The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-07-28
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Tie new Tax bill has come IN lo day
f,on, the Committee of va and Means
II laws 2,rer cen, duty Oh all articles now
free. excepting a list continued free for
,be exclusive benefit Of manuIacturers.-
Now YOU will be able in some degree TO
,comprehend what Whig or Federal do
mination is. lst. They C,ign a debt.
End. Makeit, by calling an Extra Session
and passing large new appropriatlons.-
3rd. Vote out of'the Treasury, us gilt
from three to o.fiveimlliblrs Of dollars. 4lh.
.Fillit !by taxes on'imports; and 10 make
sure of plenty of money for all extrava-
4eance, they, lastly, borrow twelve MIL
lions Of dollars. And all this is done by
"a party who kept up a perpetual cIamor
sabout the extravagance 'ol the lormer au-
ADMINISTRATION, and promised to reform IT,.
M one here is surprised at these things,
for it was obvious here, that all the ap-
:propriations of a doubtful character were
carried by them, two 10 one; but will not
the sober people who trusted TO thnsc pro-
ifessions, he startled by their barefaced
;aband6ndientl
Il do rot think The Bill will pass, and il
lit does, it will pass with notifications,
worse for us, aud better for the North
Ht is not in the power Of Government to
collect 20 per cent on:fine linens and silks.
Smuggling will Inevitably defeal:the tax.
The French and Rusian Governments will
most probably retaliate, and thus one Of
the most lucrative and odvantageonstrades
ofthe South: be oppressed or destroyed
Don't let younpatiencegive dut-yoa must
endeavor 10 be magnanimous! verv!
WAsHINGTo N, July IA.
In the sanate, to-day, Mr.. Tappan mo-
wed to amend the bank bill by adding
section providing that nothing contained in
The act should be considered a denial Of
sthe,power Of Congress to modify or repeal
The charter, which he advocated in very
elaborate argument. At the suggestion of
: Mr., Buchanan, the amendment was then
laid on the table for he present. An
amendment was then offered, declaring
that the notes of the Bank should CEASE
TO be received at the Treasury in. case OF
-suspending payment. So
Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky, movedsto mo-
sdify this by restricting the prohibition to
the period during which the suspension
continued.
This was epposed'by Mcssrs. Clay, of
Alabama, Calhoun, Benton and Allen, on
The ground that if adopted, ilwould be IA
selemu recognition of the right of the
Bank TO suspend, and would enable it to
play fast and loose with the Government
and people; stop five years, and resume
for a month, and in the latter event resume
the right to pour in on the Treasury any
amount Of its paper with an intention to
fail again, and throw the loss Of its ire
deemabIe paper on the Treasury
1t was advocated by Mr.. Clay, Of Ken
tucky, aud was carred-Ayes 25, Noes
%. The amendment us amended was
Then discussed at considerable length, be-
ing advocated bv Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky,
and Messrs. Walker, Nicholson and Sc
vier, stating ,ha, they would vote for it
on the ground that there was RIO provision
in the hill which prohibited the reception
of the notes a. the Treasury, even when
! the Bank suspended payment, and that i
was restriction so far as it went.
Messrs. Calhoun. Clay, Of Alabama,
Benton and Allen, thought The he'recogntion
of the right of the Bank to suspend was
a greater evil than the alternative, and
were prepared to vote against'it.
Mr.. Clay, Of Alabama, then offered an
amendment to The amendment proposed
by'his namesake from Kentucky. 10 the
Eeffec, that suspension Of payment was
TO be held and adiudged csnse of for
fei,ure of the charter.
This turned the flank Of the Whig line.
and after an effort of Mr. Clay, ofKrnt"cky,
I" desrdyit by an amendment, which the
Chair declared TO be out of order, it was
adapted, and the amendment as amended
was agreedto. Various other ailments
were proposed, which were resisted by
Mr.. CLAW, of Kentucky, ard rejected
In the House Tax Bill was introduced
with the title of bill in relation 10 draw.
backs on duties.
Mr.. Pickens inquired whether the gag
law was to be applied to prevent discus.
sion upon this bill when it was taken up!
Mr.. Fillmore replied evasively tina. the
House would determine upon the proper
course to be taken.
The Bill appropriating S7s9,00o for a
home squadron, was taken up and debated
at some length, and laid aside without any
definite question being taken on it. The