Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-29
RICHMOND, IA, OCTOBER 20, 1896,

80, 1886.
s., by the Secretary Of the Treasury for the pu
s., pose Of defraying any wants of the publ
Is Treasury. beyond the amount of the FIVE mi
l. lions aforesaid: Prorided, That If any Stat
Of declines to receive its proportion of the sui
rs plus aforesaid the terms aforesaid, the sam
e shall be deposited with the other state.
2. agreeing to accept the same on deposite, i
IF the proportion aforesaid: Aad proridea furkhe
II That when said money, or any part thereof
d shall be wanted by the said Secretary, to NEE
o the appropriations made by law, the sam
shall be called for, in rateable proportion
i within one year, as NEARLY as conveniently
may he. from the different c.a,es wiz. Ut
- the same is deposited, and shall not be called
h for in sums exceeding ten thousand dollars
e from any one state. in any one month, without
c previous notice of thirty days for every add
tional sum Of twenty thousand dollars, which
} may at any time be required"
81 From this you will see that in place OF get
; ting about three millions of dollars according
) to Mr.. Ewing's bill as our o,cn; we will only
have the use of a bout one million according &c
this second bill, and will be bound to return
that when called for. General Jackson is en-
titled to the credit Of the plan Of dividing the
surplus revenue among The states for internal
improvements as you will see by the extracts
| from his messages have published, and it was
approved by his friends and foes. The friends
of Mr.. Van Buren, composed Of both G ay
and Jackson men, nominated him at the Bal
ltimore convention in the name of the Jackson
party. knowing that he had no popularity of
his own, and in his letter accepting the nomi-
nation, Mr.. Van Buren,, to get the support of
tJackson's friends pledged himself to carry
out the measures of Gen. Jackson If elected.
Here are his own words:
IL content myself on this occasion with
saying that I consider myself the honored in
strument, selected by the friends Of the pre-
sent administration, to carry out its principles
and policy; and that as well from inclination
as from duty, / shall, if honored with the
choice Of the American People, endeavor to
tread generally in the footsteps of President
Jackson, if shall be able to perfect the work /
which he has SO gloriously begun"
Signed, NJ. VAN BUREN,.
That of dividing the surplus revenue among
-he states is the only measure OF General
Jackscn's to be carried out that is worth any
thing 10 this State or the West.
From some things which slipped out, that
he had said, in opposition to the policy, and
from the course Of his friends while the Bill {
was before the house, Mr.. Van Buren, was
suspected Of being opposed to the measure,
and was charged with playing the part Of a $
traitor to his pledge Of carrying out the mea-
sures Of Gen. Jackson. To make him swa!- I
low his words, and that the people of the
West might know who was for them. and =
who against them, Mr.. Williams n member OF
congress from Kentucky addressed a letter to
Mr.. Van Buren,, Gen. Harrison, and Judge
White. the three candidates for the Presiden-l
~, asking their opinions upon a number Of :
questions, and among others, whether they I
we're in favor of dividing the surplus revenue
n the Treasury among the States. The fol-
owing are the extracts from the reply made
~ Gen. Harrison and Mr.. Van Buren,.
81 answer, then, LIST. That the immediate re- Y
urn Of all the surplus money which IS, or t
ought to be, in the Treasury Of the United o
states to the possession Of the people, from is
whom it was taken, is called for by everyit;
principle of policy, and, indeed. Of safety to v
,ur institutions, and know of mode of
long it better than that recommended by the L
present Chief Magistrate, in his first annual d
Message to Congress, in the following words: Il
To avoid these evils, it appears to me that
he most safe, just, and federal disposition ly
yh.ch could be made Of the surplus revenue, el
would be its apportionmen mt among the sever O
1 States, according to the ratio Of represen- p
atiOn.'' fd
'''0 Signed, VIM. H. HARRISON. d
Mr.. Van Buren, says: I'll
I'm my opinion, Congress does not possess N
he power. to raise money for distribution 2 &c
nong the states %
Il was inclined, at the commencement OF L
zen. Jackson's administration, to favor the hl
lea Of a distribution annually among the Of
,ates Of the surplus rercnuc." al
..Time and circumstances have worSeo N
hanyes Of opinion on the subject, from which ~
Nv own mind has not been exempted -~the 1
experience Of the last session has fully salts "
ed me of the improperly Of any socn mea- az
ure." u
at Is nv firm conviction, that any systemI ..
y which a distribution is made amongst the 'n
.ates, of money collected by the federal gov ST
$50, ,~onjd Introduce vices into the ie- to
s!ation Of both governments, productive of M
,e most INJURIOUS effects as well upon the ca
~ 81. ,,r,rv &c nnon tho nor so