Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-02-07
From the Ohio Statesman
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, Tuesday Jan. "a, ls43.

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Editor Ohio Statesman:
In the House Of Representatives this
morning, Mr.. Roosevelt proposed resO.
luton of inquiry upon the Secretary Of
the Treasury, whether there has not been
great falling of in the revenues from
imports, since the passage Of the Tariff
bill Of August; and what will be the prob
able amount Of nett imports for the cur,
rent year, and the public debt: but OBJ
jeciiOns being made; the resolution was
not entertained.
Mr.. CranstOn, OF Rhode Island, presen,
ted the resolutions Of his legislature in
behalf Ofthe remission Of Gen. JacksCn'G
fine.
MIR. Adams reported bill TO provide
for the future intercourse between the
Unitod States and Hawaii and the Sand
wich Islands; also, bill to provide fOu
the future intercourse between thu Uni>
Ted States and the empire Of China, -
Read and referred.
! GEN. JACKSON'S FINE.
Mr.. Bolts arose in opposition 10 the in.
demnily. He expressed his surprise that
this matter had been permitted to slum-
Der SO long. ThS whole object Of this
political movement was TO secure the ia.
vOr Of Gen. Jackson. It,was imprudeht,
to say the least. to bring now this super
annuled old man into the ring of polit-
ical arena His, Bo.l's1 own legislature,
had entered into this contest by passing
resolutions for this indemnify. but he
should not vote for the bill remitling the
fine. Mr.. b. then proceeded to recapitu.
laton ofthe historical incidents connec>
ted with the defence Of New Orleans in
1914, rs inregard to the proclamation
Of marital law, by which, il was said, the
city Of New Orleans was converted into
amilitaTy camp and the commanding off =.
Ger invested with the supreme power. Mr.
Bolts said, that il was an Instance Of the
most aggravated, ruinOus, unnecessary
and tyrannical oppression that the history
of the world affords. Mr. B. recIted the
facts of the arrest Of Lcuiallier by Gen
eral Jackson, under martial authority, the
subsequent arrest of the General by a
writ from Judge Hall, and his infclion
Of The fine, and protested against all the
proceedings Of General Jackson conflict.
ing with the peccadilloes of the civil au-
thOrities, as usurpatiOns Of the military
power which cannot DO excused. Mr.
B0ttS objected TO this proposed remission
on another ground. II had already been
paid. The ladies' Of New Orleans, by
subscription had amply remitted the i'm.
position of one thousand dollars BY Judge
Hall; and If General Jackson did choose,
Ss he did, to distribute the indemnity
thus paid, among the charitable sociateS
of New Orleans, he had only expended it
at his own discretion. This is a green
leaf in tho old chieftain's laurels, with
which the people may not generally bO
acquainted. What 4 gratifying express.
ion Of patriotism on the part Of the ladies
Of New Orleans is this, and what beau.
tiful illustration Of Heroic bsnev Olenco
the manner in which the ladies' indem.
nifty was Appropriated by their gallant de-
fender! Il is such acts as these which
distinguish the truly great man from the
host Of his contemporaries. II il such
acts ss this, which soften the horrors and
enhance the blessings Of peace. From
this act alone, we dedUce claim for IN.
identification BY Congress. The NOR,
ming hour expired, and after a vain effort
on the part VI Mr Dean, of Ohio, to obs
tam the floor, the subject was laid over
till tosmorrow. ~ ...,..
The bill Oflbe Senate to remit the
duty on the imported iron rail for the Pc
tersburgh, Va railroad, was reported to
the House, and read. Mr. Fillmore mov-
cd it's reference 10 the cOmmillee Of ways
and means. The Virginia members con.
tended for the immediate passage of the
bill. The difficulty seemed to be, that
the company were unable to meet the
requisiiions of the Tariff law, which is,
that all rail road iron imported and laid |
down, before the 4th Of March next,
shsuld be free Of duty. This company
had imported their iron, but would not
have the time necessaryto lay down the
rails, in compliance with the Tariff limita.
ton. Bui,why this road should be the
exception We cannot tell. Mr. Fillmore
very Justly opposed the bill as authorizing
sxtorilon upon the revenues, too scant
already for the general expenditures
VI Gushing was decidedly in favor of I
.'ll. because the road, we suppose, goes {
trough or near Mr. Tyler's section Of the \
ountTy, the poorest region Of pine bars I
ems, for which the Old Dominion is uni a
ersally distinguished, After an unsuc
esslpl motion 10 lay the bill on the ta> b
le, twas referred for further cOnsidera. {
on. 80 .4. y
THE ExcHEoUER )
Was resumed, on the amendment oflh
Ir. Gushing TO Flllmore's resolution. d
Irking ou. The word mot" from he n
ssoluticn. that the Exchequer Be- NOT d
doPted. Mr. Gushing took up The thread d
his argument in favor Of Mr. Tyler.- lie
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