Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-03

of wears surplus among uls The states would
VI - ,Lo State Governments ine o"l' ,n-
soPP"t' Vi I'll laws imposing direct taxes upon ''e
at oS' md then il nigh be found ID many o. 'e
Peop. ri, 90 uakc Them consent ID ta3al'oh asa
qrie d'iI y sir that iodeect taxation is tile most
we 81 ;nd,ous mode Of picking the pockets oi tic
quet 1Eey know, because tey SIC, as we'll US jte',
crrors Of the drrct azgathercr; while the horrors OF
r CUSTOM house officers are neither seen nor compare
xiv felt BY them This for the support OF your
S,a. Governments, for works Of internal improve
ment under the direction of your States, could not 'a
% weaken the attachment Of your people TO your ea'T
G ,vernments, and tend, most powerfully, 10 WHas d"
lsvers Of their country would depFecae' e0"So ,
Pour upon them the arscsscs contemplated ny lhs INV
sch.,ne of being liberal TO them with their owl no".J
and they would be constantly throwing back " many
Ionging lingering, afeco"ats fsok TO 'hat g'e nu
federal benrlacloG, which had so cong TL; III
them treasures of their CONTRIBUTION. hi' ~
founded attachment of the people to the GrnerN at t
cYpense of The REQUISITE affection Tor l'elr ose
nrsnls is surely, result which all Pa!ro's Mou'u
sore grant sir tina: this scheme OF o'iuhg 'hc
rryenuc among the States, is not noVci one. Wa
proposed in The either branch Of the LEGISLATURE IN lc''
md found very lr favor then. Inc honorable sente
man from Virg:na. Ar. Robcrtson) mas reao an eAe.
from President Jacksons Message OF ioS'' 10 Si"" u
his opinions have changed upon tins subject SINCE .at
,r1 This circumstances were it so, would not Affect
INV coprse hint if the President has changed MS views
upon this subject other gentlemen VITA Who IS TUE
pride of the honorable gcnealaa from Virginia 10 ac''
have also changed TIERS a. was IN Inc "Jen M' rn
nncamprcnsng erem:cs and it is not little su prsng,
that i, should te cxhumated ey those VINO tneh
killed and buried it. g.
duties so as 10 violate the principles Of your conpTo-
mise act You will not yet adopt the extreme remedy
Of dividing your surplus revenue among tile STATES
what then, will you do? What have you been adna'
nshed do by the recent signs OF the Tunes: answer
czend Your system of tortfca0ns, and increase your ma
py; and for these great and patriotic Objects you VIII re-
qurc the whole of your surplus revenue MS well as that
now on hand that which will accrue between THIS pc
Rod and the year 1912. !,
bate that in tire distribution Of the bountes OF tins ',o
vernnent the Soul, las been most unlnsty and cruelty
neglected. The investigation which have oeen ape
TO bcs,ow upon this point. mas sassea me-
" no doubt taken parta! view OF the matter, ana
have run into very great But before undertake
10 show this will observe that equality OF disburse'
men, throughout the country, when executing the duty
of punu the country in state OF defence, is wholly
mprac,icable without totally losing sight OF the inquiry,
what is expedient, and what is necessary.
The Constitution imposes il as an incumbent duty OIL
Congress- to provide for the ''commOn dctence. sup,
pose nature has fortified section OF your seaooaId
with bold and inaccessible Shore and lett tue other
easy Of access suppose she has ctcctualy guarded
one section against the approach OF an enemy win oars
and shuls and sand banks must all sections mus ol'-
ferentIy ccunstanced share in the bounty OF the 20.
yernnent for the purposes OF public defence If this be
so then indeed very strange duties perform un
der this Constitution of ours then are We under ooga
ton 10 expend much for defending our reGk as our
efrons ponts The whole body is TO be taken care oil
and defended One member diseased and sickly it
REQUIRES your special care pains, and expense to restore
it to health and vgor Now, sir, according to the ar
yuu,ent which am combating, in order to do justice to
the whole body, you must bestow equal expense upon
every other member. This is species logic that will
hardly be deemed sound by any one 1t put INTO pract-
cal oprration it would conduce system oflog rolling,
that would disgrace. if not ruin, the country,
But, is it true. sir that This Government has been so
partial in the dispensaon of its and protection,
uad in the distribution Of lis bounes, for the purposes
of national defence? The discussion hitherto has
braccd all species of expenditures that come under the
heud of irrational defence, fortIhcatIons navy yards,
arsenais and every other object of expenditure will,
in imitation of example which has been set me- say
few words about expenditures for torhcatlonf-
This great branch of expenditure certainly exhibits any
thing but the fact that the South has been overlooked
neglected.
In is2I the House of Representatives by resolution
called upon the Secretary of War for general plan OF
defence and designation of forts. From this, result
ed the offer of plan in ls2l of tortfcation for the
whole maritime coast from Georgia to Boston. 1t MAY
be found in the very able report Of the board Of ene
neers at the head of which General Bernard, among
the Executive documents OF )S2l. II embraced be-
eU and 80 forts upon that part OF the coast extend
ing from Savannah to Boston. And here, II is not anlss
to INQUIRE when and under whose administration ut the
War DepTrment it wns that this liberal scheme o7'g-
nuted 1t was ut time of profound peace: wien, m
OF
we owed national debt of many millions of doarS 1t
was under the auspices too of distinguished gentle
num- then at the head OF the War DEPARTMENT. orr Cal
houn) who would now, it seems rather than complete
tue system Of defence then approved II mol projected
by him divide your surplus revenue among ttr States
II NAV be we'll too 10 bring TO the rCcorcOn OF the
committee the patriotic doctrines maintained by the
President of the United STATES these days. when we
had neither the same means nor nducehen's 10 MAKE
liberal expenditures for the purposes Of public defence
that the present crisis exhibits President Monroe con
cuded his annual message Of December, l52 will the
following just and patriotic sentiments:
"Unprovukcd injuries often inflicted and even tho
peculiar felicity of situation might with some, be
for excitement aud aggression The history u the
late wars in Europe furnishes complete demonstration
that no system of conduct however correct IN prlncple
can protect neutral powers from injury IRON any party
tina, deienceess position, and distinguished love OF
hence are The invitations 10 war; and that there ID
no way to avoid it, other than being prepared and willing
for iusl cause 10 it, If there be people EARTH
whose most especial duly it is he nj all ts prepared
to defend the rights with which they blessed, and TO
all others in sustaining the necessary Lurthens
and in submitting sacrifices, to make such pIepar1
tons it is undoubtedly the people of these States The
u. S. owe the world great example, and by means
thereof to the cause Of liberty and humanity generous
support They have far succeeded 10 the satisfaction
OF the vrtuuus and enlightened of every country There
is no reason doubt that their whole movement will be
regulated ty sacred regard principle, all our nsH
tons being founded on that basis The ability 10 support
our own cause under any trial to which may be expos
ed is the gsea, point which the public soictude rests
1t has ocn charged against free Governments that
they have neither the focsgh the virtue toProvide at
the proper iu great emergencies; that their course
is nprovdcn and expensive; that war will always find
them unpreparrd; and whatever may be its ca!am
ties that its terrible warnings will be dsrcgarded and for
gotten peace returns. have full confidence
That this CHARGE far relates to The United States
will be shown TO be utterly destitute of truth
If this was the language of truth and wisdom when
it was uttered, when encountered with heavy
national debt when we had had no very recent pros
pcct of conflict with any other nation, how much more
authoritative should il he, when have millions
Of surplus treasure hand and when we have so late
" been threatened with with one of the most
powerful nations Of Europr? How many forts have
been finished since last with Great Britain -
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