Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-21

three island on the coast Of taiy hut by two
m some room of boarding house in this city, aud
then pushed through Congress under A nress al
saii, aud duresse of feeling under the hcttious
cry oil dissolution ct the Union, raised by those
who had been declaring, the hand that the tnrif
could not be reduced without, dissolying the Union aud
ON the other that 1t could not be kept up without dis
sowing the same Union. The value of All such cries
Sr D. said would be appreciated in future when il was
seen with how much facility certain persons who had
Jer 'e opposite poles OF the earth as it were,
inc SUBJECT oil the tariff, had together TO compro
mise Their opinions aud lay the Tariff ON the shelf for
hinc years period which covered two Presidential
eiecuons That act was no iavorc of his but he would
Jet 1t alone and thus leaving work out its esin for
nine years. lac would say there were WAYS to reduce The
revenue, very sensbly, without the terms or Ito
spirit OF that act. And here he would sneak no, d
ne had the authority of the Secretary of the Trcasusv
ar W9odouryO to declare that he believed he could
reduce the revenue in this way and upon imports 10 th
amount OF hvc hundred thousand dollars; and he MIR n
should submit resolution" calling upon the Secretary
10 furnish the detail of this reduction 10 the Senate -
e commencement OF their next stated session. that
congress might act upon it, Further Mr. b. would s,v
a ~ appeared TO hun that the whole list of articles In
the NTH section OF the amounting to thirty or Fart,
IN number, and which 5y that section are To be- tc
GUY IN iol2 IN his opinion might be made free this dav
anu ta not only without injury to the manufacturers
but with such manifest advantage TO them th,, os ~,
equivalent for and for the sake of obtaining il thev
ought to come forward of themselves and make yol,
ary concession OF reductions other points ssno
clally on some classes of woollcn goods
Having given Mr. Woodburys authority for rcduc.
ton oil SOOouO on imports, Mr. b. would show another
source from which a much larger reduction could he
madei and that wi,.t affecting this famous nct of
ituas in,
LANDS. The act OF 1888 did not embrace this source NJ
csepe' ana congress was free TO act upon it, and to
give INC people OF e new States the relief ON the
purchVe OF the article which they chiefly paid reve
nue. as u had done to the old States in the reduction of
tle larh Mr. H. did not go into the worn out and "
poded objection TO the reduction of the price of the
which the Report had gathered up from their old soepnr
places, and presented again to the Senate
monopolics the fall in the price of real estate ali ~
the Unlon-tkese were exploded falacies which no ,os
sorry 10 sec paraded Aere again, and which he should
tn
there IS no application made now, made hereof1ro or
intended to be made, far he knew TO reduce The
price OF SEW LAND. One dollar and q quarter Was Low
enough Tor me hrst choice of lands hut it was not
low enough for the second third fourth and lth choce
was nor low enough for the refuse lands which had
been ., lO, ~, 40 years in market and which cnuI J
no purchaser at 81 p for the solid reason that bev ~
worth but the half the quarter the tenth part of IN Al s
III was Tor such lands that reduction of Drie was sou
and had been sought for many years and would con
TO oe sought until II obtained; for il was nnosl
thei Congress would pcrSevere in The aprant
injustice OF forever refusing to reduce the nrice oT
iuse and unsuitable lands TO their actual value Tie mo-
hey OF PRESIDENT Jackson, communicated in his mes
sases' Mr. d. SAID was the policy OF wisdom aud ms
tce lie for disposng of the lands more for tb
purpose OF promoting settlements and creatin0 free
ulan Tor purpose of exacting from
c eriiorlous class OF citizens who cultivate the soil
lie would sell the lands at prices which would nav
Pehses-ne expense Of acquiring them from tile In
uiahs, and surveying and selling theln-and This
system on moderate prices with donations or nominal
sales to actual settlers, would do Justice to the
and effect sensible reduction in the revenue ro =,
prevent the necessity of amending the Cons,itlto5 10
gcrd OF nine million surpuscsl But whether the pce
OF lands was reduced or not Mr.. b said the revenue
from mat source would soon be diminished The reyn
nue. had been eXorban from the sale of lands for three
or iour years past And why? precisely because immense
o0des OF new lands, and much of il In the States od,t
cd to the production Of the great staples which now
so nigh price. have within that period come into NM
J' uese liesh lands must soon be exhausted the
% , refuse only VIII remain for SALE and the revenue
rom mat source will sink down to It's former usual
amount instead of remaining three millions wear for
Inne years, as The Report assumes
d Nhen lac had thus shown that = dninntion or
revenue could be cfecedboth imports and ON rcise
and unsuitable lands, Mr. b. took I'M The third So,
which he had joined with the report; nnnel,, tIo So
soity Of finding object of general utility on which
.ne surprises could be expended The Report affirmed
uete was no such object he, the contrary affirmed
that heIe were such, not one, but several NOT onl
useui, put necessary NOT merely necessary but ext
sVs not egent only, butin the highest possible decree
and essential lie alluded the whole class
OF measures connected with the general and permaaenf
o tue Onon In peace, prepare for war; is the
IN ~ WISDOM In all ages and in all nations; and
sorey ana grSyousy ha6 America heretofore paid for
I;c neglect OF that adlnonon. She has paid for il in
i"IU' IN money, and IN shame Are we prepared now;
h1 thcfe any reason why should moi prepare now
LOOK AZ your maritime coast, from Passalnaquoddv
BAY TO Florida Point your Gulfcoast from FIorida Pr;
TO The Sabine; your Lake frontier in lis whole extent
What IS the picture Almost destitute of forts and il
nIgh' pe seio, quite destitute Of armament Look at
your arnories and arsenals-too few and too enpty-
ana The West almost desttue Look at your miliiio
many OF them mastering with corn-salks; the States de-
osht IN arms, especially i'm field artillery and in swords
p'StoS lor lher cavalry Look at navy; slowly
increasing under annual appropriation of half mil
non ySST instead OF n whole million which il was
500" aIler le late war, and from which was re-
ouceG some years ago. when money ran low in the rea
Su.y Look at your dock yards and navy-yarls; tnIv
u,s'ed along the maritime coast, and hardly seen At
an on the Sfui coast, where the whole South and
Tue great West 80 imperiousy demand naval pro-
lecHoh Such IS the picture-such the state Of orr
country such ITS state at this time when even the
most unolservant should something 10 make ne
iIink OF defence Such is the state of orr defence
ncto with which, oh! strange and wonderful contr,dc
tlDi inc Administration IS tainted reproacbed re-
Fieu' H'uted and tainted By those who 90 for dstri
Duoh, and turn their backs on defencc and who com,
pam OF me PRESIDENT for leaving i'm this condition
Weh I'VE years ngo, in the year c:l9 he recommended
the annual sum OF $3.50 600 for arnin9 the Qualifications
(Which Congress refused eive0 and who now are 6
taxing tle money cut Of the Treasury. 10 be divided
Woig Tie People, Instead Of turning IL all TO the Great
IItJect OF the general and permanent defence OF fe
O"ol Ior winch they solicious so cliDorous
SO ieehngy alive, and periodically sensitive even one
short month ago.
Does not present state of the country said Mr.
can lor defence, and is not this che proptous time E,
putting It IN defence, and will not That object absorb
Every uol!ar OF real surplus that can be found i'm e
treasury Tor these eight years of plenty during which
we are TO nc ificted with seVcnV-O millions IF
pius! Let us sec. Let t,ke one SINGLE branch nj
me general system of defence and see how it stands
anu "nat IL would cost 10 put it in the condition which
le surely ana The honor OF The country demanded lie
spoke OF The ior6cmOEs, and selected fhat branch bc
cause lie had Gota 10 90 upon: dGta TO which te scno
not object. ~ P'' iu
The design, said Br b. Of fortifynp die coasts Of the
u 5t9,es s as old as the Union itself Our docuents
arc iuii OF executive recommendations. departmental re-
ports aud reports Of committees upon this subecf all
FROM l1y, through every succeeding Administrator f
SUBJECT was presented TO Congress- bu il v,as onl 90