Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-16


h"tel"re all imrurtRui To- the continuation of th,
l"sprisn, and tho government hcing Furnished wi
IN" trIrs 10y the mnnc'. interest, found u, in The
"sipn oi the army. navy. Had IL not been fu,
ihis arcuGul 'iinn g.! ,, sral srons IN favor AZ the
grNernn'"n ia" great m,sS nf u iIiSh suhi"rs, on
81 's OF III" supeiorN at i'ir physical pnw.rs and
inp"l"d lv the in,o,e'ail- wrongs so long nnicte,
uron them ty the fa,"'ed few night long sincp have
severed the union of church aud s,a,e, relieved
themselves from their wrongs aud suflYrings under
these political schemes, aud niote retns ted
ih mSrl,es IN their nng lost rights aud liheriips
men prospects afr now clOomy indeed for all 10
tle'e is still remaining with the oppressed subjects o,
q Is. vast superiority ol physical strength over the
w'ule oom'nned power of The few yet they are dis
racted aud dsconcer,eJ and ne yer can he hroupb,
Ia an nncn OF 'ction, more especially when bound
down l,y mental manacir., fastened on them ly ,h.
9 burch :--wiIls' the tew. ever the alert, act IN
he s'riciesi curcrri, aud supported ~ the nppres-
sihns cl The many, with al the pie, steal powers of
we'll equipped, Disciplined army, and navy, have
been irresistible he,eIcls ard probably will he fer
a Iorg time TO come. UTnc insurrurraLie con.r,Lu-
i"ns too Tor all this vas paraphai MALTA of the GOV,
rrnmeni, thrown upon the Oduriive abnr of The
whole nation and ihus III" contributors a,e made
the instruments al their avn oppress,ons and suffer
ings These cont ibuons are made h, coercvr va
riaiuns IN the proceeds Of Lbo,-hy taking money
OUT oi ic pocket Of The productive lahorer and put,
ting INTO the pockets OF the favored reproductive
few. Tins operation is rifreiedhs taxes mnnopolies
&c. he FIST fruits are given to the priests u, hes
aud all the distributed amnues: the cly ls, mr.
enough of The proceeds al his labor To keen lIs
body IN good condition TO labor for the purpose Of
psmperng the pride, and administering 10 tie u%s-
rous indugPnCies at the uupi cducIive favored ewl
Notwithstanding the urjGsi cruel and oJ,prrssitc
effects of the funding y upon the great mass al
productive h,tours, - ttiIr dogma is wanting To
induce hci'"', that ~ is blessing To The Brush
'inn--tn vii - public debt u pnhIr blessing -
his dogma Is rue or false, ccordnc 10 us ,p,ii.
cation Id The different classes OF BRUSH subjects IT
" he applied To The holders al the stock, and al
course, The receivers oi the interest thereon, would
hy them, he considered great puhlic blessing lii
he applied TO the contributors s annual in,rresi
u would much more certainly he known and felt l.,
hem, as The greatest curse that could possibly he in
ficted on them. As The receivers do not amount 10
one hundi edith part Of the contributors, the pubu
debt must he considered as more than one iundrc
times gr"Hrr curse Than blessing to the BRUSH ma
non Indeed, one hundred times more may I've null
tipliet, IN arrive at the relative magnitude of This
curse because the receipt of money hy one, who
had more beforehand Than he had genius 10 spend
must III the natpre of Ihings, he almosi
'bnieN lesser hlessines, Than is The curse 10 one
who M making his cont ibuton coercivey slripped
NOT only at AL the hIie piiiancc of money h, has
hut the bread from his own mouth, and The mouths
o his children Tins is but faint elimmer,np out.
line WOW Of the depnrahle effects al The puc ,eb,
~ " Is np'n THIS vast proportion of British sul'erts
p" THIS Is oSe OF the political schemes not only re-
'o"m~n'ed for the adophun of the q. S. hut actually
adopted.
The pretext Tor Ibis false dogma. is ,ha, the
stock issued, the evidence OF this uutlic debit
adds To ;na active capital of The nation, by finding
i'~ way into some productive emplOymenis aud thus
.er' es :" increase The productive powers Of labor
lac iuhdrd pnhlic dpbI never have this nrera-
ron In any great extent. IL has bur very few of the
properties OF circulating currency. D. Is generally
issued IN too large sums 20 answer the common pur
poses al exchange IL may, som 2 t.n,rs indeed he
introduced INTO large rommrrcial sprculaIions, and
INTO large purchases of Landed or other prupprIy
hu' u never can peilnrni The ordinary functions OF
active Ip"'I lhis ,ncapaciiy constitutes its prin-
ciial distinction from bank bills. So FAR from the
i"nd"d debt performing The offices Of "crwr cnpal
II dIveris great portion Of that capital from us en-
pIoymenI ~ promoting productive labor 10 lis rm-
p'oymen III The hnproductve business of TRANSFERRING
stock from hand 10 hand il hcivg ia u perpetual
course ol exchange. Stock itself beior 4 me,cau-
u'r commod''y and being Of great representative
value, requires of course, large portion of the CIR
cun,ing currency, TO c6ectuaIe its own cxchaneest
rom me enormous and encreasing amount of con-
frhoi'Ons called Tor, To teirsJ the expenses of The
various political schemes Of governments u national
has Tor long lime, been foreiold, aud
expected 10y many shTewd noIiIiraI 81 unomists Inn,
the astonishing effoYis o The British pcopI sec IN
increase propnrtIOnahly with their accun,niaiet and
accunu'aiIng burIhenS. The wonderful improve
mems IN the productive powers OF labor Il ON The
'enton OF IHbor-saviug machines combined with
he increased individual industry and exerfiun
have hitherto saved the nation from hankrmpicy
indeed, funding seems just now, 10 have arrived nj
rs zenith London al tins day abounds with loans
d AN SORTS Spinish ioans-SOuih American loans
-Mexican loans, aud Greek loans, &C. &c &r
ne money lenders too, appear To be ihr most inn
'o'i nnt peisonages of The age. Rohsciid, the Jew
broker, Is announced ~ his tours through Europe as
nl more Importance than any OF the egitimaies
lie seems 10 dIeC, and control The measures of all
NE 'eg,iima'es In this enlightened age, his scrips
or cash, seem TO he regarded by The lsgitimaes Of
The DAY with as much reverence were the Bulls
ni the Pope, Icy the temporal kings Of the earth
during The henighled period Of Montrsh despolisn,.
j." addition 10 this concerted, political and monied
influence, hearing down upon the rights and hher
"A ri IL
'ir"m"nf IN aid oi this covert, has lately been invent
sd and brough' INTO practical use IL is tlenom.
mated the " HOLY Alliance" The avowed object Of
his alliance is, TO crush in the bud every rising orI
pi the majority, TO regain their long lost rights aud
liberties, aud TO free themselves from the iniolerse
huriliens, aud exaciIons of the few All THE Hn-
" Allies Teciprocay agree that f the subjects of
ary one of ihem should make the nnhoIy attemnt +,
free themselves from .heir imfolerabe bou,aoe Tho
whole OF The rest shall instantly employ all their uby
seal strength To put u down, and TO innct n,erited
pn"'s'men's upon IFS authors. So that the oppress-.
eO m'JorIiy can never expect TO better Their pntcnI
condition hut by a simultaneous movement Of aIi
lie oppressed subjects, of The whole nf the allied Ie
giiimare- What deplorable effects have already
nren "xhIbi'en ~ Italy, and IN Spain from thus Holy
Alliance J! And how soon after its formation did
The occasions arise for The exerlions of its povert
IIhe funded debt Of the y s. ought scrupulonslv.
speedily aud honestly TO he paid There we re- MANY
urgent reasons ~ The lime for funding the debt bnt
am OF opIgon nj this day, that it was an unvise
measure. NO great Inconvenience has vet been Px-
perienceh rom II because it has NOT risen 10 an a.
noun neVon1 he convenient abili 9th q S. Bni
it tendency IS most dangerous ard # the scbemers
81 the day remain unchecked IN their thomghtless
career, they viii soon produce necessities or orp.
exts for its extension The interest Of this delt.
however, mn,t he set down ton tn the credit
If e" ii I'D Times"
Cannot the pol teal schemcfs Of the q s. he
lronghi 10 ronsider, t'at the same causes under
similar circumstances, viii always produce the same
Efforts Can they wish To see the effects oC the
political schemes, here very family skctcbeJ info
iuced amongst the people Of the o. s? Do they
not sec, that they are preccdents 10 be stunned not
10 he followed?
WIN. %. GILES
march TO- l62f Wiguam, 3Hueiia county, a.