Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-02-17


a resolution was adopted in the |
House, to-day, on motion Of Mn |
PIcKENs, calling for information Al -
the recent seizures or search Of Amer |
lean vessels on the coasts Of Africa bv |
BRUSH cruizers, to which was added |
AT the instance Of Mr.. ADAMS . fnr-
Their call for all correspondence since
March Sd, 1887, between the govern
ment Of Great Britain and that Of the
United States respecting the foreign
slave trade, and all letters from Consel
TRIsT on the subject.
The Treasury note bill was taken
up, and MR. JENIpER made a LONG
speech in supporr of the views of the
tobacco convention, that is, Of coun-
tervalling duties on French wines and
silks.
MR.. NANDERPoEL Obtained the floor,
but Mr.. CUSHING, Of Mass, asking
him to give way for an explanation.
Mn. CUSHING stated that several
gentlemen who had spoken, in the de-
bate, had appeared to take it for gran
ted that the. eastern States were in ia
vor Of a high tariff and Of protection.
He wished, on the part Of the State
of Massachusetts, to deny this entirely.
The people of that State were in ia
vor ofno ultra tariff policy. He, Mr.
CUSHING, represented State the in
terest of which were balanced In
! Massachusetts there were 10000
merchants, 80, 900 manufacturers, and
$4,000 persons engaged in agricul-
ture. OF course, these interest ballan-
ced each other, and there could be no
combination in favour OF one of them
to the deriment of the others. They
were all in favour ofraising sufficient
revenue from the custom to meet the
wants ofan economical administration.
They would agree to duties on silks
and wines for this purpose, and TO duties
on other articles, if the South perfer-
; red.
There is no prospect Of speedy
termination of the debate.
In the Senate, Mr.. CALHOUN spoke
with even more than his accustomed
, ability, in reply to Mr.. WEBSTER, Mr.
CLAY, and Mr.. MANGUM, ON the sub.
: ect Of the land bill. Mr.. C. first an
swered the arguments Of these gentle
men in favour Of distribution, and lher
d indicated his own cession scheme from
g their attacks.
A collision took place between
D Mr.. CALHOUN and Mr.. MANGUM
: growing out of mutual misapperhen
: sion, but it ended in retraction and ex
PLANTATION.
t WASHINGTON, JAN.27.
= The Treasury note debate still con
:, tinues in the Honse. Many member
o are yet to speak. In the mean time
: the Treasury is quite exhausted
: There is scarceley a dollar left to pa
d the smallest claim on it. The officer
i and clerks Of the different depart
e ments Of the government in this city
k cannot be paid on the first OF FEBRUARY
y II may be three weeks before III
e bill becomes q law. What is TO be
d come Of the government in the mea
y time? Its "reeLs," as Mr.. GALLATI
k said to day, "must be stopped"
IS There will be at least forty or fiji
! votes, in the House, against the bill
,e 1t must pass chiefly by wing vote
). The Senate will also show some OPP,
10 sition to il. Mr.. BENTON will oppoi
X it in a speech, and do all he can
N prevent its passage. He did not vo
N for the last bill, and pledged himself
,e oppose the next one.
III The wings think the administr
I'd ton might as well shut up shop at on,
he as to provide, by this bill, for the e
I'd penses of the present quarter only.
~ 1t is not believed that the new a
ell ministration will have funds to G
of through their first month.
10 Mr.. WISE commenced a speec
va in the House, in which he advocate
bv an issue Of Treasury notes to I
ed amount of ten millions, thinking II
10 such sum would be sufficient TO e
vn able the government to get along. I
he W II propose an amendment TO that
mr. feet, but | have NO idea that it "
M succeed.
ST. The wing administration must CO
,ur mence business without a dollar
IIv capital in hand. Far different was
is with the present administration. n
l.. VAN buren, was embarrassed at
- beginning OF his administration by
nm failure of many ofthe deposlte ban
the but he fell, in the course ofhis adm
-;st istration, into some heavy windta
act He gotover forty millions from sour
new extraneous from the ordinary reveI
vas say nine millions from u 5. b
no. bonds, twelve millions from snspelr
the deposite banks, four millions from
r;lv TERED duty bonds, &c.
,e;r All these sums he received, in
GL- pendently of the ordinary revcr
,ont But General HARRIsoN will not h
a., cent from extraordinary sources;
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