The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-02-23
WAsH1NoToN, Feb

MR,, Claws NEws MovE.-We refer the
reader TO the Congressional columns for
sorl oi Legislative administration which
Mr. Gay wouldnuw bring 10 bear on ms
political fortunes, having lost his holdrp-
on The Executive administration, which
he hoped to control. Ii appears from va
rious Indications which have recently been
thrown out, that the III nsj"rity in Congress
mean to unile ON MIR. Clay, make hilr&ylf-
tlialy The President, and carryontt the Go
Vcrnmcnt BY vutes Of the n,aJnri,ysinscuu-
Gus assembled, giving etfec! 10 otheiF edicls
by having Hlem registered IN Congress,
as was the2case in France when The mon
arch was absolute. :
From lhe.reso.ulions now promulged by
Mr.. Clay,i it will be seen that lhe wings
have sellled in their secret night sessiuns
tllalalIe Government, whichsn their spec
ches before The people they pledged thenr-
selves To-. carry "n Tor thirteen millions,
shall nuw cost linen double the SUN
wemy.sIx millions; that the, tariff COIN.
PROMISE, winch adjusted the dl1ncut!ies
which threatened the most talal disasters
III lhe country, shall be- broken, anu5 all
IA, dfliun Of one-haif the amount agreed
upou as Tic extent of The laXes, be Illi-
posed on The people; lhe tariff Increased
from tWeuly per cent. ad vaiurcm to tIii,,
~ per cent; and accomplish this, the
au,ldilion upon which alone The DlsItiDu-
il,n bill was passed, shall be Violated ny
a repeal OF IL!
In this The public will perceive through
wha; multiplicity of breaches Of goo'
faith the Wing leader now proposes lot
march toslhe accomplishment of the pur-
poses, Which have been constantly dis
claimed in words by the party, bulas con-.
,tanlly cherished and promoted BY them
ia all their oblique movements. Al the
moment when the. leaders :oi tliIs party
were Numbering in tie halls OF Congress
gainst the late Administrations of Presi-
dents Jackson ard Van Buren,, for lavish
expenditures, they were themselves pre-.
posing and voting fur appropriations dou
bling The estimates sent in by the depart
nents as sufficient to carry on The Govern
nent. Now llla. they are in power them
'eIvrsS they aclualIy,fp,opnse in so7inany
words tn raisetaxrs doubling the amount
which lhey assured the nation they would.
make saflicipnllur an ccnhomical Admin
strali0n. Every motion they have made
rom the extra session to this hour, shows
hat they have sought, by every means in
heir power, to increase. The apFropria..
Ii4ns, while they diminished the means
,f the Treasury, by giving away the lands,
md that they have sought TO build up al
debt as the basis of a National
Bank. While seeking in these modes, to
nake-a tariff beyond the compromise in
they have nevertheless ple'lg.
ed themselves in the law by which one IF
preliminary measures was carried, that
.te tariff Of the Compromise should mol
De exceeded; and yet The very law which
makes This pledge, is made the medium of
producing the wants on which the neces-
;iiyis predicaicd uf lranscrnding the com
pruniise in the excess Of duties, and The
5lca of. efcaiing the conditions which
alone secured lis passage. This is the5
fair dealing Of Whiggery.-Gl0be.
From the Northampton (1iass) CuuTicr.
ut wuulti almost Seem that Congress