The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-14
vol. 3 NO. 2e. WHOLE NO. 1870

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in. Laughter. The next day the edlct
eye. 1t was amusing 10 the Democratic mkS
nOrty TO see the facility With which The refrac-
tory spirits we're brought iotOe The
mark.
Yet there was little band--he guard
who could not be whipped into the traces.
They had some notions Of Tepublicanism still
lel; aud they resisled the lesls which were
applied TO lhem. From lhst day 10 the press
from ali quarters. Laughisr.] To see q
against the aaivsrsdl Wing party, was. indeed
enough TO excite admiration, Mr., w, refss
red TO the history Of events at ibe extra sess.
ion, and the Efforts madet to induce the Pres
sident 10 sign bank bill. The party
many Of them admitted that the bank might
be uncopstiiutional; ye. il was necessary to
preserve the universal Wig pGrtyS and there
fore they asked the President To- yield 10 the
mandates other Caucue.
These caucuses we're held on every occa.
sio1-eve1 on points Of order. When a tar.
if bill had 10 be proposed one Or two threats
ened to vote against the whole, if The interests
Of their districts were not included in the
protection afforded. He believed The gentle
man from Rhode Island Mr.. Tilli0 0ghast1
stood up and demanded the protection OF pins.
| EGreat laughter.
Mr.. TILLINGHAsT said there was no pin
mandatory in his State.
| Mr.. WELLER thought the gentleman had
presented a memorial to that effect last
year.
Mr.TILLINGHAST said il was true that
The Committee on Manufactures had directed
him to report bill for the protection of pins
but the petition came from NeS York, and not
Rhode Island.
Mr.WELLER said he might have been
mistaken. Some gentlemen near him, how
ever suggested that The gentleman nigh, have
made movement for the protection Of pills.
ELaughter. Be that as it might, there were
interests enough in the caucus to demand pros
teciiop.
He referred 10 the manner in which the land
bill was gotten through al the extra session,
and the proviso which attached 10 il; and with
out which the president would not have sign-
ed II. While dwelling on this subjeci, a
member near him mentioned the bankrupt law.
Suffice il 10 say, that never was such an OUT
rage committed on respectable legislation as
was afforded by the manner Of its pass
sage.
They had lately passed junior tariff bill
and endeavored to commit the President to
the principle OF unconditional distribution,
thinking that, should be sign ihs. he could not
refuse TO sign the larger tariff bill. But the
President held himself TO the compromise, and
vetoed the little tariff.Did any one believe
that he would have done so il he could have
avoided the ,act1 The veto power was one Of
the conservative principles Ofihe Goverument,
and there was no danger ofa President going
out Of bis way to exercise it. This measure
was not passed with suficient deliberalion
The chairman Of the Committee Of Ways anG
Means endeavored 10 take il out of commit
tee and pass it in half an hour.
Mr.. FILLMORE said he desired il 10 b
understand that the Committee Of Ways ant
, Means was not responsible for the resolution
he introduced for taking The bill out ofcommit.
| tee. That resolution was entirely his own
end offered on his own individual responsibility
He also took The present occasion to coFrec
an assertion repeatedly made in one Of tn
. papers ofthe city, and on the floor ofthe hous
= that he had endeayored 10 have the provision
|, al tariGbhl passed in half an hour. The trut
was when he offered his resolution, The bi
had been under discussion one whole day
(iaughter,) aud unless decided then. wouI
a have To- 60 over 10 the neat week. Conceiv
= ing the necessity for its speedy passage, ,her
= was no other course which he could hav
= adopted 10 effect that object.
y Mr. WELLER said his recollection Of in
!: circumstances was this: In the afternoon Of th
y day, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr: GilmeT
a got the floor and the committe rose; when th
gentleman {Mr. FillmOre) offered his resO
luton for disposing Of the bill in half an hOul
Il might have been debated three or four hour
that day; but was that sufficient time to OK
:. anime a bill, Important 10 i,s consequences
q and TO which many ofus we're OppoSeds
n that was not hasty legislation be knew nj
" what was. Moreover, after the bill passe
. the Senate, it was brought back here an
= passed under the application Of the previou
question. The majority, though they had ii
power 10 silence debate, could not take frOl
the President the right which the Consttutic
;; gave him to intercept ito passage. If the
7 could, he {Mr. w )had no dOub. but that the
I would even gsg aim. Did the President 70
y fuse 10 sanction any measure Of the party her
. . he was denounced as traitor. Would an
- - one charge him with being traitor to h
- cOuntryl Mo- but a traitor TO- the univers'