Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-13

basis-not coniederacy, not eo.u nat coupact
between States but Consultations, popular Covers.
,ncnt founded IN popular election, directly RESPONSE
bio TO tho people themselves, and divided into branch
c., with prescribed limits Of power, and prescribed
duties. They ordained such a Government; they
gave It the name OF Ceas'itufio,s and therein they
established distribution of powers between this their
General Government, and their several State Go.
vcrnmcnts: When they shall become dissatisfied
with this distribution, they can alterlt. Their own
power over their own instrument remains. But until
they shall alter il, must stand rs their will and is
equally binding OH the General Government and ON
the States.
The gentleman, sir, finds analogy, where see
none. lie ikens It to the case of treaty, in which,
there being no common superior. each party must
interpret for itself, under lis own obligation Of good
faith But this is Constitution of Government with
powers to execute itself, and fulfil its duties.
1 admit, SIR, that this Government is Government
OF checks ind balances that is, the House of Repre-
sentatYcs IS check Oh the Senate, and the Senate
Is check on the House, and tho President check
on both. But cannot comprehend him, or if do I
totally differ from him, when he applies the notion OF
checks and balances to the interference of different
Governments. He argues, that if we transgress
each State, az State, has right to check u.s. docs
he admit the converse ofthe proposition that we have
righ: to check the States! The gentleman's doc
trines would give US strange tumble of authorities
aud powers instead of Governments Of separate and
defined powers II is the part of wisdom, I thiuk 10
avoid tins; and to kecnfhe General Government and
avoiding. as carefully possible every kind OF inter-
ference.
Finally, sir, the honorable gentleman soys that the
states Will ony Interfere by their powcr to preserve
the Constitution. They Will destroy it. they will
not impair tLey will only save they will only pre-
serve, they will only strengthen il. This is but the
old story. AL regulated Governments, all free Co.
vcrnments have been broken up by similar disin,er-
estcd and well disposed interference! II is the COM
mon pretencc. But take leave of the SUBJECT,
INFRINGEMENT.
III scale Of the falsehoods on which the Cotnbinn.
ton rode into power were to be formed, conspicu-
GUS rank would be signed to its charge of ext,ara.
Sdnec against the last Administration. Never was
charge more grpundess-never was fascbood moro
perseveringly reiterated. The People are beginning
10 see this matter III It's true hight, and ud that
the last Administration enplllcalIy an econou,-
zeal Administration They arc also 6er,nnmu TO
perceive that the party which, during the contest
was SO clamorous IN professions of iIusaity, has
since It's pedoninancc, become conspicuous for pro-
dlgany. The official report of the Secretary of The
treasury shows plainly what Of Reform and nc.
srchchnem were practiscd during the last year. Be-
fore recurring to the comparative expenditures of
the years 1925 and 1929, remark, that in those
years large Gums were paid into the Trcsu.y, and
discussed to compensate the owners of slaves in the
Southern States for slaves taken by the british du-
ring the last war.
This money was awarded against the British gov
eminent under the Client Treaty: and was accor-
DINGHY pald by It's Minister, Mr. Vaughan, to the gov
ernment OF the United States, he paid over by it
to the true owner. Portions of this money! thus re-
ceived IN order to be paid over and actually paid
over to OAR citizens, charged in the expenditures
for 1929 and 1929. The nature OF such charge is
as obvious as that of charge Of payments on ac-
count of the National Debt, which. all admit, make
neither one way nor the other, in any fair test Of ex
penditures Throwing then, out of the sccoun,
these sums paid under the award in both years and
regarding only the expenditures within the control
OF the government, we are brough, by the Treas,,.
~ report, to the following result
According to Mr.. Secretary Ing
hams Report, pages ?, 5, the
expenditures of 1923 were, in
cludng every thing, Se5,ia5.3I3 90
Deduct-Amount of Public Debt
paid SisI63458 OF
Also money paid un-
der the Client trea-
ty by the British
to tho owners Of
slaves ,o60 10 !
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