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

merchant of the corner Of Missouri may be
as much Interested, aa those who reside in the mmed-
ale vicinity OF your commercial cities In large
nercai country, seaboard Notifications aud adequate
navy should always co-exist The experience of the
last fly years, amply demonstrates this We have also
had experience enough TO convince that agriculture
and commerce. must for years to come be the great
oil wealth TO this country The productions of our rich
and extensive SOIL cannot be locked up within our bor-
ucrs They must Ind vent abroad; and If to ensure
them safe transit to their destination, Notifications
and ships are necessary, expenditures for such objects
are as beneficial TO the hardy yeomanry Of Illinois
and Indiana us to the inhabitants of your seaboard nay
more, in proportion to the greater agricultural surplus
which they raise for foreign consumption The South
ern States own but little of the tonnage of the couny
put In the event OF war; would they not he vitality
interested the of nation and i'm n navy
adequate 10 its support? Would their great staples
which look to foreign markets. be most nmnenty ex.
posed? This matter was well understood here a year
ago, by Western and Southern gentlemen, when we
were under the apprehension of u French war well
gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr Hardin and The other
by distinguished gentleman from Virginia, (Mr Ar.
cher in which the losses that their respective cunsu
enis would sustain, in consequence of war were pour
trayed in most appalling colors 1t was not then bccy
lucky from the seaboard would exempt her from the pc
cuniary losses always inseparable from war.
You are destined soon very soon to DC the greatest
commercial nation the globe. You ure already the
second taking commercial shipping interest as your
standard You only the sereath naval power: vou
ought to be at least the third Our country constant
in wealth and greatness shall justify the hopes of its
friends and the fears of enemies the day is not far
distant when in commerce and in wealth. we will be
first among the nations; and them sir will not lie
enough to have those mighty possessions We must
have ut hand the ability the ready protect and
defend them
We should always bear in mind sir that the glorious
example OF our success in free government not look
ed at with overmuch conpacency by crowned heads and
potcnates Sooner or later, its influence will be exh
They will be able 10 trace the Conversions which racE
apIxv IN
shall be unprerarcd for the trials and conflicts which
may then await u.s. And if then sir they shall attempt
To save their trembling thrones by united giant struggle
to extnguish this bright western orb of eedon which
is shooting its vivid rays alhwart the dark valleys of
Europe, illustrating to its benghted subjects the charms
oil free government; aud # at such crisis they shall be
encouraged by the bright temptation of commerce dot
ting every ocean, without the of defending it,
either Mt home the deep then will we indeed dis
cover how worse than miserable that parsi,nony
which, in the days of abundance and prosperity
had grudged few millions for the purpose oil national
defence.
While upon this subject may, and hope without
giving offence to many gentlemen here who honestly
impressed with the idea, that the South and West have
not equally participated in the public bouniies, bring n
fact two to their knowledge of which ALL perhaps are
not apprized. BY looking back into the ntary
history of the country, for only years YOU will find
that, in 1924 your Secretary of the Treasury made
very able and voumnous report the system
keeping the public money To this report append
ed table showing where the public moneys, appro-
prated for the year io4 expended; and from this
il appears that the whole expenditures appropriations
of
1884, were $2OO2l III; that the expenditure less than
collections in the Eastern States, $2S 00S that the
expenditure more than collection in the Southern and
South western States 07 2lS; that the expendi-
ure more than collection, in the Western States
S01 40; making ofexpenditure in the South
ern and Western States of 81 ,Slf ,6SS.
IL also appears from this table, that about one
third ofal your naval xpendtuIes made at Norfolk
in that year This sir, does look much like draining
The North and East at the expense of the South and
West.
Again, sir; for the benefit of which section of your
country more particularly has your little army hitherto
been malnaIned What sections of country since
the peace of 1915 have required its presence II
has been most needed at your Western and Southwest
posts and in the vicinity of your Indian tribes
Since the last war, Dir, epauletrd gentleman in the
service OF the United States is very object in my
district
1t has been sad too that tho West and Southwest are
constantly filling your Treasury with moneys paid for
your public lands, aud that this Governments constant
y draining the West OF its available means i'm the ayas
OF your public lands Sir iliberality the purchasers
of and the settlers upon your public lands is certainly
the last thing with which this Government is justly
chargeable. No nation earth more liberal,
than we have been in the disposition Of public do
main Last summer, when in his Britannia Mujrstys
domnions heard liberal policy in relation 10 our
public lands contrasted with that which obtained in the
Canadas, heard it stated, that very liberal policy
had tendency TO drive all the emgants who passed up
The ST. Lawrence, directly into the u. States.
IL is entirely wrong to say that the immense sums of
money that have SO recently flowed into your Treasu
ry as avaIs OF the public lands contributed excu
svely by the West millions of the capital of the Atlantic
States and Atlantic cities, have been in your pub
c lands and might further and show YOU that Iarpe
as are the revenues that have recently been received
from your public lands they have yet yielded to tho
Government as much rs they cost the Government |
have in my hands, sir document being report made
by The Secretary OF the Treasury the other branch of
the Legislature the 25th day of January last in com
pliance with resolution of the Senate the subject of
the public lands From this it appears that your public
lands have cost the nation ........... SOB COS 232
And that the amount received for themto
The 10Th January last, was only 81 G52, 207
Leaving them still debtor Government in SIS SAG O52
Gentlepen refer TO the document TO which have
above alluded for the particulars that constitute the above
Sum of than sixty three millions of dollars The
main items are the Louisiana purchase the expenditure
under the head Of the Indian Department from the
commencement of the Government, the amount psid
for the Forldas the expenses of the land Offices and the
expense Of surveying the public lands repeat, sir
that ] indulge in this of remark not in any
haunting spirit not 10 induce the belief that more
has been done for the West and South west than ought
to have been done, (or do cherish this belief)
bot to convince, it possible, brethren of the
West and Southwest that they have been forgotten
neglected, and that their fellow citizens of the sea-
board have not engrossed undue share of the yors
and the bounties of this Government Let us then sir
discard that narrow feeling which would oppose ma.
uOna work, because the money appropriated con
structon Is not 10 be expended in immediate neigh
boTbood Opposition founded such feelings is an.
worthy of the high places here hold IL the ema-
nation OF spirit contracted aud selfish. IL was not
such spirit Which achieved the independence of this
Republic. IL is not such spirit which urge us on
TO the high destiny, which but for ourselves awaits US
Sir, IT appears To- that the inducements that now
urge to make liberal appropriations for our countrys
defence TO increase navy and extend system of
foruhcalions Of irresistible fOrce. Our commerce
is daily extending aud in proportion il spreads wider
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