The Western Register and Terre-Haute advertiser, Volume 4, Number 50, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 March 1828 — Page 2

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^American System, And is it poa«ible, fellow-citizens, that you are -"willing to live your suffrages to a

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most at stake on his election AI these States are claimed as decided opponents of the present Administration, who will support no man who is not pledged to the same op •position. Why do his friend,i in the States of VennsjWania, Ken tucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, iealouslv urge the pretensions ol ?he same man Because, as the, affect to "beUei-f," and would have 4he people believe" their candidatcis the decided friend of the

who, where your best interest, are concerned, is thus neu(ro( Would you elect him even as your Representative, unless he would on these subjects, honestly and fearlessly nvow his opinions tan you for a moment think of supporting for the first office in your gilt, a man, who if not decidedly hostile, is yrt •mysteriously silent The truth is, as has been slsewhere said, Southern friendship is the breath of his nostrils and the moment that ceases n«tl#fnn^o

~tn animate his political existence., it is f?07ie /—Well does he know

Tariff" Bills of 1818, 1824 and 1826. In these several years, every member from Tennessee, in the House of Representatives of the U. States, voted against the several Tariff Bills —On the Bill of 1818, the votes were in the House„of Representatives as follows

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Tennessee,

89 71

All the votes (6 in number) from Tennessee, against the Tariff of ibis.

On the Bill of 1824, the votes in the House of Representatives stood thus: Seven Northern States KifcrK Southern States, Four Middle States, JPive Western States, ,^.(excluding lenn.)

For Against 41

31 64 7

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.« 107 102 /All the seven votes of Tennessee *8gainst the Tariff, and every vote from Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, in favor of it. -On the Tariff of the last Session of Congress called the Woollens Bill, the votes stood thus

For Against

Seven Northern States, 61 9 JKight Southern States, 1 Four Middle States, 25 five Western States," 19

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.All- the votes of Tennessee, except one absent, against the Bill. "X' -J In the Senate.the votes stood 'tilms F°r Against Absent :7 Northern states 11 8 Southern, ,.,0 4 Middle, '3 5 Western, f. *6

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The Bill was lost by the casting vote of Mr. Calhoun, the Vice-Presi-

the Jackson Senators vot-

ing against it, and most of the members of the House,

who

were friend-

to his election, doing the same— among whom was one of the very individuals since nominated as Jackson Elector in our own State "For-the General, then, or his friends, to claim your votes oft-the score of friendliness to the jTarifK is not less-an insul to btandings, than it will bejjmoc4i^v .*» ^f your hopes.. v.

We will exhibit to th« TOtc»

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and ifis friends in Indiana aware of on foreign Wool and \V oollens, for the fact, endeavor to eteei clear ol'l the purpose ol aiding the production it by attempting to palm upon you !I of American

their belief" in lieu of the Gener--, as fine. al's own declaration.—But are you willing to accept of this third rate evidence, this partisan

belief in

-lieu of the very best evidence, the '-General's own declaration'? We -challenge him, who has often asserted that he practised no disguise, that his opinions were epen to the inspection of his fellow-citizens, to come out openly and fully on this subject.

But it is not alone from the silence "of Gen. Jackson on this great question, that we draw the legitimate inference of his opposition to our interests. The conduct of men is the surest criterion by which we are to judge of their opinions. The conduct of party is surely a fair-criteri-on of the opinion of its chief. Let us then take a view of the friends &od the enemies of the American System in the several States, and compare them with the supporters and opponents of Jackson. Let us take Tennessee,*S)r instance, .and observe how she voted on the

The seven Northern States, including N. Vork, •The eight Southern

For Against

States, including Tennessee.

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rThe four middle states The live Western .. States excluding

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which was destroy

ed by the casting vote of Mr. Calhoun, our Vice-President, and tm warm supporter of gen. Jactcson We mean the Bill of the Session of 1825—6, to grant a certain quantity of land to the State of Illinois, for the purpose of opening a Canal to connect the water9 of the Illinois River and Lake Michigan. The votes in favor of and against the Bill, being 17 and 17", Mr. Cathouu voted'in the negative.

All those voting against the Bill, one excepted, were the friends ol gen. Jackson. -v

The truth is, that Tennessee, notwithstanding her geographical position, is, and always has been, politically, a Southern and not a Western State. Her feelings, her habits and her votes, have always gone with the South and she is now. more than ever, identified with Southern Policv. They, therefore, who advocate in gen. Jackson a Western President, are either duped themselves, or mean to deceive others,

The Woollens Dill, 39 it is called, of the last Session, did not, as has been artfully suggested, make the ich, richer,

and the poor, poorer."

Its object was to increase the duties

fabrics,

coarse as well

From statistical tables published in Niles' Register, it appears that in the year 1825, for ten miltions six hundred eighty-two thousand dollars worth oi wool and woollens imported from Great Britain, she received hack in exchange, of the staple products of the Western States, the following Ot Flour, worth Of all k-ndsof Grain, Of all kinds cf animal food, such as Beef, Pork. &c. Of all kinds of American

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The policy of the South, is to buy cheapestno matter from what country the manufactures come Let national Industry sink or swim, we will take care of our selvesf is the fair interpretation of their politics. And yet these very States are the most benefited, and enjoy the largest share of the protection of the General Government. Look at the ^in^le State of Louisinna, for example—Wc take the facts from Mr. Niles, the indefatigable and enlightened friend of the. Atnerican System. The Sugar crop of Louisiana, is about 40,000 hogsheads, or 44,000,000 lbs the duty on which imported in exchange for bread staffs, would be gl,320,009, and this sum, divided between all the people of Louisiana, amounts to more than 816 per head for every man, woman and child in the State, as a bounty Every farmer in this State purchasing only two pounds per week of New-Orleans sugar for his family, pays a tax of $3 10 on this article alone to the people of Louisiana. Yet from these States, protected beyond all others, we meet a denial to us, of those rights and privileges so cheerfully and liberally accorded to them.

Hut this is only a part of the system.—Virginia has for a long time been the arbitress of the Nation. system of policy has been dictated for years, from the political Junto at Richmond, with as .much authority, as the decrees of the Holy Alliance"—North and South Caro•ina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama nod Mississippi, have joined in the league, and the great object uow is, to paralize the efforts of the Administration, to cripple its energies, and if) put down, tho'every member composing it be "aspure as the Angels in Heaven!n The-interest® of these States, in the opinion of their political leaders have ever militated against time ot the Middle and $est. Protected themselves, they deny-protection to us and the .only aope they have oi coutiuuii^ a S) s-

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Liquors, Whiskey, Gin, & c. Making the total amount which,J she took of our products,*1 for nearly 11,000,000 of Pk hers, 4 $302

The amount during 1826, did not exceed S200 and probably was less in 1827 What, then, do the farmers of Indiana, pay for every yard of imported woollen cloth, whether coarse or fine Nothing but specie will be received.—And tor the enormous amount of their manufactures introduced among us, the whole value of your produce received in exchange, would

not

amount to half

a mill for each farmer in the State. Yet it is in favor of this unequal, this ruinous trade, that the principal friends of gen Jackson have uni formlv voted—and the farmers of Indiana are called on, with these facts staring them in the face, to sanction and adopt that policy,-which enables the Sou*h to ship their cotton and receive in exchange, the manufactures of Groat. Britain. btK which lays a perpetual embargo on the exportation of every barrel *»f flour, beef, pork or corn, from the West.

t»m so partial, baneful & unjust, ifiuniting their political induence with the personal popularity of Genera Jackson* by which means they expect to secure an Aitn,inistratioi\ genial to their wishes.

That we are not without authority for these declarations, let the following Resolutions of Gov. Giles, and those of the South Carolina Legislature at its present Session, testily Read them

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Such, fellow-citizens, are th«: views and feelings and policy of two-thirds of the supporters of Gen Jackson. His partisans in the Sout.i act consistently with their views of their own interests —With that maniy frankness which characterizes them, and which is honorable in an enemy—they openly proclaim hostility to our wishes and interests, whife his partisans in the West, with a credulity that knows no parallel. "believe" that {the man elected by such friends and such politicians, will prove the patron of Internal Improvements—the friend of the Jlniei ican System .v 'fI. [To be concluded ?,

Twentieth

FIRST SESSION.

Friday, JanvAvy '25, 1828

The following resolution was moved by Mr. Chilian, of ICy. on Tues day last: "I. Resolved. That it is expedient to discharge the National t)ebt without unavoidable delay to accomplish which desirable object, a resort to a general system of retrenchment is necessary This, it is conceived, can only be effected bv lFirst. A judicious reductiou of thf» number of officers receiving sal aries or pay from the

To which Mr. Taylor, of NewYork, had moved the following amendment:

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for voursel ves:— "Resolcei, That the Acts of Confess passed in 1810,1820, anil 1824, known by the name ot larift Laws,, by

Manufactures-are encoura

ged under the power to lay imposts, fs a violation of the Constitution in its spirit, and ou2ht to be repealed. «Resolved, That Congress has no power to construct Roads and Canals in the States, with or without the as sent of the States, in whose limits those Internal .Improvements are. IY\£L(IG "Resolved, That our Senators be instructed and our Representatives requested, to continue to oppose every increase of the Tariff with, a view to protect Domestic Manufactures and all appropriations to the purpose of Internal Improvements Ml W^nited States."

That the Committee of

Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into and report to this House what offices, in their opinion, may be most advantageously discontinued, what salaries will reasonably bear reduction, and such other means of retrenchment as to them may seem necessary

The question thereon having been again stated— Messrs. Floyd, of Va. Taylor, Randolph, Stewart and fVeems took part in the debate, and

Mr. /i/afresaid, that when he came to the House this morning, it was his intention to have given his opinion on the resolutions now under consideration, but being apprehensive that he should anticipate some gent!eman who was entitled to the floor, who, according to parliamentary courtesy* had a right to precede him in debate, he had declined to introduce the discussion If. Sir. said he, I was induced, by the remaps of yesterday on this subject, to come to a determination to take .part in the debate, the remarks which have just fallen from the gentleman from Virginia (Mr Floyd) ofa similar tenor, do certainly afford a strong additional inducement. Mr. Speaker,-the question is not whether the national debt sihould be extinguished, but whether the present Administration is an extravagant and prodigal one, or not. Aiefore I left my cooslitu-

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eminent, and of the salaries ol such

^*are necessarily retained in the pub- tion such an admission by my vote, liclf-Tvi^e, avoiding in each instance, ^V I J1 the adoption of any measure which would be incompatibly with our national dignity. "Second. By avoiding each and everv appropriation or expenditure of public money, which is not imperiously demanded by the justice of the claim, or the necessities of the Government, with a view to its efficient operation ina spirit of republican simplicity and economy. "2 Resolved, That the matters and things contained in the foregoing resolution be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, with instructions to report to this House what offices in their opinion, may be most advantageously discontinued, what salaries will reasonably bear reduc tion, and such oth«r means of retrenchment as to them may seem necessary

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ents to discharge the duty they had been pleased to assign me in this House, I had heard repeatedly and frequev.tly that the patronage of the Administration had become alarm incly extensive—that the

extravagance, of nour

ishing and extending the evil of the community around them at the public expense and their conduct generally. it was emphatically said, was incompatible with the true character ofa Republic, sustaining and recommending the notion that this Government should be splendid and Pr0*"se like the Old Governments of the other hemisphere That the gentleman /'rom Kentucky has introduced this resolution* and presented the subject seriously before the House, is therefore matter of rejoicing I shall support an inquirv into these charges most willingly! Let the resloution be adopted—let the investigation be proceeded in and pushed thoroug let the gentleman & those who may be assigned to aid him have every assistance from the House, so that the inquiry may be conducted to greatest advantage j'.Ifitbe qielact, that this is such a wicked fend unprincipled Administration as it is represented, let that fact be made appear and reported to us, and let- every member of it tremble for the consequences that will await him from a betrayed and indignant people. But if it be from a mere fiction, originating in the heated mind* of political zealots, let that fact also appear, and et a generous other side of the mountains.

And Sir, I trust that there

made. is in this House a

sense

of generosity,

a spirit of chivalry, which, under all circumstances, will support its honor, aud induce it to redress the calumniated and the injured Sir, I cannot vote for all the resolutions offered by the gentleman

from

Kentucky, but

for that one which is retained in the amendment man from plates an inquiry whether any trencbment be necessary or not The other resolutions which pre

Gov- cede it. state it as a fact that abuses ---t- Jq exist, and I am unwilling to sane

do exist- So far as he contemplates an inquiry, I will go with the geutleman from Kentucky, but I cannot admit anv loose and unsupported charges nor am I as yet prepared to say that retrenchment is necessary— that the salaries of officers are exorbitant, and that abuses exist in the disbursement of the public money Sir, we were told yesterday about the West Point Academy, and that the manner in which it was supported was a reflection on the present Administration. It is true that the Administration has sustained and nourished that institution. And why so? I).:d this Institution originate with the present Administration? No, Sir. It was recommended by the illustrious Washington, so frequently and deserved called the Father ot his Country, was established by Congress in the second year of the administration of Mr Jefferson, and. from first to last, has been protected and cherished by every Administration. Ifit be an improper establishment, and one calculated to undermine the political institutions of the country, let not the blame be attri-i bated to the present Administration, but to those who have gone before it We are told by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr Mitchell) that it is a place for*the education of the sons at rich men, and that the sons of poor men do not participate iu its benefits. Since the remark was made by that gentleman 1 hare inquired particularly into facts, and I have learnt enough to satisfy me that the gentleman ha* been misinformed —that he is mistaken—that the appointments are distributed without regard to the pecuniary circumstances of the parent ot* the applicant— that the sons of the poor as well as the rich havti received them-— that it is enough to know that the youthful candidate is one of promise, and that the district in which he resides has not received its full complement and these facts being established, the Secretary appoints without regard to the exploded qualification of family rank

Sir, all impartial persons will, 1 think, admit, that the science of War is an important one that it requires much application and that, unless it is assiduously cultivated, we shall ever be found unprepared to meet an enemy) and protect the honor of.the aatioo, The many disasters w&ich

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have happened to our taught us impressive les$o,ls subject. The gentleman has5 hided to the recommendation

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val Academy, and seems i0' eate the policy. I will otJ, answer to him, that the samef which apply in favor of a }\r Academy, apply with equal favor of a similar Institution)' instruction of our Naval youth"' why should they be neglected the youth of the Army are 2* for? Has more fame beenac°! on the land than on the watj least one half of the Nation is the hard earnings of our tars. We are told, by the tleman, that we are

the various Departments under them received higher salaries than then services entitled them to, and that the disbursements of the public money were prodijal, and menacing to the liberty of the country. Ihese complaints were not made general nithout assigning a responsibilit}, but they were all charged upon the Administration they helped to swell the catalogue of misrepresentation complaint against the present mcumbents in the high offices of the Go eminent. Those distinguished individuals were represented as setting an example

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ded by splendor and extrayJ1 and that the objects and habits,!1 iutrenchus on all sides, inculc^' tions very diii'erent from those we entertain at our respective This maybe but, let us unde!T retrenchment and reform,and, cute the vvork as rigorously

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ciently as possible, we shall, aftstill find ourselves surround^ splendor and extravagance, things are inseparable from pf Government of a nation ai are led astray by them, the who sent us here must appsy of correction, and restore us vatc life, until we are restored to!, selves. Sir, it is constantly rigour ears, that the preseat Aiint! tratiou is prodigal aiul wasteful-" where is the proof.? What new-, ces have been created tindor it?' one What salaries have beea.v ed? Not one, except that of Postmaster General, and whose ai ary as I am informed, was rased thousand dollars higher than the commendation of ttie thecal Then why all this declamation,u all these resolutions, about the titude of officers, and the extort gance of their salaries? Sir, peat it, these resolutions area tuck on the present Administratis and whether so designed or not.sec is the aspect, 1 am weil convinced.^ which ttiey will be regarded oim

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moreover, told, that the per diem alio wance received by us here, ai tie liepresentatives of the People,istos much but if this be ihe fact, it is surely our own fault, and (be administration are not to be bhiutdforit, On the score of this item o/refrenciment, I am prepared to go as far a

go as far as he that ilires 50 tarthesfc I a willing even to go far .as to do awav the corapempensition to members altogether. JK if we are to be supported here atiiic public expense, it does appear to we that we ought to be tarnished ivi'Ji such means as ill enable us to in a manner becptr.in^ the Keprcatatatives ofa greai People^Ii Speaker, I am not prepared to sav

a general retrencaffitnUs

absolutely necessary—that ure«« more officers employed here nan a.--required by the pubiic inters such was the case, I believe that the distinguished to viduals at the head ot the ment. would have recomnew^ measure. My opinion ot twgentlemen.is very differen 'r which tiie honorable Sen*

well calculated to exci cion of the People, a|1

clamor against the pres

Virginia (Mr. Flovd) appearsto« teitain of them "l

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be as intelligent, as honest,as^

any Government the that we have cause to re.) they are our countrymen. been placed at the helmshould not be done h,,t I hope, terity will doth em justice, and trust, and believe, tlia ent age will do them ja5tice'

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standing the nwny pro^1' appearances to the co» sir, as it relates .to

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tunes, I cheerfully and• il them in the same oaiK»« ling: to sink or witn

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of the present Administration

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