Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-02-08

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u ~ .. oi hecountry. of ST.. eco, 600.
nc 'hen read statistical view, and
showed clearly that the products Of the
eo' commanded higher and better pri
ees under the present high tariff; vet thai
eehueman tells the country, that under
."at system, the prosperity Of the coun.
Try was, indeed. great.
Mr- ". said he would pass to the ean.
teman's declaration that. dur;nu the
last year, $50, 600 900. of revenue had
oeen received BY the Government under
Inc present tariff. aud see what it was
worth according to the report of the Sc
cre'ary OF the Treasury, tson, which he
read land II appeared ,hai only $4,000,
uuO had been received from the customs
anu with these facts staring him in the
lace. ne had The hal'diiluod to state this
untruth.
Mr.. Stewart: Send me tire book-it is
not correct.
Mr.. " eller: Here is the Secretary of
The Ireasury's Report, who is much
wiser man than you are, except in your
own imagination.
Mr.. W, continued The gentleman
haa also stated that, in the last nine
years, not as much money had been ex-
pended on the Improvements of the coun-
Try as this capitol cost. Is this true?-
Let me examine the records. They tell
US mat. during the last nine wears, S.
ooo.ooo had been appropriated for vari-
Gus improvements, and that this capital
this edifice in which we are now as
semoled-cost only 81, O00,OOO; and that
during the last twelve years. sl2, OOO,-
ooo had been appropriated for improve
ments,an among them the Western wa
,ers. Here is another taLsehood-take
the brand!
Mr.. Stewart; What the gentleman states
IS untrue; and shall not apply epithets
with him like a fshwoman.
Mr.. Weller: After the gentleman has
pocketed what have said, shall not
deal In epithets with neither a hshwoman
nor fshman.
MIR. Weller resumed. He said that in
the second year of Mr.. Van Buren's ad.
minlstratlon he found from the estimates
that he had sent into the House estimates
tor the Western waters. So the gentle
mans statement upon the point is untrue
take the brand He Mr.. W. had
SAID the otner day, and he now repeated
1t, that the gentleman from Pennsylvania
was on economiser Of truth, and that he
had made statements on this floor unbe-
coming gentleman, and without even a
shadow of truth.
Mr.. MOrlis: Does the gentleman say
that my colleague has stated fasehood!
Mr.. Stewart: return the epithets.
Mr.. NelleE One at the time. gentle
men. My remarks are clear and explic-
IT, and mean what have said.
MIR. w. continued. When The gen.
tleman from Kentucky Mr.. Thommas-
son had brought forward his resolution.
ana which required the speedy action of
this House to save the lives of our fell
low citizens from their watery graves, it
was an insult for the gentleman from
Pennsylvania TO have come forward at
that time and inflicted upon this House
au old exploded political stump speech
10 satisfy the gentleman Upon this SUBJ
Ject, he read the speech, and the reply of
MIR. hlcDuffie delivered seventeen years
ago, and said he wished there were
few McDufIies here now to unravel
such sophistry.
IT the gentleman from Pennsylvania
was under The impression that he Mr..
w. was disposed to stand by and swal-
low such base ISLANDERS upon his conduct
and motives, he had mistaken his man.
He had said in the Beginning Of this con-
troversv, which he had neither desired
nor sought, that if he did not disprove all
of the gentleman's assertions. or .inferen-
ces' if he pleases, that he would take the
brand; but as he had trinmphantly prov
ed to every intelligent and impartial man
that what had been stated about Mr. Van
Buren, aud his friends by the gentleman
were untrue, he should wear the brand =
There. take it; and GO to thy political
master. who will reward thee for il.
Mr.. Winthrop called the gentleman
to order.
Mr.. Weller. Sir, yop allowed The
gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA TO open
this debate, and use language which, in
yited this controversy.
air. Winthrop said he was not aware
that the gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA
had used such language, which was I'M
parliamentary.
MIR. Douglass. He did use the came
language, and was not interrupted.
Mr.. Winthrop. III he did. it escaped
my memory.
mir. Weller. Sir. you are the last mar
in the world whom would insult; and il
it escaped your memory let it pass
Although he was in triumphant MAJOR.
ty, he was the last man 10 the world WHIP
would encroach on the rights of a minor.
ity, for he had high respect for the
rights of all; but when one ola minority
was so lost to self respect as to place
others in false position before the eoun-
try. he felt bound to defend himself AMI
his friends from such untrutbs as had
been uttered by the gentleman IRON
Pennsylvania.
There were gentlemen on the other
side of the House for whom he entertain.
al the kindest feelings, and who had