Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-25
DINNER TO DIXON IL. LEWIS.

uC IlICH.S VI IilS tlauS III tHS ny
have invited Mr.. Lewis to pariake ola pubic d'h-
ncr on Lis return 10 Inc city from West Point where
he Is nov engaged as member Of The Board Oh
Visitors. The Evening Pos; halls the PROPOSE
non as we'll deserved compliment, and Iecaiis
TO view some interesting "reminiscences OF the e3-
citing scenes in the Senate previous 10 the pas
sag of The presen, tariff. MIR. Lewis deserves Inc
gratitude Of The country for the important ser
vice he rendered in securing The admirable sys-
tenn. which, in defiance OF The panic predc ions Of
The Whigs, is operating SO satisfactorily TO lie
whole nation
sThose who were present al the different sta
res Of progress up to the final passage oil The Ia
| Iif act of 1916, will acknowledge that except
| for his able and manly defence OF The bill on The
floor OF the Senate and his frmness against The
entreales OF friends in The committee room, II ne
yer would have become law.
| MIR, Lewis made The first open and lEdiscrlmi.
nate assault on The protective system as II was
yeied under The garb of specific duties. lie look
The GROUND that no goods had ever been assessed
with these specific duties for The purpose Of prc-
venting fraud, even down 10 the iaril act oil 1917
that their adoption was always The best possible
mode that could he devised 10 facilitate fraud
| thai The cry which was loud, and the excitement
which was never surpassed in Washington III m
tensily in favor OF the al vel0rcm system, as
specific against frauds, was entirely new, and 9ot
| IN fer the occasion, with view OF preventing
The passage OF the act Of 1916 then before the Sc
nate.
On the morning of The day on which The act
passed. the friends oil the measure in the House
Of Representatives and The members OF the cabi-
mel had consented TO yield 10 Pennsylvania al adj
ditional duty Of ten per cent. on coal and IRON.
| MIR. Lewis, as chairman Of the Committee OF FL
nance, now found The responsibility Of the whole
measure rested on him. lie saw at once that to
yield The principle OF protection, or 81 least 10
discriminate; would lie 10 leopard the whole mca-
sure, and he therefore refused, against Tie consent
and advice OF all excep; one who were consulted,
both in Congress and out, 10 yield 10 single
| amendment.
The Senate on Inc previous evening, had, with
the aid OF The vote OF Mr.. Jarnagin, referred the
bill back 10 the committee, with instructions 10 so
amend as To discriminate in behalf oil such raw
materials as were favored BY the act Of lSl3, and
as would favor manufactures. This was cons-
dered complete triumph hv The pfo;ectiCLiSls.--
II the committee should undertake The task the Pc
rioi Of adjournment would arrive long before il
could be accomplished. Besides, il would give
rise 10 nerminabc debate, and this would he
equally fatal Ia The bill.
klr. Lewis, therefore, reported il back 10 The Se-
nate Immediately on The opening OF the morning
session. fc was assai!ed most luriously Tor not
complying with The Instructions u tie Senate
TO all this he merely replied, by asking his op-
ponents what constituted I raw material! Was
pig copper raw material, and H. so, why not pig
IRON ore OF which was tree in lS4I and the o'hcr
taxed more than one hundred per cent? Was iron
ore The raw material? II not, why TAX The iron
when manufactured into pigs2 When did raw
material begin and The manufacture end The
silk button which was On ctr coats, before II was
made up, was raw material, ana yet II was one
Of The moSi valuable, costly ard delicate oi man
ulacures. Yet this very bill had subjected II 10
merely nominal duly Totalh Of law material
in such manner was therefore an absurjiiy.-
| Ii was al this critical moment that he trmness
of MIR. Lewis saved the measure under The oPc-
ration OF which The country now enjoys such I'M
exampled prosperity. Honor, therefore, 10 whom
! honor is due.
THE VOICE OF A PATRIOT SOLDIER.
| While the country is filled with admiration Tor
the patriotic and heroic achievements 81 our gal
liant soldiers, there is one, himself not un';ed
| in scenes Of peril, who comes forward 10
bear testimony to those brave men, and 10 tie
Administration, for their course in Tie p!osecu'
lion oil the war with Mexico, forced upon rs, in
spite OF all our iorbcaTance. We alludc 10 Col.
Richard NJ. Johnson, OF Kentucky, WHO, in The
battlefield Of former days, poured on, his blood
in defence Of his country, and won her applause.
We learn from a late Kentucky paper, lhallhe
gallant old soldier recently attended, by invitation,
the grand encampment Of The Kentucky militia.
| A. =, n,o,c,,oJ ma limos be vac MOI with a
"a ne 'rP,1''e",N 80 ,.a..a,,,s .al
cordiai ana nearly reception, anu - 49,
quarters, where lie was received by Ceionei Johi'
w. Forbes and stan, andiihe Inequalities 0! lie
-. 49, ..,l III, in IN. nrcserce ot a
large number oi ladies and gentlemen. we C
orc, ,hat the crorioi sra,,. ri our columns me-
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'en'' o"i pue'si""s '"e ""o,e - VIZ '.s''s"5
and happy incidents hat followed. We must
content ourselves with brief summary.
| Col Forbes in rendering HE Inequalities Of the
| ..,,,no,,,o r.l r,,.9,, :, IL. c,oss ~ HE
.'N1'', r-'e"' y
lemalss, sad'
"To be thus honored By visit IRON gentle
maa Of your exalted worth ana greatness, the
faithful public servant, The hero oil wars gone BY,
whose scar.worn body bears honorable tesimo-
ny that you were the first among The foremost in
baule, and the braves, among The brave, is in
deed compliment calculated 10 call ior!h from
the citizen soldier The most profound regard, and
make lasting impression upon his patriotic
heart. In The name, then, ana on behalf ol The
encampmenl, most respectfully tender you Tie
hospitality Of Camp TAYLOR, and our grateful &C
Acknowledgements for lhEs becoming our guest
where you will, am sure, receive soldiers
fare and soldiers welcome" 10 which Col.
uuence. For nearly lhrce.quarlers Of IN hour he
kep; his large auditory chained with tie most in
tense interest. re was nuly happy re CON-
'he and Win mailed attention the
commander for his ability in lhus enabling
The untu;ored citizen 10 become HE apparent
veteran soldier in SO shol, space Of time
Ills review Of lhe Mexican war was comprehen-
sive and complete Nothing could he more truly