The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-23


orherwiie, unqualified for che talk. The
ionser that an intelligent man examines
public affairs, the more deeply will he
be imPrehed with the imperfc6ion. of
what is called government, with the
ihallownels Of co0greis, and the g-ois
ignorance and dciuiion of the people.
The newspapers aggravate rather yhan
repreis this evil. They are divided, as
every body knows, into two hottie
iquadrons. With one party, the fede
rails can do nothing right With the
other, phey can 40 nothing wrong. Each
editor Jays ali shat he can fay 60 defend
his friends, and to biackeh his enernics.
Ills accuiations are often true; his en-
conlumS alnoft never. Truth and
taiiehood are 10 indii}inguiihabIy blend
cd, thati1 becomes DO common talk to
fruit the one with faicry, or 70 detect
the other with Certainty. ia plain rea-
der buys papers on both lides, they
itand IN iuch irreconcilcable coRtradic
F.! ton thar he can be fure ofalmolt no.
thing but this, thar neither printer de
! itiNes als confidence. What fort of an
ed:tor IS be WAC leaves you TO infer thar
! every federal is d raicAi, or that every
dcmocrat is a mailman. Il is cvident
t.lat iuch rnbbiih wi! de- II leaf as much
harm :. bene5ir. And yet iuch is alrnott
the whole mas Of American newfDa-
| pers.
| Circular letters from members of
coagfeis arc newipape-sis of a peculiar
kiHd, The ipecies different. Bus the
6enus is the fame, They arc, as irequenr!y
rs the others, tic funac!s Of un.rlich and
action. p" hetncr Mr. Ciay's letter co,aes
"ithio thl rlais, we G7al! Zee preicnrly.
" Car...~ US" lays Mr.. Cl5y, g are
I'm a glor''a5 trai@." LThis viii .ound
very VEL a tialifax o. Pitaylvania court
houie, over bowl OF gr 2, efpeola iy,
"-.en Mr.. Clay pays Oh the reckoning,
bu' -,stIe Is 4 g.ea, zeal to ne Ilid about
US, thar has no connection With gloy4. |
:" Upwards Ct Twelve millions Of dollars
6 were received in5o the rrealugy, in
Che year comm ncing on the RI
ocfoocF, 1891, and ending the 10th
September, 1902, Which is abour
5"o millions more than ever were
coii1cteo IN any one year, from both
the external and internal revenue.
Ii the fame year, about five and
hall millions ofdoi!ars were paid of
she PliaeiPal," out Of the iayings
""leh had been made BY Timothy Pic
kcnosj tor othcFw!le, We could nor
nav pad TWO pence ofit, Z" and four
nh!llons aad q haif ofrf1c inrrrett of
: 1''e Puoi'c aeb5 and we had in the
" tleaiuy, az che cnd 2f the year, four
" ana Aait rni..ions .: taii4rs. fAnd
yea we arc 10 ic@Ice o. money, thar Gal
iaL.n has been Obliged - icll The govern
mcAc ihareS in Iac oank Of the Un;tcd
o'aJes, 20 fell them L, foreigner, and
90 III them .of much icis money rhan
tAey would nave brought, if rncy had
o~sh '",0 III the race OF the world, and
70 INC h18heit bidder, lftj,is is nor q!o-
~ II Is III leaf eloaoH!y. {" Fhc iecre- /
FAry OF the treaiury ,iaicS the expenccs
oi the PreIcnr year TO be as follows
8 i1rlt for inc
e Civil department., in:!aiiog
" al expenses or cjvi nature, Dis. $4,000
6 tTps'ees for intercourie@ih
IS fcgelsn nations, 10000
For military ard gadi@n le-
PAr'men'' s3o,ooo
&" For naval easbli@mehs., qoo,oca
"Ai4i'i"g all. OIL, Donars a,s6 900
I" The fecretary further adds, that f,
iong as the United States ibal.ror be
afflicted by any unforeieen calan,ifv