Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-04
of our family to each other. Were disposed to debate

Of family to each other Were disposed to debate
the great question which divides u.s. my abilities and
requirements would prove uHciualo tie task lily H.
tcnton IL far different | write for Cancellation Al
,ached as am 10 the Independent Treasury Scheme,
and firmly as believe i, TO be the policy of the
General Government in conducting its fiscal operations
yet no less adeny desire TO this question compro
missed, our contentious nnnIhaled and party harmo
| nizsd believe it is possible to attain this much
desired end Ii can only be done by mutual concession
and forbeaance Let us lay aside all debate and angry
discussion. Let us diligently set ourselves to settle
what each shall concede. Let US search for Some mid
| die ground which each may occupy. Principles taken
from each scheme may he at"prd, which will form
system OF finance at devoid Of all difficulty, and
simple, safe and secure in It's operations. Would The
Conservative Surrender his scheme of receiving the Ma
tonal Revenue IN bank notes. and the advocate of the
Independent Treasury System abandon his scheme OF
deposi!ing the in the custody Of individuals
ana The advocate Its being collected III specie and
,he other lis being placed IN the care OF Banks, be-
lieve that system would he formed BY doing this, they
would mutually concede something 10 each uther and
would occupy ground which appears 10 10 lie be-
| tween The two extremes
Is The collection Of the public revenue in specie (or as
it has been commonly called the hard money feature of
the Sub Treasury biIi,) enreiy repngnant 10 Tie
views 81 the Conservative, that ho cannot yird his CON
sent it's being pract!sed by the Grnera Government
dispnsrd n believe that it is the duty not only Of
the Geners Government, but also oil the STATE Govern
| men;s TO do this. When we review the Commercial
history OF country, see that her has
want OF confidence, CONSERVATION and panic have
! overwhelmed all classes CT the community. What
was the caase ui these revuIsions: What cause So
may ascribc them 10, truth ia evident had
there been sufficient quantity Of specie in The country
to basis for the vast transactions, both com
meIcia and speculative, which carried on previous
I" these revu!sions They never comid have happcned-
The thea, that there not IN the
eu!ciency Of gold and silver TO give shdy 10 The
almost unbounded credit which used IN lis
cai ID il The duty of tie Governments, bath
r. drral and Stale 10 conduct the affairs o the country
SD that these eYusions in trade may not recuI; Ii this
be their hniy, II is then their duty 10 piovGsa basis mp
on which Commercial Transactions may be founded and
that Ia consist ut only IL Is Thea The du
II OF the Federal Government 10 retain in The country
much specie u country needs and would respect
y inquire If the collection oil the public durs IN spe
Gle b.. no, powerful means and almost tie ONLY means
in The power OF tie Government to effect this object -
would that this were all. These reYuIs!ons not only
affect the commerce of the present day. but their with
crinp h!irhnr influence will extend 10 that Of future
ayes consequently, III lessai!ng upon tbs subject, the
effect c legislation will extend into iuiurliy and be
felt hy our pusriIty.
| Our country has scarcely arrived to the nge of man.
hood 4 career in commerce the most brilliant ever
prosecuted by any nation oncient or m"drrn lee before
her She has The three great requisites which constitute
commercial county, and possesses ihcn IN higher
degree than any other nation on the surface OF the globe
eligibility Of ton, Industrious cnterPrsIng aud
enlightened population, and fertile soil Where is The
coutry so favo!ahly situated Tor cummrrce Uarp the
coast by immense oceans. by means OF which she
! can obtain direct communication with all quarters Of
! the pube Ga The Easl. her SHIPS waited over the
surface Of The Atlantic and convey back TO her porIs
the manufactures and productions OF Europe, OF Africa
of the West Indies and NE Eastern parts of the great
Americ.a Cnune n and penetrating The Mediterranean,
they obtain those nr Western Asia. On tie Wts;, by
mean, OF the broad Pacific safe and direct
ca ian cen be held with the Eastern and Southern paris
Of Asia ned Tor their oru!euce aud productions
with all the islands situated in The Pacific and Southern
un. and with The Western parts OF the great Ameri
Continent. No less Striking, no less advantageous
for the pnreu!5 Of Commerce, her of internal
| communication She is penetrated every s;Ie by
long bold and nay,gaJie rivers. Commodious, safe aHd
pacious abors broad, expansive lakes and bays, in
deaf her coasts either land Modern discoveries and
recent r5peTiurnts but sliil enhance this happy
situation for The pursuits Of commerce. Aided by the
astonishing powers Of llr steam engine, which almost
annhlla,ss time distance Gnd OlSaC,s hitherto cDnsi
drred rsuvmounlabe, She is already lad hard by the
shores OF Tie OiI World &C nnrcisd with this happy
location, must n0lce The industry enterprise and IN
-Ili.encc Of her cI,zcns Although country has
scarcely arrived Il, the vigorous stage Of manhood her
period OF existence yet her population ID not surpassed
by any Uh-r country the vasiness OF their enter prisrS,
the unrng perseverance,, un"csr'G industry, and The
shrewdUess OF invention VITA Which lh"se enterprise
are conducted. AS the of-Ping of these her surface
is ch-crred by extended lines ii canals and railroads;
fair and splendid cities ghlrr on her plains wherever
points eligible for prosecuting the pursuits of commerce
! press n, themselves AciGY numerous and mighty
STEAMERS and various other vessels, puughiug her
iers in every direction; and her ports crowded with
tall and gallant ships, which bear 20 her shores The pro
ducts Of ever cline The engine is speeding lis rapid
rlt her bills and vG'es with lis long OF cars
and boats are gliding the suTnce of her canels Ia
den with the products Of domestic industry Well
fields of waving gram plantations "Itrnrd with Cotton
or So, in sugar cane meet the view OF the observing
ira Keller in auOs, endless cnniipnaiinn. hc her pas
tu,cs arc crowded with blralirg .incEs. !nwin. herds
and grunling swina Mr. are manufactures forget.
| ten. Tie r"se Of the industrious mechanic. prose
| cutting his business, is borne every bT"tz", and
sau,rs thu ear in every quarter Machinery the
complex in its construction, IS manu!acln'rd-and
arc!rs whether for raIment. for agriculture, for food,
for nautical ,po-cs for ornament, are produced
in almost unlimited variety. Another essential rcqn
site TO constitute COMMERCIAL country is fertility at
sn and, in this particular, our country stands al
| nest unva!cd flrr va-s. her hills, her vast prai
RES present s":! which richly rrrays the toll Of the
cu!,ivalpr; and by ia. blessing of Hraven any amount
| OF the productions of the earth mny hc obtained -
Nor is size Deficient in the variety and value OF her pro-
duciiuns Possessing vast extent Of err tory which
embraces almost variety {" climate from The iEoz"
rrrions Of Tic North The lord PLANE Of the South
she is rich in almost all The valuable produCons which
Geiunu the various grades ut temperature and u eli
male Minerals Of the most useful and valuable species
! likewise abound Her commercial resources are mex
haus!ba With these and resnurces she already
ranks among the mes, commercial nations Of The earth:
already has her flag been unnrled in every quarter Of
the globe, and every sea wh:cnsd by The sails Z" her
commerce All this mas been accomplished with her
present population.
But il our view be extended 10 the period when her
dom,n shall have been fully populated; when her
vsl!cs her hills her prsres shall have swarmed with
nhabils MS and goo minrs of human beings, enter
prsng as perse veIiug, industrious, intelligent as
her present population, shall have crowded her surface,
scenp which may the proud heart Of the patriot
to swell with exultaon, will pass before his admrng
and aslonaed vision Then he may behold the
of the country fully developed The Eastern and West
portions connected; locomotives, with their trains,
courang their rapid fight The great Western desert
-penrlfang the deGIrs oF The Rocky Mounlans-Pass.
ing OVER the lovely and fertile plains Of Oregon, and
depnsi,ing their cargocs in splendid cities erected