Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-02-16

certain cNttut3 bot gentlemen must DC aware
there WAS imit 90 such things. aud the qucs
ii.n would require 'crt nice consideration -
" hale hc went with gentlemen ~ the policy
AZ l1yihg ImDHsis ga iI'uuts. We must take
care TIA, So 90 tao; d ,EinIsh ,hc expectation
Of our products g. foreign markets. Increase
o.! dun DID uai ALWAYS iuctcasc the revenue
30 som. nlc, diminished II 10y disseminating
the consumption. On the whole he thought
% matter of doubtful policy 10 distribute the
proceeds. gs 300 that ,veniwo might have 10 IN
crease the impost hc, ond The compromise act
ofl~J}, or ac SHOULD have 10 create a new pub
iic debt ia the shtpe Of loan. He conceiy-
cd ii ,hcrtiore unsafe and nwsc so 10 dispose
OF iha, auxiliary branch ofIhe government. re-
gariug it merely rs Z fiscal question. The
compromise act would be at It's minimum in
lei1, when we should b. lcftNith n deficiency
that would obigc rs 50 take up the subject Of
The Tariff at a coming session. Let this SUBJ
lcci then be postponed at least until that peri
cd. he apprehcndcd no danger from the set
Element Of the Tariff qucsion-ali that was ne
cessaty sas to meet in the collected wisdom of
American patriotism, untramellcd by any sec.
tional sprlt o. local cupdity, and his life on
the fact that the matter can be satisfactorily
arranged. A all events he thoughtno safe ac-
ton could be had with regard to the public
lands until this great question was settled .-
He was not prepared 10 make any change
whatever, nor disturb IN any manner that land
system under which the country has grown mp,
aud attained glory and spIcndor scarcely
known in the history elnations He appealed
10 his friends from the new States 10 lock with
ono eve 10 the common good G the whole and
put II to them whether the present FEELING in
favor of the distribution OF the proceeds had
not been engendcred by iher own course
He thought Virginia, after doing all She had
done in the way of donation. had some right
to claim equal and exact justice at their hands.
The question was now taken on Mr. Young 5
anne ndment, which was 20 strike out Mr.. Crit
( tcnden's proposition and embody the principle
Of ccding the lands TO the new States on the
terms suggested 10y Mr. Calhoun, with this ad-
dtion, that the G5 per ccntum reserved for the
use of the government should be applied TO
the increase oflhc Navy, and the national de-
fence; but the proposition was voted down.
ayes 20 nays 81.
Mr.. Crltcnden's motion was next voted on.
(Which embodied the combined principles of
distribution and pre-emption,) but this met
: with "A similar fate, though not by so large a
votc-hcre being - yeas To % NAYS.
The question then resolved itself on the pas
sage of the naked bill, which was carried by
quite triumphant vote 8 yeas to 10 nays.
And so this bill so long so ably, aud so widely
debated, is at last put to rest SO far the Sen
nte is concerned.
Perhaps il may not be improper to mention,
that Mr. Clay though quite ndIsposed came up
to the Senate in a state ofeytreme exhaustion,
when he learned the friends of the bill had de-
tcrmned on takingthc question.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. g.
> SESATE.-The Vice President laid be fore
the Senate a message from the President of the
United States, relative to surveys ofthe boun
dairy line between Michigan and the Territory
Of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Wright presented memorial from cit
: lzens of New York, demonstrating against the
passage OF Bankrup, Law,
Il MI. Robinson, on the part ofthe Post Office
" Committee, moved for the printing of twenty
five hundred copies of the Report of Mr.. Pitt
u an agent who was sent to Europe by the Post
master General TO procure information respect
: ing foreign Post Office establishments
MIR. Buchanan spoke of the importance c
!, the information contained in the report an
d urged the propriety of printing the number {
copies mentioned, for the use the Senate.
$ Mr.. Mcrrck moved To take up the resoutlo
for ceding TO the State of Maryland the stoc
of the Government in the Chesapeake and O
Is hio Canal-bul the proposition was rejected
lie After the consideration Of different priyat
bills, Mr.. Calhoun moved to take up the bill e
rs tabl.sh!ng a uniform system Of bankruptcy
al Which was agreed to but, 10y general cor
a' sent the measure was passed by lnformal
'e and the Senate went into Executive session
~ The Bankrupt Bill will come up to-moro
ne as the first business
TIE Trcaftvy Note BN
he IoUsE.-Mr. Weller addressed the comm
re tee on the various subjects connected with II
cs bill, and IN its support He opposed Noto
or al bank as unconstitutional. The carrying
he the internal Improvements, while there was
all deficiency in the Treasury; and the distribute
lily OF the proceeds Of the public lands among Il
&c States; the revenue from any other sourc
al might as we'll bo distributed lie espres IS,
ed himself friend of the Presumption Bill.
. Mr. breckenridge followed Mr. b. cou
a not vote for the issue %. Treasury notcs-i
lld though constitutional they were only "A res,