Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-08
RICHMOND WING.
MONDAY MORNING. AUG. =.
Ths Reutnue BIN Pe,sld.

The ReVtnue Bill Passed.
In the Senate, Friday, after the Locos had ex-
hausted every expedient for delay, the Revenue
bill was passed 10y the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow. Bates. Bavard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad. CTaf.s Crit;enden Day-
ton, Evans, Huntington. Kerr, Mungum, Merriek.
Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith
OF Indiana, SPrnSue, Tailmadse, White, Wood
bridse-25.
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Baeby, Benton, Buehan
an, Calhoun. Cuthber, Fulton, Graham, King,
Linn, McRoberts. Preston, Rves, Sewer, Smith Of
Williams, Woodbury., Wright, Youus-93.
MIR. Berrien and MIR. Henderson absent. MIR
Bsrrien did not votebecause he did no. approve Of
all the details of the tii-and could not vote for
and by voting asans, il, lie nigh, appear to be
giving aid ard eountenance to the mensuous pre-
tention Of the Executive to control the action Of
Congress. MIR. Henderson, we believe, was abscn,
from the city.
The bill will be speedily laid before the Presi
dent. Its fate is uncertain. a friend, writing to
us Friday evening, says:
The rumor TO day is that the Tariff bill, which
hal just passed the Senate, will not te vetoed. |
doubt it,"
We shall not be surprised at my course, which
the Executive may pursue. For all that can he
said Of him with any confidence is, that no rational
calculations can be made respecting him. He may
be resolved in his own mind to-day 10 sign or veto.
ard tomorrow he will swear he never entertained
such an idea. He, however, we take it, has very
little conuol IN he matter. There arc those behind
the throne greater than the throne itself, and the
nominal Executive is nero puppet in their hands
What their pleasure may desire or their pcrsonal
malisniiy dictate 10 be done-wi be done-but we
have no means Of knowing what this will be.
They may conceive, that their passions will lie sra
tilted, or their interests subserved, by approving
the bill if so, there will be no veto.
But few days will remove oil speculation.
The lnielligencer, speaking Of the fate Of the BIZ
aud the debate upon 1t in the Senate, remarks:
Prom tho National Intsllsen
THE REVENUE BILL
Yesterday passed the Senate and was returned 10
the House of Representatives. IL will 10 day bo
laid before the President, with whom the solemn
responsibility will hen rest, either to sign the biI
and give relief 10 suffering People, and spread
Joy and gIadnefs and gratitude through the land,
or, shutting his eyes and his heart TO the public dis,
iress, refuse his assent the bill and plunge HE
country into hopeless misery. May the Giyer M
all Good incline his heart TO wisdom" and avert
/ decision 50 calamilousl
| The debate on the Tariff Bill closed in IN. Gen
ate yesterday. This debate, at various STAGE, Of
thequeson, has teen tns cur readers will have ssen1
OF much interest, IN spite Of the treness of the
/ principal subject Itself Through oil the pener,l
dulness OF thing exhausted as this would seem 10
be, bright passages Of eloquence and spirited arou
men's have occasionally burst out There have.
/ indeed, been some speeches Of great brilliancv
/ though short Among these may be placed that of
/ Mr. Archer on Monday, Of which we have ready
Tor publication close and careful analysis: and Mr.
/ EvanSs summing up OF yesierlay-an admirable
piece Of parliamentary digladiotion. Ofthis, also.
we shall present a careful portrature in a day OF
two. ' ~
In tho closing discussion of yesterday, MrCAL.
HouH led of, IN long and very elaborate polite Al
economy speech. IL was much praised by those
who think questions Of Government field Tor su5 J..
teiy. TO us, however, II seemed even in lie hes,
pnrls, the craftsmanship of the closet only and IT.
ter Tor some professors chair in a college than for A
great contest OF nation with nation when metaphy
scal deductions are very little regarded
Mr. BLHrOH followed IN shorter discourse in
which he eonrovertcd some Of the positions taken
by his oily. lie denied his assertion that the Ia
rit Of 1873 was the eluse Of the subsequent redun.
dincY n the revenue. Uc denounced also tho i'm
providence OF Mr. Calhoun's lavorite measure
that distribution by which twenty eight millions Of
dollars were parcelled out among the States Re
curing afterwards 10 this matter no avorrod that h,
could see no difference between the distribution Of
: money derived from the land sales and u sutplu,
taken out Of tbs Treasury.
! mr WALKEn then 70 -introduc.d. in n nav firm
his propostl for taxing gold and silver wares, which
vas again voted down.
, Mr. EVANS concluded, in a general reply, direct
ed more particularly against the latter speakers
" his speech wo have already expressed the char
aeier.