Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-31

ed, for every 90 miles Of mileage. A ry-
der was added, allowing the same ferriasr
and tolls as heretofore; So per diem to
the Speaker OF the II. of D.: and q 10 the
Speaker Of the Senate. Some argument
took place ON the final passage 1.-THE bill
-and Al finally prevailed, ayes SO, noes
1.-THE bill To take effect from he COM
mencemeDi OF the present session.
We confess we cannot view this mca-
sure without much regret. IL is true that
The wages ct the members are TOO low !;
they might be raised tod, or even 10 So.
Ii Is The circumstance of the members
raising Their owa WageS, which constitutes
Tile vital objection 10 Ibis bill. :. II is true,
as we understand. that on two former oc-
casions The menlbers of The legislature
have raised their own wages: il is not
less true, that the majority oft!e Senate
can at no lime vote for AN increase OF
wages To take effect even al The merit ses-
SION. without voting money iuto their own
pockets. But grant all this we object
10 The principle of the members Of The II
OF ID. voting 10 increase their own wages.
they were aware at the wages iliey were
about 10 receive, al Tie time I hey accepted
their trust from The hands of The people.
They knew what they were 10 expect ::
and they ought 10 rest satisfied with the
compensation which the law allowed 10
them-Wc all Remembers The clamOr IS hich
Congress brought upon themselves from
the celebrated compensation iaD-We re-
member the arguments which were urged
against that obnoxious measure. The
most serious one was that of an agent of
tlie people increasing his onn compensa
ton. To that powerful aud uusns wcra-
BILE objection the present measure is equal
ly exposed.
An agent of Mr.. Millisan's is in this
city, who means TO call on The members
OF The legislature and other citizens with
Il TREATISE on POLITICAL ECONOMY, &c.
&c. by tie Count Destutt Tracy, member
IF He Senoie and Institute Of France. ard of
the American Philosophical Society Trans
lated from the Unpublished French oi5ainai."
We have not had an opportunity OF criIi-
caily examining the work but from the
Importance of this subject TO citizen of
tins country, from general view of its
contents. the high character of It's author,
and The exalted terms in which Mr.. Jeffer-
son speaks of him and of his book, we
have no hesitation in believing il TO be
entitled 10 the warmest patronage of the
American public. II was Mr.. Jefferson 10
whom The French ~. S. Was sent and
through his means Il has lieen translated
and published. His praises superseIie the
necessity OF any other eulogium. The
merit OF this work (says he) viii, | hop !,
place it in the hands Of every reader lin
our country. By diffusing sound princi-
plies OF Political Economy, il will protect
the public industry, from the parasite in
situations now CONSUMING il. and lead us
10 that just and regular distribution of
the public bUrthcns from which we have
sometimes siraycd. II goes forth there
fore with my hearty prayers, that willie
the review of Moniesquien, by the same
author, is MAIDS with us The elementary
book OF instruction IN The principles of
civil government, so The present wo,il may
be in the particular branch of Political
Economy"