Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-01
rnocEEDuses Of THE. y. 9. ,sEsATE.
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MI CAWENVN OF ia. pSeseOteu HuHiUeT
ofpctitions and memorial. fromhis State, remou.
stratng sguinst a repeal Of the Tariff of is42.
Mr.. c. moved their reference to the Committee
on Printing ~
Mr.. SEWER said We had sort Of panic here
every morning about this tariff businesses sort
Of funeral dirgc Of those pensioners at taking q
way the bounty we have allowed them. MI.
$. then alluded TO the charge SO often made that
Pennsy lyania had been deceived in the views Of
the President in relation to the tariff, and said
man who could read but knew that Mr.. Polk
a good free.trade man. Notwithstanding
all that had been said, Mr. S. declared his belief
that Pennsylvania, tomorrow, would vote the
Democratic ticket again
Mr.. CAMERON replied and defended Peansyl.
vania with great spirit. Pennsylvania, he said
was no pensoner she asked no favors from the
povernmentshe asked only to be let alone. Ar
kansas had many bills now before the Senate
granting her favors. j2ae
The Senator from Arkansas had spoken Of the
coincidence of opinion between the Senator from
Mass (Mr. Webster) and himself (Mr C) llt r
He knew Of another remarkable coinc idence--
a coincidence between the Senator from Mass
and the Senator from Arkansas himself Only
a short time ago they were together on much
more important question: question in which
the dismemberment Of our country was involved
and in the settlement Of which portion of our
territory had been surrendered
Mr.. SEvlER-To what does the Senator al
lude? n'
Mr.. CAMERON.--To the Oregon question, on
away part of our territory. Mr. c then went
on TO defend the laboring people of Pennsylvania
who, he said, were frcemen and dared proclaim
their sentiments standing erect before their God.
They were no slaves to any man, and were not
TO be brought ia comparison with the slave. labor
of the Sonth. sa
Mr.. JARNAGTN inquired of the Senator
from Arkansas what Interpretation he put upon
the Kane letter.
MIR. SEWER replied that he thought it very
good free trade letter
Mr.. STURGEON said that while it was very
true that the Tariff of ls42 entered into the can
vass Of 1914 in Pennsy ylvania, yet it was not the
only question involved in the contest, ard he
must protest against the opinion, which had been
expressed, that the election in Pennsylvania :urn
ed npon the Tariff
Mr.. SPEIGHT wished to put an end to the
discussion, and moved to lay the memorial upor
the table.-Motion lost Yeas 81, nays 2J.
Mr. j. NJ. CLAYTON asked the Senator frou
Pa whether he believed that Pa. would have vo
ted for Mr.. Polk if he had been known TO be in "a
Mr. STURGEON said he could rot tell wha
she would have done. The vote Of Pennsy .vanis
was very large, some . or 400, 900, and il would
be difficult to say by what special influences SC
nany people were moved
Mr.. j. M. CLAYTON explained that he die
not ask the Senator what Pennsylvania would
nave done-he merely asked him for an opinion
TT. STURGEON declined answering
Mr. CLAYTON said the Senator declined ans
wering-he dare not venture to give such an o
pinion.--But he, (Mr. c. wished il TO be knowr
throughout the length and breadth of Pennsylva
MIA that her petitions against the destruction ,ba
was threatened to her interests was considere.
mere joke on the part Of the Senator from Ar
kansas and others on his side of the Chamber
shat Pennsy sylvania if she possessed any inte.li
gence must have known that Mr. Polk was
free trade man-and that she would tomorrow
vote the democratic ticket and the destruction O
the tariff! Such Were the declarations Of tn
Senator from Arkansas, and he wanted Pennsyl
vania to know il.
Mr.. C. then proceeded to comment upon tn
fraud which had been practiced npon Pennsylvs
Iiia by the Kane letter, and the representation
of her politicians, when Mr.. ALLEN called hin
10 order. He thought this whole discussion ou
Of order.
The PRESIDENT decided that Mr.. Ciayto
was in order. ...t+ -.-..l
and when he had concluded.
Mr.. McDUFFIE moved sgain to lay The PEI.
lions upon the table.
The yeas and nays were ordered and the Sci
ate refused to lay upon the table, yeas rs, nay
The reference to the Committee oil Printin
was then ordered. "fA
Mr.. ATHERTON, from the Committee O
printing reported against printing the mernoria
on the subject Of the Tariff which had been .,
ferrsd to that Committee.
The Senate refused to concur in the repor
yeas 25, nays 25--the Vice President giving Il
casting vote in the negative.
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