Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-28

Repub!ican vineyard.
James Watson Webb and Thomas F. MARSHALL (oi
Corrress) fought duel on Saturday. or the State line
between Delaware and Pennsylvania They had two
fires Al the second "Sl MarsIal!s hall struck Col.
Webb in the leg, entering aud passing out Immediately
behind the knee, scverinI no artery. Col w ebb I'm
media.ey fel, To the ground, (is pistol having teen
previously dischareed,) and tlc matter here ended.
tr,s our Ha.srr,oa Corr, ronden, ssnlg ,r"a, Il II
THE TARIFF DEBATE.
THE .%rEa!t-DE
Progrfss Of Mc "H,Ge M.g.-On Tuesday, June
;, lie lojih day Of the second session Of the :7ih
Congress- alr. Fillmore, Chairman oil the Committee
Of Ways and Means, during the present Congress,
made the marvellous discovery, that unless some tenn
pnrary Tariff b were passed, there would be no laws
In pruv,dr for the collection al the after the 3O
June He accordingly. (5cttor late than never INTRO
duced . bill TO ''exend FIR limited period the exist
inr laws Tor ayinr and collecting duties imports.
This measure had the usual reference; but as II came 10
be xamed il was found that 'ir Fillmore mad commit
ted tho oversight h.under of introducing bill which,
in effect reptaled TIE great DESTINATION law of the
Wines! Inayn.uch as lie duties imports were coz
,jnued al hirer rate than % per cent the Disifiai
ton law by It's terms, became For the tne heihg
void The oversight of the chairman was soon per.
ceived and tine word went through the "un'sersa!
Whr uarty" in the House of Representatives, that 1t
must he corrected alr. Fillmore therefore, had 10 take
back his first bill and report new one, winch en-.
braccd the principle ola Tariff beyond % per cent, and
the Distribution combined. THIS was done on The 9'i'
o; June the same day which MIR +. made li's ella
horale speech the general Tariff h,ll: iiav'hI dr
liyered his views upon the large Tariff BILL on the 10Th,
he called up the "ule Tariff But Tor one provision
in this BILL il would have been passed by general &C.
ouescencp and tina; was The nnseemly proviso luggeo
in get the support Of the distribution men ny con-
tinunr that measure in furceupon tins proViso, lie
brunt of the battle turned.
Air pooseyel, of New York moved 10 strike it out.
MIR Pickens severely criticised the Chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means, Tor delayinga measure
of this kind 10 late period oi the session. pr
Cushing, moderc tariff man, .eareG es III '!!fit
anxiety 10 preserve the distribution, gentlemen should
allow The tariff TO shift for ltslf and thereby fail 10 pro-
vide revenue 10 meet the necessary wans OF the To-
yernment Mr. Underwood OF Kentucky mace pdf-
gaining Speech und furnished specimen oi Western
iog rolling He told the Iari.;es, that they must go
the whole for distribution, or he would not vote tem
anv projection lie meant To have the distribution
money tariff or no tariff let the Government he bank
run, or AMPLY provided for He distinctly ayowed that he
should regard those voting against the repeal oil the DIS
trhu,lon law friends Of pro' cive tarii ana those
voting for lis repeal as enemies oi protective Ia
riff Mr. Wise followed aud rung the charge OF bar.
rain in Mr. S ears. lie commented with severity
rpon the folly of sinking every Government establish
ment and industrial interest tor man hobby-dis
tribntion. Mr.. Everett Of Vermont took up arms IN
behalf Of the Distribution law. lie admitted he haa
voted for ii. clause by which that repeats IT.
self yhen the dut;cs exceed 20 per cent, but with no
intention oil preserving il, aud with determination 10
uet rid Of it when lie could. Most excellent keeping
Of his faith BY grey haired legislator Mr. Foster,
Tippecanoe Wing from Georgia succeeded IN speech
depfecaling The reenactmrnt al the Distribution a%
and calling on his brethren 10 preserve their faith
pl,h,ed at the Extra Session. when The law was
missed Shortly afterwards Mr. Goggin of Viz
rnia made long speech, attacking Captain ~
Ter and charging han with inconsistency III nus
course upon Distribution hr. GoggIn quoted the
~ md
The sa ynrs of Captain Tyler III extenso but has moi
thought proper to publish any of his proofs. Mr. lr1-
fit succeeded and scored lis late friends, the Wings,
for eopardzng the interests OF the country, and the
revenues Of the Government for the sake o the msera-
bile plttanre of million 4 million ana half year
from the Distribution Law He brought up the history
Of the massage of that measure through the Senate,
where its lne ai the extra session was linked with that
of the Bankrupt lava Senator from Mississippi Glen
de rso consentnr 10 vote for It, and thereby secure
its passage only upon cohuioh lhal o"eis "ou'u suS
I in his Bankrupt bill.
Mr.. GiImer next rot The iloor and dinner time hav-
;nr arrived the Committee Of The Whole lmnc-
d,atey Mr.. Fillmore, scelrg the course winch the de-
bate look, resolved if he could 10 rescue his little
banno of a bill from the rough handing which ii was
receiv,Gg fe therefore offered resolution 10 lake
out Of committee and vote upon II IN half an hour
time This physic too strong even Tor his own
men. Some of them wished to have say before The
bill was passed. aud others wanted chance TO unite
the two great Observation-Disclosures ana lro'etioh-
ich seemed 10 be getting counter 10 each o,her-
So Mr. Fillmore had 10 eat his own words and withdraw
his stop.watch resolution
The subject was not called up ngain, until TUESDAY,
June IIi when Mr.. G:lmer took the iioor anc au-
dressed the Committee Of the Whole in caustc ana
wealmed criticism upon the bull tis Keen JesE
we're any thing but complimentary TO the first lord q"
The treasury" (Fillmnre) Mr.. w. Cost johnson, OF
n1a-vlnnd who regards himself as tie father OF the
Distribution law, followed in its behalf, and conended
strenuousy for The existence Of his declining offspring
lie did NOT however, stop here; but boldly came ou'
in favor of an assumption If c debts Of the States, By
the General Government 80 the p'oJe' mas neeh
broacbed in Congress at last ard by tic tdihT o. ne
,rts,,t Ujsrijution taW. 1t will be rememhtrec how,
wh.u MIR Benton introduced his anli-assumplon reso-
lu,ions and report was made upon The suolec' py
MIR. Grundy, n year two SINCE, what n cainor was
raised At il throughout the country, and how The move
mon, was characterised us improper proceeding to
coun,ract what never would he seriously proposed IN
the Halls OF Congress. But the antIcipaons oil Mr..
Bepon and others have been reazed, and the propo-
sition then denounced Quxotic, IS actually mace
IN Congress by the representative from the Stale near
es, Tbs seat of the Federal Government.
On Wednesday, the 18th, the snlIec! was again re
snmed. End Mr.. Pope, Of Kentucky, made speech IN
favor o! The Distribution las and "Demoera''c Ma
tiona Bank as he called il, with capital OF Slo9,-
,00GO. Mr. John w. jones followed, and, as WIN
memo Of light demonstrated the absurd'iy OF the bill
s violation of the compromise OF -:3 rendered douhy
sacred by it's subsequent recognition in ISL, at the
Extra Session. and lis furious operation on the South
who has borne all the burdens of the compromise and
now when her time 10 enjoy the benlfis, this o
nroposes TO deprive her. Mr. Jones followed ny
slessrs. White OF Indiana and Kennedy Of Mary land
both strong advocates Of The tariff Distribution aud all
Mr. Gamble, Georgia Wing, succeeded, and his
speech complete satire upon the issues mace D;
the Wing party, in .tf2n sections ct the Uhio al
the Presidential election of 1910. Mr. Gamble de- |
clared for tbs promise, and against The d;siEbu!'on
g hen shou!d IL violated And then, after lew re |
marks iro.a Mr.. Fillmore, and speech in abuse oi
Cant Tyler from ir. Arnold, of Bots crew o!
"headers," the hour of two arrived, and the bill was
taken out Of committee. The dis,rbu,'ve proviso |;
succeeded by only six votes and then the b Itself was
passed by but Is majority.
1t was moi, however, destined 10 receive very ea!y
action from the Senate fingered il tic committees
Of that bopy aiii Thursday, June 2lh, when It wa.
taken up and debated for two days. At the close o!
the debate, in which curious developments were
made ard which may be noticed hereafter, The bll was