Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-06-18

new loans and taIoD-&ho recapsofe = w
coffee tax, II they esc.pe q now-ane toe 49,
and NOR too II federalism rules few yean longsf.
a az ve.rs more under federal sway. at the rate
th;n., k.ye rome on at this session-thb sweet Ut
lie session called 10 relieve the people-snd our Poos
America would be ripe for tho picture Tor when
England now sits, and which has been - Powerso'y
drawn in the Edinburgh Review. Listen 70 y snc
hear what federalism would soon bring Us 20 "o<
stopped in its mad career:
"Taxes upon every article which enssss mso ."e
mouth, or covers the back. or b. placed unaef sne
foot Taxes upon every thing which 4 3 pleasant
to sec. hear. feel, smell. or tsste. Taxes upon
warmth. lish.. and locomotion. Taxes on every
thing on earth and the waters under the earth; on
eyery thing that comes from abroad, or . grown at
home Taxes on the raw material taxes on every
fresh value that is added to oy the industry ."
Taxes on the sauce which pamPcrs mans Ape
lite and the drug that restores him to health; on
the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope
which hangs the criminal on the brass nails OF the
coffin, and the ribbons Of the bride Al bed OF
board. couchant or levant, wcmustpay. The scnoo''
boy whips his taxed top; the bcardless youth man,
ages his taxed horse with taxed bride, on axed
road The dying Englishman poors hrs medicine.
which has paid seven per cent, into spoon ha1
has paid fifteen per cent filings himself back upon
his chintz bed, which has paid twentytw per cent
makes his will on an cight.pound stamp. and expires
in the arms Of an apothccary, who has paid . u
ccnse of hundred pounds for the privilege Of put.
ting him to death. His whole property Is then I'M
mediately taxed from two to ten per cent BESIDES
the probate, large fees arc demanded Tor bnry'ng
him in the chancel his virtues handed down to pos
terity on taxed marble, and he IS then gathered to
his fathers, to be taxed no more"
This is the way the English arc now taxed. and
so it would be with US II the ercralists should re-
main few wears in power.
Execrable as this bill is in ITSELF and for its OBJ
jects and for the consequences which Il draws after
it it is still oe abominable for the time and man.
ner in which it is driven through Congress- and the
contingencies on which its passage is to depend
What is the time when the new States arc just
ready to double their representation and to present
front which would command respect for their rights
and secure the grant Of all their just demands They
are bounced upon in this nick Of time, before thear-
rival Of their full representation under the new cen.
sus, to be manaclct and fcttcrcd by Law which a.
sumes to be perpetual settlement Of the land que-
ton, and to bind their interests for ever. This Is
the time! what Is the manner !-gaggcd through
the House Of Representatives by the previous q,cs
ton. and BY new rules fabricated from day to day,
to stife discussion, prevent amendments, suppress
yeas and nays, and hide the deeds which Stunned
the light. This was the manner! What Was the
contingency which its passage Was to depend -
the passage Of the bankrupt bill So that this sx-
ecrable bill, baitcd as it with doueesrs tn old
States and brides to the new ones, and pressed un-
der the gag and in the absence Of the new rcprc.
sentaton, was still unable to get through without
bargain for passing the bankrupt bill at the same
time. Can such legislation stand? Can God, or
man, respect such work:
But circumstance which distinguished the pass
age Of this bill from all others-which up to that
day was without prcccdcnt-was the open excr.
ton Of foreign interest to influence our legislation
This interest mad already cxercd itself in our pres
idenal election: it now appeared in our legislation.
Victorious in the election, they attended Congress
to that their expectations were not disappointed.
The Hobbies Of the House contained them: tho
clearinghouse Of the wing members were their &c.
sort: the democracy kept aoof though under other
circumstances they would have been glad TO have
paid honor to respectable strangers, only avoided
now on account Of interest and excrtions in ous
elections and legislation. Mr.. Fernando Wood 81
New York brought this scandal to the full notice o
the House. "ln connection with this point vii
add that at the time this cheat in preparation
the merchants petition being drawn up BY the bro
kers and spectators for the congressional market
there were conspicuous bankers in Wall street anx
i0us Observers if not colaborcrs in the movement
Among them might be named Mr.. Bates, partner o
the celebrated house Of Barring. Brothers Compa
ny; Mr. Crydcr, Of the equally celebrated house o
Morrison, Cryder Company; Mr.. Palmer, junior
son Of Mr. Horsley Palmer, now, or lately. the gov
ernor Of the Bank Of England. Nor were thesc al
lies seen only in Wall street. Their visits wer
extended to the capitol; and since the commence
ent Of the debate upon this bill in the other House
they have been IN the loLbics, attentive and apps
| rently interested listeners l make no common,
| Comment is unnecessary. state facts-un'lcniabl
facts and it is with feelings akin to humiliation an
shame that ! stand up here and state them" Thcs
respectable visitors had twofod object N their d
Ao~~As - n-As- a -
hank established. as well a. the State debts prov
ded for. Mr.. Benton also pointed out this outras
upon our legislation:
He then took rapid view Of the bill-its orig,
character, and effects and showed Il to be fstier,
in its origin associated with all the federal inca
urcs o. the present and past sessions; with banl
tariff, assumption Of State debts. dependent upo
the bankrupt bill for its passage; viola,vc Of u
constitution and the compacts with the new States
and browning all its titles to inhmy by drawing ca
italists from London to attend this extra session
Congress, to promote the passage Of this bill G
their own benefit. He read . paragraph from q
money article in . New York paper, rcciting u
names and attendance. on account Of this bill, Of Il
foreign capitalists at Washington. The passage Vi
in these words:
AT the commencement Of the session, almo
every foreign house had . representative here
Wilson, Palmer, Cryder, Bates, willinck, Hop
pretences; all were in attendance at washinsto
and all seeking to forward the proposed mcasurs
The land bill was to give them three millions p
annum from the public Treasury, or thirty millio
in ten years, and to raise the value Of the stock
least thirty millions more. The revenue bin was
have supplied the deficiency in the Treasury. 7
loan bill was to have been the basis Of an incrrs
Of importations and Of exchange operations d
the new bank was the instrument Of putting {
whole in operation"
This Mr.. Benton accompanied by an article fl
London paper, showing that the capitalists in u
! city were counting upon the success Of their EN-
saries at Washington, and that the passage Of d
land bill was the first and most anxious wish
their hearts-that they considered il equivalent
the assumption Of the State debts-and that
benefit Of the bill would 90 to themselves This
tablshed the character Of the BILL and showed Il
, it had been the means Of bringing upon the NATL
al legislation the degrading and corrupting nluen
, of foreign interference. For the first time in
history Of our government, foreigners have sttent
| c,,. Non~~oco "a vrounofN fhc vnsaNSN ~ nvr~