Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-05-13
SPEECH OF Mr.. McDUFFIE, OF
SOUTH CAROLINA,

SOU Iii CAROLlNA,
In Senate, Monday, February Is, 1915
On the following resolutions, submitted
bv him VIZ:
Res,iued, That tits the s,!emn and ur.
gent duty of the present Congress TO
adopt, wi hou, delly, cfficien, measures 10
revive the crippled and cecaying COM
merce, replcnish the impoverished ex'
che1uer, and arres, The alarming accumna'
t,on of the puLlic debt ofihe United States
Reso,red, That modification Of the
cxi ting t,ritF on foreign imports, such as
will render il strictly and in good ia'th Il
mere eyenuo measure, is Indispensable
10 the nccoinpl shmcnt Of Those oljeet';
and that the recent measures OF the British
Parliament, partially adopting The primer,
pies OF free trade. the pubic indcailo OF
a disps ton on the part OF the present
mini try TO extend these principles still
further, and the probability OF The speedy
organ z,ion OF AMI extensive System OF
smuggling On the long line of our frontier,
tu n sh p cssng motives to Congress for
acting on The sltjec ddriug its present
sessitn.
Re o'ucd, That rigid system OF re-
tenchmcn,, economy, and accuntaltity,
81 N NJ wi bring the annual expenditures
with tho annual income Of the Govern
mcnt, /. not less Indispensable; and that,
while thi, is rendered necessary by the
deplorablo state Of The pubic fnances, 1t
is rem Tered list, and MT injurious 10 tie
y ,blc servl,e, by the grea, reduction OF
the currency, and consequent apprecia'
ton OF the value Of money.
MIR. PRESIDENT: In submitting these
res, utions, re specially, to the consderl.
lion of The Senate, have taken counsel
sol " and exclusively from my own pro
found sense OF ms duty as Senator Of the
Uni'ed 81 ties. a..
| present them, sir, without consultation
with any hum,n being; and can assure
Senator on all sizes OF this chamber, thai
thew need not upprehsnd that the resoiu'
lions aim TO accomplish any disguised u
ob,ioue purpose, hut that their OBJECT ]:
clearly and uncqlivoculiy Indicated upor
the face OF them.
lam aware, Mr.. President. that some
pers ms NAV suppose that res l'tions 0
this description would cone more appropl
a,ey from another quarter. kno" II
the opin,n of some, that those who con
s,irute the ,naiority Of the Legislature ar
solely responsible for existing evils; an
perhaps it may be regarded by them as
rnle OF party tactics 10 permit those evil
TO Increase and accumulate, in order tina
additional odium may tie brought upon tn
party which is supposed to be responsible
This, Mr.. Pre- ldent, is not my poliilca
morality. hold that every pirty--wha'
ever MY be therelatIve position i, occr
pies; nay, every intividdal memier, how
ever powel less he may be-is under III
mosi solemn oil legation 10 Use every ia
md honorable effort for the removal I
m, 90 evils v it'll which the country is vi
happily afflicted.
Whit, sir, is the con1i,ion Of this couT
frvs We exhibit to the world an une,
unpled spectacle. With the most VI
bounded res ,urces--wtth all the b!essin!
That a beneficcnt Providence can eonft
upon a PEG, .le-wi,ha fertile spil, aboul
dug in every pr, duciion that is neccssi
~, no, only tr the support Of human III
hut ia minister 10 the comioit and happ
ness OF the perple--at time 81 pralonl
peace, AMI afier that peace ht' continue
Tor neariy quarter OF a century WI
all these auvant ge', and in tie midst
this uubraken pe"ce, We Ind The VINO
country involved in one universal siei
oil dislress.
Under these circumstances, sir, are
10 st nd still, de-. ling maud 'rlm'nat'
AMI res inntii n dStp who arr ihe Il
IN RS of lnesc cai.,m res? Can we oil
or scar cur conscIrtc. by .xcll.nlo2,
the iangG age OF Macecih, witie a'r 9, u
try os bl edtng ai,vo'y pore, Via
cast Mt say did j, q
~ Mir. President, i, is time that eve
palrio,--everJ MN who feels an lnief'
Ia he prosperity of his cCuhtry-saot