Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-05
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In rnE HOUSE, December 3o,h-Atlemp,s were
mace oy various members to get IN petitions, and
some l',tle confusion ensued. The Speaker desired
tue attention oil the House to acircumstance which
we understood somewhat as follows to wit that II
certain additional matter, which was, by Till then
on the table, ordered to be Incorporated in tho
census document, together with tho additional
copies, were to DO printed an expense OF $50, 900
would DO incurred. A motion was here made to
refer the subject anew to- Select Committee. Sc
veral members having taken the floor, for the pur
pose OF presenting petitions, MIR Andrews, of Ken
lucky insisted upon taking the general orders Of
the day.
Mr. Mcriwether resumed his speech, and having
adverted to the call made by certain gentlemen up
on southern Wings to como up and rally under the
protective standard, some sharp firing occurred
between MIR NJ. and MIR Irwin, of Pennsylvania
who denied, among other things, that he had rallied
under any new standard, or deserted tho Harrison
Dag, ant called for any proof TO tho contrary. Mt
Nj. could only reply by referring To what was
openly spoken Of in political circles and which 70
the gentleman peculiarly attached TO the
interest of MIR Tyler MIR Proffit now called TO order
which occasioned a general burst of laughter.
Mr.. MERiwErHER went on, and having replied
to some OF the arguments OF Mr.. Hudson OF Mass,
he turned his attention rctuta,ion Of the charges
which had been made upon the Wings, OF having,
increased the expenditures OF the Government lie
showed tho utter enotmiiy oi this charge; he had
taken, he said, considerable pains, TO inform him
self correctly upon the subject Of the expenditures
OF ISL. Ii was said the Wing expenditures OF this
year amounted 20 S32.000,0Oo. Now, sir, who
made the appropriations for this amount BY turn
ing 10 the report ot the Secretary of thu Treasury
he found that between the LIST of January and the
18th OF March, lSil, there were about $4,000, 900
expended. Was William Hcnry Harrison in the
Presidential chair thenl He next put the expenses
Of the extra session at $1,000, 0Oo-it was in fact
less. Now. sir. said Mr. NJ for what purpose were
the other 81 millions expended to meet the appro-
priations made by the Van Buren, party themselves
reported by THAR own Committee Of Ways and
Means. Another thing he would notice, aud tn At
was. that a studied effort had been made by the
Van Buren, party when going out Of power, to get
rid OF every pecunary responsibility, and throw
all those thinga over upon the Wings, who were Just
coming into power. Thus, when the fertilization
bill was passed, clause was appended TO it, that
the amour, Appropriated. 5000, 900. should 10 ex.
pended not, at the discretion OF Mr.. Van Burea
and il was kept hack. So, too, an effort was made
10 forcstall the Wings, and get up cry Of extra
vagancc, by making an under estimate OF the pro.
babe expenses Of lSil and at the same time over.
estimating the receipts OF this period. He asked
gentlemen how they could reconcile these practices
with any sense OF honor and man'y c,ndor1
Mr. WINTHROP Of Massachusetts, next rose MIR
w. said he not (ne House would bear him
witncss) often disposed TO occupy their time in de-
bates, bu, tn, present subject one which claim
ed his peculiar attention. and although hi, colleague
over the way. had anticipated him in much that he
would otherwise have said, yet there were some
things which had fallen from the gentleman from Ga,
and also the gentleman from S. c., to which he de.
sired TO reply, and from which he must express his
entire dissent. The gentleman from Georgia said
that he based the whole argument against tho Go.
trine OF protection upon the Constitution-ihat the
trainers OF the Constitution. and those who came nf.
ter them, had carefully restricted the powers given
in this instrument. for laying imposts I'd duties to
the Legitimate wants Of the and to the sole
object of revenue. He took issue upon this pon,
with the gentleman. MIR w. here referred TO va.
rlous items Of the past political history upon this
subject. He read n letter of MIR Madison in which
The doctrine of protection was recognized, &c. As
10 the statement, that the exercise of this power had
gradually crept into the policy of the Government.
and had been yielded TO the Unsuitable desires ana
ncessant impotuntes of Northern men, he must
give u il an explicit denial So far was this from
being true, that the votes which were given for the
various Tariffs OF lsl6, ~, 2S and 49, (which hs
-ead from printed lisi,) showed lha, while the |
North and South were each equally divided in sen |
iment upon the propreiy Of those measures the |
Middle and Northern States had turned the scale |
lie referred 10 several distinguished Southern gen |
lemen who had advocated the protective policy |
VIZ w. also thought that two little importance W as
attached to the home market. He believed that il
vas this home mnrke. 10 which the cotton growers
we're indebted for an annual saving offrom 6 10 |
>l2Ooo,0OO upon their stapie-thnt it was the Ei..
ern purchaser who first went into market, and, by |
aklng the best samples Of cotton at a liked price
hus established the ratio of sale for the balance
II is impossible TO do justice TO the mastery ar.
,ument of the Massachusetts, gentleman in brief
distract, nor can we attempt il. At ten minutes
'ast three, he concluded, and motion was immedi.
tely made that the House stand adjourned until
'londHy next Upon this the ayes and noes were
allied, and were So in favor to 81 against il.
The House then adjourned