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show the apparent agreement of the entire wing par
" at this time with the democratic doctrine OF rev.
enue tariff without regard to protection lot Pro'eo
tion," that their subsequent course OF aouon may
appear the striking by the contrast ana 'ila
we may the better determine how much iai.h alu
credit should be given their professions ana srgu
Iients now. In 1912, when the present s"t'n 20"
was passed President Harrison was deau' ou' VIC
views of Mr.. Tyler, his successor ue siaoo %
God ," are not known TO have been Inherent anu u
they were, the party, as before oosI SS ~ views
and stood pledged before the country TO see mem
faithfully carried out This brings us again TO me
action of the Senate on the final passage OF inc Oil
IL passed the House on the 22d OF August ana Oh
the 9th was called up in the Senate ny Mr. EVAN,
when several senators gave their reasons Tor Vo's
either for or against the bill Mr.. Buchanan salu
81 admit most chesruly that the bill is trrasagant IN the
proieofoa Il affords and in instances Is aHsssf, ~
4S n whfn o aS Co.. V The present unparalleled
condition Of the existing law the treasury ana h"
u the present extaysgan' bill should os uspgthng
could to avert IT,"
Mr. Smith said: 49,.
"t the hD is proposition to the hardy ireemep OF
this Union who their avs industry alone of hs
mppsa ar,iee that enter. into the daily Consumption Of
their families that the rich monoposs may grow "
numerous sunieent manifestations had been shown au
ring progress Of this measure TO satisfy every Ias
ton sgain.t the dics,ion Of mOnoPoist manaiaesafr.
Whers IN the constitution did mOnopos
bill the country should have" .....
Mr. Choate said: 80.
That h. f, rsloiced that as whis and politician he
could support this measure as PmsIy p"is SJ hen
pointed 70 the immense amount o. ~ r. ssnsra gov
expended on the faith Of the protection OF the s" s
eminent" H....
Mr. Wright said: ..r .. -.
tt .s not to make speech but to declare that be was
about TO rec ord his vote in favor Of tins bL
% 10 the minds Of many OF his most respected and
esteemed friends, both In and out Of TINS nsil
:ia and Manufacturing last he supposed 20 DC nue.
he least extensive the capital Interested and me
PSSyss mpS Ss. BY The b though he SCI
e"sonvcton that 10 many gases the
the wSOas and he Thought much TOO hsh an.
were still mt-s .snsbly high uPSn the HsrtgitTH'
,' f. &. ] % e. h.. s' Gue. are e; f
J and the excessive rate. sed by this S ssIao, . '1 "a
stances, prove to be Postnos prohibitions
Mr.. Woodbury. said:
III Che biID secures high and discriminating tsrin io
and that alon. i sufficient with most OF th
%Sm ba a nav Ss s Violation q sa
why senator should for this bill who Is hostile to
ng s the cSisi Object that ought ongh
great contingency like this, is to me neSPlcabis
Mr.. Calhoun said
The whole hi taken in c0nnexiOn with the decarato
gifts advocates that the manufactures must go down une
these duties are imposed forms volume OF evidence Una
lpShols effects OF all past protection from islot IN
day hayrheen but to require sti higher Vs. inaeeh
th nature Of the sem he had proved when the yetoe
bill was before the seas tina; every duty imposed had S
nn s moTa nore more The more had been suPPorel
the more il required to be supported
And this in the bill which we are toh must no
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gentlemen on this floor to have been tire result OF
COMPROMISE of interests, and satisfactory to aR pa
tes-a law at variance with the previous pledg
of the wing party, and in direct conflict with u
principles OF the compromise act-a law conceoed
be framed with view to protection as its primal
object and not for revenue mainly. IL was draughu
by Mr.. Abbott Lawrence, manufacturer OF 30
ton coufessedly a WING measure and admitted to
hostile to a cardinal democratic principle Ia
which the democratic party Is pledged to repeal
modify. The bill became a law on the 3lst OF
gust, ana congress atjos,".d }. ~a- ."."sad'afo
deaounced by the entire democratic party from o
Jf the Uhion to the other. In May, lS44 de-
CATION from every part OF the country assembled
Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the preside
cy. As had been the custom OF the democratic par
- for years before so now the convention adopted
set of rssi .Vts Containing abstraci of the pri
''WeS OF tha party, upon the srstaning of whIc
their candidates relied for ssccess with The peopI
lhey run thus: Resolved, that, &c. sour doctrine
ana measures are" &c "a tariff for the purpose
OF revenue sufficient for the expenses Of the gov
eminent economically administered with discrml
nstien consistent with the object of evsnue, and 70
the purpose of equaiZlng the burdens OF govern
nent among the different glasses Of individuals ant
branches Of industry" The doctrines Of on
ponents are "a high protective tariff" &c TbN
the issue made up between the two great ps,tie =
and submitted the people for their decis:on- The
main questions To be decided-those most discussed
before the people, and which ,he election Of M r.
Polk principally turned-was whether Texas
bp xab anHu tha b., IL
protective tariff should be equalized and brought
down to a strictly revenue standard; to both OF
which he was pledged, as far as the executive was
concerned a.rj ma ,.'., .... t:...tt
The whig party avowed themselves opposed to
both. The tariff it is" inscribed on all the
banners; whilst it was denounced in every possible
form that language could devise upon those of the
democrats The Baltimore resolutions were regard
ed as containing the political creed of the democratic
party. Messrs. Polk and Dallas were bound by
their acceptance OF the nomination to carry out the
principles contained therein to the extent of their
ability, also, for similar reasons, every DEM
ocratic member Of Congress elected at the same
t me. ! know it has been declared in this hail. that
the proceedings Of the Baltimore convention were
not bnding-that the declaration of principles then
made and published to the world meant nothing.
Sir, venture to say that but for the PRONUNCIATION
of those principles, and their supposed binding force
upon the democratic party and it's nominees, tina,
party would have been Frustrated, and Mr.. Claw at
this time President Of the United States I confess
my inability to comprehend the arguments, or to
perceive the consistency of certain gentlemen on
this floor who call themselves democrats. An hon-
orabe gentleman from Pennsy lvana the other day,
after declaring himself to be democrat---a friend
and supporter of President Polk and his admins
tration-came out in favor Of high protective tariff
and euloglzed the present odious law as one which
had greatly benefited the country, and ought not to
be repealed or changed He made a good wing
speech He showed that the iron (interest) had
entered into his very soul; and not satisfied with all
this, he made war upon the Union for advocating
the same doctrines held by the President and by the
democratic party--doctrnes which have been main
tanned and held by every writer on political econo-
my Of any standing, both in Europe and America,
for the last hundred years. He made himself merry
the occasion, and entertained the House with
both wit and logic in support Of his peculiar demo-
cratic notions. Now, sir, do not stand here to
defend the Union. 1t is able to defend itself But