Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-21

The report on the Northern Penteurary was
taken Up. The report directs the Committee Of
WAYS and Means 20 make appropriations for the
purpose OF paving the debts Of the institution
After debate report referred 20 the committee I
indicated.
COMMITTEE OF THIRTEEN.
Mr CaSon. the Chairman Of the committee to
harmonize differences between ptrtie< the matter
coming ny special order. asked further time
Grained. and COW mittee allowed until Tuesday /
afternoon next.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The House resumed consideration OF question \
peuding at morning adiournment-the joint reso- I
luton with reference 10 the Morrill, tariff
Dir Niblack being entitled TO the floor said in 4
his remarks he should endeavor 10 be brief. He
WIS surprised III the energy with which gentle. |
men IN opposition the resolution had enforced
their views He entered ms protest NJ the outset /
against considering the question as sectional
one lt Wa simply aguestiOn OF legislative com
sdetatioI, having only au incidental reference %
any thing sectional He had thousht that every (
one ia the Northwest had long since taken il for
granted that tariff for protection alone ought TO
be exploded The agricultural interests OF this I
country had ALWAYS been opposed u protective 4
tariffs; To laws indirectly taxing them for the I
benefit of manufacturers. The Morrill, tariff
never could have passed Congress had il not
been for the secession of the Southern States: for
the absence OF those who represented "a cOnstitu-
ency opposed to tariffs Tor protection
he wis IN Congress at the time the bill!
under consideration. and he voted against almost
every proposition il contained Nobody pretended
to deny that the bill passed TO protect
the interests OF manufacturers IN opposition 10
the interests of agricultur>ts IL univer-
sally conceded, ami therefore he was surprised az
any serious opposition To the resolutions.
But gentlemen could not talk about these pub
lie questions without talking about Northwest
ern Coniedenry. Simply because man WIS
born ia the West il taken for granted that he
opposed to New England This idea was
pursued tar that ii becoming 10 Toe rdCu-
louS. Why, u he was single man. lac would
almost he airid To propose marriage to any other
than \ aikee girl for fear il might he said that
his proclelues ~er Tor "A Northwestern Conted- I
eracy But. seriously he felt like stunning on
his reserved rights nt the great Northwest
people. he could remember the time when
unless a man had the Yankee nasal twang he
was not considered ht 10 hold an office But
times bad Oh need, aud now. when everything is
claimed for New England-.b aims and all the
reSt-and measures were adopted Tor her benefit,
and oppressive To Us, he lnvoluntarily put his
hand upon his pocket and SAID they should rot Us
He mad an admiration for whatever
WAS great, noble and patriotic IN New England
but he had An equal admiration Tor all that was
great. noble anu patriotic ia the Northwest The
t,o portions of the country were equal under The
CONSTITUTIONS Because this had been forgotten,
had such sectional Legislation a. this of the Nor
rl tariff Obtaiued The people OF the We.r had
always been opposed Ia such class legislation
u the oious aud unjust distinctions and discrm-
nations OF tariff laws
Again. the people OF the West. who had no
hand in bringing GA shis was were cheeiiully
bearing its burdens. They had promptly filled
their quotas by volunteers aud drafted men, while
that OF Massachusetts not vet iul And all /
this while New England WAS being enriched by
the war. and our bnrdcbs almost greater than Ne
could bear. u was natural then that we should !
complain of aud resist all oppressive measures |
enacted for the especial benefit of those for whom !
we had and we've now contributing everything |
Every Northwestern man asked tor nothing but /
what was just and right and he insisted that 10y 1
modification oi the tariff our burdens might De
lightened. He had regarded viii astonIshment |
many OF the measures passed bv the present
Congress. Measures which. in times of peace,
would have been considered at all,
in time of war adopted Among these
measures WAS the abolition OF slavery in the Dis
trct of Columbia; another the Pacific Rail
road bill. He never could understand why men
should advocate such measures. In time of war
these measures had been adopted. Aud our
maintaining our own rights and conceding the
rights OF others We must stand by own
State. our own section. granting what l. due Ia
every other State and section. In the Valley OF
the Mississippi the seat of future empire.
The Interests of the great and growing people OF
that valley must be consulted They were not
consulted bv such measures the Morrill, tirf.
and the sooner il was got out OF the way the
better
ia+ Oh fnta oil To t.ka hat Law
and read il, and say upon his honor that il was a
law dong equal aud exact Justice To the people
OF the West. IL because oI such measures
as he had lndicated because of peculatlons and
plunderings of the public treasury, aud because
of the diversion of the from it, original ob
jtcts forcing men 10 fight IN cause Tor which
they never enlsfe1-it was because o: all these
things that that "rIurll power much talked
Of by the gentleman from Jefferson had been lost
by the Republican party, now drifting before the
wind The d mocratic party, hy reason of iii
visions. jeilou-ie> and ireacherie> among IL lead
ers lost that moral power. aud in 1850
overw he nuglv defeated. Now 1t was re- aining
IT, and il would be used % restore the Govern
ment the Constitution and the Union moro
Mr. Anderson pursued the discussion in opposi
ton To the resolutions
NJ Hanna followed. denouucng the Morrill,
tariff ~ the most wicked aud monstfous measure
Imposed on the American people The New
England delegation in Congress had made IT
utmatum that the morrill, tariff should be al pei
before they would vote for single proposition ol
the reveuu. law They made this demand Ia I'll
their own pockets at the expense Of the people OF
the " eSi
Nj Hanna proceeded. showing in detail the
manifest Injustice ofsthe iaiiff operating in favor
of The East and opprcs-vely the West. The
people oi the " e-f. the consumers. were bearing
the burdens al tie war bf taxation ont of all
proportion. Ani vet unfer the oDer tiion OF the
tariff not one dollar ~ fraction If dollar went
into the hands of the Government bat into the
packets ot most remor-eles- set o. spectators.
He wanted the New England States u enjoy their
rights under the Governing no NOR, no less
lSLt he labor of the West the source uf all or
wetlth-sas burlened with taxation the heavy
load of which mast lie removed
Mr. Brinham took up the discussion against
the resolution
FINALLY the joint resolution wa> ordered to eu-
grA-sment-yea. ~. nay- y
M Holcomb presented resolution limiting
speeches 10 ID minutes laid over under the
rules.
Adjourned
NEW YoRK TowS ELrcrIoNs-GRrAr DEMO
CRATIC CANS In Franklin county the Demo
crnts have elected ten Supervisors. and the Re
puhlicans SIX.
Fort Plain. Montgomery county, elects Dem
ocrtfic SuperyiSor-the FIR, ono rloscn I'm moro