The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-07-27


ported bill to grant lands 10 toinstifntons, for the
beneito Of the deafand dumb, of the blind, the in
sane, &c, accompanied with a long and able ar
gumentatve report.
!. Some private bills were then considered dur
ing the rest OF the day. e -,
The Secretary OF the Treasury has been, and
still is, quite asI learn that he is better to-day.
lie had the plenEsy, it is said. He is ressrlc-
tive man, and one would think that the anxetIes
Of his situation, under present circumstances,
would be extremely nnfavora5e 20 his health
S2 ss2WASHINGTON, JULY lo.
The prncipafa and avery important piece OF IN
telligence that;we have, to-day, is the prepara-
ton OF a new revenue bill by the Judiciary Com
mttee. To that Committee was referred, at the
instance of the Committee of Finance, ihe letter
of the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject
of the present collection laws. The Committee,
on the Judiciary the Chairman of which Is Mr..
Barnard, of New York, to-day, made an attempt
to present a report 1t was not in order at the
time. But understand that the bill is one that
may unite strong support. 1t Purports TO be
explanatory of the existing laws Tor the coilec-
ton of duties shall be 20 per cent and levied
upon the valuation fixed by the 18th section OF
tn act of 1892, until otherwise provided by law.
j The report cannot be made till Thursday wlth-
out vote two-thirds. Should the scheme be
adopted by Congress, it will put an end to the
whole controversy for some months at least' ana
probably till the next Congress.
The new revenue tariff bill was read by It's IT,
tie TODAY in the Senate and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Preston gave notice of a joint resolution
10 provide for the payments on account OF the
eytinouishment fland tilles,out of the proceeds
oil the public lands.
| Mr.. Benton borught up his motion for leave to
introduce a bill to repeal the Bankrupt act
Some weeks ago. Mr.. Benton offered the same
motion, but it was decided that, inasmuch as the
same bill had passed the House and beenreIect-
ed bv the Senate, il could not be received III the
Senate, without a vote OF two thirds.
Mr.. Benton made very strong argument a
oainst the Bankrupt act, both on the score OF co-
stitntonaiity and eXpcdency.
Mr.. Bcrren briefly replied, showing that inc
same views had been previously met ana lhe
question was taken and resulted in vote OF II
to II. There not being two thirds, the motloh
was lost
The Bill for the armed occupations of FLORIDA
was taken up, discussed and passed by vote OF
50 TO 50. Tire following were the remarks OF
Mr. Holmes of S. G.. on the occasion.
| "iIr. Holmes thought the system proposed IN
this bill was the best that could be adopted
Tie history OF the Florida war was remarkable,
and the whole story had yet to be told. Ihc III
diaus alone, lie did not believe, could have reta'!-
cd posscssion of the Territory, in opposition to the
military crcc of the United 5ia:es Tor six months.
! lie believed there were pirates and lnaraudefs
from the coast, who could live inthe swamps'--
II was their advantage to do so, and to prolong
the war, on account OF the traffic they carried
On with the Indians in ammunition, provisions,
&c. contcned that, in financial point OF view,
| it was best TO give away part OF the Govern
ment land, in order to secure the rest ny the
armed occupation, the capitalist and the true Ia
| borcr would be protected. lie related an ancc-
| dotc of il Yankee in Vermont, who owned large
body of land, and offered to give every alternate
thousand of acres 10 any man who should come and
settle it with his force and capital. Generous as
il seemed at first it was in the end, far from be-
inr GIFT. The seed sOwn scattered, and pro-
duced fruit sixty fold. The same policy should
be adopted by the Government i'll relation TO Flo
rida.
"A war With Mexico had been alluded to; and,
as much as they affected to despise it, it would
be one of tie most serious events that could hap
pen. Mexico could not march an army to invade
us, but she could fit out or commission prvateerS;
and then this Territory would be of vast impor-
lance. He dwelt OH this subject some time, and
then pointed out the consequence of war with
greater powcr-Grcat Britain: who could tell,
but one OF the first acts, after declaration otwa
would be 10 pour an armed force into this Terri
tory from Cuba and Janaica!-and then, II the
northern mcn came down ;othat scene ofconlllct,
they would find it occupied by men who, unlike
themselves, were accustomed 10 the heat OF all
African sun. Itbecape this Government then,
to put that Territory under some secure regula-
tons."
WASHINGTON, JULY TO-
The weather is exceedingly hot just now
Congress is dull enough. Many members have
left the city, and some without the intention OF re-
turning. 1t is difficult and rare to obtain quo
rum in either House. The people every where
are impatient of the delays in business. Yet
there is, at this moment, less prospect than ever
of the adoption Of any permanent and proper sys-
tenn of revenue Some few of the wings may be
disposed TO give way and drop the distribution
for the sake of Tariff, but the number will not
he sufficient 1t has been reported that MIR.
TaIlmadge would yield his partalty for the dis
tribution clause to the necessity OF tariff but to
day it is denied by some of his friends. do not
sec any probability that the wings will assent to
any scheme of revenue unconnected with dlstrl-
hutio