Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-19

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RICHMOND, TUESDAY, Ia.NU.dRY 10.
.haTI'ERS IND THINGS ~ GE.vERAL.
we nave been so much occupied with the Proceed
ings oil the Virginia Convention for the last three
months That we have found little space or time for other
su'9ees congress has been in session for six weeks-
documents nave poured upon them from the Executive
departments projects are Matching in tn bosom OF Con
gress, which calculated TO excite the tention
u not alarm, oil every rejecting man--aud concerted
eos arc making by associated individuals and excited
meetings. 10 operate on the councils of the country 10
arrest he running OF the Mails Sunday, and 10 para
me the itnae jurisdiction of the states over the
lndan lribes-We have been anxious 10 notice these
aud ether topics But our engagements mns plead our
apology. Whilst the storm Of Debate was raging in
the convention, and scenes in agitation which
came so nearly home " TO our business and our
oosoms, we were unable TO make the excursions we
desired, or to present the Views which forced them.
selves upon our minds, Of more general concerns
But the Conventonis at last ds.oved and the work
OF thelr handss submitted TO the People. We seize
,hs hst moment, therefore TO return to the political
'heaUe oil The nation We have much lee way TO make
up; many documents TO publish; tbe Report of the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury and the memorable letter of
Amos Kendall on the abuses of expenditure still seep
upon our able)-We have some Congressional Debates
TO publsh-( Debatesi but Heaven save the mark we
lear our readers are already sata,ed with long spc
es-and we have commentaries various subjects
which are afiost before the public mind, which must be
spoken in the free spirit OF free people.
We shall discharge these various claims upon ne az
rapidly as possible-We shall publish Mr.. Ingham's
Report on Thursday, and other articles as fast as we
Ican-Meanwhile, the reader will permit use our
pen IN laying before him few general reinarks-.-
We may not be able 10 furnish him with any of the poo.
things" which the Camden Journal is courteous e.
nough to expect tram U.S. for really IL the gentleman
oil tasc who conducts that Journal is content with
the Speeches oil our Convention, he will find but
miserable substitute in the hssty eifusions of our ne
The Public has seen he fret Message of a new Pre-
siden 1t deserves all the praises which the venerable
John Leland has given to it, Mr. Leland a minister
of the Baptist Church from the town OF Cheshire in
Massachusetts, whose eloquent inspirations from the
Pulpitwe well rsmem ber and then admired more than
30 years ago; much celebrated for his sterling re-
publican principles "a for his efficiency in the Ministry
OF his Church and who penned the celebrated letter
to MIR. Jefferson, which accompanied the Mammoth
Cheese has once more lief his retire nent TO address
through the columns OF the Washington Teeg graph let
ter TO Col Il. M johnson, the Message of The Pre-
sident, and transportation of the Mail" We shall
yublsh this paper Immediately. IL ressts the alarm.
ing and What he considers unconstitutional attempt
tos'optthe ran'prtalon oil the mali on Suaiay-hut
the Presidents Message commands kis warmest eulo
GUM: " His friends, whe feared he would be DEF
cient in the cabinet, have their fears turned into ad
ration and his enemies, whe have vifed him. must
stop their mouths, and own that it is Message of wise
measures and necessary business. The Document re-
minds Tie OF the ancient sages who had knowledge nj
the times and knew what Israel on ght 10 do"
This Message shows ia, that Andrew Jackson il
anxious to satisfy the hopes of his republican uunors
aud TO bring back the government to the sound princ
pies OF JeHersons Administration. He asserts the rights
OF the States He deprecates all encroAchmsn,s OF the
Federal Government. In all cases of doubt h- il will
Ing To practise upon the M Xim OF George Clinton
and Instead oil assuming the power once 10 appea ia In
States for explanation OF their own in strument ke LEFT
teson, he goes in upon the of another civil R.vo.
Iuon j. willing TO do the work which the people have
committed TO his hands He expresses his determine
ton TO aid the cause OF Reform introduce economy
into the public expenditures 10 retrenrh all exrava
gance and 10 purge off all abuses More specificav
he refers the system OF " Internal improvements" 10
the parties to the Constitution, and recommends Judi.
cous modification OF the Tariff system The Presiden,
has far discharged his duties and the next question
is are the representatives Of the People doing
Are the friends of Reform else whera ,sscoudng his
forts Or is not the old leaven at work and are no,
men, Tor getting the "knowedge of the ancent' time.
trying TO accomplish what Israel ought (no) TO do"
1t would be premature to Judge absolutely of all the
iuure movements OF Congress, by the few spe cimens
the crude conceptions or the rnagnifcent proiect.
which six weeks have brought forth. We yht moi
judge hastily of the spirit OF our nv
The speeches which th' or that has made the ie
Reports which this or that Committee has produced or
by the more less Indifference which has been she wn
| by few men, on the few questions which have been
brought before them We still hope for better things
We still hope, that Congress under nav Adj.
Innlsr"ton, will second the spirit of tina, Adninisra.
ton, and that their acts will prove dhem worthy of TAX
ing part in this new political draina-Bu are there
not some circumstances which calculated to ash
not to be done-or rather not done, bat proposed 10 be
d0ne-some measures in embryo, which shew thai
the spirit oil federal usurpaOn is daring and restless
| as ever?
We say very little of the retrenchments which NAV
be expected from Congress. The Committees have OF
course, many schemes before them which we NAV hear
OF in due season.-The only bill that we recolect To
nave seen under discussion for this purpose is the hill
respecting the mesge of Members which was received
with non-chalance not TO say contempt, which aI-
cured very little for It's successwhich very much
modified, before it left the H. of Rand which
yet sleeps upon the table Of the S-natp-Sanguins
hopes, however, are entertained that TIE COMMITTEES
VIII do their duty, and that Congress will do theirs
But, looking TO things Of greater consequence than
mileage BILL what are we TO think of Mr. Maliays Re
port from the Committee of Manufactures on the Tariff
We are indebted 10 our Correspondent Henry" for
breaking ground on subject which we intended 10
touch at The earliest oppOrtunity.-The Committee OH
Manufactures coolly tell Ne, that 90" is inerDcdieut Al
the present time, to make any change in the existing
laws Intended for the aid ard protection Of domestic in
dustry that the tariff Of 1923 els the law of the
land-ihat the fdih and homer OF the government are
pledged Tor lie rigid execution il il true Utha
seUeTdI important interests in whose favor il was in
tended TO operate, have derived but little beneit'-
IL true that a the time OF its passage great fears were
entertained az TO the efficiency OF of s provisions
which from some cause have been reazed"-but tn Y
come 10 this notable conclu'iOn, that nothing ght 10
be done in the premises; that effort on the part nj
its friends to make any alteration however trirng in
i.ei would probably lead TO general discussion: thai
although this would be attended with no real danger
| yet it would be followed by new agitation OF The
whole country; former fears might be increased and
new alarm created Tor the safety Of the sysiem-bui
the Committee content with doing nothing: no.
ihirgsis 10 be attempted for the relaxation of the sy,
tenn but what s done il 10 he for tightening it's proys.
ons-hey tell us "the alleged evasons Of our revenue
and protecting laws require an immediate and thorou Oh
iigdtion" and icien this is done (gbv, thew
kindly assure usl 80" is probable all NAV he s,ti IN ia =,