Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-08
MIR. NisDuFFIE.

In debate the HaI5or Bill, the night session OF
March a. Mr. MeDufe uttered the following very express
sive sentiments;
"Mr MeDufie and said that he SO constituted
BY nature to be afraid OF placing himself in mi
not and he would here say before the Senate and the
county, that by the vote Just given carried by Democratic
he considered the Jackson party having broken
its common seal. and IL might disperse."
This is significant OF the position and hereafter. OF
the :. CarOins wing o, the Democratic host They
already of from Polk. aud wosier a, 1t, after
his distinct avowal OF Tariff docneshis emphatic eulosy
OF the unon-snd his exclusion Of the whole party from
office and power.
The bill upon which Mr.. MeDufie thu. broke with his
late party said above. the usrbor Bill. appro
ptistns Tor the Improvement Of Habors.
Millions OF Dollars The following will give the
reader clue:
'Mr MeDdfhe now and said tina, he considered il
his solemn duty oppose this bi though the effort
should exhaust the remainder OF the session. He considered
the mosi enormous, unprneped, Infamous measuc-bui
he would net be forced into the debate. lie moved lay
the bill on the table.
Mr.. Woodbridge demanded the yeas and nays; which
beiry tsken resulted foll-ws:
less-Nsssrs. Archer. Anterior. Bsgby. Evans Fair
held, Hnger, MeDuiie. Miles, Sewer. Woodbury-l0.
Nays-Nessrs. Allen. Ashley, Aichiscn. Barrow Bayard
Benion Berricn, Brrese Buchanan. Caoa,c Criienden
Dayton Dickinson, DIX, Foster, Francis. flanagan, Hay
wood. Henderson, Jarnagin, Johnson. Mangum. Miller,
Mosehead, Phelps, Porter, Semple. Simmons Surgeon,
TaPpan. UphAm Walker. White, woedbrdse-3i.
Mr. Evans inquired what was The aggregate ap-
Mr Woodbridge said it about one million ST., hun.
dred thousand dollars.
NJ NeDr:s. Mo:e than that. l; was nearer Two mil.
hoas'
The following Is sketch of Mr.. MeDufie's general
reasoning the bill:
Mr. NeDuEFIE said he was very sorry 10 be Obliged TO
Oppose this b bat he constrained by solemn sense Of
duty 70 occupy the acor fOr brief period in endeavorug
prevent the Ina! contamination o; act as
ias Could he suffer o.. like this pass without IN at,
tempt - o7?se, 70 ssaly-e its ebee show
e0oaS their tue CHARACTER he should desase himself
base traitor 70 the uus opposed in him The Senate had
been tod ~ "a Sssior from Massschuset (Mr Choaie)
and with e force OF reasoning. when the bill up for
tie 1ssioa Of Iowa and Florida aio the Union. that
P-SeIFie Of thus combining States in the bill
-ss radically wrorg, because many would be induced
Tor such ball fog tie sake Of Introducing one
State who entirely opposed to the admission of
the otaer. Now though the principle of this argument
right, yet did apply in that case, because the
UHirn. being established upon compromises between the
North and the South the admitting Of Northern and
Southern State BY the bill only further Carrying
Of the compromise principle, and therefore in strict
conformity the spin, o: the Constitution. But what did
they now Here a bill which combined not two
but than two hundred different Objects not one OF
which could stand alone its merit, and owed s en-
tire prospect Of 10 this very suspicious combustion
the Senator from Kentucky Or Crlenden) presented
that Of the bill which clearly mos, national in
its character, III any Of them nationally what was
the RESULT IL rejected. and rejected on the ground
thai, # taken out Of this habor bill, the hill must
be los IL was the hrs lime 10 the Congress Of the Unit.
ed States when principle, he would say 50 corrupt
because that harsh word. but very Objectionable
had been openly avowed that a measure must be re-
tanned in order, by s merits, carry this monster this
manyhesded hydra, through both Houses Of Congress- Lee,
gentlemen take out this bill the appropriations for the b.nc
fit Of any State, and put them together bill by them
selves, would such bill pass Every body knew that il
would Bat they put together and kept together
that the whole might be carried by coup de main II would
be inconsistent with the respect which he entertained for
himself aud the dccom imposed by the presence OF the
Senate, sPpy sempt like this the language which
he felt presented ts, to his lp the least he could say Of
II was that II was combustion to plunde. the public
Treasury Yes be repested the asseioD il was neither
less than combination TO plumber the public Trea
sBTy.
Mr. NcD. could say with the Senator from Maine (Mr
Evans that he entertained constitutional scrupes in
voting for objects Of internal Improvement II they were
Of strictly national character. lie not opposed TO
this bill! party grounds, simply expenditure Of
public money; but he called upon, the last public
act Of his life, To that he believed these appropra
,ons asked rather for the sake Of having tine public
money expended in different portions Of tho country Than
for the Ike Of the public works indicated in the BILL he
could do with good The question on this
bill question Of the distribution OF the money from
the Treasury; and he again soemny protest against
the principle Of thus combining multitude of local OBJ
Iocs-lhe Improvement Of small rivers aud the opening OF
Little habors. and similar improvsnentsin BILL mere.
y Tor tho sake Of carving iha, which, tho ground Of
it, merit, could pass either House Of Congress-
Ons Administration the eve Of going on,
Of power. while another was tho dawn Of its Sdven-
The party which was going had come into power on
the avowed principle Of the proprey Of works Of internal
improvement BY the General Government The party now
coming into powerhad, from tie days Of General Jackson
downward boon distinguished by its uncompromising CD
position u the whole SYSTEM with but very ow e1oep
lions Vet Whist spectacle did the Senate Chamber prcsen
Of this moment II this bill should pis would pass by
more Democratic than Wing votes And Mr.. Med knew
any thing Of the President who To be sworn in
Tomorrow, land he thought he did, for he had served
with him IN the other House for 10 yea he could say viii,
truth that there one man who. in his public course
had been irreconcably hostile 10 this SYSTEM in oil
IT, forms and throughout all lis dssuses. lie trusted thai
gentlemen would not in these last Of an orpirng
Congress preelpa,ely rush upon thus ndiscree
and eHavagani Andrew Jsckson had derived large oar,
Of The glory which enerclod his from the very fact
that he had arrested this system b. his And II there
was act which in certain portion Of this country had
reflected more credit tho present Administration than
any other, e veto Of John Tyler this very bill
Mr. Med predicted that, should this bill DO repeated a.
the next session, u would mnuerof course, receive
from the coming President Ike commentary.
Mr. Med. not only opposed the principle Of the bill o.
wrong 10 itso but he opposed its large appropriation on
principles of naonal economy. An economical erpendi
ure Of public money had been inscribed the banner
the party to which he belonged Of the leading may
ns Of it. policy. Nov, what the present condition
Of the Treasury. and what IL likely be for years to
comet lie called upon tho chairman Of tho Committee on
Finanoe (Mf. Evans) the Senate what would
be the pobsbe amount II for the coming year
and whether it was likely TO be such would justify tho
appropriation OF nearly two millions " dollars objects
OF this desefipiion-obeos which all noces
say' and which could only be jos dfed by the existence
OF m Overlooking Treasury. Mr. MeDufIies own opin-
Ion was hs, tie tmount Of imports be regulated
ny 'ho' o exports, the imports Of dusbe articles during the
next twelve months would be from twenty thirty millions
Jess than during the last year Admitting the cotton crop 90
be ever much increased yet At tho present price n cotton
IRON four 10 sr e. pound the exports Of the country