Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-30

which exists on this subject. shall not, therefore,
offer any such proposition. I have no hope, no
expectation, that any such effort viii be made, De-
cause have seen attempts to make this correction
before; have seen too many sessions pass with
out any attention being given to Il on tue part OF
those who had the power in the Senate and in the
executive Department. Then. sir, / cannot, on
al = ground that has been alleged here, vote WITH
the houcrabe SenatoF from Kentucky for his Dill
as Il stands, and VII rot. l think no sufficient
protext has been urged WHY we should give au-
thority to issue the entire $40 600 600. am will
Ing 70 vote whatever amount is supposed to be
necessary at the present moment to answer the
present exigeBey. II is said by the honorable~Sen-
stor from Virginia that we must have six or eight
million dollars TO make our payments in January-
Give it, And be wants this bill passFd to-day or
to morrow. Pass it for that sum to-day, or to-
marrow il you please. ] will vote for il this mo
ment. Or, II you choose TO say that $40 600, 900
may be required in January let it be $40 600, 600.
As for the argument that ought to have sur
plus m the Treasury, I admit a general rule
and as measure Of general pciicY, it Is proper,
bat We can suffer one mouths to elapse be-
lore We resort 70 keeping that much surplus in
the Treasury. To regard to the 100000 kept
tor the use of the Mint, according to our policy We
can wait a month or two before we return that to
the Mint. What | mean to say is, let us pass what
is Necessary for the present moment. We cannot
wait another week; we cannot wait two weeks be-
Tore we ought to have the means OF paying the
debts OF the Government, or what may be deman-
ded of the Government within the pres mt month.
Let usv0te il at oBce, freely; bat LET us keep hold
on the Government for the benefit OF the country,
not for ourselves Let US keep some hold on the
Government until we can see whether they mean
to make any permanent change for deriving the
revenue legtimately and safely tor tue country
Then, when they come in the middle or end of the
month of January, for example, and say, those
IS 600 900 or &c, 10000 you have given are about
to be exhausted; we want authority to issue 500
100000, or any other amount 10 addition" we may
have more time to consider the subject. l do not
object 80 much to the amount as to the avoid
ancs of responsibility for doing that for the per-
mauent relief and benefit of the country which
they GU sht to do now
think We ought to limit them to the amount
they need. If they say it is necessary to have
$4,000 900, will for it at four and half, or
six, or seven per cent, or whatever sum may BE-
necessary. But 90 not wish the Governments to
escape from the necessity of applying again
to Congress during the present session, when the
necessity will not be exigent or so pressing but
that few days may be allowed 10 provide for
the correction of the abuse to which l have al
luded, if NOTHING further, 50 that we may extend
that protection to the domestic interests Of this
country which the law prescTibes, hy col
lecting duti honesty aud fairly; and protect the
character and employment at the American inn
porter against the fraudulent conduct OF foreign
manufacturers, and the agents and brokers OF for
cannot vote for this bill as il now stands, and
for the simple reason have stated l do not deny
that this is proper means to support the Govern
ment. II has been r,sOrtgd to heretofore We
should resort to it with caution; but We are suth
ciently advised that there is a necessity for some
thing 20 be done at present. We have a knOwl
edge Of the causes which have led TO this state o
affairs, in some part. Let 90 now to the e1ten
that IS necessary, and no further; and when they
want more, 1T apply some remedy that vii
provide cffactually for a sufficient supply to tn,
Treasury of the means of carrying on the Govern
ment-EOt by Treasury notes or bills OF credit, bu
by a revenue derived in the ordinary way, by du
tics, or direct taxes, if you please. Let us know
how it Il to te raised.
shall not tain the Senate longer. l mean
merely TO express the grounds on which could no
give my vote for the issue Of 100000, 600 OF Treas
ury notes now, though m 90 even further, II !
be found to be necessary, hereafter. But now, II
this hurried manner, when we have no oppOrIunit,
OF attachin any provision to this bill that Nigh
De constitutiOnally in our power, to produce som
permanent relief to the country, / want TO 90 Ii
further than do just what is expedent at the pres
eut moment; and when the administration com
to mzke an application for more, let tue u come III
der circumstances Which will enable to devot
more time to the subject