The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-29

We touch Mr.. Crittenden's positions with great
respect. Differing we do with that gentleman
on many important principles and measures-some.
times the whole breadth Of the horizon-we arc
free to say, that his bearing during the whole tar.
III struggle Of the present session has been fair
manly, and direct. He had no idea of eyading any
issue-of availing himself Of any probable events in
the chapter Of accidents; but he demanded the ques
ton to be taken, and marched boldly up to it,
He seems prepared indeed to concur with some oil
his colleagues in warning against the new bill and
in rousng the people against it. Certainly we have
no disposition to complain of such course, if ex.
perience should appear to confirm his caleula.
tons; but we respectfully believe that he il mis-.
taken in the consequences which he apprehends
from this measure. We leave it to time to solve
this problem. We only speak at present to one er-
which he expatiated in his last speech Of yes
terday. He called the attention Of his colleagues
and of the country to the position that the bill had
passed the Senate only by the vote Of wing men,
Der Of Tennessee, who was obeying the instructions
of the Legislature Of a wing State, who had voted
for Mr.. Clay in opposition to Mr. Polk; and those
instructions were passed by legislature where the
friends Of free trade had accidentally obtained
majority, and with it the power to pass such in.
structions We beg leave, in the first place, to
remark, that the bill could have been passed with
out the vote of Mr.. Jarnagin-who so faithfully
obeycd the instructions OF his constituents
the casting vote of the Vice President but what is
still more pertinent to the issue, Mr.. Crttenden
to have mistaken the political character of the
State whose legislature gave the instructions. For the
following correction Of Mr.. Crittenden's log book
we are indebted to very intelligent member of the
House of Representatives; and in connection, we
may further add, that it was only on yesterday we
saw letter from one of the most distinguished men
of Tennessee, declaring in the most emphatic terms
how strongly the popular majority was now in favor
of the administration.
"In November, 1874, the State of Tennessee elect
ed - electors by majority of 1l9, who cast the
electoral vote of that State for the Hon. Henry Clay
for President of the United States, who the
didate in opposition to the Hon. James X. Polk.
ain August, l845, the State of Tennessee elect
ed Hon. Aaron V. Brown by majority of
about 1900 votes over Hon. Ephraim II. Foster
In this contest, the question was directly made
between revenue and protective tarif-Mr.
Brown advocating revenue, as opposed to
a protective tariff, Mr.. Foster advocating the
other side. At this last election the democrats
elected Is and the wings ~ of the IS members
of the State Senate and the democrats elected 80
and the wings 36 of the IS members Of the House
of Representatives, being majority of four on joint
ballot. This is the legislature which instructed the
Tennessee senators in Congress to vote for mod
ifcation of the tariff act of August &c. 1842, and
for the abolition of specific and minimum duties.
'fThe State of Tennessee is entitled to II men,
bers in the House of Representatives. At the cleo
ton in August, l845, the democrats elected and
the wings Of the representatives. In all of these
elections in August, 1845, the question between a
revenue and protective tariff, specific and mini
mum on one side, and ad valorem revenue duties on
the other, was distinctly made. The democrats,
ad valorem revenue duties, were success
full throughout, carrying their governor, majority
Of both branches of the State legislature, and ma
jority of the members of Congress. This was the
last election for such officers, any of them, in the
State.n