .
Ter congress could no. move ~ all: 1t was check /
!ra.c- hy Two pieces VIZ: the law OF 1892 and the .
Ia" Of 1855. II that Ue the etfyc; of tie I
compromise act then Mr.. :. declared II plainly ,
HHc 0ES:i.Eli0Eu.
Who were The Parties 10 it, lie did 10; speal. I
oil interests orU 1elv,Gui.S ST 'ess did he 20
lmpuie wrong mo-yrS 10 any one; but he ASKED .
the question. DID any member of this House " 10 /
"a' thsn q MEMBER ulnd himself or hls success ~
by that law Nc S did Tot speak q conirscts
where ihCre were Two PARTIES but simply Of n .,w
enacted tor the good OF tie People OF the Union, I
ahi Inrov.ng no contract, but being mere express .
son u me legislative viii, this was la regard 20
such .aw, what night had any member TO bind his /
own hands 50 TIA; lie was no, perfectly Tree the v'ry
next Gay TO alter the .aw lie had voted fort or. !
however lie might bind himself, what righ. had he /
20 eina the Congress Of the Uuicd States the /
Feo2's Of The United Safest pI gentlemen de- I
mahd respect tor tbs compromise ac,l With a. his
heaTt he was no. dispose: - interfere 9Th Il WIKI
oLt The strongest and most urgent necessity. But
suppose case where Senator was instructed by I
MS constituents 70 vote for something contrary to
INA! act "n-i antwGE couc he givei Would u he
SVfhc'eni 10 say that he one oi those who had
voted for the compromise aci7 DID 10, gentlemen /
see mat the answer TO such an lection was plant
tdere the hour expired, and Mr. Sergeant resum- !
ed MS seIt)