The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-17
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE sUB-TREASURY SCIIEME-THE PO-
LICY OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY.

To the Publisher Of The lMadisoai0n
ask 10 trouble you to publish short article, indie
pendent Of the regular series Of numbers which you
have been kind enough to give place to in the CO
lumns Of your paper.
TIE advocates Of the Sub. Treasury, or indie
pendent Treasury scheme" as il is newly desgnat-
ed, make reference TO the practice now prevangin
Great Britain in collecting and keeping The public
revenue there, as precedent to BE- followed here.
These gentlemen however, mistaken entirely
as to the practice which now prevails in Great Bri-
tain There are no Snbtreasuries there and the
Exchequer exists there only in form not in sub
stance.
1t is not my purpose 10 explain in detail the man.
ner in which the revenue is collected and kept there
at this time. As the Independent treasury" sup
porters have looked the practices which prevail in
England for precedent in favour of their scheme,
therefore refer them 10 the principles which rule in
that country, also, for precedent TO justify me in
| calling on them alb .ndon their scheme promptly
and without farther action.
/ The history of Great Britain shows, that il has
been the policy Of the Ministry, under all crcum-
Stances whatever party might b.. in power, never to
accept any important measure, deeply agitadng or
affecting the whole country, that nigh! b. passed BY
| bare majority.
nishes remarkable instance Of the kind In many
respects 80 far as concerned the OF the country
(Grelt Britain Msn, 1t exhibits a strong analogy,
with that OF our country now.
One of the leading objects sought for then, now,
was a !" Divorce"
Earl Grey declared on that occasion, that mise
nv and danger were impending over the country
and that f" It was not the NIB the rabble, that sided
with the Queen; but the farmers, artisans, hadesmcn,
ALL WISE AND HONEST MEN THE COUNTRY"
! AT that time the immediate parties in the cause
were the King and the Queen. AT the present time
the immediate parties are sid, the advocates
Of the Sub.treaSury scheme; on the other the whole
country against which and its future prosperity the
scheme proposes destructive war.
/ As In The case of the Queen, il Is not the "m0b,
III. ra5Jlc" who side with the country but the wise
and honest" The mob the raJbic side, in favor of
the scheme
| Now. in our country, as in England then MISE
RY" is impending" over il, il not "dlnger"
The bill Of pains and penalties" against the
Green was production of the Engl sh ctbinet, I'M
der the order Of the King. The whole proceeding
was altogether an Executive measure In this re-
spect il bars strong analogy 10 the Sub-ireasury
| scheme which carries on It's flee he stamp Gf Exc
culive origin: and bat for that, am well persuaded,
| il could never command Two in the Senate in
! its favor With all The Executive influence which
can BE- brought TO its support, il see ms 10 b. pretty
generally conceded thu il i, can be forccd through
the Senate at all il will not b. carried by more than
osc or trio woes majority. II is quite as generally
conceded that If il can be thus passed in the upper
and sent to The lower house. il will be de eaed there
| ineviti bly,.
Blu, were 1t otherwise, and the scheme could be
passed through the lower brIcl OF he Legislature,
| b. proportionac majority, would The adminislra-
/ ton be wingto accept an ac new 10 IL character,
deeply affecting every interest and every individual
Of the nation, BY such me-gre majoriiies! hope
| they would not.
/ In the ease Of the Queen, the British Ministry,
among whom was numbered name previously held
terrible in war, (Welington,) we're driven from
their purpose. nd were compelled TO abandon pro-
iect the accomplishment Of which their Sovereign
had sci his heart upon more than any o.her fearful
Of the consequences ofsucceediag BY small maIori-
| lily only.
The bill had progressed in the House Of Lords
| 10 third reading when the question came up and
division was called for and there appeared IN favor
I0S. and against 90 This vote decided the late OF
the bill Lord Liverpool Che Prcmier) Immediately
rose and said IL could nal Ls fgn0rnnt 81 nc state
nj r,ll,c 6iigp rim regard 10 This measure and IL
apgeayed % B. The opinion o. the IfoaSe, INIT M "H
shouidb be read third TIM, only by n,aority ~ nine
potes H1d Tie third rtadtag been carried W as con
sd,raJie number Of rocs as The @coad GI maorlty) ne
anil his cousagae rOaid hare tcA their duty 70 Fer-
sgreyc rih the biH aud send 10 d0rn 10 tie ohr bTa"A
nj tse legislature. Ia ne present aah 81 ne e''nHy'
ho,ccrcr, and pA ne diuisioa Of ssatimeHt 50 o'g
baia esd tsriac,dLyt cir LordshPs A<gnoa S0me
10 tie detsmaatioa aoto proceed fHrfAsr s'Al o. ~
should accordingly move, that The question: 1'4a 90
6.A do pass, IL Pul Ibis day sir me"lsa