The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-06-08
Cores; %. aenee cfstis Charleston Couris'.
UNSATISFACTORY, MAY -

"a u,
i,iGo5afiar on t;vo bills. Il is more tian ever
apnarco. ;ha. C2~rrcss is 10 The proper tr;',u-
nal 10 adjust claims against ';!o GoTer2r eTf-
Coorrnss il no." The oHiT claiin"i through
which :, ,r;v7,. ri.:z,Y can annroach 2 GoVc,f-
n,o,t wiz, CHIN, arl, iu~ t"nH rsa-;. 10 at-
tenton has haan 2a:1 10 tAaspprtya:e c!:a1'in',
iyach al t!.s time !.Gssheal 1acEi':.l:'saii" -
,21,ny Of r,ase claims haong Clearly 80 me 5rf.
nary indc;al :rijHna'a :;or se.!cmeIit, and 9th
crs s!n".A BE- c"n,io2i Ay ascc,ar; rehabilitation
= the oarpcse r!::s Gag. ofsbaa;nczs, arigaro
ther9large class =. o.al Business which Eow'
cones before Enorass for decision QUILT TO De
oiherw:iso pyoviia! Gor, before we can Lc@!u to
remedy some OF the evils complained Of as ap-
: pertaining u tie mere popular branch OF tie
: Legislature Congress should not be required
t-to give thair attention to any :'rt few general
topics We cal then have short SESSIONS and
skillfal legislation. Mr. Rives remarked yes
teHlay that Rufus King gave in his opinion, that
Congress ought not to DC convened more than
once il, two years. Now, we are approaching
the time when Congress will resolve itself into
a perpetual body, and yet accomplish no busi-
ness, even of the most pressing nature.
After six months session, we arc now Pret-
ty much where we began, except that Congress
has passed one of the appropriation bills, trea-
sury note bill, and the loan bill-not one OF
which measures should have occupied more than
three DAYS The apportionment bill is as much
in doubt and as far from being settled as ever
The revenue bill, which was the great work to
be attended to by Congress at sns session, has
never been taken up, or matured. Congress
has done nothing towards its completion, except
10 close the door 70 all information on the sub
iect. They, then, after refusing to authorize
anv committee to collect information on the
bearing of the present revenue laws, calieo
upou the Secretary of the Treasury for his plan
OF revenue, colnprehending a complete system
of revenue laws The Secretary has sent them
q bill, but at the same time passing over two OF
the worststopics for lack Of information Inc
manufacturers have presented one Dill IN the
House, and Mr.. Simmons is preparing another
in the Senate. The Committee on Finance o.,
= the House are not yet prepared to report ana
whenever they do report, it will appear thaf
they are moving in the dark and without all the
lights which could easily have been Afforded
them by the experience of practical men in this
country. But Notwithstanding all these difficult
ties and DELAYS, it seems probable that about the
3Oth of June, when our revenue will fer the
most part, aud in some brances entirely cens",
Congress will begin to deem it necessary 10 look
a little into the subject Of providing revenue
forthe Government. Dog day legislatlon Is, at
best, hasty and imperfect, under any circum-
stances, but, in this case, it is likely to be par
ticurlary so. Party consderatons, in conncc
stion with the subject of the land revenue, will
serve to enhance the difficulty. Some have al
ready predicted, and Mr.. Calhoun among 9TH
ers, that tie Revenue Bill will fail. hope
not, but really itseems to be more than pToaa-
ble
+ba hr IL
setts, will resign at the termination Of tbs ses-
sion, and that Mr.. Webster will take his place.
Mr.. Webster will, it is believed, retire from
theCabinet amicaby, after completing the pen
ding negotiations with England.
Mr. Tully Wise, of Virginia, relation OF
; Mr. Henry A. Wise, has been nominated as
the Auditor of the Treasury, in the place o!
: Mr. Jesse Melton, resigned.
WASHINGTON, MAY 30.
1t may Be interesting to know precisely how
much Of the loan authorized by the late act OF
Congress, and to obtain which such strenuous
%exertions have been made, has been taken.
have ascertained that as yet not one cent has been
Observation-Disclosures landing all the assertions and
surmises of the press on the subject, and all the
declarations in Congress. The fact is that Mes
srs. Ward g. Co. of New York loaned to the 60
yernment the sum of two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, not npoa rs stock, but TO DC rein
bursed out Of the loan, when obtained There
are no offers for he loan, and 70 steps have been
taken to send an agent 70 Europe !or ii. MT.
Charles Fenton Mercer is now SPOKEN ci as a
commissioner on tic part of the government 10
negotjate the loa The President leaves tie
responsibility OF this matter with the Secre ary
of the Treasury, ana !las not interfcred in it
The failure 70 obtain the .,oney Is as signal as
any one foresaw or predicted.
It is said that the main reason why this govern
ment cannot get money at high rate O. interest
so low in London is the uncertainty CT our !:av-
ing any revenue after the 30h of June. 1t has
been declared by or most eminent men, that a
direct tax, in time Of peace, would never be re-
sorted to; as to the land fund that is lost, ard will
not probably soon be recovered; and it is doubt
ed whether and bill providing for an adequate
and permanent revenue from the customs Will
be soon passed. There appears to be sufficient
reasons for the hesitation of capitalists, both here
and abroad, without resorting to others connect
ed with the general shock which American cred.
it has received.
It's the opinion, to day. that the Senate will
concur with the House in their reduction of the
Army and Navy appropriations. The necessity
of reducing expenditures is apparent, and Will
be urred with great effect.