Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-08-02

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this government as governor Of territory
over which he had dsurrendered allsulhoT
| ity at the time when be surrendered his
honor ,his integrity his laureIs. histroops,
his county and himselfto 10 the British
We repeat L, that such claim, based
lupon such prsIensions, is a piece of au,
daciiy, Hnequalled, except in The case last
winter, when Nicholas Biddle volunteer
ed his valuable assistance 10 the Presi-
dent, in regulating the finances. On
motion Of Mr.. Preston, the matter was
laid OH the table.
The House were occupied on Tuesday
upon amendments 10 the tariff of'regenue
bill foFtbe protection Of wnOi-gFowers---
80 pet rent. on wool cents per pound
and under. To ourdaFmars, who have
few extra feeces annually, this may be
good news, but il is OnIY,"pulling wool
over their eyes," for the tea, and the salt,
and the cloths, and the silks, bandker.
chiefs included, are 10 be taxed be,
you'd any thing like counterbal.
ance.
WEpNEsDAY, July i3.
Nothing Of material interest was done
in the Senate 10 day.
The House are progressing with their
amendments to The Tariff BILL WooIen
blankets 80 percent.
"Lo the poor Indian, whose untutored
mind,
Sees God in cloud, or hears him in the
wind,
His soul proud science never taught
10 stray,
Above :he solar walk-or milky way
And yet his blanket, 'tis as clear as
days
win cost him double what he used to
Wooien and woostered yarn 80 per
cent. mits, gloves, caps, socks, drawers.
shirts, Sc, 80 per cent. Ready made
clothing 40 per cent; manufactured cots
ton 80 per cent; provided, that all such
goods as shall not exceed, in value, 90
cents per yard, shall be taxedat 20 cents;
and ali that shalI not exceed twenty FIVE
shall be taxed al 25, the effect Of which
will be 10 exclude cheap cotton goods
from the country, and 10 enable the do
nestle manufacturer TO charge his own.
prices. How can it operate otherwise,
when cottons of the value Of from six to
Twelve cents are TO be taxed the same as
those Of the value OF twenty cents yard.
Iflhis Is not protective tariff, we don't
know any thing about the mstter-this is
discrimination with vengeance. SIX
goods IS and 40 per cent. Precious lie.
lechance foe poor man 10 give his
daughters d Sunday Ffock. But what do
the wings care about that small matter9
They discriminate fof the benefit OF the
rich. The "WELL BORN" the bodies
acorporaIe and poIitic'' that swallow up
the substance ofthc people. Hemp and
Oak goods 25 per cent; iron seventeen
dollars per ton, &c. s
The correspondence between tile ans
tholties of The United States and
Mexico was called for on motion Of Mf
Adams.
THURsDAT, July IA.
The correspondence between the gov
ernmsnls Of the United States and Mexi.
co, as called for BY both Houses, wss4aid
lbeflra them respectively, Mr. Web
ster's letter in EefereRce to the conduct
ofihe United States toward Mexico, is
actually Of theapatriotic stamp. But we
should as soon believe in the reformation
81 Sual, if he were to stand before as J
send with The elOqneOce Of On angel of
Hight expatiate upon the heanty Of truth
and the pleasures Of yirIue, as TO believe
tbat the sour milk oe eihe Hartford Con.
sention has ceased to circulate in Web
sler's veins. By The way, from another
letter Of The Pfemier'sio a fousth Of Ju-
\ llycommiitee, II Is presumptjfe thathe is
hooking back upon Sodom; he speaks for.
eibly Of The propriety Of d submission,
On all hands, TO the will of the ruling
majority. eBoois! boOts!'' s,Turn him
Out r.
The House resumed their amendments
ltO the Tariff BILL. The Senate spent lhe
day ia debating the Mexican correspond
ence.
FRIDAv, July IS.
The Senate, after short session upon
Emere incidental business, went into an
Executivs sitting. The House are still
lupon the Tariff. Hundreds of amend
ments have been offered 10 day. Mr.
Dean aud Mr. Weller. Of Ohio, moved
| each to excludetea and coffee from The
lax, whichlike deep aaow seems 10
+ cover every thing h6tsthe motion was of
course rejected aud Il the bill becomes
aIaw, (Which isdoabtful, is as & is under
stood 10 q acertalnty thatihe land clause
viii be retained the farmers 81 Ohio
NAV expect before another Twelve month
shah have passed 10 pay some three Or
four cents exua for their eo1Iee per pound
an,l itorn three 70 iaenlY cents more
Than they now pay loF their tens. And
!. his Is what the wings call sIgenehmenl