Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-18

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| Mr.. C. illustrated this in novel and
striking manner.
| The party in power was high and
influential party. Among other things
in its system of policy, high tariff was
pronounced a blessing on the country.
Acting up 10 this policy, what cared
they how extravagant were expendi-
lures, when every expenditure added
to the tariff? What cared they Tor
wastefulness, when every waste added
to the tariff? What cared they for run
ming in debt and borrowing, when that
debt and that borrowing added to the
tariff?
Mr.. Walker moved a resolution to
the effect that the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance, with in
structions to strike out the clause i'm
posing duty on tea and coffee, and to
insert clause imposing a tax for reve-
nue. upon all gold and silver ware ex-
ceeding in value $500; provided the
amount received from such tax DO not
exceed the amount which it is estima-
ted would be collected from the duty
on tea and coffee.
He demanded the yeas and nays on
the motion, which were ordered and
the question being put, it was decided
in the negative-yeas Is, nays 26.
The question recurring on the pas
sage Of the bill, Mr.. Buchanan deman-
ded the yeas and nays; which were Or
dered.
Mr.. Evans then rose and addressed
the Senate. He had hoped that this
bill would have been suffered to pro-
coed, without adverting to the past
controversies of parties. He, himself,
had abstained from such illusions, and
would continue to do so, He should
not have risen now, had it not been
necessary for him, in the briefest posi-
bic manner, to answer a few remarks
made blythe Senators from South Caro-
lima Mr. Calhoun and Missouri Mr..
Benton. They had asked where were
those retrenchments and reductions
which had been promised by the party
now in power, when it was in the pur-
suit of power? He (Mr. E.) would
have expected that they would at least
wait till the books for one year had
been made up. When the books shall
have been made up, he would assure
the gentlemen that they would find
that considerable retrenchments had
been made-considerable reductions
in every department Of the Government.
The party in power had had to pay off
arrearages left by their predecessors,
and to provide for their debts. The
charges made against the party in po-
wer had been repeatedly refuted. But,
as one Of the most popular writers Of
the present day had said, there is moth
ing so tenacious of life as popular er-
rors. Kill them here to-day, and you
meet them tomorrow, a hundred miles
off, as full of life and vigor as if they
never had been killed.
Mr.. E. entered into details of the
appropriations of the late administra-
ton to be met by this administration,
and also details Of the revenue left to
meet their appropriations.
I Five millions of treasury notes, and
ID or IA millions Of revenue, were all
that the late administration left to meet
their 20 millions Of appropriations and
outstanding debt and arrearages and
because the party now in power have
had to raise means to meet these de-
mands on the treasury, they are de-
nounced as promoting extravaganza,
to raise tariff protection.
The Senator from Missouri talked
of this new imposition Of twenty-seyen
millions of dollars It is but the revis-
ion of the tariff, adding not more than
seven millions of dollars to the taxation
derived from duties on imports. Much
is gained by the correction of frauds,
which the Senator from New Hamp-
shire, while Secretary of the Treasury,
could not induce his Congress to cor
rect.
All he (Mr. E. asked, was revenue
enough to pay the debts left by the late
administration, and pay all expenditures
forthe ordionary purposes ofthe Govern
ment. Give him the same revenue, and
the same capital to expend, which that
administrationhad had ,and he would len
agetohave surplus enough to distribute
the proceeds Of the lands for the benefit
Of the States, without feeling any in
convenience.
He would not enter into elimination
or reclimination; for he considered
such course out of place on an occa-
sion like this.
When the gentlemen opposite were
asked what they would propose for the
support Of the Government, and relief