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


from Arkansas whether he believed the Kane letter writ
ten to satisfy the people of Pennsylvania that Mr. Polk was
free trade fG FL <#
Mr. SEWER. will ask the Senator if he did not believe
he ree-trade man
Mr.. JOHNSON. Not from the Kane letter.
Mr. SEWER. II is as much free-trade letter any
speech he made iree-trade speech.
Mr. STURGEON said he had Intended to say word
in relation to this subject but he felt constrained make
single remark, which was, that the tariff Of is42 Ger
any entered into the contest at the Presidential election but
not the only question which entered into that contest
il the prominent He had considered Mr.
Polk ffecade man, the broad of the term and
most undoubtedly the people Of under the
structon given to the Kane letter. considered him tariff
man. so far as to give protection to the manufacturing and
commercial interests of the country His own docne In
gard to the tariff and he believed was the Democ ilc doc
rne OF Pennsylvania, tariff for .enue with discrm
on nor protection He was not certain that the tariff of 1912
was 'he right a:i, but he for changing il at time
when aey under the necessity Of borrowing money to
| supply the wants of the Government
Mr. SPEiGHT moved 10 lay the docunensupon the table,
Upon this motion the yeas and nays taken, and result
ed as follows Yeas 81, nays 25.
So they not laid upon the table.
Mr.. j. M. CLAYTON desired to know from the Senator
from Pennsy whether he believed that the State Of Penn
syvania would have voted for Mr. Polk it had been sup
posed that he would Recommend the passage of such bill
! this
Mr. STURGEON replied that impossible for him to
tell how majority would have vOied in such case.
| Mr.. CLAYTON. | ask the gentlefnans opinion
| Mr.. STURGEON There are between ihrse and four
hundred Thousand voters in Pennsylvania how many would
have voted for Mr. Polk under this view Of the CASE and how
many would not it is Of course impossible for me to say
| Mr.. CLAYTON. The honorable Senator will not give it
his opinion them that the State would have gone for Mr.
Polk think the honorable Senator is right to venture
such opinion. think no intelligent would venture
such opinion There undoubtedly other questions
entering into the Presidential contest besides the tariff But
think that knows better than the honorable Senator
himself that it upon this great and absorbing nneaon
chiefly that the election turned
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the of debate generally he did think that due
gard to the business which remained TO be done required that
they should employ the brief remaining time of the session in
some other way than in discussing this question during the
morning hours He, therefore, made it question Of order
whether this discussion should be allowed TO continue
Mr. CLAYTON said the honorable Senator had certainly
right 10 raise the question of orde but his doing ndcat
ed very distinctly ndsposion unwilngness the
/ question should be thoroughly discussed
i The PRESIDING OFFICER. question Of order is
| raised by the Senator from Ohio
Mr. CLAYTON am speaking to the question of order.
There which prevents from replying remarks
made the other side and that what about do Be-
sdes there is motion pending refer these documents to the
| Committee Printing.
i The PRESIDING OFFICER stated, in reference to the
question OF ORDER that upon the motion refer the papers
the Committee on Printing, pretty broad and dscursve
range Of observations had been INDUCED in by the Senator
Arkansas and Others by general acquescence and
any would not be inerfered with by the presiding officer
unless he overrued by the Senate.
/ Mr.. CLAYTON proceeded He had no doubt that the
Senator from Ohio and others upon that side would be very
glad TO arrest the debates but he did not feel disposed to in
dnge them The Senator from Arkansas had seemed to
the petitions coming from the people Of Pennsy Joke
The Senator had said very very good joke, that
ny morning they had prayers by the Chaplain, and then
Of funeral dIge the anticipated misunes Of the coun
try. He did not know that they had any funeral dge, but
they had been accustomed and he hoped the would
continue to hear the prayers of the people The honorable
Senator did not seem to relish those prayers.
Il Mr. SEWER. They quite amusing
Mr. CLAYTON said he thought the time not very far
distant when the honorable Senator would discover that
was something else than joke oil this The Senator pa
raded his opinion that Pennsylvania would the
Democratic ticket freerade ticket and all, and seemed IN
cned to think that she would have done lS44 if
she had known the which the Administration about
to adopt That was matter which, of course, could not be
determined either by the honorable Senator himself But
his wish that Pennsylvania should hear the opinion which
had been expressed by the honorable Senator from end
Of the State to the other That there wu deception
praced in regard this natter he had reason to know
and he believed that the Senators from Pennsylvania
perfectly well aware that this the The people Of
that State holding meetings. and declaring that
they had been deceived Did Senators suppose that all this
was mere jokel Was any thing else than downright
insult the people of Pennsylvania tell them that their
representations only aokeony matter Of amusement
to Senators
There TO doubt that there panic in
pennsylvania; not Wing panic but Democratic panic,
the honorable Senator who presented these memorials had
justly said panic which had arisen because their dearest
interests were assailed
1
gree of interest which Pennsy vana had the question of
| protection
IL the honorable Senator from Pennsylvania had any
Jokes OF similar kind to indulge in Tomorrow he would be
happy hear them He hoped the Senator would be de-
tered from amusing the Senate with them. And he
here be permitted express his surprise at the
which the Senator from New Hampshire had introduced
tariff memorials this morning.
| Mr.. ATHERTON explained They were the memorials
which had been referred to the Committee Printing The
committee having 10 the conclusion that there
necessity for printing them, they reported back and laid
upon the table.
Mr. CLAYTON said appeared then that committee Of
the Senate deemed these memorials unworthy of being printed
II was the first time, his acquaintance with that body,
that he had ever known memorials Of this description to be
treated IN that He hoped the memorials from Penn
sylyanc would be treated with little respect
Mr. McDUFFIE moved that the memorials be laid the
table, and demanded the yeas and nays that notion
The question having been taken by yeas and nays,
decided in the negative, follows:
i YEAS-MessFs. Allen, Ashley, Atchson Atheron Bagby
Breese, Bright Calhoun, Cass Chalmers, Dickinson, Dix
Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Lewis McDuf6e Pennyback-
err Rusk, Sempe, Sewer, Speght Tuney Westcott, and
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ley, John NJ Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Corwn, Crienden
Davis yton, Evans, Greene Haywood Huntingdon Jarua-
GIN Johnson OF Louisiana, Johnson, Of Mary land Mangum
Miller Morehead, Pcarce, Simmons Sturgeon Upham and
4 Woodbridgc--26.
The memorials then referred to the Committee on
Printing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 90.