Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-30

ARLINGTON, July 23.-The distress which
.r"en Every portion or our country yari-
ouS's accounted Tor, according 10 the pursuits
OF men. aHd the condition in which They find
the'r own affairs. Few have the iuagunnimitv
20 acknowledge, II they are wise enouyh Ia
discover, the root OF the evil as IL personally
retPn'ts themselves. When you deal in gene
rh'' indeed when You decIaim against over
"dninS, against luxury aud eXtrayapance aud
recommend reform. sc assent is Welded with
"n,iiighess, which wonid tie Indignantly with
Hr'u, u Son liad SAID To Your audience Individ
ally, yOu, sir, have stretched yonr credit in !,
cracked you have revclledto Nonr ruin IN exH
pensiFe Indulgencies; or goR have IayIsbed IL,
az tne 9Stentai'on OF purse proud folly the
thon@ahds Tor wart OF which yOnr credit tors arc
heart-broken. A candid coptpssio,, ,f 60.
nVSPeakS forgiveness, and s1licits commisero-
iio"' RE who sees his error has half atousd !,
We uo moi III tlat light less admire the frank
ness "iSfiayed al The following article than we
respect Tie boIdneSS aud elouue nee with Which
,act anu prophecy are united 10 enforc. , "a
Hh,aFy trnui, IN regard 10 our national motley
Wiilch many OF the neighbors Of the writer
nave Hehemently opposed. With such alvo-
cafes on our side, we have not doubt of The
Shccess OF the proposition Tor chan.e M tIe
mode OF uispOsiDg of the Public Lands vt,irL
EEhS suggested IN the last Congress- uy MIR.
Ming and Dir. MOKRow--in themselves hosi
---ahd which then received The .anctio, of
great majority of the Senate though defeated
Ai ,se "theT house by tile immediate exertions
" ven, HARRISON, and Mr.. JONES Of Tenaes-
III opposition 10 the measure, which our en-
Wcli0li so decidedly favored, we had fesrnd
tnat large majority oil the People of tho West
we've against II. We are glad 10 he raIia.ad
from that apprehension, by successive MT
; IONS 10 ,ne contrary, among which the follow
ing Is particularly worthy OF note: INN lar
from me kentucky RepoytcrI "
IHV'e Is one cause III tue cUugry which hos
very powerfully npTodncing :he Pre- sen, STATE
.ss, ana which uiust continue to operate IN the
5"n. way mean, specRt;tionS IN tie Public igudS
Capitalists both real asd nctiious have rugaeed v.
!sh9Vey IN this hasIness. The banks have conspiT.J
WI" the government TO promote IL The former no
1eunihS money TO the Spectators and the Iasr a, M
Wetcnea system of selling the lands ON credit nearly
a. Tue money watch is paid goes over the pnupt,is
e government has bat iItIIe use for /, IN I'm. es,
S9nhiy. as The greater part still remains TO he nsid
u follows that this cause like the balance ~ ,ptt'
wien '"S avs" DTought MS much In debt uus con
uhue TO operdte with increasing force as lon. ,s s,'
Preseht system continues II ire suec, =, s "' we
scarcity Of money aud the embaTrassn,ents ami h,nt
IuitI'es 81 the spectators and banks were its nnIy
sss SHOULD nor much deplore lis comtnuance for /
bhVe no co"assiOm neither tor the banks nor The ne
tuatOs Nheu disappointed in their schemes of Trdt
sa monopoly ahd the scarcity Of money heh il is
PvIucihS VIII hasien saiuiary change ia the business
d. large, o"' mere temporary dulness Of tnIes
ba mere Is another point Of view in which ,,e con
ttepI To be drpoced It's to my mind ti, mos, or
~ ~ ,'as eyer existed IA america q ArGafess
y ''y'"t'o" " rae CHiOH The debts which il mas
aHch'y produced will be a source of almost endi.s,
s"'hn'te eHarIdsSmenls to the general government
a,'et year wll Indulgence he eAkrcafed Till our
strength vii enable us 10 dssrHd IT, m voice nj
INt"eT. fheTe is no motive which has an iu0,,.,ca
50 se"e'di hH' powerful over the human mind "a in
tt'tAf-"hh hehce tie maxim thai nuhinu stTerptl.ns
give 1Ishi aHd secures its perGaatnCe or. eurctu
SIS udi IT'S behg largely IA debt Buc rnns and IN
huehiidl members VI tue Community. Reverss ,,.
Case-Shitt tSe de 10 the other sideaud IL M mn, tb
eHect ne reversed also Let nunberiess udiyiuls (
every description, from the most wealth. iuietu.u,
ahu hHichiIai. down 10 those Who are The rrysrss m
OSsP: hue'ieH 10 tie government Of The Union ana
" hs( h"t TIC ~ some measure disiHcIined to sunport
w" 'hty GJt very naturally become disaG,ced a
~ tuelth'h, VI these persons reside in particular
eCi''h q" tDe Union let that section be pre- tIuiusuilv
w" %lNh'"J Tor tie iJrindtrpu OF ssuarats cavern
tn' Iet me existence Of l- debt drpeud ON lie rl,
.NW"nCe oi ne nnioh let the doctrine Be advanced
Nnl r "c ii hy every press aud every orator ~ liz,
q 1HeT i'"t the Other states had 40 lust aud uaty,l
lH@t 10 Tie property tor which The debt vs nc,,rt
NHl'e those states insist figdiy on ~. euftcr,,.r, az
"e correction ahd where will tie bonds be found suC
I~'"''S 7F"hI u hgid Us together hey de- moi exist
N"PCspt are more patriotic aud nruiy attached 10 me-
E'Ft'lment OF the uHiou than tuUse uf the wes lie
thea"i separation has never been INDUCED "a IL ltp
I"lg aphorrFd bHt their pafIotism and uIeity are
H"t iANRtiDie Wheui DeCOMeS heir iufrTs. L. SCI,
f''vr The plausible arguments and motives NV t,rS
MAY ne enforced are Numerous and ,ovrttr and ,yil
render SIS uhUence irresistible. LET moi therefore lie
genera gsverhDtnt credit pee lie Of tI, yest 10 tI
sh'""h OF any, Or 1pndr.d millions Of Joll,r. II IL
N"u'G not fOoiishit dive th.in nta Declaration ~ IN
rPPen0ence TOT mat VIII meyi5hiy ne The ,rsrtt
i"e N"O1'n " At yti plssed lot Sc now stand yoou
me ou"ir, and depends the measures 10 he
ny tue next Congress, whether shall reiain q mare
,hfSpS aHh hnued peVpIe advance with ftraIy
ahl certain pace, 70 ciyh and dissolution ofibe
"''"' FRANKLIN.