The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-22
CONGRESS.

In the House, on Tuesday Mr. CUSHING of
iered resolution calling on the President in
the usual form, for information concerning the
proceedings of the Government in the case of
George Johnson, in Monteyideo The resolu-
ton was adopted.
| bill Tor The punishment Of certain crimes
against the United States was referred to the
Committee OF the Whole and ordered to be
! printed.
| communication from the President was
read IN answer to "A call for information in rela
ton TO the quintuple treaty, &c. The commu-
nication says, "A resolution OF the House OF
| Representatives has been communicated 10 me
requesting copy of the quntuple treaty be-
tween the five principal powers Of Europe for
the suppression Of the African Slave trade, and
also copies OF any remonstrance or protest ad.
dressed by Lewis Cass, Envoy Extraordinary,
&c, Of the United States at the Court of France
against the ratification of France of the said
treaty-and Of all correspondence between the
Governments Of the United States and France,
and OF all communications from said Lewis Cass
to the Government. and from this Government
TO him relating thereto
! ''ln answer TO this request, l have to say that
the treaty mentioned therein has not been Off
cially communicated 10 the Government Of the
United States, and no authorized copy of it,
| therefore, can be furnished. In regard to the
other papers requested, although it is my hope
and expccreton ihatit will be proper and con
venlent, at an early day, to lay them before
Congress, together with others connected with
the same subjects, yet, in my opinion, commu-
nication Of them 10 the House of Repre-
senalves, at the present time, would not
be compatible with the public interests"
The consideration of the question relating to
the Virginia land claims was then resumed. Mr.
Gllmer was entitled to the floor and occupied
most Of the morning hour in reply to the speech
OF Mr. Hall. He advocated the justice of the
claims and went into comparison of the rela-
tive services of Vermont and Virginia during the
Revolutionary war, and the allowances made to
each. Ele did not wish the claims Of his State
to be allowed, unless it was conceded that they
were just. The revolutionary soldier is no ele-
mosynary petitioner.
Mr.. FlLLMoRE moved TO go into committee OF
the whole, and, urging the necessity of passing
the Naval Appropriation bill, requested Mr..
Cowen, who was entitled TO the floor on the la
riff to give way, that the Naval bill rs amended
by the Senate might be taken up. Mr., Cowen
refused and proceeded to speak his hour. He
contended that high tariff was now necessary
in order 10 supply the deficits in the revenue pro-
duced by the preceding min.trations. He
conceived protective tariff to be constitutional
and authoriz d by the clause empowering Con
gfess to provide for the general welfare. The
authority of the greatest names were in tavor,he
said, Of protection.
Mr. KENNEDY, Of Indiana was opposelto the
protective principle He thought it unconstitu-
tional The Federal Government was one of
limited powers The Constitution Authorized
ii to impose duties on mposts-but the obj cts
of the authority were clearly de6ncd-and pro
lection was not among them. he thought pro-
lection unjust-it taxed oae portion OF the com
manity for the benefit of anotler--l taxed the
iartner to enrich the manufacturer; bat it laid no
tax in favor of the farmer at least, sufficient to
enhance the price Of agricultural produce. Pro-
tecton of course, did not mean prohibition, but
such an impost on the productions OF foreign in
dustry as would augment the market price
of the domestic article, of the same desc1ip-
ton He thought that the interests OF the
prosperity Of agriculture, and he was opposed to
any system which. would force the people
from the course Of industry taught by ma
ture He would 60 for a liberal revenue,-
and, within the limit Of revenue, h. would |
not object to discrimination. But he would
discriminate not in favor of manufactures
his rule of discrimination would be alto
gcthei different If an ar icc imported were
consumed by the rich, he would Discriminate
by laying a high duty on that article. II an
Their were used by the poor man, h, would lay I
a small impost on that article.
Mr.. TORRANCE was opposed to the protection
of individual interests, without reference to M
tiona benefit. H. advocated an increase of
tariff at the present time that the downward
stride of the Compromise act might be checked.
The movements Of that act he thought too ra-
pid. a rate of duties, such as existed in 1889,
he thought, should be continued That he
thought sufficient, and that might be laid with
strict justice. The amount that would be le-
Wed under it would be required for revenue,
and would be sufficient, if the law distributing
the proceeds of the public lands were repealed
Several other gentlemen addressed the com
mttee, when
The question was taken on the motion of Mr..
IlABERsHAM to substitute his bill for that Of Mr..
Saltonstall and it was decided in the mega
tive
The question vas -!hen taken on agreeing 70