Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-28

should nov he retained, The annual expenses of
government hereafter, ought not to exceed 1350O-
600 dollars, and they will not, probably, exceed
$40, 100000. The miscellaneous expenses cannot
exceed those of preceding years: ON the con-
trary, they will not, think, amount to much
The Senator may have two objects in view when he
proposes so large revenue. The one may be, to
carry into effect his splendid ideas of Internal I'm
provoment the other lest by reduction of the re-
venue below eighteen millions, the duties pro-
tected articles mast necessarily be reduced I'm
latIon to the first object, presume the Senator viii
not expect great success while the present Prcsi-
dent remains in office; and the second object will
certainly tend 10 continue the dissatisfaction which
now prevails in great degree in the Southern States
and which might lead 70 consequences too serious TO
be even thought of. lido not hesitate to candidly
avow my opinion respecting this important matter.
1t is tls:-The revenue from the customs ought not
to exceed the sum of thirteen millions of dollars and
would prefer revenue of 10 millions. The reve-
nue. from the sale of the public lands l estimate
taking the average of series of years) millions
and the Bank dividend S500,000 This latter income
may cease i'm few years. The three items which
have enumerated would produce gross revenue of
Sl5,50O0OO Deducting from this sum the Bank di-
vidend, there will remain the sum of 10 100000, af
lording, III my opinion, surplus sufficiently ample
for any probable extraordinary exigency, or demand
on the Treasury which could possibly arise. If the
revenue from customs could be reduced to $4,000
OOO would diminish the total nett revenue to S14,-
5OO,O0O, which consider as amply sufficient Indeed
II feel confident that there would be handsome sur
plus of from two millions TO three millions per an
mum, which might be applied TO the more rapid com
pietion OF the forticatons the establishment of adj
ditiona arsenas and othor objects of national char
acter.
The Senator MR. Clay) has said SHAT temporary
causes may exact reluctant acquiescencc from the
people of the West, in the suspension of appropra-
tons to objects of Internal improvements but, as
certain as you thc Vice Presidency preside in that
'har fhs ol....x
! they will not be satisfied with the abandonment OF
the policy" Now, Mr.. President will ask the
Senator'S from the West whether improvements of a
national character have been refused to the
West by the Senate, or even by Congress? If there
have been any such, they have escaped my recolIec-
ton. 1t will be my object to shew that Congress
have done as much, perhaps more, for the improve
ments required by the West than for the East
vii! enumerate some of prominent character
omit all appropriations of land granted to the seats
i OF government, and reserved for salines. There
were granted for roads and canals to Ohio COG 137
acres of land, valued the minimum price, al
i Sl,257,6Il. TO Indiana was granted, for the same
Objects 800 200 acres of land, amounting i'm value ia
| S44l000 To Illinois was granted for similar OBJ
iects, 100000 acres of land, valued at s60O00O To
Alabama was granted, for the same objects, 400 DOC
i acres OF land, valued at S500,000 The whole oil
the foregoing grants of land amounted TO the sum OF
S2,e01,671. The foregoing statements were taken
from document No. Ids, 2Ist Congress, LIST Session
| There were also appropriated agreeaby to docu-
ment No. III, of the same Congress and Session. but
not distinctly stated for what objects, the following
appropriations of laud, viz:
Missouri, 1,132,719 sI,4I5,s99
Mississippi, 44O,2O3 55O,254
| Louisiana, 920O6I II5O,O77
u Tennessee, 100000 05OOOO
4 In addition to those grants of land which have
\ enumerated, large of money have been appro.
priated, to wit: for the Louisville and Portland Ca
nal Company 300,O00-for the improvement of the
. in u,I1T e.
the mouths of almost every creek and river i'm Ohio
cmptying into Lake Erie--for the Improvement of
the harbor of Pressure Isle OH Lake Erie-for the
| Cumberland Road through Ohio, and for its being
extended through the whole extent of Indiana and
Illinois, agreeably to the wishes of those States
which appropriation of money cannot be less than
2,OOO,OOO, making the total of land and none,
amount to nearly $5,000,000; whilst Maryland ha:
more TO the amount of 100000 to S27 900 per an
mum for the last 20 years. for the preservation of the
harboro of Baltimore, and whilst subscription to the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, of S50OOOO
has been refused although equally beneficial to the
West, as TO the East. The West, Mr. President, are
satisfed-at least | suppose so-because they have
scarcely ever asked for appropriations of money
from the Treasury, land from the public domain
for application to national objects in the West with
out having such request ultimately granted
Il The West, Mr. President has always been the
! favored child of Congress- We have seen its randi
improvement, and we look with pleasure, to its flu
lure great consequence, to tins Union. 1t has been
our Duty rs well as wish, promote all its inn
provements of n national claracter-and trust and
believe, that Congress will, it has heretofore done
do all that lays in its power promote its happiness
and increase. have always been as Senators well
know-and shall ever continue to be- friend TO the
West, in promoting its views in every thing which
relates to Internal Improvement of national cha
racter.
| return my thanks to the Senate for their polite
indulgence, and will now resume my seat
/ ". C.,:,
speech that, when the Tariff Of 1928 was under coniera
ton, he entertained doubts respecting constituonatv
of the Committee on Manufactures, Mr. Dickerson) wa.
not without his doubts this very important point II
will be remembered that the Senator from South Carolina
Mr ayne moved, that the caption of the act of 1915
should read thus:"Thaf for the protection of The manu-
" tdctreS of the United States, the following dutir
should be levied He (Mr. Hayne) said that he MAIDS
the motion with the sole view of being enabled TO brine
the before the Supreme Court of the u States an
order TO test its C0nstitutiOnaH.y. The motion was on
posed by the Chairman of the Committee of manufactures
hr DickersonD and negatived which result convinced
inc that the Senator from New jersey (Mr Dickcrsonl
thought highly probable that the Supreme Court would
have declared it Unconstitutional AS the caption now
stands, the Bill appears TO be b.-The Court
cannot act on what might have been thenfenon OF Con-
gress-The Court can decide only on the act ITSELF
EhoMESTIC GOODS.-GEoRGE CAREY, corner Of
~ Baltimore and Charles Streets Baltimore has for
sale general assortment of Domestic Goods consisting
In part OF "ppdhhdm," "dppletOn," LoUeH," "Hamii.
ton" ".Ndshua," "Ereter" ".4uery" and pjfsfeLT,
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