Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-07


ABOUT this large mass OF highly useful facts: and a.
10 he large mass OF highly useful facts themselye
Whilst pretend not TO know whether thew a..
'fue or isse ia Themselves, 1 do know that III.
P'r"ch OF them quoted in Mir. Clay's speech ia ar
ranged IN such form produce the most ssn.
siVe results; and that in some of their most i'm
pOi'sh bearings, Mar. Clay does no, hms elf under
e'a"u 'he just results CLEARLY deducible from them
hi. CaIey seems TO have become 20 ent,relv
oe"HueTed with the iDcompreheDsbility of h,s w.,
and complicated subject, as to have .ar,;s..,
al "s shTihe unconsciously, / am sure. his own
love OF liberty, The liberty Of his country ana IS
the nope oil future liberty to the hole bnman
race, and 10 have become ensmoured with ,h
ooS' oespotc, antiquaed and almost obsolete dt;c-
IIinss OF the NEST ce,potic eovernne pt of F,yon.
IT'S Oswhdefe ed deisions, he has ushured TO- m a.,
u, ,he world IN style and spirit which, in nv hum
Oie judgment and with all due charity would do
no honoi 10 the literary TASTE Of any people ,vhn
woaid give them the sanction of their APPROPRIATIONS
ana would do no credit to the Political iut,ui
gehce OF any nation in Europe. | verify beIiey.
mar the PREDICATE Ferdinand and his bxou.t
flests' Theoretically un!rmited an uiN, would
reluctantly extend their administrative poi;c,,
ava Practice, so asto include tire whole scons -,
Tue uespotlc doctrines which have been ushereJ
ior'h Try Mr. Carey, aud his tribe of political econ
nhS's' anc most aiarmiDsy adopted by the admin
istrsuon These doctrines, understand IN no ~.
actual foundation OF the administrative polc, IS
ihe general government. Thus converting III. a.
uetAuYe principIe into consolidated one: and
.sHehty eHecting complete civ:l revolution in
the fundamental laws. Ii shall be nv frs, sttsnn,
70 prove, that the present administrative poI,cv
Oh the general gov eminent is bJttomeJ ,,non ~.
doctrines OF Mr.. Carey. asd his tribe of writer's
and my second will be, 10 prove that these dor
Hines assert and sanction the de-potism of pov
erninents, IN Its most unlimited range Mr. Ca,.-
lad Leen most actively employed for MANY ve,rs
In issuing forth his political nostrums 70, inc,es
ing the wealth and prosperity of the u s. nv
me cunning ce'ice, OF protecting manufactures.
ana hnaIiy, attracted more attention than could
nave been expected from Ihe prepo.terous no,ion.
contained in these political nostrums An -
rested class observing this strange success of Mr.
oaley writings urged him on by all the stimu.
iahts within their power. But also obrerving
mat ar Car eys vast collection of satisticks had
r-taer overshsGow ed and obscured his nenf Al No.,
ers, determined TO call into hi. assistance .o,,.
farther literary aid. Mr.. Daniel RAYMOND Of
| Baltimore, therefore, entered the lists, whe,F,r
WIN or without reward, know not, in favor %:
Mr. Carey's bewideIe Ell doctrines and has end.a
voured TO give them a body and form. Acco,J
| insly IN lS2O, MIR. Raymond issued fortb h.
book, under The title OF - RsymoDds elements nj
! political economy" The first edition b,v,n
met with rapid unexpected sale, another edition
was Issued IN 1928. In this edition NAV h.
sesn the doctrines upon which "a. tariff Mi, ~
1874 Is founded, aud d. Grimes which since bay~
oeeh aVowed by members of Congress in Their
places; particularly by MIR. Cay in his glit,erinp
tarh speech, by the President in hls Message 10
1 flt-
clai responsible report. | hope The house will
adNise me wiih their patience whilst upon this
point deem the eH9piry al!-important and shall
oHsh nave reference to At In the OF my re-
marks should be perfectly willing, even To
! encrCach upon the patience OF the house could |
be 20 fortunate to call and ryet its attention y,
ms point Important as IT is, iis true Character
isticks have not yet attracted the public attention
OF IL would not be possible TO conceive that lie.
people OF the o. S., could sleep so proGoundIv nm
~. .fei -frit, III. e
vestge OF their Liberties. i propose to make I'm
quotations, that the comparison of these doctrines
oil the poit.csl economrt-, and the present admi
n'stra'lon, should not be mistaken by one int elligen,
human being, " no will takesibe trouble of nakine.
stIiet examination aud comparison OF them
Mr.. Ray mond having labored in bis Let Vol to
prove, . That government, is unity''-,. one
and lndivisible," which hypothesis ia all bs doc :
trInes upon that point, il applied 10 tae general
government, proceeds TO shey, by what Laws Ia
gislal9rs aIe bound to govern The people over
whom they preside, and the description of person
who Constitute our legislators and expresses hin, :
self ia tie following words.
, hSfTIct isf Tok Page e22.
Legs!s Or ever, are nOt pertpittel al .
such limited shoit-sighled views OF things they
are placed on more elevated station; they m oy =
IN higher sphere they traitors to their his n
trust IT they do not LOOK 10 the future az well -
the pre-enI-fhey UI one sense, (Mouob. n.
a reTy huII0fe one) the pieegereufs of God m,
n earth, and ne Teguiates AMI governs The ,coykd
=" Oy the fdtoS RI eternal justice and aoisdou, :,
In regard TO the future, well as the present b,
The same iaio, ought legislators to yee1tlate, <
govern The nations Ct the earth orer 1fhuus
they preside
again iH FOL. pare 224.
Il Legislation should always DO national a nd
not Individual, instead of wbich it is more ire.
quenty Individual than national. This IS moi In
De ioOh'dtred at, tohen consider lrhat a mas,
81 STUPIDITY and ignorance is ordinarily selected
toT the administration Of public affairs. I,
seems almost to hare groom into a muxiiD, that
- Iohefi man Is NJ for nothing else, he is MT
Tor IegiSIsfOI;' fhat neither talents educdftOJs
or experience, are al all necessary 10 quaI,|y a
man 10 tGke charge IF nations infeIesfsT
here Mr. X. asserts, 6rrt, that legislators who
10 an humble sense he calls tie Vicegereat- Of
God on earth, are 10 govern the nations Of the
earth, Obe American nation being one) - by f.,,
tues of eteyIaL justice and toisdonl. these
beng the laws b. winch God himself governs the
world; perfectly unrssifained, tree 49, God hun
SELL Judging themsei vi the laws oil eternal ius-
iice sud wisdom.
The constitution ofths u s. entirely disregafi-
ed and he then tells u, these vicsgerents al
God and our Legislators, composed OF good for
nothing fellows; of mass OF stupIJIty and igno-
rance, and that u seems almost 10 have gown in .
10 maxim. that when man IL good Tor no,foe
else, lac fi Tor Legislator; that neither talent e
ducatiOn or experience, are at all necessary 10
qualify nan so lake change OF nation =
interest. These notions would be funny enough
were 81 not Tor their serious Consequences Bu. 4,
Mt 5peaAef, let ne solymniy ask you, Sr. let me
solemniy put u 60 every honorable saenber Of tins
house, whether he does nOt think. ths governmeot
| OF the .Unied State. IN hopeless way, when d,
CONSISTS 81 code vicegerents upon earth, cothed