The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-06-15
MFR. HEardin's Speech.
In lie House Of Representatives., on The
APPROPRIATION BILL.

motion was agreed TO, ana The SPEAkEt
called Mr.. DAVIS, Of Ia, TO the Chair.
MIR. MCKAY moved that the Commit
tee take up The bill making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses oil
the government, for the fiscal years end
ing the 30lh day of June, 1915.
An amendment was offered directing the
Clerks OF the Senate and House of Re-
personalities, in expanding the money
appropriated to their respective bodies, e
make their purchases of such articles as
are of American grow III and manufacture
provided they can be procured al fair
prices and of good quality.
Mr.. BLACK, Of Geo, opposed the reso-
luton and said he was in favor of free
trade, and in making these purchases he
wished these officers to choose from the
whole market. Such res buttons as this had
been offered before, and they had always
come from the friends of prole clion, vino
resorled to this means of carrying out
their lavorile doctrine.
Mr.. f. J. MORRIS made some very APP
propriate remarks i'll favor of adopting the
the resolution.
Mr.. PAYNE, of Ala, opposed the reso-
luton and said that Gov, Polk was hot
an entire free trade man. 1t had been al
legged that he was opposed to raising a
sufficient amount of revenue to meet the
wants of the Government, by import du--
ties. This was false charge. lie was
in favor of Tariff for revenue, but was
opposed to the principle of incidental pro-
lection. lie was opposed to the act of
1872 and would be found in all Fespec''
right upon that question. He then went
on and made one ofhis usual purely party
speeches. He predicted that Mr.. Clay
would never reach the Presidential Chair,
Notwithstanding his friends seemed to be
so sanguine of his success. lie comment
ed on Mr. Clay's views in regard to the
Tariff and Annexation. As to annexation
he said that Mr. C's letter did not furnish
amy evidence that he would 60 for it un,.
der any clrcumsiance
Mr.. p. having concluded
Mr.. HARDIN obtained the floor. Re-
marking that he had anticipated that no
question would arise to-day upon which
party debate would be sprung, he pro-
ceeded TO say he wished to examine few
of the arguments Of the gentleman from
Alabama with reference of Mr.. Polk
When the American people got to know
him. they would not know where he was
to be found. Although Mr.. Van Buren,
was usedup man, they had endeavored
oplace in his shoes It man who, comfar-
ed with him, was but a pigmy TO giant.
What were the arguments upon which
The gentleman wanted the American peo-
pie to unite in the election of James X .
Polk? First, let them try him upon the
tariff question. There had been no shut
fling in his course, the gentleman said
All! did he acknowledge that his friends
"Matty" lad shuflled and eqnivocated?
MIR. PAYNE protested against any in
ference of this kind. He had said moth
ing disrespecllul of Mr.. Van Buren,.
Mr. HARDIN continued. Certainly we
would not expect that you would kill HIM
first and kick him afterwards. But in
that Convention Mr.. Van Buren, had been
ruled off and consigned to political dis
grace, for the purpose of finding some
new man with whom the party would be
able again TO ride into power and TO the
spoils of office. What were Mr.. Polk S
views on the tariff? The gentleman en-
dors ed him, and said he was not for direct
taxation, but for expunging from the tar
Ill every item OF protection to American
labor. This might answer his friends in
Alabama, but when they remembered the
votes of this House, it would astonish
every man who used Folks dogmas. You
"Democrats" (sad Mr.. H. have two
thirds majority in this House, and yet,
with all your free trade principles, you
could not even pass an abstract resolution
asserting the principle maintained by Mr.
Polk, "The GIoben said that Mr.. Polk was
for restoring the tariff to where it was
found by the Wings in 1912; i. e. to 90
per cent. horizontal tariff, with discrimin-
atoms, if any, below that. When the bill
to reduce the tariff had come up at the
present session they had killed it by slow
degrees; they had kept it hanging here
until after the Virginia election, and then
they had killed it by coup de grace.
But MIR. Ii. was not TO be leo off to talk
upon the tariff question, which had been
thus definitely settled. He would come
to talk about James K. Polk. Let us
know (said he) what it is that he has
done! What were Mr.. Folks views with
reference to the deposite banks, which
we're now held up as most obnoxious
system. Who did il2 asked Mr.. H.
You "Democrats" did it against the warn
ing of the Wings; and James X. Polk
drought it forward in Congress, and he