The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-28


government to derive revenue from the minesi Have
We forgotten The history OF the salt syringe reserved In
Missouri and Illinois Have forgotten that in the be-
ginning, when acquired these countries and heard
imagnaions OF many were infamed with the idea thai
the government OF the United States were to derive
great revenue from boiling salt water and digging in the
lead mines Under that excitement these salt springs
were reserved 10 be leased aud the lead also And
what was the issue OF iti Every one who has looked
left from Wisconsin Mr. DoDGEl knows it, Il turned
out that proved that this great federal government
was created for the purpose Of boiling SALT or dig
who were digging for lead. Il was shown that Uncle
Sam could carry the business but was cheated by
everybody and brought in debt When fst came here.
free the State OF Missouri from ibe membranes OF The
andordshp OF the government OF the United States over
II In carrying on the salt manufacture. We showed the
losses that the government Of the United STATES was sub
eced to; that the government Iuinng itself while
i was harassing the people Of Missouri. was then
the time such men as Mr. Mason, who went thor
oughly against the idea Of the United States making
money BY any kind Of operation either working amanuiac-
ever Mr. Mason contended that if the government OF
the United STaes should undertake to raise in few
year. we should have e import seed corn from other
countries We had the salt springs in Missouri, and we
aucceeded 10 breaking down the system OF the govern
ment giving them TO the State Of Missouri ; and they
applied, far this could be- purposes Of edu
cation And the lead mines which reserved have
been thrown into market other puic lands al one dol
lar and quarter per acre. That is what we have got in
But then came on the lead mines Of the Upper Mis-.
sisspp, and our maginatio3s were Immediately in.
famed again with The belief that the government was
snas BY leasing out these lead mines. and the
scheine was adopted fought against it on this floor
where they row. told the Senate what would hap.
pen to the lead minesha It would turn out precisely as
i did in the state Of Missourhat after harassng the
people and crampng their operations, it would end in
bringing the United States in debt agents And 80 it
turned out TO be the fact and Of the last messages Of
President Polk 10 recommend the breaking up OF the
system on the Upper Mississippi and 10 show us The
amount required to be paid out Of the treasury that year
IN order 70 cover the expenses OF agents This is
our experience about making money out OF leasing and
Sir, ], will be worse with gold than with lead or with
salt Iiwas hard work to get the lead which the govern
ment earn. L was thing which man could not run
away with. He could not carry it off Its bulk was SO
great and its weight 50 much that il was in vain for
man % think Of carrying Off, Not 50 with gold How
The basis Of the system proposed by the senaorrom
Ohio. - have said has been shown be wong By the
But there is another part which cali the attention 81
the Senate. These agents TO give gold and silver on
demand 10 the miner for all the bullion he produces
we receiving at this time the United States abou,
two millions OF dollars month.
VI "A. GWlN. Upwards OF that amount.
Mr. BENTON. Upwards of two millions month
Nows sir how many millions OF dollars will we have to
pay into the hands Of these agents the demands
upon mem! Az tnat OASIS, IL Will ne TWO millions
month; for, take notice, this is in which what the
agent pays does not come back to him. The man who
gets keeps it, and The agent must have fresh supply
on hand to meet all these demands Sir, would not
trust any agent in the world with much money Sir
~ this proposition goes TO change the whole system and
70 make II revenue system, with very inconvenien
machinery for working it, in my opinion, instead Of
king 1t mere means OF preserving order among the
miners while they ndemniiyng the United States for
expensesas it goes against principle which is unda
mental the whole case, ask for the yeas and
nays and will endeavor invoke for il the most deiib
esale attention and consideration.
Z The yeas and nays Were ordered.
Mr.. EWING. The difficulty suggested by the sena-
tor, to the large fund that would have be placed in
the hands OF tine assayer is not real one, but imag
nary. The assayer would convert into bullion the gold
he receives il week 10 week and what he re-
eeives from to-day would pay B to- morrow. There is
difficulty on that would merely say further,
that think the whole question turns upon this whether
il ID the intention OF Congress hereafter raise rev.
enpe oul OF these mines or not!
The question beng taken the amendment OF the
senator from Ohio it was reected-yeas l2 nays 23as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Dawson, Dayton. Ewing. Hunter.
Norris, Pearce, smith, Spruance, Turney. Underwood,
and Wales-l2 ss.
NAYs--Msssrs A,cbon. Benton, Cas-, Chase, Cooper,
Davis Mississippi Dickinson, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge
Of Iowa, Downs, Feich, Fremont OWN, Hale Houston
Jones, Rnsk Seward, Shields, SouIs. Sturgeon, wake
and Winthrop-Z3
s fro m coNTxpED.1 4