Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-30
INTERESTING DEBATE.

JUST severity upon the violent and malignant as
sault upon that gentleman, in the columns Of the
Executive Paper. He said:
at is circumstance good deal characteristic Of the
state OF things Mr. President which find ourselves
placed and strongly indicative Of that absorbing interest
which belongs to this question, that have the honor
to-day TO address full Senate. Since the
OF my observations Saturday morning, honorable
member from OF the Southern States Mr. HAYWOOD
has vacated his seat in this body We probably
hear from him OF the which led him leave the
situation which he had occupied and to ill which he bad
been chosen am otherwise acquainted with those
reasons than gather them om very extraordinary srt-
Gle IN the paper this morning. Sa-
turdsy evening. Infer from that that the HONORABLE
Der left his scat here from inability support
ure OF the administration before aud from great
unwiingnesSs 10 disobge his party friends and
ions by voting sganstit Sir, he is gone, may speak
OF him man OF character and standing here and
home-a oflearning and of great eour-
sey, unsurpassed industry and attention the discharge
OF his public dunes-and, as, we all know 90 far
Judge OF his course here intelligent and friend
| OF the present administration.
Now, sir confess that l am ashamed Of my country,
when gentlemen OF that character reuring from this
place. hunted abused, dcfamed according the degree Of
abuse and defamation which for the govern
men in the paper Of the government fit pour
against him. Ii is disgrace the civilization OF the age.
1t IL Disgrace American civilization. IL is disgrace
to this government IL is disgrace tho American peo
| pie"
Mr.. w. then dealt at great length on the OBJ
Jections to the bill, and concluded his remarks by
moving to strike out the following portion of the
| 9th section
And such collector shall cause such goods to be sold At
public suction within 20 the OF taking the
in the prescribed by law for OF un
claimed goods and the eds Of such sale shall be pa
eed forthwith into the Of the United States;
such collector hereby authorized pay OF the sceru
10 the owner, importer consgnee or agent Of
the goods aken the value thereof declared in the en-
and five per upon such addition there
and the said collector shall render Secretary OF the
Treasury with his accounts OF the customs statement
showing the amount Of moneys paid the amount Of du
ties ehargeabe on the goods taken, and the
proceeds paid into the treasury and this section shall in
force until the first July, eighteen hundred and orysgh
unless otherwise directed by Congress"
The debate was farther continued by Messrs
LEWIS, McDUFrIE, BENTON, CRIrrENpEN, JAR.
NAGIN, K. JOHNSON and PINNYBACkER. We
have room only for the extraordinary remarks of
the Missouri Sepator-e1traordnary, we mean
when viewed in connection with his expressed
determination to vote for the bill, the deformities
of which he so graphically pourtrays:
Mr.. BENTON. 1 did wish to vote upon any clause
OF amendment 10 this bill intend 10 vote for the
single ground OF overturning the OF 1912 did not
wish to 20 into the business Of amendment. Amend.
implies the exercise OF Judgment consideration and
deberauon, and the Tune and circumstances do admit
OF these requisites TO legislation. hope there will be no
motions TO amend; but this motion being made am
forced upon II, and give my reasons for the
The strike the sections which an
ihorEe the government TO constitute itself the purchaser OF
the importation This Is a new question to me; n i,
not the inst time have thought talked about it, At
least months with the chairman
OF the Committee OF Ways and Means OF the House of Re
representatives. Mr.. McKay,l mentioned the British prac
OF taking the Importation the price as an
objection the ad valorem objected 10 the
TEN, and mentioned this identical practice of the BRUSH
incident OF the system and one not suit.
able TO the genius OF our government perhaps
with constitution. In Great Britain il was found
upon experience that ad vaorems to the limited et
there used, subject fraud and 10 fraud.
which could not be proved, that necessary To have
recourse IN addition 10 all other penAties extraor
binary remedy OF converting the government into ma,
chant, and taking the goods own account
But not in the case OF fragrant fraud-of prove
able fnud-but IN an equivoca Casa case where
fraud could be established court OF Justice Ia that
case, the government, shutting eyes upon the
fraud but willing to deprive the fraudulent importer
OF his undue treats HIM honest man-akes his
goods his pTlce-and allows him the usu, merc,n
ue profit OF This is fair and Ineligible and
act evidently intended be copied from H. IL
evidently intended TO make the American act conform
able TO the British act; but with total miseoneepon Of
the British Our bill differs from the British in being
applicable to fraudulent instead Of imporations
and II differs from II giving the importer fair mer
camille profit. In this bill is contradictory and inco
prehensble The British take the goods and pay the price
and add ten per cent profit the ground innocent
underValuuon; in the OF fraudulent importation the
importer punished by the loss goods and other men,
ales and this has been the from time Of the pa
archs TO the present day. Fraud never before re-
Eaded, except BY this bill. undertake say IL is the
first bill which rewards fraud which has been seen in the
annals OF human legislation The seeuon in our bill there
FORE differs from the British in the great feature Of sppl
fraudulent importaons: also ders from II in
the Of per centum allowed the Importer The
British allows per cent because that is the usual
English profit on fair importation. They therefore take
importers goods price, and AZ the establish
ed profit That is reaung him far merchant and car
yInR the idea Of the But our act allows only five
per cent and that not only different from the British act
but from the Of 1t, and, in fact is founded in no
reason Five per cent. u mercantile profit but
about IL! a. therefore, the importation considered fair
IS in Great Britain, the usual profit in addition prices
should be paid.
But bill goes upon the idea ofaud II is intention
10 deTaud that the goods be taken for government USE
and now upon what principle FIVE per any per
cent, be gwen on fraud. BY al house laws
by the laws Of the world from the Of the pauarehs
the present day-ffauG crime punishable BY ines
and ioneiures; by no human legislation fraud ever
before rewarded This bill gives back the whole amount
Of the fraud and then gives Ave per cent profit on that
mount This - incomp
Poserous II can only result from copying the substance
Of the British act without understanding and then think.
ing ten per cent rather high premium fraud, bill
reduces u 10 hve Why, tr Of fraud the Brit
ish System oriets the whole importaon and that
sonabe and 80 nave our acts always done Our laws al
ways forfeit for fraud but this fraud And now
upon what principle b 10 propose 10 give FIVE per
cent? Only upon he principle OF honest importation
anything be allowed, and then should be the usual
profit, a. 10 Great Britain. But a profit FIVE per cent
10 robbery Of the merchants defrauds him out Of seven
and bali per cent As fraudulent importation, the
bill declares II to be, IL is premium fraud! it Is an en-
coufoRement 10 crime II 10 and folly IN legislation
Of which there example in the annals Of human leg
sation Bot II u was copy Of the BRUSH act, should
still be opposed 70 IT, The British Parliament can do what
We eannot II - omnipoeni-wo limited. IL may
take the subjects properly IN what pleases and
pay him tor II. 60 upon the ground OF paying his
pnce and profits. We only take the citizens pro-
perry specified case-tat Of il necessity 10 the pub
lie service, piece Of ground for fort. We then
AXE The properly, and make compensation. But this is
not case Of that kind. This dry goods and grocery
business not % the existence Of the government but
TO make money We lake the goods to cell them, pocket
/ ing the profits above FIVE per cent Have we any such
! power II merchant has made good importation
have we night 70 take u from him. under tho plea
that he pufchsssd ohesp and sell his good bargain for
COR own prOhti know Of such power snd II had
b. should BE- against exercise unsuitsbs 70 our gov
efnfneni degsding 10 H. and ending IN lOss Twenty
yes ego, when the Of dazzling wealth presented
itsef % the Imagination n Congress from leasing
iead mnes and sai sprngs, took occasion say that The
government Hss not cfested % be saltwater boiler or
lead mine digger, % b e LANDLORD Of miners and boil
sa5 further. that " went the business would
be cheated. Well have inside the trial add twenty
year, experience has shown that IVES fizhl Wa now