Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-05

cords of the House, testying that the President ,a'
had the energy and resolution to pace "'ihse" r
icon the action Of Congress and the institutions "
his conn,rv and 10 save the from the violence u
tho ,Iar would hand down his character to ages 'h''
are 10 come after us. Let ms conouct De wha' ''
in future let his course be as II has been here'o",
this art has shown That he had the courage anu '''e
energy 10 stand UP between TIC 'he'''''o'' u VIZ
| try aud It's Congress
What has he done II must be confessed that TINS aI
nrsc,;lote the President noa bold position In scnd
or the bill 10 him this Congress- SAID IN ehecs'
INNS, either make law, you shall make an is'hs
wi,h rs before the country, al time ct great dIichy
when the Treasury is emp.y-our foreign relations
unscttled-and The people quiverng M er repeated -
element and emharrassmenis Blu. he has taken ii'
stand: and the parry now know that II they carry ''
measure auain it will he vetoed again, unless they can
carry !, by an overwhelming majority in both Houses
This act will place the President in the front rank oil
The neope In that front he will remain and, while so
the people will sustain him.
He hoped there would be no postponement OF tins OH
in io.morroy, but that it would be now considered
| ue wished to see who would still stand up to the
,rnc,pes it contained. He wanted to know who were
wiling TO peril everything-eren Their oarh manrtae'
res-for the sake OF having division oil The spoIls-
the proceeds of the public lands
/ mir. GRANGER said he would address few words
IN the House and particularly 10 its majority IN rela
lion 10 the document just laid before it. The gentleman
from South Carolina Mr.. holmes had animated lna'
the time maj orty to tread back ward lie VT.
sad 10 that majority that THIS was the DAY Tor the
In stand TO their ground interest of their States
would he sacrificed.
lie referred 10 the charge of hostility TO the present
Administration often made against the minority ~
the House As for himself, he appealed to his record
cd votes and to those friends whose intimacy with hun
had niyeu him an opportunity Of knowing him best,
whether he had ever made vote or an expression de-
noting purpose Of hostility against the Administration
! ook 10 his votes and he had refused II the snew
of war-liberal supplies But the question was o,.er
ent now 1t was no more nor less than whether Con-
qress would declare that the States should hereafter
have no interest whatever in the public DOMAIN lhere
was not man acquainted with the subject who would
that 20 per cent duties on imports were sucehl
| IN defray the expenses Of The Government. What,
then was to be the condition which alone distrbu'
ton could he made : Only when twenty per centum
upon imports would detray the expenses oil The Govern
nlcnt-a contingency il were needless TO expect
He had few words TO say III conneSion with The IN
eress of The States and the manufacturers He called
ON the manufacturers 10 meet the question as men
il wear away with its Southern aspect and The party
FEELINGS which had been associated with IT. lhey would
soon see who could bear the present state oil Things the
lonGcst-the manufacturers oil The Norm OF INC people
of The South. Cries of "agreed
When the message of the President was read, he
had in his hand New York paper protesting TO give
the language of the President on this SUBJECT IN lo
lie quoted from the paper, to show that the President
was then in favor Of distribution, without reference TO
I'm. Comnromse act He had supposed that such were
the views of the President until March 10Th, when he
sent in message recommending the suspension OF the
Distribution law lie amazed when he first found
n chance in the Presidents views. lie was surprised
when he heard that the distribution was passed at the
Extra Session, in contemplation OF surplus in The
Treasury, from 90 per cent duties on imports. lie
smoke for some time in favor of keeping upa high rate
Of duties, and, aso oil distributing the proceeds Of the
sales Of the public lands
He begged that the majority might meet the qnes-
ton as became them, al once-come what might. lie
was willing take his share Of The responsibility as
member of the party that fought and won The battle OF
$40. lie determined now, as well as then, I"
f stand mp for his principles, and those OF the Wing
par,y rCries Of 'What were they
For himself and for his political associates o: this
House and of this nation, he would declare that they
came INTO power principles which they were bound
10 deend-for they believed them 10 lie the only pm.
ciples on which this Government ought tn be carried
on They owed ii to themselves, and 10 their Repub-
lean institutions, 10 maintain these prInciples-and II
they were 10 those principles, as sure as day shall
follow night they could not be false to any one.
Mr. SALTONSTALL said it unfortunate that
they had entered upon this debate. He hoped the
message would have been printed and that the considc
ration Of would have been postponed until 10 morrow
but he could not consent to he silent, without hrst en-
erng his protest against the manner IN which IL had
been received and treated by the gentleman from D
. Carolina, fAlr Holmes.l lie considered this one OF
, the most important events which had ever happened
since the Constitution had been adopted lie cons
dered it infinitely important crisis OF affairs
than when the Bank vetoes came there; because TIN:
did not pretend be placed constitutional grounds
nor any other than that OF expediency. AND al wha
Il Il time had this message come TO them: why, though
they all knew the act 10 be constitutional which nad
lust been returned TO hem they also knew that afteI
TO- morrow all duties to be reduced 10 ~ per cen.
Il The President had been pleased to say the message
II, which he had given Them that he could go on, and thai
# he was advised that under Executive instruction, re
t. gua,ons could be made by which they could 90 OF
and 1t appeared that he was going on, by ESecnt'v
=, mandate, to collect from Maine 10 New Orleans the y
per cent duties; hut lie (Nr s. gave it as his oPnlo
n that the duties could not be collected after the ool
June, unless Congress should make the necessary re
II gulatlons.
;, The gentleman from South Carolina said that thu
President had marched up the question boldly ant
that he stood between the National Legislature and tn
;. people between the National Legislature and LII
20 rights of the country. Had it, them to this ant
d were they look 10 the Executive for the support
., our institutions And against whom !: The Repre
. senaiives of the people ! And how Oman ordInar.
act of legislation, in which the ground OF difierenc
e merely Of opinion as to the expedlency oil tn
measure This veto power he declared would ride owe
% the Liberties Of the country and it would be no onge
= a land OF liberty Of Representative Government
n In single Congress they had had the exercise
= this veto power for the third me-whlle IN the coun
Try from which derived orr Institutions no sove
reign dared thus 10 have exercised H. lie regretted
10 be compelled 10 make these remarks, without havin
first an opportunity to examine the message but NJ
impression was that if il rested mainly the ground
&c xpedency-and expedcncy, after two committees
:, this House. and the President own Secretary oil IN
Treasury had reported bills evidently nconssten
with the Presidents Interpretation of The Comproms
act lie made gentlemen welcome to all the protection
10 they could get out Of the incidental protection who
n the President disposed 10 concede under bull
Il 20 per cent. lie really believed that the consequence
o of this veto 10 bring them near dissolution oil tn
. Government, unless God, in his good Providence
n should interfere in their behalf
The matter now stood on difference of opinion Toe
ii respecting the public lands but had the President an
20 conscientious scrupes at the last session; Did he no
If recommend that measure, Aud did he not approve In
bill Inexpcdency! He talked too, of violated faith
id And the gentleman from South Carolina there, an
ID broke out in EXPLANATIONS OF JOY and thanksgiving
70 though the hour of teverance had come. Laughter
$, He (Mr Saonsai could not let the opportunity pas
without entering his protest against the course who
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