Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-26

10 find him their friend IN Their Struggle dgalnst
the system
The message. In the late paragraph. has The
following, VIZ As long as the encourage
neni Of domestic manufactures IL directed to
national ends, II shall receive from me tenn
pefnie bni steady support. There isno neces-
sary connection brtween 1t and Tue system Of
appropriations. On the contrary, Il appears 10
ma that the suppostion other Dependence ON
each other IL calculated 10 encte the praiudicex
OF III. public against both The former is
sustained on the grounds OF is consistency with
The letter aud spirit Of the Constitution, Of ~
origin being traced 10 thu assent of all the pars
ties 10 'ha original compact, aud Of ns having
/ the support aud appreciation Of n majority Of
the people on which account II is ea,i,led, st
! least, 10 n fair experiment. The surtestiuny 10 .
which have alluded, refer TO n forced ceniin-
unnce OF the national debt, by means ofIarge
appropriations, asa substitute which ,he system
derives from the principles on which Il has
hitherto been spppor,sd.u
| Here, again, The President alludes to the
national debt. u Cannot be inlrndsd 10 accuse
the friends OF internal Improvement of M ins
irnilon 10 delay The payment VI that debt
| They might challenge the world 10 shew one
act, or thu oIierance Of one word, IN fayor Of
such ah net Of injustice. The ifuth j., Their,
~ certain SUN appropriated annually. 10 the
payment Of this debt That sum vii die.
charge II in 1891. and there cannot be n states.
man IN the nation who would wish 10 disturb
the appropriation Thu drgire aud The .ndsn.
your TO pay oil tbs debt, is NOT new thingt
nor the property OF any administration. II
| has been the desire and The labor Of all Nor
would the diversion of The sum thus nppfo.
pIlaied, he required for the purpose OF Internal
improvement The friends OF inproVrmsnt
whlls ~ power. executed their work wi,hpu,
! a guHtny TINT I.n In II IN
pending before Congress, anDssed by thu
President 10 his message. ought 10 alarm n.
one. How many of these bills ,nny pass no
one knows But this we may FRAT nsst,rei Of
that zach Congress will esrrcise a sunnd discf.,
ton as to eneh subject presented. aud pass, or
reject II, according to is importance or mem.
AnJ this discretion VIII be exercised BY each
Congress with proper regard 10 the dsposa-
bic amount OF revenue On hand. We mag fest
| assured that zach luu,e Congress will be sc,u-
uied, hs mooh IA the present, or any that ,s
phhi, by aensc oil duty. aud n laudablo drs,-.
TO preserve their popularity. No one viii he
hardy enough 10 continue or augment The mn.
uonai debt, Or so 10 leghaIa HhJui Internal
improvements, Ms TO rondeT thu imposition AT
| nddilionhliaacs Necessary. Ila Is unli 10 mai,
lh"s, or 10 execute ihein, who Supposed thai all
prudence, NIL virtue aud patriotism will ees.n
with the iermlnailon Of his authority pfe.
| den, Jacksoh - too wise 10 entertain such no.
tons ms these, aud he does not rnIerrn,u tl,.,,
Doubtless at each session many suh.m,. ~
! Improvement will be presented, and man,
which the wisdom Of congrc. might rciee,.
How unwse would Il be 10 construct no road.
bridge, or other work, 10 the naiion, because ".
cannot execute all thai may he asked for
| This would bs fTscssly like refusing TO mass N
Inv Tor tha payment ofone honest deb, l.,,
Other suffering creditors nigh, be induced to
apply Yet absurd rs lhs reasoning would
appear. there ora statesmen WIN govern Their
conduct by H.
! The President says there is no coonee,ioo bs.
tween tho iariG aud the system OF inte,na,
Improvement. Many of bis hiend. IA, Con-
gfe.s used the same language IN debate. Bn,
ont OF doors another opinion - urged. and uyr.
cd with triumph too. You hHva seen the sir
cular of n southern member OF Coopr.ss ia b,,
constituents. II holds language, AID ns,um,a
grounds, which were familiar at lV,shi,g,.,,
lie says the tariff aud system of ,nl.rn,I i'm"
PIoyement aro but pnIis of one wbole.--tbnt
'hsy depend pn each other. Ile treats the re-
prhl at The duties an tea, coffee, Cocoon and sail.
az invasions aud inroads on this system and
be encourages the hope, that by such ,nva.
sions. from time TO tune, the fiends of each
will he alienAted. until The whole shall fall
| lhe writer Of that circular speaks but IA, s.n.
ilments OF The whole party opposed TO domestic
manufactures aud internal improvements lie
however, oyerrnies their SUGGEST lbe ,eneal
or reduction ot the taH on salt, IL the only
MEASURE they have carried. Foreign sal, comes
IN competition with the domestic nrIiel. and TOR
this reason voted against It. Many millions
OF domestic capital are vested IN the domestic
manufacture and the value of these inyes,
menis ought 10 have been protected bv tho
duties On foreign importation. The reduction
Of this duty lessened their value Three fourtha
OF all foreign salt imported, comes from ihosr
| British Colonial porIs, from which our proyisi
Gus aud oihcf productions of our labor are ex.
Guided, aud the reduction IL favour 70 the
trade OF those ports. But the duties on ton
coffee, and cocoa were laid, no, Gor protection.
but Tor revenue. They were not tariff dmiet,
because we have no domestic article TO como
"a competition with them. Tho reduction of
these duties, therefore. was purely a fiscal
measure aud IN order - determine on tho
pr1prieiy Of II, II was only necessary 10 zee that
we could spare the revenue which was ,hs
casU. Those duties were reduced almost Nv
common consent
The Indian Bal ia a law which 6nds no mr..
olIel IN The legislation Of any free state under
any tee government. Tho powers conferred
bY II are unlimited. do not eensute the
r President for the extravaganza of lhese powers
Tie blame resfs upon Congress. What sun,
known. Those better acquainted wilb the
probable cos, than, I, estimate II variousl,, ut
from ten 10 thirty millions. Halfa million is
granted, to enable the President 10 make the
contracts but there is no limitation or cheeks
rs 10 the amount OF those contracts. Ia all
former purchases from Indians, they were
treated with as independent nafions or tribes.
he treaties, when made, were submitted to the
senate, aud could not be ratified without the
consent oflwo thirds oftha body. This was
The ,estraln, imposed ny tho Constitution on
the President. ! his Law removes that restraint
The President. though in his Official name, is
sunk into the mere creature OF a statute passed
by legislative majority, and which depriyes
the country OF the security afforded by tue
constitutional majority OF two thirds. I was
extremely anxious to be able TO vote for that
law, and by some Of its friends was urged TO do
so. They assured me that n Gas inieade that