Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-06-13
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Monday, June 81
n ,bs Sent Mr. Buchanan presented pe,i.
,.e from Philadelphia praying that citizenship
u ,h, ouy be granted 10 foreigners after u years
,.,d-es. Mr.. Buchanan presscd Tor a pfomp,
r-ror ihrrcon from The Judiciary committee 10
which Q aul similar memorials were referred as
-r.s, feeling existed on the subject
call was Submitted hy Nr Archer Tor all tho
r,rtsp9n3rncc bIwcn the fnciouiucs Of this
G1t.rnm-n' anl Mexico rchtive to- Tho expulsion
o'-rz.ns ofthc United States rom California or
at,r Departments Of Mexico, and 10 the decree
h'biIng foreigners 10 prosecute retail trades IL
Mexico
A0er other routine business chiefly on privnlr
ills the Senate went into Executive session
IN the House Of Representatives an tGou Ly
MrC lngersoll to suspend tho rules IN order
io n''oiuce resolution scung aside the OH ani
ll'h'' Jnn- ~ the consideration Of questions con.
n'cet with the RECIPROCITY tra'es with Gr~,t
Britain, Eenmark, Sweden. the Hansc towns. e..
and ,hc treaties wrh Portugal. Spain and the
Netherlands, was rejected IS to 81
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill wns
then taken up |, opened a discussion at once up
on the respective hrif principles of the nominees
for the Presidency, aud especially of Mr. Polk
The discussion arose on a motion of Mr. Pollock
Of Pennsylvania directing The officers of the Sen
chascs Of articles for the use of those bodies to re-
strict themselves to those ofdomestic production II
10 be had, Of suitable quality and at reasonable
prices
Before :hc debate went far. Mr. w entworth, by
way, he said, of stopping political talk, moved lha
all gentlemen who had made party speeches at th
session should have leave TO strike ont Martin
Van B1ren and substitute James * Polk This
was received with laugh and cries of consent >
and then Mr. Payne of Alabama, undertook to adj
Just Mr. Folks opinion 10 the standard at presen
required. In the course Of his speech
Mr. Schcnck (NIr T.. yielding the foor) inquire,
the gentleman would define the position of NJ
Polk whether or not Mr. Polk was no, only op
posed to the tariff Of SI2 and TO all tariffs of pro
lection but whether he did not also contend Ina
the tariff should be reduced to 90 per cent at
valorem duty or under.
MIR. Payne. resuming remarked that ifthe gen
tlcman from Ohio had paid attention 10 his former
remarks, he would have seen that his present in
quiry was altogether superogatory. He had al
ready stated that Mr.. Polk expressly admitted anC
commended that the power to lay impoSt duties was
revenue power AMI III the whole scope of raising
revenue, that the power unlimited BUT HE
LAID NOT ONE rARTHINo FOR PROTECTION. -
That was perve:slon of the power it was con
verting a power which was given by the framer
OF the constitution for legitimate object to an lille
gmate object And it was upon this grount
they all stool This might be be regarded as
full and perfect answer TO the interrogatory Of thu
gentlemen
Mr. Hardin of Illinois, followed Mr. PAYNE ant
laid him on board with prodigious effect IL
showed that Mr.. Polk was for expunging from
the Tariff every item protecting American abo
that he had been the friend of the Pc! Banl
Syslem-hat he has sustained the indepcnden
Treasury. which the people by hundreds of thou
sands had condemned that the Mr. PAYNE wh
supported him, had. in communications to tn
Globe-which Mr. II read-spok n Of the pre-
tensions of Mr.. Polk to the Wee Prcsdencv-fo
the Presidency no one had even thought Of him
rs a source of weakness and not Of strength TO tn
democratic pary-anl that Mr. Folks defeats II
Tennessee were conclusive that Mr. p coul
no, carry that State; md finally. in the lar
gurge Of the communication in tn" Glnh
which Mr. II nscrbrd to Mr. Payne. and whir
Mr. p did not deny Recommending IN respect {
MIR Polk---nt the time candidate only for tn
Vice PRESIDENCY that his friends should So
bandon that system Of putting, blowing, and swell
ing by which toad may be magnfed into tn
Dimensions of an OK
Mr. Hardin was frequently interrupted, but q
ways made good his ground to the conclusion
most excoriating speech.
Ii was continued without any question bein
taken, 10 the adjournment