The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-03
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pursue. Mir. K. really did not think it at ali
necessary with his friend from South Caro-
Ina, (Mr.>D II. Wiiiiams) or the learned
centennial from CONNECTICUT, CIR. Pitkin)
10 81 into 4 minute calculation on the sub
IJect oil the revenue or debt ot Great Britain
OF OF the gross products of duties derived BY
hcr from the iripoi tation of West India com
modtties. Such calculations ought not to
enter into any determination OF tir,t Ee,,se
Tor however they might be made to ap-
pear on paper, and whatever mig ave
been said on the subject from the days of
David Hume, and DIR. Price, to the present
hour. Tie continental enemy OF that power
had, Tor at least half a Gentry, been decciv-
eel IN ms reckoning 4 to her time. OF bank
rt'picy. The subject had bai,led all the cal
cuiations OK polis.cal econorlists. And re-
Iaiy. sir. (saId Mr.. r. it is hardly worth
car While, alter Borapartc, like Canutc
OF o'd, has sat down Oh the sea shore at
Hou,ogne, vainly waiting for the greg. tide
OF BRUSH wealth 10 reccde; to take mea-
sircS, here, botton,ed upon calculations Of
her being unable TO carry on the war for
want Of capacity to raise the supplies. 1t is
"a Well established. fact that the gross reve-
nue. ut that Kingdom VIZ for the year 1897
(e1reiuslye ofloans and the revenue derived
from ~ireSapdf sixty, millions sterling and
!ho' coIlecteu at an eXfence OF e 4 SIS. per
Get. inns IS answer enough to us, on the
subject OF her being. unable to Garry on the
war tor want of resources, particularly
whcn we look back to our own revenue the
sxpeHce 1t which it is collected and mere
especially when we look at the proposition.
OF cur chancellor of the cxcbequrr, tie Sc
cretary OF the Treasury, to carey on the
wan lnhouid we engage in one with loans,
exclusively. it Is an ample, a redundant
q m - va. IL all ysa - .-l 80,
ure, tor want al revenue, Of a nation whose
annual loans bear SO small a proportion To
her whole receipt On the year which Ihave
Quoted, about "A fourth) whilst we OH, selves
are toid that loans must constitute nearly
the whcie OF our revenue. There, then, can
be no doubt that this subject, not only.
ought not TO enter INTO our views upon the
great questicn of war, but PERHAPS had
better not DC stirred at all that our mea.
suFes ought to he taken in. reference TO our
own capacity and disposition for exertions.
and not grounded on fattcring, perhaps de-
iosiVe' hopes OF orr adversary, weakness.
AhesseF fo!#t It might be as well, in pas
sing, to notice the small proportion which
tne customs bear to the revenue OF that state,
and that proportion decreasing, although
their aggregate amount be actually encrea-
sing whilst the revenue from internal
sources has been rapidly encreasing, every
year, AS well III proportion to the whole re-
tcelpt as III aggregate amount.
Eut, SIR, (said afr. Randolph) amidst the
various causes which l find for feiicitating
you and tie nation. the recent change in the
aspect OF cur affairs is not the least that
wecare atlast % settle upon some 5. stem
ara l listened, ! confess, with very great
pleasure the other day, to the gentleman
ION massachusetts OAR. Racon) aud my
verify colleague (Mr. BurwelD although
perhaps | may not have exactly agreed
With either, certaini NOT with both of them.
1 listened 70 them because they held ont T.,
us the prospect of a happy termination Of
thc present state OF things 4 state of things.
winch, aTtcr the vote OF : .sterday and to.
Dag, might almost ta tempted TO pronounce
cannot last beyond the fourth OF March
a great deal had been said about the patri-
ouSni Oh the country under the operation of
tais system. In Mr.. Handolph's opinion. ne
Yer did any people exhibit so striking AN in
satce of Patriotism as the people of the u
nited States had done since December. 1907
re DeIeved that their patriotism had in
that period been put to a test more severe
tnah during the revolutionary war because
whatsoever OF suffering the people then felt.
ciey saw that it was inflicted by the i'm
mediate nand of the enemy; and it oDera-
ted only to goad to a still higher pitch their
Jury against that enemy. But in this co.e
lwhetner right or wrong was perfectly i'm
h'ateriai) the system had been such as TO
impress a great portion Of the public with
she OPINION that their sufferings proceeded
rom inc government (; and it ought not to
De matter OF surprize that the popularity cr
tne government should have been diminish
ed. 1t called for the exercise. bv all cl,s-
SEES and descriptions of men, of the rarest
virtues patience, forbcarance self. denial
long suffering without repinine. 1t prc.
supposed the existence Of u state Of sor;etv
IN winch there was no occasion for govern
nlent itseif. Was it wonderful that those
VINO could not see wisdom in the measures
SHOULD murinur, g',cn suffering under il p
that men not strictly conscientious should vi
oiate It's provisions f-that under the severity
OF MS operation the administration shonid
lose Observation-Disclosures cr popularity? Mir.
~ was nor, never had been, and ne trusted
never would be in the habit OF having com
pii'Dents to men who have mlcL ut the;,.
disposal-but he would declare his b,l;ef
That tbe popularity Of no man whom God g.
YER mace could have endured the test which
That OF the President Of tie United States
hHd not merely endured. but ronc tl,rorgb
win victory. There cciid not have been
so strong q lroot Of the decp seated love
and unqualified appreciation Of that ms. ~
ms having been, politically able to support
the weight ot that experiment. It yse q
trophy ct which he never could he d;vcs..d.