The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-25
THE UNION.

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have 10 contribute He endeavofs 10 draw parallel be.
tween The condition OF the colonies of America ante
f'or 10 The revolution and the condition OF his
o'ate al the present lme under the stringent opcr-
anon OF The revenue bill OF 1916 But who is weak
enough TO listen TO such eccentric illusions We
have high respect for those men who cherish such
love Tor Their State. and for their section. would
ead them INTO extremtes in order 10 maintain the honor
OF their Stale and section but have no feeling
hohinE bul mingled passion OF contempt and dis
gast-iof men who. like Mr. Rhett seize upon occasions
OF public excitement in order to palm off gross misep-
esenation on the people. and mislead them by insane
and reasonable defamation.
we have gwen above the remarks OF the oracle from
the barnwell district touching the tariff Of 1885, and the
heavy calamities which il imposes the people OF the
State OF South Carona-calamites which Mr. Rhett, in
his superatye wisdom, thinks would justify revolution
DO the people OF South Carolina know by whose agency
that tariff was inflicted them Did the people Of
Charleston imagine, when MIR. Rhett, with his specla-
ces well balanced on his nose, preaching revou-
ton, on account oil taxation, that the South Carolina
representation. at the head of whom stood JOHN c. CAL
HouN supported the bill by which that taxation was en-
acted Did occur to the people of Charleston, did
they for moment suspect that the speaker hmseltha
self same MIR. X. BARNwELL RHErTwas friend and an
advocate OF that taxation which he urges as JUS
LITIGATION of severance and dissolution! We know not
what the people Of South Carolina OF Charleston in
the State aforesaid, may know think; but if they
think for themselves and seekers after knowledge
would present them with the following scrap OF his
tory. to Oit;
In the year 1916 certain revenue bill was before Con-
gess lis object TO reduce the wing tariff OF 1912 to
revenue standard and thereby make taxation equal
among the States In that Congress the State OF South
Carolina was represented in the Senate by
JOHN C. CALHOUN
and
GEORGE McDUFFIE,
and by the following individuals in the House of Repre-
sentatives, to wit:
Messrs Black,
Burt,
Holmes,
0u-Rhett.
Sims,
Simpson,
Woodward.
Such-and no other-was the South Carolina delega-
ton With that delegation in Congress the tariff ques-
ton came to a vote in the House of Representatives
That vote aye for the tariff OF 1s46 and among
the supporters of the bill we find the names Of
Messrs. Black.
Burt,
Holmes,
pJ-Rhett,
Sims,
Simpson,
Woodward.
(The entire South Carolina delegaton.)
These embrace the entire representation from
the Stale of South Carolina in the House of Representa-
tves. The bill then sent to the Senate In that
body South Carolina represented by JOHN c. CAL
HouN and GEORGE McDuFYIr, both Of whom voted for
the bill finally passed. One amendment made,
the motion, believe, Of Mr. Webster, and the bill for
which John c. Calhoun and George McDufe had voted
in the Senate returned to the House. The House
concured in the amendment, OF the Senate. and the bill
final vote II is useless to remind the country
of the anxiety which manifested that OCCASION
and it is useless to remind the country Of the vote which
was given on that occasion. But we would inform the
people of Charleston and Of South Carolina that on the
final passage of the bill Of ls46, the following
persons of the South Carolina delegation voted for it,
WIT
Messrs Black,
Burt,
Holmes,
0t-Rhett
Sims,
Simpson.
WOODWARD
(The entire South Carolina delegaiion.)
II we had more space at our disposal, we would exam
inc the postons-weak as they are-which Mr. Rheu
sumes the slavery question Blu, cannot do so at
the present time; do think that the public would
in any be instructed by the revelation. Those
positions under notice every day; and think
that good purpose be accomplished by connecting
the name of Mr. Rhett himself with principles which
every honest and should consider.
Contempt plated Movement of the last Cabinst.
Some OF the wing papers have insisted upon the new
pursuing the policy of the past adminstra-
ton. They ask, how il be wing, If he does
not And will not variation on the great ques-
tons Of the day break up the wing party' Mr. Fill
more mus, Judge and ac, for himself; but II he be
a wise statesman, he will treaI some OF its meas.
ures a, warning. and not example. For in
stance i, has been circulated undsniabe fact in this
city. and in many Of the wing papers IN their Washing
ton oespondence that the late administration was on the
very eve Of taking sep which might have involved their
county in all the evils of civil Incredible as Il
may appear there seems to be too much to be-
eye that message 10 Congress was forthcoming. which