The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-08-22
DECEPTION EXPOSED.


ed. lis so hsgranlIy deceptive, that no
apology can be made for it, except that il
may have been perpoiraIed under mistake
OF the facIs with which i, processes 10 deal.
We Will copy the article entire, aud then
expose its errors, so that there shall be no
escape from the conclusion, that the Editor
OF The Democrat should humbly ask pardon
OF his readers for what is either bluuder
or a crime. Here is the article ucrbotim.
'Dmy on Rail Road Hon.-An inehec-
tual attempt was made in the u. s. Senate
on Tuesday last by Mr.. Dickinson, the
Loco FUco Senator from New York, to
permit rallIoad iron 10 be imported free of
duty. IL was rejected by vote of 20 TO
20 The new Lnco FOco Tariff already
reduces the duty to mere trlne, aud we
relplre tha this additional sab at our infant
Kan Rbad lion Manufactures on The part Of
Mr., Dickinson has proved Intellectual b.
The way, we expect that certain Loco FOco
prints IN this neIghbofhoOd, who so violenr
Iy condemned Senator Evans a few years
ago Ior making similar proposition, when
such Iron was not manufactured in this
poiucal friend Mr.. Dickinson, in the same
chasie and elegant style in which Mr.
Evans was denounced! OF course, they
wiIln
AS scaIhlng commentary upon !he fore
going piece of eloquence, we extract from
the Congressional Globe for 1916 pages
1883 and 1894, the following proceeding,
and votes in the Senate.
Tuesday, August 4th. lS46, Mr.. Evans
(Whig Senator from Maine) said 'he should
once more move, as the opportunity nov
afforded, to take up the bill TO remit duties
which have been paid or which have accru-
ed upon The Importation or railroad iron in
certain cases lie expressed a desire ,oI
have The bill aker up and disposed Of; and
as this was probably the Iasr effort he would
be able to make, he hoped ii might be sue
cess(ul'
Mr.. Evans motion to take up the bill
was agreed 10, yeas "a, nays Is -
\ Mr.. Evans then took Ne nool and made
speech in favor of he bill.
Mr.. Dickinson novel al amendment to
include future impora,ons of railroad
iron,
Mr. Bagby Democrat moved to lay the
pill on 'ha table. Rejected yeas 10 Demo
,rals and 2 Whigs: Nays 10 Whtgs aud 7
Democrats. So Ihe bill was not lad on
|Se liable.
1 Mr.. Dickinson's and other amendments
lrere aller~srd rejected, and lho blII was
torjeted 10 lhIrd reading by a vote Of 2I
Va 81, yeas, II VIII gs Democrats: nays,
Democrats WhIgs: and Mr.. Dlckn-
un Young NO -
l August OH, The Bill came up again, and
~ discussed by AR. Evans in lis favor
t Mr. Atherlon and Mr. Bagby in oppo~
ion; and On the question Of Ibe Gna pass,
ss OF the bill The yeas aud nays were as
Pfows; (Whigs IN iIaIIc:)
L YEAS. Messrs. .Hrcher, Barrow, Ber.
H., Calhoun, Chalmers, JOHN NJ. (lay>
thomas Clayton, Colqutt. Corwia,
t1eHden DaUis, Exams, Greene. JGy-
Nun, johnson of Louisiana, johnson OF
syland, McDufie, .Nangum Phelps
a5, Simmons, Speight, Uphan, U'eJ,
H UOOd6ridge and YuIee, 26
Nays; Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Ather'on,
kgoy, Benton, Bfeese, Bright, Cameron,
b. DICKINSON, Dix, fairfield, Han
gan, Houston, Lewis, MiHer, Semplc,
spgeon, Turney anG WeslcoH, 30 -
All the nays but one are Democrats, and
r. Dickinson among Ihem ! There
fndS the evidence uPon record, & so this
ihwhich our neighhor Cook calls, IAN add
fna stab al our infant ra.rOad iron man
telores,' passed the senate by the aid Of
Try Wing vote present but one, and a
ns the vote Of Mr.. Dickinson and ht
"of the greater portion of the Demo
nn that body. After This exhibition
Fnelghbor can Go nothing less than re,
biNhal he has said like an honest man
Plt his readers know ha truth on thjs
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