American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-27
American Repnbliton on,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
MONDAY MORNING, July 81, ls4s.

Members Of the Senate cannot express their
opinions or give their votes upon important
subjects which come before them, without hav-
ing the charge or nsinuatien Of bribery brought
AGAINST them. Who can believe that any
member of the Senate, of either party, would
accept bride to vote in particular waY?-
None but the most reckless and desperate poll
tician, who is conscious Of his own corrupt
disposition, would intimate that any Senator
had been bribed-and no man of correct feeling
could believe the charge, when made. 1t is
wrong thus to assail the reputation of men who
hold the station of Senators. BUTT is done, and
done in paper of high reputation, The New
York Journal of Commerce, Ga FREQ trade pa
per says-"lf the Tariff bill should not pass,
can the most painful suspicious be prevented as
to the cause7 How great calamity it is, that
there should be an interest, or combination
of interests, in our country, who can afford to
pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to cor
rupt the elections when they are pending, and
corrupt the men ,rho are chosen, after the cleo
tion!'
Again" Hoo has Mr.. Niles been turned
about from the principles of the men who elected
him; and as is common with apostates, beratng
with ten-fold hatred the men and the principles
whom he has just deserted"
Anda Washington correspondent ofthe same
paper slys-"No effort will be spared to defeat
the bill Twas told few days since by gentle
man aCko kro,os, that $50 900 or even $50, 600
would be given for vote: and that The party
teas then there ready for such an arrangement,
should u disposition to accept be intmated. |
cannot believe that any man can be base enough
to make such proposition directly to any hon
orable Senator, much less do believe it would
be accepted but it is painful indeed to know
that such base propositions are rumored AND FEAR
ED"
This is all miserable slang; and we venture TO
say, not a syllable Of it is believed by those who
give it ut,arance, lis put forth to intimidsle
MI Niles and other Seuators-to nuke them
shrink from voting their sentiments lest they
Be charged with having taken bride. We do
not bahavo that single dollar has been raised
for the purpose indicated for ito man would
dare approach Senator with an offer of sum
of money for his vote. The manufacturers of
the country have too much good sense to CON-
tpit SO capital an error; for exposure (Which
they might anticipated would prove ruinous to
their interests.
tits surprising that it should be thought ne
cessary to bride Senators to support American
interests " hist those who sustain foreign in
terosts are permitted to pass without suspicion.
We have said that we doHot telieve that there
has been any attempt at bribery OIL either side;
but we cannot see why suspicion should not at
tach to those who support, as much as to those
who oppose the bill before tho Senate. English
manufacturers are as much interested in the
passage, IS the American manufacturers are in
the defeat of the bill, and arc much 1bler to
pay bride money, were it necessary to secure
their object. But no one has been so illiberaI
and unjust to Senators, as to intimate that this
has been DONE MIR. Niles, and other democra-
tic Senators, beeve that American should
have tho preference over foreign interests; and
for expressing this opinion, the Journal Of Com
saarce and its correspondent meanIy insinuate
tina. they must have been bought with price.
To carry their point, they would stamp honor
able men with infamy.
It is probable that the vote on the bill in the
Senate will have been taken before the publica-
ton of this article; but we have thought it pro-
per to express our condemnation of this foul eff
fort to islander the regulations OF upright States
men, for the honorable and conscientious dig
charge of their duties
IMPORTANT FROM -Resigna-
ton Of Mr.. Hay,1ood-The Probable uOle on the
Tariff. The vote on the Tariff was not taken
on Saturday, as was generally expected, Mr..
Webster having occupied the entire day in an
able and lucid argument against the bill, with.
out concluding. Our correspondent states that
in consequence of the resignation of MIR. Hay
wood, of N c., which took place on Saturday,
the fate Of the bill will depend upon the vote Of
Mr. Jarnugn, whig, of Tennessee, who, it is
generally supposed, will vote for it, should
the motion, which, it is reported Mr.. Webster
will make to-day, on concluding bis speech, to
postpone the bill untilehe next session, not pre-
vail. 1t is possible that this motion may be
carried by close vote; if not, we think the bill
will be squeezed through the Senate. The
Union of Saturday night, however, is terribly
frightened at the prospect of its defeat. Its
leading editorial commences with this heading
"7He Revenue Bill in Dmger!-.N6rh CaroIi-
ma Betrayed Resignation Of Senator Hayloood"
It then proceeds to anaIyze the vote in the