Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-03-19
THE NORTH 6ARoLNA STANDARD: SATURDAY. MARCH na

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bopul.tiou as State q u sUnia shlw wi
10 advance one-thirtiee pa Of IL (9)t nllei bosj
Of deficiency, equal9D thoS hu.Ded So@And ~
show in the debate on tn tariff, when this sum Of
nine millions paid BY the importers they ehargs
per cenage on It when selling TO the retail Dealers
and these latter likewise . profit upon what they
sell to th6 HonaauIers Of the country at large
These two profits amount to at least 66 per cent on
the first sum 50 that the people pay in hct 70 ST
these nine millions into the treasury, about fifteen
millions in all The share Of State, therefore,
would be five hundred thousand dollars, or nearly
ten times the increase Of postage. Besides, II IS
supposed that the manufacturers realize quite "a
much in the shape Of protection ~ the gove!nuene
receives As both Of these burdens all 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 a.
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
mcnts? We might then BY rcceding 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 n port
Of the proceedings in the Lnteligeneer Of the 18th
instant that Mr.. Grow stated that there were pre-
cedcnts 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 rcvolu.
ton in which the King was beheaded, the House Of
Lords abolished, and ultimately the House Of Com
mons also, when Cromwell sent 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 despotc
power by the aid Of his army. Such proceedings rs
these are eminenty fit to be referred toby Mr. Grow,
and bad as these precedents are they seem to have
been sufficient to satisfy his hackers.
It 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 a.
unconstitutional. Not long since bill introduced
public lands to all persons who would 90 and settle
on them, came from the House to the Senate A
majority here were opposed to it and many Of the
senator's regarded it unconstitutional but no one
proposed to send it back with an inso ent message,
denouncing the House for passing II.
Why did the House take this unusua; course p
The biackrepublicans expect to be stronger in the
next Congress than in the last one. There arc
few democrats and some know-nottings 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 appropriation Of
nearly four millions to supply deficiencies which
needed before the first Of July next II was sup
posed that an extra session must be called imrned
atcly. 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, the lack.republicans
| had made gains in the northern elections, they
that
with the aid OF their allies get the control Of the
House, force through a high tariff and make ~.
fragments to help their party in the presidential
election to come of next year.
| Mr. Grow having been their candidate for Speaker
at the commencement Of the last Congress, doubt.
less felt more interest in the matter than any
else. Another consideration, probably, operated
likewise. Notwithstanding the losses in the free
States there is still democratic majority Of thir
teen in the Senate. This majority Is composed Of
true men, who are willing to maintain the conStitu.
ton and protect the rights Of all sections Of the
! Union.
The back republicans nad the ascendency in the
Congress of 1856. In the late Congress- with liz.
tie outside aid they frequently carried the day
They hope likewise to have the control Of the neat
Congress. But the Senate, Is now organized, stand
ready to resist their movements. They are evident
tly DESTROYS therefore, Of diminishing its influence
Of lowering it in the public estimation, and forcing
| II 10 pass, without amcndment Whatever oslIs they
may send to it. The ISSUE therefore, Is one Of the
utmost moment to the South especially and rs such
ought to be understood by our people. I have fell
it my duty therefore, to present a short statcmen,
in relation to it The result Of the whole proceeding
must be either by delaying the payments to con
tractors, to inflict serious injury on many innocent
persons or, in the second place, to oblige the gov
eminent to curtal largely the postal SERVICE to tn
great detriment of the public or, thirdly to !orc'
the calling Of an extra session. which, in the abscnc
Of the representatives Of some Of the States, maj
throw the organization Of the House into the hand
of the black-republicans and their abettorA What
ever may happen, it is manifest that neither tn
Senate nor the democratic party, as whole IS just
ly chargeable with any failure in the discharge Of il
duties.
Very respectfully yours, &c,
T. 1. CLINGMAN.
Messrs. HOLDEN WILSON,
Editors Of the Standard