Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-10
PrEHTHGAEI.

cnntrived to Stop all expenditure on Tie
preparation for The increase Of the navy ano al THIS
session every thing in the way pfapprpraon civil and
military, has been kept in abcyance Tor uie purpose VI
raising accumulation 10 be called surplus ana 70 te
the representatives from the several States 70 call i"r
dvisnn, aud strip the nation of the means OF accom-
psiug the great aud essential works already under
taken FIR public defence well OF prnvdlngf tor innu
mrrable Objects of national interest wlich nave oern
postponed until the payment OF the plbhc cent s"ouiu
leave the income of the Treasury free Tor shc pn' pseS
To show how preposirrns is the idea that tue NATIONAL
Legislature find proper fsts winch TO expehu
the revenue, but usl call in the an OF State Legislation
get the money out among the People, We give sum-
mary of the of appropriations Tor which bis arc
now pending before C"ngtcss.-D. 49,
The public money reported in the Treasury on se lst
Of April, by the Secretary, vas S3l ,J"o,o9u
| There At This moment be lore the 'wn houses OF
Congress. abvu sccen hundred and nifty hills OF pub
lie character nearly The whole of Which contemplate The
appropriation of larger smaller sums OF money onl oi
the public treasury. Of these bills, hly-hpe OF lie
House. and fourteen Of the Senate only making sxiy-
nine in all call Tor The appropriation OF lwESrf-oE'ES
| Millions SIX Hundred AND NINETY THOUSAND DOL
LARS These bills are altogether Of d public nature;
such as fur the support of Government, navy appropa-
tons. Notifications, army appropriations, FLORIDA war
Indian appropriations. improvements i haro"rS nanh-
al road navy yard in South Carolina civil Est, erection
of public buildings. Rhode Island brigade of Revolution.
arv army light houses ighlbua!S beacons, buoys, sur
vrys Of rivrrs, harbors &C. arnorlrs, protection OF
Western frontier. removing bars at The mouths u mar
navgaton Of rivers, relief OF Washington, Alexandra,
| and Grnrgctown &c.
| Indeucnden, cf the above. rntioncd bills in which
the distinct sums are introduced, proposed to be appro-
printed and which III the aggregate anonnt to the aore-
named of nearly twenty eight millions Of collars,
there are great many other bills of public nature al!
togelher in which the specific sums to be appropriated
are named such for the increase OF the Engineer
CORDS for putting into service the vessels in ordinary
and on the stocks. to extend ie revolutionary pensions
TO all who served three months and to the widows oi
all deceased pensioners, &C. r The survey OF certain
rivers roads, &c TO pension the widows and orphans oil
militia killed dying in service &c; for recognizing
the Genera! Land Office; remission OF duties "n goods
burnt at the fire in New York. for purchase of the stock
of the Portland and Louisville canal; far adding three
regiments TO The army; for paying the Vermont militia
who served at Plutsburg: fer establishing Offices OF
surveyors general Of the public lands &c.
These bills in addition those which call for the ap.
preparation Of nearly twenty "ight millions OF dollars
passed and put into 0prratl"n would establish demands
upon the Treasury either Immediately or periodically,
when united, fer at least twenty millions mere. These
latter NAV be said b. somewhat contingent and unccr-
tain in amount But there are other ca'ms winch are
Of more certain character, and will present more post
tive specific, and immediate claims upon the rcasuy
and for not an uni!np0rtan amou"t We refer 10 Inc
Indian treaties with the Geek nation and another Yves
tern tribe The first will require five millions SIX hun
bred thousand dars. and the latter snH'"h'ng short OF
a million say SIX MILLIONS AND HALF Or
DOLLARS, 10 he taken from the Treasury immediate
ly after they are ratified. 49,
specific appropriations of money, there is not single
dollar embraced Of crraornary character, with The
exception Of appropriation aPPGaoe p.tnG'paiIy to
navy wards NOT A DOLLAR FOR INCREASING
The NAVY-NOT A DOLLAR FOR INCREASING
THE ARMY-NOT A DOLLAR FOR AIMING
FORTlFICATlONS.-D.
TIE SrnpLUs REvEyuE.-There is some chance that
the Surplus Revenue, about the disposition Of which
much anxiety has been expressed in different quarters:
will all required for the necessary of the country
,boI ID, h-
lions much above the usual ratio needed Tor the
Navy and coast offences The extra appropriations for
these and kindred ccts at the present session OF Con-
pess are estimated by Mr.. Cambreleng at $h00o,cOO
To carry into effect Indian Treaties 7,V00,o0G
$4,000, 900
Then, as he Justly remarks, there is great danger Of
troubles on our South western and Western frontiers.
Several powerful Tribes OF Indians in those quarters have
assumed q mcnacng attitude, and general indian war
not only possible but perhaps pIohahr ana "hn KNOWS
but we may have the Alrxcans to Contend with Inc
war in Texas is in fact agaiEsl Americans, though
not against the United STATES snch. Yet, from IT'S
tendency 10 interrupt the amcabe relations between the
| two countries it is Impossible to say where it will end
Atany rate we shall be compelled to keep army CT
observation on the frontiers, and this will create cx-
prnse, whether there should be war or not If VIC IN
dersund the purporl Of an Act passed BY the lower House
OH Wednesday, auhnrlseS The President To raise cr
this purpose lnrcr Of 10000 volunteers For the ex-
penducs to which The nation is liable under tins head
Mr. Cam ,rccng puts down the round Sum OF lOOV9,W"
dollars. 1t may be much less: or II may be much more
according 10 the turn which affairs shall TAKE H. how
ever this estimate is allowed, we have disposed 0!
II ono 0C0 dolars cut of the 350G00OO dollars which 1t
has been calculated would be accumulated in the Trea
sury by the lst Of January next.
Although we should be sorry TO a call for such e1-
pendues any expenditures, 20 dcfray the expense
Of war yet free 10 say that if the surp us money
is not be expended for Pnblic purposes, 1t IS, III our
opinion public nuisance. AT first view 1t seems very
tn divide IL the States. ACCORDING to
the ratio of representative population To many OF tile
States it would be great convenience, and IN all, might
he easily disposed Of. But however popular such a
course ,nrht be liable very serious objections
If once The people yet taste Of Treasury pap they
may not he con!entcd with any other. When they see
how easily money is raised by duties on imports, ana
that their share of the plumber is, within certain limits
propnrtiorate nearly So to the rate OF me duties I
nosrd what can we expect but high Tariffs. alike pre-
judicial to commerce and the happiness OF tle peoie
80 Let every tub sta nd nn tia nwn haitian" 10 our "n'
ne in regard 10 the individual States; let tneh s'oa
ate their expenses according TO their own resources
Bu suppcse for a moment the surplus divided among
them; that is placed tie disposal OF their respective
Legislatures; what influence would II give 70 the
dominant, party in each IF the very remote cnnncxon
r,isIino in iii, S;ate between the Government and
the Safety Fund Banks is liable 10 neclion as has neen
often urgrd what would he said it the same government
INCLUDING the Legisa,ure) had Tue power 10
line csu;,a stock Of those Banks as gFatuIiy among
ibc reopIe, Who nsd not cSclam against the mon
stros patronage THIS lodged in the hands OF lew maj
yiduals, Wien should we cease to near OF Inc daring
strides of bribery and corrnpt'"n Wei Inc proporI
Ton Of s,5 COO 500 which would fall to the State of
New YORK is n, Irss, $iGCOGto, equal 10 the entire
capital of IS OF the Safety Fund Banks And this it is
proposed to place a. the disposal Of the Legislature F to
he on,rouriaed as they think proper linen would
system of ngro!Iins and management be commence
cd. such as was before witnessed For our part
we do not wish tie experiment tried. Mr. Clay 5
bill for the distribution o the proceeds OF the public
lands among the several States liable similar OBJ
iccions though not in the degree, especially as
The oLjrcts which the money may be applied are dis
tnctlg defined. II however Ma becomes law, ("hicii
q has tt,n Spua