Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-13

severity, as encouraging pohcy paIfacu-
larly unjust and ruinous to part of the
Union, and subversive Of the principles
upon which it was founded, Time and
circumstances have worked changes Of
opinion on the subject from which my
own mind has not been exempted. The
intelligence and patriotism Of the people
proved adequate to the desired reform, in
the Legislation of Congress upon the SUBJ
iect of internal improvements, without re-
sorting to the proposed distribution and
the experience of the last session has fully
satisfied me of the Improperly Of any such
measure. "The support Of the State
governments in all their rights, as the
most competent administration OF our do
mestc concerns, and the surest bulwarks
against anti.republican tendencies;" and
"the preservation of the General Govern.
ment, in its whole constitutional vigor, Us
the sheet anchor ofour peace at home and
safety abroad" were described by Mr..
Jefferson as among the essential princ;-
pies of our Government, which ought a.
ways to shape its administration. The
experience of more than thirty years has
attested the wisdom and justice Of these
sentiments--and it behooves those who
are entrusted with the management OF
public affairs, to beware how they dsre.
gard the admonition. They who can yet
allow themselves to hope that these great
principles can be maintained under the
operation Of any of the proposed systems
of distribution, have looked upon the signs
of the times in a different light from my
self. 1t is my firm conviction, that any
system by which distribution is made
among the Safes, of moneys collected by
the Federal Government would introduce
vices into the legislation of both govern
ments, productive Of the most injurious
effects, as we'll upon the best interests OF
the country, as upon the rerpetuity of our
political institutions. | sincerely hope,
therefore, that the good sense and pairi.
otism of the American people will prevent
the adoption of any such plan. The de-
posae bill (recently passed) will remove
any pretense for a speedy necessity for
such step, and give time to provide
against the recurrence of a redundance. 1t
would, indeed, be great misfortune, it
that law were regarded by the country as
pledging the future course Of its legisla-
ton to the policy to which you refer. The
circumstances under which it was passed,
were of an extraordinary character, and
cannot we'll again occur. To give a le-
gislative organization to the fiscal agency
TOR the collection and disbursement OF the
public revenue, which had been establish
ed through the Treasury Department BY
Executive authority, as substitute tor
that of the Bank of the United States, was
an object ofthe very highest importance.
1t was the successful winding up ofone of
the most arduous conflicts between the
well understood will Of the people on the
one side, and the moneyed power Of the
nation acting in concert which formida-
bic portion of its political power on the
other, that has ever taken place, certainly
that has ever resulted in the triumph of
the popular viii in any country. To ac'
complish this by the assent OF all parties,
to make all responsible for the future work.
ing of the system, by consulting literally
their opinions and wishes in its formation,
and to put an end to those fierce and fnces-
SAINT assaults upon the management OF the
fiscal afairs OF the Government, by means
of which every interest was disturbed, was
result which could not be too ardently
desired. The President had, for several
sessions, called the attention Of Congress to
this sub bect without effect; and tbs oppose
ton party in Congress, by availing Itself
of partial diversitics of opinion among the
friends the administration, acquired the
power TO prescribe conditions to its final
settlement. That to which their demands;
were ultimately reduced, was distribu-
ton Of the deposites of a portion of the
public moneys among the States. After
Intellectual efforts in both Houses, on the
part the great mass ofthe supporters OF
The Government in each, to separate that
part of the bill which provided for the re-
gulation of the deposite banks from the
sections which made different disposition
of the surplus revenue, the friends of the
administration, differing among themselves
in regard to details and construction, but
with the same general object in view,
yielded their support, by large majorities,
to the bill, in the modified form in which
it came from the House of Representa-
tiyes. The amendment of the House, al.
though it did not strip the bill of all its
dangerous tendencies, made an essential
change in the character in respect to the
question Of constitutionality. In its pre-
vious form, it took the money by aPpro-
priation out ofthe Treasury, and thereby
nococs.rilv raised the question whether