Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-02

fdeiIlS deSctHSnS.-Aye, Sir, but the return zero
care grGdtni, suPerdSque erGdere al auras-hic
TABOR, hoe opus est, Sir, we have been impoyer-
ished by unwise legislation and our own want of
foresight aud economy, till we have scarce enough
OF spirit left TO feel aud act like men Yet we
hear that the expenses OF this Government are on
ly such as comport with the dignity--yes sir. the
dignity oil poor man with the Sheriff at his bacl
such AZ conport with the dignity of this grea,
Metropolis. The dignity, Sir, OF vaiDly endeayor-
ing TO rival the Representatives Of Autocrats am
Kings Instead oil exercising Industry and Econo-
my. But when say economy, | do not mean
merely the economy of looping Off KNOW very
well, Sir, that economy is one thing, and parsmo-
ny is quite another. But would couple industry
with frugaty, aud associate them with all the
acmesuc virtues But no. Sir, our must not
De brought up to work; they must be educated at
the public expense, and when the People are in
distress they must look from their own or our inn
providence to some canal, some road or some
woollen mandatory; 10 any thing for relief-but
industry and self-denal-and 10 ascribc the disna
TO any thing but the true cause, unwise legisla-
uon and Prodgality And when say this, Sir,
do not moan TO exempt the States from the charge
No. Sir, not at all. l do not mean to exempt Vir-
| GINA, and will never vote for to represent
me In her Legislature, who will not there vote
iorshort sessions and low taxes. And lift becomes
necessary, as 1t never yet has been, | will turn
out, Sir, and electionecr against him. upon these
very grounds.
That's good Government which takes from
the PEOPLE nothing that it can spare. / mean no.
| thing that the government can 10 without /
would always give the requisite supplies Yes
Sir would not stop the supplies unless the gov
ernment refused to redress grievances; but, il it
| did, would follow the example of those very an
cestors Tin their better days9 who are now quoted
on the other side. Yes, sir, would then stop the
supplies L would not hesitate to vote against any
item In an appropriation BILL yes, sir, and against
| the appropriation bill itself, il | could uet at my
| ooectn no other way. Sir, we are the keepers OF
\ the Peoples money, and what other function can
\ be so Important IL you let me have the keeping
| OF your money, shall be very glad to be dis
charged IRON the custody of your person. and
the maintenance and protection of your wife and
Children. Such state of things would benefit
me much more than if you were an Etlliopean
| ana your person was my property. Sir, look
at the condition of other people Look at the
! state OF the Irish, that brave honest gallant
warm hearted people, (oo warm hearted. I grant
| you, sometimes, when their hearts sail too fast for
their heads) They are the most oppressed of the
human race. l make exception, sir No,
none al all; but do l take part with ;air oppres-
\ sors: Ear from IT. Look at the people OF Eng
land ask the House TO turn their ewes TO the sea
girt isle And, sir, hesitate not to Acknowledges
that feel towards that country as a Greek of sid
IN syracuse might feel towards Peoponessus. The
1 french, indeed, are not so badly off vet many of
them are extremely wretched if that can be called
an extreme, which, like Millions fire has an ex-
! IRENE still more fierce beyond it. You see there
the same quackery-the same empyricism, if gen
| uemen must have fine words, the same Char
tdtdneTte that we see here. There is, at this mo-
ment, within three miles OF st. Stephens chanel
! more misery, and more vice, than exists on the
| whole OF North America, the West Indies incIud-
! cd. And what IS the cure, sir? The philanthro-
piss, instead of ferretng out that which is imme-
diatey under their noses, rather which they are
glad TO stop their to avoid occupy themselves
IN taking care Of the slaves of MIR. Watson TAYLOR
! Mr. Beckford, Mr.. Hibbet, and other West India
gentlemen, whose condition, in comparison with
lR n -
aud other quarters of London, is condition of in
dependence, virtue and happiness. The misery
before their eyes they cannot see-their philan-
thropy acts only at distance. q will not say onty,
lot mere are some very good men, no doubt, who
DO relieve the suterfngs at honey Their philau-
thropy acts more strongly through their ears and
not through their eyes-they reverse the Horatian
maxim, that what a man sees, affects him more
than what he hears. Sir, there are IdzzdrOni-
used the word because they are so-there are
ldSEdTOnt all over Europe, and am far from sure
that we shall not have some of them here-they
were taSgdToni only who took up arms in defence
OF Naples-of their country-when the mobiles ran
sWay-sturdy bcggars, it you please-sturdy dogs
but as far above the condition of the oppressed
peaSantry OF Ireland in food and raiment (for thew
nave bread, and rags at least, to cover them0 as
slave here is above the condition of slave in the
West Indies.
Sir, am very sensible that have wandered
somewhat from the point in debate-seduced,
probably, by that very kind attention which the
House has accorded to Ifthere is any gentle
man who thinks have said too much-that i have
said what ought not TO say or not as | ought TO
have said i--Iet such gentleman remember that
II has not been owing to that this subject is here
For myself, should be satisfied if we could pass
the other appropriation bills and then 90 home
nope we shall pass upon such salaries as are TO be
| abolished retrenched here, in this House. and
not suffer the subject to go TO a committee at all
until we shall have settled the principle. am in
favor neither OF the amendment nor of the resou-
ton. shall vote against both. If we are of o.
pnion that any officer of the Government receives
too much salary, why must we send one of our
committees on voyage of discovery, or rather of
undiscovery-ior they can and will discover no.
thing.
Sir, shall odd no more at present have many
ana heavy things 10 say-high matter, sir-when
the proper time shall come; but reserve them
until then.
TUESDAY, Jan 20.
IN SENATE.
EVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS.
The unfinished business of yesterday, the bill
Tor the relief OF the several surviving Officers of
the Revolutionary Army, then taken up
The question being on filling the blank in the
bill with s. 200 600
Mr.. Smith, of S. C. opposed the bill at groal
length.
DIR. Woodbury. explained some estimates made
by him in his speech on this subject, on a former
occasion.
Mr.. Chambers answered 10 some remarks Of Mr.
Smith, of s. &.
MIR. Smith, Of S. G. replied briefly.
Mr. Robbins supported the BILL and was follow
ed by some further debate between Me5srs Chan
dler, Smith, of Md and Woodbury..
Mr.. Harrison then replied to the speech Of Mr..
Smith, Of 5: C. at considerable iength-when, on
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