Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-25


might perhaps be thought by Of his friends that IN
asmuch OF the Democratic party would have
been sufficient for him tohave given silent for he suppos
ed regarded by many party question but he could
not regard it. He would have been content however, to
allow the be taken upon the BILL without troubling the
Senate with any remarks, not for the extraofdinasy
principles which contained were IT not that was In HIS
Judgment, very extreme il not that
aimed fatal blow best interests Of those whom he had
the honor la part represent and he might add iuhe
that this hill, viewed in reference the prlii
cpes which it involved, seeIed calcuated and per-
haps intended not only TO take away their rights but to
rob them of their principles also In view OF these
sderaons, ne had felt his duty say something in vim
dcalion Of the principles OF Northern Democracy II
the Democracy of the North had other champion, they
should at least have one humble he was long he had
the honor OF upon that floor II this consideration
which had led him undertake the very unpleasant Of
presenting what he believed be their upon this sub
Jec and 70 examine this bill upon the test OF those tncipes
and see whether would stand the Previous, however,
TO examining the bill in its Details he would advert to
two other considerations II seemed to have been supposed
by that those who opposed to the tariff Of 1912
must vote for this bill whether they approved Of not
alternative OF evils In order get rid Of what
garded very bad law they expected to for
Their very bad law This not principle that he had ever
acted upon, and If he were to act upon ALL he wod at
least look at the comparative merits Of the laws before
deciding way another He certsny regarded the
Of 1912 somewhat Objectionable, but there provisions
that which had far be Knew been objected
assaied far the North concerned the pt
of the Democracy had been rather object Of approval
their part II law which had done good. At
all events, there and untred principles in It, IL
measure and had the merit of operating with
great uniformity and ssbityereater uniformity, indeed,
than any which had been heretofore in opefa5H
But there another consideration. He felt himself in no
responsible for the proper working Of the law in
sence, but he should vote for this BILL and 1t should
become law, he would be responsible he was in favor
then, of allowing Objectionable law to remain for which he
not responsible rather than OF passing bad law for
which he would be responsible There still another
deaton which forced him oppose the passage OF this BILL
The bill had assumed pretty much party shape, and he sup
posed it be considered Administration neasure If
the fact So he could only say, friend Of the Adj
ninsaton that he deeply, profoundly regretted It and, if
he had other mot for voting against the BILL he would
against this account alone. He would say TO the
Administration, Edmund Burke said to eminent
statesman that he supporting his lordshps interest
against his ordshps opinion As friend Of the Admins
aon, he would support its interests against its opinion in
relation this and they might judge between him
and their other eds when they the fruits of the
He had objections the present bill ffsj
regard the time at which they called upon pass
measure for the reduction of due and, consequently,
duction of He had heard good reason why
should be pressed forward this time 1t would that
the had been determined certain quarters under
different state of things before the commenced The
bill bad enough under any circumstances; but of
passing it at such time this there could be no ex-
cuse. His next objection to the manner in which
the bill had been prepared and brought before them There
something novel in the in which it had been
introduced There seemed to be something novel attend
ing this from its very inception and, should
pass he believed would pass in novel manner for II
his solemn conviction that if passed. would pass against
the judgment of majority of the Senate In what manner
had the bill been prepared had been prepared by sort OF
special Congress sort of supplemental Congress, composed
Of the subordinate officers of the customs What interest had
they in preparing this bill Was it bill providing for their
interests He inclined to think hG such the case
These the gentlemen who arranged the details OF the
BILL The principle, he supposed, supplied from higher
quarter He thought if there any subject which pro-
pcy belonged to the Representatives Of the People to org
the trainers of the constitution, that they would not
allow the Representatives of the States prepare
nue. BILL II certainly entered into their minds that il
to be prepared at the Treasury Department by CUSTOM
house officers What the principle upon which this bill
was oundedf 1t was founded upon mere theory.
theory formed like the ancient systems of philosophy, upon
certain propositions of arbitrary speculative character,
to which every thing must be made to conform. One OF
these theoretical doctrines that the lowest rate of
luty should be imposed which should yield the greatest
amount of revenue He would admit that equal amount
Of could be obtained from low Duties they would be
preferable But how would this act in relation 10 incidental
protection, which matter essential to the interests OF
the whole country They all knew that the Incidental nfu
ences OF legislation often important than its direct
objects. With regard TO the nd raLoren principle he
would like TO know why that principle enaciousy
adhered to and insisted Could there be any other eacn
gwen than that part of the theory abstraction that
somebody had become attached Did they hear OBJ
lecons made TO il from all quarters Had there been any
good reason given for the adoption of this principle None
wha ever Common told every man that what they
wanted was that should be UNIFORM certain, and sale
in its operation ad this could be the with the
nj r1lorem principle 1t nothing less than
sliding SCALE like the sliding scale adopted Ia England
reference the laws where prices the duties
became less but sliding scale which when prices rose
the duties would rise also
Mr.. ~ entered then length into examination Of the
details Of the bill commenting upon It's operation in regard to
the various articles Of production, and showing the
injurious effects which would be produced by it in relation to
all the great interests of the country The bill hostile 10
the interests Of the North and hostile he believed to the pn
cpes of Northern Democracy He could view it in no other
light and he determined that neither the the
other should be surrendered by his vote he had alwss been
inclined to 90 far could go for his party, with
conehce but here he brought TOT stand lie thought
for the Democracy OF the North to take care OF
themselves They had suffered the good friends of the South
take care of them long that they had almost forgotten
the first Of all naYims in human affairs seIpreservaton II
said every tub should stand lis own bottom and
he thought if Northern TUBE were to stand on South
ern bottoms they would stand very steadily They had
heard about Northern with Southern principles There was
much encouragement, appeared to him. for Northern
adopt Southern principles did somehow happen that
when the Democratic party In power, the Southern De-
mocracy had the control They had always mansged affairs
and managed oeraby WELL things seemed have chang
ed very much And he thought that Northern Democrats
called upon look to their interests. South
Democrats had always bad the control of the central pa
Of the party, whether the organ or not and was
very well known that public opinion to great extent
manufactured by it, and he believed the paper labor
ing very herd TO manufacture public opinion with what sue
he did know There was all events, some advan
having the control Of the paper He not disposed
however, complain Of this Of things bat this bill com
PEELED him make stand II asking too much 10 ask