The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-27

and shrtings; and the duty would average about ss
! per cent.
No A, same kinds Of goods, finer grades, about IS
/ per cent.
No. 5, same kinds of goods, still finer, about 80
/ per cent. H
No. 6, all kinds of very fine "white goods, "about
40 per cent ......
| ihaye said, Mr.. President, that have been ut
terly at loss for the motive which prompted the
introduction Of such measure al this time. It's hrsi
effect must inevitably be TO deprive us OF the means
Of paying the interest upon the debt We are now
incurringi and the consequence will be that ueoi
will be entailed the nation embarrassing all It's
operations for years come. IL has been The policy
OF the democratic party 10 avoid national debt
i The payment Of the national debt under INC adj
ministration of General Jackson caused rejoicings
throughout the country. Now, as # forgetting
the policy of our fathers, we are, IN time OF war,
when expenses are necessarily greatly IN
/ creased entering upon an unIried experiment,
which, is admitted all sides, will greatly decrease
our income. Can this be done for the special pur-
pose Of creating the necessity OF direct taxes, and
hereafter the entire abolition Of revenue laws
Is this the end 10 which il looks That section Of
the Union which controls this bill can control any
other if northern men will crouch before them. IL
will be found very convenient, IN laying these direct
taxes 10 exempt the negro population OF the south,
and lay them on the property and labor OF the north
IL thia be so, the notification Of which we have
agined ."r -.... ..
| wish could induce my southern friends TO
pause, while il 10 yet too late they strike
blow which must reco on themselves. They can
not be prosperous if prostrate. IL is great
mistake 10 suppose that the prosperity Of the north
inAicts injury upon them. The foundation Of the
evil Of which they complain will be found in the
loyer-produouon Of a single article. In 1924 cotton
brought II cents per pound. This produced such
an immense profit, that men went IN debt TO buy
slaves and every southern man became cotton
planter. This increased the amount from l76,-
900, 900 pounds in 1924, TO 900 pounds in
lS45, and reduced the price to cents per pound.
We IRE told there ls never surplus stock on hand,
as an argument against this fact. But that Is ae-
counted for in my mind, by the fact that the neees
sites oi the eoton-panIer compel him 10 push his
cotton crop into the market to pay his debts already
made in anticipation Of t. llttle northern thrif,
which teaches our manufacturers 10 live within their
means, would do them much service, and IN the end
cure many Of the evils attributed TO the tariff Of
1912
Much stress is laid upon the cotton crop Of the
south, and the whole legislation Of this country is
10 be regulated by 1t. do not wish TO delraci from
its value but will show how small II Is in compar
lson with the other agricultural products OF the
| country, The entre cotton crop Of the last year
was 1886, 900 pounds, which, at ! cents per
pound, amounts TO s65, 226, l60. My southern
friends will perhaps hardly credit the fact that the
value Of the hay crop, upon which our cattle and
horses fed, Is more than 100 per cent this;
amounting, at $40 a ton, TO $40 063, 900. The
whole value Of the tobacco crop, at cents, &c.
81 100; the wheat crop alone, at 81 bushe, is
1884 900; the oats, at 30 cents, is worth s4s
1862 400; and the potato crop, so lightly estimated is
worth than one-half the entre cotton crop, be-
ing at 40 cents bushel, s35, 1856, 800. Why should
all these important products be lost sight Of in our
commercial regulations
IL is said that letters have been received here from
m SlaI of ia mea In
not be possible. Although 1t may pass here as
political measure not senator, as believe, would
be willing To adopt il his own; and cannot,
therefore, believe that any business man, anxious
for the welfare Of The country, can advise It's pas
sage. IL may be true that some individuals in that
good State mad enough, or ignorant enough, or
dishonest enough, TO aatter what they believe to be
the majority here, by crying hozannas TO men in
power. If such letters have been received, they
must have been written by men who have no inter
| est in common with their fellow-citizens-men who
would barter principle for Office, and see the whole
State in ruin, If they could only batch upon the Of
falls of the government.
We are told out Of the house that this bill is to
become law by the casting vote Of the Vice Presi-
dent. am happy 10 say that have seen no evil
dence OF such intention; nor will believe that there
is such dssign, until I am convinced by the evil
dence Of my own senses. To all the inquiries that
have been made Of me, ! have said that it cannot
be-that no native Pennsylvania, honored with the
trust and confidence Of his fellow-citizens, could
prove recreant to that trust and dishonor the State
that gave him birth. His honorable name, and the
connexion Of his ancestry with her history, forbid
IT, his own public acts and written sentiments forbid
II. IT, as has been said this question is to be settled
by the casting vote Of the Vice President, he will
not, as wise man, adopt bill which no senator
will father, but will rather taking advantage of his
high and honorable position, make one which shall
contribute TO the happiness Of our people, and the
glory OF our common country. Let him not be al
Iured by the voice Of fattery from the sunny south
No man can be strong abroad who is not strong at
home. Before public risks a desperate leap,
he should remember that political gratitude is pros
pective that deserton Of home, Of friends, and of
country, may be hailed by the winning party when
the traitor is carrying in the flag of his country; but
when the honors of the nation whom he has served
are to be distributed, none are given to him.
Will any man believe that son Of South Caro-
lima, occupying that chair, elected under such cir
cumstances, with the casting vote in his hands on
this BILL would give that vote contrary to the almost
unanimous wishes Of his own State? And shall it
be said that Pennsylvanan he less attachment for
his Commonwealth than son of Carolinai / have
said that will not believe it, and evidence that il
cannot be so, give, in conclusion, the following
eloquent passage from speech Of the Hon. George
M. Dallas when OCCUPYING the seat now hold, on a
question precisely similar to the one now before
US:
Extract from speech Of Mr.. Dallas on the tariff of
1857.
81 inexble sir asto nothing but adequate protection
The process of attaining that may undergo any mutation
secur that to the home labor of this country and oppo
nents shall have as far my voice and suffrage give
to them, blanche whereon settle any arrange.
ment or adjustment their intelligence may suggest
might have been expected not that they
who desired change should tender their pros that they
would designate noxious particulars and intimate their
remedes that they would invoke the skill assistance
of practical and experienced observers subject with
which few OF us are familiar and point with precision 10
such parts Of the extensive system be modified
without weakening endangering the whole structure
They have forbone do this They demand entire de-
moon FREE the burden Of their eoquence the
golden fleece of their adventurous enterprise the goal
short Of which they win not pause to breathe
not JOIN their expedition for such object An established
in the language Of President with
our by an immense majority Of our
people to be constitutional WISE and expedent may
be abruptly abandoned by Congress without
departure from duty shameless derecon Of sacred trust
and confidence To expect is both extrsvagant and
kind ... .. .. f....... s. b.. b.. ~ ~.
INHOSE RIBANDS at the New York
Il cheap lace store, between 10th and 18th streets
Penn. avenue will be closed up Immediately with.