Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-08-03

hected WIN trade is against ~; aud this leads
me tosisk and ask with earneslness and hope
10 receive an anSwer,--it whose request. at
whose recommendation--ior the promotion
OF what interest il this measure introduced
Is II lor the importing merchants They all
rejectit 10 a man. L. II l0r the owncrs OF the
navigation OF the country They remoastrate
against it to mau. The whole internal in
dusiry OF the country opposes il. The ship
ping interest opposes H. The importing in
terest opposes IL. Who is IL that calls Tor il
or proposes IL Who asks for III Wbog
Has there been one petition presented lor IL
from any quarter of the csuntpl Hasa single
individual IA The United States come np here
and told YOU that his interest would be pro-
teCted and promoted and advanced by the mas
sage OF measure like ,his2 Sir, there is an
imperative unity OF the public voice he 9th
er ay--altoge ther the otherwav. And when
we told that the public requires il, we are to
undo rsand by the public csriain political men
who LA ye adopted the shibboleth of party Tor
! The public--Certain persons who have symbols
and cnSigls and party Gags for the people, and
that : all. aver slr, that Is all. call upon
sny minsho is within these walls to stand
up aud tell me what public interest--whst
portion Of men M business--sVh o amongst all
who earn their liSiog on the sea or on the
baud, in the field of agriculture or in the work
shop of the urtizm who amongst them all
comes 40 here and asks fnr such a measure a :
tlns' Not a mlu. II there are persons out
doors ia favor OF this Bill why thcn, SIR, |
eau only say, silence is contagious. aud It's
friends outdoors are "a mute as ats friends in-
doors.
! II does appear To me then that we are tu
make this great change ia our whole system
oil revenue. We orc to bnng this great change
lover all the dcpIr,meutSu OF private lite to pro.
iducc this effect on all the industrial classes
Tot the community, on mere theoB--a the
lury that suggests that all the Interest,", OF the
i,ounuy are severely taxed 10 maintain the
manuiactur,ro "a. Now, sir, ihe purpose which
/ have ia ,irw will not allow me so fr to
wander Rom the course of my remarks as 20
lcnttr into that, vet ] must say thJt the no
iona which prcyoil in the Treasury Depart
Hcnt aud ia lhc Executive Government on
! that subject appear TO me 20 b. almost insane.
/ We were told al the early part OF the session.
/ that the taxed portion of the community paid
! fifty millions Ia the manufacturers: 1t has
noN got up 10 nincty tour miIionsl
! Mr. President. II spectacle aud intelligent
memo patriotic purposes, good intentions aud
! great rcspeCiability IN many walks llilc, pri-
vate aud public, ever were seen with mon
omlnia. that disease has taken foot holl of
]
AMI sentiments Us thcsel How else accoun.
ior a zeal for ovcr-impor'ation which looks
Tor paradise on Garth five can only he sur
rounded with British manufactures without
stint aud without count | will not 20 into
that part of the case. Blu; all do say. there
- no public demand or public desire mluiiet-
ct inr THIS bull Then, since IL j. not called
lor by any cNigency IN the government-ior
nobody viii deny that the government will 90
on quite as well without itifmot better with
ont lt--since tits not called tor by any dc.
mdnd OF the people, can We Justify ourselves
by one single fact in making all this change
IN The revenue OF the country and the business
OF the country, that this bill evidently must
iUtrod6ce}
Now, sir propose TO consider this bill as
q measure for collecting all duties received at
the customs Gd rdiOrcm.
Secondly, Ia consider It's effects ON certain |
interests heretofore supposed to he protected
by former laws
Thirdly, ] propose TO consider the effect of
the measure upon the navigation and CONNER
cal interests Of the cuun,ry--a topic of very
deep interest w.hh has not as yet b.rn fully
dispos.si OF in this discussion
Fouuhly, propose 20 con ia lha effect
oi The mcasure ou the greatintustual employ
mcnis ADD iabar OF the people.
must b. permitted to say with great re-
sUcct lol gentleman on The uih,r side Tor
whom entertain great per, nal rtspcct-that
| enter upon this discussion under some dis
ddNantagcs We do not hear from the other
side. We hear no defence of this bill. An hon
ordbc member from South Carolina (Mr. Nc
Duihr) SAID that 'the bill vindicatcs itself"
hat i 50 Tor true as this-if il TO not vindi.
cate ITSELF II Is not vindiCated at ALL Nobody
here stands sponsor for it. Nobody here an.
sNers the objections which are suggested.
see ON the opposite side, Sir, gentlemen of
lie highest character in this cOnutry and OF
Tie longest experience in this government
gentlemen who have debated questions great
and small Tor thirty yoars-gentlemen pron.
erly considered a. being amongst those from
whom selection Is To be made Tor the highest
Office IN the gIit OF the people, and set ON this
qucstion--as important ! will undertake 10
say as any which has been discussed i'm Con.
Srcss lrom the formation OF the Constitution
I'VE hear from those gentlemen not word
They hear us patiently. They appcar 10 he
attentive aud thoughtful. They have "clar-
aclercd ia their memory at least one of the
preccpts of Polonius give f,y lbouobts no
tongue y (Loughcr) They give their thoughts
no Tongue. trust they will remember the
next" Nor any uuprOpurtioned thought his
act. lbcneWed laughter They are o6edicnt
10 an old adage--'' b, checked ior silence bnt
never taxed Tor speech They don't mean
To 6c 'aNsd ior speech, whiev,r else The,
mctn 10 he taxed Tor lla0ghterI
Row 1t is rot Tor me TO put il 10 those
gcntigmen-it is consideration which a i,
arlsc az oli must arise iu their own bosotns
Whether lhey can siaipl and stake lheir r.pu.
'2u'n on lhs measure endorsed as ii i. by
'"emi J may noi put this question: may
nov ioi'oW our ths -uEgcstion-I will not FOL
Io" OUT lhe suggestion made from the bosom
"i themselves and their own party. But /
'n 'l Wen dsA u.i--we one butin ihc contem-
WduUn Oi Che Constitution bol.i,,,, ,,.,,.,.,,'
council -wc come hithcr 90 conf r. 10 e,rh.,nos
i!toS' to be- advised 81 wc may by an inter.
change oi sentlme nt--ii our friends on The
V''ef fi'e OF ihc ChImber will NOT sJopt our
reasons or oilcr us thiF,-ht III tbty 500
Ei2W'7 upon which they can vote fur this
H'i WIN prupucty and silcty why will u,r,
lIDi State those UfNfUtf4 tft t..E a ID