Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-06-17

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Amidst great excitement and no lille nm.
CRY feeling, The House continued DIVIDING
for adjournment until fourth, the morDiue
during portion Of which time, SO stormy
wsre The Proce edings, that an. honorable
member having, no donbi, the credit oftbe
body to which he belonged as much
'ot heart us the success Of his party
twice Informed The Speaker ihathe saw
@strangers Tin The House. lie alluded
ofcourse, 10 the reporters, who sit intbe
gallery behind the Speakers chair. and
those nimble.fngerd gentlemen were CON.
sequently compelledIto withdraw,so that
the country has lost the means of eniov.
ing the fun during thistime Of excitement,
Ultimately, however, the minority pre
vailed, and succeeded in getting he de-.
Bate adjourned. The motion for sd;ourn.
ing the House would have prevented the
renewal of the debate, and quashed the
voting. Noting can save the Corn laws
from being speedily swept away, bat On
.immediate revival of tiade,S anda success.
sionof good harvests. The feeling which
exists against them is every, day incrcas-
ing, and their destruction is inevitable. up.
less mems minds are diverted 'front.' their
contemplation by better times and happi.
er days The debate, was resumed on
Monday, near the conclusion Of which Mr..
Golden presented himself to the House.
and delivered one Of the most: effective
ihnot the very ablest of the many abba
speeches whichIhe has made in favourof
Free Trade generally. and. the abolition
of the Corn-laws more particularly The
tone of the speechwas most bitter against
the landed Proprietors, who form the great
bulk Of the House; he showed clearly that
:hese laws act equally iniuriously for the
the agricultural labonrer, the far.
mer, and the commerce and manufactures
of the country; that after a successionOf
bad haryests, as we'll as during seasons Of
plenty, the farmer was compelled 10 paw
his rent out Of his capital not out ofhis
profits; that the farmers were caioled, and
driven to the hustings like cattle, to vote
for their landlords that the tiller ofthe
soil could not get a long lease Of hisIand,
least he should thereby declare himselfia.
dependent Of his landlord, and that TO these
and other causes may be traced the back.
ward condition Of British agriculture and
the lamentable state of the country. Mr..
Golden was warmly cheered by bis own
side ofthe House, and listened to with
much impotence by the other, Perhaps
more unpalatable speech to the majority
of,he members was never heard in the
House Of Commons. The voting showed
3Sl against the motion. and 1875 forit-
The minority, though small, Comparatively
speaking, has increased by,ncarly 40 votes
since The former discussion; but the re.
suit Of the division is very inadequate
criterion Of the feeling out Of the House
on the subject Of these odious and unpopu'
lar laws.
COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.
American "repudiation " still forms
standing theme in monetary circles andn
the newspapers. A project on foot (
addressing the legislature ofevery staten
the Union Which has repudIated-wni
what effectremains to be seen. A pei
ton TO congress by the celebrated and wi
ty divine, the Rev. SydneySmith, appear
in the papers this week. The celebuT
Of the writer and the importance Oitf
subject have attracted great attentions
wards this document, which possessesh
usual characteristics Gifts able and ecsi
trio author. The reverend gentlemsli
seems, is holder Of Pennsylvania BMS
and while he urges the injustice done
himself and others with great force, the
brea,hes throughout his" petition "ana
for democratic institutions, Wild
he is sorryto see "disgraced by an act
bad faith, which has no parallel, andH
A paragraph from this doc
ment will show its anjmus:-
+" II is subjuect of serious concern
your petitioner That you are losing all Ini
power which the friends offreedom rein
ed that you possessed, looking upon
us the ark Of human happiness, and
most splendid picture OF justice and OiFs
dom that The world had yet seen. Lp
did the friends Of America expect 1T
sad is tbe spectacle, TO see you reJec'eo
every state in Euproe, as nation
whom no consrac; can be made, bccap
bone will be kept; unstable in the y
OF social life, deficient 10
good faith, men who pre-
my load ofinfamy. howevergreat, 10 70
PRESSURE of1taxation, however light
These are =unpalatabie truths, but
ire true, and felt to be such.s The 8
ng, feeling, in America to cut away
srepudiation,' is we
n this country with. greatainterest,
ilitis finally eradicated, all hope Of
ng the ,wind"in England, on the cree
he States, or even Of the Federal GOt
nent is at amend; and in the mean