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value of every hundred dollars worth of his cottons? Would such a law be equal justice?

100 bales of coarse cottons, at $100

each,

$10,000

Now, let us examine Mr. McLane's scheme. But how stands the amount now? The toHe proposes to retain the minimums and high bacco being sent abroad is exchanged for 100 duties upon cottons; and we have heard no one bales of cotton; which being imported, the estimate the average at less than fifty per cent., planter is required to give his bonds for $5,000 but admit, for the sake of argument, that it will for permission to sell them in Baltimore; and not exceed fifty. What will be the operation his account then stands thus:

It

Leaving the sum of

5,000

$5,000

$10,000 5,000

of this duty? The Maryland planter, wishing 100 bales cotton, bought at $100 each $10,000 to exchange his tobacco for the necessaries of Deduct duties paid, being life, finds himself compelled to send it abroad himself, or to sell to a merchant who does. is exchanged, in the foreign market, for the ve- As the price of bis 100 hogsheads of tobacco! ry articles which he wishes to buy-we will say, How is he to make himself whole? His tofor the sake of argument, that it is exchanged bacco was worth $10,000, he has exchanged it for one hundred bales of coarse cottons. These for goods which in the foreign market were bales, thus purchased with the Maryland tobac-worth $10,000; he has been compelled to pay co, are as much the proceeds of American in- $5,000 for permission to bring those goods to dustry as the one hundred bales manufactured his own door. How then is he to obtain the in Rhode Island; because, although they were value of his tobacco? He must sell; and to do made by a foreigner, they will have been pur- this, he must state his account as follows chased by an American planter, in exchange for 100 bales of goods, first cost, his tobacco. Yet, under Mr. McLane's scheme, Duties paid Government the Rhode Island manufacturer is permitted to send his one hundred bales of coarse cottons to Cost in Baltimore, charges not included, $15,000 Baltimore, to sell the whole, and to put the Is it not clear that this operation has increas whole of his sales in his own pockets; but, if ed the price of goods for which the tobacco the Maryland planter attempts to bring in his was exchanged at the rate of fifty per cent., and hundred bales, he is met by a custom-house of that there is a clear loss to those who consumficer, who tells him, "you must leave fifty bales ed these goods goods, of five thousand dollars? at the custom-house, for the privilege of bring. But let us see what is the effect upon the ing in the other fifty." What is the conse-manufacturer: His 100 bales, without a duty, quence? Will the planter be able to sell his are worth $10,000. But his goods are of the fifty bales for as much as the manufacturer has same value of those imported by the planter, sold his hundred? Every one must see, that the who is compelled to add $5,000 duty, paid at object of requiring him to relinquish fifty bales the custom house, to the price. Will not the at the custom-house, is not to benefit him. If he manufacturer also add $5,000 to the price of sells the remaining fifty at the same price for his cottons? It is that he may be enabled to which he would have sold the one hundred, do so, that he demands a protective duty. He there is a clear loss of fifty per cent. to those has not paid any thing into the Treasury, and who purchased of him. But his are not the on- yet he is enabled to sell his goods at the same ly cottons sold in the market. The Rhode Is-price for which those which paid $5,000 were land manufacturer has also sold one hundred sold? Is this equal justice? Is not this toxing bales; and, having no duty to pay, he has sold the planter $5,000 that the manufacturer may them at the same rate, per bale, at which the make $5,000 of profit; and is it surprising that planter has sold his fifty bales, and ne has had the south should complain of a scheme that the advantage of the increase price on one hun-compels them to put fifty per cent. of the vadred bales; whereas, the planter was compelled lue of their agricultural products into the Treato put the whole amount of the duty which he sury for the the purpose of enabling the manuwas required to pay, on his fifty remaining facturers to add fifty per cent. on the price of bales. Cannot every one see that the operation their labor, all of which goes into their own of such a scheme is to diminish the value of the pockets as profits. products of his industry one half, whilst it doubles that of the manufacturer?

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So long as there was a public debt, and it was necessary to pay taxes, the south have subWe will state the case in figures. Say, that mitted in patriotic acquiescence; but they would the value of the tobacco is one hundred dollars be worse than slaves, if, without a murmur, per hogshead. The value of his crop would be: they would permit Mr. McLane's schemes of 100 hogsheads of tobacco, at $100 permanent taxes, and a gradual increase of exeach, $10,000 penditures, to be rivitted upon them. If he could import coarse cottons from the fo- the ravings of Mr. Niles--as to his threat to enreign market, free of duty, the one hundred force these taxes by his musket bearing freebales manufactured in Rhode Island would sell, men, we would say, the musket bearing freein Baltimore, for no more than he could get for men of the north are as much interested in rehis tobacco. (For the sake of round numbers, ducing taxes, as the musket bearing freemen we will throw out of the calculation the expens-of the south; and there is, we trust, too much es of shipment, &c. which adds to the profit of intelligence and love of justice, in both secthe manufacturer.) The manufacturer's re- tions, to submit to the oppression. To the turns would then be as follows. viz.: party slang which represents this press as fac

tious in its opposition to Mr. McLane's scheme, ing failed some time ago to perform their conall candid men, and particly those of the tract, Mr. Francis Bettis was engaged to carry south, will see in the voluntary sacrifices which the mail temporarily on this line, and he, we we have made, and the bitter persecution we understand, did his duty faithfully while he was have encountered for opinion's sake,. ample employed. But it was found necessary at proof of our sincerity, and of the disinterested- Washington to make some compensation to Dr. ness with which it has been maintained. E. S. Davis, for the failure of his expectations Assaults of this character against the only press in Florida, and to him was given this mail conat the seat of Government, which has dared ho-ract with some others. The Doctor remains at nestly to maintain the great interests of the Washington, and he has ma te no arrangements south, come with a very bad grace from a press t at we know of, for the fulfilment of his conlocated in that section, and professing to be the tract. The Postmaster her has written readvocate of truth and justice. We conclude peatedly to the Post Office Departmen on the by asking the editor of the Intelligencer to subject, and has received authority within the point out to us the language in which Mr. last day or two to make a temporary contract McLane has pledged the administration to use for the transportation of the mail. It exhibits its influence gradually "to reduce the tariff to the genius of Gen. Jackson for the administrathe revenue point?" We repeat that, as we tion of our public affairs, that, in the midst of understand his scheme, it proposes a permanent changes in his abinet, he has stubbornly kept system, and imposes at least TEN millions of in office, in defian e of all censure, the most taxes beyond the necessary expenditures of the incompetent of all the heads of Departments." Government. THE ASSAULTS UPON MEMBERS OF

ONE OF THE BULLIES REWARDED.

CONGRESS.

The Globe has denied that the President The Globe, the 25th, gives the following used language calculated to encourage the as- statement, which, if it had originally appeared in saults made upon members of Congress, and this, or any of the opposition prints, would also denounces what has been said upon the have been denoun ed as a gross slander: subject as slanders upon the Exe utive. We "That the arrest and confinement of Houscopy below, from that print, of Saturday, what ton by the House of Representatives, was an purports to be an authorised and authentic act of usurpation not warranted by any grant statement of what did take place. We under-n the constitution that the punishment of stand that Mr. Barringer, one of the persone Houston for the violation of the law belong, d who heard the conversation, has been threaten-to the Judiciary, not C ngress-that the power ed with excommunication, and that there has of Congress to punish for contempts, belonged been a compromise, and consequent modifica-o ito ly in its capacity as a body to preserve tion. But we invite an attentive perusal of the its deliberations from interruption-that no act official bulletin, and ask the American reader which did not affect its functions as a delibera to pause and reflect upon the tendency of the tive assembly, could be construed into an of disclosure which it makes. fen e agan st it as a political body-th tit ex

What right had the Chief Magistrate to de-list d only as a deliberative body when its memnounce both Houses of Congress? What right bers were assembled together in the Capitolhad he to assert that the statements made on and hence, its power of self-protection was conthe floor of the House and of the Senate were fined to its walls, for it had no being beyond slanders? Had he investigated the charges, and them-that the individual members of the shall the mantle of his opinion protect the con- Hous, when it was not in session, were upon duct of his favorites from the scrutiny of the re-a footing with other citizens-they were under presentatives of the people? But who could the protection of the laws, and the courts would have believed that he would have recommend- redress all injuries to them, as to others." To ed as a cure, (which means nothing more nor sustain this view, he adverted to the case of less than to silence all investigation,) a resort to Casimir Perier, the pres nt Prime Minister of the club of the assassin? Yet we are now in- France, and a member of the House of Depuformed, by authority, through his official or-ies. He stared that, from late accounts, it gan, that he denounced the House for usurpa-ppeared the Premier had, in the discussion in tion and slander, and sid, "that the mischief the House of Deputies, improperly aspersed would cure itself," "by the occurrence of a the character of a French citizen; that the citi few such cases." zen awaited the adjournment of the House,

But we are not left to conjecture on this net him beyond the walls, and chastised him subject. Our readers are aware of the bluster- for the insult. The Deputy and Prime Minising of Doctor Eli S. Davis. The Edgefield ter complained to the House, and was referred Carolinian informs us that this bully has been by it to the laws and the judicial authority for rewarded through the Post Office Department. redress. And this, he observed, was the proThe Carolinian says.

per course. "The mail has not been carried, for the last The President expressly declared to Mr. four or five weeks, on the route from this Danforth, Barringer, and others, that Governor place to Anderson, C. H., by the way of Houston's conduct could not be justified, but askBlockersville, Holloway's, Deadfall, &c. Thed, in urn, whether members of Congress original contractors, Reynolds & Harrison, hav-could be justified in slandering private citi

zens, and in violating the rules of the House |President, on this subject, in the interview at by departing from the topic under discussion which we were present, we proceed now to for such a purpose? He maintained that the give.

slanderer was worse than the murderer-be- He said that he, as one of the soldiers of the cause disgrace was worse than death-and so revolution, would assert, that they did not shed much the worse as death itself was no cure for their blood, in contending against the British calumny; that an honorable man would rather tyranny, to transfer to the American Congress die than submit to have his character destroy-the most undefined and despotic power ever ed; he lived for character. claimed by either House of the British Parlia

On the suggestion that the course taken to- ment; that of trying and punishing for conwards Mr. Stanbery would lead to a scene of structive contempts committed beyond the pale of violence at Washington city, he observed, that its deliberations; that ours was a government of the mischief would cure itself; that when mem-written constitutions and laws, that no line in bers of Congress became sensible by the oc- the constitution, or letter of any law, authoriscurrence of a few such cases, that the free citi-ed either branch of Congress to assume juriszens of the country would not submit to be a-diction over offences belonging to the courts bused by them, but would hold them personal- and juries; that the sedition law itself, as it had ly responsible for slanders on their private the sanction of all the departments of the Govcharacter, they would cease to utter them. But ernment, had the semblance of right to counthat so long as members of Congress were pert enance it, but that the authority recently asmitted to avail themselves of what was assumed tumed to punish for offences analagous to to be a privileged station, to traduce private shose provided for in that law, had not even character, to assail the reputation of an Ameri- tthe color of a legislative act to sanction it, and can citizen, or that of his wife and daughter, was exercised in derogation of the genius of (for innocent women have already been slander- our Government; that, if tolerated in its small ed in the debates of Congress,) it would ine- beginnings, it would make great encroachments vitably lead to personal violence. It belonged in the end; that no people could submit to it to Congress, then, to prevent such scenes by for a length of time without being prepared requiring i's members to abide by the rules f for the shackles which it would certainly imthe House, and not violate its order, their own pose; that he was sure free American citizens constitutional duties, and the rights of the ci- could not consent to principles which the subtizen, by wandering beyond the prescribed li- jects of the French monarchy had successively mits of debate; that it was the duty of the resisted, although enforced by the influence of House, if it could not restrain, to expel disor- the Prime Minister; that they knew too well derly members; that libels on private character that the word PREROGATIVE could not be promulgated on the floor of the House, and found within the lids of the constitution. transferred to the public journals, sanctioned

by the character, and protected from being STEREOTYPE EDITION OF THE LAWS. questioned by a court of law, by the constitu- The Globe of yesterday indulges in its usual tional privileges of the body, would drive citi-style of abuse and misrepresentation on the subzens, as had been the case with Houston, to ject of the proposal of the printer to Congress violations of the law as their only means of vin- to publish a stereotype edition of the laws, dication; that, under such circumstances, which a plain statement will put down. Stanbery had invited the treatment he suffer- That paper asserts that the publication is not ed, and had created the impression that he de- called for by the people, and that “the whole served it. object of this bill then was to provide a fat job To an intimation made by Mr. Danforth, that for Duff Green; and it is remarkable that the public functionaries ought to be protected, great advocate for this doceur were his ancient coupled with the inquiry whether the Presi- enemies." Mr. Webster and Mr. Everett are dent had no other protection than as Andrew then assailed for voting in favor of the proposiJackson, he replied that the law sufficiently tion.

protected them all; that the President had no Now to the facts: During the last adminisother protection than as Andrew Jackson, and tration a select committee, appointed by the that was enough; that to men, conducting House, reported in favor of printing a stereothemselves properly, this precious book, (al-type edition of the laws The object of luding to a book of constitutions, on which he the committee was to obtain for private purhad laid his hand,) gave ample security; and chasers, as well as for the officers of Governthat it gave Congress no right to punish for as- ment, a cheap and authentic edition of the laws. saults and batteries committed in the streets; It requires no argument to demonstrate the nethat the ac's of Congress, in relation to concessity for such a work. Such a work, from tempts to courts, showed the opinion enter- the nature of things, can only be executed at tained by it, that the offence could only be the seat of Government. The proofs must be committed in the presence of the body offend- compared with the rolls on file in the State Deed; and yet, the House of Representatives, partment. The printer to Congress issued proin the late case, had refused to be bound posals which were laid before the last Congress; by its own principles as embodied in this and being referred to the Committee on the Lilaw. brary, composed of three members of each The only additional ideas advanced by the House, three opposed to, and three in favor of,

the present administration, that committee con- no service in the work, we did not wish to emcurred in a joint resolution directing a subscrip- ploy him, and that we did not feel the necessity tion on the part of the Government, which was of purchasing his friendship, and would not, if not only approved of by Judge Wayne,and Mr. we did. Mr. Peters threw his proposals before Verplanck, who were then, as now, the friends the Senate, and endeavored to persuade some of the administration, but it was also approved of the members of that body that we had atby Mr. Everett, of the Houre of Representa- tempted to underbid him-when the truth is, tives, and Messrs. Robbins, and Frelinghuysen, our proposals, at the same rate, had been before of the Senate, who are opposed to the adminis- Congress many, many months before we had tration; and the judge made several attempts to occasion to know that Mr. Peters was in existcall it up out of its order, that it might be acted ence. As to the Globe's attempt to dragoon upon at the last session. It remained among Congress into a rejection of our proposals, by the unfinished business of the House. Towards the threat of looking to this matter again, we the close of the session, Mr. Clayton, of the leave that, for the present, to be disposed of by Senate, expressed his conviction of the proprie- those upon whom it was intended to operate. ty of authorising the subscription, and pledged

himself to vote for it at this session. These Mr. BENTON'S REPORT ON EXECUTIVE facts cannot be denied, and completely put to POWER. rest the statement set forth in the Globe, that We are forcibly reminded of the profession the bill was got up by a coalition of Mr. Cal- and practice of this administration, by an article houn's and Mr. Clay's friends, to provide a fat in the New York Evening Journal, which we job for the printer. Neither Judge Wayne or insert below. The slight alterations do not Mr. Verplanck can be suspected of favoring vary their force, and with these amendments it either Mr. Calhoun or Mr. Clay, and Mr. Ever- is adopted. We know the veneration which ett, Mr. Robbins, and Mr. Frelinghuysen, the many of the people yet entertain for the characother members of the committee, who are now ter of General Jackson, and no one regrets charged with a coalition with the friends of Mr. Calhoun, supported the proposition long before the correspondence between General Jackson and Mr. Calhoun had produced the schism in the Jackson party.

more than we have done, the necessity of exposing the melancholy truth that the Govern ment is in fact administered, not by Andrew Jackson, but by "a band of irresponsible despots, acting in the name of Andrew Jackson."

This part of the attack being answered, it We do not pretend to say that this band comonly remains for us to speak of the price at pel Gen. Jackson to submit to their dictation by which the work is proposed to be printed. It force; but that they have complete power over would appear that the concurrence upon this his will, and use that power with an absolute point of Messrs. Wayne and Verplanck, who sway.

the Globe.

are now politically opposed to the editor, and No one is more deceived than General! Jackof Messrs. Everett, Robbins, and Frelinghuy-son himself. They have arranged a system of sen, who now are, and always have been, so, correspondence-they manufacture" public and who were members of the Library Commit- sentiment" for his ear-they have private and tee, and conversant with the cost of such pub-confidential correspondents in every State in lications, would be conclusive. It will certain- the Union, to all of whom they simultaneously ly go far to rescue those who have voted in fa- give a cue; and private letters, and the purvor of this proposition from the anathemas ut- chased press, are made to speak the language tered against them by the disinterested editor of which the tyrants order. They have an individual near the President's person, whose busiBut, we are told that Mr. Peters, the re-ness it is to read such paragraphs from newspaporter of the Supreme Court, handed to pers as have been arranged and marked for the Mr. Clay the proposals of a company in purpose. The old hero, in the sincerity of his Philadelphia to print this work at half the heart, is thus made to believe and to do whatprice. Now, to this, it is a sufficient answer ever the tyrants wish him to believe or to do that Mr. Peters, after bills had been re- and hence his acts are so contradictory and vasported to both houses of Congress, directing a subscription to our proposals, called upon the chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House, with a project to add to the edition certain reports of the Supreme Court, and propo- History will never do justice to the intrigues sing to publish four thousand copies at four dol- which are now practised upon the people, nor lars per volume; and when he was told that we will posterity believe that such men as Kendall, only asked two dollars and fifty cents per vol- Lewis, and their associates, who are now known ume, he said that he was well acquainted with to have it, ever exercised such an influence over the expenses of printing books, and that it was this republic; for it will require the revolution impossible for us to publish the work at that price. of centuries to produce a similar combination of Sundry propositions were then made to us to circumstances to create a parallel. The congive Mr. Peters an interest in our contract, with viction of this truth adds greatly to our embaran assurance that he would be content with a rassment in the discharge of our duty as an edivery small portion of the profit. To this, our tor. We feel the responsibility which we have reply was, that as Mr. Peters could render us incurred by what we have done towards plac

cillating. Those who in fact control him being irresponsible, and acting by such means, are under less restraint than if they were directly responsible to the people.

ing General Jackson in power, and through him port him are denounced. We quote an excontributing to build up these petty tyrants; tract below. We ask the people to think of and yet we feel the impossibility of satisfying these things. Are we freemen or are we the people-the honest, confiding people-that slaves? Is it possible that we should have liv the power, which we confided to Andrew Jack-ed to propound such a question to the Amerison, is in fact exercised by others through him. can public? We have seen the powerful influence which Extract of a letter written in Washington, these men have brought to bear against us, and and published in the Baltimore Republican:

"WASHINGTON, May 9, 1832. "Sir: From the numerous delegates who

the great efforts which they have made to destroy our reputation for truth; their object being to perpetuate their power by the destruction of all those who dare resist their misrule; or have passed through this city, and 'who are alwho dare speak of the enormity of their pro- most hourly arriving from he south and southceedings. west, I have no doubt that the Baltimore Con

One of their most decisive movements has vention will be well attended from all sections been directed at members of Congress. They of the Union. It is very gratifying to find from have labored to give,in their respective districts, their conversation that their great object is the more power to the name of the President than union and prosperity of the republican party of belongs to the immediate representatives of the the country and that one opinion prevails among people. If this be once accomplished, Con- them as to the propriety of a National Convengress will become the servile tools of these irre- tion for selecting a candidate for Vice-President. sponsible despots, and ready to enforce their They are nearly as numerous in favor of M., ruthless edicts, no matter how absurd or profli- Van Buren for that station: they look upon gate. Hence the systematic warfare upon eve-him as one of the most eminent and highly giftry member of either House who dares to enter-ed statesmen of the country: they know him to tain an opinion for himself. The attack upon be a sterling republican and true patriot: they Governor Poindexter, and Governor Moore, know that he was attempted to be sacrifiwas intended to intimidate other members of ced, and that the best interest of the country Congress, as well as to punish them for their were injured by his rejection: they know that disobedience. It was intended as a declara- it was his great talents and high standing, and tion for all, if you do not patiently wear the not his want of "American feelings;" that incollars, which we, (Kendall, Lewis, & Co.,) duced Clay and Calhoun to conspire against have put on your necks, we will let loose the him: they know that, by striking him, they Globe, and every other purchased press, to hunt aimed a deadly blow at Andrew Jackson himself: you down. We will use the name and influ-they know that the "new coalition" are strience of Andrew Jackson to denounce you;" ving hard to carry the election of Vice-Presiand hence the warfare waged against Congress dent into the Senate, where they will "bargain” itself. It is intended as a declaration to every and "barter" for it: They know they are bumember of the House of Representatives, that sily engaged in causing divisions in our ranks, the weight and influence of the kitchen cabinet by countenancing Wilkins in Pennsylvania, Barwill be thrown in the scale of any demagogue bour in Virginia, and Johnson in Kentuckywhom they may select as an opposing candidate, and, knowing these facts, they seem pretty dewith instructions to raise a huzza for Jackson termined to support Mr. Van Buren for Viceand reform!! This is done not only for the President. This step would cause the Calhoun purpose of whipping the timid into the ranks- men to show their true colors at once. to compel them to do the dirty work of the des- would then know with whom we had to conpots here, but to break down at home the influ- tend. It would strip the pretended Jackson ence of those who have too much public virtue, men of their flimsy covering, and expose them independence of character, and self-respect, to at once to the public view. The Tazewells and become the tools of these irresponsible and Barbours of Virginia-the Wickliffes and Dadespicable tyrants. They wage a warfare of niels of Kentucky-the Sutherlands and Coulextermination upon every independent repreters of Pennsylvania-the Roots of New York, sentative-attributing to him a want of patriot- and the Barringers of North Carolina, would ism, least when he returns amongst his consti- then be thrown" off the fence." They would tuents he may expose to the people the profli- be compelled to take one side or the other, gate arts by which the people are deceived, and not oppose the administration by their duped, and governed. Hence these men set votes and speeches, while they profess to be the friends of General Jackson." up the will of the President as the rule of action. To oppose the will of the President-to thwart or refuse obedience to any of his measuaes, is cause of excommunication from his party, and of political degradation. Hence we In examining the memorable report of Mr. are told" by authority" that Mr. Van Buren is Senator Benton, made to the Senate in the sethe candidate of " the President, and of all the cond year of the administration of John Q. members of his cabinet," for the Vice Presiden-Adams, we have shown up the causes of com. cy; and the Baltimore Republican, the organ of plaint on the part of the Hon. Senator, and the Secretary of the Treasury, gives a letter cailed the reader's attention to the remarkable from Washington, in which all who do not sup-adaption of the whole document, as though

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