The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-07-19

sion of some length, wns ordered engrossed:-Yens
20, Nays H.
House. The consideration of the Tariff Bill
was resumed In Committee of the Whole. Mr. ]. !
T. Mason Of Md, made speech in opposition TO (
Protection and high rates OF duty, taking an "nw [
full squirting" towards direct taxation, Mi VIM
G. johnson advocated a sufficient and permanent
tariff for revenues aud protection to domestic man
ulsctures lie repeated the notice OF the propo-
sion he intends without delay to offer, for tho APP
pointment Of select committee to take into view
the interests of the country, and report proposi>
ton for tho relief Of the people and OF the States
His scheme is for tho issue Of Government Stocks
to the amount of perhaps 5000, 100000 10 be given
TO tho States in equal proportions, the proceeds Of
the loans to be set apart to pny the interest, and
sinking fund raised rom duties on luxuries 20 be
set apart for their redemption after given mum.
Der Of years.
Mr. Payne OF Alabama opposed Protection and
advocated the doctrines Of Free Trade Mr. Ev-
ere referred To the veto of the little Tariff bill and
expressed the belief that the President would not
| take the responsibility on the bill ola second time
opposing himself to the declared will ofthe Repio
sentativos of the people The subject Of revenues
upon which 1t was peculiarly their province 10 de.
eide. lie hoped the provisions Of the bill relative
to distribution would be RETAINED. He advocated
Revenue Tariff and within that the necessary
protection to domestic industry, and pointed out
the wooden and several other interests which re.
CURED the aid thereof
I mr. Bolts yesterday in an explanation, in The
course of Mr. Cushing's remarks on the reasons of
the President for signing the Apportionment BILL
expressed his decided intention bring in articles
of impeachment against the PRESIDENT
| On Friday the Tariff question debated
ly all day by the House, the Wings for protection
and the Locofocos for Free Trade and direct tax.
alton.
Saturday, July 8.
Mr. William Cost Johnson, Of Mary land, offered
resolution,n regard TO the assumption of theState
Debts and, objections being made to its consid
Grafton, moved a suspension Of the rules in order
that it nigh, be received On this motion, the
yeas and nays having been ordered there appeared
in favor OF suspendng seven, and against it one
hundred and thirty two. So the rules not
suspended. This vote proves conclusively that
the Wings are not at all inclined TO favor the doc
trine of assumption.
| On motion of Mr. Fillmore, the House then re
| solv ed itself into Committee Of tho Whole the
State of the Union Mr. Summers, (wbig)of Virginia,
| addressed the Committee in very able speech in
n very able speech in support Of the Bill before
them, and in favor of the general policy Of Impo
sing discriminating, retaliaory duties with view,
manly to revenue, incidentally, to protection.
extra Billy Smith" "a loco) mex, got possession
Of the Hoor and raved like madman for the
space OF an hour in opposition to the Tariff Bill
and in favor of Free Trade and direct taxation
lie denounced the doctrine oflproecting the In
dus,ry and Labor Of the peoples system of robJcr,
and e,tunder! HIS speech was the most ultra Ant
Tariff speech have yet heard.
extra Billy" was followed by Mr. John Il
Stuart, of Illinois, a staunch Wing, and advocate
of Protection. Mr. Stuart made sound argument
alive speech, in defence ofthe general principle.
Of the Bill before the Committee. A part of hi
speech was devoted 10 repelling some of the n
tacks which the Locos had nude against the Whig
party during the progress of the discussion, and
assure you he did the wolk very handsomely
Some unucky Loco Foco had tainted the Wing
with not having redeemed the promises they made
during the campaign Of 1910. After having shown
the reason why theWhigs had not redeemed all tn,
pledges they had given during that memorable can
paign by referring the detection and apostacy o.
President Tyler, he touched upon OF the
promises which the Loccs had made previous tc
the election Of General Jockson, and called the
attention to tho admirable manner-in which the,
redeemed tnem. on VIII readily perceive t1a
the tent was capital one,and assure you the
mon was poser. -t -6- 1.,.
Mr. Reynolds, "a loco) of the State follow
ed Mr. Stuart, and delivered long harangue abou
: coon skins and hard cider, Black Hawk and Te
cumseb, Jackson and Van Buren,, ''ihngs in ger
! era." He spoke of every th,ng, indeed, excep
the subject before the committee. and wound W
his speech by declaring hnisefa hard money free
trade, direct taxation dcmocrat9
Monday, July II.
The Hosue resolved itself into Committee of thu
1 Whole ,on the State Of the Union, and Mr. Holmes
Ia loco) of south Carolina being entitled TO ,h'
floor, proceeded to address the Committee, in d.
! fence Of those favorite doctrines Of the Tories
1 free trade and direct taxation. r-t nv,
MIR Holmes declared that the doctrine of inc
dental protection to the industry and LABOR of The
i, people, was not only not favored in the Constit,
ton by implication, but that in fact il was directly
. prohibited by that instrument! a2a"
r. lab mi