Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-21


projected and partially surveyed.
Mr.. Crockett offered the following resolution,
which was rejected 81 to 40
Resoired, That the Postmaster Gepcro nj communi.
cate to this House, the amount of money .oreed IN
be paid by him under tho late contract for carrying
the mail from tho city Of Washington to tho citv of
Baltimore; aso the amount of money heretofore Maid
oy ms predecessor, for the Ike service.
There seems nervous and suspicious sensitive.
moss in relation the Pest Office!
Tn" ball establishing and disseminating some
old mail routes being again taken up, Mr. Wick
hle moved this amendment:
"P'oc'ded, Tho post routes be put in operation
so soon as the funds Of the Department, will in tho
opinion Of the Poet Master General Justify increased
expense of the same"
Before any question was taken. the House adjourn.
ed to Monday. Neither House sot on Saturday
Pennsylvania. -Afairs begin to wear serious M.
pect in this State for the Administration II is nm
questionable we learn. that he Delegation ut Wash.
ington are warmly dissatisfied with the Presidents
Message add to which, the split in the ranks from
that germ of division-the succession to Gen Jact
son. which already begins to have its inHuence-,he
defeat Of ngham's faction in the election at Harris
hurg and the choice of SENATOR opposed to tho en-
tire policy of the Administered though in name
Jackson man. To presume upon the continued ,
port OF Pennsylvania, opposed the odmnis rat;o,
Is to her. at almost every point. appears to US the Sc
v"rest reflection upon the intelligence of her people
The article from the Baltimore Patriot announces tho
election OF Judge Wilkins to the Senate of tie IT.
States: that from the Pennsylvania Inquirer deserves
| to be read with attention.
From the Pennsylvania Inquirer
Letter from congregational friend Of President
i JACKSON, 10 his correspondent in this ctv, dated
WAsHINGroN, Dec ID. 1880
The message of tho President, SO far as respects
the tariff, internal Improvement, and the Bank of tho
United States has produced extensive dissatsiac tion
here. The Pennsylvania delegation penerallv mar.
ticipate IN this feeling They have taken tho earli
est opportunity to manifest their sentiments Yes
terday they unanimously voted against the consider
alton OF resolution for inquiry into the expedency
of repeating the duty on imported sugar They
considered II an tack upon the tariff to be speediv
followed by other more injurious attempts upon it.
IL was ds iDctly understood the house, that rpso.
luton for the repeal of the duty on imported IRON
had been prepared by member, and would have
been offered Immediately after the resolution con.
corning sugar IT thai had been referred II is even
yet expected to be submitted to the house We thus
al once the pcrnicous tendency of the executive
message upon the great interests of tn Country Its
suggestion that the tariff should be mod,fi-d and re-
duccd IN detail, has been seized upon by the enc
mes OF home Industry, who have already begun to
act upon it, by motions to repeal the duties imposed
by the tariff separately vany supposinp as thew did
that It's friends were blind, incapable of perceiv-
ing the object OF these separate and single and Sic
! cessive sho'sat il.
! The question of internal Improvement will also
probably be brought up al early period of the
session, III order to ndmoni-h the President TINT if
h. has chosen to abandon that interest and thus to
lily IN the face OF hs Pennsylvania friends who sup-
ported him on the ground that he was in favor Of
the tariff and internal Improvement, they are not dis
posed to go with him hope that with this view
ana Tor th' purpose an application will immediately
DC made by the Delaware and Rarian Canal Com.
! pany for subscription to its stock by the aovcrn
ment That Is great national object about which
no doubt can exist; and the President ought to be
or"nsh, 10 tue test on this momen,ous question of
internal Improvement He admits its constitution
amy on chooses 20 set up his individual Judgment
OH these matters certainly not very expernced,
ognlnst me wise and salutury policy, practsed by
congress for years under every republican admins.
tra'on Of authorizing government eubscriptions 10
national roads and canals. II is stretch of power
not 20 be encouraged, nor to be exercised with
our public animadvcrsion and censure for tho Pre-
sdent Of the United States to reject bills naa,ed
by the represent ative- of the people, ON the mere
ground OF eXpedency, where no constitutional scru-
pies are ie't The practice calculated to give q
serious shock to The best principles Of the consttu-
ton and to introduce bv usage the practical assunp-
ton by the executive branch of our government of
powers tending to place it above the legislative
0rancb, and even the people themselves, for the
time being The king Of England would scarcely
dare to exercise prerogave to such an extent so
frequently and upon such unteDable grounds as tho
President Of the United States has lately done The
whole character of our republican system will be
changed. The practice is the more dangerous and
alarming. proceeding, rs 1t does, from n President
personally popular IL ought to be arrested: 1t
must be IN one wav another, if the people of the
United States would preserve their rights and lber-
t1"s against executive en- rOachmcnts
The project of treasury bank in lieu of the pre-
scnt excellent institution, has excited nohing but
disapprobaiion and ridculc The idea Of creating
tremendous money machine Of that kind solely
! dependant upon the government and welded exclu-
sYey bv the treasury. is abhorrent to every republ
Gun feeling and alarming to the liberties Of the ma
ton To recommend such institution. and vet
to talk about the dangerous powers Of the existing
bank, must he universally viewed as grossly incon.
ssten'.
sincerely deplore the state Of things here jescrib
! ed a an uniform friend Of the President deem
ly lament the obvious surrender of his own honest
ma patriotic mind to an unseen influence; can in
iluence behind the throne greater than the throne
ITSELF II this unconstitutional irresponsible and
alarming influence is 10 continue it is time for tho
people toawake from their slumbers. II is time for