New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-12
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Correspoaience OF The Tribune
wAsH1SGroS Feb. 10. 1875.
NJ. MARSH Of VI. made to day one Of the most
luminous speeches Of the session-cogeni IN arsu'
uent felictous 10 Illustration and terse IN dic!ion
/. wss bold and decided withal lie took ground
against war as always 81 evil capable OF being
avoided. He said, with nations, IS With indivi'
duals where there was quarrel there was always
wrong on both sides-that ii individuals with sup
posed cause Of provocation one toward another
undertook to aveoge themselves with the strong
hand or torcible measures. they incurred and sui
fsref the penalties OF criminal law. 60 nations
which assumed to redress tsncied or real gnev-
ences BY the infection Of ruries upon each other,
incurred and eventually would encounter the anger
and button Of higher law. He spoke most
e0ouenty and effectively upon this point, and evil
dently carried his audience with him.
His denuncaton Of Mr. POLK sna his Admins
trstion was severe. bot Just b the abduction OF
iucontsstbe evidence be exposed the criminshty
of the whole course Of the Executive IN the pro
vocation OF this var aud showed that ss Il was
unnecessarily, uniustly aud iniqaitously begun,
s.. II concluded at all under Mr. Polk, It would
be concluded ineilciently temporarily. and FOOLISH
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be published and must be extensively circulated.
Early IN the morning there vas crowd IN the
Supreme Court room IN anticipation OF Mr.. CLAY 5
arcurient The galleries d, the Senate and the
House were thiny atteuded.blt the report that Mr.
CLAY would not speak and Mr.. MARSH ras speak
ipg drew many would-be auditors OF Mr.. CLAY %
the speech Of Mr. MARSH. The speech was good
substitute ~ Substitute could be- for the srgu-
ment / have heard bat one opinion Of Mr..
NARsH's speech il was the Eloss credltao.e
effort Of his Parliamentary career
Mr. CLAY viii sppeer 10 morrow, And . Tor that
day only" The Supreme Court will again be over
x6elmed with anxious admirers OF his greatness, a
majority OF whom will be. and have been, the isrer
sex They are particularly well qualified. from
their mental organization. tor learned legal srgu'
ment.
The slaye.holdi'g Locos you fnl turned then
backs upon direct taxation, they ever turn their
backs upon the practical operation Of principles Tor
which they contend, theoretically with so much
vehemence. The Constitution gives TO the slave.
holding States & greater representation in the
Lower House. according 10 their free population
than the nonslsveholdiug States The COnstitu-
ton was framed as a system Of checks and bal
ances OF CONF ensatlons and one OF the IN
tended computations o. the free States, Tor the
greater representation o. the slave States was the
prescribed imposition OF taxes ACCORDING - repre-
sentatioa. But this compensation has become
nugatorv from disuse; The habit of the Govern
ment which has from long usage acquired perma
nence and an almost mmutabIlity IS to collect rs
revenue from other sources than direct taxation
and in other modes.
So the Union had the temerity to charge MIR
WiLMor of Pa with sinister intentions because M
had the manness 10 propose direct taxation as tho
easiest and most honest method 10 raise necessary
funds for this extravagant War 1t was design
on his part forsooth 20 make the South participate
in the burdens of a war which bad been com
menced Tor is TO be carried On at least for its ex
elusive advantage For this he is read out OF the
| LocoF oco party, and "a to be henceorward "a
| bo0ed and an alien in their tents
The Wings that voted against drett taxa
ton had the sui1cien, apology that they desired
| an immediate termin alton OF the war, and though
10 grant liberal supplies to carry II on was not tn
| most logical means of ending it. They have n
confidence in MIR Folks expressions OF pope 70
peace-no confidence ia the means by which h
! suggests it can be procured. Mr.. Senator NILES
in his late speech, exposed the whole absurdity @
the Administration plan TO gain a certain peace
By farther prosecution u the war IN his historical
| PAYABLE Of Pitts war with France, who was con
| Bile peace while he was carrying on war Of eigh
! years a. one 6andred million ponds sterling pc
| annum, He wss all the while for striking at tn
vital parts OF France-he went for "indemnit,
for the past and security for the future.