Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-07-09


aud with their nine thousand dollars outfit and their
nine thousand salary! Every one Of them from the
Slave States. Whence came majority of our
Foreign Ministers Of the second rate, our Charges
des Atiarcs From the same States. This IN.
der an Administration that they had themselves
made and helped to sustain by majority of their
number A laugh. A voicc-"Whom did Ohio
vote for y Ohio had had a constant Democratic
majority on that floor. and yet this was the manner
in which she was used.
"Can these things be-
And owe .clEe US like summer q iud
without our special wonder''
Ohio had been wholly excluded from that share
ofinAuence in this Government 10 which she was
entitled II was Of this that she justly complained.
We do not care about your money, said Mr. B.
All our people are accustomed to work Tor their
living. is not your money we want but we
claim TO have our legitimate share of influence aud
consideration in this Government We claim it
because 1t is our right Our citizens have been
siudiously excluded from almost all public offices
and have been thus prevented from obtaining that
experience IN public business which forms the best
education of a statesman. Ohio is the third State
in this Union; aud yet what has she got from this
Administration Has she Foreign Minister
No; one. A Charge Not one A COnsulship
Of the first class Not one. A Consushlp of the
second class Not one. A child can tell the story
who has learned to speak but two words, mot one.
believe she has one bureau, that OF Indian At
fairs, and this is all under the Government to show
that such State is in existence. Our people do
not yet know all these things but they shall know
them, and they shall act upon them. They viii do
II. Are free aud independent men going to lick
the hand that smites menl tell you that ours is
not the soil that gives birth to such men aud so
long as | can exert any influence over the action
Of my people, it never shall be. We will not con-
sent to tax the stomachs Of people to please
either this Administration or its organ. II our
people caunoi have their share OF office aud OF
influence they ST all have it at least Of the com
forts Of life
Oh, but you will vote this tax war tau
Certainly, as a tax you will vote II, won, you
You will not refuse tax TO support the war; Yes
we would have voted you a tax Just as large as
you chose to ask if we had not seen you such val.
liant heroes when the fighting was to be with the
Mexican llyena, but trembling like an aspen leaf
at the first remote mutering Of the British LION
II you had stood up for what you yourselves taught
us was our right, you might have taxed any thing
you pleased We would have stood by you till the
last, and given you our last dollar. But you have
made most dsgraceiul surrender After declar-
ing that Oregon ours of right up to "a deg
40 m. you have come down to 40 deg-yes, below
40 deg. and have given up TO our ancient enemy the
use of great river south OF that line And after
all this, you can now turn round and ask US for a
war tax. Now, we must pay for for South
ern conquest, after you have given away millions
upon millions OF acres Of our own territory at the
North. Will you now ask from us to grant YOU a
tax on tea and Coffee And do YOU think we will
give hl No, we will do such thing. ! said at
the beginning that rose here TO have some plain
talk.
And nov ! ask You. suppose you strike on, tea
and coffee from your bill, what then | have al
ways stood up for Revenue Tariff; stand for
it still | will 90 neither for Tariff for Proec-
ton for Tariff for the destruction of revenue.
and therefore the next question is, will your bill
raise revenue enough for the use Of Government
without tea and coffee The Secretary Of the
Treasury says that he lays this tax aud coffee
to supply the requisite amount of revenue and that
he expects it to produce three millions Of dollars
Strike it out and you have deficit Of three millions
to start with. But the gentleman from New. Y ork
(Mr HuNGERroRD) very clearly demonstrated in
his speech Of yesterday that your bill would produce
a deficit Of much more than three millions
The average expenditure OF this Government
has been shown to be nearly twenty.six millions
per annum, and you have brought US a bill which,
without tea and coffee, will not give you eighteen
millions. am under no pledge 10 go for Tariff
to destroy revenue. and especially when is fore
seen and is intended that this shall lead TO
permanent tax on tea aud coffee. ! suppose if we
refuse to insert the lax in this bill, you will bring
in separate bill for that purpose expressly Now
it is not my duty a Democrat tn vote for such a
| bill to raise revenue hold il neither wise IS a
statesman nor polite as partisan, and here give
you fair warning that we make an issue with the
Committee Of Ways and Means on this point and
il you reckon on our votes to carry your bill you
reckon without your host. | warn you TO come to
it in time.
We have agreed that we will support the amend.
ment moved by the gentleman from New.York. (Mr
| HuNGERFoRn.) For that ready to vote unan-
imously, because it compromises this much.disputed
question, aud will settle il forever. That bill is
exempt from the odious minimums which have oc-
casloned so much complaint, aud it contains bu,
IL or three specific duties.
We cherish no hostility TO old Pennsylvania -
On the contrary, we love her well, for we look 10
her as parent Virginia, indeed, claims us, but
we dsown her. Good old Pennsylvania has done
more for the State of Ohio than all Gods creation
besides, and we are not going 10 prove matrcides
We have long looked with pride to her Democratic
banner, and it would be suicidal madness to throw
her into the embraces Of our enemy.
There is point where neglect will be remem-
bered and where insult will not be forgotten
believe Pennsylvania will yield much for the sake
oi compromise, but to go with our eyes open and
with full knowledge for the destruction ola Tariff
which does yield sufficient revenue to adopt bill
which begins with deficit of three or four millions
we cannot do it aud will not do il. ] speak this
more in sorrow than in anger. | cherish no hos
tility 10 any man on this floor, but gentlemen on
all sides may reckon upon this purpose to be fixed
as fate, 81 speak as to wise men Judge ye what
say" This speech was heard in profound
silence, aud produced great sensation.
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