New-York tribune., 1842-03-10
The Resolution. having been read-


read and which 10 orm Tie SUBJECT Of the )r-l nl
cusslon, OF The greatest importance involving Interests
opinion. lies the bot;oC! Of reoraoG OF The pro-
i"rty OF The Country 10 discussing thcEnl w9ai aire
myself 10 you the language OF piainaess oi >'r'ar'
.t'd 1t- do not conlzlrFe lS ]! St.ft.ni"'l- i
den n!iai flowers aud OF richest ruibery 10
ro>S the aponicas. t asmne and woodbincs anu NeaEc
mem mo garland o The gayest cGoT>, t!al S ll pfilt
OF Their assortment and b. ie fragrance may gIaiH a
ladies' Nor my wi,hiii Is Tar. Tar from Ky "isl-io
revive Suiects OF party character. which might ne
calculated 10 rcn"w t- anlmnsi.es which unappiiy nave
hitherto prevailed between the tvrn great political qa, !.
The Country VI diiisrert nom tla':it Is 10
speak 70 you OF III. sad condition OF COunrvto post
out no, the .inaI proxirate the nie-
dhe causes which have produced ana are Likely 20 coh
or out OF The Seua, has imagined lcmy intention, on
TN, occasion, 10 indulge IN any ambitious display o. IAN
other figures than figures OF arithmetic, he ~li lind himself
greatly disappointed. The i; he Isl judicor man,
does not begin plough Ill he has first laid oil his land
and marked 1T proper distances by planting stakes by
wllc. his plougmn 10 BE- GUIDED IN Their norent n>
and the plougman accordingly fixes his pom III" stake
opposite the end ri edeSnel url'', aud then eudeay-
ors TO reach IT by >tra ll am, direct reso-
buttons my stakes.
But, before proceed 10 examine rIicnl lei
and obvale certain objections which. understand av,
been or may. be urged agan>them generally. learn that
ad OF these resolutions !attey present, only general
proposliiols. That instead Iis hopl have
Introduced eparae bulls, and ner. into drtaand shown
IN hat manner propose to=accoupish the osj'rt> winch
ancient principles and mode OF eg iaon which lave
prevailed from the foundation OF nis Government. has been
e, fix irs upon the general principle, Which ar. to gude
u, and then carr, these principles by detailed eg
ato, Such has been the pursued not ony II
the country from which oar institutions
but in our own. The memorable resolution offered the
British House OF Commons by the. celebrated Mr. Dunnns
no doubt familiar 10 the mind al every on--tla "lht
power 9th, Crown land is equally oil our own Chief
MagistraV) had increased was increasing and ought 20 be
Diminished" When Iva, a member OF another legislative
BODY which in coppos- extremity OF ihi- Capitol
the reference the great Questions OF IN
terl Improvement and other leading measures Of public
policy. propose specific resolutions going mark ont the
principles oi action which ought TO be adopted, andthen
these principles by subsequent cnlcttncn>
OH on TlrpIa
these resolutions, which this: that 10y tile Constitution no
bill Tor raising revenue can originate aiiywherc ut III The
House of Representatives II y that cannot Org"
such bull; hu undoubtedly. III contemplating The
condition OF thu public affair and nthc right consideration
OF all questions touching the amount sirevenut and The uoi
IN which, shall he raised and involving the treat questions
OF expenditure and rctrencncn and how far the expenses
ri The Government may safely AMI properly b'i!ninsed
IT is perfectly legitimate tiolltrrae and TO
duty may demand There can he no question but ia dur
,n The present OF Congress- blI OF Wbe
sent from The other ause and IT, wlenit comes We
shall first have zone through with consideration OF the
pursued in relation TO it, will Greatly The
OF the Senate ami proportonaity save large amount o 'h
pu,lic money.
Perhaps no better mode Gamble pursued OF discussing The
resolutions iave had Tie honor TO present. Than 10 take
them up in The order of their arrangement a presented
them tie Senate, after much deliberate considerations.
The first resolution declare>-
''Tha the duty OF the General Government for
,isctnn It's acminai 10 provide an adequate
within thu year the expenses OF the year;
and that cXpeden either by loan or Treasury notes TO
supply peace. deficiency OF revenue especially
cous Consequences
have heard asserted thu, this resolution but trun.
If So regrci 10 >ay that il /, rom which Governments
often depart and which tins Government espe
caly has parted during the las, tive years Has ade
aua,e revenue been provided within zach Of those
meet the necessary expenses OF ose same years NO lar
In 1887, the called instead Of imposing the re-
qasle amount OF taxes the free articles according 10 the
provisions the act what was The resort OF The
Administration To Treasury notes And The same e3I'e-
dent Of Treasury notes was ever since adopted from yeaf
year. supply the deficit accring. And. OF necessity,
this policy cast upon The Administration succeeding an u-
aScertaLed un4nidatcd debt inducing temporary n.ces'
y on that Administration 10 have resort 10 the SagI! means
1fsuppy.
do moi advert these with any purpose % crimi
nation rccrinlna,lon Far from Forwt reached
thar state OF the public Affairs when the country lies bleed
ing every pore and when, carne>lv-hopc and trust
shall by common consent dispense III cur parry r'u-
dicrS, and agree look propose! tor the
public relief patriots and statesmen ,,ly. then that
during ilc four Years Of the adnrl>iraiono Nh Nanbu-
there expenditure The income OF
the Government, 10 the amount OF between aud eight
millions of dollars and say that il The duty OF that
Administration the they found tbs deficit Ia eXs-t
in TIE have rt>ored 10 the adequate rsmeGy by
and 10 supply the deficiency.
shall say nothing tiiiirst resolution, because
do hope that, whatever the pryons practice. ot this
erurcnl may have been, there Senator here who VIII
hesitate 10 concur IN The truth OF the general propositions
contains.
The mex, three resolutions all relate oe general
uliec,>-subeci> wlcll consider much most important
OF any here m forth: and sator that reason, cosider
The second resolution asserts
THAI such adequate revenue cannot be obtancd by
tha twenty per cent provided form compromise act
which the passage supposed and assumed
thai would supply sufficient Tor an eco
nonical ADMINISTRATION OF tie Government"
The third resolution cCGcindes-
hat the al duties forcgn imports ought To- be
augmented be yOn the OF twenty per cent 10 pro-
duce net revenue twen-si millions OF doais-wen,y
The ordinary expenses OF Government TWO Tor the
payment OF the eSi>un debt and Two millions as reserved
fund TOR contingencies.
THAT. .lc adjustment OF tarI 10 amount OF
twentyix millions OF revenue. III" princiH OF the com
promise generally siou! be a bereC to- and that
ciav OF al valoreIn dulles should be esas
Ised which tsrc ought TO be a. lne departures
possible
Thu first QUE >tirn which these resolutions suggest dis
What should he the amount OF Tue ANIMAL expenditures OF
this Government New. thS point, shall Tot attempt
what impossible 10 be exact and precise IN stating what
that may be-. We can only make an approximation. No
hi. private Affairs can say or prct.ni, 10 sy at
the beginning oil The year precisely what >a be- i.ie amount
his prnseS Trag The ycar that depend OF many
unforeseen contingencies 'rhict! carno VIII any precision
te calculated beforehand All that can he done !, 10 'ac
what ought 10 be or VIVA; may be lr
amount Before | consider that question. allow me 10 cor
rect here assertion made >t by Tue senator rom onl
Carolina, Mr. CAIHouSl and subsequently by me Senator
from Missouri aear me- CIR LISS ana oe!eve by one OF
other gentlemen, VIZ thai NE Ig party men OUT
power asserted that II trusted With the helm, they would
administer this Government al az amount OF eA2enaure
exceeding Sl3s00O0 hope slci an assertion "ds
actually made either all OF these gentlemen thai II
viii he repeated again without re~lfts 10 proc. %
sustain il; know such position ever taken by The
Wig parry or by any prominent member OF the hg par
" am that the party generally pledged Seli 70 no
such reduction OF the public Npeiises-non Ne"
peated, The proofs Will be adduced For ~ ms case as IN
others that which is asserted AM reiterated comes al ia>tto
be believed The Wig party did promise ECONOMY and
Retrenchuen and trust Will perform! Tier promise. de
nv lin no offensive >eI,e) that Thew me party ever pr"nrd
10 reduce i, expenditures OF the Government 10 tTier'
millions OF dollars No but his what they si'i Dhrn@
The. four wears oihe Administration OF Nj Adams the avs
rage aioun, The public expenditure. Was but thirteen mi
or> and YOU charged that Administration Win outrageous
,ray,Ganc, at! came Yourselves power promises
10 refuge the annual expenditure; bur, having Obtained
power instead oeoucug public tNpel>e> You carried
h,ul M 10 the Astonishing OF nearly lofty millions
Su ,yh, the Wings never asserted that they wond ad-
min .,rr The Government with thirteen millions our oo-
our respected opponents. after having ,en three
wears in power instead OF bringing The expenses below Ing
standard OF Mr. Adalnss Administration dtc'TtH ttas III
,sn oinns was the amount, al wtich the expenditures
shoud be fixed This was The croance taken by Mr. Me
ar. Shen ,he head OF he lreasnES naNell