Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-23
Friday, January 10, l044.
IN SENATE

IN SENATE.
Two communications were received from the War
Department in reference to naval pensions from tne
Commissioner of pensions.
A communication from the Treasury Department
was received, in reference to Light Houses;
Messrs HUGER and WRIGHT severally present
ed from their respective constituents pht'ons LOT Tue
remission Of duties railroad IRON
Mr.. HANNEGAN petition for the reduction OF
postage.
Mr. DAYTON made favorable report in the case
of Mark Simpson. Also, asked leave 10 w"nalaw
from the files the application ot memoers OF the ID, "
New Jersey for a removal Of the District Court IN that
State.
The Senate Bill for granting land for the improve
ment OF the navigation Of Fox aud Wisconsin rivers,
was taken up and Mr.. Ia LLMADGE proposed teen
meal amendments 10 obviale the objections raised ey
The Senator from North Carolina u the bill Inc o'ii
then informally passed by, and the Senate on mo
ton of MIR Evans, passed to the consideration OIL
Mp McDUFFIEs ELL.
Mr. McDUFFlE slid-if one Of the trainers OF the
Constitution had presented himself here Yesterday ne
would have been struck with utter asonlsnent to hnh
by The course of the debate that provision oil ihs Con
stuon was set up barrier to prevent The repeal oil
the most monstrous, unequal and oppressive System OF
taxation that disgraced the annals OF Legislation
He would not believe that the Senate could think INA,
the ustrious trainers OF the Constitution meant 10 otai
in mere idle words, in forbdng the origin oil bi here
in the Senate for raising revenue II was not Their de-
sign TO prevent from putting money the treasury,
but from imposing burdens upon the people ne o.
nat,r from Maine Mr. Evans had stated hrs views cS-
plctly and they struck ct the root oil the whc- power
OF the Senate this subject. The Senator from view
Hampshire had cited to show ha. the Sena'e had
repeatedly exercised power in connexon with IT. and Inc
Senator from Connecticut had truly replied thut these
were not cases OF imposing taxes
The clause, in the Constitution, meant no more than
TINT we should not impose burthens on the peoP- by
t,,at;on-in any other sense wss idle and frivolous
but this bill 10 be secuted out OF the Senate and
decricd before the people, because Il dd not impose
burhens upon the people, tor u repeai"d duufs. II
was commended that if this bill became n law, revenue
would be raised under and by virtue Of i-now II this
was substantially trne he would give IT up at once
What was the fact 1t repealed twenty oil forty per
cent imports md left the remainder uniepealed Now,
the reasoning by which this was made Revenue Bill,
n,,,ed b;mShe could not resist it by any analysis Of
,yh;ch the human mind capable. Mr. MED then
alluded {, the Compromise Act and declared, mat MI
Clay performed deed of high moral courage upon that
occasion. He next passed to review OF the laFiii
of 40, and denounced ITS provisions Us hohsfous' uu
equal, and oppressive.
Mr. Med having disposed of the constitutional
branch Of the subject. proceeded 10 The mets OF Tue
bll itself and at considerable length, reviewed the
history Of the compromise act ana the p'olecu'e at
system He pointed out the abuse o! the term "dis'
c1;m;na,ion" and showed that was bndftd used 10
veil the iniuuty of taxing the ma oriy e HE commn.
nitv for the purpose Of filling the pockets oi the M
nori,y lie showed, from statistical tables, that reve'
nne fell off as duties became excessive, aad that me
l,west roint of nty for was always the most
productive He COMMENDED that, If the protection TO
J,mestic manufactures afforded by 20 per cent Ia
riff did not cradle them TO compete with foreign ma
nuiac,ures il evidence of the strongest nature
tina, they should have protection at the expense oil
the rest of the community ~
He reviewed Mr.. Cliys recently published tier, IN
WHICH Mr. C. says he true policy OF this country IS 10
buy as little as possible from foreign counties and SC
them as much as possible. This (Mr D concluded
,oeant that this coanry 10 import little and export
great d4ai tu, The writer Of the letter could NOT
5an that he OF exports wss 10 De gwen s"hy