The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-05


passed than CIR SAT Britain gave notice that the rigid
~ of her commercial regulations would be relaxed
would have to Weld her policy or the Ministry at pre-
sent in power would be hurledfrsm their seats hthey
brought their policy to bear the manufacturing into
rest Of Great Britain could not stand up agpini snd
our agricultural interest, if true to ITSELF woul exert
its potential influence in this emergency. The gentle
an from (Mr Wnthrop) in his remarks
few DAYS snce said that Nv England was opposed to
the tariff acts Of 1916, III 2s and 49, WHY, then,
should they force another protective tariff en- New In
gland TO be again repudiaed by her representatives,
Mr.. WINTHROP thought the gentleman from Mary land
pushing the inference too from the remarks he
had made. member from South Corolins had said that
these tariffs passed in compliance with the mror
tnnies Of New England, End he had remarked in reply
they were carried in opposition to the votes oil the
represent Q ives of New England.
Mr.. JoHSsoN-Well there was not much difference be
tween opposing measure and repudating it. He would
say then to the agricultural interest," the rice growing
interest the cotton planting interest the sugar growing
Interest, the tobacco planting interest the grain grow
ing interest the anufacturng intereso legisste for
them all, to legslae for the interests of the nation lie
had Pitburg her iron hills and her banks Of coal
encrced in her curtain Of cloud which hung over her
IN IN i,s fomore grandeur no haa witnessed ,ne inla
were forging armor for the gods, or thunderbos for
Jove. He had the broad fields OF PeDnsy lvania
clothed with their golden harvests and studded with g
gantic barns and grsnaries and peopled with hardy in
telgent and industrious yeomaury. He was willing
that these interests should be by
duties the iron, the coal, and the manufactures Of
Great Britain, who refused to receive their produce He
had seen New Eugand-her Merrimac, flowing like
sands her manufactures turning out heir bright, and
gorgeous AMI beautiful fabrics, rvalling in beauty the
had her woollen manufactures; her cotton manu-
factories and her manufactures Of wooden nutmegs
Roars OF laught-r He had seen them all, and none
joiced at their nourshng condition more than he did
and no course Of policy was better calculated to CONT
nue. and ipcTese that prosperity than by countervang
duties and thus assisting the producers Of rice cotton
and breadstuffs to consume more OF domestic
! features By giving higher value to these staples it
would also increase the sales of the public lands hepro
| Annt nf ht%hv ptct IF
and aid in relieving them from their present embarass
mens. Throw open the markets Of Great Britain to
the balance Of trade would soon b. in favor, and
would enable us to of Of our 8 ate and cops
ration debts. An effort had been made which he hoped
would be futile one, Of giving this question party
aspect and he sorry that it came first from Of
his own political party The gentleman from the Pitts
who had endeavored to give it party character, AMI
though he willing that the gentleman should make
as much political capitaln his own district as he could
out Of tho question: he objected to his exporting be
yond his district He did not wish to be compelled
to take his material his manufactured article.
He opposed altogether to making this party aues-
ton for the sake of the interest intended to be
by il. Suppose it was made party question and the
party the majority in that Congress should be in
the minority the next what could I'll expect but that
the law would he repealed The tariff OF 1928 raised
such storm throughout the Country that the builders
of it abandoned it and ran away for fear the ruins
would fall upon their heads All would admit that the
party now in the majority held their power
BY VERY precarious tenure. There was good deal
1
in the recent eections for his part he thought better
to IA honest, and acknowledge that they were b, at
whSaer il was Capt. Tyler. C,pt Clay.
| Mr. CLrrotD Or Gen Ap thy, (Mu,h laughter)
Mr. JonrsoN-or Gen Apathy, he could nots say He
| though it was general apathy: When he went hometo
Mary land he 70 tina wings es ess snd as frgid
as barrel of rozsn hard cider. He red his best to
warm them up, but Prometheus himself could net havr
vivifed the inert From the rivalry ofthe master
spirits ofthe the wings had realized III the disas
tiers OF Pharsalis The contests in their own ranks
1 dad NJ I'M hp had In
| his youth. which had imprinted itself on his memory
with vivilres which nc could not eace. Thescene
Spanard CONT led for mastery They met in rugged
and narrow path, with the hanging rocky cliff or
one hand and precipitous and unfathomahe gnlf
the other Each dstrusted the other. and would not Civ,
the upper side in passing for fear his adversary would ell
bow him into the abyss. They closed and clenched
ech in his efforts to destroy his adversary seemed Sor
get IL Of his own danger, until both about bein,
hurled over the precipce one of them g,asped At th
bough Of tree growing out of The overhangng elf
connected only BY attenust"d shred, and thus with
flashing eyes that seemed glare with satisfaction that
he had his enemy in the same desperate situation as
himself and halfway precira.ed over the yawnng pre-
cpice, tho painter left them-and there leave them
With our institutions, it is mpolitic for any man
to assume to himself power and position. Human
nature was only to be governed in two ways: per
the latter must be sure he has the weapon and the pow
to it with effect No in this government il
an indispensable This country has never witness
one 5sa man. and that vas ss Aa
Dir. JOHN C. CLARK obtained the floor, and said he did
nctntsRd to debate this question it had boon already
abuAdantly debated. He would therefore move the pre-
| VIC, question
Mr. CLrroRp said asthis wa, an Important question
he would move call oithe House, which was accord
ing ordered.
The doors were then clescd and the roll of the mem
bers called until 1893 answered TO their Futhei
proceedings in the call were then dispensed with, and
the doors opened.
| the gentleman from New York 10 withdraw the prsvi
Gus question for moment, to enable him TO soy but
word in explanation OF his vote.
Mr.. CLARK having acceded 10 the request.
Mr. WILLIAMS said this was merely question OF 70
ference, and in his opinion the question of high low
duties not involved in it, II would he just easy &c
vote against high duty, If II reported from the
Committee or Manufactures, SIS il 1t was reported from
Committee OF Ways and Means. he would vote for the
| reference to the Committee Manufactures, as he
thought the subject matter intimately connected
with the duties of that committee
| The previous question then ordered-syes lOl
noes o..
The question then taken Mr. FrLLMoRr's re.
solution which, modified. was in the follow ing words
Resolved. That much Of the Presidents Message
relates to discriminating duties and domestic manu- fac
lures be referred to the Committee Manufactures
il was agreed to-
The srEAKrn submitted communication from the Sc
cretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of
| r. Hsssler, Superintendent Of the Coast Survey.
M ADAM, said his colleague (Nir Cushing had, when
Tie lat r. port Oh this subject had been presented ex
pressed intention Of endcavorng arrest the further
progress Of this survey He hoped this report would he
Of such character ms TO change that intention He
moved that the usual number of additional copies be
printed.
MFR CUSHING said his colleague ID been entirely mis-.
taken Ia aributng TO him Intention ofarresting this
work. His object 10 changethe mode ofconductng
II, az TO stimuate-o accelerate its progresshat
there might be definite prospect Of its completion,
and rot to retard H. He hoped The extra copies would
be ordered until the report could be exsmin ned.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved to adjourn.
Mr.. ADAMS said he was going to say when be was up
before the committee the important subject
before the Countrywide meant the currency could
meet, because the had not yet Leen referred
to them. He hoped the House would spare the few mi
nues necessary dispose of the remaining sui ects in
the Presidents message TO the appropriate comntees
The sPEAKrR said there was motion for adjournment
ending.
Mr. GAYS JoHSsov said he would withdraw il for the
references but for the prin,eg ofthc extra copies
80 much thereof relates TO the pian Of finance,
referred to the select committee on that subj ct.
The remaining subjects embraced in the Presidents
messegs then referred to the arproPriae commit
tees.