Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-21


these wo contingencies alone, without, at that time,
there should be failure the part OF Congress TO bring
down the revenue to proper standard of expenditure,
which was strongly enjolred by him in several Of his
annual messages, and, as he should presently show,
made Of The leading measures Of the Adminis,ra.
ton.
The Senator from Kentucky [hIr. Clayl hnd in the
course OF his remarks paid tribute the economy.
alleged 10 have been pracsCd in the administration Of
MIR Adams, and which he endeavors 10 contrast TO the
disadvantage of his successors. IT would be rccorced
thai the tariff act Of lo2S, Of the most outrageous
acts OF oppression ever pracsed free people, and
which cx!or,Cd from the pockets Of the people the
Of extravaganza and consequently created uncontrol
liable necessity 10 get rid Of them in way.
0! The fruits of that most just and economicHl admins
tation II will he recoIlected also that the magnificent
and unconstitutional schemes for using these means
and which, 10 have effected them, would have required
millions more Of taxes, were for the first time IN this
Country. hatched under that administration The basis
OF mighty sy STEM Of internal improvement was laid
by H. by innumcrsbie surveys for railroads and canals
and the commencement OF nnumerabe plans Who,
therefore, in all truth and Justice, responsible for the
exravagant direction, thus forced on this Government?
Undoubtedly, the administration Of MIR. Adams, By
whose act, and by whose sanction, this enormous
amount Of money raised, which the Government,
was compelled 10 get rid Of in Is
be said that the political party who manly contributed
TO that disastrous state OF things and whose eurls
run the Government expenditures up 10 their highest
point, and whose progress towards that favore result
in their policy, was powerfully restrained by the const
tulona negative of The late President are the econo
mical party: This cannot be done until the voice Of
truth is scnced and the public documents forgotten
AT the session of Congress in 1881 the Secretary of the
Treasury, in his annual report the finances carrying
out the principle assumed by President Jackson, that
the revenue OF the Government should be brough, dow
10 proper standard of expenditure after presenting
variety of views in support Of that proposition,
to the concusi"H, that an annual revenue Of fifteen
millions will be fully adequate"
BY this measure, proposed as an Administration mca.
sure and rle'ccd Administration OF the
time, and for which it severely denounced BY many
OF the modern economists the administration of Pres.
dent Jackson attempted annual reduction of about
fifteen millions of dollars the then accruing
under the measure sanctioned by Mr.. Adams amounted
to at least thirty millions of dollars annually and often
afterwards exceeded that amount. Where then were
the lecturers OH economy: Opposed 10 the reduction,
and IN favor of keeping up the income Of the
Government AT The head Of tina. party stood the Sc
neor from kentucky, combating for his favorite system
II could then have been reduced, if the policy of the
Administration had then prevailed The country would
not only have been relieved from oppressive bulhen
but the means for extravaganza would have been with
held, and The Government expenditures, a matter Of
course, Kept in their limits /, is not therefore, for
tsOse to complain who the authors Of The evils