Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-12-24
WnltrO 5totcs Congress.
Editorial Correspondence Of Pitts. Gazette,
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. 1RA7.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1G47.
/ Political Economists should remember, il
their zeal TO sustain a lavorite position, that tn,
evidence they give sometimes proves too much
Thus Mr.. Walker; in his loborcd defence o
Tree trade, and the tariff of 1916, (orgets the ne
ccssary deduction which follows from the boas
tcd amount Of revenue received under the pres
enl law. 1t clear, that if S23, 3,747 ,864 were
received from duties the past year. under the
present tariff, that they would have risen to
|%29'loOU00 under the act of l842--and thus
ihe Government has lost five millions of dollars
ny lho change, and that TOO, ut a time when it
10 called upon to borrow money for the prose.
cuIjon ola foreign war. The cnormousamounl
OF the exports OGlhc year past would. under any
circumstances, have caused large importation
OF foreign goods. They would have come in
as well under the Oriror l842 as that Of 1916,
and thereby certainly have enhanced tho Row.
cnuc.
A Chaplain was yesterday elected for tho
House IN the person of Rev. Mr. Gurlev, for.
merry Secretary Of the American Colonization
Society, and ut present Pastor of one orrho
Presbyterian Churches in the civ. Tho s,rup.
gle was between him and the Rev Mr.. Cush.
man, New England Baptist upon the third and
last ballot. The Rev. DR.. Dewey, Unitarian,
received handsome vote on the Two previous
ballots. John Q. Adams, though a Unitarian.
nominated Mr.. Gurley, for the reason that he
was resident of the District, H. is a GOOD
man AM will perform his duties with ability.
dignity, aud in Il manner calculated TO promote
the best good to his new "congrcgatiou." Tho
IS hclo forth Chaplans to alternate in opening
the two Houses with PRAYER. They preach
once IN two weeks in the Hall Of the House.
Their pay is five hundred dollars for the ses.
sion, long or short, with the usual bonus at the
end of the session of $50 dollars.
The Senate and House have ordered the
printing of $4,000 extra copies of the Report
on Commerce and Navigation. This is one
ttho most valuable documents laid before Con.
grcss, but it treats Of Foreign Commerce. A
similar Report should be prepared for every
Congress upon the Commerce among the States
The trainers of the Constitution classified the
powers of Congress on Commerce with Foreign
Nations, aud among the several States. The
Government, Executive and Legislative, for
nearly sixty years has devoted almost its entire
energies to the former.
MIR. Ninlon, of Ohio, has again presented the
subject of divided action on the part of Con.
gress between the two, proposing that the Com.
miuee already appointed, shall have charge of
the Commerce among the Statcs," and that q
new Committee shalt be appointed to take charge
of the Commerce with Foreign Nations." 1t
has also been proposed by Mr.. Houston, of Del,
to define the duties Of the Inland Committee, as
connected with Rivers, Ilorbors, Lighl Houses,
Buoys, &c. &c.
The Southern Loco Foco members regard
this as an invasion upon their auudnarian doc
Tines of strict construction, and resist the ap.
pointment of the Copmitec. They scorn The
natural order ofthings, and seem, like Mr.. Walk.
cr who talks so much of British precedent and
British Legislation, to construo the powers of
our Government as being designed rather for
the benefit Of Nations abroad than the people at
home.
lis probable that the House will enter upon
a discussion Of this subject to-day. If the Yves.
tern members friendly to the Administration, are
truo to the interests Of their constituents, the
motion of Mr.. Vinton must triumph. do hope
that the West is not again TO be wounded in the
house offs friends. This Administration should
be made to feel, that lin can make war without
the advice Of Congress, and purchase foreign
territory without the advice Of Congress-; and
construct right of way over foreign territory,
and wlthal send It's officers to explore and sur.
yey the Dead Sea, it can also remove obstruc-.
uons from our Rivers, make Ilarbors, build
Light Houses, and do whatever is necessary to
protect the lives and properly of people engaged
IN Commerce among the States.
The Graduation Bill has been reported to tho
Senate, according TO tho Recommendations of
the President and Secretary of the Treasury.
LIS object is 10 reduce the price of the Public
Lands gradually from dollar and twenty five
10 twenty-five cents an acre. The sraishteued
condition o! the Treasury prompts the Admin.
siralicn 10 obtain money from all possible sour.
ces, and pretty much just now upon the princl-
pile of the fathers advice TO his son-"Get mon.
ey, John, honestly il you can, but ut any rate
GET MoNEY."-The Bill ought not to be passed
without material amendmendmenl. The land
must be poor indeed that will not at an early day
bring the Government price, and this in The new