Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-07-19
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bill submitted by him from the Select Committee
and proposing to establish board of excheouer
in the United States Mr. Tallmadge said that the
reason why he had not before made this motion
was the fact that more important appropriation
Bills were before the Senate. In good faith he
SAID that he should ask for an expression of opin
ion on Monday upon The n erits Of the Bill.
The morning hou was passed in the considera-
ton OF variety of a miscellaneous business.
bill from the Ho1Ie was passed to incorpo-
rate the National Institute and numerous memo
rails were presented upon the absorbing subject of
the Tariff,
The House have devoted the whole dav to the
discussion of the Revenue Bill in Committee of the
Whole. Up to o'clock, five speeches have been
made. The debate was opened by J. Mason, of
Md, in dubious speech, hardly upon the one side
or the other.
MIR w. G. Johnson of Maryland, upon his own
hook, made a speech for the assumption of State
Debts, and in favor of that principle which is his
own, and almost without other friends to support
It, A good argument was made in favor of the
position.
The debate was continued by Mr. Gamble of
Geo. in reply to his colleague, Mr. Cooper
MIR Payne of Alabama made an Anti-Tarifr
speech and was succeeded by Mr. Everett of VT
who is making a very able and practical argu-
ken in reprobaton of the veto power, and express
ed the belief that the President will not second
time exercise this extraordinary power.
Tarif-veto- Observation-Disclosures &c.
July 8.
There has been very little done to day in the way
of business, but great deal in the way of private
talk 1t is now conceded on all hands that the
President has thrown himself for good or for evil,
into the arms of the democratic party. Totally
desparng OF getting up party ofhs own, and de-
termned to do something to sustain himself he
has been driven to this derner resort
The open and unbushing manner in which
the "peculiar friends of the President boast of
this piece of management, would surprise ony one
not initiated into the corruptions of political part
sans here All is management, intrigue, and du-
picity.
July H.
In Senate, today, the President pro TEN. repre-.
sentedt the Proceedings and Resolutions of the De-
mocratic Wing Meeting at New York on the 5th
inst: indicating the action of Congress at the
present Session, and urging the adoption of Tia.
riff the distribution of the proceeds of the Public
Lands, &c.
Mr. King expressed his regret that the Resolu
tons were offered, as they called for no Legislative
action and were embittering in their nature using
long language disrespectful to the President, &c
Alter farther brief conversation, in which Messrs
Crittenden, Barron and Archer replied to Mr.. K,
and maintained the right of the people to express
their opinions in any manner they chose the Res
olutions were referred
Mr. Preston offered resolution calling on the
President, if compatible with the public interest
for the recent correspondence between this Gov
eminent and Mexico, MIR p. referred to the re-
cent letter of the Mexican Secretary of Foreign
Relations TO Mr. Webster, complaining of the ag-
gressions committed by American citizens off the
Mexican territory, of giving aid to the Texans
&C, and to the importance of having the remain
der of the correspondence and an acquaintance
with the whole subject
Mr. Allen saw the design of England in this
matter. She wanted to make Mexico the instru-
ment by which to make her descent on the weak
est part ofthe Union, the South. He wanted the
resolution to lie over to enable him to offer an
amendment of inquiry in relation to our affairs
with England
MIR Walker intimated that the design of Mexi-
co IN this matter was to avoid the payment ofthe
awards under the convention with the u States,
amounting to some two or three millions of dol
lars. The resolution was adopted
The exchequer bill was passed overto-day and
the motion to take it up will probably be made
| tomorrow
nc luuldn upproI .allon Dill was passed, md
the Senate at an early hour went into Executive
session.
| In the House, Mr. McFennan of Pa. presented
the proceedings ola large meeting of citizens of
his district with reference to the late Presidential
veto, and in condemnation thereof
The Tariff Bill was again taken up in commit
tee ofthe whole (Mr McKennan in the chair. J.
Mr. Holmes opposed the bill as unconstitutional
and inexpedient He denounced with much spirit
the Protective policy as system which took
from the pockets of the South and gave to the
North. He opposed distribution and prophesied
that ifthe policy of the Wings were carried out,
the lands being given away, sufficient revenue
could not be collected from imposts and we must
resort to excise Mr. Dixon H. Lewis opposed the
Protective system as one of plumber and robbery
and also condemned in toto the principles of the
Wing party, favoring direct taxation
MIR Bolts advocated sufficient imposition ofdu-
ty for an economical administration of govern.
ment and within that, protection to all interests.
He examined the reasons of the Presidents veto
of the small tariff bill, and commented with much
severity on the usurpation ofthe President in thus
Withholding his signature to a bill on grounds of