The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-07-12
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WASHINGTON, June ~, 1872,

"A poincOD''' u.,sued to with profound respect and
y feeling rL;, not of the President has been thus
silence Nth fairness and good temper, with
4 hr c0n''O'' ~,on,ion OF Mr. Holmes, locoioco of
n'% Who broke out into vehement Durs' Q, con
N ~, w., IN what he seemed to regard as little
n g''na"' presidential interposiiion of Heaven,
is '"'' T.. ns,ccessful labor of the North and the
t'N'e" ~ orpiring industry OF the South" He
aD''e ',.d great deal more warmth and vehe-
n''''' 'h,, has vet been done by any one else
MENU aobsmence was only surpassed by the alb
in' w. 81 ;s speech in which he had the temer-
~av that the Compromise Act, an act, the
N !" 'r'.bcI has been TO cramp and Cypress the
N' ..sn more than tho rest of The tnion--that
~' WV ,oouIted exclusively TO the benefit OF The
e" and that Congress wa~ about TO rude!y dash
~"i ,om the parched lips of tho South, the cup
ST .,meu, afforded by this act! Was mortal
U" aver guilty of uttering such nonsence'
"| ". Granger replied. He wished not 10 congrat
N ,ho country on this occasion, he would not
,,ne majority of the House, now was the
" n tread back their steps. But he would say,
IA 'u,s the time and the hour for the majority of
lS House to stand their ground, unless they wish
# an stand by and see the interests of the States
.r,6ced. The question now was, whether Con :
~. should or should not declare that from this
NJ suor the State should have no interest what
.,.,io The public domain He wished 10 say to
n Il, manufacturing interesls-to those gentlemen
N ro had pedged their millions to the success OF
Il ,,oufclurng industry, that they might as web
II nee, this question here as any where, for they
Of min and bnu txrttp Tow in
A, Inc. Of the land distribution as by The absence
N Orlheh
II N, G. proceeded to read from New York pa
II no, what purported to be an extract from the
u writings Of Mr. Tyler, which took the ground that
n Ac Compromise Act was not in any way Deepen
den, on any disposition 10 be made of the pnblic
NJ lands.
Il He bad, therefore, listened with amazement to
tho views now entertained, that the dislrib ution,
phs and only when the Government could BIO car
n RED on upon 90 per cent basis Unles, therefore,
4 Congress now held on with immovable fiimness, the
States may as we'll give up all hope Of ever obtain
n ing any Of the public lands.
"A Had the manufacturers reflected upon the conse>
ences Of giving up the lands TO thepublic treasury
Remembering their rights?Who would dare to risk
bcapal in ma nu featuring establishments it this
Ind venue, running up some years. as it had
ms 10 twenty two and twen,y>six millions, was
\ Abe poured into the treasury, willie the duties
n gm imports was to swing backward and forward
= Ra pendulum. How couldgany manufacturing
Y interests survive in such state of things His
IA ySSal friends and associates had principles
# KtsAe trusted in God they would never wi ling
81 Surrender, They had come into power upon
incipes which they were bound to defend. They
owed it TO themselves, to their country, to our re
#ubIican institutions 10 defend them.
lime, and so Immediately upon the reception oil
be Message. But he could not forbear entering a
Y rOlvt against the remarks Of Mr. Holmes. lie
Wnsilcred the present as one OF the most extraor.
binary events that had taken place since the adop-
lion Of the Constitution. The veto now went upon
The naked grounds OF expediency, and in direct oP
position TO the views OF the representatives. OF the
people aud of the States. MIR s. said that the Pres
Nent of opinion that the duties could be col
eced after the 30th, under Executive instructions.
he had looked into the subject TOO, and would
NJ b'VH us HIS private INDIVIDUAL OpitiIou,
dulles could be collected Mr. Holmes might well
LAY the President had acted with boldness. II he
was 10 be sustained in it, he, for one, would say
'iewell to the liberties Of the country.
The effect of this message upon our credit would
@mOs disastrous. And he would again give it
&hs opinion, that after the Both of June, not a
"'hlng Of the revenue could be collected, and
~were now likely TO have free trade with a ven
sFance All the products of the world would come
''0 our ports duty free, and he hoped il they were
eled by the officers Of Government, there would
"aw enough left in the land to replevin them.
MT Fillmore had at first regretted this debate.
A' haO ceased to do SO, when he witnessed the
soN'ANs0uS outburst Of the House into this de-
''upOn Ibis most extraordinary message. He
p'''eoea 10 contend that the reasons of the veto
WV mere Professions. The suspension of the 20
''"' cause was one, and yet by this very veto
=, NaS secured what we had postponed. The dis
."U"On will take place day after tomorrow. We
WV now IN the midst Of crisis, and time would
YIELD
,..l 49, cushing proceeded 10 show that we should
,' without revenue laws after the 30th of June,
"a' the compromise law would be in fierce
h.n sa NJ oe That there was legal way to collect