Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-02
RICHMOND. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
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The Globe gives very cnp'ons Report OF ihe
very interesting Debate which took place in the Senate
on Saturday las, The Tariff 1ill ltoccup"'s nearly
broadside of that ournubut, extensive as 1t rs
we shall attemp, to Law it all before readers gi.-
ing the views oil iitrcnt Senators, and the nso's
which compelled them To vote for the obnoxious niea-
sure and shedding some light on their future course
The Tariff Bill received the votes Of Democrats
| viz Messrs. buchanan, Sturgeon, Wright and WI.
liams (of Mane) Without their vote one or more OF
the Wings who voted against the Bill, would have
been compelled to show Their true colors, and vote on
the other side the bill II the vote of the De
mocras had been withheld, and the bill had failed, we
understand that one of the Wings who voted in line ma
jory would have moved commandments thcn'
The bill would have enlisted more of the Wing votes
in lis behalf.
The four Democrats voted for the bill with great re
luctance-Three Of them, buchanan, Williams, ana
Wrght) with protestando. Inc iuIi report ~ '"1
Globe pives us their speeches. They will be found
e1'remely interesting Mr. Buchanan assigns the al
ternatiyes between which be had to choose-Vhe
saving of The public lands the securing OF revenue
to the Treasury without litigation with the merchants,
and the saving of certain manufacturing Interests
md the voting for bill, which he does not approve,
for which he says he "wou.d not vote IL not Tor
the unparalleled condition OF the existing law, The
Treasury and the Country IA bill which lac pronbun
ces 10 be exlravaGan; III The protection il ailord4-an
in some instances is altogether prohbtory )lie "ac-
ceps IL now, much The least Of two evils ana looks
ward with hope 10 bttr ttmS For an adjustment OF
The rarG on scale cnnsonant win all me erca'
and various interests TT tie Union, without seclIohs.
Mr. Wright assigned the condition oil the lfeasufy,
and the desire root out the very germ Of Ds'rpu
ton the reasons which would compel HIM most re-
luc,anl,y 10 vote for the bill He begged his friends,
who should believe him 10 be in error TO believe nun
to be governed By pure motives lie SAID, me owen II
to tho friends well himself, 10 make announcer
remark which was, that the consequences OF ms
action, if evil, should be visited upon himself, and
upon himself alone, as no friend, hGrf or dserhere
had interfered 10 bring him 10 The conclusion lie mao
pronounced. Many very dear friends whose Judgment
upon almost all OCCASIONS he valued more ughly Than
his own, had kindly attempted 10 convince h' he was
in error-not To urge kim 10 gre The r0tc. nir
Williams of Name declared, that the bill was highly
Objectionable 10 lim-b "In the event OF his vote be-
Ing necessary TO pass bill SO unacceptable 10 nun as
tins Is he would give i, rather than see this onGess
close It's nine months session without making any pro-
vision for the support Of Government dear to every
American heart
With every disposition in the world TO treat with
every hberality gentlemen, who have hitherto dsiln.
cuished themselves in the Democratic ranks, yet we beg
leave most respectfully to say that we shall hold them
10 tile letter and spirit of their avermants,hul we snail
never rest satisfied until this "b of abomiEaons IS
expunged from the Shtute Book, completely changed
in It's that we shall count upon nIessrs
Buchanan Sturgeon, Wright, and Williams, Ia co-ope
rate with u.s. and take the upon their own Shout
ders Ktptai! R,peai is now the word We must
ret back la Tie spirit and principle OF The Compromise
Ac:-to which ''lle public Faith is pledgcd-and wh'eh
was in -: the "Treaty Of Amltv and Peace'-or the
South never will be satsfed-.IKvnR.-lt is in vain
that Senator White the 9th August congraiulates
the Wing Committee OF Philadelphia son the passage by
both Houses Of permanent Tariff bill. Permanent
il cannot be. Permanent, the revenues OF the country
will not permit it to he Psrmancnt the interests OF tue
manufacturers themselves will not permit il 10 be
Permanent, the Interests of the agricultural and com
mercis nteres,s-the Rights Of the whole Sou'h, will
not suffer it be- Every thing forbids ii except the
faciious purposes of the Clay Clique.