Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-30


over tho Secretary Of tho Treasury.
A paetna sa!,citude breathes through every line of
il, and with gUsf aud moriiGca0n that his fevid
patriotism, hs anHInus aud heartfelt desire to the lie
usl"ton OF Congress accommodated with even handed
justice, the cunduy, al whole coniedCTaCy, Is
strongly aui oi,nusiy cnu:a>ed by the report OF his
Secretary u the Fs,asurv, who tells language not t"
>lo,d that upon certain enumeraIrd aI:i les
sudlhcY constituting absolute ueccssaeS Of life,
tex winch therefore levied upon the poor well
h, the tariff o 1925 Inc proper scale cf dutleS
And Gsa, jo. r!is the CApucgus Of PEA prof
ierh - the long suffering South This is the mighty
BUCN. TCli oui rs III. hand Of motherhood which is TO
compensate rs "ar all the pas'-the Grand Treasury
m'GraineHu', /" relieve us Fem the thCSS ana ago
nes" OF ,he lie does is true Ike Mr. Rush
advise CongTGss they have constitutional POWER and are
bnu" II exercise u, Tor organizing "t1e whole ahHur
ard capital" al the country, "for lettering condi
ton" What does he do? lie urges the poyer says
ka. hcen cansian exercised since July 1882 ought
DE continued favor Of the articles enumerated Adj
v'ses, heftct patience, reekress and long suffering
that shall summit ourselves h n,yeserycd confidence
10 the wisdom OF congress- while the insa'H3c nonopo
list, Is pianiy recommended to fasen like the vampire
upon his victims, and drain their v,als, ' the tide OF
r sia,l ebb away TO the wealthy capitalist engaged
IN the MANUFACTURES OF SUGAR, iron, wcoens and Gotten,
and to tho roCr o: woal, lac in effect, profits
are IN tie aucrcncd tscansc he recommends that two
h'Id. oi the revenue essary of the support OF gnveru
mcui, he levied these imported articles coming IN COM
petition with them.
Tell Inrm hnm what quarter the hahitahIc earth,
we Of tc South {" NJ supplied With the commodities
required for The consumption of people, which viii
not r"''Hr taxed as il is with executions too
pepper a compromises, The Insult understand
nrs scarcely less gross, Than licensed roh'ry pro-
ansed, is H,ran and ubiquitous This MIR Se'cy. too
cos out, tire nren and avowed champion Of the renew
al a. the Garter uf the Bank o. do pretend
To &c convcrant with these high matters, but ii does
scent 10 me- not little extraordinary, that one Of the
Presidents CQns.iu advisers, satisfied with
ag his oru"ns in tire rope place, acpa out on the
aud che lrngcs tho OF the Sank single
hn looks Ia disroson 70 usurr the station the
President In fact MS say that the Secrcary's
Re;,or. is the ,,ngaee carried cat in its details The
tElf'Na flaE Tho Nc
pdms Irurnsed the individual opinions Of the officer
Has this htcn Sighted politician docking Qu'e through
The deeds OF men already introduced the wooden horse,
within The ais oi Tic taTuE i he 10" Iaok Nc to the
succession Does the s;lcudour Of the Imperial urnle,
All the Offering Of the Dadem, ,anaze the restless
ambition 81 this lieutenant Of the Palace? Does he feel
that his Chinese 'o,', is rardly growing the
Of The Presidents slippers? | acknowledges his ability
and the comprehensive plan, and beautiful composition
of the Report But the time is rapidly appro xjnatng
when, this in quOus system OF pilase continued
Us we tao smis ca cta ,e the value of the Union''
e1csiiy hope that the present General Assembly VIII
adjourn, "thOut giving nicmn declaration the Cen
erai Government, & to the world, that determined
II 1--we free, perish in the for liberty The peo
Fa G! Virginia have borne, ard oIbo"e, till their rulers
ii u ashlon, believe they stupid TO understand
ie crooked means, by which they plmdereh, under
color o. i1v2 Of too sofoid and mean spirited maintain
their rights d; ali hazards but they reCSOn without her
hc5i-cur people Ek,ihle for the mdnes OF their
tan T"r a., Ito segdness of thei. habits They have
been saw anger hs great question: because they
nave ceased 10 cherish nence in the virtue
justice Of Corg'e.s. Bat the debt $50 raak)
actions, which p"ndcr the plough man." aud LcGgar the
yenmansy OF tine country. at end-hey turn :hnr
eyes 10 the wisdom, if not the justice of Congress in
last appeal Eta, should their expectations be disa ont
ed and they aiect enough submit, they deserve
hug the chains, which their tasbmasICr have forged for
them. and THAR childgen'
i; strikes this writer 'as'not little extraordina-
ry that the Secretary and the President advise diff
ercnt things at looks like disposition TO usurp
the station Of the President"
This writer has large a faith in the Hero,
that the truth seems never to occur to him, when
i derogates from his IDOLS projections. Does he
imagine that McE4ane would have dGred to send in
that Report without first showing it to, and obtain
ing the consent OF Gen. Jackson? Can he con-
celve that the collision between Jackson and Nc
Lane, ono declaring tho Bank unconstitutional the
other urging the renewal of the Charter, could pos
Fbly have occurred but for previous understand
ing between them? Does not this sugrcst TO him
an idea, that the Hero may be after all, nero NOR
tai, and not that monster o perfection" which he
represents him TO DC in his pancgyric7 In such
collision as that which obviously existed between
Jackson ard .LcLane, does not the idea of a design
TO deceive the public, force itself upon the mind in
spite OF every attempt of idolatry to repress it2