Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-03-23

POPULATION as q DIatc Oh inc Union, sue Wouiu Hoso
to advance onethirteth part of the ( nine millions
of deficiency, equal to three hundred thousand dol
lars But, in fact as have lately had occasion to
show in the debate on the tariff, when this sum OF
nine millions is paid by the importers they charge
per centage it when selling to the retail dealers,
and these latter likewise profit upon what they
sell to the consumers of the country at large
These two profits amount to at least &c per cent on
the first sum, that the people pay in fact to get
these nine millions into the treasury, about fifteen
millions in all. The share of our State, therefore,
would be five hundred Thousand dollars, or nearly
ten times the increase of postage. Besides, 1t is
supposed that the manufacturers realize quite as
much in the shape of protection as the government
receives As both of these burdens fall on the con-
sumers, it is therefore probable that the people OF
our State would by reason of this deficiency of nine
millions, pay twenty, and certainly ten times as
much as they would do by reason of the increase of
postage.
But suppose ! am wrong in both of these opinions
why did not the House disagree to these two amend
ments? We might then by receding from them
have passed the bill. Why did they adopt this ex-
traordinary course, unknown in the history of our
legislation? 1t appears, however, from the TT port
of the proceedings in the Mtelligencer of the 18th
instant that Mr.. Grow stated that there were pre-
cedents for his resolution in the proceedings of the
British House of Commons between the year 1910
and 1864. This, however, was period OF disorder
and revolution in England The quarrels between
the two houses of Parliament brought on revolu-
ton in which the King was beheaded, the House of
Lords abolished, and ultimately the House OF Com
mons also, when Cromwell sent n body of his sold
iers to drive out the "Rump Parliament at the
point of the bayonet telling them the Lord had no
further use for them From that day to the period
of his death he governed Great Britain with despotic
power by the aid of his army. Such proceedings as
these are eminenty fit to be referred to by Mr. Grow
and bad as these precedents are they seem to have
been sufficient to satisfy his hackers.
1t was not alleged that any such case had occur
red in American legislation. The House sometimes
sends to the Senate bills which that body regards
unconstitutional Not long since bill introduced
by this same Mr.. Grow proposing to give away the
public lands to all persons who would go and settle
on them came from the House to the Senate
majority here were opposed to it. and many OF the
senator's regarded as unconstitutional but no one
proposed to send it back with an insoeIt message,
denouncing the House for passing it.
Why did the House take this unusual course =
The back-republicans expect TO be stronger in the
next Congress than in the last one. There are a
few democrats and some know-nothingS who have
been labOring to get an increase of the tariff All
these classes to have been acting in concert to
defeat the appropriation bills and render an extra
session necessary.
This Post Office bill contained an appropriation of
nearly four millions to supply deficiencies which are
needed before the first of July next. 1t was sup
posed that an extra session must DC called immed
ately To enable the southern States to be repre-
scented at all, their elections must be hurried up;
while California and Oregon, it was supposed could
not probably be represented at all. Both of these
States democratic; and, as the back-repuhllcanS
had made gains in the northern elections they
doubtless supposed that they might in this way,
with the aid of their allies, get the control of the
House, force through high tariff and make al
engagements to help their party in the presidential
election to come off next year.
Mr. Grow having been their candidate for Speaker
at the commencement of the last Congress, doubt
less felt interest in the matter than any one
else. Another consideration, probably, operated
: likewise Notwithstanding the losses in the free
States there is still democratic ma orty of thir
teen in the Senate. This majority is composed Of
true men, who are willing to maintain the conSttu
ton and protect the rights Of all sections of the
Union.
The b'a republicans nad the ascendency in the
Congress of 1856 In the late Congress, with lit
tie outside aid they frequently carried the day
They hope likewise to have the control of the next
Congress. But the Senate now organized stand
ready to resist their movements. They evident
ty DESTROYS, therefore, of diminishing its influence
Of lowering it in the public estimation. and forcing
it to pass, without amendment whatever bills they
may send to it. The issue, therefore, is one of the
utmost moment, to the South especially, and such
ought to be understood by people. | have felt
it my duty, therefore, to present short statement
in relation to it. The result of the whole proceeding
must be either by delaying the payments to con-
tractors to intct serious injury many innocent
persons, or in the second place, to oblige the gov
eminent to curail largely the postal service to the
great detrimcnt of the public; or. thirdly to !orce
the calling of an extra session, which, in the absence
of the representatives of some of the States may
throw the organization OF the House into the hands
of the black-rcpublc' and their abettors. What
ever may happen, it is manifest that neither the
Senate nor the democratic party, whole, is just
ly charseable with any failure in the discharge of its
! duties.
/ Very respectfully yours, &C.,
! I. L. CLINGMAN
Messrs. HOLDEN & WILSON,
Editors of the Standard
The 1.ocUsTs IN 1S59.-The locusts will appear
the approaching spring in seven different districts