Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-07-25

tnef went OHIO sHcW, that Ill lOtHIhS -"
riff bill he could not always arrange It's de-
tails according TO his own judgment; that
there were two hundred and forty members
in the House of Representatives, coming
from various sections of the Union, repre-
senting different interests. and that he was
compelled to fix the details SO as 10 meet
the wishes of all, lfpossible. Gen. MCKAY
declared his hostility to the tariff of 40
,ha, he had labored for its repeal. and that
he would do so again. He entered into
mastery exposition of The evils which it had
entaiIed upon the country, particularly up
on this section of The Union.-But our linn
its will not perni. US to enlarge upon this
topic.
The charge Of favoring British mechan'
les, and British manufactures, was next
urged by mr.. Meares agsinst general me-
Kay. Mr. Meares charged. aimosti II me
language of the Chronicle. that general
Mckay. in the Session of 43-4, had voted
against an amendment to the appropriation
bill, requiring that all articles for the use OF
the two Houses OF Congress, should be OF
American growth or manufacture. Gen.
McKay said that he had so voted and he
further told the people, that should I SINH
lar question again come up undef similar
circumstances. he would vote il. the same
way. The reasons why general Mckay
and other democrats voted against this
amendment, we have stated in former
number. We will again give them brel-
Iy as general Mckay stated them. in re-
ply to mr.. Meores. He. (Gen. McKoy)
said that so far as the House Of Represen-
tatves was concerned, the amendment pro-
posed by Pollock, of Pennsylvania, was
already the law of the House-that ii had
been so since the Session of 4l-2, and
that as the Senate was entitled to the ri int
of regulating its own mode of expend-
ing its own contingent fund, he thought
the House had no right to interfere in the
matter. Besides. said the general, every
article in favor of which this amendment
was proposed, had already, under the Tar
if Of AZ, an advantage of from 80 10 100
per cent over its foreign rival. He fur
Their Showed that articles brought to our
shores from foreign countries, were often
as much entitled to protection and cOnslde
ration as those made at home. He put
this case suppose cotton planter lnsAIa
bama should think proper to carry his cot
Ton crop 10 England, and there exchange
it for such articles as he might think would
be most saleablc in the United States. is
he, after having paid duty of from 80 to
100 hundred per cent, then TO lie told by
Congress. sir, you cannot sell these arti-
cles so long as we can get them from the
Northern manufacturers. Has not the cot
ton planter in this case, as much right to
the protection Of Congress, as the North
ern manufacturer? especially as the latter
he's already bounty Of from 80 to 100 per
cent. allowed him. from the Tariff OF AZ.
In concluding his remarks, in reply to
these charges, general Mckay observed.
that it was the best evidence that he had
served his constituents well and faithfully,
that all the vigiIent bitterness of his enc
mics could rake up, no voles that he had
given. nor acts that he had done in the
whole course of his career in Congress,
with which, he, general Mckay. was not
perfectly willing that every man in the
district should be made Familiarity acquain,-
ed. That he had represented the people
Of the 9th district for fourteen years, and
that although during that period the most
momenious and important questions which
have ever. agita,ed the country, were acted
upon, and disposed of by Congress, and
although he took All active but humble par,
in the stirring events which occurred dur
ing that period, yet still, he could look
back upon his course and thank his God
that in all that he had done and said, he
was actuated by all earnest desire to pro-
mote the glory and prosperity of his coun-
try, and that he had done nothing which
he would have undone, or of which he
was ashamed. Al this part of the discus
sion. general Mckay became really elo-
quent. The countenances of his old friends
gIistened with pride, when they looked
upon their faithful and distinguished repre-
sentative, triumphan.ly defending himself
against these, petty and frivolous charges
of mr.. Meares.
t. The concluding charge 6 lMr.
Meares. about Gen. McKay's rn'os:'ion
TO the Right Of Suffrage, and tie aaaswer
to ii ,oiHb be found IN another co',m'n. %
The discussion lasted upwards of five
hours. AS we stated before, mr.. Meare,
lead os in speech of about an hour, gen.
eral Mckay then took the stand. and occu.
pied it in reply for two hours. or ,herea.
bouts, when he gave way to mr.. Meares
who reioined in a speech of some Two