The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-18

and you would increase the revenues lsndi benefit the
sTyAsI-oh. yes sir And when we had 40 millions of
surplus the cry "down with the tariff, to decreose
your revenue And have 10 millions Of debt the
cry Is, down with the tariff to increase the revenue"
MEMBEx-h's bad rule that won't work both
ways-Qaughter) 49,.
MIR. CoSsKLI~-Tw wish the gentleman to be allowed to
all he's got say, and that can't be much for he's
Troy and the days of Alexander. And his speech has
done internally great deal Of good(Roars oflaugh
sruAnr-I have great deal more to say, sir
Here the confusion was at its height several members
rose and claimed the floor at oncea wanted to speak
and tried to speak at onceeach disputed for his right and
Mr. mcconnell cried ont with inimitable humor and
mairete-" oh, go Grind away Grind away !" and the
described. ~
Mr. r. INoERsoLL obtained the floor at last and clio.
quenty advocated resolution to instruct Of
ways ana Means to report Bill making proper appropri
atoms Tor all the rivers and harbors in the country that
needed improvements
oirthTlght IN simple and economical government and
lew thousand dollars given the West shall be the
pretty thing to tell us that you' spend money all over
the country literally; hut in doing know that you
sqnander our hard earnings Such relief would be
hole here and a ditch there-twenty nine working
on a railroad here, and forty canal there
debt the interest of which they have to pay. The
gentleman says they have given lights and lumi-
to make the gifts of the God OF Nature bene.
cal to us-and with it they have given the poi
son. in delLge of debt Gentlemen dance but have
opsy the fiddler he's not paid at all admit the
pe1or intellect OF the wise of the Eastheir superior
knowledge of Latin and lngo-but we of the West don't
make for the few pack horses of the many but in good
hard sinews, and in all that makes valued man;
we OF the west can beat the world in The land of
the west rghuy belongs to the pioneers who took their
rifle and won by hard fighting with the savages of the
woods And when hear eastern talk of giving us a
few acres Of land in the west reminds Of passage
in Scripture where says" The devil took Savior
up into high mountain and showed him all the king
doms OF the EARTH and said I'll give you all these if you'll
fall down and worship me" Much laughter) Now,
sir what right had the devil all the Kingdoms of the
earth? Roars OF laughter, and voice cried "A heavy
mortgage on the hull Oh em.") Why, sir just much
right as these gentlemen had to that land in the
(Laughter) Sir ] won't take dollar of money for the
west it has to be borrowed I'll cut down the expens
es OF the government, and if there's anything left l ask
for share Tor the other side Of the mountains That's
our policy Sir it's too late to talk the people of the
west about the benefits Of tariff they know that for
ry 50 you thus take from them, while 81 goes into the
public Treasury 81 goes to the pockets of other citizens
That story won't do for 1874 or AS. (Laughter) Sir
was joking the other day when called the Hudson River
sprung branchbut some gentlemen afraid that it
really might be So that fifteen twenty New York
ers have been gravey arguing daily since then to prove
that the Hudson River actually is bigger than
spring branch and understand that several others
put the city of New York into my breeches pocket
(Roars Of laughter)
Mr. HOLMES then made most able argument to show
that Congress had the power to improve the Mississippi
and Ohio, and the House adj ourned.