Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-30
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In the Senate, on Saturday, on motion OF Mr.
IBAYARD, a Committee Of Conference was APP
pointed. in conjunetion with thstofthe House, on the
disputed points in the bill to suppress the vending
OF lottery tickets in the District OF Columbia
The till from the House, TO repeal the twenty per
cent. proviso in the sixth section of the Distribution
act, came up on its second reading; and the question
be 'ng stated
MIR ALLEN objected.
MIR CRITrENDEN inquired whe,her he under
stood that a single objection was sufficient to sop
the bii1
The CHAIR replied in the affirmative. and stated
the substance of the rule upon the subject.
Mr CRITTENDEN suggested TO the Senator
from Ohio. whether courtesy would not induce him
to withdraw his objection.
MIR ALLEN said that IL this was q matter OF
courtesy alone, he would relieve the Senator; but
il was one OF great Importance, and against which
the party 10 which he was attached had labored Tor
many years He therefore objected to the second
reading, rs a matter Of course, and would by all
fair ana constitutional means in his power endeavor
to defeat il.
So the bill was not ordered TO a second reading.
The bill regulating tho taking OF testimony in ca
reeommit,ed to the Conimi tee on the Judieiary-
yeas Is, nays Is.
The joint resolution from the House making an
appropriation to test the Invention OF MIR Colts sub
marine battery, was taken up on the motion OF MIR
Preston.
Mr. ARCHER proposed an amendment, author
King the Secretary OF the Navy to cause expert.
menis TO be made on the inventions Of Messrs Eas
ton, Campbell, or Ouimby, Tor the prevention OF
explosions of steam boilers
A short debate ensued; but the morning hour
having expired, the Senate proceeded 10 the orders
Of the day, being the Ill providing for the eollee-
ton OF revenue, and 10 change and modify existing
laws, and for other purposes.
Mr. BUCHANAN addressed the Senate, and, 10
substance, said that II was one most important con-
sideration with him TO vote Tor any bill which would
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of the public lands, and place the fund where il
was previously to the passage OF the law of last
September. Every duty was now paid under protest,
and the vast revenue Tor the support OF the Gevern-
ment was in law, and would continue for some time
to be in law, and no one knew what would be the
judicial result. The Treasury was empty, the pub
lie credit affected, and il was therefore indispensa-
bly, necessary to pass some measure TO relieve the
public distress. he felt that their very FIRST duty
was 10 sustain the national credit abroad; failing to
do this, they would make themselves the scorn of
the citizens OF Europe, and subject the lovers Of free
institutions 10 deep humiliation. There were hun
dreds of thousands Of honest mechanics, who make
their living by "the sweat of their tacs' scattered
throughout the Union. With twenty per cent. du.
ties, the cheap labor Of foreign countries would be
brought into ruinous competition with that OF our
own; and cheap shoes, cheap clothing, and cheap
everything else, would seriously lnlUre our own
artisans, and deprive them Of employment This
would be the case, he knew, in Pennsylvania; and
all he would desire for his own State was such du.
ties as would eaable the manufacturers 10 i've. He
would take this bill, at this moment, In preference
TO leaving the country in the condition in which it
would DO left without it, trusting to some other time
20 amend It 10 render Il more acceptable 10 the North,
East, South. and the West.
MIR MERRlCk replied 10 the Senator from
Psnnsylvnnis, and said that he would feeliusli6ed in
voting against this bill because il was calculated 10
restore the public lands to the Treasury, and defeat
the measure 10 which the party 10 which he was
attached, from the Hottest principles Of Jus ice, ad-
! hereH His firm nDfntnn "a a that this hill u mid
no; provide the necessary revenue for support OF
the Government II would not yield so much, by
three CT four millions, as The other revenue act re.
Gently pissed, for tea and coffee, in this. were to
come in free ofduty. In fact, he considered this mea.
sure as an extravasani bill Of protection, designed
TO operate, and il would operate injuriously and un-
justly on the agricultural interests of the country.
Mr. SMITH, OF Connecticut, condemned the bill,
as having in view the protection Of one great inter-
est At the expense OF, and injury 10, the othse.
MIR SIMMONS replied, and spoke in delehee OF
the bill, as being necessary TO the support OF the
Government, and the protection Of the great manu-.
faotuiins, agricultural, and other interests Of the
country.
Dir HUNTINGTON answered his colleague
tMr smith and observed that the people ofCon-
~necticut demanded protection, and had a right TO
demand it, to save them from the consequences Of
the influx into the country Of the pauper labor OF
Europe and other countries; and he expressed the
hope that the bill before them would, in a few mo-
menis, become q law.
NAt In II NOuA1 NOAC " iNt VIA w u
profound conviction that it was all that they could
do a, "ihe eleventh hour" or as tho sun was going
down in the West. He gIieved that in passing a
good law for revenue they defeated q good law 70.
distribution. He had wished to live under the
shade and partake Of the fruit Of both trees; but he
felt that, at the same moment, in planting this, he
assisted to pluck up the other by the rootS. Heres
piled 10 the Senator from Mnryland's objections TO
the bill, and compared the distribution land fund rs
4 drop OF dew divided among a thousand m n dy-
ing Of thirst; and in conclusion, he urged the pas
sage OF the measure, and legged Senator'S, while
aiming at the apple Idistributionl to remembers that
i, rested on their own child's head.
MIR MERRICK replied.
Mr. declared his intention 10 vote for
The bill, and gave, as q reason, thnt this measure
would root out the germ of distribution.
S Mr. WOODBURY. opposed the bill, ard, in the
; course Of his remarks, alluded to the remarks Of the
Senator from ~. Y.
Mr. WRIGHT rejoincd.
MIR CRITTENDEN said that while he did not
desire to see attempted protection as a principal
: subject OF legislation, he was determined, so far as
his vote would go, 10 make the imposition ana COL
lection OF duties productive Of as much encourages
meut and protection TO American sbor as WAS con
sistsnt with the character OF revenue measures; and,
regarding this bill according TO this principle, he
found no objection 10 IL, although he dared say that
il was not as perfect as was desired. The reasons
which would induce him 10 vote for the bill were,
first; a Difference 10 the decision Of a Wing House
Of Representatives and secondly, the condition Of
the country. Although he believed they had a bad
and misehievous President, he we'll recollected that
he had a good and glorious country; and If one
merted his resentment or Indignation, the other was
entitled 10 assistance and respect; and this had
brought him 10 a discrimination 10 make the sacrifice
and support the bill.
Mr. BAGBY drew no distinction between direct
and incidental proiection-ihey were the same in
principle. This bill was protective in its character,
and there was no more power or authority in the
Constitution TO protect one branch Of industry than
another. This was the chief ground Of his opposi-
ton TO the bill.
Mr. WILLIAMS -eplied to a remark Of the Sc
nator from Alabama, viz: shat the people Of New
England were patriot c, industrious, and frugal, but
there was one thing for which he detesteh them
and that was, their eovetousness;" and he (Mr Wy
said that Il the Senator from Alabama would DO
himself the pleasure to visit New England, he would
change his opinion Of that portion Of the population
Of the Union.
Mr. BAGBY inquired, what part7
MIR WILLIAMS replied, any part. Go into
their shops, stores, fields and there he would find a
hardy, industrious, happy. prudent and vir,uous
people, and not that s0rdid and gTosping population
which the Senator imagined.
Mr. BAGBY repeated what he had said.
Mr. WILLIAMS observed that tho Senator en-.
iertained that opinion because he had not visited
NeR England and become acquainted with the
+ people; ond in conclusion, hs declared that this was
a bill which he could not approve q; but he would
throw no opposition in the way Of Ne passage, and
would withhold his vote; but, " his vote should be.
| come necessary for is passage, however reluctantly,