Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-08

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~ s noli,;cal capacity had right TO demand ron,
IL Dao.,nent paper which had been there deposited
~, -. ao, NJ Congress lie concluded oy moving 70
amend The resolution by calling tor copy o, 1nI
After some remarks by Mr. =. :! lN0 nnoo 80 III IT.
.pN0I n demanded the previous question. me me
.,s,Jment Of MIR. Gushing carried by vote OF ~
- so~and the resolution amended was adopted.
A., MORRIS rose to make explanation IN regard
% ,e,sousl matter He had been charged win acre
lcan of du,y, in frequent absence from he SESSIONS
of the House. aud the journals hau oee W ~
,h nn,noss Of proving the charge, as his name o'leh
49, ~, .nnenr on the list Of yeas and nays. For long
tine he had been suffering from ndsposltlon and ire
oueptly, though in state OF severe suuerng, mao
dra~ged himsefto the House, contrary 10 The ADVICE OF
hi; nbvsician and remained at his pest, frem day 10
do os Iona as PHYSICAL force would permit The gem
tlsnsn who had made the charge had been often ao-
sen, himself in the early part OF Inc session, ana from
;nds,oe;,on Would il be equitable to impute has ab
sence TO derec,ons from duty 10 the other remarks
made by him, IN reference 10 me- au WI i'N'''
have no reply TO make
ia NJ, wuITE. Of Ia. who had made the charge, now
Withdrew it,
Mr.. FILLMORE called for the orders OF the day,
and Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, who was entitled TO the
0oor addressed the House. He approved the Message
No ,.oa,d.d the Compromise act as new bond OF
union established at the period OF an important Crisis
when the compact among the States had been threat
ened with dissolution That it was solemn treaty
formed between the conflicting parties for permanent
sci oil
siyely his. Mr. Clay evidently took the same view
of the question. In proof of this position, MI D quoted
sundry passages from MIR. Clay
Secondly, the vetoed bill rescindcd the provso IN the
Distribution act-and indirectly, therefore, nteriereo
with the sanctity Of the compromise bond.
The history oil the passage OF the small OIL mani
Tested design to trap If not 10 head, the PRESIDENT
The Both of June rapidly approaching; the it'e
bill was introduced into the House on The ?tii, aho
passed on the 10th Of Junein the Senate was snief
ed 10 slumber for days, then modlhed and sent
back 10 the II ouse for concurrence Amid the
doubts about the meaning OF the revenue bulls, II vas
thought a fine plan had been adopted Tor trapping
or for heading the President Suppose he had signed
the BILL things would have remained IN the same
state ms they are now VIVA, is that state: Why
it is confidently asserted, that no revenue can now
be collectedand if that view he correct, no reve-
nue. could be collected under the vetoed bill On the
question of distribution, Mr.. Tyler, had been accused
of inconsistency In proof of the assertion, speeches.
of his had been quoted Such extracts from speeches
az had been made possess but little authority An iso-
lated sentence might bear the semblance oil meaning
entirely inconsistent with the general context But
the condensed language OF resolutions could rarely oe
msapprehended. In the oft quoted resolutions, the
opinions of President Tyler evidently restricted, con
trolIed and limited distribution. Consequently WIN
the principles avowed in the resolutions, the PRESIDENT
spned the Distribution act with the provlso CONSIDERED
as an essential and nseperabe part oil IT, AS Inc o'il
evidently niringes the Compromise, 1t was therefore
vetoed.
Mr.. S. then went on to explain how the bill that was
vetoed bv the President violated the Compromise and
the Distribution acts and asked gentlemen they oId
not know it, They knew that the Distribution act ne,
yer could have passed the Senate, nor nave rece'eu
the sanction of the President without that prov'so
which they sought repeal lie asked them now tney
could reconcile such system OF legislation 10 their
consciences He was startled at 4 proposition mace
by The gentleman from New York, [alr Granger lie
called upon the manufacturing interest TO stand m I"
their principles This vas an appeal to seliish ieeilhes
and interests that he had not been accustomed TO IN
legislation.
Mr.. GRANGER (by permission of Mr. SMITH ex-
nained what he had said 1t was, that, rather than be
driven from the ground he had taken, by Executive oc
tation he called the manufacturing interest 10 staho
u,on their arms and exist they could exist unoer
this glorious Compromise act, TIL the result should
show who cou Id stand the existing state oil things long
est. ,a..,
MIR. w. SMITH Then am to understand that the
gentleman is willing to stand by The compromise acE
MIR GRANGER. No, sir.
MIR w. SMITH confess, don't understand the
gentleman presume he understands himself Inc
gentleman then, did call on tins manufacturing interest
to stand 10 their arms-;hus appealing TO their seish
fel,ncs in manner altogether unsued TO Legislation
We came here (said Mr. 81 10 settle great questions
;nvovinp the interests of the whole Unon-not to le
gi.ats for e.fsh sectional interests But THIS was
moi all the gentleman called on his friends to stand
by their principles lie should like 10 Know what they
MIR. GRANGER said his principles were these ;
he believed that the interests Of the country required
such a tariff as would give protection TO domestic
manufactures under sufficient tor the eco
nolnca wants of the Government HIS principles
were that the public lands belonged to the States OF
This Union and not 10 the Federal Government; and
that their proceeds should long ago have been DIS:
rbuted to them This, he said, would have prevented
the excuses Of 1885
MIR. SMITH Well have got the gentleman S
4 hat, fhevs lolyeS
seven ishes-prolection and distrbu'ion-pu and
division MIR S. then referred TO the ayowa made ny
Mr. Granger, that, when Postmaster General, he mad
dismissed seventeen hundred postmasters; and II he
had been permitted to remain IN office year longer,
he would have removed three thousand more-an
avowal which the gentleman made with degree
of chuckng satisfaction evincing bloody spirit
equal to that Of Danton, Nlarat, or Robespierre.-
This too coming from me mber OF party winch came
into power under the pledge of prescribing prescription
A(ier repellinr in terms of Indignation, the mputaon
thrown out by another member from New York, Mr.
Fillmore that the veto the result OF coalition be-.
tween the President and Locoocos as he was pleased
TO term them, Mr. 5. inquired OF The gentleman whe'
Their this mputaton thrown out on any evidence 10
suppor, tor was merely the outpourng of disap-
pointed Spleen The gentleman, he remembered, com
menced his remarks by saying that he should treat the
President and his message with all proper respect
Now treating him with proper respect to charge
him with act involving the highest moral turpItude:
MIR FILLMORE rose 10 make an explanation.
Mr.. SMITH said he only wished the gentleman to
reply yes or TO the question he asked: Had he any
evidence support Of the charge, or was 1t the result
only of his own disappointment and spleen: The H.
med time allotted him by the rules was too short 10
allo HIM to enter into collcqny with the gentleman
which he should otherwise be glad TO do and ne shonio
like ALSO PROFOUND few heterogeneous 10 the e3
Postmaster General Mr.. S. then went on to reply 10
the remarks Of his colleague (sr. stuart) who took
the extraordinary ground that the principle OF dstriou
] IN 10 Coz
sition oil his colleague Mr.. S. entered into aieiuta
ton of.
He then alluded the fact, that, at the time the Com
promise act was passed the Treasury was overlooking
and possessed more money than il was known what &c
do with and the distribution of the proceeds OF the
public lands Known 10 be but temporary mea
sure.
He next alluded to the yetoes Of General Washington
who, from his position capable of Judging OF the
intent with which the veto power was conferred ane
that of his vetoes was simply on the ground
of cxpediency, and the ground of consttuiona
,y The veto of Washington was on February, l191-
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