The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-08

The great attraction to-day has been in the Su.
preme Court which is now become the arena OF
mighty intellectual gymnastics, AS the argument
of Mr. Bnney proceeds, it Is easy to perceive him
to be Hcrrulent &c pede. Webster evidently feels
that he has, at least in this case, got his match
Many has been the time to-day that he has bit his
quill and scratched his head Daniel is walked up
wide awake, and no mistake.
No cabinet appointments have yet been made
You may expect them very suddenly, and perhaps
all at once, including the appointment Of Judge.
rwEsTY-EIGHTH CONGRnss.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WAsHNeTos, Feb. 6, 1874.
Several petitions of mere LEGAL andprvate interest
were presented
RETRENcHMENT.
Mr. TAppAN presented resolutions from the Legls-
lature of Ohio favor of reduction OF at least S3t
per cent upon the pay of the present officers OF the
GENERAL JAcxsoN's FINE.
Mr.. ALLEN moved to take up this bill, refunding
this fine.
MI EVANS objected-that it would take up too
Mr.. ALLEN thought 1t would occupy but little
time. General Jackson might die suddenly--spee
DIV action was infinitely desirable. He said he
would move to take it up on Thursday morning
next.
LUNArIc ASYLUM BILL.
Mr.. MILLER made a brief statement OF the proyi-
sons of this bill. 1t appropriates $l0OOO tor the
object-the employment OF suitable persons-erec-
ton ofthe building, &c, located in this District.
The annual appropriation for supporting those now
at Baltimore. is 49, O00 This sum was not appro-
priated last year. It is now due.
Mr.. WRIeHr objected to the payment OF $3.50
per annum for several inspectors. He thought IN
dividuals might be found IN this District who
would discharge these duties without pay.
Mr.. MILLER explained that they were intended
psq iii P0R hs people Of this
District would not do so much for this charity to-
wards their own unfortunates, they were unworthy
of any part Of the appropriation.
Mr.. ALLEN strenuously objected on the ground
that it was altogether out Of proportion to the ratio
of similar appropriations in Ohio. this population
require $4,000, then Ohio would require $500, Co.,
greater sum than is appropriated tor the support OF
Mr.. MERR1cK replied to Mr.. Allen that the num-
Der of the lunatlcs and insane IN this district Is alto
gether out Of proportion to the number usually
found in other States. They come here before
Mr.. EVANS said that in the States large proper
lion of the expense of these people was betrayed
by their friends.
The hour having expired, the subject was post
poned.
THE TARIFF.
Mr. EVANS resumed his speech. He said he
should not discuss this subject again at this session
fies disunioR Of this Republic into three grand dl-
visions. Mr.. Med. was not the first who had sus-
gested the idea of dlssolying the Unlon-bnt ne is
the flrSt VINO Na6 Undertaken 10 ucptct glowing
| coors the infinite advantages the South would
derive from this separation, Here. Mr.. Evans
went on, in glowing and poetlcal ,, terms,
sos.n the Il. ' n MT MP
counted wealth-no storms-commerce unmofe1ted--no
envies jeaousies-its commerce prosperous-make
imports But he cannot get without the Vest and its
| agriculture Then why make but two divisions-the
North and East being one-and the South and West the
other. Who must do the navigation Foreigners. For
New England commerce to be overwhelmed Then the
600 profits will 60 to foreigners for carrying But
The South is not large consumer OF Injuries The
amount which Mr. MD expects to consume s one-sixth
whole manufactures Of Great Britain whose popu-
aton is OO0-our times the population ofthe South
But hat will the South take of the West Md. says
viii take no hemp, nor wool The West not to xpor
because it is not to importer i both exports and i'm
the West to do nothing but supply the South with live
stock The West surely will not manufacture for then
she will be a seller not buyer. The West will
grows wool then she will manufacture her WOOL
But will this be homogeneous population this South
and
ma &C. The productions Of Virginia. for example, are
worth about three and half millions How, then can
she pay her proportion Of this $l20000000 What has
she got to give in reurn2 Virginia will want eqnasng
| laws-she will want protection. In fact. she will be-
come she ought to be now, manufacturing State.
She will work mp her iron and supply south
with cutlery: And to do this she must have protecting
sumo South Carolina cannot buy the productions Of
Mississippi because she has got nothing which MISSISSIPPI
p wants. In fact South Carolina must become manu-
featuring State in order to be able to pay Mississippi for
these extra productions Thus come to the
suit in another way-and what becomes Of the homoge
neousness Of the southern confederacy? Thus Mr. E.
to prove that the South woul1 not become this
Eiysium which the Senator would have believe -
Mr.. Evans next took up the condition OF the Western
confederacy. But cannot follow him. How would
it be with the South in case Of war with any one
Of those three confederaces1 Disastrous 10 the South
| She, of course, would never have a with Eng
land with whom she 10 compelled to trade; and to whose
terms Of trade she must submit Will England feel kinder
towards the South then than she does1 Will she drop
her emsncipaing pocy7 Will she let the South aone
Will she let the Southern domestic institutions alonel
will the spirit of anatacism at the North be gulled by this
dsunion7 Can you fugitves when they escape
to the North7 In short will the South have any manner
protection her peculiar institutions like that which
she now enjoys7 Never! Thus Mr. f. went on to prove
that such dsunion would in the event he the ruin oil
the South. Not century would go by before the sena
tors vision of happiness would all vanish Her free popu-
laton would emgrate and she would become colony
like Barbados and other similar colonies
2P M.Mr E. |. still going on, following ont the train
of which would result from this separation
The interest has greatly increased in the debate which,
doubt not, will command your attention.