The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-06
From the Portland American.
WHO PASSED THE TARIFF


Shortly after the adjournment of the Congress Of
1912, which passed the present Tariff act MIR Web
ster made speech at Faneuil Hall before IN sea of
up-turned faces - which made considerable noi.e NJ
the tune, and not little sensation IN the Win ranks
Few political leaders have forgotten that p,rt ~ II
in which he rebuked the =" jubilsntr Whig orators
end presses, for undertaking TO ap roprate all the
glory resulting from the passage Of that act We
republish an extract from his Faneu Hall speech ia
40:
"But let US be just The French rhetoricians
have maxim, which afhrms that there /. nothing
beautiful which Is not true. And | am well assured
that some Of the jubsnt orators would not stand the
test OF this canon Of criticism (CheersO II IS not
true that the tariff system passed by the whlgs
alone.
we all know that more than thirty some oC them
leading and influential Wings, voted against the tariG
out and out, on all questions rect and indirect
Alter all II passed the House Of Representative rs
single vote. And there - good deal Of ecIat ,,,
posed to attend, and no little para lie because some
body came forward TO rescue Is il is called m.
question with single vote Your neighbor vsho re.
presents the Miidlesex di,trict (Mr Parmenter the
Locoioco,) voted for the tarifT-not coming 10 the
resoue-tut steadily out and out supporting it from
The beginning TO the end lie held that a single vote
was as efficient IN hrs hand II he had the presiden-
ilal veto (Cheors And how was II ca rried in 4
Senate Why, by a single vote again. Now we all
know without the votes e the tao Senators from
Pennsylvania, MIR. Williams, Of Maine and MIR
Wright, OF New York il could not have been pass
ed IL is truth that is more favorable 10 the use
that large proportion of the opposite party came
IN to help the tarif through aud TO rescue Il from
The instability Of mere party support
ARRIrAL EsrRAopDwasr The sloop Sea Coil
captain Jsnson, arrived at this port on Wedne.aay
evening last, from St Lucia, Florida, bringing with
her i've passengers, two Of whom were picked up ON
The beach between St Lucia and St Aug,,.tine ts,-
ing been shipwrecked. The SEA Gull Is a d.g o,i Of
about three tons burhen, half docked over. and has
proved herself an excellent sea boat-bsying e,peri-
enced Two severe bows, and entered ST Aug,ist,p,
during gale. She was FIVE days N going from 81
LUCIA 10 81 Augustine, the whole Of which distance
she came Outside. Arriving At st Augustine. quite
croNu ga,htred around her hardy crew, and all ex-
pressed adjustment that she should 1--we Though
such blow as they had experienced there Amer
resung few lays at ST. Augustine they took In pro.
VISIONS and water, aud at O'Clock IN the EVEN. ?
again launched their little bark on the way . but had
scarcely got outside he bar before the wind freshen
ed and hat night they experienced another gale but
10 use the expression Of her valiant Captain. g ,bc
stood II like duck" and by daylight next morning
they were at Doboy inlet, from which place th,y
came the inland route
The passenger. are well, and express themselves
highly pleased with their trip, and intend returning
N her, after visiting their friends m the interior OF
this State.
The Sea Gull, is perfect curiosity to look at--a
real home built. She IS now lying at Folsom VIII IT,
whore the curious can see her, and we venture The
assertion, that Of all that look at her, but e w. II any
would like TO make sea yoysge Of FIVE hundred
miles IN her.-Saparnah Georgian.
h EmeRsrIoV on GR.sD sclLr "A Liverpool pa
per states that's large section Of Cavinistc Method
ists, 900 at least from Canaron and Angle.ey,
are preparing TO emigrste 10 this country, with