Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-09-18

States are already indebted for such works. affol
ding important aid towards the liquidation {
such debts. In these views, we'll IS IN RENE
wing from financial system disturbing cause
again heartily congratulate oar readers o
the passage of this act National !nteIIigonccl
i FAX Tea and Coffee.
Ine following paragraph Is extract from III
Washington correspondence of the Richmond
Wing, written the occasion Of the Passag
through the House Of the Revenue bull. The in,l
nation that the Opposition after having them
selves caused tea and coAee 10 be subject to duty
would raise cry ngains, the Wings for that
sure, has been verified. That our readers may SCI
with what justice this has been done, and for The
purpose OF showing wh4. advantages a factou:
minority. when well disciplined and uuprincipled
may sometimes obtain over ojority acting
conScieatiously but not unanimous on all sub
jec;s, we quote the cXplanation:-Cir cleVillc
/ Herald.
There is one feature IN which the bill was par
,icuIar!y Objectionable TO mos, Of tho Wings, VIZ
the tax on tea and coffee The Wing members
held caucus this subject at which a large
ma j3rty determined that tea end coffee Shouts
be exempt from taxation. Accordingly when
the b! was under consideration in the commit
tee Of tho whole, Mr. lawrence, Of Penn, a
prominent whig member. moved 10 amend the
bill by adding tea and coffee 10 the list Of free
articles. Before the question could be taken on
this proposltion, NJ. Clifford If Maine. AteaaMg,
(having been speaker of one branch OF the Lngis-
lature Of Maine) Immediately moved to arl6ad
the amendment Of Mr. Lawrence by adding to
tea and coffee, ''suga-. molesses, and salt.' The
whole loco !oco party then united with Mr. G. in
voting for the amendment to the amendment,
and ~ conjunction with such Of the ultra anti
tariff Wings wished tea and coffee to be taxed,
carried The amendment. The Wings then
placed ii very awkward PredIcamenf, from
tL,.,x- crIa "a
themselves. Winthrop of Boston, called for a
division Of the question on the amendment
TEended, as to present the question separately,
but the chair very promptly decided that the
vote of the committee having joined them togeth-
or. the chair could not put them asunder. Inc
Wing party thus compelled either TO vote
for the entire proposition or to vote the whole
down. Under these circumstance they could not
help to iect IL entirely. And thus it comes 10
pass that b. dexter0us manPIvre Of the iocos,
tea and coffee TO be taxed And yet with
these facts staring them IN tho face, should not
he surprised If the locos had the hardhood TO q l.
tempt 10 raise an cutlery agaist the Wings for
taxing articles which entered into thu consump
,on of the poor hope you Will keep these
facts prominently before the public, and let the
people see the measures which a.e to be rcsogted
TO, to make political capital.
ASTONISHING SAGAcIrY-A young lady, while
crossing river in South Carolina, short time
since Oh horseback, by bunder OF the horse
accidentally thrown off into the stream. She
was borne down some distance by The CURRENT
When the anim,l recovered its feet and found
tina, its rider had been placed in go perilous a
situation. it Immediately went in pursuit, over
took the fair prize, caught her garments in its
teeth and carried her rlnmphantly and safely to
the shore, thus saving a life which otherwise,
IN all pro5a bitv, would have been lost IN 2 wat
ery grave. The memory of so faithful an ami