Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-08

So .s,,os, tl,;s ,n.as,,rs-lt bad been observed
| M forner evening, tit TIE expsnee u our estah-
iis..ments, with the adcou oil t;ie interest OF tHe
| National debt amouIld to more than tbs whole
| rental olthe kng,lor; and it might be added M4.
| icfLe ,pAois lind 1.-THE knytiom rvere 10 Ge
| S9hl st a far ,yh ton, the diasint ,sod not be
,,ttTcienf 10 b,lrte e.ristiny national 1!e6i."-
| Blessed cooli,i.J Indeed
In tho same iehate, the Enrl of Bathurst Z" was
far from n Grating tire agricultural lia.resses,
lnt cootenJe .at similar dis:resseshad always oc-
,.,,rrc,l a, III termination Of "a war"
| The EarJf Carnarvon declared, that what were
| called cultural dstresses, Were IN fact general
,s,rcsses ervasns every class aud description of
| the eom,fiV:
| sen,stiJ; but orc os ;he strongest we have seen
| is fra, ne ren Ola Mar. Preston. member al
| parl;ient, and wrhsil most loyal adnii Of
| Nj. IT. an advocate o: the WA, aud one OF those
mi, tial gentlesnen who toss up their caps with
IL iudest p'auSlits to the glory ut Old. England.
Csrvc come OF the features ul thi glory, fresh
IN the hsas of her warmest alInirer. 90 Wa a.
looks around hifu at ti1c present moment, aud
Jews the t.istresses in which the country is nvulv-
~, from the Inability ola large part Of the popnia
1ton TO answer the demands oi government ;--wlio-
ever examines the great change which has ta%cn
place in the condition OF large part of the commit
nifty hurled from wealth poverty; from slluence
TO Distress whoever enquiries into the fact, and
finds tia; ieve tr considerable part oil
the peopie by means oflegai process; whoever
huds the fact is, the poor are Increasing daily in
S'imber, while the ability of the persons, who are
hN la~ tnnd tn contribute te their maintenance, is
Observation-Disclosures shall know the fact is, that
i-rgc part ofthe community in want oil en-
p'oyment though willing TO lahour and that their
iormer employers unable to afford TO say their
w>ges inst even SO mon are 10 be met with IN dii-
ierent parishes asking Tor employment, and urging
u u he the Interest Of the isimcr rather to pay
'h.in Tor actual iAbour than to pay them in stste
oI Ideness iron. the pnnr rate; while tue farmer.
though convinced OF the nsice nj the appeal, is
ta'iysnahe to NEE; this appeal his interest fur
ther thata large portion Of dat n.itstripus part of
the community, the ttle farmers (te trvouri;es OF
the aHcient 9vstem) with heir large families (the
best nope 0t the s;aie and most vtuUus part Of tse
community are ccasing 10 be farmers from necessi-
", and becoming pensioners 20 the poor rate, while
IN some townships, the persons VINO formerly con-
tIhued To the poor, appealing for relief OIL the
Sround oil their own poverty ,an,i numbers ct them
obliged TO abandon the cultivation ri taeir farms, are
become burdens on those parts oil the parish which
alone are cultivated, thus taxing the industry of
their neighbours c, and Fastening them to the same
eNtre NIFTY oiu'timse indigence---spust admit thai
there IS something wrnIg in the system, and that
cssit,, and not the spirit Of complaint and disiecIi-
on, imposes the duty Of examining into these evils,
that they may he understood and fairly met. The
person who snpposes this picture to be overeharged,
will lind himself mi'taken"--s. In some places,
(says the same sIler, the lands actually deser-
a, and growing no other cro9 Than weeds" &c Ry
me a. siructian o the circulating medium, a total
inshity To purchase exists and a value deprecated
oy the reduction oFthe rental, is still further dspre-
sed by the competition 10 sell Aud who is bcne-
hned by this sudden, extraordinary and unexpected
change no one besides the cGbgtd!st, who can
realize his money and no few are they "" The
present unfortunate state of tine country presents
the ia'nen,abe history nj Government SUNG exeeu-
tons taxes. and for balances nthe hands of re-
cev' RS, nc. BG',kers, many oi them receivers, are
tAus call d on to Day the deposits with tae1 they
again call on their debtors; and the receivers
using the harsh process OF eXtents III aid .Uorfpo-
gees ave mt rvng their securities from the difficult
~ OF obtaining interest; and, rs TO Bankers from
the neeesst. OF ba ing ready money, aud needy
irnproVident landlords, leyying their rents by
'stre s's!! What wretched and melancholy pic
ture % Inn
ITsneh be IT, = sner..l condition of the Empire.
how much more deplorabIe is that Of Ireland
WHAT gallant and generous country has ever b. en-
tieaied rs con99isTe! aton-I hree-iiths OF her
people are de'td the right OF worsippi.g their
u al according 20 the dictates of their couscien-
ces, or compelled II Contribute To the maintenance
OF the pampere aud pIsiIedsed priesthood of ano-
thersoctF Ireland IS not H. be correlated by s1a-
cess ons, which she has right to de,uand but com
PEELED to obey the regulations of',n nperiUus task
master I.ce'Gy fUe MoiLsdnI1 troops are TO he
stationed on her fields, to keep ,ier in s9lccti
on, and TO gather the fruits of their industry in
tythes aad in taxes. Isl any wonder, that her
high-mpdcd sons are neeiog from those green fields
To e laid ofiibery
w shall get, however, better view of the state
a he Empire, by n0rr07ViH9 down oar enq,iriesto
the single point it is tbe one whch now engros-
ses all her own suention---'Ve meat, her tG.res.
In one OF the former Nos OF lis paper, we expa-
t'ated On this topic attempting shew the embaI-
rasspents to which her revenue was refused. Our
calculations were in reality favorable Than the
tact because the eXpeuces OF ths government
were Pu. down at 0,y 3 or % millions whereas
her army, navy and otIier ahnu., expenditures are
estimates at 29,OO0O9O
he eHpenccs ci her debt arc 44,0o0Oo0
73,O00O0p
ter permanent or peace torres would raise no more
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