Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-03
Country Collectors for the WING i'm
VIRGINIA.
"PLAIN TALK. -

Representatives. Iney SAID to have fallen
upon the of his political associates like a
peal of thunder from a cloudless sky. The
''Union," (Which, by the way, no treats with mar
ked rreverence,) is evidently heart stricken by
the unexpected blow-though il still strives to
keep up n show of confidence, which it maniEcsty
does not feel. We deem the remarks of Mr..
BRrSKERHorr Of sufficient interest TO copy them
at length. They show that he at least docs not
regard the Administration Tariff Bill as CO.
ming up to the ''repenue sianddrd,' but on the
contrary, believes, with Mr.. Hungerford of New
York, another leading member Of the same party
that It will DESTROY REvENUE-ihat, instead of
yielding 25 millions Of dollars year. the receipts
under it will fall short of Is millions-eght mil
lions less than the ordinary yearly appropria.
tons in time of peace, making about the same
difference that existed, during the Administra
tton of Mr.. Van Buren,, between the annual in
come and the annual expenditure of the govern.
ment. When learned Doctors of the Democratic
Sanhedrim thus widely differ in regard to the
consequences that are likely to result from their
great remedial measure, upon the finances and
upon tho commerce Of the country, is it not, we
ask, the part of wisdom and prudence to permit
the patient, upon whose cheek is the bloom of
health, and whose system betrays no symptom of
disease or decay, TO dispense altogether with a
nostrum, prescribed by College of Quacks.
which may contain the seeds of death-nav,
which, in the opinion of Messrs. Hupgerford and
Brnkerhof, two of the most eminent of the Lo.
cofoco Faculty, do contain thcml
We copy Mr.. Bnnkerhoff7s speech for another
reason. 1t shows that the Fifty -four Forties.
though silent heretofore, as men stunned by the
suddenness and severity OF the blow dealt TO them
by their leader in the fight, are smarting under
the treachery practised upon them by the Presi.
dent Of their choice, in claiming the "whole" of
Oregon rs indisputably ours, and then surrender
ing one half of it-just as the Pennsylvania De
mocrats exhibiting signs of restveness and
rebellion. they that they are about to reap
the bitter fruit of the stupendOus fraud by which
they were induced TO vote for Mr.. Polk in 1874
believing, from the assurances contained in his
letter to Kane, that he in favor of protecting
all the great interests of the country TO foster anv
any one Of which he now asserts TO be both I'M
constitutional and iniquitous Mr.. BrinkerbofT7s
Southern associates cannot fail too to apprec;ate
his filings at the "ChivaIry," and the hacsuppress
ed bitterness with which he speaks of .'thc Slave
States" Coming from natural ally 1.-THE South
these expressions will not that account we hone
be blinked by those who are so eager always to
bazon to the world similar sentiments when H.
tered by II Northern or Western Wing!
But we must not detan our readers longer
from the speech itself:
"rdr BRINKERHoFF obtained the floor. and said bo
had risen at this time for the purpose Of having Ii,,e
plain talk, OF telling that committee what Ohio could do
and what she could not do what would do and what
had had 1,.Izl a
here the doctrines OF protection and free trade
which led TO little more practical result Than the discourse
held by the fallen angels who waited the shores OF hell
while their great chief was absent his expedition
through chaos
land reasoned high
OF Providence, foreknowledge, will and fate
Fixed fate. free will foreknowledge absolute
And found no end, in wondering mazes lost"
MI B. said he was warranted TO sneak The un,,i,nor.
OF the entire Ohio delegation without the exceu
tioI OF man. Did gentleman suppose that they were
going support the bi7 They would do no such thing
Aud Why They hal some objections against IT, which
though strong, would Of themselves nsuperable bal
there others which nothing could They OBJ.
jecicd the bill, FIRST because made a wide and mpro
per distinction the duties levied spirits and upon wine
There ought nave been such discrimination between
these two articles. If there good for laying
duty the one there reason equally good for i'm.
posing duty the other. Both articles were equally
unnecessary; did he think that the health and morals OF
the American people would be all injured should both
DO permanently excluded Their next objection the
bill was the discrimination made between the articles of
woolens and that Of wool The duty on yoollen goods
put down Soc per cent, the duty on wool NJ 81
per cent. Both articles imported, and they should
both have been taxed alike Ohio largely interested
in the growing Of WOOL and she held that growers
entitled 70 the protection with the manufacturer
OF wooden cloth. They objected in the third place TO In,
distinction made between AaRoed oil aud Aaxs,cd. The
being taxed 20 per and the other 10 per cent
They had the same objection to tho distinction between
hides aud leather The hides "a state were
taxed per cent the leather ~ per cent; the effect Of
which would be TO destroy the manufacture Of leather in
this county.
Bu, these OBJECTIONS might al be got over under proper
mo1'hcauon' Ih'fe were ohef objections TO the bill
which could not, bu, which were insupefabe. The bill
proposed tax contingent indeed upon the face Of the bill
but certain IN s operation and effect tea aud coffee
To this they could not submit, and they would not the
Union 10 the contrary Notwithstanding They could NOT
consent 10 harmonic their with cracked and dis
oordan aud squoaking Of the government organ-
Toe tar on tea and coffee oil inienis aud purposes
poll tar. IL ghi as well have been laid on ever ION
woman, aud child IN the country. II was 20, tax end
the people Of Ohio would not pay H. Thosc articles were
10 use BY oil The people, and used by the poor Il
was the poor mans feicshmont when he home from
his toll. and u often tho poor womau's Oay luyury
Many families IN the West made use Of it three times
day. Besi6cs on these articles was seeon,. lax
The people Of the North and middle States ell made use Of
them. The nbOfing population much II not more than
any, while those who performed labor the South scarce
used them % OIL.
Butt said BY the gentleman from Georgia tMr Jone.)
that the Government could NOT no w. enough revenue 10
mo he public service without the No, noi while tho
committed were cutting down al other articles and oay-
log them free. he presumed tey could not Bu Jd cen
temon think that the free delegation OF Ohio Tor the mere
purpose oi pleasing this Administration. and Tor noHiug
"so undof heaven were going - AK she siOmaohs o the
people. and that too support exclusive Southern cb
valryl They " Old not do w. Whence came our minis.
tiers sbfoad and with their nine thousand dollars outfit end
their nine thousand sslsi Every Of them from the
slave states. Whencc nsi,fy Of our fore On min
isier Of the second rso, Charges eos Asrsl From s
states. THIS under Administration that they he'd
themseives made end helped 10 sustain BY majority u
their number. a laugh. voice. "Whom DID Ohio
vote foril Ohio he'd had Democratic rnsjor-
90 thsi hDOf snd YET THE The in which she
ustd.
"Can these things be,
And overcome rs Ike summer cloud
Without our special wondori"
Ohio had been wholly excluded from that share Of IN
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