Mississippi Democrat., 1845-05-07

aOn the subject Of the Tariff, Mr..
Brown said, that he did not feel bound TO
argue the question with Mr.. Foster. Mr..
f. had argued it with himseli--Ephraim
III. Foster Of 1889 made perfect case Of
Ephraim H. Foster Of ls45. In 1880 he
said it was mysterious system-that IL
was stealing system" stealing with si-
lent impunity from your unconscious pur-
ses.'' He further stated in his address Of
1889, that
sThe State government avoids all sub
terfuge, and appealing openly to the pock-
cts Of the people, sustains itself by d.
rect and equal tax on all the property of
the country. ! (said he) forbear any COM
mentary on The superior excellence Of this
system,' direct taxation,) &c. 1t may
yet be our duty to consider it such sys-
TEN would not promote economy, and
check the frightful increase Of fraud and
extravaganza in the administration Of the
General Government
These are the very words. lie calls 1t
Stealing, and almost declares for direct tax
alton. Mr.. Foster further told you IN the
SAINT huQlGco ttdt GtC dUtOuNt kiiho ohSiSh
from the Stale Of Tennessee cannot fall
short Of million Of dollars. Yearly, then,
do we pay into the treasury at Washing
ton this enormous sum Of money. Who
is he that reflects, and docs not see the
oppressipeinequdlity ofih:s state ofthings"
Mr.. Foster then proceeds to give the re-
medy for all this oppression. What was
Dol,. wnI,,oa tha T'ar,H ~
then rapidly coming down 10 20 per cent,
but still Mr.. Foster cries out to his friends
and the country at large---rcduce, reduce
the tariff. But how was it the moment he
and his party succeeded in getting into
power, in the election Of the next year,
1910? Then The cry instantly was, up,
up with the tariff-up with it. No matter
if Tennessee does pay one million Of dol
lars every year, let her now pay two mil
lions. No matter il il was stealing in
1889, let US steal twice as much in ls45.
No matter no,p (as we are I'M "for the
sharpness and durability Of the poor mans
plough" No matter no,c what he has TO
pay for mailing out the piercing winds of
winter from his humble habitation." No
matter now what he is taxed on 'sthe wool
len blankets that cover his bed, where re-
pose, at dead Of winter his wife and chill
dren.' Yet, in the tariff of 1912, the
duty was nearly doubled on all these very
articles, +" so indispensable to the comfort
and health Of the poor and the destitute" !"
Mr.. Brown then appealed to his hear
ers to say if they ever knew so great a
backslider in all their lives--such were al
ways the hardest sinners in the world 10
reconvert, and Mr.. Foster was in his judg-
ment SO great one, that he did not feel
that he was bound to undertake SO great a
task.
Mr.. Brown next discussed the Texas
question. He said, Tennessee, of all the
other States, had been foremost and earll-
est in her anxiety to acquire this fine and
noble country. In 1898 and 9lS12 she
adopted Resolutions in favor Of annexa.
ton. II was under these resolutions, said
Mr.. Brown, that the Texas movement was
h instituted4 They requested me and IN
aructed Mr.. Foster ~ voted for annexa
4 tion--he voted against it. One Of U
4 must have done wrong Which Of us should
be condemned, is submitted TO your can
did decision in the present election. Mr.
B. strongly insisted that Senators wer'
bound 10 obey or resign in such cases--
Mr.. Eetter had done neither. He said HI
would appeal TO every man, whether HI
be whig or democrat, if the right to in
siruct be not sacred principle in our Re
publican creed. IL SO, has not Mr.. f., il
voting against Texas ION the Treaty AM
on the Resolutions,) grossly violated on
Of the great fundamental principles Of ou
Government? If democrat had dom
The same thing, when should we have hear
The end of it2 Mr.. +. asked for his de
fence to be heard. What, said Mr.. b., !
il on the Treaty. lie said son the simpl
abstract question my mind never felt an
cannot entertain doubt But | oblee
(says Mr.. F. to the time and manner {
getting up the Treaty, and TO the selfis
and ambitious motives which faithful
believed actuated the President in bring
ing forward and pursuing this negotiation
rs cannot, therefore, and never will sane
II lion measure of policy, however benef
clal it may be supposed 10 be, which orig
mates in low, ambitious and unworthy me
N tiyes, andscomes to me for my approve
covered over with the most indisputabl
evidence Of hypocrisy, fraud, violence an
deception"
What is all this, (said Mr.. b. but an o|
lection to the man and not 10 the thin
done by him. If bad man does goc
action, would you not approve the aclic
and sanction and confirm it. Had eve
Satan himself done this thing, if it WEI
right, should not Mr.. F. have confirmed
Mr.. T. made the same sort Of objectlc
oMr. Walkers amendment last wint
--it gave President Polk some discrctit
10 the case md he said he irnnld frhSt