Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-10-07
Correspondence of the vindicator.
EXTRACT TO THE EDITOR, DATED

Correspondence Of the vindicatcr.
| EXTRACT TO THE EDITOR, DATED
i WASHINGTON, Oct. I'd, 1850.
I DEAR Sir Congress has, at last, adjourned
and after long and very important session.
Much of the early period of the session wa
lost, as you are aware, i'll the difficulty 10 cleo
some ofthe officers, and that was not entirel,
accomplished during the whole fession.
The Tariff did not succeed in being taken up
although Mr.. VlNroN, Of Ohio, and Mr.. HAMp
TON, of Pa, used every endeavor to spring i
upon the House, II failed, however, for wan
OF time, on the heel of the session, and only fol
wan, of time; as, am fully satisfied, from the
voting in the House, that the Iron interest Will
receive some further protection, and that the
Manufacturers also will derive some aid from
the payment of specific duties by the importers
on valuation, at the port, rather than collect the
duties by the ad valo,em plan, as at present, in
the Tariff bill of 1916. 1t will not do for Con.
eress to interfere much with the Bill Of duties,
DIS defined by Secretary WALKER, and approved
and passed by Congress, in the Tariff bill OF
1896 That bill has disappointed friends and
toes-the Wings coutended that Mr., Walkers
Bill was sruinous measure for revenue" that
it would bankrupt the Treasury the Democrat
ic party believed the measure juticious, and that
more revenue would accrue to the Treasury than
any bill ever yet n,aturtd. So completely has
the latter proved true that tn, recpip is from GUS
toms alol.e have exec edtd Mr.. Walkers .s.i-
mates some millions Of dollars; vi lille whigyery
predicted that the bill would be a failure, aud
would entirely bankrupt the Treasury. For my
own part, believing that the enterprise of our
people can compete fully with the nasi,ns of The
Old World. and the Crest Of mankind," las Mr..
Clayton said for Gen. Ia. lor.) in all kinds of
manufactures and trade, the subject should be
we'll digested before l would consent to alter
the present Tariff bill in any of its important
features that will reduce the revenue Let it
alone so long as it works well and susans the
expenditure Of this great Republic. The Boull-
~ Land Bill, as passed by Congress is one of
:ha most important bill, of the Session. You
must publish that measure at all early day,
many Of yonr .itizans will acquire Land
from the Government for former military service
end not few for service in the wal of 1919.
Congrs - has ais passed Bill for the enlarg-
rneut Of the Capitol of the U. States, appropri.
a,ing S1oa, 600 to commence a Southern and a
Western wing at each ens. of the HALL 1t viii
take at least 81 ,0O9, 900 to finish it. This ap-
preparation is ali earnest that the Eullifers and
abolilionists, after all their billing and cooling
with each other, will not be able to dissolve the
the Union. am Of the impression that dis
union will not be 1nooted again in Congress-
This Congress is the last Of the Wilmet, and, I
guess the nuders will give in after few more
houlishes9ollowiug Georgia where Georgia won't
Iced. Too much praise cannot be Bestowed on
Gen. Cass, Clay, Foote, Dickinson, Webster,
Badger, Downs and others, in their efforts to
preserve the integrity of the Union. Those Sen
ators from the South who acted and voted with
the abolitionists have accounts to settle with
their constituents for their dereiction Of duty to
the Union, and we hope, in balancing that ac-
count, there will be found due their constituents
ate. Short credit makes long friends, therefore,
the sane Senators should retire and give place
to Union men," the better for the States and
the nation at large. There is no mistake in this
opinion Of our people; they protest against the
doctrine of the PROTEST, and hold to the good
old principle, that the government was instilu-
ted for the many and not Tor the teav.
The Fugitive Slave Bill" passed by Con.
gress, is working wonders Already runaway
slave has been returned by the authorities Of
New York City to Baltimore, and the report
from Pittsburg is that several hundred have de-
parted from thence to Canada. Ihave no doubt
tina, many slaves will now be recovered by the
provisions of the bill and restored TO their own
ers or that they will depart from the U. States
for home in Canada, where we hope the Ash
burton Treaty may reach them, and the British
authorities be compelled to give them up or pay
their value.
Cen FoorE aud Col Fremont, came near a
fight lately, but, fortunately, discreet friends In.
,-lesed, aud The difficulty was settled.
The Senate rejected some OF the Fay or nomi
nations but lot great nu.i.ber. he Post Mas
Ter at Boston the Collector at New Orl aus, and
The RI order OF the Land Office among the man
Dor MIR. FILLMORE ssnt near nonilallots 10
the Selate, which were collfirmed.
Our city looks almost like Inserted village
since the adjournment OF Congress.
Your OBJ. s'v't,
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