New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-27
WASHINGTON.
The Sennte-PresIdent's Boston Message-mr.
CLAW,
Correspondence Of The Tribune.


Clay.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Monday night, Feb. 2
The Senate at last have closed the debate on
the Presidents Message, and referred the matter
to the judiciary Committee. And what will be
the result The Senate will give the President
any necessary power over the military or per
haps l ought to say militia, to carry all
laws inte executions and the President will be
too wise and prudent to use any such power, IN
less as the very laAt resort, when no other means
will be LETT for the execution OF bis duty TO the
Constitution. / do ka01c that the President Will
not resort to any harsh measures, unless IN case
Of absolute necessity which l cannot see has
arisen And the matter will terminate 20 the
satisfaction OF the public generally, excepting Mr..
CLAY and w. L. GARRISON They will both be
disappointed and angry but as they have had the
first part OF the heat IL seems but matter OF jas
tice that they should yield in the last hail.
Mr.. CLAY was much more temperate and cour-
teOus ia his language and manner, to-day, than N
the commencement ofthe debate, on Friday. be
spoke Of the people Of Boston or believe, ne
called them citizens, as human beings, posses
sed OF some good qualities. do not mean 70 say
that he called them human beings, bat he did not
class the people and the creatures IN the same
category to-day.
know YOU will object TO my structures upon
Mr.. CLAY, but if the man I most honored upon
earth presumed upon his position TO be unjust,
overbeaTiDg and tyrenncsi / lCOuld bud FAULT with
him. l should have right to condemn these
evils in a man to whom | was indifferent, II l
could excuse them in man whom particularly
honored and admired
The House are laboriousy at work on the ap-
preparations, and probably will keep it up the re-
mainder of the session and in the lew days lett
they will lind enough 20 do.
In regard to the Tariff its friends are more to
blame than the Opposition. When STRoSG's
amendment was attempted, you will remember
wrote you that it would be an abortve at
tempt / knew it could not get IN and just
as well know that a modest simple bill, depend
ing upon its merits instead Of champagne at the
National, could pass. But the friends OF the
Tariff were so dsheartened by STRONGs failure,
they will not dare try AZ ain. Well, if the friends
would not make the effort there certainly could
be no expectation that the opposition would.
Probably even now there will be slight amend
ment on the valuation, but there IS no time Tor
ANYTHING more. The time has been FILTERED
away. However, there will be change, hope,
before any great commercial crash; but it might
have been now. am no fatalist; the 1cW be's
of this world depend upon effort and the use OF
means. s. T. V.
The Effort for a vi odifcation of the Tariff.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Feb %.
Upon the struggle this morning to get in some
Tariff notifications as an amendment to the Civil
and Diplomatic bill, in Committee Of the Whole,
there were some six orieght Opposition votes in
favor, while Messrs TooMBs CLINGMAN and
STEPHENS and one or two other ultra Southern
Wings voted against. The votes taken by teers)
were otherwise strict party votes on sustaining
the decision of an Opposition Speaker who ruled
the amendment out of order Whether there
bay he sui puD uit,,
ment been offered 20 Senator HUNTERS bill, TO
which the amendment would have been unques-
tionable, is very doubtful. The Opposition have
made up their minds against anything Of the kind,
except perhaps, the project OF Throwing sprat
to catch n school Of behring's in Pennsy lvania.
There might be some prospect Of the Postage bill
if there was not determined and las was shown
upon the HarbOr bill q factlOus and unprlncipled
minority in opposition in the House At this stage
of the session, with such q minority practiced IN
Parliamentary eXpedlents TO contend against, It
seems vain to expect that the Senate bill will so
through the House. So far as the friends OF the
bill are concerned there ia not much doubt Of their
willingness to accept the Senate bill as the best
thing that can be done at present.
Among the amendments proposed as modi6ca-
tions of the Tariff, the following offered by MIR.
GRINNELL, is the most comprehensive, aud would
probably have been the most satisfactory.
SIC Ind he II further enacted, That and aiter the
day Of April next in lieu 81 the dudes hereoicce inn
posed hv Aw on the articles hereinafter mentioned, the
following rates Of duties shall be levied, collected, ana
ron in lSbs blooms bars bolts road iron, iron a, les
ana Tes upon brazieTs nall wire spike slit ana other
rods upon band. scroll sheet and hoop from bolet or
plate iron and every description OF hammered, rolled, or
s iron not herein specified and uponron wire and spikes
the duties shall be assessed upon the average prices with
all charges subject 10 duty by law added thereto which Ike
descriptions OF iron bore in the principal ports Of the
country whence Imported during the ten calendar years
Immediately preceding the year OF I'm >OrlalOn, such
values and charges 70 be asoertained anc declared by
the Secretary of the Treasury the basis upon which
year; aud upon the average values s. ascertained
and declared the duties snail be hirtyseven and
That any of ouy imposed by this act over existing
laws any railroad iron imported for the use OF any rail-
road within two wears after the passage Of this and
usy and permanently laid down for the use OF such rail.
road within three years after the passage OF this act shall
be yetted by the Secretary Of the Treasury sausacIO
~ proof being furnished that such iron wac 90 imported
and laid down that ana aer The rs day OF April next
the duties upon useed Oil and upon all manufactures com
Tor in this sc shall be thirty per centum ad vaorem and
upon window glass glass ware ana copperss, and all
manufactures composed wholly or IN part OF hemp Jus'
grass sleeps wool including yarns and upon coored
printed ard stained manufactures composed wholly or IN
pat Of cotton and upon refined sugar. The dues SHAH be
hir,v i've per cenmn adj vaoren; except on blankets
cooTedor stained made wholly Of sleeps WOOL the sciuA
Al charges subject 10 dutv shall NOT exceed seventyfve
cents each and OF dimensions not less than seventy
four by 6hy.fOur inches, The duty upon which tnall
be twenty-five per eenIum al valorem ana upoa
sheslhpg copper and sheaihing metal OF fourteen
TO thirty -four ounces per square ooI 10 seets OF iofy
egbtnehes long and fourteen inches wide ana upon ngo
sud refined copper the duties shall be hve per cenum "a
vaorem and upon all descriptions ofrOn not herein pro
vded for and steel except cast steel and uPcn al scn
merry manufactures OF which iron steel IS TIE mate
s Of chief value except anchors and chain cables ana on
biumnous coal the duties shall he thirty seven ano one
bsf per ceuum nd val0em hst on and aiier me m aay
Of April next the following articles shall he exempt rom
ouy, IN addition TO those now exempt by Law namely m
ogo berries nuts and vegetables used principally IN DYING
OF composing dyes all dye woods N suck brsHi WOOD,
cOchiuea gum arabic, gum senegal, gum ragacanih KEEP
kermes lac dye nader, msdder root shell lac, sumAc
turmeric, weld, slk gntts percha unmana1Aclured
india rubber In bottles sheets aie cuIch, errs apoea
scOnOQue crude birthstone burr grinds0nes clay
unwrough palm lest unmsnu acured, and emery stone
WOUTER Won TWlLLER
New.YOrk Town EIec SaperrlsoTs.
ST. LAWRENCE CO.-ICompeIe.