The life of Silas Wright Author:John Stilwell Jenkins Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1827.—Takes his Seat as a Member of Congress—Opposition to Mr. Adams' Administration on the part of Mr. Van Buren and his Friends —The Tariff Que... more »stion—The Harrisburg Convention—Its Bearing on the Presidential Election—Movements of the Administration—Nomination of General Jackson for the Presidency in the State of New York—Defeat of the Adams Men—The Twentieth Congress—Prominent Members—Election of Speaker—Mr. Wright Appointed a Member of the Committee on Manufactures—Feeling in Favor of a Protective Tariff—Action of the Committee—Resolutions of the New York Legislature—Report of the Committee—Debate in the House— Opposition to the Tariff Bill—Its Defence by Mr. Wright—Amended and Passed—Speech of Mr. Wright in Reply to Mr. Barnard—Proceedings on the Bill in the Senate—Its Final Passage—Objects of the Act of 1828—Approved by Mr. Wright—Subsequent Change in his Opinions—His Declarations to that Effect in the Senate of the United States—Re-nomination and Election—Informality in the Returns— The Certificate delivered to his Opponent—Second Session of the Twentieth Congress—Attempt to Repeal the Tariff Act—Slavery in the District of Columbia—Mr. Wright Appointed Comptroller of the State of New York.—1829. . The term of office of Mr. Wright as a member of the 20th Congress, commenced on the 4th of March, 1827, and he accordingly resigned his seat in the slate Senate. His loss was saverely felt in that body. His plain but convincing arguments, his apt illustrations, his lucid expositions of the tendency of every measure brought up for consideration, and his never-tiring labors in the committee-room, not less than his frank and manly deportment, and his estimable qualities as a friend and companion, were long missed by those w 50 OPPOSITION TO MR. ADAMS. had admir...« less