Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-05

a rgh, 10, and Jurisdiction over, the coil
succeed in this train. We would "felo IN this aiioye.
'het." But NE gre at aud paramount, evil. which we
'hould hrmiy and uDhesila,iueiy resist and d-st-oy lor-
eTet,' that lavish and wastelul expenditure OF The Pub
lie Money, Tor purpose from which we derive lot the
slightest nor not indirect beneh'. The power TO carr
~ on Internal Improvements was never delegated by
the people away irom themselves. They a e in them
selves iuly eompe ont to make these improvement ..
IL trad. deineDd that a 10 al be cut be,w ecu TWO poin's,
tina neces.ity Will have executed the work long ere
the 'srdy spscu'a o,s Of The legislator upon the propii.
ey IF its coas ru s,ion shall have assumed tie sb ~ aud
substance" ~d'tigned. Wei ava IN own those few hint.
together resp scnng tie injudieiousness sni uuoons,i'u.
ito ah,y OF appropriations Tor lnt.raal Improvement,
iron ia. contemplated connection they are d. designed 10
have with the exacton o! tina, Revenue, whose surplus
age, according 10 the plan devised, must be dis!f 10 ,ited
among the 5 a'es 20 ,his end.
la the hrs' place, as We have already suggested,
there should be no call for a revenue, after we shall
have he,n released from the Debt Of the Government.
U ore than suffi lou TO meet Tue exp.n.es Of Sta e.
This wouii be in perfect unison with the republican
siinriici y and economy OF our nstitatious-would lish-
len those burtl ens, which are Incidental to Ill socis.
ues--and would lind more closely the atfecti ms ef the
people to eur unequal ell Constitution, from the fac. of
mr. e"J ylns-all Thea dtaCisg's Of q regularly adj
minis'ered GoverDment, without, being weighed down
ny nose imposiiions, which LoihiDg but sea .ons Of
most pressing emergency will at any time Justify. The
ruth u, iha' II all the bsne6's Of a government could
BE-, In any wise, ensured without taxing il. ci,izaus;
but carried on by the voluntary and unexs cted conir,.
buttons OF ,hose who enjoy is immunities, such a form
should he demanded. The nearer we approach 10 the
unres r cited, uatUral, liberty ofnan. in his original state,
wi bont falling into the unboundpd liacnse nj n perfeef
exemption from the s%aiutary inn4euce Of Law-tbe
nesrer we arrive at perfec,ibility in governing.
But should a surplus revenue be left in the Treasu-
ry, the proposition 10 distribute il among the States ac-
c riding TO the ratio OF Represent ton is Objectionable.
We are not contributors TO this ratio therefore the
III Posal, according TO this suggestion, is inequitable.-
y would be another and more complete edition Of that
iegallzed system OF plumber from the Immensely veal
Thy, but sparsely populated South, TO enri-h the thi k
" scthed and needy countries Of the North. Ii is
equally Objectionable on the score Of being disbursed TO
each member oil the Union, for the purpose of prose-
cutting, in themselves, tho work Of Internal Improve
men'; not only for the reason we have already adyan-
ced concerning this poicy-but or account Of the i a.
bUity oil Congress TO coercc a Sovereign State TO appro-
pirate these funds TO any specific object, unauthorized
by the Constitution. The portion thus paid into the
hands oil any ono State, might be applied to the paw
meht oil their own State dues, and remuneration of
their own officers; relieving, thereby, tho citizens of
that particular State from internal taxation TO supnort
their Government, and throwing tho triple burthcn upon
the smaller States OF thin popu' alton, of con,ribuiing
more largely than any other. to the support OF the Fc,
deral G-overnment-ot State Governments the produce
oil whose soil is scant, and amount of taxation small
and OF their own governments. This is not an exag-
gerated preseDtment. Ii is the mere outline of that
horrible picture, which will one day, unless arrested
now, stand out in 'bold relief" to the aching and ago
nizing eyes oil the oppressed people OF the South. This
Government is Fatally tending toward consolidation
ana this one feature OF the uses, 10 which the distribu-
ton OF the funds may DO applied, affords fear of the
rapid approximation, in design at least, TO such a 90
yernment. Will not the patronage thus afforded To
States, whose productions are limited, and, for The
most part, unavailable in commerce, induce these Bo-
dies :" throw q greater share OF power into toe. scale
OF tbs Federal System! Unquestionably il will This
Isl matter of deep and absorbing interest 10 tho peo.
pie OF thA South. Upon the final decision on hi.
question depend, In a very great measure, their fu.
tute prosperity or las ina slavery. We speak no, In
the v'lce OF pArsiof; but in the cool and deliberate
tone OF men deeply impressed with 'hs truth OF tbs in.
Jury II ficted upon this ini-and The violation done 70
that Sacred Charter Of human 'iberty-Tho Consti.u-
tion,