The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-08

the ultras of free trade am in favor of the reference
of this bill because do not wish TO pass as il is
wish that the iron interests the woollen interest and
other important interests would be wholly abandon
ed But is TO be feared that the passage OF the bill a.
is IS resolved upon, and am ssonshed at the fauiy,
the blindness the wilfu blindness of its friends in
gard TO its financial character Are no amendments to
And upon such bill as this when called upon TO vote
! shall not hesitate long what To DO have had no
agency in framing this bii-the Senate has had none-
is an Executive measure-a Treasury hi-to which We
just called upon TO register The friends
OF the are certainly not Of the deep
sponsibiy they are about to II is not light
subject-not light subject, sir. What will be its
sutsl We may ind ourselves two years hence, under
the necess from operation of this bill of loan of
twenty i've millions OF doars-our finances deranged-
and great business interests Of the country in state
of Pro,raion Sir, this is subject to be trned
with shall not be trfed with by my consent. This
all important subject OF the should be
the SUBJECT oil party caprice. have heard objection
to the reference but want Of time That is obec-
ton at ali-the mere consideration of a week, two
weeks more, IN measure vitality important this
Affects all the pursuits of the peope-all the interests
oil my constituents; every family in every State will
come under its influence | willing, therefore, to
give the subject the fullest consde raton-o sit here till
August-to remain here through the dog-days-through
all the sicky autumn preferable to hasty and incon
siderate action IL the committee will not have time
look over by detail the thousand articles embraced in
the bill will they not have time to look into the general
principles of the bill Can they not look to the true in
!ere OF pennsy and to the struggle Of that state
to support the burden OF her debts Can they not look
to the woolien interest shall take my course. |
shall stand where have always stood-in the middle
The people there know their rghts-they we'll under.
stand 'hemhey will submit to be despoed of the q
nor 10 De trampied In the dust bill upon their dec
trnes shall have my support As far this bill is in
consistent with these principles shall oppose itoppose
It, sir II stand alone The doctrine Of tariff with the
democracy Of the North is tariff for revenue with its
DETERMINATIONS OF protection Is this bill with dis rim-
nations OF protection No, sir. In parts it gives
an incidental projections in Others framed against
protection There is only one uniform principle in the
h ana this IS the principle of ad palorsm duties and
IT'S princlple which Is unequal, imp,acticabe, and
farn f,ns. NJ sla,
sidered the reference of the bill the Finance Commit.
tee as altogether proper and expedient.
MT bAGsr denounced the law Of ~ as odious and
coated the present bill, the broad ground
that went tar to equazc the taxation of the people
ana an'aned that the idea of just tariff among the
democracy oil the South the antpodes to the doctrine
OF me worth as represented by the Senator from Connec
ucut nor could he imagine that any thing was to be
gained IN, from reference to the bill
MI SIMMONS roposed that the bill should be referred
and report from the committee obtained the subject
MIR BAGBY asked if the bill were referred and the
committee should be of the unanimous opinion that the
bill before the Senate would afford of twenty
eight millions whether il would change the senator's
opinion In regard to the bill as a revenue measured
MI SiMms-Yes sir. it would change my opinion.
Mr. BAoLY-Bnt would it change your vote
Mr. SIMMs.-Why, | should then, sir, like to 60 into
the details daughter among the democrats
Mr ALIEN upon the principle that representation and
non % 10 was h s. ina. the law Of
of that principle.
With some further remarks the question was taken
upon referring the bill to the Committee Finance,
and the following was the result -
YEAS -Messrs. Archer, Burrew, Cilley, J. NJ. Clay
ton T. Clayton Corwin Crittenden, Davis Evans Hun.
ngton, Jarnagn, Johnson (of Md), Johnson (of Lay,
Mangum, Morchead, Niles, Pearce, Phelps, Simmons,
Sturgeon, Upham, Woodbridge-22
NAys-Alessrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Bagby, Ben.
ton, Breese, Bright Calhoun Cass Chalmers, Colqutt
Dickinson Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Lewis McDuf.
e Penny hacker, Rusk, Semple, SEWER Turney, West
colt, Yulee-24
the motion to refer the tariff bill from the House to
the Committee Finance was rejected, and the bill
made the special order from and after Monday next
at o'clock.