Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1836-04-02

I "A csbEes cspne.i--we learn, uiih 20 SRI.
PRISE however, that n cabinet council hrs teen
nsli al Wsships,.n as To The mansgcmc ut Of ,ke
hts, like Mesi of the other asseIti. n az ,l,s
esraeieE, editor, is without the smallest shadow
n foundaiion.
The Philadelphia United States Gaze,,e. in
speaking upon The same suhjeci, says:
Two modes have teen ss2geSisJ. One l. 20
plsee large sums nj The disposal OF Sta e. OF Gem.
panieS authorized ty Sisies, to make railroads
upon which the Uniief States mail shall te carr.
"a WITHOUT expense To tie Government and as
the plans are, VI couIst, So extensive os to include
every State in the Unios il follows that the CO.
vtinment would have ihi influence Of its money
AMI ITS favor, n extensive ms It's bounty. We see
many objections to this scheme, bat il is not new
pr per to discuss the subject
ne second prUpoal iion is to lend TO the States
pre- rata, the whole Of the surplus revenue without
ihtetesl, 10 be returned when the Government by
awar or from other causes shall have need there
Tor. Thi. measure, We have heard. is propos.d
and earnestly advocated by Mr. Kendall, the Pest
master General. II appears to US that this is the
pest oil the two plans, and II only The two re pro-
posed, We should nope that Mr. Kr ndsll would
succeed in that imputed 10 him."
Upon this the Globe remarks
we are FULLY authorized TO state, that the
y advocated by Mr. Kendall;' that this is The fir,t
'hal he has heard Of such an idea as lending any
portion oi the public revenue to the States; and
mar no considers such plan rs Objectionable rs
the money was once loaned, il would result in m
entire abstraction Of 1t from the Treasury forev-
er iheresttr. We know that Mr. Kendall fully
approves OF the plsn in Mr. Gfundy's bill of en-
p'oyihg portion OF The revenue in purchasing
iiom railroad companies the right Tor The Go
vernmen, 10 use hsm for the iransnor,a,ion -,
me man, and for al other purposes OF public
Such disposition of part Of the public
money on hand, we are satisfied, would, 6}Bv<
.no.r setviceaoic TO the country Than any other
nPPican"n which can De made Of it,
cu ns Here we have an explicit declara-
ION mat Mr. Kendall, who was once among tbose
most opposed 10 the exercise ofinicrnnl imnrov-
nieniS by the Federal Government, is now onno.
SEQ 70 lending The surplus revenue TO the States
because he prefers to use IT himself oS m.ons ~
controlling oil those who are Interested in ,h,
several contemplated railroads as well ms III
oanks' IL Is not safe IN lend the money 10 III.
sta'es, CecanSe, says Mr. Kendall, ait will result
IN an entire abstraction Of il from the Treasury
forever thereafter" But he is perfectly wiIling
10 permit Mr. Kendall 10 abstract il TO be u>ed IN
purchasing all the railroad companies Indeed.
did We not know MIR Kendall we would hrs,,.,,
| to believe that he had authorized such +, .,.,.
meht IL amounts 10 this. and nothing less: II tb-
'hone' u ioahed 10 The States, To companies in
Sorporated Dy The States upon guarantee OF the
STATES II VIII transfer the control over the sur
plus from the Federal Treasury TO the Stale. bn,
! II the Post Master General is authorized 10 dis
riOnle II IN contracts among The different rslroaI
csmPanies, II VIII secure 10 him a control over
lhe banks IN which the funds are deposited and
also over the companies applying for contract
as wen as over the communities interested in
me completion of the contemplated railroads
more daring scheme Of public corrurtion has
never entered the head Of any man aspiring 10
unlimited power. Look ut the bill All mower
u placed IN the hands of Mr. Kendall The
"hoe hiiy millions in the Treasury Can any
one anticipate The number or The extravayance Of
The schemes for rail roads that will SpTng ont n {
| Tins movement Where is there narIv rnwn
that Will not get up rail roadl and The NOR. ri;
diculonS the preiension, the more Subseryient and
trucking will the projectors be To The Postma<ter
GeneTal-ih The man whose breath will regulate IN
disposition of the nifty millions of surnus reverns,
IL Is idle TO talk Of the right reserved t. Conorc
oil IauiyinS these contracts. What avaiIs tb-
rover OF the Senate 10 consent to the President,s
| appointments? Who can believe that apv con.
tract however corrupt or improper will he re-
lec'ed, when II is known that no other comnanv
can participate in the benefits TO flow from his
bill, without the consent OF HIM who made IN.
contract '"e
| But, says Mr. Kendall if il is loaned out IN n.
States, or TO companies under the guarantee of the
States, will result in an entire abstraction of
surplus from the Treasury. Well what If this
be true? Where will il eo7 Will il not 90 I'M,
the Treasury of the people of the States in the
proportion that they will be requited 10 refund in
case II Is wanted for the public seryce3 n il is
loaned To the people of the States does il mot be-
long to The people OF the States?
But this does not suit the party who look npon
1t as parry fund and intend 70 kssa. i 49,