Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-14


ed The frs; inquiry which necessarily presented itself
was, what would probably be the amount accEulng from
the proceeds OF the sales Of tie public lands annually 10
be distributed: In coming 10 satisfactory conclusion
upon this point he had taken tr average annual income
!of ten years preceding the year le3l-and had rejected
from his estimate the from the same source for
the years lc:I,-5 and u Upon those years no accu
rate calcu!utuD could be based The enIargenenl Ui
Bank discounts began 10 be senslby te III all the puI
suits OF life during the first year Of The series and was tx
h0rd IN Increase OF sales 1 The public domain, which
suddenly advanced from $4 00Ou00 The succeeding
year witnessed increase eqnang Sl2 QUO OOO, and IN
lc5O, "!t!, CncuTbCd and he feared, Iunops spirit
OF speculation attained the maximum Uf z2,N0.OOO-
lie used round numbers AID without documents before
bn. IL was, therefore, perfectly Obvious that no rel!
ance could be placed calculations founded On the ope
tatUnS oil The last lew he went INTO no enquiry
10 The causes OF Ills natural and G!oaed con
dIion u! affairs although he considered 1t proper 10
% the task could easily be accomplished He looked
en hcyord this period" P":oi OF ten years Pectd
Ing II, hen all tranquil ana QIle IN The money
market, and speculation regulated By sound a"d
Wholesome Judgment and he drdnc'd, iof that period
al average annual income ot - 500 Considering
that there had been purchased up IN thc yea: lc3G whit
rqnaI 10 purchase OF ten years, he Gid not uniic
pale an amn'a income fox som" years 10 c""e after The
money market had become neruaGeEty l?anqHI greater
than $2,uUnNu0.
lIa:n4 fixed said Mr. Tyler, the annual income at
50 900 COO the next inquiry w.ivh,I tbat amount
could be distributed among the States without pr"dmc
#g deficiency OF rrvrnmeaud If 81, how such deficit
could b. supplied: In order 10 sasy myself upon these
p"l;., had necessarily lOok into the account Of put
nc expenditures Inhibited 10 Congress III the various
reports Eiade by the heads ui departments. Ny eye
quickly rested the list OF appropriations ior yart"us
~ pets IL Internal Improvement. The llarbor b:
Cd acquaintance winch had made ITS way into
C"u4ress in limit and partial appropriations, short
tIe before the exercise by President Jackson OF t!r
Ma; Sv:I!e veto, Is il was commonly ca!!ed Before tta
VITO. n!'s, uulus!Ilabr, aud he then and sill
thought Unconstitutional course OF exp, ndrue, @IlG
IL al far nt.T
inrnt oi e country, APP icatie to roads anu canals "G
prevailed for one, ialci the veto o! The President
with pleasure, not Tor the reasons with whch ie ucc"m
panied it, which regarded greatly del, ctIvr, but Tor
the act itself Tn President manifested iirmneSs and
inrrr!Giy On that occasion, which, While IL Ir!"ced
ccG himself vas, as !unG!y hoped the sure augr;y
u better slate "t Things iar HE county lirrraiier-
Bot S!r, sad Mr. i, my antcparonS Turned out to be
drcepous. The only effect produced by the veto, VS.
10 dave 'Hr appropriations to 81 extent troG the iana
the wa"r-and Instead ni dIrnIshed, We lave n"w
Expenditure greatly augmented j. "as MY fortune
Ia be ryewiIicss ii the cuursr o things, 6oi beue
and after the NnySv.iie After ihal bill had been
rr;urn, wiih the pesCrnts o. -ctioGs, there seemed
t. Ia have been almost Combined movement on
the part all who wished !nsi Their hands into lhr
pubic chest Appropriations lrr tie Improvement Il!
hareors ard rv,fs asked for, ir"m almost erciy
part OF tie Unon-strcanls lh~ most Contemplate w'r
rut overlooked In short was only necessary 10 asa,
IN urdrr hlr ~ l'r clirG instance. TIE
opprol cation tot 'ht improvement; ol Moun7en Creek IN
the Sale OF M"ine call,d by way 4" GritsiUn III he
time, N,nsy CruI-thc appropriation 10 winch had ell
tH up - ms ftG"t,'c'''h an 'Hoi' when was
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