The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-22
EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SION.
Senate.

FRIDAY, January 10TH
McDUFFIE's SPEECH CoNTINUEp-OUR COMMERCE
AND OUR NAvY.-Mr McDuHie said he would rather
contend against all the pirates of the ocean, and all
the bellgeren powers OF the earth than against the
Congress of the United States.
[Mr. Med. is here going on at great Length with
the same stereotyped arguments which have been
so often and so fully discussed and examined in
(allow me to say) an ADLER manner in the New
York Herald.
Mr. Clays policy, as he says, is to sell as much
foreign nations as possible, and to buy as little In
return. Like the doctrine of horse jockey who
would sell as good horse as he can get, and take
as poor one in return as can be found. But you
get specie-like Spaln-a mlser perishlng upon his
to the most important and interesting part of the
subject-the exports Of the country confined to
few Southern States and a few of the Eastern
States. Here FOLLOW facts and statistics.
1.-THE galleries begin to thin OIL
The idea of a nation exchanging its productions
for silver and gold, is one OF the most visionary,
IDEAS that wasevsr originated This is question e. OF
life or death. You have almost destroyed the
peace with this country England is in
1uced to cooperate with the aboionists of this
country to destroy our institutions. The slave
States of this Union in state of colonial vas,
.aiage to the manufacturing States. If England
were our present mother country, we beng IN CO.
lonial dependence, instead OF New England, we
should get our merchandise 20 per cent cheaper
than we now do-for we now pay 40 per cent
whereas in the other, case we should pay but 20.
The free States of the north who talk SO much
,bout abolishng slavery have made slaves OF us
ali, white and black. We are now receiving, on
IN average but 12t cents day tor the labor OF our
operatives. The labor of slaves is the cheapest IN
the world. During the twenty years that have
been a member of the public councils, can say,
as God is my Judge, that have never looked upon
this government except with the most peculiar
feelings. have always looked upon this govern
ment as one of most iniquitous oppression. Alive
desire is to be let alone. My only hope in con-
senting to return to this Capitol was to exert some
humble influence in adjusting this question. And
# fail in this shall shake off the dust OF my feet
against you, and retire from you forever. under
take 10 predict that in five years from this date.
the western States will be as united with us upon
this subject as the States of the south now are.
This whole system is gigantic monster-the
God of eastern idolatry. have humbly attempted
to tear of the veil from this monster.
Mr.. McDuffie closed at about o'clock.
MIR. EVANS made few remarks, deprecatlng this
discussion, as tending TO unsette public confidence
in the permanence and stability Of National Legis
lation. The country not so much affected by
high or low tariff as it is by fluctuations in legls
lafion Let us have uniform stability. He dePre-
Gated this discussion, for the reason that it might
hold out vain hopes Of change in the present
iariff.-clearly atimatng that there would be no
change made. He appeared TO be disposed to reply
At length to Mr.. McDuihe, when the latter moved
an adjournment.
The Senate went into Executive Session.
On Monday next it is expected that Mr. Evans
| will reply to Mr.. McDuffie