Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-06-21
The Ohio Statesman.
Washington correspondence.
wAsnINeroN, Monday Evening,

June 6, i642. 4
Ed. Ohio Statesman.
The Senate on Saturday last resumed
and continued The debate on the Appot-
tionmens Bill, tothe close Of their string
Without coming to vote upon any fea-
turc OF amendment of :he bill whalsoev
eT.
The House were occupied during the
same day on1he Army bill, bnt no pro
gress was made toward its final disposi-I
ton. Giddngs must have been at a ne.
gro meeting, for he smelt insupp0rtably 7
strong Of the Congo Seipio AfricaRus, and |
argued as ir The Southern Institution Of
slavery was not oAiy The especial object
ofhaired 10 himself aud consiiluiions,buI
asr he would rejoice should England |
embroil us III a war, 50 thai there might
be chafce for the blacks and abolition
lists 10 analgamate in open rebellion.
"A tarifbiB has been reported TO the
House from the Committee q Ways aud
means: 1 he following are among the
items:
Tax ON manufactured wool, over Sets.
Oer ID ia value, 80 per cent ad yalorem.
Same. Of The value Of Scis and under, 8
Der cent. On all manufactures ofwool,
blankets excepted, FORTY PER CENT
(Which viii raise the price Of clothing at
least 10. per cent9 Unmanutaclured
cotton 8 cents per pound NanulactuF-
ed co,tons. not otherwise specified, ~
per ct. ad valorenI ;unmanutactured hemp
s4O per ton; iron, in bars or bolts, not
Manufactured by rolling, $40 ref toni
lead. 3 els. per ID; cut glass, from 2Oto
45cts per ID; plain, mould, and pressed
Glass from 10 10 rs do; tanned leather,
cts: :calf skins, $3.50 per dczen; raw
sSoar two and a half cents per pound
teas. according 10 quality, tax ranging,
twenty cents, fifteen cents, ten eenis, 70
Rohaa. on which tax Of only three cents
4 nroposed, fox the accommodation OF the
.ulewer ciasses,n or, for the purpose OF
oon6nlnp the better qualities Of tea a.
monp the .,better sort r or as iona Ss'Ad-
amsis gather expresses il, the .r'ch, the
resneetable. and lie we'll born!D Salt ten
cents per busheI. After innumerable
sneeifcations a 20 per cent ad. yalorem
dnty i rroposed on allremaining articles
of imports = ali extra deposition Of ten pr
al ON cargoes Of foreign vessels, wllerc
sneci6cafiens arc not made in thesblll ~
Duties 10 be paid inscasll--the cash 70
be borrowed from the banks al exorbltan'
prices. which will be made another pre-
t4xt ~ an increased chaFge upon goods
stoseata;i64Si
Another great feature Of The billissihal
II nroposes 10 repeal the saving clause q
the distribution 1aw-that clause whlct
secured. its passage: TO wit, that when
b;a,eF standard Of duties than twenty PEI
cent, according TO the terhls OF tne com
Tyomise act. shall be established by laW
lie distribution &c the proceeds from g
oublic lands among lheStates, s,shail cease
Now comes the tug Of war caucuslng-
bataaining---intriguing --nlanc ,syt auSerin ,
and eyefy other device Of political Jul
oIino. 10 i,ass this tea tax bill. apPTre
Rend the dose will be too strong io
Southern wings, as welIBs all the demt
Gratis. and The corporars gnard ;but sllcail
thew push Il through the House. w.
some slight modifcatlono concessiohs'l
naked majority, the scheme will mes
with 4 more doubtful ordeali the Sena'
and Il, with still further concessloqs'
should pass the Senate, Tyler. swotA
maintain, he GompTomise Act, VIII y ye :
the biIi Imdeed,i if not upon the 'arllf,N I
Jones says, that upon the Excheque,Iri \
wings are determined todrive the .Fe'
dent to veto, OF a resignation, or an !
peachmenl and upon their success
ousting the. acting President, Mr. Ms
gum, who win sign a regular ofthsd
bank bill, Is 10 siii tho Chief Magistrat
chair. A sslame and impoIept, conc
sion verify; yet, as the wings seem 2
enieriain the presenlimeh that their p'
eFis extinct with aiie present Congress,
know notto what schemes of gerTym
dosing Is VIA tricks ii policy theyn
descend
Neither House has made any progr