Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-11-05
LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI, NOVEMBER S, 1s4a


ohieFeu, yet that they would Geek 10 agree
ana 10 That spirit save the country from
mat course of ruinous measures which
they believe 10 have been pursued. The
whole history OF the Revolution of lS40,
teaches Cancellation, iorbearance, kindness
friendship, sympathy and union.
The next subiec. was the revenue
Ihe country was deficien, in revenue: for
It rs notorious fact that the late admins.
lraiIon had in their expenditure exceeded
The receipts; and were actually runnlng
INTO debt. The provisions OF the compro.
mise Act were in the mean time diminish.
ing the revenue. hope and believe that
to certain reasonable extent, this second
great object has also been accomplished
Then there was the great interest Of pro.
lection, as incidental to the revenue, and
consequent on II, and 10 be maintained
by laying duties. Now, as to that, gen,
tlemen, much also has been done. hope
It may be found that enough has been
done; and all the wings who concurred IN
that measure, received, as | am sure they
have a right to. your commendation. But
let US be Just. The Frerch rheloricians
have a maxim, which nffirms that there is
nothing beautiful which is not true. And
| am wei! assured that some OF our lube,
Iant orators would not wei! stand the test
OF this cannon of criticism. is no. true
that the tariff system was passed by the
wings alone. We all know that more
than thirty; some Of them leading and in.
Huenjal wings, voted against The tariff
out aud out, on all questions direct and
indirect. After all, 1t passed The House
OF Representatives by single vote. And
there is good deal Of eclat supposed to
attend aud no iale parade, because some.
body came forward TO rescue, as ii is call
cd, the question with single vote. But
had not every other gentleman that single
vote! Your nelghbor who represents The
district, (Mr. Parmenter, the
locoioco,i voted tor the tarif-not coming
to the rescue, bat steadily, out and out
supporting 1t from the beginning to the
end. lie held that single vote vote as eff.
cIently in his hand as il he had the Presi.
iehlial veto. And how was itcarried in
he Senate? Why, by single vote again
Nov we all know that without The votes
# the Two Senators from Pennsylvania,
Or. Williams, Of Maine, and Mr.. Wright
! N. r., it cuold not have passed. Now
IT US admit the trath OF this. Even
lwyer will admit the truth when it helps
is case. 1t is truth that is more favor
BILE TO the cause, that large proportion
I the opposite party came ia to help the
lrif through, and to rescue it from the
disability OF mere party support. Where,
enllemen composing part of the indus
'ious body of New England men, and {
'oklng TO your future acquisition, and the
'ature acquisition OF your children, as at /
re walks OF manufacturing industry, can a
Oh desire; can you wish that such great i
inject as The protection of industry shall u
made 10 be mere party subject, rising {
parties raise, and gong down TO the 4
ave when the party goes down. No, Il
}: this IS a public question; your own j,
lesilon; the utility OF a tariff for protec- r.
N ought 10 be wrought into the opinions v
ID politics ofall parties. Because, altho' "
hope that the ascendency Of wing prin. c
pies and whlg power will be perpetual, n
t ! desire to take bond and security Ii
: this great interest more durable, even =
an my hopes in the perpetualion of whig al
wer. Let us be true in another respect. 81
his tariff has accomplished much. Ilhj
nor the men who passed it; highly hon. m
them. 1t has restored the country 10 sr
gard of protection TO her Industrious be
Isses TO the position in which she was fu
lore the operations Of the Compromise sh
4 and no more. Ii has repaired the re
sequences aud that measure Gentle. DO
n, ! may speak oft; my turn TO speak iol
i has come. l can truly say, that du- gu
g my services in Congress no measure on
n passed that caused me such grief and Sc
rtifcaton. 1t was carried by few Ii
nds joining n whole host of enemies. de
card the motives OF that act commend pI;
The motives Of those mainly con. me
ned in it. were undoubtedly perfectly ia,
e, for all public men are. reasonably to
posed to act only from pure motives. Vol
if the objects Of the whole transaction it I
in the very law itself; if they pre-
motives written on the face Of it; they not
motives worse than the operations of yer
act itself. Because it is part of these OPT
ives, it is so expressed in the act, eve. VIII
line is full Of it, every circumstance me
ndng the transaction was full of it, bef
the object is neither more nor less que
J to impose in all time to come, re- ii
tion on oil legislation in regard to the thai
er ofaying duties, which the Consti. rest
N had not imposed. II was really g. had