Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-12

l,,ner said Mr. rey'on cast your EYES P"sprcuVey 10
,b, al lands shall nave Geei w'eS'co
from us by Tie i'Iund'THs ,apae'ty :" me - y;
N tho son what rrfnulFr period, whcn we sha 's VI
a.,od of them by the ordinary operation at The present
land sy..cm: then this Pac'"ius, Which n"" routs us
- Hs, G,,rds into the c. ;P;s "a! the Union VIII be
| J.;ed IN ard exhausted: and the G"vernWeH'' !"
w. construction of the gentleman "bta!ns, lie" d.s
u,p OF any mode Of dclrayinC its current eX" ',S
This MIR Speaker, does appear /" me to be a c''!
| reauc.t0 nd dG$HTIum. aud al course eSAoS"'H 80
Gailacy. Tn paim cbv:Gns coiti"m se"s"' ana I'''
s,IIy aconesccd in construction OF III" clause "ic" 'S
- Congress the right lay and c"iicci taxes "' "
10 pay The debts an! provide for The common "''
&c is that the Geaerai Government Is 1" juc5r |" %
c5,rcncy and thea exc: else its discretion III :ai> Il"
means Il, .epi il hy lakes direct ncirecl am ''e ~
ADMIT Jr Sprakrf, said Mr. T., tat The a'"f anu ~
which the cenl!eu.aa hls Gspiuy"d IN HE @"fr',' -
proposition 80 u:,,cnab!, has convinced ne '''' '
sincere and hone 81 III his assurance 10 VIC ~ A.
"e?Ys on this subject wcTr hastily cc"cGcif" ''"''
ion, with gcnteuiar -: ms ntr:i@'"E'' "'"'"
tionably have exposci - detects ne 's" " 80;
,enrieman : arunueu though more p!luso'' - ,i"''
~ alllci0us he argues that, IN cons I"''', " " "
creased aud nrrr,si,Ir necessities OF the N"arI'! -"
Yetnment and the d.miDnon oi revenue S'o"'" "-'
,r The COMPROMISE Act o. $50, i'1t Nh uhco" h'''
;i.nal distribution ii the piUC-s cS "i lie fHoi ANUS
could ia,ra the t;yrrunprn uupruriGrd with sufficient
,caos 10 NICE; lis wants and GTr !h'n 10 an increase
ST duties and violation @. TIE Comp'oh''e avg
hence the propety Of his amendment WHICH, f'co-+
nr the cuns,ltuliunaiy vi distributions Fs':'c" u |"
aeti,ds WHEN there shall be surplus beyond the eco
aomica wants Of lie Administration, ana which 'uhtT
protests against violation OF NE '"iipfohiSs az
the frs! blush the gentrnlns argument "oa'a seer"
% be lust and legitimate, but lNtIe reelection ~" Hal!S
r. you MIR Speaker tina, viii not Stand the test {"
:igld scrutiny.
Establish tie gcnticmlus prmcp pie that the CdmPro
mise shall not be Disturbed, aud HAT here Sna DC u'
irbu,on Of the surplus beyond the economical wants "f
he Government, and what would OF lis operation =
Why Sir, there would he constant effort 20 RAISE Toe
npcss that surplus nigh, be produced i"r JUSTIFICATION
< pttsIa ~
Interested IN the maintenance Of the Tariff uEiled "ih
those States whose dStribG;aIr share would compensate
hem Tor the burdens Of The Tariff, would scatter To- 'he
Winds all the parchment aud moral oo'issio"s oi Inc
pouIpruuse Act. and compel an Ircrease OF duties -
t,ould finer field BE- presented for such combinations
than the States OF ConIcderacy Are lhey not pecu
hav liable temptation; Engaged. as most o! them are.
- de vsing and carrying comp extensive systems OF
General education and IN projecting and executing mag
ufceu schemes Of iuterna! improvement. b"'ho which
:sGuire the command al enormous sums CT money ask
# lhey would yield TO the seductive Establishments
uf their Tariff friends, and unite in scheme which
urnnised relieve their necessities and rrpeGsh their
Q Tiers: Add this, MIR Speaker, The ntrgues oi pn
lIca! gamblers for the Presidential Chair. Who w"Gld
most u>suredy trade laGgeI upon this very available
and efficient capital, and none can doubt tile c1TuP'hg
.iuence al the measure, and lis direct and lnevila
e tendency to produce the very evils deprecated by The
ren;.enan from AccOruac, and sought To be guarded
aganst in his amendment. But the gentleman finds the
corrective to all this, in that part of his res"nioa
he lem, dy: Dy that act, Mr. Speaker, the dGlie:
be reduced to twenty per cent al raIo'cm III
I>42 Now ii this imperative ana uHyrdiGg
stipulation that there should be- n" articles other than
those at present embraced III the tariff subject In
duty after IS2 and that twenty per cent 0G r9irrtm
mould BE- The duty through all lme und under ali CIR
camslances thin the gentleman argument thai our
ircy endangered the compromise would have some pau
h!ly Bu, such is the fact, MIR Speaker In ia"
,car -2 the duties, according TO The scale agreed
a. : be ~ per cent. Ae: which time it agreed.
nat shnuG expand contract according To the
tiles Of the GuvsrnGeni communicating administered
+ the Govsrnncn according /" TINS uiopan standard.
r.Gu,red r.vrnur winch ;hs 20 per Tell slIU oi
inducing then they weTe authorized BY the Compro
Act, Ia tie duties 10 til" paint required by the
Expenditures Hence, il is perfectly apparent # You
c,lre absolute Distribution and the necessities Of Tie.
unlrv should demand. what think very improbable.
ger means than is afforded hy the customs. under the
lucSd Tariff Of Si2 the duties may he augmented 50
90 meet the Agency without violating the letter
"rs spirit OF H." c0upIOmIsr
As general md indeed alm"s, universal RI e. vi
.fuals economical according to the winch they
at their disposal As with ndiYduais Just so with
Governments fac annals U private lie. aud the IA res
history alk, attest its truth general propusr ton
Our own government whose spirit and genius is at
with extravaganza and corruption, aud which should
constituted the exception II any exempt pre-
MS in It's history the most exact conformity to the
AKIN In the infancy OF our institutions. when We
s'nled IN resources, pIldcd ourselves upon
Republican simplicity. and the moral grandeur Of
nation dlsiatuinG ;,he "sten'arus trnppip Is at
Government al spleuioU7 Int t. advanced IN pnnI
aiinn and wealth lie Spar'an trcth y"IGh 10 The tia!a
,I2dnD--sp-nG" substituted for sian plIay uI.
IT in The administration Of The second Adams, our Go
ornamental expenditures Ind reached the eRornus sum
ii S3 0uO GOO 4 so far be- Oud any thing w had
conceived necessary !nr lis support that he xprrd
Utmost with from he Presidential Char SO
eep and pprvadng the dissatisfaction of The people
si!h these was'eu expenditures of the public
that each successive Administration has made reform
reirPnchmpn' watch \ nd vet,
Hr. Speaker, Notwithstanding have gone forth To
the battle with ''-conoG!Y cmbiaz med upon stand
nd the immense revenues pouring into cU,rs ON
inGrmnlties Public Lands, aud The customs, have
"sed count"racing influence, AID our march in ex
t:avagance has been almost pari pGSsa with aug
uen'ed income In l-6,h expenditures had reached the
almost incredible Of : 10 $50 900 Thus she wing the
'"ndeEcy Of our Government to spend according is
and the visionary ahsm!diy nj the mpns
ID by the terms economical eIpendurc Pour The wealth
1t the Indies into Treasury. ana my word far H. the
prliica Doctors whom chanc" fortune mag have placed
the head of aias, will discover som" happy
drp'etve remedy ir this oppressive platform National
roads, prliclrons exploring exp" diliuns and the ii
endless et ce'cGas. which the natural frui. Of
ample meaas. hec 'n" by lIc f"lin. coaibinann "C
ihe members uf Congress necessary AID proper 10 their
estimation, and perfectly consistent with iuacious
mnmy. Hence, Mr. Speaker, If the GUcnGncnl Of The
gentleman Gen Bayly) should prevail reason and
perlence teaching that the expenses of iii' Govern
will keep pace with It's income and the terms RI
The compromise according 10 the construction of the
gentleman. actually inhhItimG surplus, cannot by
possibly have the dsr'hrtInn which he IDS
the first part of ths resolution, except in The way
have argued. The Resolutions coupled with the gen.
rlenans amendment Mr. Speaker. ~ either q sllrnu.
LIANT 10 evil, or it u uuIIity It will either drive
fraudulent combinations for raising the duties, that
may have surplus H. distribute. or according the
Ieniiemans showing it Will be utterly imperative
and Intellectual for any "h"ct may have connected
with the public ands In both OF which aspects, NJ
Speaker, | an utterly opposed 10 ii Il forbpar Mr.
Speaker, from launching into a extended field nt
discussion for The reasons assigned when first rose
have already expended my remarks much farther han
contemp lated, and hope the House will find apology
for it in The magnitude and Importance Of the subject
and the novelty of the positions assumed by the gentle
who preceded the
SPEECH or Mr.. cox
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