The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-04

| people desired me to pass the latter, ~hen'
! iorsooth, did not know the fact to be so,
and in my heart | did not believe It ! 30
! far from lis being the case, | more IMAM
doubt whether thousands Of you have not
taken il for granted, or been led 70 believe.
down 10 this day, that the i" Mckay bill =
of 1874 was the same thing tina, IL called
so IN 1916; whereas they are as different
as light is itom darkness. No, my consti.
tuenls never required such things OF me.
| Believe mo, do not mean TO bring INTO
question the course Of other Democratic
Senators who condemned the act, aud yet
rive i, their vote. II is my right to state
| that there were not q few of them who did
llhat. Neither do | mean by this to assaIl
nv friend Mr.. Mckay. Far from it,
They are my friends personally and poIItl'
caIly, and in taking different vie" OF their
duy they did me no wrong, and in defend
ing my own conduct, | intend not TO ar
/ rulgn theirs. Whilst have pursued the
1 light Of my conscience, they have followed
theirs. In questions OF conscience, Il must
be conceded that GoD is the Judge, and ev-
ery man must stand or fall according as
each believes for himself So that not un.
frequently there nre cases where men IN
The same circumstances may act different.
! Is, and yet both be guitlcss.
Bu, what | hive SAID upon the history
and purpose OF the " Nc Kay bill OF ls44
did no, form oil pE my objection to the ne"
tariff Of SAC, improperly named Mchay $
bll;" and which shall, for the sako OF dis
crlmualion, more properly call The " Ex-
porimental Tariff"
/ NV opinions shall be laid before you
vi,hou, disguise, and YOU shall sc whelh-
/ er, taken in connection with an unnecessary
and improper Abandonment OF the real Nc.
Kay bill of 1874, they do not show, that 10
nv hostility 10 the experimental iarIll, |
sas faithful TO you and my country, and
tue TO myself aud my parry.
Fortunately for me, those opinions, SO
far as they locked forward TO lis ultimate
consequences on the harmony Of the party
or tho welfare Of tho Republic, am no
longer under the neces ity Of supporting by
abored arguments. For good or evil, the
av has passed. Ii il should be repealed
or modified Of the next session, that wall
be Of itself complete yndicaIion Of my op
position TO it at the present. II 1t should
be permitted TO remain in force in the form
that was required TO vote upon II, then
time will soon determine whether my opln'
ion Of il was right or wrong. ABIDE the
result without fear; yet, If know myself,
without wish TO gre evil conc Of A. mere.
y for tho slke Of claiming hereafter the
merit Of political sagacily for my resistance
to il.
These. then, were my opinions, as they
are now:
LIST. Our country is involved in 90 oxpen
sive wor, aud the Wises, among you cannot
toresee It's close. We have q large army
invading Mexico, and large navy off her
coasts, along the Pacific Ocean aud in the
Gulf Of Mexico. The sum already APP
propriatcd by Congress for the Government
expenditures OF the fiscal year exceeds $780,,
0o0,000 VIII the experimental tariff raise
revenue sutlicleu, 10 pay as We 60 =
Certainly not. Congress knew that, aud
therefore authorized q loan Of 10000 600,
at the very time We were passing thus tar
If and the first act OF the next session will
probably be Que for 10000, 900 more =
Will II produce revenue enough TO pay one
half Of the appropriations | am quite
sure II will not lis advocates did not as,
sert that II would do much more. Where
fore, # this experiment works as well es lis
warmesl friends have predicted, the Gov.
crnmcnt will fall in debt % 600 O00 this
(dscal) year. So long as the war lasts, Rnd
tor such period OF time after It as the
war expenses continue, II will be the same
thing. But # the experiment works a. H.
! " az lis more violent opponents have sad
/ OF tt, why then 1t viii hardly 20 at all. /
/ thnk the truth hes between them. IL will
work, bat it will work badly, and work you
deeply IN d b'; aud If 1t is adhered to
without alteration" the public debt will
be increased not much short OF 3O0O0,0O0
/ the first year and eau see no way 10 pre-
vent It's yearly Incl ease, except by resort
+ TO direct taxes.
! Direct taxes ought to DO our very last
3 icSulL-P uOiiI NNbA 60 uti Nfl' hAAN AbASs
more than ever since was member of
Congress; and therefore it vas the conclV
sion Of my mind that this tariff oxperipant
ought moi TO be tued, aud certainly rot al
this particular time. The acts Of Con-
gIess which vent to diminish the revenue,
but 10 increase the expenditures, did no!
seem 10 me to be consistent with prudence
in any Government, more especially i1 o
time OF war. The tariff system, according
to my judy ment, was most updI suhlec'
for party experiments; aud - no Time o.
ycarb expenditure o., soO, 900, 900, and o
CJreigu war. eson experiments amounted
, % party rasnuess. Ii the war should enC
soon, still tho Government here, we knew
expected TO terminate it by treaty 70
, peace aud a new territory, VIZ: California
No honest country would take the terrific
!. ~ without paying the owner for it, md, /
+ we would, Mexico caunot yield 1t upon any
| other terms. Hence, whether We were le
" have peace or war with Mey'~o, we needeI
If much more money TO carry on the Govern
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