Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-02-08
aoTH coNGR Ess...sEcoND SESSION.

and In she House, Mr.. Duncan held forth profess
sedy on the Treasury note BILL but really did lit.
tie but repeat his flanders Of Gen. Harrison.
Tuesday, Jyn. &c. Messrs. Mongum of N. G.
Benton Of Mo- and Tallmodge of N. Y. occupied
tho lay on the presumption bill. We copy the
following from the correspondent Of the Boston
Atlas
| Mr.. Mangum, liberal, frank aud intelligent
| Senator from the "Od North State" voluntarily
entered upon the delence of the new administra
ton, = not for the purpose of culogzing MIR. Web
ser, for, as he truly said, Mr.. Webster needed no
Eeulogy but for the purpose OF vindicaiing the
administration, which, in advance Of its coming, is
ito be preudiced !hy the misrepresentation aud
, studied cnlumncs of its opponents. Speaking
first "a the question before the Senate, the pre-
empIiou bill, and giving his views upon the vexed
Econtrovery which has occupied the time OF the
Senate for four weeks and more, he male some
illusions to the principles laid down by the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts. Nj Wcbster's argument
in defence Of distribution, and the power of Con-
gress over the subject he declared to he upon
ground as nnovabe ms the base of the Alegha-
nes Mr. Calhoun had not inet it,-and no man
could approach 1t with week s preparation.
The principle OF distribution was not only rec
ognizod by the constitutional power over the ter
ritory, but called for in justice TO all OF the States
of the Union. am willing, snid Mr. Mangun,
to meet this deficit in the treasury by taxing ar
ces of luxury used by the nffluent; and an-tariff
as North Carolina is, believe she will sustain me
in advocating n distribution from the proceeds OF
the sales of the public domain, and with it u tax
upon wines and silks, in order to meet the deficit
created in the treasury by the distribution priuci
pie. The tariff question, MIR. Mangum was in
cned 10 think, also, If discussed with candOr, |
liberuty and good feeling, by North and South, |
would meet with fewer head flaws than
ticipnled. The cession principle, whereby Mr.
Calhoun contenplaes the giving Of l60,000,000I
acres OF land to the nine new states, was also OPP
posed for it's inequality, Tor The sacrifice it contem-
plated and for the novel and dangerous relation
ship in which il would place the States TO the
general government. Finally the defence
of the new administration, and ofthe conspicuous
2 man of the Cabinet Mr.. Webster you will re.
member, has been rallied ut, for his vindcatlon OF
. the States, aud the credit OF the States, from the
calumnies poured out against both country and
credit by the enemies Of both al home and abroad.
Rather than be the author abe,tor of these cal
umnies upon the fair fame of his country, Mr..
hlangum said he would he burned at The stake
n and yet for vndicating his country from the foul
i aspersions cast upon her at home aud abroad, the
Senator from Massachusetts was accused of being
leagued with British bankers and British brokers.
The par, he had taken in the Senate, upon the last
: night oil the twenty Congress, Ind been allu
ded 10, and the remark quoted that he would not
: make the appropriation of three millions, for the
: purpose asked for at the time, even it the enemy
IS were laundering at the gates Of the Capitol
"Sir," said Mr.. Mangum, "he then President Of
the United States had recommended reprisas
q His emissares in boln Houses Of Congress were
ready TO push Congress TO grant the power
/, templated and If il had been done, in TWEEN
d ty-four hours would have been the consequence
r. That war was averted by the just, prompt, manly
n and patriotic exertions OF one eminent citizen !;
= and liz contnued the Senator from North Caro-
y lima, the people could see what | saw, in the
upon the memorable occasion alluded to, that
eminent and patriotic man would now enjoy u
" higher reputation than lie has for the learning
and talents and eininently national character for
which he is so much distinguished. do not
II mean to defend the Senator from Massachusetts.
g He needs not my puny arm for his delence but
| reloiced then, as do now, as an American, and
the representative of The Old North Sta te to stand
10y him. His friends stood by him tlen,--hs
Wing friends, and the Senate ITSELF 1t was then
| said 10 that SENATOR (ronng to Mr. Webster,
before him. well done, good and faithful SER
vant!'
| hPve given but sentence or two Of the vhd-
cation of Mr.. Webster, by noble hearted and in
IL eIlgent of the South. | rejoiced to
n hear it, aud especially from one of the most dis
s. nguished and respected Senators coming from
r south of the Potomac. The feeling OF pleasure
was general one, and numerous as the hearers
u were, there were few who did not say amen and
i amen to all that had been uttered
er Mr.. Benton followed in the discussion, with
8 scraps stolen, not from holy writ, but from all the
Dc presses Colonial and English, which have ever
= said a word against the present administration
and from all the bankers aud brokers and stock
of jobbers who have opened their mouths in denun
. citation Of an American state or an American Cit.
u zen, for holding opinions frOR which an infer
- ence could be drawn that Americans could moi
r. meet their obligations. British influence Brit
=, sh gold,' bankers brokers', stock iobbers,
and all the slereotyped terms Of party whose
We falsehoOds and broken promises are stereoypeh
We were used most freely. The time of the Senate
a for two hours was consumed in thlsidsgraceiu
exhibition. An American Senator, reading from
C the rahid Tory presses of England for the pur
-, pose OF proving the immortality and dishonest,
Ia and mercenaly spirit of his own countrymen!
on Mr.. Talnudge of New York. who has beer
~ sill mt thus through the session, could not 81
quietly under the altrocious caIumnes of th
~, Senator from Missouri. Briefly he run through
~" the abuses Of the present administration, and o
-, the last year of the Administration preceding tin
~ present, for the purpose of showing that it wa
~ not foreign influence but domestic usurpatou
=" which has wrought tins sudden change in the
40 destnes of the American people. Execuuv,
w. nsurpatlon was one great caHse,-shown in The
- Specie Circular Of 1886, IN Mr. Benton's attenp
get rid of the Surplus revenue by appropriations
and in the pockeiing of bills, and in other ways
-, Mr. Talmadge wal prompt, manly and bold in h
reply 10 Mr.. Benlon SANDERS and in his exposi
ton of the offences ON the part Of Mr.. Van Burel
ed and his oadjutors, which had ended in dryin!
rb the Goths from the capitol.
IL, 1t was evening almost when the three Senator
~ had concluded, and Nh CrItenden moved tn
or adjournment. The merning business was SINAI
c. business, with the exception Of memorial iron
- Prince Georges upon the subject of tobacco.-
- The memorial prays for retallntory duties agains
r France and England, in return for the injustic
n; done the tobacco growers of the United States.
90 in the House, Duncan continued his harrangut
all and gave rise to another OF the which hay
ut so often, Of late years, dsgraced Congress-
gu seems that on the previous day Duncan lad &c
od cused Norr;sop or co,v,rd;,o ,,hor o., Ioh.o