Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-24

a-.,4 = - : n,ss.d a. roi-, money. asked for ~ rhr Secretary
Of r. T r." - met : deficiency "i reHeurs; r"t, : tnr Gfa,,
~ o ~, "yis;,, n,< been inrorrorated in one ri the Appropriation bill
+, outloffUn the President OF the tnnya states to execute o. MOI,
Al his pleasure, certain Of III" appropriations aclnhIi! niadr y
Van rrrss. To the puvr over the public MONEY gwen 10 The kM-
rlt,yr ~ the Sul-Trrasur: bill, Is now >Hi"r'dded ina, . az
prneinc with tic laws Al hi> ph asnr-. such = prott'' mas nE
;ri.. ai-radv crr Ut INTO the Government: but Il Is al al"I.r, ana
the lrsafz:na Of i Is al once ; SPEAR aud = s''i'ii e ne hAe..'
i've, enabling him 10 oyperd The appropriations wl'i' 'ht rNprn-
NM viii rrasi prnIpt, iH& r. election. aIt protecting lmn from
responsibility for TINS "'i-"S" OF O,s I"%sT;h -, ,n,,, mi, o,
Now here is another dark insinuation. The lntcli-
cenccr seek. to make Tic impression, that Congress
h.. en,ov.rcd the President 10 "~dispcnsc with the laws
:, - rII.,sure" This is not SO. What are the facts
Tbuor ar. thcsc-the Secretary ofthc Treasury, IN his
,ts rcport 10 Congress, stated that II tho revenues IRON
cu,,o,n. did not fall short Of certain estimated sum,
and the balances due By The L.. ). Bank and Stale
Banks should be realized, there would he an amount
.uGir,,nt 70 defrry The current expenditures md a
zen amount o! other appropriations Well, Con
rre-.. under this view of the case, gees ana makes ap-
e r,rriations 10 an amount cores bonding with these IS
Inmates: and, in order TO guard against the c"l!s Wh!ch
would result from the happening oil eItiier o. inc con
tinrc ncies mentioned BY the Secretary, u fut. beyond
nossihi,ity crsu. a deficiency in the revenue, Tor tHdtS-
n,usG5is purposes, on the last day OF the session, ny
lar. authorizes the President, i s"rh dchctearg Sh0"'"
h0pyca, 10 suspend the execution oil acftain laws re,
l,tinr to the Notifications, rhtch ran DC d'SPchScn "Hh
rr,tbou, much injury TO the puoiis service-and tins
!. the bugbear the lnteligcncer would conluFe up 10
alarm the pccplc Has The lntclligcncer forgotten that,
ii the session ofls2s, ~ millions OF money ana 'to,"u''
men were placed atthc disposal Of the PRESIDENT, nt"e
even. of : certain contingency. The 'unount author-
ned 10 he suspended, docs not, as the lnt"l!iTcnccT
would have the country believe, extend to nil anPToPFi'
alions: bu, only to certain appropriations amount!ng
Is AIL to the sum Of : ,2o0,tGo. Now, III tiiis
the In;rllirencer must know there is netting new
or alarming. Formerly specifications were not even
known. So murh was appropriated TO gwen OBJECT
Notifications, sGY-and no direction given "Thtrc, "ro"
,rhai morh, or an arhGt Sums, the amount should DC drs,
bursed. This was left to the President, and never be-
fore has t been considered 50 very alarming and dan
Gerous. We, however, approve specifications IN al aP'
preparations, and 10 Gen. Jackson and hr. van bu'eh
are we mainly indebted for introducing this whole
.ome reform in the cxpcnditures-yc yet the lntclIi'
| rcnccr is foremost in the cry OF alarm: not mat Lon
orcss has not specified the objects for which the none"
Shall be expended, as formerly, when no snch cry was
heard from the Intalligencer, but that prortsi0n only II
made to suspend, in a certain contingency, rttGt TO INK
country, one class ofspecnied appropriations Tor ailothe
ofless urgency and importance. What has become oithe
eandor md fairness of the Intelligcnccr, But the con-
~tingency will not happen lfthe revenues or customs kes|
pace with the estimates OF former years, and the 7: :
Bank and State Banks should be able 20 pay up the oa!an
ces they owe. Here then, it Will be perceived, IS the
source of the evil complained of, ,ferd Hbe-Me uAtor'"'
nate connection Of the GOrcrnmcut 'rlM BfnES mas "@e
been rrcssly misnanascd. But We are not snFPTized a
anv thing these Wings will do-thcy seize upon t'
least thing in the world-distort, pcrvert and misrePre
sent it, in order 10 make it available. Such Is their con
tempt for the intelligence Of the people, such II has u