Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-26

th,m H. svcrye from Tie course they had adopted.
The gentleman from Massachusetts Mr. AdamsJ mao
o..d a.s;nst taking mp The bill Of III" gentleman itoH
psnrsyIyan;a Gsir c. J. lngcrscll,l and had made
necb AGAINST the Pres dent and his coengue-tlina-
no no Doubt that he could draw forth reply rom
so,ne OF The friends of the Administration The seniie
man would, however, find that ne could no, get any
friend of the Administration TO handy ePthets win
hin, Tie country waiting Tor something 10 De
,,one-the Senate was waiting for tariff o'li-'he
anxiety for an adjournment was increasing: YET inc
ep,. man from massachusetts, trying TO RAISE up
oar,y feeling appealing to the Wcs. and TO the South;
and 10 cap the climax, dtciing that no tariff bill ought
10 russ Let the declaration go forth TO Tue country
ri the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.. Cush'ngJ
tell the people of his State that the gray haired father
of their delegation says that no tariff; ought TO be pass
d that there laws for the collection Of re-
venue. and That none should be passed. Let it be
known that The gentleman, whilst declaring that nc
laws existed, voted against every proposition OF the
Democratic party, of the Administration party, and
would 20 for no measure whatever.
After some further remarks from Mr.. r.,
MIR CUSHING addressed the committee in reply
10 his colleague Mr.. Adams He regarded the ques.
ton before The House as plain homespun matter OF
business which might be settled without difficulty
Instead Of discussing the matter in hand, his colleague
declaring that revenue laws existed, and attempting
10 prejudice the country in favor Of his views, and
against the judiciary who had to decide the question
Not arguing the matter, but presumng that there were
proceeded to comment upon what course would be
adopted by the Supreme Court
MIR &. denied that there was any oct oil congress
which operated constructive repeal OF the act OF
1892 and he challenged any gentleman 10 point 1t ou,
/, was all an assumption, and nothing but an assunip
lion on The part of his colleague; and he based that
assumption on authority What was that authority ::
Why that il the opinion of the members OF the
Judiciary Committee that it operated as constructive
repeal of the act Of 1892 The chairman and some OF
r.t..t l,ol, ra
was now no law for the collecting Of revenue. Now,
with all due respect for the Chairman ct The judiciary
Committee he would say that it was not Tor HIM TO DE-
eide questions of law for the country and he would
add that this hotbed for furious political passions,
1.-THE House as the last place 10 decide such questions
He knew that gentlemen of the bar, OF high legal
atainmenis as any on that floor, believed that the
presen Mt laws were all sufficient TO collect duties
under The Attorney General, the constituted law
officer Of the Government had given the same opinion;
and the President, acting in conformity with II, had
zone on TO collect the duties imposed by the pre-
sent laws. For this his colleague induglrg IN H.
rous and bitter denunciation, had charged HIM with
being guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors; with
levyng duties without authority OF law ind Tor collect
inc ship money after the manner OF Charles The FIRST
Would his colleague, when he in the Presidential
Chair arree that, for acting in accordance with the
opinions oC his Attorney General he was liable to I'M
peachment Now, said Mr. e, let us reverse the PFC
ture. He had for some time, seen procvity there to
\
him with usurping powers that did not belong TO him.
He was bound TO execute The laws Of the country, and
was furnished with law officer, whose duty 1t was to
interpret the laws for him. He would suppose that
that officer told him that the present revenue laws were
sufficient TO collect revenue under; but that he, being
OF different opinion, refuses TO take the counsel Of
his law officer and directs The several collectors to open
their respective ports, and admit foreign goods duty
free Suppose the President should take this course:
what torrents OF Indignation would be poured out by
I 4. L., I,,n Iant
ed the ruin Of the manufacturers and miners OF the
country; how he wcald have told Us tha! Tic Presl.
den, Of the United States n the indulgence OF his
obstnacy of opinion had overru!cd the opinions oil
his Jaw officer and brough, ruin on the manufacturers
of New England His colleague would then have sa'd
tia, an anti tariff President, being in the Executive
chair, had seized npon legal doubt for making all the
ports Of the u S. free ports for The introduction OF En-
ush manu- aclures, to drive cur own out OF The mar
ket That would have been the picture drawn by his
colleague, and that the language he would have used
Away, then with this miserable pretcIt that the presI-
dent OF the U. s. collecting ship money Qor such
the language of his colesgne) TO support his navy,
in imitation Of Charles the First He would remind
the House that, the other day, when this subject was
m before them his colleague said that the army and
navy were to be the first suffer the consequences Of
the embarrassmens brought On by The Executive veto,
and lie said that tie President in limitation oil Charles
the First, was collecting duties without law TO sup
por, them. Another fact lie told them WIS, that
! DGtn SnareS the ftrSl anu lHe "eie s""'
scientous men; and thai the head of The former was
brought 10 the block because he obeyed the dictates
of his conscience Sir, (said Mr.. CushIng) the Ere.
sdent is conscientious man, and under the guidance
of his conscience, he has acted IN conformity with
the opinions Of his law ofcer, the Attorney. General
Mr. e.. referred 10 the point at which he started
that behind all these topics Of political and passion
discussion there question OF business, and
became them to meet it as business men. IL seemed
10 be the peculiar ambition Of his colleague 10 seek
| in the public mind for spot, and dedIcat-
ing himself TO the task of teasing and irritating II
and when the highest dictates OF patriotism told HIM
that they should look Ill this question as BUSINESS
men, what was his course Instead al using argu'
mcnts to encourage The passing OF Iariff bili; IN
stead Of encouraging gentlemen who were wavering
| he coniuTed up arguments 10 deter them from vot-
ing to supply revenues for the country. lie told
gentlemen Of the South that by voting to exempt Tea
and coffee from taxation, higher tax must necessarily
he laid OH articles Of their consumption. lie brought
up the resolutions of the Legislature OF Massachu
sets, in relation 10 the public lands, to deter them
from voting for Tariff bill, without the Distribution
clause When the wounds in The public mind were be
ginning heal, he The first 10 lay hire tlat wound
and tear open the qnirerng flesh. Not only did he
vote against all forms Of Tariff himself, but lie was
for moving heaven and earth to deter and persuade
other members from votiHg for one. After some fur
Ler remarks, Mr.. c. asked why should they not vote
! for Tariff; What were the reasons oil his colleague
In The outset, his reasons for net acting on the Iarh
were, mat there was 10 oe ual oy oaie Ibs'eau VI
trial by and argument Instead OF acting like
calm, ccnsderate, New England men, he was for their
appealing 10 tie God Of Battles. He believed, how
ever, there end TO that appeal now. What
next' When the question vas what form of Tariff
should be enncled his remedy for the dstresses of the
people Of The United States 10 go into crusade
| gainst the Constitution When tie people were in
IN agony Of distress appealing 10 Congress 10 decide
on Ibis question, irrespective Of these minor questions,
what his colleagues proposition To alter the
veto power,h that the people should wait ard suffer for
two years, till it should be found whom the dis ress
bore the heaviest What was his ihid reason: ii
was that rs there was now no law for the collection
Of revenue, the logical reason was, that none should
be made We are without law-the President is levy
ing ship money; and the remedy was 10 60 on without
law and levy ship money after the manner of Charles
the FIRST. 1t would appear 10 plain common sense
that, if there law, they should go to work and
enact ore If there unlawful and tyrannical levy
oc shi2 money. dry sLould ahosh It, and provide for