Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-12

TO THE EDITOR OF THE Eve OIRFR.
IFaskiagt0n, .7uguSt ., lS12.


The greatest speech of the session has been deliver
ed TO day After the hour for morning business hnd
expired the Tariff bill being the order OF the day, The
President of the Senate and announced mat The
bill was on its passage, when Mr.. Calhoun look The
floor, and proceeded in Of the most mastery Ell
forts listened to in that body TO state his obec
tons TO the bill lie said, the Tariff of % was known
the "Bill Of AbomInations; yet the one under dis
cussion far That, he aaid was avowedly a
Tariff for pr0ffrtiOn, whilst this Tariff Tor pro.
tectIon under the disguise OF bill for revenue that
carried the dagger in its innd-ths in its bosom. Du-
ring the whole time his mighty mind establishing
the truth of this POSITION the drop Of pin might have
been heard in any part Of the Senate Chamber crowded
it was by spectators in the gallery, and by members
the floor from the House of Representatives
Never have witnessed 30 powerful efor, Of the
human mind 4 d fo1Id, tina, colleague, (Mr rfe
&c IN III, Yss4 Rl h ghes s1 ,s sS1y KIM '@e
In the course of his remarks, Mr.. Calhoun said the
Tariff was the source of all the evils under winch the
country was at present sufarng-tat it produced the
surplus revenue which produced the explosion OF the
Banks, &c Mr.. Benton, IN reply, controverted tins
position and attempted show that the evil originated
elsewhere This il may have done directly; but may
il not he finally attributable TO the evil consequences
Of Tariff, in the operations given thy Mr. Calhoun
The surplus revenue was doubtless created by the mn
mcnse income from the public lands but may not the
redundant currency, which purchased them, have been
the consequence of n Tariff; 1t was in this sense /
understood Mr. Calhoun TO ascribe the surplus revenue
to the Tariff and to it all the evils of which we com
plain | was sorry TO see Mr.. Benton contfoverng the
position of the Senator from South Carolina The de
bate was further continued by Mcssrs. Walker and
Woodbury. when the LWpm, Mr. Evans IRON Name,
attempted 10 stem the mighty torrent winch had been
mt in motiun by the GIANrs of Democracy. The bill
then passed by vote Of % TO %. Had Mr.. Archer
voted in accordance with the known will OF ms con
stituency, il might have been deieated--llad Ber-
ricn voted as lie wished, it would have been de-
icaed and had Henderson not run oil from hrs
scat, Mississippi migh have been saved from the
grinding exaeons of un odions Tariff The bill, how
ever, will be vetoed by the President and the country
protected al least from the absurdity OF giving away
money, whilst begging OF the people sum sufficient TO
delrav the economical expenditures Of the Govern
uent Whether he Will place his objections to IL on
other grounds do no, know, but trust he riH; and
thus force upon the party attempting TO "head hun or
die the sad alternative Of another veto, or the adoption
Of Barnard bill, to cgaZe collections under the Com
promise act A member informed me, that the Wings
would adjourn Monday week, after rcpassng the Ia
riff BILL not doubling that the President will sign II as
il is if without distribution. In this they may be mis-
taken, and then they will be compelled 10 pass The bill
of Mr.. Barnard, above alluded to-which may proba.
hly prolong the session few days The Presi-
dent is firm and undismayed amid all the troubles that
surround him. He is determined 10 do his duty, re-
CARELESS Of consequences; and II the country snsain
him, so well and good and if not their S be the
blame for what consequences may ensue TO The cause oil
Republcansm trust the Democratic party may act
wisely in the premises 1t is too soon yet TO agate
the next Presidential question; but, that Mr. Tyler de
serves well of the country, and especially the Demo
cracy, is too plain to admit of a doubt.
The Treaty excellence has subsidized he'e-how II Will
result cannot tell There rumors Of change III The
Cabinet know nothing on the subject. MIR. Forward
is sick and has left for the Springs. The other Secreta
rcs their posts is said, that Mr. Rves gong
in and Webster is coming back in the Senate cannot
saw whether there is any foundation for these rumors
but have doubt Matters before long, will he mr.
ranged 10 suit the existing state Of things One thing is
certain, Tyler is Republican, and he can do much to
restore good understanding among all the friends OF
STATE RIGHTS.