The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-22

some d. finite day for adjournment than To remain here
No nothing and aiting the action Of s.hers who
| may not act His honorable friend from New York
(Mr. Tamadge) was willing TO stay here as long 40
there hopes that something would be- done, whrn
this thing could only be done IN the House. But
when would they know that any thing ~as To he
/ done when all was involved in doubt In his opii-
ion, the Senate could arrange It's business az TO be
| ,ble TO ad ourn by "Wednesday or Thursday Lei
the resolution then be amended and wi nea 70
| The House. For his own part, he would prefer Wed
| ncsday. Another word on the subject lie thoueh'
hat he regarded the condition Of the country as mu'h
| as was compatible with his public duty-he regarded
| also the condition Of the Treasury. de would Will
lingy extend all the relief in his power 1t was sad
that they could justify themselves by going nome
ia tie or, sent condition OF things he should be with
for further action but if the question that they
| would not be justified IN going home at this tinie he
would feel himself perfectly justified IN doing So IL
| the country suffering Tor want OF tarih ana
| supplies, whose fault was it 7 lie knew that
| the blame had been attached to Congress out
| Whose fault was i'll Who To blame ~ Were
thew Were those who abored here for the purpose
| of supplying the means with which TO cany on The
Government and who had their efforts defeated by the
Executive? Ifthey were TO adjourn to-day, he would
| be willing 10 90 home and could justify himself be-
fore the country without fear. Although his friend
| from South Carolina Mr. Preston) had made use of
language which might be interpreted inJurously to
the Wing parly-thai they were playing polltleal
| pame-yet he was sure that such Interpretation
| was unjust He dscaimed for his part, any
such motive or purpose. He had voiced for measures
| with apprehensons and fears that the President
would defeat them nth the veto, but he had voted or
| no measure which was required by the necessi-
lies of the country and deserving OF the signature oil
| the Executive. What was tie condition o. the w hg
| party, which now called upon to act Whst
was the condition of those who were called on TO voe
| for a tariff What was The prospects There was an
Executive power defeat and prosrae on one ana
on the other they had opponents IN the Senate,
who in one solid mass, forward to oppose every
measure proposed. Gentlemen INDUCED hopes oil
passing satisfactory with the appreciation
of this BODY But had he not heard one gentleman,
who had been connected with the Treasury Depart
ment, (NIr Woodbury. of large experience and
know ledge in the Senate and high IN the confidence
of his party declaring that our ancestors never de-
signed duty Of more than nine or ten per cent? and
that in going up to twenty per cent we transcended
the views entertained at the adoption OF the Constr
luton and that with twenty per cent by precept
and xampe, all duties must vlbrate Had they not
also heard another gentleman, from South Carolina,
(Nlr Calhoun at the conclusion OF an able speech,
sum up all the arguments which he attempted to il
lustrate by declaring for free trade" in the pre-
sence of the Senate and the whole country and who
said that he would not vote for revenue until rerench
ments are made, without pointing out what they are,
and until the lands were relinqushed. When, there
FORE he (Mr Crittenden, appealed to for tariff
to prevent the country from being filled with foreign
goods and when he was told that the Senate might
agree upon measure to prevent this calamity, ON
what ground could he rest hope that there could be
ANYTHING like concert of action upon any subject
One of these Senators was for tree trade, and the
other against all protection, as unconstitutional
With this sort of hostility, what could they hope Tor
How far the Executive initiated IN these doc
rines and what may be his principles or pohcy, he
did not know. Here, then, was the Wing party,
luboring and tong for the good Of their country
and supplying it with means to sustain It's honor and
its credit and in laying duties afordlng incidental
protection, with gentlemen OF adverse opinions on
one side and the Executive on the other The efforts
of the Wing party had thus been paralyzed and pros
trated and they had found language TO the extent
which the veto goes, adopted as the principle Of ac-
ton Congress had been frustrated in its action and
Inundated, and the representatives not permitted
to tax themselves One man was set up as
an Executive officer, claiming also 10 be re-
preventative of the people, and better than
the legislative representatives and undertaking TO con-
troll their action. Notwithstanding all this, they were
called upon TO submit themselves this authority
and make themselves as nothing, to becomr mere g.
betwee between the Executive and the party
which they were opposed They were told, too, that
they dare not 20 home without egfslating and even
the fear Of personal punishment had been held up to
sanction this threat! You dare not go home you
are Obliged to stay hereW Were they bound TO the
wheel OF Executive authority, and required it,
and turn until every sInew and cracked, and
obliged 10 stay here and leg slate Was not sub
ice ing every function of this body the will and
price Of the Executive; and could they not legslae
without having system OF measures dictated by the
Executive branch Of the Governmentl II there
any prospect OF a tarn bIlt, he would toll on he
would still toll on but he confessed he had but
little hope Their constituents had interests to pro-
tect and at the time had rights To maintain and
principles to withhold but measures required for
their interests should not constraln them 10 make
crfces of their rights through their Representatives,
If the House determined 10 do moth ng let Con
gress 90 home they had been detained here too long
already and they could not desire to stay here longer
han 4 IVA tDT Let
then the resolution be amended by fixing the day OF
| adjournment at Wednesday or Thursday and send it
| back to the House. If they do any thing, let
them do it. He hoped, therefore, that the resolution
| would not he laid upon the table
Mr. RIVES rose TO move to lay the resolution on
| the table From what had already occurred, it
evident that it would lead fur her discussion He did
say word with regard to the topics referred
to by gentlemen and he was determined not to with
| draw bis notion In order to excuse himself for any
| apparent want of courtesy, though otherwise
| he would have had much TO say, he would remark
that there special subject of great Importance to
| be considered; and hence he had made the motion.
The question Their taken and decided In the al
| irmative-yeas %, nays 25, follows;
| YEAS-Messrs Bates, Benton, Berrien, Bucha-
| man, Calhoun, Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Cuthbert,
Evans, Fulton, Huntington, Kerr, King, Linn,
Phelps, Porter, Rives, Sewer, Simmons, Sprague,
| Sturgeon Tallmadge, Wilcox, and Williams-25.
| NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Barrow,
Bayard, Clayton, Crittenden, Dayton, Graham, Hem
ierson, Mangum Merrck, Miller, Morehead, Pres
ton, Smith, of Conn, Smith, of Ia, Tappan, White,
Woodbridge, Woodbury., Wright, and Young-23
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of
| Executive business.
In the House, Mr.. JOHNSON, of Maryland, com
mented briefly on the remarks made the preceding
day by Mr. Bidlack, respecting the memorials from
Pennsylvania, praying the assumption of the State
debts He thought the object of that gentleman was
| to dscredit these memorials before the House and
the country In conclusion he said that he had an
other to present, which he moved should be referred
with the others to Select Committee which should
be instructed to consider and report on the same
and specially the genuineness Of the memorials
| MIR. BIDLACk said he would not have troubled
La haI