The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-08-09

tai.inc this di,tt,bution clause. and both
we're vetoed in quick succession, by Ffesl'
d.us Tyler. Tho whigs stl'l adhered to
their policy, and the session was well nigh
spcht before any s,sp WAS taken TO pass .
tariff, and provide for the wants Of the 'ov
srumeni They knew that something snus'
DO done. or the Government be lei bank
,ap,, and they calculated upon this nsees>
.ity to force the Democratic party into the
measure Of high protective tariff The
admitted necessity fer further legislation
upon the expiration o! the Compromise set
and the positive necessities Of the Govern
msu,, constituted the circumstance under
which tho tariff OF ls!2 was brought for
~ard. !, came up bnsily on the 27'h Of
August, three days before the adjournment,
~hen Mr. Buchanan rose and explained his
position. Ills speech viii be found IN Toll
IN the Congressional Globe. Oar limits
eouiine us to extracts
Sir. Buchanan commenced b. describing
the condition Of the country. as tolioNs
The only alternatives now presented to
the Senate IS, whether We .hhll pass THE
bill, or leave the country 10 i,s present de>
plorable condition. Lyefy substitute pro-
posed for tho bil has failed; and u "a mot
ally impossols that any other measure can
nov 10 introduced 10 is stead. with the
least hope Of success.
Il We adjourn without passing any bill,
what viii b. tho condition N which "e
.hAll leave ,Ae treasury Of the country 7
Why, sir. many OF the ablest lawyers
throughout the tnion, rs vel as largo
majority IN both House. OF Congress, h3ld
tn. opinion, that there - now no law Do
eyvtenee under whicn any fesenue can be
collected. This Is the almost nntef,al
opinion Of the Wing party and It "a also
the opinion Of niy friend from South Caro-
Ina, Mr.. Cslhounl on whuse JadgmtGtl
am disposed TO place great felianco.
Now, cur lfcAsuty IS lnsolVluli
the public cred tors have large demands
sgsiast Il, which It q unable 10 meet tho
state Of things growing daily worse sed
there IS even danger tha, tie operations Of
the government may be wholly suspended,
and ye, wo propose to adjourn. leaving the
couutry IA this fearful. this deplotsble con
di,ior Now
! usintaia that the first duty Of an Amer
lean Statesman Il. 10 take any honorable
sacrifice Of opinion which may be nece.sa
- to sustain the character and credit OF hl.
country. lthout the passage OF TIN. very
bnl-lor We can oLtain no other Ne shall
he disgrsced 81 home aad sli!! mere dlssfs
ced abroad.
have thu. hastily skeichcd ono s.3o
OF the picture and now let me hasten to
another. admit, most chesfiully, that the
bill e,,favignnt tn the protection i, affords
II IS bW oi phtch do not 1p
prore, and for nhich nouh not roic. irc,e
not for he present unparalleled condition
Of The eTiaing Tar, the treasury and The
country, ! had earnestly hoped that 1t
nigh, be modified aud amended by the Sen
n,e in such n manner az to teudJ It more
acceptable but IN this ! have teen uitefl,
disappointed No reduction Of duties
whatever have been made upon nnt Of the
protected articles. with the exception Of
iron--un Article in which Pennsylvania /.
deeply interested and one per cent. per
square yard on cotton baggage. The du,
ties upon hammered, rolled aud pig non
have been reduced considerably below the
standard Of tho nc, Of 1873! but Of this
do not complain | do not desire that any
manufacture Of Pernsy lyauia should be pro,
,ccted by prohibiiofy duty.
when ! came TO Congress, At the com-
mencemen, Of the present session confess
entertained better and brighter hopes. !
thought tina. the propItloGs moment had ar
rived Tor settling the tamil qaeslon upon 4
permanent basis. hoped tha, such scale
OF dulie. could have been agreed upon,
considerinp,he pressing demand lorreseuue.
hs would have afforded suilicien, incidental
protection to our leading branches OF man.
ufacture, aud prove satisfactory to the whole
country, was prepared to 20 ne Tar ~
possibly cotid, TO tati,iy The wishes OF my
friends ia the South. aud believe that they
were also DESTROYS of meeting ue halfway,
and compromising this yesed question. !
was disposed to yield much. believing that
less incidental protection would be suiicien,
Tor the manufacturers. when they knew 1t
was to be permanent. This spirit OF con
citation was ihni which gave birth to our
institutions and this alone can preserve
them. In such spirit. ! advised valued
friend in the House Nr luger,ol. to intro
duce bill restoring the dulies As they stood
in 1880 This bill would have scarcely
produced sufficient revenue to supply the
wants Of the treasury, aud It would have
reduced all the duties under the &C, OF | $50
in equal proportion. regretted to find that
this measure oil cancellation received 10
suppor, from NV Southern pol ticai friends,
r,ih uhom II has eror been my prnie and
pleasure to act ~ harmony, Even a prop,
osilon to restore the duties TO chat they
were ia 1910. net With similar fate aud
such WAS my ausicty 10 manifest my friend
" disposition on the snblec', that would
have voted on yesterday Tor SIMILAR prop,
osi,ion, introduced by the Senator from
Nuguin, tMr.' kives) although knew ii
then came too late, had 1t not contained
tue to mo odions tax upon tea and coffee
II the prescott extlnvagsnt bill should b.
forced upon the country, feel conscious
that have done everything to aver, Il, in
the Only tnauner possible ty most earnest
Is and sincerity endsayorug to unite our
political friends IN favor Of q moderate and
conciliatory measure
Such were Mr. Buchanan own forcibe
reasons Tor voting for the iafT Of 1872
Mr. slas Wright, Of New York. an oppo.
nsn, Of protection. voted for the Nh on the
ssme grounds. Common, i. unneces.,r,
NJ. Bucbansn's vote on the occasion aas
not given to sus,ain protection, nor the
principles Of high tariff; Cor in the same
speeeh, he said II am wiling to unite