The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-08

the hollow pretence is set up here that il is on "the
poor mans" account that this Ohio democracy have
this morning resolved to oppose the bill of the
committed Sir, the true reasonable stronger
reasons at least for this move on the part Of the
speaker, in my humble opinion, are to be found IN
that other portion Of the genteman's speech which
constituted the burden Of his lament: soho is the
third State in this Union; and yet what has she got
from this administrations Has she foreign minis
teri Not one A charge Not one. consulship'
Of the first class' Not one," &c. "our citizens
have been studiously excluded from almost all pub
lie Offices" "lf our people cannot have their share
of Office and influence, they shall have II, at least OF
the comforts Of life" And this is what the gentleman
from Ohio Mr.. BRlEKERHoFFl called "a plain
talk" Well sir, think il ''plain" myself! IL is
easily understood. Il says give us "offee," and we
for you. Refuse, and he tells US that "there Is
point where neglect will be remembered, and
where insult will MT be forgotten"
Mr.. Chairman, it is extremely natural IN such
men to hate "a southern chivalry!" There Is
nothing in common between men entertaining and
acting on such principles and ga southern chivsl-
ry." lflhere is State which has some grounds
for complaint about the distribution Of offices of late
II is Alabama. OF the officers in the newly mount
ed rifle regiment, she did not get one. Ohio, be-
lieve, got three. OF the recent army appointments
Alabama has received but two subordinate ones
while Ohio, believe, has received nine, and some
| of them Of high grade At this city, though the
Blue Book puts down four clerks, believe, as from
Alabama yet am told by the Oldest members OF our
delegation that but one Is in truth an Alabama APP
pointment.
But, sir, if Alabama had not one the fact, howso-
| ever disagreeabe, would not change an iota OF her
rincples-would not influence her course on legis-
| laIion here-would not cause her TO abandon, and
| not only To abandon, but To attack the admlnlsra-
ton, long II was conducted according TO the
standard Of great principles by which It was elect
ed. But what particular claim has Ohio on the adj
mlnisraon, that her delegates here should flare up,
| because "offiee" was not doled out to her. When
has she supported the democratic party in It's presl-
| DENTAL election? Certainly not of late. In lo4O
she voted against US. In 1874 she voted against US.
Polk did not receive electoral vote from Ohio!
And yet a member from Ohio chooses to dc
tate to him who he shall appoint for Office and he
acts independently Of that profiered advice, Ohio,
forsooth, declares, through him, that she Will not
| slick the hand that smites her"
| Sir, in what is Ohio democratic, that she should
ever advise with us as to our legislation hereI On
the bank question, dead as that issue is elsewhere,
her people are divided at home On the question OF
Ia xation her delegation here refuse to go with US,
but declare that they will 60 for bill as thoroughly
Objectionable in principle as is the act OF lS42 on
the question Of expenditure, no Sate-no party any
| where is more unsound- nore extrnvagant than the
| Ohio democracy They declare here that they want
| not cent TO be expended for national defenee-but
| they want harbors dug out where nature has made
none-bsrs removed, rivers cleared, and canals dug,
Il
rine Of internal improvement by the general govern
ment, avowed by Mr.. Clay, had limit was
bounded by the amount of instament OF the sur
| plus revenue. The doctrine of the Ohio democracy
is unlimited the ability Of the country TO pay
Witness their whole course, during this session, on
the harbor and river BILL and on all other bills Of in
| tcrnal improvement In what, then, ! again ask,
/ are they democratsl
They are against us on taxation, if the member
has spoken her position truly to-day They are
against us on disbursement. Now, II this Is democ-
/ racy, | am no democrat. IL this is democracy, the
/ people of Alabama are not democrats. The South
| has heretofore met these gentlemen from Ohio and
Pennsylvania in common council, believing that they
in common with us, entertained kindred principles.
But are wrong. We entertaiu no principle in
| common
Our views Of constitutional duty are dissimiar
and as a Waterman, set here by portion Of the
people of the South, them of the true state
OF things, | inform them that they are but as
| sheep in the hands Of the shearers. large por-
ton Of the western representatives are sound; but
as a whole, they in their extravag1n system Of Ell
penditure for works of local internal improvement
| act harmoniously with the Middle States and East,
| who desire high taxes. The manufacturers say to
these internal improvement men, "you want money
to build harbors, dig canals, and clean out rivers
We will vote it to you, If you will aid us In col
Iccting il off Of imports" For all practical purposes
the bargain il struck The South exporting sixty
nut of every one hundred millions of exports, con-
sequently pays sixty out of every hundred dollars
oftaxes thus raised; and, as have elsewhere shown
since 1871, Ohio alone has received of this sum
two millions seven hundred and ninet mine thou.
sand dollars for purposes of internal improvement
| while the entire South, including Maryland and
Kentucky, has received but three millions and twen-
| ty thousand dollars for that purpose How long
are to bear this odous unjust, and ruinous dis
crminationi And above ALL how long are we OF
| the South to go tremendously into convention, to
gether with these men, who, instead of sympa-
thizing with in principle, and endeavorng to aid
US in administering the government according to
sound constitutional doctrines, but combine with us
to organize party, which shall enable them to con-
troll the offices, and which keeps the South merely Ia
foot The bill Of expenses? tits question solemny put
to the people represent am no candidate for pub.
lie favors have resigned the commission hold
and do not expect again to be in public life not al
least for long series of years. speak therefore
as a disnterested man to my constituents, and fol-
them and if | know their feeling and spirit, now
tell these gentlemen that we of the South have de.
termined no longer to meet in friendly convention
for party purposes, men who will tax us for pro-
lection, and expend our money for wild and ex
travagant schemes of internal improvement. Wher
we meet again it must be, not to pass resolutions
clothed in words which hide, and do not convey
meaning, and which be used screen FOL
every political vagary, but to define principles o
action which we shall mutually feel arden
desire to promote want, land may thus far SPEAK
better acted up to, before | again
hold political communion with men, who now seen
, to be of every political hue We make no demand
Of Offices. We de not deem that the government
was made TO distribute Offices All we demand is
sound and strict administration of it upon const
tutiona views. We will hereafter meet in conven
ton with none who will not aid us in this. W.
say TO you all, if we but receive your votes tt
engraft great principles upon the administration o
the affairs Of the Union, you may receive all it,
Offices. As for myself, have never asked for one
and willing on these terms to endorse an appli
cation for every man north of Mason and Dixons
, line
With these sentiments have come here
hoping that out of sixty democratic majority in th.
House should be able to gather up at least ma
jority of one in favor of the repeal of the tariff
1S42. 1t is sad however, that too strait
laced--too Incorporating. Not so; for we ART
; ready to meet gentlemen in support of the bill o
the Committee Of Ways and Means, which lays al
average duty of twenty-five per cent. upon imports
and which gives advantage of a duty of thirty
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