The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-06

.. THE TARIFF.
Mr., SANTON obtained the Aoor and addressed
the committee as follows
n Mr.. CHAIRMAN: I do not rise now to attempt an
Argument upon The merits Of the question involved
in the bill under consideration. Al no time during
this debate have desired to engage ~ the diseus-
sion, and should not now obtrude myself upon the
attention of the committee, but for some remarks OF
gentlemen, which considered not only inaPpropri-
ats and grossly out of place, but also in the highest
degree unjust In their bearing upon the President OF
the United States Before any particular notice OF
these attacks, will merely state, that am IN favor
of FREQ trade, that term is generally used and UNI
derstood here-that Is, am in favor OF raising reve-
nue. for the support Of the government by duties e-
We'd FOR that PURPOSES without reference to the
advantage protection of any peculiar interest IN
the country. | will therefore vote for the bill re-
ported by the Committee Of Ways and Means, or
FOR any better more equal system that can be de.
vised or may be proposed. ...
deem il wholly unnecessary TO explain myself
further or TO resort TO any reasoning to sustain my
position. I have discussed these subjects hundred
times before my constituents, and think they I'M
der,tsnd them fully and, am certain, nothing can
say could produce any effect upon any gentleman on
! this floor.
What design particularly to notice, is the speech
Of the honorable gentleman from Kentucky, Mr..
TBsArrs,l and that Of the gentleman from Ohio,
tMr. BRNKERHoFF, both reported In the city pa
pers OF this morning.
upon the course Of the administration in the ADJUST
ment of the Oregon affair | do not know why
this subject should have been introduced into this
discussion; il certainly has no proper connexion
with u; and its unnatural introduction under such
circumstances would seem TO imply that the dssatlst
faction of the gentleman at the of the Execu
tive might have some influence on their opinions and
action upon the subject under consideration, foreign
Jas il is from the cause of their dissatisfaction.
Sir ii was with profound regret that heard the re-
Il ILL. a IL saf al
tTeman from Kentucky says he will not condemn the
President in advance; yet submit to the judgment
iof every candid man whether the exact language OF
the gentleman does not constitute the most eitectua
form Of condemnation, only the more lnsidious and
ungenerous, for the weak disclaimer with which 1t
lis accompanied. quote the language, presume,
las written out by the gentleman himself
whilst we buster and boast mbecile Mexico
present the ridiculous attitude Of yielding to England what
be- and sndnE ourselves IN the sumatng position Of
Whipped hound sneakng to his kennel al the roar oil the
-British lion. We are told that
sThere was a Brutus once who would have brookd
The devil himself to have held his state in Rome
u As rasily Is king"
much more queen, sr and We know that We had PIest
Just title Of thi. rovr~-n, 10 nation
earth, however powerful. He was nsh who would
r.slr "Beard the lion I'm his den
And fright him there. and ss-s han
Trembe there"
The aIlusion TO General Jackson, and the figure
OF the ,Schpped hourd sneaAsrs 10 his kennf at The
7oesA OF ne British Hon,r cannot be Misunderstood
It showss strong feeling against the President, and
Il q disposition 10 condemn and denounce him. And
Qthe point of this alusion 10 made still direct
and striking by the succeeding sentences, in which
De sayss ." - b.. "7 . ''.' -
This Oregon question Of the great issues in the
ast and congressional elections The sacred
nviosbity Of pledge. by candidate to the people
before his election and strict accountability to the people
any violation Of such pledges is the only safeguard TO
&ourr President
be sole to account for his position in manner satisfactory
vance wish that the veil Of secrecy had been torn
he proceedings in relation to this subject that the country
AInght see the true position Of affairs"
repeat, sir, that these sentences betray an I'M
kind and angry feeling on the part of the gentleman
towards the President, and disposition to condemn
Xhim in advance, and prejudice him in the eyes Of
ffhe people, notwithstanding the disclaimer to the
conrary. The President is not only terrified at the
N'roar Of the British Ion," but he is whipped
#hound,n sneaking to his KENNEL Sir, the gentleman
has raised his puny ash and attempted to add TO
1.-THE imagined fears and difficulties of the Executive;
and this suppose is intended to be the fulflment Of
his delicate and respectful smile, The hound Is
not only frightened, but whipped and dashed into
his kennel But, sir, tell the gentleman that his
lash has stng-it cannot reach the Presldent-it
will have as little effect upon him as the equally
harmless roaring of the British lion.
Sir, il the gentleman had entertained no dlspos-
ton to condemn the President, he would have in
dulged in no such language; he would have de.
&scended to no such degrading figures. consistent
4frierd of the President, not soured by dsappoint.
Ement, would at least have stayed his lash until he
Acould show the grounds Of his denunciation, and
fully justify the attempted infection. ] undertake
now, sir, to say, in my place, upon my RESPONSE
utility as representative Of the people, that when
1.-THE veil of secrecy resting upon the course
Mof the Executive in the Oregon negotiation
Asbal be Withdrawn, and his recommendations and
Xmeasures fully made known and understood, the
Inconsistency and propriety Of that course-of those
Enclosures and ecommenda,ions--wil be fully vim
dicated, and the President will stand before the
y country upon high and honorable ground, far be
Il yond the reach Of either of the honorable gentle
men who have undertaken to chastise him.
l will not undertake to assign motives for the
I course Of the gentleman from Kentucky, although
it has been broadly nslnuated that his failure tc
receive an appointment known to have been sought
for him, has contributed to excite his angry attack
upon the President.
Mr. McDowEIL, of Ohio, arose and disclamed
any such motives for the gentleman from Kentucky
who was not in his seat.
Mr. STANTON continued. | do not intend tc
attribute such motives 10 the gentleman, merely
desire to say that the gentleman's course Is IN my
judgment unfortunate, calculated to produce sucl
j suspicious, and that such suspicious have beef
openly insnuated here. / regret the course OF tn
gentleman, az much on account of the high respect
Il have for him, TOR the gross injustice think h
has done to the President Of the United States.
But sir, if these remarks and the subject of them
are inappropriate in this discussion, those of tn
gentleman from Ohio upon another subject were ia
Il more SO. They were heard with profound astonish
ment. No one could have anticipated that the up
pointments Of the President to executive office
could have been referred to in this debate, as fur
nishing any ground for opinion action upo
the tariff bill Yet such | understand to hav
been the gentleman's language. argue fror
the language itself. | impute no motive br
such as | think is clearly to be deduced from tn
gendeman's own declarations. And say, sir, tht
II the gentleman's complaints against the Preslder
for not bes,owng upon Ohio her full snare of tn
offices be not the motive for his change of opino
upon the tariff question, his speech was calculate
20 mislead, by its most unfortunate cooration OF a
X sumed facts and arguments tending to produce TIL
4 impression upon every one who heard him. He
is his language reported in the nelligencer, yer
correctly reported, according to my recollection
the speech:
oho had been wholly excluded from that share Of inf
ia IN VIII he w