Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22

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the Senate instead q his esmmse bgi 20 TIE rsnaks which
were sddres.sd 10 me-
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ever the memorial shal 10 me- shall pssseu 4 a. m,
Senate with al the respect thsi due 70 ne very Respectable
citizens whose ssrhed 10 these sesolusons ana
whom Judge 10 be . ssmpis u shs whos messing
| Mr. ATCHis0N. II has been soms t~e &c ihrse dsys
since received the rt paper from hs ey u g. Leu con-
tanning account d the meeting sfsed 10 An the papss
pubished in the city o o. Louis. boh Whe and De rsc
that this nesting wss goi up upon cab u smslkinx
like Gfy persons ssw their names. and ncesniss ssms
among these gentlemen who signed the call They hetg
both the great political Psrts a .hs eoaniy. sna viii
term which Il vey oen usd In he ssnas. and sy thsy
making the call must have been In ths papers q hsh pas
first received saou lessphe accan, Of this sug Z, but
yesterday evenir received scrcun 10 paTe ssni me-
papers Of both te Wing and DemErste pss'ie The
enis 10 oil these papes amount 10 shout ths thing
They tie facts much they STATED IN the resolutions
presented by The senator from Kentucky have aso letters
from gentlemen residing In the cry 81 - euis corobastng
the given in The papers have received
presented TO have teen very large meeting and composed Of
the most respectable citizens and u the Respectable
meetings ever held In the city Of g. Louis II made up
Of the principal business men, professional men mechanics
and abore The number u stated 10 have besn from eight
city Of St. Louis they will poll from Eve x thousand votes
Here them about oneh Of the Of the city Of
ST. Louis present Ut this meeting, and from The respect
able portion Of the people, These the Representations
made In the letters and papers have received from that city
In addition to this. Mr.. President Wing Congressional
convention met in the county Of CsFe Guardian. In that Con-
gressional district suppose oil the counts In the district
were represented, at least large majority al them, thai
convention. That convention unanimously SPEAK the
voice spoken by these resolutions in the city Of g. Louis
This ~ matter Of opinion, and only give such.
From the Information have received far have ecsiv
cd the papers Of the Wing party In that State they uniform
" advocate ifis adjustment compromise aud the papers
belonging to that wing Of the Dsmocc parry Of which
have the honor TO be- humble member advocate this
adjustment or Hromis reported by the Committee Of
Thirteen But cir, is due perhaps that should say tina,
some weeks prior TO his meeting, there meeting
OF the members Of that wing which do not belong ana
they adopted resolution, the tenth Of SERIES Ia which
they, as understand H. epudate this proposition Of ADJUST
ment and they say in speaking Of the Senator from Ken
lucky that he has in $780, be did in 1884, come 10
the Of the nules Of the Union. do not pretend TO
give the words but the idea have stated and
wish to call the attention of my ultra Southern ends this
fact, that the Senator from Kentucky il said have
the Of the nues and the consideration, they init
mae will be the iha, when he the oi
the nufers in 1882 which is that il he shall bring their
proposition forward they will sustain him in proposition for
national bank, If he shall bring forward.
Now, we have three political raries In Missouri the
Wing party under the old organization, and then there
what called the test and the anti sst parties In other
words, on this great question Of slavery, the Democratic
party to be divided. What public opinion, which
party will triumph in August, tell but then oil
these things will be tested the polls in not
mistaken and not to be misunderstood do not pretend
say the time is long before the test is to be made which
party will triumph But Of one thing feel very certain,
that the party in favor Of the adjustment Of this question: ia
the proposed by the Committee of Thirteen, will tri-
umph Mr. President, did intend time since TO have
given my views upon this question: humble they are,
the Senate intend do yet will now take OCCASION
as this the first time have publicly expressed myself
tbs great question: say that shall for this compromise
bill it was introduced Yes sir will swallow the WHOLE
bottle Of sold Doctor Jacob Townsends Sarssparia.
[Laughterl utterly abhor broken doses Renewed
laughter
will take this occasion to say tina, would not vote for
but solitary separate and apart from this
promise union and that the for the organization
Of territorial government would not for the adms-
sion of California separate measure. would turn her
loose in the wilderness, the Jews did the scapegoat
believe would 60 further, although would be operation
foreign my and quite revolving would hurl her
from the rock backwards before would for her admission
separate measure. And have good reason, and
that 49, do not believe should have any adjustment Of this
question if California admitted into the Union
separate believe the question would be open for
agitation, and the agitation would be Of description
than any we have do not pretend to know what the
result will be- and will not pretend to speak of II but
thing do say, said the beginning Of this session. that
do not believe the people Of Missouri would submit
the Wlmot proyso never, sir, do believe that
Southern slave State this Union would submit to
it. Mr. President, have nothing say this sub
ject at this time
Mr. CLAY. move that the resolutions lie on the table,
The motion was agreed to.
THE TARIFF.
Mr.. MILLER. / have been requested to present petit
ton from New Jersey in relation the tariff law of 1896
This petition from citizens Of Morris county, in that
portion of the State Of New Jersey which contains some Of
the richest iron to be found in the country and il is
signed by persons who have for years been engaged in the
manufacture of those into iron. acquainted with
of the petitioners and doubt whatever Of the
truth of their representations They In their petition
that by the well the Of all essons
that of experience they have found the operation of the
that the system of ad vaorem duties has proved fatal all
those pursuits in this country in which labor constitutes the
major part Of the cost of the product They ak for the
adoption of specific duties upon all those articles which come
in competition with American products, Of equal
least the ad vaorem duties which would have been COL
ected under the present law, if foreign manufactures
the price which prevailed when this law passed
This petition accompanied by short but pithy note
from of most respectable citizens, also Of
intelligent and skul manufacturers in on will read
it to the Senate
ttRocKAwAY, MAY 6, 1850.
"DEAR SIR enclose you petition respecting the tariff
with faint hope of success We are all dying gradually
and this Congress don't help shall be recovery
Hon. ]. w. MILLER"
This is rather melancholy note but it is nevertheless
true representation Of the situation Of great portion Of the
iron manufacturers Of the country. believe that with them
il question of life and death and unless relief be
effected during this session Of Congress- they will be entirely
Frustrated. notorious fact that millions Of American
capitol have been sacrificed and thousands Of American Ia
have been thrown out of employment under the
ton Of present njudicious and unequal tariff policy All
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