The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-18

IBDTuUg OF the ROOT Oi Ou one Lldl naQ Occu-
pied It's place And | thought il was a striking
emblem. 1 believe he will turn out to be in truth
Young Hekory that he will tread in the footsteps of
the Old Hickory and that in his retirement grateful
country will esteem him whilst living, and venerate
his memory when dead. trust that my friend the
Irish gardener, viii cherish the young twig. IL
stands Immediately in front of the piazza.
But was reading certain extracts. | suppose
now we are TO dance Macgregor's reel, an old
Scotch dance, TO the music Of the pipes. As | was
referring to the opinions of Washington, Jeffer-
| son, Madison, and all the fathers Of our country on
this question, an old coupet came into my mind
"our fathers lived in darker days,
| They had no CLEAN from VISIONS rays
| Like owls that Seek their prey by night,
Their children cannot see for Light"
Nov we live in the midst Of light All the
opinions that have been given by the fathers Of our
institutions In days gone by are to be dsregarded
We are to adopt new set Of opinions.
| But my time is running out. | voted confess
for the one-hour rule and do not complain of its
operation. | have not time TO 60 into discus
sion of the merits ofthis bill regret 1t the less, in
ssmuch as the honorable member who spoke this
morning, and who is also member OF the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, stated that the bill
had not vet been perfected, that amendments were to
be introduced and we do not therefore know the
precise form the bill is to take.
IL is said that the repeal Of the corn laws is to
produce an entire change in the trade Of the coun-
try; that although We have, by the present system
of duties, a revenue which very nearly answered
the expectations Of those who framed H. yet that the
duties to be reduced for the purpose Of raising
more revenue. find that the goods subject TO du-
ty, imported the last year, amounted in round num-
bers 10 ninety millions OF dollars and the goods free
Of duty TO about twenty five millions. The former
paid an average duty Of about 80 per cent creating
revenue, say Of twenty eight millions. lfthe rev.
enue derived from an importation Of ninety mil
lions, gave twenty Eight millions of dollars, what
amount must be imported TO produce the same sum
under the rates proposed in this bip It. will not be
less than one hundred and fifty millions This will
have the effect Of draining the country OF specie.
The gentlemen from Georgia says we can pay all
with our produce. | will examine that matter d.
rectly. II the present Congress adopt the rule that
the lower the duties the higher the revenue, they
must admit that country will be flooded with
foreign goods and must eventually be drained Of her
specie, unless we pay the whole amount in pro-
duce. Does England depend on the United States
alone for the portion Of wheat and other grain not
raised in her own country | will ask the clerk TO
read extract from article entitled production of
wheat in the United States, - contained in the Mer-
cants' Magazine;
suppose the conlaws repealed Is our chance for a
ports wheat TO the average eNtoient 1900 bushels
and her importation has amounted double that quaint
~. We have shown that have been permitted, here
tofore, TO supply from our bursting granares one
tW elih Of that As the British price he
IN fhsnos wheat, costing IMAM
and at cheaper transportation from the gainexpoT
ing countries Europe The year 1881 was one OF great
900 bushels yet treasury records show that
we supplied In competition with the ser1bOr OF Russia
sixth Of that amount Embnc ing period Of thirty wears
according TO hcCuoch the United have supplied
the coIn.sws Of England and the American isrmer
supply her market when he can place himself on level
with the miserable and degraded cr' Of Russia and 20
land and not till then fhe can survive poorly fed and
housed II be can endure to go as meany clad If he can
content himself to have his children grow up around
him ignorant as his cattle he wheat and sell
with European sen"
A few days ago Continued Mr. McC.) received
a letter from an ronmaster in Pennsy vania in
forming me that he had seen a letter, dated January
I'd, an importer Of iron from his brother in Glas-
gov, stating that there piled up on the Clyde
four hundred and eighty thousand tons of Scotch pig
iron awaiting our action on the tariff. And here an
American legislature is to be influenced in the first
place by agents of British manufacturers coming in
to our committee rooms loading the desks Of the
members with London publications on The repeal Of
the corn laws and the moment your duties are
brought down your markets to be gutted with
the produce of foreign nations and manufacturers
believe that If in the enactment Of laws on
this question of the tariff are committed at ALL they
should be committed on the side of our country
rather than on that of British manufactures | feel
an honest pride when reflect on the great perfec-
ton to which my eountrymen have brought the DIFF
ferent manufacturers and trust that few years
longer when our country shall be brought to a set
tied state Of peace and prosperity-when perma-
nent system of duties shall be established-very lit
tie protection will be required, and that we may be
able to adopt tariff strictly for revenue.
My time is nearly out, and yet have scarcely
commenced my course Of argument | can only
say that this Congress ought to act cautiously in
this matter. IL is an important and intricate ques
ton, not to be hastily handled especially at this
time when the country is in state in which calm
lpUislaton he had Our 10
pering Let it continue to do so for a few brief
months longer, when we shall come here under in
structons from our people and prepared to enter
upon the work at an early period Of the session.
In that course We will be sustained by our const-
uents. The will in all probability have closed. |
Our country's arms will be crowned with victory
We can enter calmly and deliberately on the exam
Inatlon Of this question: and determine on such &C
ton as will be worthy of an American Congress.
feel constrained to refer to vote gave yester-
day on the motion by the gentleman from Ohio
Mr.. McDowELL] to suspend the rules, that he
might introduce certain resolutions in relation to
the Oregon treaty. feel that my vote may be
l feel that the settlement of the
Oregon question, whatever the precise terms of that
settlement may be, is on the whole the best thing
for the country. Our people desire peace.
voted with the minority to suspend the rules,
that the resolutions might be read and received.
did not listen attentively to the first read
ing, and was not therefore acquainted with
their precise import As act Of courtesy |
vote for their reception, leaving the House to dis
pose of them as it might think proper But the
question is settled, and it does not become say
anything about it. Whatever boundary may have
been fixed, we must feel that for the present it is
right. Anything in the shape of an honorable
treaty is to be preferred to the caamities of war
But our country, if not injured by inudcious legis-
lation, will steadily progress. Our institutions are
Of the go-ahead character. care not whether the
boundary is fixed at 40, whether the
earnest expectations Of my 81 40 friends shall be re-
allied fthe country goes she is going on
now, she will soon have no ideal boundaries, no
splitting of hairs between 40 and 81 40 Whoever
looks on the map of the western continent, and
casts his eye round from Panama to Panama again
who reflects on the character of our institutions
Unjust feel that the swift surges of our population
will speedily fill up the outlines, bearing upon its
crest the emblem Of our power" We shall then
have no boundaries but such us the Almighty maker
has fixed. They will be the isthmus-the two
oceans, and the poles
Mr.. McC. having concluded
Mr.. f. B. HOLMES obtained the floor, and ad-
dressed the committee in speech having reference