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

which were Inevitable cm thcir corrr' of Fctioh
TIE Senator from South Carolina Nr. Presto: he
also said Mr.. b.. favored us with I.cinre ecnmnmy
MIR Il cSptessrd his solemn ccnytCtiG'. hat !! the yeas
and The journals OF the TWO branches -! r"u
gTces examined for The last nine years tie po';ca
party with whom that gentleman is nUw rssgclgled, u
body would he iOUGd 10 be The psTi:i:cn:s 81 the ui
fence which he Genources. He would cI:G very
few examples, illustrative Ui he ruth Il whit he sad
On The question OF passing The BIZ gazing se i"i'n"
oil dollars for indemuyIrg certain merchants In7 sr"ila
iinrs committed by the French p-iur 20 -Ul aud which
in his opinion, without the shadow # CLAIM IT,,
justice 81 Congress, Tie vote by :gch il assrG tie Sc
nate was almost entirely grcn By the political party 0p
posed TO the Administrations while Only tGo l!cc
Senators friendly 10 the Administration voted for IT.
The House Of Representatives fortunately arrested II
Al lie last session. in te n'er branch Of Congress,
additional sum c two millions beyond that gwen ~ the
treaty, proposed 10 b. voted 10 the Cherokee EGl
ans. by gentleman in Opposition.
For the Senator from South Carolina so
strongly smcn with passionate love OF economy, al
together free from the Sin which !e IsEukcs Some two
SESSIONS since, lie did not in his Iecoccon that
gentleman proposed an appropriation 81 forty thousand
dollars for purchasing collection Of old paintings, sup
posed by better cOnnUsseurs than himself 10 have come
10 this country from Europe, voyCse Of ciscoTe!y Tor
better market, where they, in ali probability. n
kind Of refuse among those skilled in the fine The
gentleman, he believed also moved aEpiop:ia.
ton OF large to purchase the library Of the Italian
Count Bourli!lIEl and, indeed, from knowledge OF
that gentleman votes in regard 10 such ojects and
regard TO the numerous claims preferred every
sion to draw money from the Treasury he thought it
would be difficult to make appeal 10 his feelings
which would not meet with success from the narriii-
cence and prousion Of his generosity. What he
planned of was, that those who had been The greatest
offenders themselves, were Row not very caEdIdy en-
deavoring 10 imra'c the offence 10 others He could
not. so far these repeated mpualions ofexIsvagarcc
tended 10 identify him with them, hear them with pa
cOmPosure. tie had for the last nine years
steadily voted against appropriations for objects If in
tnfn -,
if not in every one, voted against barber bs. which
have been o! the largest items Of expense, be.
Cause they had almost invariably contained come ap
preparations that he believed Unconstitutional He had
voted ngnlns, The act in lci2, by which the militia
OF The revolution were pensioned, which had run The
ZEN q! pensions up 10 Of more than four nail.
lions annually, ana which was ut that time, view.
ca ~ him as one CT the means by which the tariff
party sought 10 keep up high tariff, by increasing
expenditure. Yet many Of the individuals who voted
i"r that most cx'ravagant measure talk about
increase o! The public expenditures. if hy Mrnsrrcs
rad not been The chief agents Of doing it He had
Only voted against cxtravagant expenditures, but he had
made II cardinal rule OF his action 10 v6c against
aiIng any addition 10 the number Of officers under The
Federal Government, unless Indispensable the Cxecu
lion OF some new law, required, as he thought, by tie
good Of the country.
lie was grafed TO hear gentlen speak Of economy
who had pTaclIsed ple OF it, II had uniformly been
his dOci'iGc IN every situation Of his public life. lie
hoped that they would, ia good faith, unite in carrying
GEd break II 10 the hope"
The Senator from Kentucky, in his remarks Of 10 day.
rer"d.aes the doctrines attributed to him by gentlemen
~ debate OF wishing 10 raise money for purposes other
than the wants Of the Government. but at the same
time again enlorces upon the of his
bill IL. the distribution Of the proceeds arising from the
saics Of the public lands among the several States
What IS this bat substantially proposition to increase
III" tariff: IL is very clear, under Ii. operation
Of the gradual decrease of the dulles tina, the money
accrnng from ali sources. the pubIic lands included viii
not rot he Een sufficient 10 meet reasonable
Of public xpsndiiurc, under the General Govern
mcnt II therefore follows. q most unGeninbic and
conclusive consequence If the money arising from the
public lands is taken from The public Treasury and given
the States, that jus! much must be raised from
the people OF the States 10 supply the deficiency, which
can hr done only IN one or two ways, either hy system
OF direct taxation, increase of the tariff The bill
Of The Senator therefore, empatically ar. measure
in lis end and effect II should be entitled "a bill to
distribute the proceeds OF the sales of the public lands
among the several States 10 raise The duties on Imports
and 10: ether purposes &c. The South never can
consent IN revive system either directly indirectly
which had annihia,ed her prosperity for years ard
converted her planters into stewards Of their
estates Tor the benefit Of cihes-a system the ruin Of
which. TO her best Interests IS most pa!PRby dronatra.
ted, from The fact that, in proportion il goes down,
her prosperity is rapidly recovering. lie repeated,
that the South never could consent see il revived.
openly or otherwise unless she prepared for self
destruction and self inmoaiion
On motion oil H1r Preston subject was pos:roncd
uEl Monday next
MIR. Merrick gave notice iha, he would, to morrow,
nsk leave Introduce bill making all appropriation
or erection o free bridge the eastern branch
OF The Potomac, in tie city Of Washington.
On motion,
The Sens!e ad ourned ill Monday next.