Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-05
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From Tho Alabama journal March q.

. A GUS ion entirely novel in the annals Of Govern
ment, has lately heen agiated in this county; which
threatens To produce ne bite II 'ss of feeling between
the people. When the widely various intt -sts and
pure uits Of the ei,lZens Of ibis extended Republic are
glanced Of, IT appears surprising TO the new blown pc.
litician, that create COMPROMISED are not made, ~ con-
cilia e the itie ndship OF the different members of this
Confsdet aey-to soften down the afpet'ies OF couh ct.
ing .chemef-and proc, co harmonious concord ih their
councils, aud an easy auG unreiaried action in all the
OPP raj, as OF our common government. But to the
mar, whose head has been - spriDkled with the ir, 4,
oil Age" pfaet sed ia tue Arena OF poll icai contest,
and ex, erieDced in the knowledge If The word these
opposed vie OF different sertionA seem only the or
binary result OF q con raeted, huck,ieripg, regatd ior
Seii Advantage.
These preliminary remarks are almost involun,a iy
neses,ed, by rejecting upon The odious nature OF the
scheme, recommending 10 Us a certain dispo.iii'D o
the Safplus Treasury Funds after tho NaionaI ID b
shall have been paid. lis presumed that the Pub
lie are fully advised Of The character Of This esomme
dation.
A plain mar, unacquainied with the ehicans of no.
II ic1, might be supposed TO reply to an inquiry a. 10
the distribution Of these Funds, something in this way:
As coon a. the Public Debt il paid, let The Taxation
upon the people be 'educed, so as merely TO carry on
The operations, aud mee' the eSigences If government
He would point. the Representatives Of the people 10
The oIigina. formation Of socieiy, and dire ct tbeir aiten.
tioa to the grounds upon which the right of tax alton
was based. Hs would show, that men were first as.
sociated together for the purpose Of ensuriug 10 n hem
selves jointly, some common beneht-that, for the at.
tanning this end, the proper ministers of this society
must be- appointed, aud The necessary means, to mi
them 10 execution provided. Thai, hence would fol.
low dfaughts upon the several individuals con posing
that society for supplies, in Daure of contributors, to
set in motion, and keep in harmonious operation iha
wheels of this first Insti'u c of government. Alter
having proceeded thus far in his investigate ion and dis.
cosure, he would farther add:-Tbat all forms OF go
vernmen', however liberal in ,heir proyi ions, toward.
the pei nal and natural rights and pI ivile ges of Oh.
cit zen, are odious, and savour of tyranny, in the in
verse ratio 10 the restraints imposed upon him, and
the sacrifices OF natural tights and personal liberty
which he makes.
These are uneonttadie,ory truths. Not ons propo-
siiion here rests unsubstaniiated by fact. What cen.
clusi0D, then, must be draw u from comparing lhis out.
line OF the principles upon which was foun ed the
original combioa'iono CT individuals together for spe-
cIhe objects aud purposes, with those assumptions OF
powers, now exercised in these United Sales, 10 regu.
late and inhu nee and direct the wealth and labouf
OF the People! The only inference which can be
drawn, IL, that these exertions are open, violent and
shameless Usurpsions-wh.ch should be blasted in the
bud!
Do but admire the "wifdom' OF these "serpspts!"
Not content with a monopoly OF the market for Msnu.
fictures-by which the Planter is compelled 10 pur-
chase their Icretchei stuHs a, the Merchants Ligh.s,
valuation by tho exchange OF bis produce at lite mini.
mum pricc-whereby he confers upon he Merchant al,
the North, connected with the trader, whom he deals
with here, the means OF eDticbing and sple mildly a..
dornirg their cities al the expense of the sol disant
Souihetn cities, and OF the prosperity OF the whole in
terror Of this countTy-ihey multiply ex action upon ex.
actiou-But how is this done?-it may be a,ked-The
Nothsrn merchant having secured a monopoly of the
market, the Planter must Of necessity purchase from
him, or go uDsUpplied. This throws The tchOie Of our
produce out of cur markets into the hands of The North.
etn Merchant, who thereby bol Is a complies and IN.
controlled influence over oil shipments and suppli 20.
10 Other words, the whole Of The exporting and import.
ing trade, boiDg guided by The Manufacturer, the CT.
lies Of the North are rising up in magni6cenee and
s~pisnjor-her porte present tho appearance Of a"For.
est OF masts"-and her animated wharves are throngad
with busy crowds. Reversing The picture, what do we
behold to be the condition OF The South! The gra.s
growing upon her wharyes--the streets of her cities
little better than the desolston OF the grave yard-,o
utter s'agnaiion Of busirN ss-noihing oil that busy stir
so .entirely Indicative OF property. A solitary sail NAV
occasionally be seen IN the haze Of the distance AMI
She eye Of our once royal merchant" (now degene.
rated into The ~peddlipg, crafty, specuIaior upon nick.
nacks, 10 vii: wooden nu'meg e, sham cabbsgs seed and
oakieai eigarsO ~bfightens at the pfo'pect OF a coming
vessel-but
"Alasl # has past
"AnothoT aud another Indeed ono comos NJ last7'
This Is a suOjsct little suited for mifih-But The hectic
aush will break from the lipI even Of The victim at the
stoke.
cents the most dsplorsbIe scene that the mind ever
contemplated. a land teemiug with all the pfoJigslity
Of Nature psraly zsd in the glory Of ito strength and
youthtUlness by The chilling touch Of impoii r. Laws
is wealth awaiting IL ~noUghi-but drained of 10 ylve
property to a people, who possess as little feeling and
interest IN CON mon with Ne, AZ the venomed spidst
does with the iDcautious and unwssry by, that hsnpens
70 be ermeshrd In the tCtb he has SPUN 10 lie destrue.
t'on. Togeihlr With thgss unjust rxscuons Upoa ,he
Industry Of tie people 10 psHpsr The pride o. q lev
grasfins oaptahsS, the tqusIiy nexpg9isnt AMI IN
constitutional power Is assumed OF spproprfsfiny large
oprofi ice Of money TO the construction oil N3fio1a
f0trs aha CanHls. by This mean the iuhneuce of the
Fsdefsi 6occtnnent is strenPu ened To tho deifiu On,
OF the sovereign jnrifdiet on Of the individual S',tes
through whose ttrritory these improve ments are Goa.
s%,tuetej.- II be right be yielded 10 the Gene Al Go.
vernfnenito msks a national road through The s ate NJ
Alsbama' 'or tie f%iciiia.og commerce, ihe incidental
Dsh' must OF course follow aud be claimed Tor project
ing mo k''Phgt ntePait ibaif ~oad-poger %ofi~sfs mus