Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-31
POLITICAL.
( From Tie National IuteNigencer.

From the National L7teilqencer.1
Perhaps since taxation is necessary, and
the exiting taxes are unobjs tonable. be-
ing perfectly equitable, collected in tae
most economical manner, and with less
machinery of Office and patronage than at
tends taxation in any other government;
since Of course it would be little less than
absurd to clamof against taxes, merely
because they are taxes, it must be the CD
Jects Of expenditure to which thcs- tax
are applied. that are obnoxious to the fc-
deral party.
What are the principal objects to which
the public money is appropriated /? They
are the Civil List. the support of the Ar
my and Navy, the liquidation of the prin-
opal and payment Of interest on the Public
Debt. To which Of these DO the Federal
ed tors and stump orators oil ct?
Is 1t to the paymentof the CIVIL Lists,
We should go on swimm ae'y without p
Congress. President and Public Officers
without Judges or Juries without Minis
tiers abroad, or conservators OF the public
peace and interests at home and, RELY on
1T, public officers, no more than you or We.
can feed on air. We are, moreover, in
clned to think that, on mature reflection.
the Federal party themselves would scarce
ly desire to deprive Of their bread the
who were found in Office by the presen Mt
administration, or have been since placed
there. No. no; we rather think they would
not wish all public Offices to b. abolished.
since so to do would deprive them of the
leading motive Of their political struggles
& because, also, what is to be sure in party
m atters secondary consideration. the ex-
istence and adequate support of public Of
fcers is OF the essence Of all governments.
but, more particularly, Of free governs
ment.
Perhaps tits the ARMY that the Fed raj
| party would not pay. They have such an
unbounded confidence in the Nil tia, and
have contributed so much to make il eff
Gent for all national military purpose.
| that small army is a needless exp pse.
even though it were smaller, "a il is, thu,
! that maintained by the Federalists, (wher
there was no pessible use for il) some twrn.
| ty years ago. What, but for the Amy.
might have been the result Of the late war,
not to lock nearer home, 1T iaupGen
! and Qu enst0wn answer. Il w0uil De
amusing, indeed, TO hear those running
down the Army, who have uiadc Il f..
! vorlte baTbacuc argument against the. pre-
sent administration. that it did moi, ,surlf.
'he late war, station a regiment ~ every
tobacco warehouse Oh the navig bic waters
OF the chesapeake. IL cannOt, the fOfc. .
It appears to us. be the A ny. the rem
nant of the gallant soldiers who illustra-
ted American capacity and val0r during
the late war it cannat be tbs atm Il TIC
nation that they would lip off
j. it the other branch IF our ,nilitarv
force they would staTve ~ 8 skeleton j.
It the NAVY they would not t,7.rs 70
supports Their answer is aut cipatcd /.
the Navy, boldly says the crtur, AID
largely writes the scribe" the Navy Is t,e
Clipping OF federalism, and merits al r
regards" We will not ooarre, sbot, ~
process Of reasoning D.; which We 2, tlis.
on this subject arrive 1T the same coGc.u
sion, that the Navy IS worldly of dist pro.
vident attention TIE government hssteWs on
*. II, however, j; " the child Of f1e,cs.
alism, It has been ruescd 10 tire bossu d
the republican adniia strations under th 81
auspices il has more than fu.fltd tl-
promSe OF is nf'ut days. It's risiculeu
TO cal ia qeez.on, a. this G1y, ihe yoii