Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-06-20
smiths Vote on Tappan,s Amendment.

smiths Vote on Tapp3n's Amendment.
We should suppose that the charge of prevarcation If
not intentional falsehood had teen firmly fixed the
Jur,os "O,hcr side Of facts" by the publication this
paper OF several articles and especially 10y the
faiab.e letter OF Robert Dale Owen published last,
that al would be satisfied of the facts friend how.
ever, wishes publish the vote. This we DO with
pleasure and refer every reader to Mr. Owens letter,
which states the Of the proceedings because
our limits forbid eeap,ulating the ssloc The follow.
ing is Nr Tapran's amendment:
And be it further enacted That whenever the Presi-
dent Of the United States shall receive satisfactory evi-
dcnce that the for and aicd prO5fsions export
ed from the United States IN vessels owned by OF
the United states admitted free of duty into the
eral ports OF any European state kingdom he shall
make Proclamation thereof 20 the people Of the United
States and hcreupon, after the expiration Of three
months from the date Of such proclamation, the duties
imposed by this act upon oil articles the growth or manu-
facture OF such State kingdom admitting such corn,
flour, sailed PROVISIONS free OF duty far the same
exceeded 20 per al valorem sal be henccfot,h
oharseabe with duty Of 20 per cent AZ vaorem, aud
+ no more.
With view to Kill tbs amendment. witho liability
of being charged with hostility - the agricultural inter.
ests Of the West Mr.. Merrck, wing wished add
bacco. /, well known that this would result IN the
cieat Of Mr. Tappans amendment, and it consc-
, quenty sustained by the wings.
Mr. Walker a democrat said that the tendency of the
amendment which the Senator from Mary land proposed
IN Incorporate with that If the Senator from Oho would
be- to destroy the latter altogether because the scna-
tor had truly stated the revenue OF many OF The Europe.
States intimately connected with the duties
tobacco. that they could Afford surrender IT, This
fact which could not he denied VI hat would he
gained then hy the proposition of the Senator from Ma
rylud II seemed to him. Mr. w Kind of n dog in
the manger proposition. There a vast number of
farmers in the State of Maryland, who would be glad TO
export their grain upon principle Of reciprocity such
tia, which the amendment of the Senator from Ohio
cmplaed aud yet the Senator from Maryland refused
extend 10 his constituents this boon. Because he could
exact lmposslhlty-na induce The European
g States abandon their revenue devahlc from the du'y
on tobaccO-,hcreore be would refuse perm, sailed
provision, be made article OF export upon those
terms, which could not but lie highly favorable TO his
siiiuenis.
But the opposition of the Senator from Maryland was
still more extraordinary; for he c0uM get his amend
n ment incorporated Ia that Of the Senator fom Ohio and
have f9jqcco admitted duty Free eH he g0ud rOfe
Against Me rshole proponh0n He would adhere to the
bill, though he could obtain exemption from all du-
ties abroad for all the flour aud the gram raised by his
> constituents and all the tobacco besides.
lie, Mr. w, intended to against the proposition OF
the Senator from Maryland. because ho favor of
the propost on of the Senator from Ohio. though
:. acy in the shape which stood lie in ia.
Of introducing the principle of reciprocity. lie belle
vel il would he boon o incacuabe value those who
grain aud norr. IL would probably have the effect
Of bringing down the duties which levied
in England Ia a more reasonable standard. lie would
therefore, suggest the Senator from Ohio 10 modify his
amendment somewh hat, and he (Mr. W. would vote for
without adding cotton article ia which he might
be supposed TO lie personally interested II the Sen
instead Of making the articles duty free, would
i idssIt the of 20 per he thought II would
a be practicable. based necessarily must be- upon that
e which forms the basis Of all trcaes-reciprocy. lie
% (Mr W. favor of retaalng. not 10y prohibition
tut by entirely different lie would raise
I,fiaa
= abroad raised Nv inluitous and unjust legislation
= He would 20 for reduction of duties on the grea
principles OF reciprocity and he would say that it III,
- Senator from Ohio could accomplish his aud bring down
the duties To - per cent. he soVd accomplish 70,
his constituents an Gnr Senator had done FIR fiG
v great and rising STATE. lie believed IT the Senator
II would do this this uec, would force Itself upon the Par
70 Lament of Great Britain Ii glorious opportunity
obtain reduction of tn, duties imposed those
III Giles in Great Britain aud thus do nca!culabe henef
to the starving millions otlhc population of that country
1t being distinctly understood then, that the proposition
y Of Mr. Meuck would Kill Mr. Tappans amendment
= fo,n corn, and suited provisions. taken OF
the amendment to the amendment, and adopted by
vote Of 81 -, S0h voting in the affirmative TIN
vote was then taken on Tappans amendment amcnde,
" by adding tobacco, proposed by himself aud resulted
n follows
I'd Teas-Mes<rs Allen, Bag'y. Benton, Calhoun, Cuii
bert, Fulton. King, Linn. M'Robers. Sewer. Smith o
~ Connecticut, Sturgeon Tappan, Walker, Wilcox an
Young-fG.
NayslIessTs. Archer, Barrow Bates. Bay ard Choats
Clayton. Conrad. Crafts Criitendcn. DAYTON. Evan,
Graham, Huntington. Kerr. Mangum, MERRICK. Miller
Morehead Phelps, Porter Preston, Simmons SMITH
Indiana, Tamadge and WHITES.
Look at Merrcks vote, well as the two Senator
from Indiana 1t proves beyond contradiction, that h
knew his amendment would kill the bill and while.
carry the point. he continually urged that The Tobacc
growers interest ; dear him the farmers wa
to their servants yet when he had got his point for the
carried if he bclies ID word of what he said he base
y betrayed them 10y voting against the adoption of III
amendment. such Is whig consistency Sui is thc
love for the rc manufacturers and their hatred Tor labor
ing farmers