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to the Select Committee or the Census.


The Talit Question was again taken up, md


Nir. MEKlw ETHER concluded his remarks il.
favor OF the unconstitu,ionaity OF protection, and
in reply TO Mr.. WELLER and other gentlemen, re-
peng the charges ot.increased expenditures nade
against the Wings, and showing The items Of ma
liona debt Of twenty-five million. dollars entailed
on the present By Van Buren's Administration.


Mr.. WIy1HRor in bis usual talented manner
advocated the doctrine CT protection, showing its
intimate connection with all the interests of the
country He contended tha, The Compromise Act
which ,"as to expire, was defective and i'm
practicable in many particulars; that itdid not
jynpc.e sufieient duties for tie Just and economica
wants Of Government, aud tla, the subject stlout
be thoroughly investigated, no; only wiki reference
t. the manufacturing, butthe agrcul;ursI and COM
mercal interests ard that which the aggregate
amount OF duties was to be laid for revenue. yet
when this amount was once ascertaired discrimih-
alton might be made in favor OF a!lthese interests


The Peopl. Of this country had looked forward
70 this tenth and last year of The Conpromisc Act
to haze the subject thoroughly investigated. and
themselves fairly aad iilly heard, ana tia; through
committee favorable 10 their interests. In an
effort no" made by the opponents oi Protection to
precluac such hearing. an excitement would be
created far greater ,han had existed On the sub
set OF the 2lst rule. The Tariff question should
BE- candidIy considered and settled .!,is Session.