Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-05
CONGRESS-
HOUeE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Saturday, Apfit 29.-Mr. Williams of
\. &. rose aud snid he should take the
liberty 10 submit Ia the buuse several
propositions growing out OF the vote last
evening, Un The Tariff bill. Ii that dill
passed into law, Of which he thought
there was lille doubt. since the vole had
been taken, radical, ii Total change
would be effected III the system OF policy
heretofore pursued. Ii appears TO me,
sir, that we have been happy, that we
rave hourished lii pre-emincnt de-
gree. under The operations OF the system
so mnch reprobated BY the friends OF the
new tariff. In lieu eft d tax on coTsump-
tioHs. We must, II seems, now resort To ii
system ofiniernal taxation. The gealIe-
man from PennsA kania (Mr. Baldwin,
under whose auspices this bill was ush-
cred in,O the house, aud carried through
with triumphant majority, had always
been favorable, II iie was moi mistaken,
10 system of internal Taxation. That
gentleman voted against the repeal OF The
internal dulles, WHEN longer cOntinu-
ance al them was manRestly unnrcessa-
ry, aud when the President had recon
mended their abolition. But, without tie
tarmer votes of liie genilen,an, the whole
OF his present project Is evidence une.
quivocal 10 my mind, that he wishes 10
re establish a syStem of internal taxation.
The gentleman had distinctly said,
that the sysiem otrevenuc whirh vas now
IN operation, had been Tried that i, had
failed ; and that we must change it. MIR
w. said he Was not disposed IN think
or act with the gentleman irom Pennsyl-
wanna that he denied to tue gentleman
the force of his argument, founded upon
The lnadequacy OF oHr prescn, SYSTEM.
"A In h,A nd II
fW, denied the proprieiy or policy of such
remedy as thai gentleman proposed. -
Sir, said he, what Is the real cause Of ihe
deficit in The revenue? l. The deficiency
owing 10 any fault in The system itself, or
does u proceed from the enormous en-
pendilurcs OF money ! say il boldly,
ana without fear ot coniraAicIiou, That
the 6eggarPd condition Of the Treasury
arises from the Improper expenditures OF
money, aud not from any fault in the
revenue system. The friends of the pre-
sent revenue system have mol been dlsap-
pointed. Ii has produced all The good
! they expected would result from il al The
time il was adopted. But, sir, many hea
Wy expenditures have since been anthO
rised, and wh;ci we're not contemplated
al lie period the system was adopted.
This is The real cause of the insutliciency
OF fuiNls IN the Treasury.
No doubt a portion, and perhaps Sc
rious portion too, OF the failure arises
from lie present derangeh state of the
circulating medium F.; but this is no fault
OF The system and notwithstanding all
these cnbarrassmeDiS, ii would have an
swered every purpose, provided The ex-
pendilures had not been unreasonable
aud improper. The gentleman from Penn.
however, had uniformly opposed, MIR. w.
said. every effort TO reirenclJ, 10 Ccono-
mlse and 10 save the public money. So
far, Ihen, az the gentleman from Penn
sylvanla VAS concerned, The deficiency of
revenue had been swing more TO the
course OF policy pursued by him in this
house iiIan To any defect in The system.
The System, MIR. w. repeaiea, had not
laIed III had answered every purpose
contemplated by its friends al the peri
cd OF lis adoption. But the Congress OF
the United Staies had failed, If there was
failure any where. They had authorised
excessive Expenditures, not cOuteInpla.
ted. Had the army been reduced, as OF
ten proposed IL: this house, there would
not now bt deficiency o. money in the
treasury. But The gentleman from Penn
sylVania bad opposed, at all times, any re-
dncti0n OF the military establishments
Not only so, but the gentleman had OPP
posed every attempt 10 reduce The expeu-
dltuTes appeTlalnmg 10 the army Even
The yellow Stone Expedition, condemned
by HE deliberate judgment Of this house,
IA not only useless aTd expensive, bui
dangerous, The gentleman supported BY
his vote.
MIR. w. said il was a source Of some
little consolation at least, that, If the la
rIft bill went into operation, the army
would be reduced as matter Of course.
Ii would, ia that state of things, be less
necessary than II bad been, and its most
determined advocates in this house would
not any longer be able TO sustain IL. In
any difficulties We might calculate on
With Spain, there appeared 10 be 80 oc-
casiOn for the army ia its present size.
But thinking the reduction of the army
would ensue, as Il mdiler Oi course, upon
The passage Of The Tariff bill, he should
not no" say any iIIing more on The SUBJ
iect ; nor had be provided any resolution
specifically for that object. The uext
branch OF public expenditure rendered
wholly unnecessary, If The bill should
pass, was the appropriation for tie gra.
dual increase OF the navy.
Sir, II ~ proposed that we adopt
Chinese policy That we shall always stay
al home, and peVer 20 abroad. OF What
use, then, can be your navy The navy
was created 10 defend your maritime aud
commercial rights. ~ sou have no COM
lnerce OF wIiat use can be your navy,
10 defend The very rights y bich sou have
declared OF will Uol exercise MIR. w.
SAID he would never agree 10 tax his CON
siuueBis, IN Tie first place, TO support MA
nuiaciuIng establishments and then 10
support an army and navy, rendered
wholly useless aud unnecessary 10 the
policy proposed 10 be pgrsucd.
MIR w said further that ,siten tbe