Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-01


who, If the bill for the first time from
the Treasury, would have il in its present FORM All the in
dustry of the land is against it the manufacturers
against il, the importers against it. the shpownes
against it-no cries God it is against the sen
ment of the land The great principle Of just discrimination
in favor Of such articles the general interest requires the
principle which commands the appreciation Of the American
people here tell gentlemen shall have henceorward no
more al valoem tariffs. We shall 60 the principle
OF horizontal tariff This bill cannot stand. II will not
stand II Is house built upon the sand and no intelligent
man will think himself safe beneath lis roof il will fail him
and crush him.
have said that the tariff of 1912 might be well
amended but this say, that the principles of that law
grounded IN all true political science all sound legislation,
and they imbued the minds the people that
thing get them They will specific duties and
you cannot help it, You might well resist the of
avalanche.
Having said this will add nothing of an exciting or Of
ensye kind | give my advice. | say that public opinion
will express itself in way you cannot withstand. If there
shall be public acquescence In the system preached by this
BILL be Then shall fall down upon another prn-
cple in regard to But if in the coming cleo
tons the public voice shall be loud and distinct that
ber will be obliged to hear and to obey it, they will defer
another Congress the correction of errors but they will
bring this bill before those who made IL and that the very
first day that we shall again
Mr. DAVIS said that he had hoped that the proposition
brought forward by the Senator would have prevailed and he
took this occasion say that this question of
revenue, it question of ad vaorems but greater
than either Gentlemen here and argued if taxes
assessed for the benefit Of particular classes He need not
say how unjust and how unfair this Government
sessed the of because its
it. They assessed such an amount duties would
plsh this object and nothing All the question be-
the sides Of this chamber the question how this
amount should be raised and that was question which the
people would investigate They would bring the great doc
nes held both sides to the test They would examine
the doctrines Of the advocates of this BILL and they would
bring the result Of that examination to the polls Congress
had hitherto adopted the principle Of discriminating In favor
of American industry but they had changed that
policy, and in this bill Disseminated against indus
try and in favor Of that of other countries Mr. d. said this
because this policy marked every feature of this bill The
Secretary himself told Congress that his principle to
imports the of from ten to twenty five
millions of dollars The abores of this country not SO
blind that they could that their products dsplac
ed by those of foreign countries which brought In as
on purpose to throw them out of employ. That was the
question they would make with the authors and the supporters
of this BILL and that the question they would TO the
polls. The question with them respecting their candidate
would be- Is he for discriminating Favor AGAINST
american industry? The argument here in favor Of
increasing imporations Gentlemen might well at
once, and in many words that they went for encouraging
that question the polls and those who went for free trade
doctrines would find who right.
Loud ciies for the question.
Mr. HUNTINGTON said he would detain the Senate but
moment. [Cries of "Quesion Question ~ He did
not rise delay action this bill he knew determin
and must take place but to unite with his honorable
colleague M NILEs in entering here the solemn protest Of
the Commonwealth they unedy represented against this BILL
its objects and its effects breaking down the prosperity Of
the people of their State Mr. H. said he differed from his
colleague political questions but this they united in
speaking the wishes of their people And he here told gentle
that those people would every constitutional and legal
way stand defence of their rights and would apply the
remedy for their wrongs. He should go home and tell his
people what said here and show them that this bill
which down their labor for the benefit of aboers
the other side of the Mr. H. said that he had lived
in State which did not abound in rich capitalists the body
Of those he represented consisted Of farmers mechanics labor
es and few merchants and they all arrayed in the
deepest and determined hostility this and the
whole system which il founded They the men
who followed the plough, who welded the hammer, who
wrought at the anvil and in the workshop From these men,
and such these, this bill took their food their clothing
their comforts, and the Of educating their children In
the of that people, who bad been forced into
many of these branches industry by the action Of Congress
itself, and who be thrown upon the world with
out bread the of obtaining it, he united with his col
league in entering solemn protest against this destructive
measure The bill inevitably destined to be repealed
but in the meanwhile, many would be reduced by to beg
gary and want.
Mr.. SIMMONS said he concurred with the Senator from
Massachusetts, to the effect of this bill upon the public mind
That effect had been over-staed Yet he could
frain from saying single word before passed, and
this single might the country this infection
Where the who would now forward and act
like in favor Of his country He knew there were
considerations which in this matter operated gentlemen who
agreed with him in opinion and in feeling the bill yet
he could not but still hope that this last moment
might be found who would throw aside abstract notion
about the force of instructions and act like II they
would do this the ruin might yet be arrested.
The question taken, and decided by yeas and
nays follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison Anterior, Bag
by, Benton Breese Bright Calhoun Cas Chalmers Col
quit Dickinson, Dix Fairfield Hannegan Houston, Jarna
gin Lewis, McDuie Pennybacker, Rusk Semple Sewer,
Speght Tuney, Westcott and Yulee-2S.
,NAYS-Messrs Archer Barrow, Berrien, Cameron, Gil
ley John NJ Clayton Thomas Clayton Corwn Crttenden
Davis Dayton Evans Greene Huntington Johnson of Lou
sana Johnson OF Maryland, Mangum, Miller, Morehead |
Miles, Pcarce Phelps, Simmons Sturgeon, Upham, Web
ster, and Woodbridge-2.
So the bill passed, amended and returned the
House of Representatives.
And the Senate adjourned
The bill having been returned to the House Of Repesen
taves "Wednesday for in the Senates and
men the said amendment concurred in by the House,
and the bill therefore only requires the signature of the Pre-
sident to become law.
The following the vote in the House of Representatives
on concurrng in the Senates amendment:
YEAS-Messrs Stephen Adams, Anderson, Atkinson Bay
b Bedinger Benton Biggs, James A. Black, Bown, Boyd,
Brockenbrougb, VIM. g. Brown, Burt, Cath
cart Augustus A. Chapman, Reuben Chapman Chase, Chip
man, Clarke, Cobb, Collin, Constable, Culom, Cummns,
Cunningham, Daniel, Dargan, De Mott Dillingham;, Dobbn,
Fries Giles, Gordon, Hamln, HARRISON, Harmanson, Hem
ley, billiard, Hoge, E. Holiness Hopkins Hough, George
s. Houston, Edmund w. HUBBARD, James u. Hunt Hunter,
H. johnson, Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson, George
W. jones' Seabon Jones, Kaufman, Lawrence, Leake, La
Sere, Lyon, Lumpkn, Maclsy McCleland, McCernand, |
Mckay, John Martin. Barclay Martin Morris, Morse,
Norris Owen Parish Payne, Perrl, Petit Phelps, Pills
bury, Rathbun, Reid Re Rhett, Roberts, Jno A. Rock
well, Sawtele Sawyer, Seddon, A. ID. Sims, Leonard H.