The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-07-18

ss well havo been LAID on every msn, woman, and
child In the country II was apol and the peo-
pie Of Ohio would not payit These articles were
IN use by all the people, and most used by the poor
II was the poor mans refreshment when he came
home from his toll, and it was often the poor wo-
mans only luxury. Many families in the West
made use Of it three times a day. Besides, the tax
on these articles was a sectional tax. The people
Of the North and Middle States all made use of
them. The laboring population as much If not
more than any, while those who performed labor
in the South scarce used them at all.
BUTT was said by the gentleman from Georgia
IMr. Jones1 that the government could not raise
enough revenue to meet the public service without
the tax. No, not while the committee were cut
ting down all other articles and leaving them free,
he presumed they could not But did gentlemen
think that the free delegation Of Ohio, for the
purpose OF pleasing this administration, and for
nothing else under heaven. were going to tax the
somachs Of the people, and that, too, to support an
exclusive southern chiyalryl They would not do
IL. Whence came our ministers abroad, and with
their nine thousand dollars outfit and their nine
thousand salary Every one Of them from the slave
States. Whence came majority yof our foreign
ministers of the second rate-our charges des af-
fsires! From the same states. This under an ad-
minisration that they had themselves made, and
helped to sustain by majority of their number.
fAlaugh. A voice: :" Whom did Ohio vote for!''1
Ohio had had a constant democratic majority on
that floor, and yet this was the manner in which
she was used.
Can these things be,
And overcome US like summer cloud
Without Our special wonder|
M Ohio had been wholly excluded from that share
OF influence In this government to which she was
entitled. II was OF this the she Justly complained
We do not care about your money, said Mr.. B.
Allour people are accustomed to work for heirli,-
ing. II is not your money we want; but we claim
to have our legitimate share of influence and con-
sideration in this government. We claim it because
tits our right Our citizens have been studiousy
excluded from almost all public offices; and have
been thus prevented from obtaining that experience
in public business which forms the best education
OF a statesman. Ohio is the third State in this
Union; and yet what has she got from this admin
istration! Has she foreign minister! Not one.
A charged Notone. A Aconsulship ofthe first class !
Not one. consulship ofthe second class? Not
one. A child can tell the story who has learned to
speak but two words, "not one." believe she has
one bureau-that of Indian affalrs-and this is all
under the government to show that such State is
in existence. Our people do not yet know all these
things; but they shall know them, and they shall
act upon them. They will do it. Are free and in
them! tell you that ours is notthe soil that gives
birth TO such men; and SO long as can exert any
influence over the action of my people, it never
shall be. We will not consent 10 tax the stomachs
of our people to please either this administration or
its organ. If our people cannot have their share
Of office and of influence, they shall have it at least
of the comforts of lite.
=" Oh, but yon win vote this tax as war tax
Certainly, as war tax you will vote it, wont you?
You win not refuse a tax to support the warp
Yes,w would have voted you a war tax Just as
large as you chose to ask if we had not seen YOU
such valiant heroes when the fighting was to be
with the Mexican byena. but trembling like an as
pen leaf at the first remote mutering of the British
lion. If you had stood up for what you yourselves
taught us was our right, you might have taxed any
thing yop pleased. We would have stood by you
till the last, and given you our last dollar. But
you have made most disgracefnl surrender. AT
ter declaring that Oregon was ours of right up to
81 degrees 40 minutes, you have come down to
49, yes, below 49 degrees, and have given up to
our ancient enemy the use OF great river south of
that line. And after all this you now turn round
and ask us for war tax. Now, we must pay for
war for southern. conquest, after you have given
away millions upon millions of acres Of our own
territory at the North. Will you now ask from US
to grant you tax on tea and coffee! And do you
think we will give it, No, we will do no such
thing l said at the beginning that rose here to
have some plain talk.
And now ask you, suppose you strike out lea
and coffee from your bill, what then? have al
ways stood up fora revenue tariff; stand for it
still will go neither for tariff for protection
for tariff for the destruction of revenue; and
therefore the next question Is, will your bill raise
revenue enough for the use of government without
tea and coffee? The Secretary of the Treasury
says that he lays this tax on tea and coffee TO sup
ply the requisite amount of revenue, and that he
- Al. 4
Strike il out and you have deficit of three millions
10 start with. But the gentleman from New York
IMr. Hungerford] very clearly demonstrated in
his speech of yesterday that your bill would pro-
duce deficit of much more than three millions.
The ave. age expenditure of this government has
been sho VI to be nearly twenty-six millions per
annum, and you have brought us a bill which, with
out tea and coffee, will mot give you eighteen mil
lions am under no pledge to go for tariff 10
destroy revenue and especially when it is oreseen
and is SO intended, that this shall lead to perma
nent tax on tea and coffee. suppose If we refuse
to insert the tax in this bill, you will bring in a
separate bill for thst purpose expressly. Now it is
not my duty as a democrat to vote for such bill
70 raise revenue. hold it neither wise as states
man, nor polite as partisan: and here give you
fair warning that we make an issue with the Com
mittee of Ways aud Means on this point, and if
you reckon on'our votes to C ,rry your bill, you
reckon without your host warn you TO come
to il In time
We have agreed that we will support the amend
ment moved by the gentleman from New York,
[Mr. Hungerford] For that we are ready to vote
unanimously, because il compromises this much
disputed question, and will settle it forever That
bili is exempt from the odious minmums which
have occasioned so much complaint, and il contains
but two or three specific duties.
We cherish no hostility 10 old Pennsylvania On
the contrary, we love her well, for we look to her
ssaparent Virginia, indeed, claims US. but we
disown her. Good old Pennsylvania has done
more for the State Of Ohio than all Gods creation
besides, and we are not going 10 prove matricides
We have long looked with pride 10 her democratic
banner, and II would be suicidal madness to throw
her into the embraces Of our enemy.
There is point where neglect will be remem.
bsred and where insult will not be forgotten. i