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of things which any thing have yet experienced
viii be hui as The beginning of trouble.


Detective ashe had admitted Ibis bin 10 be- he had used
his utmsst efforts with his friends, improve il re SEN
-" sHd amended extensively and improved much from
The shape gn hv the House: and yet s many m mos, in.
porrap amendments had been r,-. Nv IRE deliberate
Of hathndy He had voted for various proposo as
substitutes for The whole bill which though such as he
would have Preferred were less objectionable 10 him than
the BILL in t5 shape; and e should chserully have
given bis for the substitute efered oy the honorable
Senator from Virginia. AIr Rivesl il had not proposed
1uty upon tea and coffee, which the Senate refused 10
strike from II.
Much had been said ia tie course OF the sbate The
rules by which different gentlemen would govern this eg
ation. He knew of but one practicable rule; ard that
could BIZ stated in very few words lie would keep the
penes the Government the lowest point consistent
with an efficient administration of TIE public affairs; would
apply towards the payaen; these expenses all the
derived from the public lands and Incidental sources
and wodld raise the balance which should be required by
duties upon imports in raising this. had been
PEELED, an! must be coHpeed submit 10 such dis
bntion OF the duties upon the various articles OF import as
majority Congress passing the law shall think
wise and just 1t would usually !appea that the same
ori,y which should distribute .he dules would pass the
law but this that case, because Cer.air gentlemen
believed il be their duty against this bill moi Tor
any thing hc 4, does contain but because does rot
contain all they wish-ant yet their votes have contributed
make that majority By which the rates of duty have been
settled Tha, wchthe hill did n-tc9n'an AID which con-


utcd their objection against IT, made il acceptable
10 on-indeed alone made possible for him 10 vote for Il
A, the session of the last srmer, revenue bill and
loan bill presented and during the present session.
two previous bills and loan bill had been brought
forward, against all Of which he had been compelled 10





ut bore such intimate relations 10 that policy, that
e could matter of principle give his vote in their
favor. Now !or the first time, is presented.
which not only does not aid disribuoL out positively puts
end and for the reasons he had suggested and briefly
assigned he felt bound TO give it his vote, objectionable as
was in its details.


Another reasen ha, operated upon his mind which re
had omitted 10 assign in appropriate place His
State OF the heavily indebted States Her Lega-
and her people were making bold, manly, and
vigorous .trug ge-lnd he earnestly hoped il would bel
successful retrieve her impaired credit and sustain





stacles be encountered the universal confidence
IN The public and private credit ofour country and
step much towards he restoration OF that conf
encr which shall restore TO the credit OF the
nation. This bill he hoped would have that tendency be-
would show disposition and determination the
connue ability 10 meet The public liabilities; whereas
adnnrmtnt Of Congress- without legislation for that
purpose could not fail TO have most fatal influence in the
contrary direction In This ei the seemed 10
he passage the present sessoR some competent
and e would again repeat that one Of her
Representatives here, the only choice presented 10 him
bel .creD This measure and none at all.


friend had kindly suggested to him that he should have
voted limit tho operation o. This bill tme if he bad
Intended TO for il. He mad given his cote against
proposition To limit II 10 two easvery likely mistakenly
His reasons however that the apprehension
'hat at the expiration Of the period Congress would again
find Sef The precise condition present; and
ihat others mig find themselves forced he was
under coercion and choose betw the dSa9reeabe
alternatives OF very bad bill and and cocc
ton laws This OF his objections TO The Compro
mise Act, made at the time Of lis passage, though he gave
that law his He then foreSaw that the expiration OF
its would be likely to fall upon Congrt unprepared,
and that hasty and dangerous action would probably be
the consequence.


