Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-14

they thought by united and vigorous effort much
might be done; they sought out for man of energy
hrness and perseverance, to contend with these mighty
evilso man who would check the CONSOLIDATING cnden-
clcS of former Observation-Disclosures down thc federal
doctrines of Hamilton and Adams which had once more
gained the aScendoucy man who would aid in crush
lngthoSc terrible engines OF oppression and corrupon-
the protective tarlt-the system of internal improve
ments-the national banh-and restore The government
10 Its original simplicity and purity. That man was An.
drew Jackson The peopleput down were by acca-
NATION the administration of j. q. Adams and placed
Andrew Jackson in his stead for the purpose restor
ING the governmental its "repuJican tack" MIR. Clay
himself acknow lodged that this the object, and he
trembled while he acknowledged it. MIR Clay did not
oppose Gen. Jackson merely because he had no other
pretensions save those Of" military achievements" 'He
cos oeered 10 De opposed to the protection and encourage
ent OF orr orn manufactures and Internal improvements
mas oeeh appreciated that The old and established policy of
our government tcW be materially changed" So you see
Fellow citizens, II revolution eXpected-the eSiab-
nSAea policy 'cds TO be changed-the American system,
Dank ana all, was to be destroyed. Are you surprised
then at the great cutlery which you hear when the
revolution is nearly compleed-the triumph secure? Is
1t surprising that the father of the "sysem" and the
father of the bank" should lift their voice of lamen
tatlon and weep tears of bitterness their mangled
and PROSTATE offspring?
We bid you rejoice fellow citizens that the sagacitv
OF the American people pointed out suited to
the cr7s,s-who has been steadily pursuing the objects
tor which he was placed in offce-who with the reso-
luton OF Hercules has successfully met the on the
hydra and the robber-destroyed the one FRUSTRATED
the third and last of your enemies
80 soon as jackson came into office, his first object
was 10 destroy the system of internal Improvement,
by the general government the most efficient means
OF cutting down the tariff to the revenue Standard So
long as there outlet for the expenditure of an
immense revenue, so long would there be a plausible
PreteXt Tor accumuatlng that revenue by means of
hlSh protecting tariff Most wisely, therefore did
jackson aim his first blow at the scheme of internal
improvements. During the very first congress after
the commencement of his administration he put end
fhnf of rrnfIp
hoodgates OF eXtravagant and wasefu expenditure
were efiectualy closed by his peo to the Maysvlle
road.
In that document he declares his hostility TO ouv
scheme, unless the constitution be first made to give its
sanction " If 1t be the wish of the people" saws he
" that the construction of roads and canals should be
conducted ny the federal government it is not only
highly eXpedient, but mdispensably necessary that
previous amendment of the constitution delegating the
necessary power, and defining and RESTRAINING its
exercise with reference to the sovereignty of the states
should be made.-" If il be the desire of the peone
that the agency of the federal government should he
confined to the appropriation of money in aid of such
undertakings IN virtue of authorities then the
occasion, the manner and the extent of the approprio
IONS, should be made the subject of constitutional
regulation"
In the estimation of Jackson, then, it seems, that
congress has neither the power to appropriate money
themselves, nor to give it the states for the
OF internal Improvement If they to exercise either
mode OF expenditure, the power must be first given
them by AN amendment of the constluton-So that.
V, DfernnI
Improvement lies PROSTATE beneath the peo
The president, in this same veto message EXPRESSED
ms views on the tariff question: and developed in some
degree his plans IN reference TO gradual reduction
Many of the taxes collected (says he) from our
cltlzens through the medium of mposts for a conside-
iable period have been In many particulars
ee taAes nave horno oovoroiy upon The aborlng and
less prosperous classes of the community being posed
on the necessarles of e and this too in cases where
e Durtheh was not relieved by the consciousness that
ltwoud ultimately contribute to make independent
for nrficI .cof,,.;
encouragement of their growth and manuficture NJ
home They have been cheerlully borne because thew
were thought to be necessary the support of govern
ment and the payment of the debts unayoidoblv in
Cured i'll the acquisition and maintenance of orr ma
tonal rights and liberties. Bat haze zoe yight 10 co
tate on The cheerful acqiescence uhel is Ino,,,
haf me necessity Or their continuance cOd cease acere
not for irregular, inproUident and unequal approDafioDs
o. the finds? Will not the people demand as thew
have right to do, such prudent system of cxpendi
ure as Will pay the debts of the Unon-and authorize
The reduction OF every tax to low point as the wise
observance of the necessity protect that portion NJ
our manufactures and labor whose prosperity is essen
ta to our national saietyand Independence
ltlS evident from tins document that yacksons DESIGN
was to put end to the irregular inprorideuf and
unequal appropriations of the funds to internal improve
ments to introduce a prudent system of expenditure
pay the debts OF the Union, and reduce the taxes to
the lowest point that would be consistent with orr
national safety and independence The succeeding
annual message Is still more explicit and definite in its
scope The present tariff (says the message) taxes
some of the comforts of life unnecessarily bob. il
undertakes to protect interests local and minute TO
justify general eXacon-and it also attempts TO force
some kinds of manufactures, for which the country is
not RIPE Objects of national importance alone, ought
TO be protected; of these, the productions of our soil
our mines, and our workshops essential TO national
defence, occupy the first rank"
In these sound principles large proportion of our
fellow citizens acquesced and it is evident, from IFS
history that the whole tendency of Jackson's admins
raon has been TO reduce the tariff to few articles of
national Importance, and prime necessity and to modify
II In conformity to the scope and meaning of his doc
trines as set forth IN the annual messages stroDo
andmteligent party was gathered around the president
determined to expand illustrate and enforce his views
on the protective systemic send them abroad amono
the people, and contrast them with that innuitous
scheme OF exacton under which the country was suffer-
ing and goaded almost to desperation Reports
forth from congress by large and respectable mnorties
n hnn L. ..l.