Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-10

A provisions adapted both 10 revenue aud pro seson
| was not easiy executed a. the gentleman seemed
to imagine. That COMMITTEE held two sss,ions OF
from TO hours every day. besides attending the
regular sessions Of the House. They labored NOR,
than any slave in the Dis,rie' But il was not his
intention to defend the committee against the char
/ ges preferred by the gentleman from Kentucky.
For although il the privilege Of that gentleman,
II he thought proper to accuse the committee with
neglect OF its public duties yet il was satislae-
| ton to Mr. M. to know that there had been nothing
| IN ITS conduct to justify the accusation.
The gentleman from Virginia, (Mr Mallory,) in
his speech OF yesterday, defended the Secretary o,
the Navy, and boldly advocated the policy ofmsk
ing large for the increase Of the navy
This all well enough, II he believed such a
policy to be the best for the county But he took
occason in the course Of his remarks TO deal back
handed blow at the tariff policy. and to dsnopnce
II as having been the cause of ruin and barrenness
to the district OF country in which he resided. Now.
MIR Nj. did not mean to discuss the tariff question
he would only inquire Of the gentleman from Vr-
GINA how, and from what source, he expected TO
obtain the money that would be required to m'in-
tain such magnificent naval establishment as he
had advoeated7 Would he resort to direct tlxaton,
or TO a wel-adjusted system Of duties on foreign
importations, called tariff
MIR MALLORY. Repeal the land distribution law.
MIR MASON said he expected that reply. Well,
then, suppose that law repealed; and how much
money would be brought into the Treasury from
the sales of the public lands1 Why the receipts
one million OF dollars, And yet the gentleman adj
voeates policy that demands an expenditure for
this year, a, MIR NJ. had already shown, of more
than eleven millions and half Of dollars. and which,
If persisted IN, would, in few years more, require
an annual expenditure Of at least thirty millions.
The gentleman from Virginia would see he must
hnd other resources, or give up his navy. Besides.
suppose the law OF distribution should not be repeal
ed, as it never would be with MIR Ms CONSENT
MIR MALLORY replied that he believed it was the
off he his frien e
TO hX tariff on the country, at any rate, whether
the appropriations for the navy were large or small
and he for eXpending the money in way
which he thought would beet promote the public
Interest
MIR Mason said il was his own intention, and he
hoped it was that OF his friends, to raise as much
money bv the imposition Of du les foreign i'm
ports as would be sufficient TO pay the public debt
aud supply the wants Of an economical administer
ton Of the Government. Would the gentleman
from Virginia do much, or, rather, was Il his pur-
pose 10 do less Did the gentleman mean 10 ayow
the principle that he would vote for schemes OF ex
travaganI expenditure, and at the time oppose
the raising Of money sufficient 10 meet the necessi-
ties he had himself created IL MIR NJ. and his
friends will take the responsibility of provjing the
funds, then the gentleman from Virginia will not
scruple to receive them IL he have the privilege
oil selecting the objects which they shall be eX-
pended. Was not such principle wholly indeien-
sibIe1 MIR Nj. was willing to submit the question
to the judgment OF the committee.
Mr. NJ. said he would, in conclusion, lay before
the committee two tabular statements, the first Of
which would show how the patronage OF the Co
yernment had been exercised, far as this branch
Of the public service concerned, in the disribu-
ton OF the officers OF the navy amongst the several
States OF the Union. And the second would show
what number each State and Territory is entitled to-
according to Federal representative numbers, as as
eeStnined by The last census.