The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-31
Correspondence of the Express.

/ w ASHlNGTON, huTCll Il, -4O-
Some Of the South Carolina members are
grumbling n good deal about the loss OF
the appropriation Tor Hog Island Channel:
Charleston, S. G. The House would most
readily have voted the appropriation: had it
been seconded in any manner by The Repre-
sentatives OF those who were 10 receive the
benefit of the appropriation. But the Rep
resentative of the Charleston district was the
very member who introduced the rule by
which the approprilion was struck from the
bill 1t was resisted by very large minor
| ity of the House, and was carried, as it was
| offered, by the enemies Of the bill. Under
this bill every item was voted upon seper-
ately, instead of collectively, as provisions
ofalr other bills are voted upon, when repor-
ted from the Committee oil the Whole 10 the
House. One ofthe South Carolina men had
denounced the the whole bill as unconsitu-
lional and anti-Democratic, and had declar-
ed that il was federal a measure throughout
The western members OF the dominant party
were disturbed a good deal by this sort Of
denunciation, and resisted with WARMTH
and, the sequel shows, this iactious violence
was punished by the rejection OF the amend
ment for Charleston, while an appropriation
for Savannah harbor was carried with great
unanimity Mr.. King, OF Ga, was the only
Georgia member who voted for the bill,
and came from a sick bed TO do SO. Two or
three of the delegation, however were absent.
The southern members, generally voted a.
gainst the bill.
The friends of Protection have had some
reason TO be alarmed at the attempts making
every day to make the tariff odious in the es-
timation Of Congress. One of The Commit
tee rooms of the House of Representatives
continues 10 be literally in the possession of
the Agent of the Manufacturers OF England.
The visit of this Agent, MIR. Homer, who
comes from British houses, giving assurances
of his competency TO enlighten the world up
on the superior value of British goods,-is re-
cieved as a most timely visit by the friends
OF Free trade. Mr.. Homer, however, though
a very gentlemanly man, is a very bunglng
agent He comes upon British GRAND 10
teach an American Congress what should be
done in regard TO lis own people,-Labor
and Revenue; and the dominant party award
him one of the best places in the Capitol far
the exhibition of British goods and wares
With invoices prepared TO order, with an o.
yer estimate OF what British manufacturers
can do, and an under estimate of what Amer
lean manufacturers have done, both rs to pri-
ces and qualities oil goods, an impression
may be produced disadvantagoous 10 the
country. If the Capitol is 10 be turned into
n shop Tor the exhibition Of British goods, at
least let US have opportunity for the exhibition
Of American goods Surely Free trade men
cannot object 10 this. E. B.
AZ The HUDSON RIVER is 10 have S75-
900 of the Sl,37S, $50 appropriated 10 the i'm
provement ofIhe navigation of Rivers, Lakes
and Harbors by the bill which was virtually
passed the House This item of the bill was
carried by vote Of 102 10 81, divided politi-
calIy thus:
For ii Wings 81 Natives Locos AZ
against il s 4" 0 {" 50
About one eighth of The Wings and tHo
thirds of the Locos voted against improving
the difficult navigation ofour River, on which
nearly hall theCommercc oftheNation is float
ed. The nine Wing nays are all from Slave
States, of them from Tennessee of the AZ
Loco Yeas, eleven were Newly orkers, and
the balance almost entirely from Western
States directly Interested in the navigation of
the Hudson.-N Y Tribune.