The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-03-11

liuhts of our own eynerencr than be fatally mis- |
led In searching for C,cts let us beware of false |
facts. five desire to enter the haven safely, let |
rs take pilols whose interest or enmity will not
drive ne nnon the beach | ronno, c,yc nv vote
TO entrust this responsibility and important duty to
the Committee on Manufactures.
II il no small nort If opr legislative rights ,hp,
THE rpsoln,ion n.l;s shall he riyen them. Under
an ;rrppiors constrrc,ion or the Constitutions pow
ar co1 he C,rrI in il to do almost any hng, in the
mama Of ,hc I;or.c or REPRESENTATIVES of the L. |
states. il con demand thc attendance Of witnesses,
ro,Ler far ro,I mr. rrp,opdrd examination. and in
s,;,rrc nm incuisorial scrniiny into accounts aud
r,ncr, IN many WAYS i, car, if il w,crcroach upon
Inc RIGHTS and prcpcr,v Of citizens. Nor is this ALL
h,lmittipr no inGiyidual RIGHTS we're Violated; ask
irit is. ns now CONFUSED, two-tbirds of its menu
bors Lovinr prpiudrrd. renresentinr constituents
lordly cla,Iorous for protection: ask, is It the
propcr committee to undertake. this inquiry; 1t
is truly and cmphalicaIly n committee for pro.cc-
lion. Let MS lcol, into the districts Of majority
If the members. The honorable chairman Ti.r
9ALroNsrALL,1 has in the two counties which
he is set down in the Congressional Directory
rs representing. IS ,5O7 persons e. gagged in manu-
features and trades
T,,erc Mr SALsToNsT Inquired Of Mr.
Woop, what portion Of them were engaged in ne,
chanics, and what portion in trading. he said his
district was commercial agricultural, and na,iga-
ting. and chat he promised the gentleman from New
York (Nlr WY was mistaken in his district
| Mr. Speaker, for the counties composing the cen
,lomon's district, | auo,e from the Congressional
Directory. furnished to this House by lis officers,
and for the statistics from the sixth census recently
taken. presume the authority is good--it has
never beCore been questioned. The nest member
! il ,ho gentleman from Rhode Island. TNr TIri,-
,xc,t,sr1 In the comfy Of his residence
! IproyidcnccN find there are II 1902 persons en-
T,rod in manufactures and trades, although its
whole industrial ponnlaon. including all employ
mnnts mud nrolrssicns. is but 2i.Gi5. The GENTLE
,non onI ore collcorue rcprcscrt the who'e State.
there rro br, five counties so in truth lie is the
representative Of ii is sae. TO estimate, in all, Mt
least double tina; number. The rcM on the com
milten is the gentleman from New Jersey, MIR
RAvDoLpH,l Himself and FIVE colleagues are
elected by general ticket lie has no district. The
whole state had 27,0OI engaged in manufactures
and trades, which, gle him onc.slSth, makes him
the representative Of over $500.
We come now. sir, to the distinguished adyo-
cate Of high protection and Abolition, the gentle
man from Vermont, [Mr SLADE.] lie is set down
as reprcsertna Rutland and Addison counties,
which have together, 2,2S2 of the same class The
9Th is my colleague from Rensselaer, county, Nh
llrNr,I who has 1, 7ST in his district The siA,l
is Tho rcn,lcmnn ON PENNSYLVANIA. TNrIIrNRY,7
g.. who reDrescnrs 2. Gl2. There nre but nine mem.
bers on the committee. The branches of ndusr,
nnd principa business Of the constituency Of 81!
| ortham are hero showu They are gentleman
, elected TO this House BY manufacturing districts
for the nvowed purpose orprocuring from Congress
"A hich .aIi' for protection, They are fully com
= millcd TO the advocacy Of such law. Had hCl
not been, their seats wonld now have other oc
cupnn,s They could not have been elected
= holding adverse to the opinions Of their people. 49,
Y These opinions have been repeatedly expressed
ncrompnnied hy uncomnromisinr demands for pro
@ lection. ! repent therefore, this Is commiuC
(, for pro,oction-Co for on ultra hrh tariff
: No,.. sir !. Ills ,ho ,,onor mc1ium ,hrcro
f ..,;L y, ooIIoc, fl, roo..,,rr r,rr,,;or 70 ,riJ
Il ~, n r,ir canal md wise disnositon Of the ,or
: iroro.,;on, II il mt, orro majority Of i,s MON
4 los, u,J an in,o ,bn ;nyes,ia,,inn ;yi,h n.cro.
= I ,.iIia,,, .,c,d;n,, ,,o ;,J,,,o,,s o,I co,
i '.n, ,n;, J,so;.,n, ncoI nc,c,rn,,ncos ,yor'
", os5n ,c Thn noi,ic,I rd,ycr vbirh creoc
Il ,,J o,, Ios,roy word b,vc rho nrcnonder,nco -
:. Tim, comnr.hcnsiyc yirwcr,his spread countr
= with diversified and delicate interests could not
@ taken. Al classes and occupations would not .
i like he called uoon for evidence collected ey,dcnt
Il hc in Ne and On forth to the country. with nh II
| orihori,y Of n Congressional document, with c,l,
/. irdp,,inna from doubtful facts. !, the House mr.,
10 n,rcl IN riyr this no,vcr 4, fine mon who os'; i, ,,
Il To n',cc !, tho cnsloIy IF III, rrp,cscp,a,iyas
t. opn cl,ssrr Vyn,hc ncorlc srpror, ~ in II if "
N 10, ! ,Lini, mt. Thn Gen,,o,,,n cpu PoIr
s,,rd r,Ir Tiirgh,st1 tolls ~ tho mower il sarl
:, o,,rr,S,I c,r ,.n i,,, ho,or,h,c mo, I, m,
- ho en- onc.,ion M non's honor. lint has The ho
j, orolI, ro,,lo nm C,rro,,cr ,h,, tho r,os, hrop,
.. oioc, IN ,,urc ,yill rnnoor hiJdcoo. il soon fin,
,cl in,iiooj ,.;,,, tlo,, ofion h,,o ,o,,s r,ssi,
~ n,S' ,h Lr,b,os, ,rn,h sccr, "a ,Lc, ,he r,rl,
in c,,sob,ol WI, Zoo. M, ronen,hcr tho orro
GO .,;,o,,. ",,l ,'ooJ.hcJ yb;cb b,s hoo, rcrro,r
pr tod in tho world Ly counscls TINT had nrcipd -c
nj Oris the iudca,urc Of the holy inqu.lon ,rco,c
70 ,yboso yictp,s o,s.nd tluonoh thr farm md Ger
O. monies of trial. before judres who out Of their ov
- evidence, ndiudred the innocent to torture, Du
2 tia, the application be more direct who won