Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-30

Gentleman without coming here, in the anguage OF
supp caon to bogus to do il for them; aod that they
will then maintain their independence, and continue 10
occupy their place respectable constellation in the
political armament and not like little twnklipg stars,
be so ecpsed by tie meridian blaze OF this Federal
as not TO emit light enough to make darkness Wis
lille"
ak the attention Of the Committee. whilst exhibit
e them some plain aud practical proofs Of this PROPOSE
Tho revenue ofthe United States, which is the fund
which these improvements are TO be executed Is de-
lived by the contribution OF the people of the States liz
unique sonaby cannot be good policy for the States 10
furnish TO this Government, be distributed by
n The form OF internal improvement, that re-dsribu-
ton be made in prororon TO the respective contrt-
bu,iona for then it is apparent, that the portion which
zach State would thus back, would be lees than
that which il had advanced by the amount of the ex-
penses OF COLI c,ion What them is the only remaining
part Of the alternatives Why, sir that the bu-
ton must necessarily be unequal. To those States
which may receive than their propoona share
PROFOUND this solemn question: l. it reconci'esbe
with the principles OF justice, for them TO make such
demand: To those which, on the contrary, may
ceive less than their due share put this quest Are
you prepared thus sacrifice your interests give
up the fruit, Of your labor, crafty the cupidy
Of those who in the distribution Of common fund,
clutch at than the eternal principles OF justice
hori2e them to ask? The demand Of the cass
would be as incompatible with the mmuable princi
Piles of right the sacrifice Of the other would be at
war with their self preservation Sir the force CT this
argument 10 Infinitely increased by the consideration,
that, az II has already happened, so il would most prob
ably hereafter happen that the States which contributed
ceive the mos-thus presenting the Justice Of such
course, in the most vivid lights of contrast And will
the States which he the losers by this operation,
continue longer Hind the panest dictates Of inter
eat, and act as willing instruments in the promotion OF
she very scheme which is thu. TO injure hem? Do
they not they not perceive, that it only be
pre- for by those States which profit by IL? II
they their fair portion they would at
least, have said, suffer the loss OF the expense OF
election; IL they were TO receive less than their due
share, 10 loss would be greatly increased il is only,
then, because they expect. and intend TO receive
more that they desire 1T but Whatever they receive
more than that share other State, States must
receive just so much less.
But, Mr.. Chairman, now oeg leave TO bring this
question still nearer home as 10 the interests of the
States.
Sir the public debt shall have been paid, IL
the present shall continue, there will be
cess beyond the current disbursements of the year, pre-
badly Of twelve millions of dollars per This
will suppose Is 10 he distributed in the form OF Internal
improvements. Now, sir, | WILL to illustrate my idea
Of the practical operation Of the system take the of
individual States. Supposing for the present that
each State should contribute share of the in
proportion 10 her population, and, with the exception of
the South. which contributes much more, il may
oierable basis for calculation, Virginia, containing
at least one-twsh Of that population, would advance
million Of doiars Of this each year. If this
left at her disposition IN the OF
ten years she could her whole territory with
turnpike roads, and insrseet the whole Commonwealth
with improved streams aud canals What, sir, has Vir
gin. ever received from this Government i believe
the appropriation Of $3.50 600 TO the Dismal Swamp Ca
nal Now this is less than one-sxth ofone years
plus OF the revenue advanced by her people. Sir. let
put the stronger. The annual amount OF duty
coffee is about 81 500 900, of which the twelfth
part the share paid by her. is almost precisely $780,
600, the amount which she ha: received; and yet
doubt not, many of my fellow. citizens in Virginia and
especially near Norfolk, seeing an immediate advsn-
tsge from that single advance have been charmed with
the benefceuce of this Government and its wonderful
lber atty though have said, it is obvious that
years OF tbs paid by that State alone
between six and seven times the whole amount; that,
in few years. that excess if kept at home, would pave
i a hoF all her and hat
you would let her people drink their coffee duty
free, for year, when you do not want the money.
that that duty coffee would be equal to the
mighty boon which she ha, received.
! Let me, sir, say word to my Kentucky friends,
whom value for their own good qualities, and
count Of their DESCENT they indeed, well descend
ed coming, they do, from the oins of the Ancient
Dominion. She too, sees as in glass darkly," in
relation TO this subject For the sake of three four
cents per yard on cotton bagging and duty hemp
which in practice does not much aid her. or still Rus
sian hemp drives hers for cordage, out Of the market
she has gone in support OF the Tariff though by ope
ration, think her members here must admit that she
does not receive than 100000, and pays i'm
port duty Of million ask pardon sir, for men
ioning the tariff but crossed my current Of thought.
and could not forbear TO advert 10 this fact But to
come TO her supposed great interest in internal improve
ment, educalion, Sc; she has gotten, believe
900 for her Portland Canal and lie begging now. q hope
the does give ofepee0 for another s 100 600
for that object and land for the Pennsylvania Uni
versiiy. Suppose, by imPortunste solicitation, in the
GENERAL scramble. first for the loaf which aGorns the
Federal table and then The crumbs which fall from IT,
she succeeds ia her application, and thus in o years
squeezes through with S3O0,O09 $500 600: Does
not she perceive, do her members here not perceive
that years Of the revenue, contributed BY
her alone, equal TO- greater than all she has and
will he able 10 get here by two years duplication?
What, sir, shall | TO the State Of New York
, yes, mighty New Yofk--the strongest pillar of
them all, upon which this Government rests for
iis support II she to contribute in pro-
portion TO her population, which may now be es.
iIna,ed at sixth Of the whole people Of the u
MON, her whole contribution would approach four mil.
lions per snnum, and her par. Of the annual excess a-
ter the payment OF the public debt would be two mil.
N the Federal loaf has she goep' Sir out OF her own
ggan'ic means, she hs' completed her great canal by
which the s'tonished Atlantic il il has not heard Lake
Erie roar, az was said by the poet Of The Euxine and
the Baltic. yet il has at least been made 10 comrnuni-
cate iib That lake. And what, repeat has she got
ten! Her members here can best answer the question
She too believe, has applications 10 us for aid
For how much! IL IL for four, for FIVE hundred thou.
sand doars! Suppose New York, too, to succeed in
procuring Ibis mighty sum, from this bene6cent Gov.
ornmeni, che be blind 10 the fact that one wears
excess OF the revenue paid by her own people would
be three times The amount could 90 en- sBd multi.
My similar examples, and PROF ound similar que lions;
but those are sufficient TO illustrate my views in rela-
lion 10 this branch NJ the subject And now Mr.
Chairman, lei me ask Virginia, Kentucky, Ney York.
and through them, all The States Of this Union are Won
I, willing bindly TO give away your own means by
wholesale. and then come here, and humby ask that
small part may be given back 10 you by reiaii Are
you willing 10 exchange the certain indie pendent com