Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-02-02

r"p,"neu 'liat IL was bought III by the bank
Mr Jafnagn commented ON the reply of Mr.. Por-
'e ~ the cherokee resolution. lilo said that the
pefs were not worth printing. They contained none
OIL me Information called for They did not state the
amount OF awards by the commission, or the sum
PAID, or The reasons for Withholding the sums award
ed. They believed that enough was paid to satisfy
lne agents ior prosecuting the claims and that the In
da'ls rot nothing. They showed that Mr. Porter
maze cat exerons to get relative of his appointed
as a clerk TO tie commission He should try another
call.
Mr. Merrick brought in bill prepared by himself
alter conversation with the committee on post roads,
&c to reduce the rates of postage and abdge the
ranking privilege The ill was referred for farther
consideration to that committee.
Inc Pill provides that letters not weighing more
man hall an ounce shall be charged five cents for
distance not exceeding one hundred miles ten cents
fsr any distance exceeding u hundred rniles with the
same additional postage, for every additional quarter
OIL an ounce weight.
greatly reduced.
That the ranking privilege Of all deputy posimns.
lers ana subordinate officers Of the Government be
abolished that letters of public officers here oore
ranked DC charged to the contingent fund of the re-
specuve deparInents that members of Congress be
no. allowed to frank any letters that they be al
io"eu 10 receive free because their constituents
wou'd else tax them with too much postage and
mat they be furnished with certain number Of en-.
veIo,pes marked free to send off.
Inc MI seems to be great improvement on the
is matter of great doubt
Mr. ivans's speech in reply to Mr. McDufie was a
mastery performance. Ii was clear exposition of
.e taliii p9lcy and OF the condition and prospects of
revenue ana commerce under the tariff of 1892
Mr. Evans approached the ihect he said with
more reluctance and feeling OF less interest in il,
.ah ne ever had IN regard 10 any sub ect before for
me reason mat there was no freshness novelty in
n ana all ina facts and arguments respectlng II were
SO familiar that one had little to do in treating il bu,
10 draw on his memory lie regarded the discus ion
as out OF pace and ont 'oforder and time neyerthe
less, he would not shrink from il.
lie met Mr. McDuffies arguments f,irlv md disno.
SEQ OF them. one by one to the satisfaction of every
oouy; nr Evans certainly placed the subject in a
the topics. ~ "
The arguments of Mr. McDufie that the tariff Of
1872 was not revenue tariff, that il cond NOT
oe because II discouraged and prohibited mporations
Nv excessive duties; that it was tariff whose obiec,
was p'undef; that 1t was destructive to commerce
ana navigation, and ground the face of the poor q
ne answered by showing that, though the Act dimjn
.sheu some lmporaons II had ncreasednthers: that
me principle on which a revenue tariff should be
lramei should be no, by referring to duties on partic
ua '.u-les' pui ny Shaping the tariff in such manner
'ha', as whole, it would encourage industry, and
give employment to the people, and enable them to
become consumers.
In this way tariff is made TO produce the great.
est revenue with the least burden" which was Mr.
McDufe's object. II was to be SO framed as TO en-
courage inportatlons by giving the people means 10
consume, and pay for, foreign products Byaun-
form low rate of duty on all articles industry would
u , haralyzeu, an the ability TO consume imports
would be lessened and imports diminished He
showed, from documents, that the increase of duties
mad diminished prices, and, in general increased i'm
portations and increased the revenue
inc tafiii mad produced seventeen millions this
year, on an importation of dutiable commodities of
only iorty-el2ht millions. 1t would have produced
mare but for the hesitation caused in bu. mess during
lne last quarter of S42 and the frs, quarter of 843
py ihe agitation OF the subject. As soon business
settled down on permanent basis the mporta,ions
increased to great and unparalleled extent The
Senator predicted that it would not give twelve mil.
iona But even the dininuti of imports for the two
quarters above mentioned was not caused by the
tariff for the import of free articles was diminished 10
greater extent during the time.
ne ensuing year II would be twenty three millions
II the next packet did not bring intelligence of The
heciine OF cotton, 1t would produce twenty or
twenty-slx mlloas-nors than enough for all pur.
poses. F
He said the condition of the Treasury had been
misrepGesented by some respectable journals thai
ought 10 know better. The Treasury was in good
condition. TheSecre!arv had underrated the revenue
Of his quarter by two millions and also the revenue
for the year. He had put his estimates four millions
beyond the amount OF appropriations that Congress
would make for the fiscal year. Congress, from
present indications, would no, 60 beyond eighteen
millions for ordinary purposes. We had, he said on
every side, assurances and evidences of increasing
business, and the idea that commerce was to be de.
stroved was imaginary.
He $40 Ike OF the thousand ulions-the amount of
domestic internal commerce. of vastly more impor-
lance than foreign commerce of hundred millions.
lnportaons had never risen above one hundred and
nifty millions md cou d no, safely 90 higher than a
hundred or n hundred and twenty at farthest. The
capacity OF the country TO produce and export would
not be accompanied by propOrt ionate increase of
eXportatlon That would be regulated by the capac-
Ity to purchase. 50 the imporlations twenty years
aro were sixty four millions AMI were not increased
IN proportion 10 the Increase OF population
Mr. Evans did not finish. The Senate went into
Executive business The House received petitions
which occupied the whole day.
WAsHMoToY, Tucsd,y Jan. %.
Mr. &. j. In9erso. from the Committee on Foreign
Ailllrs reported on the question referred to them as
to the expedency Of requesting the President to give
noce to Great Britain for the termination of The con-
ycn,inn for the joint occupation of Oregon. resolu-
ton declaring that II ls mexpedent FIR Congress 10
ict at present, IN any manner, on the subject.
MIR owen ol la. moved to amend SO rs 10 declare il
expelen and launched out into the wide field of Ore.
gon discussion, declaring the claim of the United
states to the whole lerrory perfect and beyond qucs
non, aud hence reDud!aiing the iica of concession
and compromise &c. He had spoken but a few mia
u'cs "hen he gave way, Nhe hour Of suspension hav-
ing nearly ELAPSED and after consultation as to
the most feasible plan Of bringing the matter regularly
up Tor debate with this view moved 10 suspend the
rules to 90 into Committee of the Whole on the I'm
l1n-(the report hn'lna been previously sent there)
The Rerort Of me Committee ON Rules again cam
up; and hr Sa Hders finished lis hour referring +,
proof OF ms Pos ou tina, the relaxing the rule so as 10
receive Abolition Petitions and lay them on the table
without deoatr, would not alisy the out of door clam
or on the subject the various pailions presented
rspecnlIy 10 lhoe Nv Nr G!ddlnas and Mr. Beardsley
Yesterday; 10 the Resolutions Of the Massachusetts
LEGISLATURE, (Which he declared originated not as Mr.
Adams said with the Democrats majority there but
IN the Hartford Conyention) &c; and appealina
warmly 10 the Northern Democracy still 10 remain
with them IN the support ofthe LIST Rule.
Mr. winthrop followed in an able argument, con-
tending in reply TO gentlemen who had preceded, that
the 2s rule was tota violation of The RIGHT of nett.
lion MS g'rrane by the Constitution and suhyersiye
Of the principle for which our fathers contended as
expressed in the Declaration Of Independence in the
well know speech OF Patrick Henry, &c DC With
particular reference the argument of Mr. BELsER nc
examined British Precodenls, all concurring TO prove
that the rejection of petitions the rare exception
and not the general rule there, &c.
Mr. Adams asked leave 10 present n resolution ofhe
Massachusetts Legislature its present session for
amendment Of the Constitution to exclude the repre-
senisunn Of slaves; and Mir Campbsll objected
moved suspension Of the rules for the purpose Mr.
Saunders asked if The formar resolutions of similar
import had been signed by The Governor? Mr Ad.
ans believed not bat hi, resolution had been intro