The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-13

Mr.. JAMrEsor arose, and said; MIR. Cnairmau n~Pe
the committee viii come TO order. want to hear the
gsntlsmau
Tue CHssMAs 20 Mr. stewart) The gsntlemsn WI WI
susesod his rsmarks. RAP, rap Gentlemen VIII 'A~'
their seats
"rHs NOBEL PRESIDENT r-RrrLrx AND RrrlrerioS-
.scsrr.Ry TREASURY, Ere ,,c,
Mr. STEWART replied to the r~msr" OF Mr Mc|, ,s
nsnd mad. Yesterday The gentleman beprssed Mr
Polk FOE what h. had done an styled him the model
Pr -siieut - Washington, J-fsrron. Mtaisou, All sns
into ia'rnidS.ncs when eo@p % n. glorious war h.
brought Il on by his act without consulting Con
gres th crs..ss ss.nSn, srmS Of
hundred thousand men. This Is done by the :" model
President lie sails in pleasure boat In seas OF blood
sAsd Ia foreign land while he RECALLED with the
sic the grosu. the dying aud the wounded and the
sighs and of widows and children The gentleman
said that must stand behind that military chief
tain WAY Because the soldier never led his follow
to anything but victory. Toe gentleman remarked
ionn Yes the"ren.x of public opinion % point the
gentleman to "refsx" Let him look TO this side Of
the House lths whis , we have majority here, now
Mr.. McCLKRNANp was understood to say that the gen
temsu woul reflex at the next Congress, the .e-
verse of this
Mr.. srEw.Rr-Yes, the military ohieftsin will give
you a reA-xn (Lsughter) He will drive you so FAR
you will bs heard Of 40 long you live leave
this for the gentleman's rea-x and reflection Un-
creased laughter The Secretary OF the Treasury
report had been printed 10 German and English, and
circulated all the country There never was "a
pubic paper issued by government. officer contain
ina much fals-hood in point of fact was full Of
gross buuders, amounting not only TO mi lions, but
hundreds OF millions; not only mistake Of eighty two
millions, but hundred and seventy Eve four hundred
and one and four hundred and twenty three millions !
would like call the attention Of the Secretary to
these facts If he has got over the effect Of his great
effort. (Laughter) He tainted. bsIieve, when he
fashed his re port; and wonder. Much merrment)
1t s great labor establish the truth. but greater
Secretary rnaesvors in his renort to MAKE IL sppear
that the low tariff Of 1916 increased the export bread
SUITS and augmented the receipts of the treasury But
take the high tariff for ten aud the low tariff for
the length oftme and by the former eighty
two, nearly eighty three millions more ] show this
from his own book, at page $50. Yes, here are the
rgures take it down The Secretary talks too, about
exports He tells that the balance of trade in
favor is the result of low duties producing great
imports of specie and exports of br-sdstuds. Why,
he psrpetrates bluuder Of four hundred and one
millions. | can prove it by his own report Mr.
expectation of breadstufs Now IL the low tariff
produces exports Of breadstus why does it not pro.
duoe exports of everything else Tsks the OF
the exports for the last years year cotto fell
Of four millions of dollars. England never repealed
under the high tariff OF 1898 called bill abom
nations" we exported hundred times much -
promise 1 Gail the Secretary of the Treasury
to come here aud vodioats himself irsm the msreprs
sick of his breadstuff (LsuGhter) In lsl6, took
eighty six millions of goods from England; she took
from We take from her four hundred and sixty j.
lars worth of goods to her cent Of breadst
10 there not oneeghh of the breadsufs consumed by
those who manufacture goods iron, 81 Take one
eighth import four thousand dollars worth Of
goods from England and she takes from seven dol
lars and fortytwo cents worth of bresdsu That il
the way our breadstuf go to Euglsnd Yes. We have
model Secretary of the Treasury, as well
" model President" (Lsughter) Wen make another
"moi-l" tWho's thatO His shadow is over there
Old Rough coming, and gentlemen will be
with the reflex (Laugnter)
INTERNAL MFNTs-IMPEACHMENT THE Pre-.
MIR. vrNABLr of North Carolina said that General
Taylsr would not thank tse gentem for connecting
hie name with high tariff notions for that subject
General Taylor was extremely cautious In expressing
sage of the President Withholding his assent the
river nnd hsrbor bill Mr. Polk took the proper ground
NOUS evils would fly out Franklin, in the conven-
ton which framed the constitution, introduced an
aushorising Congress to cut canals
rejected If the right to make interna improvements
so clear and why have the advocates of the
system located it under any clause Of the constitution
MIR Calhoun claimed 1t under the war making power
And after the vsgrapt power Mr. Clay calls il, WAS
whipped from parish to parish, find it claimed
under the power to regulate commerce. gain
the clause establish rast routes; lastly under the
general welfare" by which any thing done He
wished to refer the COMMITTEES 10 a fact When Con.
eress in 1889 about place the location
the federal government the Susque 1t
the condition that Maryland and Pennsylvania clear
the harbor and Mr. Madison said that Congress would
not do this they would place themselves under the
OF these two States And there dissenting
poets to the whg. who he said, best VIII. there
stakes win He did not rise to make speech
on the state Of political PARTIES bat would remark that
when the wings to the ballot they will hnd
that they will never log-ro General Taylor into the
fret1OeDcy
knows nothing about it; he knows nothing about the
earif he has not had time to consider the subject
They will not fnd him intsrnsl i'm provemsnt man,
OF a Wilmot provho man (Laughter) No, no Gen
Taylor will take such course. Within the last few
days gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr Hudson) in
PRODUCED resolution denounciug the and providing
for Il withdrawal OF our troops. After much maueuv-
ring after endesvor today it the table,
cd when vote forced on its passage there were but
forty one who voted in the affirmative. And only
few days ago. resolution was submitted by the gen
tlsmau from Delaware (Mr Houston) giving the thank
q Congress TAYLOR. would to
the old soldier and the great warrior When the
gentl man from ndisus (r Heply) proposed amend
ment declaring the war 10 be wased Tor the countrys
honor ntiemau from Massachusetts,, (Nlr. Ash
uu) propo ed further to amend by declaring that the
unnecessarily and upconsttutionally com
nepced by the President" This passed; there were
eshtyhvs gentlemen found voting for it, although but
voted for the resolution denouncipg the
and asking for the withdrawal of troops Mr.
V.aable said that be friend to the administration
aud justified every step taken in the He
oemb-r e the great quest Of the couotrythe House
of Representatives grIy I've had averred by their
and unconstitutional war, had violated his oath
committed breach of the constitutions; that be
spoDsioe for every bone that beaches the soil Of
Me1co and that every drop OF blood an every gosn
has been produced 10y his act He called upon the wings
then iinpsch the President IL the eighty five
who voted fos the amendment of the gentleman from
Massachusetts believed the allegation to be true,
honest men they ought to bring forward articles of i'm
parchment Let them come to the scratch MIR. Web
ster said his speech springfield that the President
had been guilty of high crimes and misdemeauors Mr.
Vsnsble called on gentlemen who believe that the Pres
dent is guilty OF high crimes and misdemeapore, i'm
peach him II MIR Polk brought the war he dpserv-e
the execraton Of the country and of posterity Let
them stand and let them say that the blood lie
on cur skirts. He had fears for the result. He
would court and desire such an investigation, be-
cause mau who is surrounded by the breast work
OF truth and justice need not fear. The public
heart and the public voice would sustain h IN.
Those who have fought in the battle field will
sustain him He believed that If any treaty shall be
made ought to require indemnity for the past aud
security for the future He was wiling to take New
Mexico and California He willing, he repeated to
do this but would consent to make peace until
Indemnity for the past and security for the future,
shall be guaranteed
MIR ROCKWELL, Of Connecticut then addressed the
Committee tn subject of internal irlprov ements a
System, ne commended, implied and vested in the GO
vernmept; snd he regarded il great national and
not merely local question
Mr.. LINCOLN, of Illinois. obtained the floor.
And the Committee rose and thu House adjourned