The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-27


euen the bills ichich Jackson and Van Burc,
!, signed.
Tho Tariff.
The New York Journal of Commerce, speak
ng Of Mr.. JAmss's new tariff project, ssys:
"BEwARE OF THE GREEK HoRsR-Mr. James
OF Rhode Island, an extensive manufacturer
calling himself Democrat, introduced into thu
Senate on Tuesday last, the following bill
which ought to be entitled bill to increase thu
duties on oil imports from Is to so or more pei
cent. above the present rates. We warn Sen
ators that this bill, if passed, will work might,
change in the rate of duties; and we call upor
all Free Trade Senators to unite in sending i
to the tomb of the Capnlets."
On the other hand, the following colloqu,
took place in the Senate on Thursday laat
which throws some light on the views of Sen
ator STOCKTON and tho New Jersey Democracy
generally
Mr.. STOCKTON. Being one of the hum
blest members Of this august body of the Re-
personalities of the federal Republic, have
been slow to participate in this discussion, and
certainly should have said nothing on the sub
ject if it had been confined to the mere question
Of agreeing to day of adjournment. But a
question has been connected with this discus
sion which seems to render it my imperative
duty, as Representative of the State Of New
| Jersey, to say few words in relation thereto.
In the first place, however, must say that do
not concur in the reproaches which have been
cast upon the other branch of Congress on &C
count of any supposed delay in their business.
If any delay has occurred, the reason is to be
found in the great amount of business which
Congress- has had to consider and to act upon
Nor am disposed to find fault with any of the
discussions which have taken place on the sub
ject Of Presidential candidates. They have
been mostly interesting, and do not know tn 1t
| they have interfered with the business of Con.
gress The business of Congress requires re.
Election and information, which is not to be at.
tanned in this chamber alone. So far as am
concerned, sir, my mind has been more devoted
to the consideration of the public business iii
my own than in the Senate chamber There.
fore, far my voice goes, am ready to
acquit both Houses of Congress of any neglect
of their appropriate duties. The delay, if any,
has been caused by the amount and the import
ance of the business we have had before us.
Though ! am AZ DESTROYS of returning to the
bosom of my family as any member of this body
can be, would prefer that the resolution should
lay on the table for the present; and until can
see more clearly the probable time when we
factory manner to our constituents, as we'll as
ourselves.
; Mr.. President, had no disposition TO discuss
this question, and but for the exciting speech
made by the Senator from South Carolina, M
i BUTLER, | should have remained silent. The
Senator from Tennessee Mr. BELL spoke OF
the importance Of the harbor and river bill; and
another Senator spoke of the Importance Of the
tariff bill. With regard to the first have but
little to say at present, except to concur in its
importance. With regard to the tariff, must be
permitted to say that regard it of more conse
quence to my constituents than any other bill
which has been, during the session, or is now
pending before Congress. The tariff--ay, sir
the tarff-the mere mention of which starles
gentlemen from their proprety, and drives them
headlong into the preston of the dissolution OF
the Union. | have to tell such gentlemen, lei
them come from where they will or represent
whom they may, that there two sides to the
question of the tariff; and, Democrat as am,
intend that, on all proper occasions, my voice
shall be raised in the Senate and out of the
Senate, in behalf Of ths poor laborer of the
North; and he who represents the slave labor
of the South may rise his voice potential rs
, he sees fit, he will not alarm, but find me pre-.
f pared to the best of my poor ability to defend
the interest of the free laborer Of The North. But
doctrine of tariff for the purpose of protecting
one interest more than another Interest, one sec
ton more than another section. We are not to
o consider the interests of fragments, but of the
whole people; not of States, but the nation Sir
we must seek for some sound, well-settled prn
ciple upon which to rebuild this theory of tariff
n The PRESIDENT. The chair must REMIND
8 the Senator from New Jersey that the question
ia not upon the tariff or upon any other BILL
Mr.. STOCKTON. am aware Of that, sir.
: The PRESIDENT. The Senator can alIud,
to the subject of the tariff generally but it vii
not be in order, upon the present question, to gt
into the merits or dement's of any tariff
Mr.. STOCKTON. What | mean to soy j.
this: that the tariff bill is a matter of SO mucl
Q consequence, that it behooves Congress not L
!. adjourn without modifying it; and ! give tina
q IA reason why we cannot now fix day FOL
| adjournment Besides, sir, the tariff bill tc
which ! allude, ia not for protection of manu-
facturers; it is not to be tariff exclusively FOL
Q r,venue; but it il intended to protect million.
of our fellow-c ,tizens. who earn their bread b,
: the toll Of their own hands. can tell tho
Senator from South Carolina that their interests
y are rot much longer to be disrcgarded. Sir
8 this government may survive the effects Of the
4 most disastrous battles we may regain lost ter
{ ritory but tell him and others to be warned
! in time-that we may not be able to resist the
i impor,unate remonstrances of free, but impov
. erished, and degraded people.
!, Mr. BUTLER. The Senator from New
Jersey is under a great mistake. ! made moi
the least allusion to the tariff However, | sup
pose he may as well hang his speech on what
said, as on what was said by any other Senator
!, certainly made no allusion to the tariff-not
in the least
>
Mr.. STOCKTON. What meant TO cav il
this: that the tariff belongs to the business of
Congress, and is entitled TO as much of our
time as any other matter. If the Senator from
South Carolina did not speak of free trade