Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-08
POLITICAL.
40 THE PEOPLE OF soUrHCARoLyNa

40 The PEOPLE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA
In ADDRESS on The subject Of the approaching Presi.
Dental Election, in toIich Me cilinrs of WILLIAm
Ii. CRAWFORD, are importantly conuasSed
lConcludedl
2dy Ii ia objected TO M. Crawford that he ia the
friend Of the tariff Tins objection shall ex,nns
with AS much SCRUTINY as my materials will admit,
There are a variety OF documents necessary IN The
examination many OF which want. Yet, from those
have, hope TO demonstrate thai he is no, lie add
vocaie OF the tariff as introduced by Mr. Baldwin q,
Mr.. Todd, and that he Is no further the adyoca,e nj
any oiher tariff than AS that measure is connected
with the improvement 0f tie rersa1s, when such io,
proyement was necessary.
Whst the peculiar duties Of the SECRETARY nj rho
trea .uIy, have already seen from lie extract
fro,o The act Of congress, which has been gwen He
is bound make estimates of the receipts aud ex
penses of the government ia anticipation of bo,b-
That estimates will always he verified, is not TO be
expected. No man can calculate beyond pr obabiIiiy
what amount Of foreign goods will be imported. and
consequently what revenue will accrue on such goo,Is
Tor one, or three years 10 toIne. But, by Iea-
soDug from the quantity Of expors, the amount of
Imports Tor previous years, the capacity Of the com
try 10 purchase and all these particular circumstan-
ces evidently affecting the imports, together with
variety OF other facts, he Can approach something
like "A reasonable probability Of The amount The
public documents furnish ample evidence Of Mr.
Crswiords correctness IN This respect. So of Inc
expenses. II is true, he can estimate what amount
of money viii c required from la already in force
But ia mposshlc 10 anticipate what additional ex-
peace congress may aUthorse, or in what they may
all, offer the estimate Is submitted. Considering
the W IT in,onOt OF a bt created by the WA, II was
proper that his calculations should extend INTO NUM-
years 10 cOnss, anticipating The times when that deb,
became due, and estimating the probable means for
its ltyfnen This course has been pursge<I nv tbe
seseHry 10 macy oil h's annual reports, viii on
examination of them prove. The most como,on
m d wall that IN proportion with The number Of
years for which the estimate made, the more douI
arise as 10 ifs correctness. Nolhng short of q
spirh of prOpiiecy could IN such cacu,atiou am
D.oicn any tbiGg Ike certainty He who should AZ,
ieHipi IL, must be able to control The elements and
loresce The changing volhIOns OF men and nations
Ia looking iuto those made by MIR. Crawford for a
series uf years, shall he struck with the coinci
dence between The estimates aud the facts AS ,,ey.i
opch by time There will not be found perfect cor
Tepondsnce 10 be sure. But they approach each 9th.
nearly as 10 exciis our admiration. According
the results presented by such calculations, IL was
his duy To recommend impIOv emsnts ~ HE revenue
~ he hoUgh, under the existing laws aud SOURCES IL
would be Insufficient, he should suggest The means
OF its increase. IL more than enough, he should
point out such changes would relieve the people
rom fkc most OueTUuS ezsctiOns. 10 doing This. IL
wa Indispensable tiat he should revise The ya,ious
mOdes " t1edfiOH, aud determine 10 which "a resou
should lie made. Bred IN the principles of the re-
publican pary he has ever been opposed TO system,
OF internal taxes III times OF peace, whether ~ the
shape OF an excise o. drec: tax, or both, and we
have already seen that against resort 10 these he
has uniformly expressed his opinion The republican
pary have ever beeu opposed 10 This u,ode Of taxa
'0n u constituted u principal objection 10 the fed
er' constitution (ind one which WAS urged by Mr.
Monroe HIMSELF 10 lie Virginia conyenlion) ,hH the
power Of imposing internal taxes, surrendered
~ the federal g1for"ment. IN the adopiion
oi lha instrument W lie states, many Of d,nm re-
commended Amendments, eHher prohibiting their io,
position altogether, OF thai they should he ,mposed
oniy . whem the monies arising from the fnposis
should be insufhcieni for hc public exgences" nor
iheD un'Il fequisii'On had been made upon the
sidiss.' Mo Ielf,'sou, ~ lis first message to con-
gress, rceommt nded The repeal OF all such as had
been imposed ~ the precious administrations, and
ichung them, ia conformity with the opinions of the
see the n'rameo's Of ratification polished with the
rrua 81 tic feders convention.