Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-09
rwEN rY-sIxTn CoNGREss---2d SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


not remain silent in his seat He felt it his duty to
rise and say few words the subject, because he
differed honestly from his friends, and had his snsp-
cons to the they thought proper 10 pursue
Yes he would them that he ever would act as
an honest man, and they might be assured that, s."
long as the patriotic citizens of his State honored him
with seat on that floor lie would speak out ms senti-
ments and SO far rs he able do them justice
Mr. A. said he regretted the introduction OF so many
topics having manner OF connection win the p''i,
which he did much whether passed or not
But as his would the scale either way Tor
The sake Inconsistency he might give against the bill
At the same time however, he must express ms
that the present of the Treasury mperavely de-
manded that something should be done
But he would repeat that the bull before lhem mao
been nearly lost sight of in the deOale Tor no
was It introduced, than the gentleman from New YORK
MIR Barnard gave notice OF his intention, alter moving
10 strike out the enacng clause to Introduce an amend
ment laying foreign wines, silks, and other ar
ticles ,
aid his fears aroused Here suddenly developed
the plans of the high tariff party of the North and all
the fnespun arguments in favor othe dreadful system
had been retaled on the floor, doubt long ago pre-
pared in the closet and spun and wove in the elegant
manuac cries of the North 1t was this scheme OF
high tariff in Disguise which he complained Of and he
thought he the first movement Of the gentleman
from New York, Mr. Barnard)
He (Mr Al believed that coming events cast their
shadows before ard he thought he could see in this
movement Of the high tariff men Of the North, design
to build up the manufacturing interests at the sacrifice
of the rights Of the South His friends must permit
him give his honest opinions for honest he would be
in spite of any man or any party. No party ever had
power to crush his opinions.
Mr. A. then proceeded to show that Tariff of pro-
lection for the manufactures would not be the less SEN
sby felt because il was sought to be introduced under
the plausible and sprcous pretence of Tariff for rais
inr revenue. He believed he could orcsee, under this
plausible pretext, design TO introduce measures for
hgh Tariff of protection, and Of the most oppressive
character that the South could possibly bear.
Mr. A. then proceeded 10 argue that the attempts CT
Messrs Barnard, Evans Bell, and others, to swell the
expenditures of Government were to furnish pretex
for high Tariff. The object of those gentlemen was
to make the expenditures of Government as high rs
possible, that there might be plausible prete1t tor
high Tariff
But whv should the Tariff question be ngi.a.cd be-
fore there is any necessity for it. This, in has opnlon
was decidedly the worst feature in the whole business
WHY did gentlemen eSpend such mighty labor IN at
tempting to prove the existence of enormous debt
in order that the American people might be persuaded
that high and mighty Tariff was necessary,
The gentleman from New York, MIR. Barnardl had
attempted 10 prove the existence of necessity for forty
millions and that il will ne necessary to rase this forty
millions BY Tariff. But he, Mr.. A, would ask that
rcntleman whether he really believed himself IN hrs
own calculation Was the gentleman really in car
cal administration If Gen. Harrison The compro-
mise act declared that Tariff should be LAID
than was sufficient meet The necessities OF the Co
yernment; but here the high Tariff men were marking
out an enormous Government debt for the purpose oil
raising an almighty Tariff.
In renlv Ia a question from Mr. w Thompson, Mr.
\. SAID he condcmncd the past extravaganza Of the
present Administration, but now the election had been
decided h. was not the man 10 ight dead corpse lie
was sure his friends would not suspec, him Of not being
friendly to General Harrison. will (said Mr.. suS
nm Inn IN The DEATH and do my duty TO the South,
notwithstanding all tine scowling Of my Northern
friends Yes | will support Harrison. ! supported
him when he had bnt few other supporters, and VIII
support him now. Were 10 do otherwise, Il would BE-
unjust and unknd towards my constituents, those no.
hle fellows oi Georgia, VINO LOOK the ltau, aHu went
ahead in this business.
After some further remarks Of the above nature-Nr.
A. apain advcrled TO the strange calculations OF ms
Northern friends who had attempted TO prove the ex-
,s,encc cf rreat national debt preeyt Tor high
Tariff He begged them TO mike their calculations over
aoa;n and see II they were not a little mistaken
III ,y,s his firm bpef that there necessity for
anu ali at this time for raising Where
then was the cause for the labored arguments OF gen
lempn 10 show this necessity for raising forty mnns
Was the necessity founded IN fact' No, 1t was not
Tho ,yhoIe of il was founded the manufacturing
;n,ares, ne The North Was not that The real and
,In,n ,ru,h, Had not the whole scheme and The mr.
aumrnts been spun, wove, rrelrd, ma Gyed ~ 'lr
elegant manufactures of the North: Yes, they might
d.nend upon IT, that this whole scheme OF show
mo an enormous debt, was "t Northern mnnnfac
,n-a Tho texture was beautiful, but he would warn
~. Sou,hern friends to take heed in time, and not
n FIR themselves To be caught IN lis fine spun web
A for hrmsr they might rest assured mat ne woulo
meyer be forced nn the ranks al The enemy Although
o respected his Northern friends, and give them credit
n, j.; matters where he clearly foresaw the interests
of Tho South must sntsr. His object was to stand mp
md n act for the South the iarest portion oil the world
nb,ch was once blooming like the garden Of Eden be-
fare its fields were destroyed b. the oppressive tariff
law. .-,-:,,:,.
ms wanted by the North for building their lighthouses
Lhors tor,i6cations ETC. Not however that he was
ons, prope display Of defence for he believed that
Tho only way of preventing hostlliiles was to make
show Of firlt He knew that from experiences Tor ne
h,d been saved many a drubbing by apparent will
lngness to fight NJ ~.
Nr then alluded to former speech on the Cana
d border troubles and said that now, as well as then,
he would urge proper display OF determination on
our mart to rcpe the aggression OF the BRUSH non
we did that there would be no fear; and II ever tne
n;,;sh lion If Oueen Victoria should come roaring to
tho Falls of Niagara he would there find the American
Earle sitting in majesty, at the sight OF which, ne
wonld cast himself down that mighty cataract, howl
ING in despair ~. c;I c
Mr. A. agan repeated his warning to his TRENDS Oh
tho South relation 10 tHt iuilH nSo1
,hvs weovinr to catch them They might depend that
this proposition for tariff on wines and silks at this
time was a runous thing
MIR A. then proceeded to contend ina. " "as p,
cec,lv lust and reasonable 10 afford the present Ad'
mnstration all the assistance il required As Tor tue
calculations of gentlemen to show how muGn was
owing they amounted 10 nothing, for there could 9e no
premises on which to found such calculations me
only could show how much was owing. Inc e"'"
nan If the Committee of Ways and Means had asked |
nnly for FIVE Millions and the Administration contend
ID that this was all they needed But there was sone
A Gerence between this FIVE millions, and the to'ty ma-
ions sought to be made out by the gentleman from
New York, mir. Barnard ,.,l
He fMr.A) must be permitted TO say that t, ne nIa
believe this movement on the part of his Northern
friends all hoax 10 ores,a the so% ing Of pomsr
with deb, of forty millions, to show the necessity Tor
a high Tariff. ~. Rain had con.
tended that this forty millions must be Pa1d mmen,,
,tely by tax on wines and silks Now the honoraple
chairman of the Indian Committee spoke Ike one nav
ng authority; YES just if the robes of office were al
,osdv hnnpnp from his shoulders. AS to that, he hr