Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-07-13

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assumed before, and it was very important, nay
absolutely necessary, that it should be placed in
q proper light before the People, as well for
their information as in justice TO the great States.
man and Patriot whom the country delighted 10
honor. (Great enthusiastic cheeIing)
1t was not true that the Act called the Com
promise Act was a bill 10 reduce duties merely
at the end Of a st puated period down TO 20 per
cent. The first section Of that Act provides for
such reduction; but the third section positively
provides that after the 3Ob of June, 1912, such
duties only shall be laid as will raise sufficient
revenue for the economical administration OF the
Government, and that those duties shall be as
sessed on the Home valuation and be made pay
able in cash. Now the act, when fairly ex.
! planned, was an act 10 reduce the duties 10 %
per cent. at the time specified, 7lnlcss, at Il IT
time it should be found that duties were insu q
cicnt for the wants OF the Government; and Il
they were, then the Act positively provided tina.
duties should be laid to meet those wants, and
farther, that they should be collected in the
manner that he had just described
Observe, that according to the language OF the
| bill, which he had Just quoted, all revenue mr..
cessaTy for the support Of the Government mus,
be derived from import duties, and import duties
alone, after the 3J.h Of June, 1912. We'll
how is tho revenue derived under the Act oil
1882! Not from import duties alone, but from
import duties and the proceeds OF the sales Of the
Public Lands: but, Simultaneously, he might say
with the passage Of the Compromise Act, Con
gross passed bill 10 distribute the proceeds OF
! the sales Of Public Lands, for limited time; ani
It was part Of one great system Of Finance
and Revenue, designed by those who voted for
the Compromise, to withdraw the proceeds Of thc
sales Of the Public Lands from the General Rev.
enuo Of the Country for ever, 10 distribute them
among the States, end for a certain period, which
he had aleady mentioned, TO lay duties-spf.
Gent duticS-for the support Of the Government.
and to dCi?ay all the necessary expenses OF ii.
According to the scheme and general system OF
The Compromise, the Land Bill was as much q
part Of it as the Act Of 1888 itself. The under
standing was, that all revenue should be collected
from imports, and that so much should always BE-
collected for the economical administration G!
the Government As Wings, VIC wanted no ex
trar1gant administration Of it. General Jackson.
in his previous Message had said that the Land
Fund should cease 10 be source of revenue.
We took him at lis word; and we passed bill
in both Houses, having that object in view. |.
was then sent to The President at the time the
Compromise Act was in his hands. He returne4
the COMPROMISE Act with his approval; but he
retained the Land Bill. lie retained it, too, IN
der circumstances which no means could Justify
He kept that bill in opposition to that which he.
Mr.. o., conceived was his duty, and that was,
10 have returned it TO that branch in which it
originated, in order to have it passed. If possible
by vote Of twothrdS. Having been present
at the time, he, Mr.. c., knew the fact, that il
General Jackson had returned the bill, it would
have become law-lor such was the returning
good will among the gentlemen Of the South, in
consequence Of the Compromise itself, and such
was the understanding Of all in reference to the
great system OF Finance, that they informed US,
without hesitation. they would vote to pass the
bill in spite Of the Veto, which bill we had
passed in the Senate by vote Of 25 to 20.
BUTT was now said by gentlemen that sufficient
frnpneSS was not shown on that occasion! II
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Frelinghusen, say these gen.
tlemen, had shown greater degree Of frmness,
we might have saved the whole-we might have
saved more than was saved at the time. Now,
he did not doubt the courage and manly bearing
Of the gentlemen, but If they had been in the
position Of Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Frelinghuysen, he
questioned whether they would have done differ.
emily. He must be permitted to say, when he
made these remarks, that they DO not understand
what the concessions made by the bill were.
And he was satisfied that if it had not been for
Protective policy Of the Country would have been
crushed ten years ago.
At the commencement OF the session OF Con.
gress Of 1923, General Jackson, in his Mes.
sage, avowed himself to be in favor OF judicous
Tariff and for the first time proclaimed 10 the
people fthjs country that it was doubted whether
greater evils did no. flow from this system Of Pro-
lection than relic(-that no Statesman had con.
tcmpatcd perpetual Protection, and all that had
been contemplated was temporary Proiection!-
These and similar remarks satisfied us that he
would throw into the scale against the Protective
Policy the whole influence OF his gigantic Party.
1t was too late in the day to tell the people of
this country that General Jackson could not hare
crushed the Tariff a. tAat day. General Jackson
came into power an advocate and friend OF the
Internal Improvement System, yet promptly We
toed an Internal Improvement bill, and those
who spoke against his veto were turned out OF
the political church. Before he was President Of
the United States, lie proclaimed no hostility TO
the Bank; and while he was in the Senate, he
voted for the most lat.tudjnalian construction Of
the Constitution in reference 10 Internal Improve.
ments-and he "won golden opinions from all
sorts OF mon" His was system OF tactics the
most extraordinary, and developing results Of the
most extraordinary character. He was one of
the greatest political Generals that ever existed
in this or any other country. lie attacked all
the great institutions oil the country in detail
He would kill them oil one by one-aSsailing
the weakest fist, and after sacrificing that, would
assail the rest, unt Al length he disposed OF them
all.
Nh C. proceeded still farther to point out the
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