Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-07-26
aehlly brought before,t The notice Of the
AbOrgines' Protection society.
FRoa Taa Quo SrAgEsMAs.
WASHINGTON CoRREsPONDENCEl
WAsnrScroN, Monday Evenjng,l
July IL, 1912.

July II, 1912.
Ed. 0kio Statesman:
The CONSERVATION created from the
little veto has ia measure subsidized; and
though the wing Congress may DO said
10 resemble a hornets nest, into which
some indignant countryman has thrown
brick bat, still, like the industrious.
community Of the paper hive, the poor
: wings have let of their wrath upon eve.
~ object of assault around them, and hav.
ing especially pePpered the good Soap
tain" until he has been forced to spec
cav," are reconsiructing the dismanlled
fabric of the tariff in the very teeth Of
the inexorabIe veto.
Nothing Ofconsequence was done 10
the Senate on Saturday last
In the House, on that day, Mr.. w G..
Johnson, moved suspension Of the
rules, for the purpose Of appointing
committee to inquire into the expedien-
cy Of the ASSUMPTION OF STATE
DEBTS BY THE FEDERAL GOV
ERNNE ENT, in conformity with his
plan Of issuing land bonds and Distributing
them among the States, according 10
their representation in Congress re-
speciivsly. The motion was not enter
tanned.
The Revenue Bill was resumed in
committee oflhe whole. Messrs. Sum.
mers aud Smith Of Va, delivered their
views upo1 the subject, as also Stewart
| Of II REYNOLDS, and others.
In tho Senate a.. dnu fMnul,S T,l.,
iD the President presented the proceed.
ings Of Owhig meeting in the city of N.
Y, denonncing the course Of aBunadyer.
siou. Of certain quasi whig papers in ref
erence 10 the doings and misdoings OF
The whig Congress, cbarging upon the
factious opposition Of the President the
failure OF the great measures intended
for tho relief and salvation Of the country,
and applauding to the echo the cods.t.
ency, Iitmhess and perseverance Of the
whig majority in their benign and benef.
cial projects.
A debaIe sprung up on question rais-
ed by Mr.. King, as 10 the propriety fba.
sing any legislative action upon the pro-
ceedings Of party meeiing,in which de.
, huADg AuN wings CdliAlUiy GUllbHo6u lUCiT
deep sense Of gratitude for this ono ex-
preston Of commentator of their con.
duct, when from all parts Of the Union,
they had been receiving nothing but
the indignant expressions of honest re-
proof richly meriied.
Mr. Alien coming in, in the midst Of
the discussion, asked for the reading of
said proceedings. The Secretary accor.
dinghy proceeded 10 read--'sat meeting
Of the democratic wing" What kind Of
n whigp inlerposed Mr.. Benton. '.Dem.
ocratic whig," reiterated the Sscretary.
Mr.. Benton laughed outright, and soem-
cd Infinitely amused with this most singu- I
lar and incOngruous combination orterms
aud well he might have been, Cor the
whigs IN "robbing us Of our good name .
are not unlike the hypocrite who asteals
the livery Of heaven to serve tho devil
in.n
Mr.. Buchanan presented two meIauri.
ais, numerously signed, from Philadelphia |
praying the passage Of law. for the dis. !
lribulioa Of $500, ,OOO, 900 in bonds among
the Slaies--so that you will discover that
this question of assumption Of State debts
" likely 70 become very soon one Of the
great whig measures for the relief ofthe
country. What is the Independence of |
The States but the merest farce, ifthe
Federal Government isto absorb an leo.
islation aud control of the banking inter.
esl, the judiciary, and The internal econ.
omy Of State contracts and liabilities.
We are, indeed, tnerginginto Federal
Government--federal, ii its most odious
sense--a concentration Of all authority,
and dignity, and privilege into the gener..
al authorities al Washington.
Mr.. Preston called the attention Of
Senate to certain letters Of correspond,
ence between the Mexican Minister of {,
Foreign Affairs and lhe Secretary of State
n relation to the conduct Of The United
States in the controversy between Tex.
g and Mexico, in which correspondence !
he Mexican embassadoF declares ,hai !
lnless the United States Government !;
hall suppress The interference OF her eli. ID
zens 10 behalf Of Texas, bis Govern. 5
nent shall regard our failhlessness 10 our :
ledged neutrality as ssa positive act az I
Gstillly against the Mexican Reoublicvi :
lr Preston thought that the uaeuuiyo )
a. altitude assumed BY the Mexican y
ilnisIer, demanded at least an inveStiaa. !,
on into the subject matter Of litigation Il
nd he proposed, therefore, resolution !,
skiing the requisite information ofthe !,
resident 10 fair understanding Of the
ubject.
n q he
Mr-sevleF was very severe upon the = q
onduct Of our Government toward the - 81
eak and impotent power Of Mexico, as R X,
'ntFasled with our cautious, respectful =;
"a submissive policy toward The redoub,. - -
We John Bull. lie was ashamed that q. q,
Senator from South Carolina shonld ~ N,
50 sensitive toany threat of a mad II, M
ex'csn, while we suffered Great Britain i
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