Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15

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of the country: ihes wring szeat from his brow.
The farmers OF ms district have sent me here 10
look 70 their Interests The tariH law now on
the statute book vfipgs nom labor every doll
lar that the manufaerufes pays as a tax. Let
members on the other side meet that W they can.
The gentleman from Vermont Mr. Morrill)
SAYS that i'll was inforrned on the subject |
would not have made this statement. / have
entire respect Cor the gentleman from Vermont.
and beg to assure him that, to the best of my
limited ability, / have informed myself. Doubt
less have not so vast fund of Information. as
he carries about With him, but still what little
have / operate -xith.-I am. not so large an ope-
rator as he is. do not belong 20 the Committee
of Ways and Means. But still ! have lookei
into this question with what intellect God has
endowed me with. and / tell The gentleman that
stand BY my statement H-it rs not true, let
him make il tBanifest.sl am in quest Of inlor-
nation. Let him inform me on that point. Let
him show me thar am wong and will ac
knowledgeit Let him show me rttat the pleth
orc, bloated manufacturers of New England are
paying anything to support the government, and
will recognize il. Show me that people
are not wrung day by day and hour by hour. not
merely to support the government, bul 10 support
the manufactures of New England, and will
ackno ledge this too / make the assertion,
and challenge proof Of the contrary.
Then comes this question Of drawbacks 1t
is not true as The Gentleman from Vermont has
said, that aericulture IS not interested at all in
that question. Its interest in it is not very ex-
tensive admit but il has Just this interest in ii:
that what the Government pays back to these
manufactures in the shape of drawbacks makes
vacancy in the public Treasury which somebody
has to fill up ~rT ri 80
"The gentleman IRON Massachusetts Mr..
Dawes. asked me how would raise revenue.
Better, far better, fire. trade and direct taxation
according to each mans wealth. in all sections
alike. than this discriminating policy by which
that gentleman's constituents grow richand mine
grow poor. The true policy of government is 70
bring the cheap markets of the world to our doors
by free trade. Let our people buy where their
money will buy most; and let a revenue Tor the
support OF the Government be drawn equally
from the wealth of the country
The debate was continued as follows.
.sMr Washburne, of Ilinos--Sir, ii has been
alleged here that we in the Northwest are suffer-
ing more than any other part of the country from
| the operation of the revenue laws. speak for
one portion of the Northwest and tell the gen.
man from iudiana, that whatever complaint there
NAV be from his district in regard to the opera
ton Of the laws for raising revenue. there is no
complaint from the loyal district which have
the honor to represent. The people there are not
only willing to stand taxation which we have
already imposed, but are willing to stand any ad
| ditional taxation which may be necessary to
crush out this rebellion, and to hang the rebels
in the South and the rebel sympathzers of the
North.
Compliant has been made against New Eng
| land | heard it here for ten years when your
! Barksdales and your Keitts, and your other
traitors, now in arms against the government
ilei these halls with their pestilential assaults
not only upon New England. but upon the free
North generally. Sir. l am not for leaving
New England out in the cold. nor am willing
that any other State of this Union shall ever be
! left out in the cold. | am for any revenue bib
that will make money enoughto vigorously carry
on the war to crush treason and rebellion. aud
bring back into the fold ofthe Union every State
that has rebelIed against the flag, and that by
subiugation if necessary. | undertake to say
the people of Illinois are for such revenue
measure, and that they will cheerfully pay all
taxes assessed upon them.
-s.Where was the gentleman from Indiana in
the last Congress2 When il was proposed to
open great channel OF communication, so that
1 the products of his constituents and my own
/ coaId be speedily and cheaply carried 70 distant
markets. thus advancing the price to be paid to
the producers and lessening to the consumers.
where was the gentleman and his friends in the
hNorthwest2 -
"Mr Voorhees, beg pardon of the Commit
tee for my repeated appearance upon the floor.
| Every body will bear witness that i speak but
seldom and With reluctance. wish to call the
attention of the Committee to this point: What
has the gentleman said who has just taken his
seat? What argument has he made? Has he
met any hing: has be proved any thing; has he
disprovei any thing? Is speech of that kind
to be considered as an answer to any fact or argu
ment? stand here arguing this bill before the
Committee | stand here making assertions and
proving facts which the gentleman dare not deny.
and does he suppose will accept a spread-eagle
affair OF five minutes long as an answer to the
remarks have made upon the material interests
of the people represent?
why. sir. such an argument. such attempt
at argument. such speech does not raise high
enough to reach an honest mars contempt
Now | call these gentlemen back to the point
They do not answer; they do deny; they rant
They say the Union will be restored | think
too it will be. but it will beaiter such men as
the gentleman from Illinois and those who act
with him have been consigned to oblivion, and
when the honest sentiment of the people who love
this Union with all its laws shall have gained the
ascendency in the country. II they suppose for
one moment that the Democratic members, ard
the conservative members upon the floor are to
be inundated from discussion by loud talk and
high sounding sentences, they have got to learn
US over again. Meet argument with argument
We will strip your position of this fustian, and
leave il naked to the country.
ATTACK New England Who has attacked
Nav England2 have not. have not asked
that she should be kept out in the cold Indeed
she shall not 60 out, Ms she takes notion tn
once in a while. But when party in power. be
it New England. New York, or any body else
puts its oae hand upon cur threats and the Other
in our pockets. AMI asks us TO keep still while the
robbery goes on shall be not we allowed the poor
privilege Of crying out in our agonyr
sassThe gentleman saws his constituents are mol
suffering Let him speak for them. think
however. in that he is mistaken, If he represents
an agricultural district He says, too. his dis
irict is loyal. should se0rn myself it repliet
to such remark. suppose IL is loyal / dc
not attack it. and until an attack upon my dis
trct CONES in some other shape than by pueril'
insinuation, / shall not defend IL upon thi.
floor.
"a word more The gentleman says | op
posed great measure for the benefit of the
Northwest, last Congress-aliuding to the ceie
brated canal scheme m whichth gentleman wa
so much wrapped up. The distinguished chair
man of theCommiitee of Ways and Means Mr.
Stevens. from Pennsy lsana. did the same Fol-
once our disloya heads upon this side are shell
tered by the broad @gis of the gentleman from
PENNSYLVANIA.
1"Mr. Washburne. of Iliinois-He was not from
the Northw est. however
+ Mr. Norhees-That IL true; but suppose b.
il loyal As TO the Northwest, / have neve
been able to appreciate the tangible benefits i
would derive from that gigantic scheme of VIVA
II have always conceived TO be simply a schem,
OF public plumber. looked upon it, grea
system 70 feed loathsomel swarm Of harpie:
upon the National Treasury. No such measur,
ever had and never shall have my sanction.
stand here 70 defend nv course upon that subjec
whenever il Is assailed.
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