New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-18

as 10 have been reported from the COMMITTEE OF
the Whole on the State OF the Union. and the
House had decided on the passage OF the BILL
Ga that day Mr. Clay procured a vote on the
Compromise Act in the Senate, and il had passed
by an overwhelming vote and on Monday, the
2ilh Of February, in tho House. Mr. Nerpl,nci,s
bIl! was taken up for consideration, and, on the
motion OF Mr.. Lctcher, the Compromise Act was
substituted in lieu of it. The reason for this
movement was the opinion entertained By some
Senators that the measure was unconstitutional,
lnasmuch as it proposed the raising of revenue.
Accordingly, the bill was delivered into their
hands, without undergoing any alteration what
ever, even 10 the doing OF an or the crossing of
Il I, and they passed ii Tor the sake OF the manu-
featuring interests OF the country and the peace
of the country. (Chcers)
He would now say a few words in regard To
Mr. Polk and his votes. In 1882, Mr.. Polk voted
against imposing duties on all articles, or nearly
all, produced by the mechanics of this country.
He had not time to enumcratc them, but he would
say that that gentleman had voted against the IN
tcros,s of Pennsylvania III every shape III "n!ch
that interest could be presented. He voted against
the duties on rolled irOn aud Pennsylvania should
rcincnher him for It, He Mr. c. wou.d say
that if the hill which Mr. Polk desired to have
passed III 1888 had become law, 10 State III
this Union would have suffered more than Penn
svlvana It was not necessary to refer to her
alone However, we should all have shared
common fate.
In 1884, within one year after the passage o.
the Compromise Act, on the 18th of February,
Mr.. Polk voted for resolution introduced by Il
Mr. Hall, of North Carolina, To repeal the Com
promise Act or 10 refer the whole sutjcct 10 the
Committee of Ways and Means with view 10
It's repeal, and under The i'r'tcyt OF reducing the
whole of the duties down 10 what was called the
necessary wants of the Government. Six united
with hun out of nine members Of the Committee
OF WAYS aud Means; but liz The House there wire
in opposition one hundred and fifteen nays. MIR.
G. thought 10 sIxiy-ninc yeas, among which he
thought was Mr.. Po!k-thus showing that Rca-
son had resumed her seat III the hearts Of the lc
aislatorS of America They determined to stand
by the Compromise Of Henry Clay; and that re-
solution which. i'll the previnus year. would have
been adopted by an overwhelming majority, was
IN consequence of the good ceiling which had
then been restored through time and rctisclion
d., feaied by triumphant, vote. But d" not forget
Mr. Polk because II was defeated He made an
effort to strike down the interests Of every labor.
lng mau in the community, and every luhorinc
man should remember him Tor Il. Great cheers
There was another citizen on the same rcket
with Mr.. Polk who mcritcd passing notice 1T
,his time: he referred Ia George NJ. Dallas, the
candidate for the Vice Presidency on the moder"
Democratic ticket. 1t has been said that Aif
Dallas is Democrat, according 10 the modern
acccptatinn Of that term. Now that might hc 80,
but he Mr. c. would like 10 know what the DE-
.iui.ion of Democrat is-lor when lie and the
gentleman served III the Senate together they
were virtually OF the same party. George Nj.
Dallas sat in 1882 with him Mr.. O. III the Sea-
ale, and like all other good Wings. the gentleman
was in Eacor OF u Bank Of the United States
Cheers and laughtcr) Why, George was lie
Father Of lie Bunk Bill! (Roars of laughter.
with some expressions of astonIshIncntl YES,
continued Mr.. c. George came to us from Phil
adelphia with 4 great memorial i'll his pocket, and
told lis he was going to introduce 1t to The Senate
and that lie was going for the recharter OF tic
Bank. He took the le.d we only followed IN
his wake. He made motion to refer it to Il Sc
lcct Committee, and of course, is usual in SUCH
cases, he was appointed Chairman. Well, nc re-
ported bill, and thought it was very go"d
bill l voted for it: but they say the thing which
he brought forth on that occasion was monster,
(laughter]-a monster OF lniqulty: and yet George
is rood DemOcrat they say. He not only re-
ported the BILL bu, nc rofed for it at every stage
of its passage He advocated 1t IN every IN
stance. tie and others thought II was necessary
to speak, and he always spoke when he had any
thing 10 say and he sometimes had-and bH-
icrcr Bank man / Rercr SG,c than George waS!
Renewed laughter
Whenever all attack was made against the
Bank, there stood George NJ. Dallas ever ready
to defend it. To use very rough and homely
phrase comnou in the West lie :" locked horns
with Thomas H. Benton. Continued laughter
AS have already said, George not only voted rr
it on all occasions, but he also, when the Prosl
dent sen. it back with his Veto, voted against the
Veto. And, when Mr. Corwin of Ohio, expressed,
ia a conversation with him, his apprehension that
the Executive would Veto the bill, George de-
clarcd that he dare not do 1t! Well, General
Jackson did do 50, and the next thing we know Is
that George had come out athorough- gong Dem
ocrat, dyed in the wool, and opposed to Bank.
Great lamghter)
Well, must give you little more about
GEORGE. He S clever fellow, and like TO talk
about HIM Modern Democrats say that Alr.
Claws bill to distribute the proceeds OF the fuhhc
Lands would corrupt the people. Now, | rcmcin-
Der that Jack Cade complained to Lord Say that
he had corrupted the people by establishing
Grammar School Well, If there were any cor
rupion about it, Mr. Dallas voted for it in every
stage of It's passage aud | did not know
warmer and more sincere advocate OF 1t than that
gentleman
On the last night Of the session of 1889, we
who were the friends of the Land Bill, were IN
great anxiety to know its fae-lt beng then
lie hands of the President. The friends Of the
Compromise saw if that bill was defeated, ono OF
the chief objects of the Compromise would also
be detca,ed-the land fund would remain Il part
of the revenue of the country, and consequently
the wants of the Government would be supplied
from that source as well as rom the duties on
imports, directly in the teeth of the stlpul"tions
oil the Compromise. For that reason, and many
Others could assign, we felt alarmed for the late
Of the measure. We did not know what Gen.
jackson was going TO do with the bill, bat we
took lis, OF ayes and noes. and asccrlalaed that
two thirds were ready to pass the bill, II he com
piled with the requ!sition OF the Constitution and
returned the bill TO the House IN which 1t or1gin-
aft