Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-06

try upon the fueSsncss OF the various attempts 10 re-
new the panic, cvinced by the results Of the elections
IN Virginia, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Mr. c.
also vlndicated the Administration from the charre of
having been guilty of extravagant in works
OF internal improvement. They were not responsible
Tor those expenditures for in the first place. those works
had their origin under former Administrations the Della
ware break water Cumberland road &C.; and the Com.
m'ees OF Ways and Means, Commerce, and Roads and
Canals OF that House, must be held for the
amount OF appropriations made for them la refer
cnce to the public Deposites, Mr.. &. was anxious
that some measured Of regulation should adopt
ed. tie was, however, opposed to the Government
naFny any thing to do with stocks, and If surplus
shSutd remain, AFTER the wants of the Governnlen Mt
should be supplied which he doubted he would vote RAJ
ties than have any thing do with stocks that the sur
pus should be temporarily invested and leave that md
pledged an the language ut the eighth article of the old
confederation disposed of Tor the comnon Lenr
ht OF The u Sa,es. lie denied that the present Admi-
abstraction were accountable for the Accommodations but
'nt At had, on the contrary endeavored to ste, it, IL
was produced by the Tariff of 1916 lie hi,nself did
s"t think the surplus would continue but little if any
beyond the ordinary necessities OF the Government
f dweit at length upon this subject and that of the
e'soui'on OF the proceeds Of the sales OF the public
lands the Inc vitable effect of which would be 10 roduce
an increase of'the Tariff
lie also entered into vatipy al "a
terence to The revenue arising from importation and the
pooic lands, which, in OF lion that would in
evi;ably cnsue would not Amount to more than two
irds oil the expenditures oil the Government. He con-
troyericd the doctrine that there was large surplus
on me hrst OF January OF the present year, the unap-
proprated balance IN the Treasury amounted to only
S'ooo,OO0, not including the IT, S Bank stock for he
would not calculate thing from an institution that
aCtcu as mat rad dOne with reference 10
sion iund and the widow and orphan This amount of
Sl'oOO,oJO would be more than exhausted during the
present year without the aid Of adopting any of
direct distribution. There extraordinary estimates
amounting TO S6U0O000, two Indian treaties approved
OF by tue late majority of the Senate 81 600 900 IA,
Seminole war would probably 600 u0O and there
were large mass of other expenditures ihat would
~ss~H i.uI ,sa- $50 w.
cloud now hanging the Southwestern frontier.
ought not TO escape the attention OF Congress He
examined in detail The eec of distributing the surpluS
revenue IN the manner proposed which would Introduce
general scene o CORRUPTION, break down the independ-
cnce OF the States and produce consolidation He would
go with gentlemen for putting the Qualifications in state
oil deieRce, and OF possessing naval power
rate with tie commerce and of the country Ile
would triple the force the Gulf of Me xco he would in
crease the naval force the East would ha We an e
cent force IN the Pacific, protect fisheries where
IN case OF war, lould be first nssecd He again
adverted 10 the Seminole war; and the probability OF
raPture with Mexico, with the Indians in that quar-
ter melted through the influence of that nation Should
inns be the case dollar OF the surplus would
be exhausted and Me- g. concluded ailer some further
remarks, by calling upon the friends distribution to
pause and reflect upon these circumstances before they
took step which they would be unable to ietrace