The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-26

wonld strike out the distribution feature, they
would do 80, waving their other objections to the
bill, and see! did they not fulfil their promises'
You find the names of these men among the yeas,
and enough more TO hare pissed the bill fine
whigs had all roied as they did when. they knew
Mr. Tyler ,couH rcto their bin Now, then the
democrats fulfilled their promises; they gave
the wings enough to cour,erba'ance their south
ern mpractica5les--bn what did the wings do
FlLLMORE--he chairman of the Commit ee
Bolts, John Quincy Adams, tIabersham, VII
liam Cost Johnson, Underwood, Il. F. Marshall
and the whole wing delegation from Ky. that vO-
ted, except two, with about FORTY more wings
wheeled off, VOTED AGAINST THE
BILL .aND DEFEATED IT!! Nothing on
ca nth can show up the hypocracy of the wing par
ty in Congress equal to this last contemplate trick
oflhers. If it does not show the people of this
State the rollenness, desperation, and recklesness
Of W higgery, we don't know what will.
TO show
That Mr. Fillmore did not expect the resolution he
introduced to pass mind tina; he said he introduced
it COMFY for the purpose of testing the sense OF
house" (nOa expecting it to pass is the lnlerence)
and, as if that manner of introducing it was not
sufficient to show that the resolution was not to
| pass he added HE WOULD NOT VOTE
FOR 1T HLAlSELF Here then, is resou-
luton that it was determined in causus should not
pasta resolution that the mover decafed he
would not vote for--a resolution that between for
ty and fifty wings always protested, declared and
supposed, to be in favor ola tariff voted agains-&
its defeat is charge upon the although
sufficient number of them voted for it to carry it.,
if the wings had voted as they were pledged to
vote! The fact is, he whole course Of the wings
on the tariff has been one of the lowest trickery that
could lie devised They have forced the democrats
into all sorts of "fyes" and corners--they have
set all sorts Of taps for them and devised all sorts
ofways 10 sneak away from the question them
selves and leave the responsibility upon the heads
of the democrats.
LET Us Coz ON FURTHER, Mr. Roosevelt,
in his brief speech, exposed the fraud of this alul
game. lie showed hat:tl,ey had every opporuni-
,y of introducing the whole tariff question: with the
aid of the Democrats. Mr. Iugersoll had offered a
bill, which (f they had permitted its introductory
the Federal majority could have amended to suit
themselves, by striking out all but the enacling
clause, and inserting their own measure, Mr.
Roosevelt had offered them similar opportunity,
on motion made by himself
Mr. Charles Brown, DEM on the l7th asked leave
to offer the following.
Resolred, That the House forthwith 60 into
Committee of the Whole on the state ofihc Union,
FOR the purpose Of considering bill No. 5l7, viz a
bin 10 supply temporary defect or failure in the
laws relating to the collection Of duties on imports;
ard of SO amending said bill us TO provide such II
tariff of duties on articles imported from foreign
countries us will adequately supply all deficiencies
in the revenues of the Government to meet the O.
economical expenditures, and III other proper de-
mands upon the treasury; and that said bill shall
take precedence of oil other business until it shall
be finally disposed Of
Mr. Granger objected.
Mr. Rrown moved II suspension Of the rjles,
in order to enable him to offer the resolution
This motion was decided in the negalvc-ycas 1873,
nays 81, (not mo-ihirds.)
What does that mcun' Here the democrats had
clear field on the Tariff and VOTED TO a
MAN IN IT'S fa,or-whie the 81 wings including
the leaders. Adams, Fillmore and &c. Voted A..
GAINST IT. If the wings were really as they
pretended. in favor Of n Tariff, why did they not
come up TO the scratch and vote for Mr. Browns
propositions
On this subject allow us TO quote a few words
from the REMARKS Of Nj. ROOSEVELT, dem.
Mr. Roosevelt said that, at this late period Of the
session, when the people were looking for a spec
dy adjournment of Congress, and when approprIa-
tons like that before the House could not possibly
pass or at least could not become operative, he
thought it was useless TO waste the time of the
House in further discussion. lie thought the
members here had no right to ,lilc with the wants
or the people, who were expecting them to do
something, or 60 home. Though j! was very un-
usual thing for him TO move the previous question
and he thought it should not be resOrted TO ex-
cept on special occasons-he felt il 10 be his du-
ty TO move it on the present occasion. lie thought
the present was Of those periods when the pre-
vious question might be resor,ed to with propriety
The House had this day taken vote upon u bill
passed by the two Houses and returned by the
President with his objections, and the result was,
lean majority Of four votes in favor of the bill
the same majority by which it was originally pas
sed Though The numbers for and agains, the bill
had changed, the majority seemed to be stereotyp.
ed. 1t was with conviction of the necessity Of
doing something tina, he was induced to move the
previous question.
1t was plain TIN, the majority, if it meant to