The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-07-21


on 10 observe that he thought all the neces
sary business OF the session could be got
through with by the 20rh inst. If there was
disposition in the House 10 do it, And he
thought yet another thing, and after they
got home the longer they stayed there the
better il would be for the country. And he
thought another thing, and that was. that
the sooner Congress went home The oeuer
for the country. He should be glad TO see
the House adioura for three or four years.
so that the country might enjoy some rePose
WHY should the House continue 10 sit I'LL
the Sd OF August? What was the reason
which had prompted such a resoluilonF IL
was to enable gentlemen on the other SIDE
10 pass their destructive ad valorem tariii. 10
pass their destructive Subtreasury bill, and
10 pass the warehousing bill, which was still
more destructive than either. The people
desired 10 see an adjournment Of this Con-
gress, and, were there the least prospect oil
carrying such a motion. Mr.. s. would move
TO adjourn to-morrow. What had this Con-
gress done? For one thing they had admit
led Texas. and what mad been the conse-
ouence? Warl war with Mexico! And
what was the consequence OF the war?
national debt Of fifty or one hundred millions
of dollars That was the fruit of their leg
islation. The nation wanted 10 see an ad-
| iournment and the sooner the better, and
The longer the better. The country wanted
peace and repose; were Congress 10 adjourn
for three or four years il would be national
blessing.
Interruptions.
Mr.. Stewart resumed. He once more said
he had made bis motion expressly with view
to set an earlier day but gentlemen need not
oppose it ON that ground, because all must
see that il he failed to get an earlier day. they
could, after all, fall back upon the third Of
August He hoDed the motion would be re-
considered, and that, by fixing an earlier day,
the House might not only defeat the tariff,
but the subtreasury, warehouse bill, and per-
haps the graduation bill. Would not his
Wing friends vote for an earlier day 10 Sc
cure an object like this! By appointing an
earlier adjournment they should crafty the
people. who thought that they had been here
already too long, Mr.. S. said if this motion
was refused, with view TO shorten the sess-
ion of Congress, he should adopt anotherplan; ;
and that would be 10 bring in a bill to reduce
the paw of members TO six dollars day after
they had been in SESSION six months, and
seven months to four dollars, and after eight
months to two dollars per day. This, he
thought, would prevent protracted session and
injurious legislation, When the pay came
down TO two dollars per day, some gentle
men would perhaps be found more ready to
adjourn and go home and attend to something
more profitable both TO themselves and the
country. If he could not shorten the session
in one way he would try another. When he
had introduced proposition TO give 10 volun-
teers and soldiers now fighting our battles in
Mexico ten dollars per month, gentlemen
voted it down who were themselves receiving
eight dollars day.
Mr.. Chapman here called Mr.. STEWART TO
order for relevancy.
Mr. Stewart said he did not wonder thai
it was considered by gentlemen over the way
out of order 10 allude TO the volunteers. lie
perceived twas 4 sore subject, and he should
forbear. If gentlemen supposed that their
legislation was going TO receive the sanction
ofihe people they were greatly mistaken; and
ifther new British tariff passed, he should
advise the farmers Of the country, the honest
mechanics and laborers, all who preferred
American to foreign labor, TO rise their ban
ners through bout the land, from Maine TO GeOf
sia, and from the Atlantic 10 the Rio del
Norte, with this inscription, The British
Free trade Tariff Of 1876, repeal. repeal, re
peaIr Gentlemen need not thing TO give
permanency to their policy, or peace to the
country, by passing such detestable bill as
that. They might calculate war 10 the knife
war against Great Brirain-war against the
enemies of American industry al home and
a5road-war on The hastings and at the polls
"a war in which the honest, the rough and
randy' farmers, mechanics, and working men
of this country would achieve more brilliant
victory over their enemies, foreign and do
nestle, than that achieved by old Rough and
Ready on the plains Of Palo Alto and Resa-
ca de la Palma.