Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-08
From The National lutelHgcneer.
Co n C R L NAL ANALYSIS
NATE
MONDAY, Aususr |, 1912.

From The National luteligcneer.
CON GRESs NAL ANALYSIS
NATE.
r MONDAY, AuGusr |, 1919.
The special order of the day (hs tariff billy be
, ing taken up, Mr. BUeHASAs's motion OF Satur
day considered, TO strike out the 9th sector
Of the BILL which repeats the 9Th section Of the LAND
ds;ribuiion-that is allows the distribution to pro-
coed, although the tariff may be raised above the
rate OF the compromise act.
Mr. BUCHANAN said he should not now trouble
the Senate, or delay the question, with his genera
views, often given the subject OF the tariff. lie
should conhns himself to his proposed amendment.
Stating the effect OF the section which he proposed
TO strike out from the bill, he went TO say that
the question now was, whether or not IL was wise
TO distribute the proceeds OF the land fund while
laying on these fresh imposts; whether or not the
Treasury should remain insolvsni, and the great
domestic interests Of the county remain unasssted
by the incidental protection OF revenue bill, in
der that this miserable pttance Of distribution may
| be retained
This sum had, thus far, been but S3s0.00O for
the first half of this year. To his own State. the
disiributivs share would be but $4,000. It was
| for this petty sum that we about 10 con
| vulse the country and stop the Government. He
was among the last men in the country who would
consent TO shape legislation with view Of accom-
modating the individual opinions OF the Executive.
But the actual President OF the United States had
declared, IN an official document, that he would
20 per cent, ard at the same time retained the
distribution q the land sales.
lHere the CHAtR admonished Mr. B. that il was
out OF order 10 aude 10 the Executive, or any onin.
ion OF the Executive with view Of influencing any
question under the legislation Of the Senate Some
| little discussion ensued, bu; ended IN 4 general ac-
quiescence IN the correctness OF the declsion which,
| hoEever, has not hirdersd any member hardly who
has spoken since from violating the whole spirit OF
| the rule, it is perfectly easy 10 do while pro-
fsssnO Onefs nal n to
IT. The truth IS, as MIR Berren has since remark
ed that there IS 20 oblgng men, who do no, choose
II, 10 keep any rule Of order. II they wish to e.
wade It, there are thousand ways Of doing SOL
MIR BUCHANAN proceeded. He would ONLY state
(as he was certainly at liberty TO do) what was tho
purport Of the veto message OF the temporary tariff
bill. That being done, he should lcare gentlemen
TO draw their own inference as 10 what would b. ap-
pen in a similar cnse.
BE thus argued, that, since the attaching this
distribution feature 10 tho bill mus, ensure
lis non approval by the Executive the Whis par.
~ were bound 10 withdraw the provision If thoy
did no., The dsiresses OF the country the present
ext ems embarrassment nay, hiscrcdn and insol-
Nency of the Government, mus, continue.
In favor OF the policy and the right Of incidental
protection TO domestic manufactures, he declared
himself strongly. He would 90 TO the full point OF
laying such duties ns would enable them 10 enter
into equal competition with the productions of Fo~
/ reign labor. he would 60 no further But these
establishments involved TOO great an amoun, Of
property, and the employment OF too large norton
OF our laborers, TO be suffered to a; especially rs
the certain consequence o; their overthrow wou d be
the enhancement TO the consumer Of articles for
which the European producer will then lie able 10
exact his own price. Taking iron ns an eximple Of
this, he showed that the du;y Of 1916 was thirtv
dollars per ton-a rsio considerably higher tba n
that now proposed. That rate had given large
revenue, and had raised up the production in this
country. The duty now proposed would accom-.
psh the same double good; and so of the incidental
protection generally afforded by this bill ItwouIJ
Nth the aid OF American ingenuity and enterprise
hnaIiy supply Us every thing that foreign lsbo
gives, al rate equally cheap. But it would rot d,
any OF this II the Land Distribution was :eN Their
was "a lion in the path,p he seemed 10 think-ih
Pfesident-and all these great objects must fai
unless wo conform 10 his pleasure.
As, however, the withdrawal Of this fund (which
II will be Observed ne elsewhere treated as the rner
est bagatelle) produced the necessity Of laying a
additional revenue, he proposed (but without IN
slightest idea oil doing any thing dcmasosuecal-
not hei thark his s.ors! that a sin he had neye
thought Of in his whole public lf.D that the,
should, IN restoring the land fund abo.h the IN .
on tea and coffee. In that manner two great pub
lie objects would be accomplished at once ,h
President would have his pleasure, and the gende
sex would have their tel, without the abridgment q
a single cup. lie appealed, therefore, TO oil Oh
softer feelings Of Senators at once towards the oil
ladies' and the President-towards the cabinet ar,
the iea-tab!e-thfir gnanlfy 10 one SEX and thei
want OF spirit 10 the oiher.
Mr. CRIrrEEDES assured the Senator, with con
siderable JUNCTION, that he could never have Imagine
his entertaining in such q proposition the sligh,s
IDEA OF catching OF popularity. Tea and coa.
were eerioinlY rather fayori,e articles, which he
bsen used iof such attempts 10 mako party or pou,
= nal impressions. But the argument would has
been equally good, and quite az likely 70 be re
sorted 10, IN reference 70 other articles Il these ha
been out ofthc way. II would still have been sail
GIVE back the land fund.- and you may reduce N
burdens on this OF that other commodity"
- But what is the value Of the argum.nt7 TIE
and coles will produce a revenue Of about thn
- millions; and this enormous gap IN your income
h to DO stopped by the petty, the minute aff,ir. Il
:, Blltry mOdcum, the contemplate pittanee nbo
,, which he has said so much. He has shown that
e 10 this year gCing TO produce only some SsaO OOi
= and this 10 70 mend the huge rent IN the revenue
" two and half or three millionsl
- Sir. the whole purpose Of the gentleman. purs
10 ed with every device and with the most invcter,
e perseverance,, through all that they have done m
session. - 10 destroy the land bill. An mmitigabl
e an undying bate aga INST that, cings 70 all they
] | or say. Every measure they propose, ovory rpcs
W they make, matter what the subject comes a. IA
, 70 this. The perlnaoty Of that Roman patriot
} Who, while Carthage sood, never proponnded
= opinion, on any matter, ~ the Senate, wthou.
turning 10 The Necessity Of destroying that city, ~
D, not more hefes or rancorous than theirs "Dels
~ cot Cartilage" ~ their unvafying cry. down vi
e. the distribution; and, 70 Ell q this they will ms
e any havoc Of public measures, move my thing do
10 trucuvo OF our dearest interests, and salute ~
. blessing any arbitrary or ,mischievous act Of {
d Executive.
" AS for me-, sir know Of no articles fter TO
! taxed than those precise ones which tho Sonac
s wishes to exempt They are held such in the f.,
e legislation Of OIL countries; aud surely, 10 gent
men 30 fond Of every foreign example, this genei
n consent Of I'll Ststes should be fone argumer
+ They are not necessafies, but mere inJugenccs; I'M
e are Of univorso consumption; and large reven
may be drawn from them without materially affe,
- ing The price. The entire amount Of the duty
d bat 90 per cent and tho foregrc', beyond doul
will have 10 bear proportion Of that. Such is c'eu
"a the effect OF the duty, though will not prete
10 say 20 what extent
'f As 70 what the Senator says Of their being equi
y consumed by the rich aud tho poor, he IL CO