Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-08

discharge OF the public debt Sve near no more
OF interfering with the Catholic Religion of the
South American Republics; but ''alI right and all
intention of inter feIn 90 in their internal con-
ceris Is strongly disclamed. The idea Of reeu-
iatinS all the labor and capital of the country
(once MIR. Rvsh's isYoriie pan) is not brorsh,
ioTwaid- The tariff is not once named and the
very word manu- actuTeS' IL not even Intro
ine'd but it Is soIened down into the icuniio,
cuiory phrase OF "ihe ,iviiying labors of human
Einstry" The privilege IS even expressly as
serted OF leaving sour fellow citizens ia the full
e'Joymenl of all their rights and in tie free er
e1clSs Of all their tacnfties, to pursue the inn
pitse Of the;r nature and the oblig ston OF their
duty, an the Improvement Of their oica condi-
tt0n." This sounds TO our ears confoundedIy
IKE The LdIsSe= nous fdire, the 'Let as alone"
doc'rlne; and we should begin TO think that Mr.
auaIne vas about setting his face against bis
Secretary's american System" if we did not
30 immediately after stumble upon such ecuiyd-
cal and pregnant phrases as these: .'ro preserve,
TO snprIre, and 10 perpetuaie the sources and TO
direct, In their most effective channels, the
streams, which contribute to the public zeal. is
/ he purpose for which government (vhat! this
a"llted teeerattoe government of ouis?) twas
instituted sc. sc.
! Mr.. y. makes rather an awkward a,,erno, to ex.
plain away the loss Of The w. India trade But he
does not deny, nor can ne disguise the fact that
II was owing to his wish To strange the matter by.
diplomacy, instead OF accepting the proposition
OF Great Britain by lGtc. lie says indeed. that
Rotolhe British governin-n, would not be content
with either or the bills 60 which were under the
consideration of Congress at their last session, -
but he cannot say, that the bill the session be-
| lore that, and which Re himself defeated would
not have satisfied Great Britain, aud accomnoda
Ted the whole ma ter. MIR. Adams does moi now
recommend single measure in the present EXT
sency. lie contents himself with saving in the
I q A / t,.x.r No.. 4 4.
respective governments, whether the trade shall
be opened by .acts Ot reciprocal legsla,ion'' but
not word as 10 the sort oil ig,c which we are 10
pass upon the SUBJECT; not q single word of pres.
criPlion as to remedy Tor our present disease
rot even whisper sbou, stopping the tack .do or
win Cahada, az countervailins measure, or as
necessary to produce g the state of mutual inter
dciion;" for, he says, it has again taken place.
| We are afraid, our farmers will net be saishe5
with the conssla,ionahe holds out, that no loss
has been sustained FROM it by the commerce the
/ navigation, or the revenue"-- our agriculture
has Certainly sustained considerable mischief; and
he queries lately addressed 10 the Custom house
! at PorIiand, and the information they extracted
from that quarter, prove that some injury has been
! sustained by our commerce and navigation
Peace TO the PaDatsa Mission. May the earth
lie lightly upon lis ashes! We are sick enough n
II, and so probably III (. hers and gof-lstbers
! Ihe Brazil negotiation Is the most confused fea
| 'S'S i '.-S " AC4C i'ieEskS - Uul what we
| especially wish TO know is, how il comes to pass.
that II MIR. Adams did not disapprove of Mr..
Rague.'s leaving Rio Jane!To, he did not wait for
him, and gel all the information he could inpart.
but patched up an arrangement with the minister
OF Brazil who despatched hiiher post,las,e
10 anticipate Mr.. Racquet!
The flaming hourishes about the revenue are
not exactly confirmed by the Message. Ii falls
rather short of the expenditure but the President
fs,ters US with The information that it il now on
the increase; " that the>returning Tide began to
flow with the third quarter and that {" it uay be
expected 10 continue through the course of the
ensuing year." We trust sincerely il may be So
AT all events, Mr.. Adams now goes for the
sricest economy he is for keeping the expen-
ditures every year, within the limit of the receipts:
and emphatically concludes by saying that :. it
should not be forgotten that they (he public cot
ers) could al suffer the exhaustion of larger dis
bursements." Away then, with the splendid
! projects which his first Message conceived And
what becomes likewise Of The twelve suyysus
which lac specifies have been completsd The
four Others OF which reports are preparing and
the others which are now going on!- Let il {. not
be forgotten" by tue people, who have been tan.
'e!ized by great internal improv enieuis that the
surveys are nearly il'usory; that they have been
got up principally for effect; that it was an ensi :
nesring at the hearts The people. The strict
est economy is now the order Of The dsy!
There are many parts OF this Message, which
deserve the most respectful attention. They are
clearly expressed and strongly enforced. Among
these, we would point out the remarks on The Nh
/ uy, The POST Office AMI The National land. The
sketches which he gives of these departments, and
| the measures proposed, The IN ost impregsive
passages Ia the whole message.