Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-01

aud was subsequently, read a thirJ time an,
passed
" by this bill The President las authority t
: appoint two Major Generals aud four Bri-a
y der Generals Ia addition to those now ia ser
y vice. and TO select them from the Army O
u from citizens, at his discretion.
On motion OF VI. johnson ofNld.. the Fnncl
I Spoliation Bill was taken up for the purpos,
u OF taking a vote upon it-but limitations hav
ing been given of an intention TO debate il
, IL was passed by informally.
Z On motion OF Mr.. Fairfield, the bill Tor IN,
augmentation of the Naval iotcc OF the L.. 5
= was taken up and mad" the special order fol
Monday.
; On motion Of Mr.. Sewer, the Senate Cat one
o'clock went into Executive Session.
Mr.. Hawl-lu OF Ga. offered a Lcsulution
cdlilngior copies of the account of The battles
which took place between the American Army
and the Mnicau, on thc SIN ami 9th instant.
The Resolution was adopted without objcc-
ton.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC ELL.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole.
Mr.. McClrlland orWl. gave notice orsover-
al aurudm uts in ref, renee to
which hc designed To- otler to the above bill.
Mr.. CoildueTot VI. with some interruption
upon q point ol order, rcpliedto the anti Tar
all speech OF Nr Payne OF Ala. That spccch
Doe pronounced The same oll song HAT had
been sung Tor all thc time the Tariff bad been
before tIe country. That gentleman thought
The minds OF men were ,iulJided by lhe state
mcut that the Protective duties reduced the
price OF goods. Such was ihe TACT, and the
iact was good agaiustol the assertions which
ldu pHtu made. or could b. mIIF.
Mr.. e.. said The taud had reduced the price
oI goods. His was not true only of glass and
leather and some few articles, but IL was true
oil al articles. The exclusive patriotism set
up Ay the gentleman from Alabama Tor him.
sIl and party was also rcuukcd-Mr. Payne
having charged thc Wing members with vo-
ilnB Tor lha tariH from motiSss al s~eli-hness.
inns was claiming a great deal ior the gentle
man ond ms party, more indeed than he be-
hevcd they possessed, though he awarded as
much consistency TO that party and as much
hdehty TO their constituants "a he claimed Tor
himseiiof the party with whom he acted.
Mr.. &. did not, however, intend 10 discuss
this question now, nor The tariff question:
lie reserved all that he had 10 say upon the
tariff for the time when the tariff Bill should
come up. The tariffs which had hitherto been
discussed had been debated from six weeks TO
six months. lie hoped a liberal discussion
Nh'tA ~ N4lNhNh upon Ailt IEl~fuf Ullis tiuN
% you'd not be- straDglcd, and that IL would
b, suffered TO receive something more than
what itwould endure.
Mr.. Stewart, of Pa, continued the debate
M reply 20 Nj. Payne of Alabama. and in de-
fence oi the National Fair which had been as
sailed. lie had seen that there every possible
specimen OF American manufacture, every
kind OF goods. all sorts OF Agricultural imple-
mgnts. and oil sorts ot mechanic arts-evcry
thing indeed he had seen from three hundred
beauuiul children of American manufacture
TO the most perfect specimens of art.
Mr. ) rcuumcl tLat the tariff had rcduc-
el i1e prices of goods. Cloths which sold m
1910 IJr - vents Il yarluuw sold for q cents.
ills was not True ui one article but OF all at
uo.s. Ihe yeIF highest duty bad often re-
sa.icJ iu pnHiJciug th, lowest prices. This
WIS iIe iact which would be- borne out los cx-
animation. Competition was the cause, and
iIe fruits oi 10 were au increase 81 sales, "a de-.
crease oi prices and a great good conferred up
ou lhC CaHsiuIHr..
We now sen, 10 Che East Indies between
iour and i've millions Oi goods. We lead The
Eng isH ia their own markets.
Southern men. ius1al ul denoun,iag lie
ldlh. had better tuu their attention 10 mau
uiiciIung. Where wa, South Carolina now.
aud where Virginia The latter State came
INTO ihe Union with ten Representative aud
tac former with five. They bad hardly more
now while PENNSYLVANIA bad p, and New
York 81. This was the fruit OF a Northern,
cor manufacturing policy, and TIA; OF a South.
'fn
The plan now was, aud in a time of war.
TO increase Use revenue by decreasing The du-
Tics In the lost war, just thc reverse Of this
WIS cone l1' duties were doubled to in
'..a-' ,l. '' 'nues OUT now or wise iinon-
"''P''' p'''t! "i't'uy vac reverse to
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