Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-09

extent, tor which the South has so lung ara so sue
nuOusy ccDend,d The terms Of the Compromise,
a. IL evident from the face OF the act i'seli, "e'e
that the North should have the protection secured
IN the incpient operation Of the law and that Tie Sou'h
should bear the burden que thereon; m consd-
Grafton of which, the North, after lS42 to yield
The principle OF discrimination for protection; and the
South thereafter should have her plan of Tariff
even in the mlnuest particular h'Ier June lc42 The
Soulh is 10 get all for hch she has contenccd.-
Now, considering The fact Mir Speaker that the South
has submitted to the operation OF the act hrn II in
furious 10 her interest, aud that by IT, in short time she
is to obtain all for which she has conlrnded do
uink that she ought TO Insist upon its being h, Id invu-
late.
II may be objected that the words 'sscrrd ard nvio
late, too strong expressions to be applied 10 mere
ACT Of Congress, which is repealabIr at pleasure. But
do think the objection well founded. do claim for
the act this high character because ii is an act of Con-
gress because Of the circumstance oa Of which
il originated; but do claim for il this character 10
sequence of The prime pies il tmbadcS Under lis opera
ton the South will obtain. in lc42 tie system Of Tcve-
pue IT which she so lung coueud.d, and which she at
last thianedenly-by c"iRstcmise, ~ which che made
large aud lbera! concessions. WISH Mr. Speaker. that
those FEATURES vi The act which to operate after lc42,
engratted upon the Constitution itself But, as
they not, will give 10 them whatever permaneDcy
can No would have regarded il as inappropriate
to have declared tie act securing Religious freedom 10
be sacred and nylDaie Yet, before the adoption OF
the new Constitution il was only an act of Assembly,
which the Legislature might have repealed at pleasure
come Mr. Speaker to the I'd proposition OF my
anne Gmenl. II DECLARES that so much Of the ret pro-
OF the sales of the public ands may not be ne
cessa'y, taken in conjunction with the Tariff, as Iegu-
lated 10y the act Of Congress Of The % March, c3 and
other Of revenue, dray the expenditures OF
the Government economically administered shall be dis.
ubuted among the States IN just proportions This
amendment is uhrTfd antagonist proposition The
resolution Of the committee, which provides for abso.
Lutte and unconduna! distribution
have many obIrctinnS 10 the resolution o! the
mill, I'm ri are | 0oui the iiv
of a distribution OF the proceeds OF The Lands II is
true that TIE GrneraI Government holds the public lands
trustee and that the only express limitation upon the
manner Of administering the trust fund Is that it shall be
disposed Of tor the and benefit OF all the States.
But it will be- recoeced that the cessions which
made by the States to The United States Of their waste
and una lands took place before the adop.
ton Of the Federal Constitution and when the country
under the operation VI the articles OF confederation
The Virginia made To the '',nembers of the
Comic f. drra alliance OF the States accord.
ing her usual respective proportions in the general
charge and expenditure" Under the articles ot Con.
federation, the common treasury supplied by the
vpral States proportion 10 the vusuc Of al the land
within each State. granted 10 Or surveyed for any per-
II is obvious That the design IN cedlng the lands,
by Virginia, least 10 supply source Of revenue
for The common treasury OF the federated States
When therefore, the Constitution of the United States
was adopted in which power IS given 10 Congress "to
lay and collect taxes duties mposis and xcises 10 pay
the debts, and provide for the common defence and ge
was given raise AID of the Of
We nue. which the Uued States already had end not
e1oReration Of it; But will waive this question
And If surplus should accumulate IN the Treasury be-
tween the present time and June, lci2 am willing that
i, shall be distributed. For, consider such dIsrbu.
ton Of less questionable prOprey than either The dis
turbng of the ad smen of the Tariff, the permit.
ling "C the surplus 10 remain in thu Treasury TO swell
Executive patronage and to b. sqandeed IN visionary
expenditures
am willing that provision shall be made for such
q curngent dsribullon but, am no, willing to
mend absolute and unconditional distribution. For,
# such distribution cd no. lead inevitably 10
crease Of The Tariff would at eos; give the tariff por.
n the country preifxt To raise the duties. Would
not distribution among the Stalee of the proceeds
Of the sales Of the pGhr lands make increase Of the
duties upon imports inc viahc? 10 This question,
necessary to make inquiry into The probable cx-
pruJues ui the Government and also into the probable
receipts from the customs can only Judge OF what
amount the expenditures will De, by examining what
they have been by carefully prepared table, which
have before me, it appears that The average expendl.
Of the government exclusive Of The payment Of The
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