Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-22
(, From the Nep York Morning Ne,rs.
THE NEW TARIFF PASSED.

!, From, the Nep York Morning Ne,rs.
THE NEW TARIFF PASSED.
With heartfelt Joy do we announce
that the tariff bill hasyp passed the House
Of Representatives, in substantially the
same shape as reported by General Nc
Kav, ,the Chairmanof the Committee OF
Ways and Means. TO this gentleman
are The thanks Of ,le@people emPhali
casly due for his indefatigable .exertions
in behalf Of this great measure of deliy--
erancc. At great Inconvenience, and
wiillhavoc TO all miscellany, VIC publish
tue bill entire as i, passed The House. in
this number Of the News. 1t leaves us
but little room for comment. We.have
no doub, but that The bill will pass the
Senate, without much amendment. II
it does, then may this city r'jofce that
the greatest impeiliment to her increa-
sing commerce aud prosperity is reno,
we'd. We have soon 10 chronicle the
happy ,idings. The vote on the passage
of the. bill was La yeas to 50 nays
giving The ,rimphantsmajoriiy Of nine
,toen. The honor ofcasting Ihe only
Wing vote in favor Of illa,hillg belongs nHses,
Hard 81: q his pllleT
iI3vote were ii ali given BY Democrats.
The only vote from PENNSYLVANIA for
the bill was given by Nj. Wilmo,. the
eloouen, and ilu;y soundsrepressntative
from the Bradfold District. With tbs
exception, The members from Pennsvl>
vania, who we're all present, voted in
solid plta'anx against the bill.
New York stood by principle. on
hers3 members, Uhe other seat being
left vacan, by the death Of Mr.. Helrlck,)
sixteen ofthe democrats voted TO pass
the bill. -Four others, Messrs. Russell,
of Warren, IIungerford Of Jefferson,
Jenkins Of Oneida, and Wheaton of
Oaondaga, with the twelve whig mem
bers, voting against the bill Had the
remaining member, Mr.. Woodwork of
Du,chcss, been present and voted with
lis parry, "A majority Of toe. delegation
would have voted for the bill. The gu
dicious observer will not fail 10 note that
Messrs. Miller, Woodruff and Campbell
we're indffcren; 10 the commercial inter-
es,s ef this city as 10 vote in the mega
tive.
Besides those from Nav York and
Pennsylvania, the only democrats vo-
ling against the bill were the two from
New Jersey and one (Mr. Perry from
Maryland. New Jersey is tine only
state where democratic representatives
voted unanimously agaicst the bill.
All the democrats from Ohio vosed
for the bill, except one, Mr.. Cummings
who was absent. The tax on tea and
&coffee was stricken out, and the duties
increased on other articles so as 10 Zen
der the bill acceptable 10 them. They
were twelve strong; and if their votes
had been cast against the bill, as they
would have been ifit had no, been amen
ded, the majority against it would have
been FIVE. Weare happy to State that
noble disposition was evnced on all
sides, to compromise and conciliate.
There were thirteen absenlecs ten
democrats, Of whom seven, if present
would have certainly voted for the bill,
ard three wings, Three of the absen-
tees shave gone to the war;" There
aFeahree vacancies in the House; and
lie Speaker had no vote. II every seal
had been filled, and every member had
voted, the affirmative vote would have
been ut least Is out of 226 members
But we leave the reader 10 pursue the
analysis at hispleasure, from the follow
ing classification of the vote
MAINE a.
Yeas. Messrs. Dunlap, Hamlin, Nc.
Crate, SawtelIe, Scammon, and Will
Jams, democrats-6. a
Nays. Mr.. Severance, whig-1.
NEW HAMPSHIRE { ~
Yeas. Messrs. James Fl. johnson
Moulton and Norris, democrats
Nays. None. One vacancy. q
''.'21's'.s VERMONT a.
Yeas. None.
Nays. Messrs. Collamer, Foot, ant
Marsh, whigs-,3.
Absent, Mr. DILLINGHAM; Dcmeerat, +