The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-03

The simplicity of our republican inslltutiob.
neither requires nur lolcfnte8 The costly NJ
PeudaEes which bclang tu other sovern-
ments. The public don't ot Great frifan a-
mounts, NJ this uiomenl, Ia hetvcen three q
tour thousand millions of dollars an anonn'
more thur htty ,nucs greater thun our nation
al debt. Now, n The lnrlhens imposed l.,
every Government, nlnN bc IN proportion a.
the charges twisting upon IL, would al,
With what proprIrlN u comprlann rnn he
made between threat BplInin aud ihis country
under the" widely different rirrumstnur
With Wv L. tel the economy OF our toy.
eminent
bni, Sir. protest altogether against com
parlsons with Foreign Governments. out IN
situations, our situntion, muml Md phy,ienl.
he genus mud habits ot our People, are all
! peculiar. They are Hi gcHeriS. In having
tho ifeeest Government Ia the wo Id, we are
! entitled, hV thf mvor ot Providence, 10 the
greatest shnre ol Public blessines mud among
them, thai we should not he subjected Ia a
relentless taNHtian, which take, from the
mouth OF labor, the bread il has earned y ln
Whhi consists the value Of a tren Government
II II Is NOT Thai hs the constant infuenr, al
The reuifol OF Ihc will OF the Frpplp ue,r
lhetr rulers, the novernmcnt Is restrained
lfoh oppression. pcrnnlnrY ~ well ms pcrHn-
nal SIR, the honorable gentleman from
fennsylvania did moi tell ~ 10 what n 7ilnn.
ton the People OF Grent Britain had been ~.
dnced hy their public hurihcus---ot The nun.
bri of their pnupcrs aud stHrN llngs--ihui
twr-hiths OF the whole population al thni
country were kept alive by hring billeled ~.
on the constrained charity of the iomanne
thrce.fllbs,
Would The worthy gentleman hive rs o.
teen ourselves happy aud without my ra0ee
10 complain Of governmental chbrtout. u.
long as Nc can keep within thu limit III tn,
extremity OF wrrtchcdnrss | hope not, sill
hnee long thought, il may venture 10 ~
pre- sueh an optliiuu, thai there i too great
n disposition among some oi ON DISTINGUISHED
Statesmen, t. bring our niliirs our policy md
| our principles, 10 the standard OF Foreign Go-
Nornmrfts prominent feature IN the cole
| brated hfst Message oi the present Chief Mag
| l'tratc 10 Congress, was its perpetual ford ~.
curfcncr to thu proceedings ol Foreign Gov-
! crnmcuts, rs the lesson Of nurpoliiCal dulirs.
aud the measure OF onr political powers. He
told ne what France, what Rns,jh, whni Grral
Brlaiu bad done, and gapr us To uudcrsrod
! fhni ~ should 20 and DE- likewise. Nav, sir,
10 all tbs object rs auii-AmrricHu--a nut
| 'trpnblCnn. Our circumstances nnd our ~ .
stdalion- are peculiar, aud 80 too should be-
Dur pulley.
Bh. on II rctunt 10 the subject Of Our pub
| lie expenditure, would so, TO the honera.
Bile cculltufn nom Penns, wanna that the
tue modr ottc,nuR the economy Of our GOV
efnnenl 1T 9nN given period, IS mol 20 compare
ats expense. with those ola Foreign Govern.
nicuf, lui with is o"n a Some nulc,edcnt pc
rod Now, Slr II We ia ms. we sbn find
lLhf duimg Mr JcHerson's Administration, in
1s02, lnr example. the whole expenditures OF
the G"vefnment. exclusive Of he payments OF
the publla debt nmoualcd to - 727 90 while
the sninc class OF expenditures. during lie yrnt
! 1926. according To the lnst Treasury report. n.
mounted 10 { l3.oG1.3I6 Ilefe thru, we have
M increase Of expenditure equal 60 $50 per
cent IN loss thu % yenIs which after making
every allowance for thu Rrowth OF the country
aud The eNpans'an IF lis institutions does seem
10 me 10 be dsptopotfionalr aud curpyacant
Sir, have d"elt thc ,cHgcr upon these ,iep,s.
hccnuse hive deep aud settled conviction.
hat economy Is u cardinal viltuc IN every Hc.
publican Government. Il Is mol merely ion The
pcruulaly saving and the consequent relief Ia
the industry AID resource offhe People, "l'cn
II brings with IL TINT ! esteem II. II - stlll
more for It's puIlfcal effects. Il is moi only tn
close nlly, but the sufcst guarantee uf The pub
lie Liberty lis ptci instrument for -
summing thai dangerous principle Of Executive
,unucnrc. vi l'h is Ucp'tuas undermining
aud assnllinp the fnb,ir Of hre Gsycrnmeni ~
ci4 where, aud ct uur own mol les thhn others
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