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pre2ehIs f11A||>'ioo. ahd fofbeaflnc{. and IA +
nes5 an2 ,.Is1Esdips andlsympsshy. and unada
<1srt'eNSn, q understand The matter. there
F.Et 1stf q 1@E great objecss for which thai H.
fcI4liou "a. un1eflaken. IL the fISi place. ODE
sre4fo1lecl Nasihe attemps to establish perula-
[nent peace between he United States and Edg-
I Lands Tor though We had do war. We hid perpeia-
81 agitation and dis;nThanee. What should re
Do We needed men capable 81 Knowing ihe
eaure, and of calculating with degree Of err
ninky the chances foF a permanent seulemeht
TIE accomplishment OF this must be Eegafdedas
cneIpf The mnsl Important objects; and am glad
4 II II prpves acceptable 10 he conHiFy.
| The pexi qaessnn vas concerning revenue
The country was deficient 10 resenpe Il was a
tlact. aRsfcriu0s fact, that tie late AdnihisIfa-
Apa exceeded their receipts BY their expenditures,
J, Ihnk fnnnine he epln,ry in debt. and The Go
| ton Of The C0mrrnmfse ACT, me feNilrue--AsaA
Idminlshing. Nov this revolution had Tor pns
object, therefore. he supply Of The revenue, hnd
! hope and 5elleFe that 10 reasonable extent
that object has been answered.
And then The great interests ar Prdtection- as
/ incidental or consequent on Revenue--or main
tained BY mesnssof leyying duty by revenp&e--
! As lto thar, much hiss been done; and il wilt b.
\ found hink tina, enough has been done and III
lhek Wigs for It's support deserve my thanks IND
! your hearty gratitude, But LEI Us be jnst--let
/ US be Just. The French rhetoFicians havR i
maxim that noIhing can be beautiful that is not
true; and am afraid we shall see that much az
our luvenile oTatory will not sta nd the tesk Of
this criticism. II is not trne that the tariff pass
ed solely BY the Wing strengthen that il could
have passed. j is net true that The majority Of
Wings could De found in favor Of !: IN either
house of Congress.
We all know that more than thirty Wings NO
ted against The TatfT--out and OUT, and ate all
| itpdssed the House by only one vote and gpod
deal Of eclst was supposed to attend il, and no
l little parade was made about some one Wing
who came forwatsi 10 The rescue as twas calEedD
and cast that single vote. Now had not every
othef gentleman that single vote--and did not
The single vote Of your 1eighhor, The Repsesen-
I taiive from the Middlesex District, who Voted
t for the Tariff ont and du9 Just as steadily asHdid
The distinguished gentle man Mho represents Ahs
District. decide The queSfian' He heId the ariff
in his hands jus: as absolutely as ifIhe had5he
Presidential Veto
N In The Senate il passed ~ a single vots.again
/ Could The friends of a Tariff have sparedAihe
two votes from Pennsylvania, ,the enc from No.
Williams. Of Maine and that OF, Mr., Wfiehg of
New York; Let us admit the truth, and law
/ yer will do ihat.when il helps his cause. The
truth is far more favorable shan such misrep pre-
A
party came in to the help or the Tat.ff, and an
important truth j: is; for | ask you, as cnmpos-
ling part of the industrious, hardy men Of New
il England, as caring for your children and their
liveIihood If you would wish such~s great Object
as the Protection Of your Industry made mere
party object--rising as party rises, and gfine
down 70 itsg grave as the parry goes down. II i
a National questionable utility Of a Tariff Of
Pfotec,ion-and let all parties support il, be.
cause, though ] hope the ascendanry Of Whip
principles may Re perpetual, YET desire 10 lake
than are my hopes Of the perpeluity Of the Yhis
lpSfy, NJ
W let us be true Ia smother respect. This thrif
has accomplished much ] honor The members
who passed il. Bat what has 4, denei Id has
restored the county in regard 10 proleetioh 70
where it was hefore the operate Of he CouIpro-
| mise Act commeeced and it has done mole
\ Ithas repaired lhe,consequenceso that measure
1 Imay speak ofihe Compromise Act, My f1RN
70 speak Of il has at last come. | can rulY say
/ that no measure was ever passed which cost me
80 much grief as that. We have heard iheG no
tiyes OF that act presented. WHY iftby motive,
gentlemen mean the personal motives Of those
4 principally concerned we deem them purs-a.
oil public men are supposed to act from pure
motives But IL We look al the protested ehject
4 Of the law-if We look al what is written 1oT
4 the whole tfansaciion-if We see what the Law
1expresses on its fsce-if these are its mntiYes-
they are, a. motives. still worse than The opera
lion Of The aci itself.
j III explained 10 rs sction-eyery line II ful
i Of it--every circumstances attending il is fpll q
IL; the object was tilher more nor less thRn /,
impose for ali time, restriction upon the Legs
laIuFe 10 regard 10 levying duties vilhont AM
chaDeeof the Constitution. ~ was 10 faet L
insert 4 prohihitory clause in he CONSTITUTION
!. that after 1912 no duty Should be laid Rhici
was not aceordirs 10 an observed hofizoniAism
and exceeded 90 per cent j say now, as SSH
then. lhai the principle is false andSJangeFous
Il admits new feature into The adnlinistfaioi
Of The governments and theta WIS., and The col n,fy
! only with a spaSm and lhroe, can ever Diet ri
"a il. Hasn't il done this Yet thank GRd it'
got rid or The present Tariff Law isisuffi
cienlly discriminating. holds 10 cnmmop kense
and rejecls the principle Of The Compromise Aci
hope forever. s5
Another and original objec. under The revoiu
lion Of 1910 was The restoration Of the cuarepc
81 the country. Our troubles did moi begiA wit
T want of money in The Ireasprys they did no
begin with the operation Of the CompromsF Aci
which commenced in 1893, and has been con
lrscting ever since. There vefe other cagses q
the troubles. and while they remained, even
The treasury had been full, and she Tariff an
Protective policy undistufbed. yet li prdvisio
was made for a better currency, Of uhiyersslya
lidily thrpuehoutthe land, the great cause Awoul
not be removed
q Atthe Special Session or Congress, th4 Eecre
iary oE;he Treasury, Mr. EwISG. submitted i
Cofgtess plan for National Bank, fdunde
upon The. idea % ! large capital made up W. pr
vale subscriptions. and having the powerio 81
I tend is, branches all over the country. u nee
not advert 70 The circumstances or its presents
lion 10 Congress. I, had received the approha
ton OF the President and wasIconcurred lila b
could be done; for as we said circumstances ha
! placed in the trsi place The gentleman whom v
. all though: good enough for lhe secopd-and b
: ,epinions we're different from Ours, but 6xed an
I 1--we deemed il ihe par, 81 wisdom and 2rpdenc
! 10 see how we could get along as well az migl
: be under the circumstances. Mr.. Eging's pAa
! Twas sent to Congress as IL has been descfihed-
lexcepi iharthe bank could mol establish bganch,
lin the Slate without The consent Of The Safes.
Ill Now had noiIea myself dhat there was an
5 lnecesSily for any such pFoyisipnI-ss i was
|. most mere ihecgy though IDever would ayr
! 10 any ease With the doctrine that The oHnissie
! Il 10 exercise power is a surrender of iheapowe
! What was donei Doubts were expressed as
? whether the institution cogld 60 into operation
1 many were doubtful IS 10 obiaIpi1g supscAptlon
! v hat did We d. I we sept toIthe eomHnerei
: Iciies, The priuclpaI towns 10 The cnuDifys 90
s asked seatIeneb Of known skill and capital
!, come and cons6It with rs aboptit lheY q
8 pressed denbis, but hopes also, and P'edgs
: themselves TO Do the best they could an4 a. y
8 lesn.nuni,v vas Interested in il and The admini