The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-13

tnlnn, untl your pIte'h' oe1it'aiy shd" Pu'
an end TO the Florida war. No, SIR, | vii
freely forgive tho balance Of That debt, 4
the Government can only be kept along.
repeat, SIR, that no Intelligent man viii say
that the resources for the next and succeed
ing years will meet our wants. Those re-
sources are greatly exaggerated. whilst the
demands on the Treasury are moderated.
From the excessive importation OF the last
year, and the universal pressure 10 the mo-
ney market, added TO our immense foreign
debt, the revenue from imports for the en-.
suing year must be very small-less, ven.
tufe to say, than any one anticipates very
much less than the estimate OF the Score
terry of the Treasury. From the public
lands | look hereafter for little revenue
FIRST, because so much Of the public do
main has gone into the hands Of private
speculators, who wall supersede the Gov.
ernmeni IN the market, because they own
The best lands, and n sell on credit and
for paper money; aud, secondly, because
these lands are like 10 be used by political
spectators, as the corn in the public gran
ares was used IN the DAYS Of the decline Of
the Roman empire. No. sir, instead Of
reduced taxes, we shall be forced tc raise
the taxes, and, belle e, up 10 the extreme
point fixed By the compromise OF 1882.
BY. the by, sir, as 10 this tariff question !:
was told by more than one who, | think,
ENJOY The Presidents confidence, that the
message would be UP TO the hub with the
South on the tarltf-lbat II would even be
ultra. | was glad to hear it. was glad
10 know that We we're To get AID from 50 In'
luen,Inl quarter, from Whatever motive /;
as owe no such allegance-party or per.
sonal-any where, and never viii, as to pre-.
yeut me from rallying 10 the support Of just
principles. | looked for the passage, but |
looked IN vain. | saw exactly the place
Tor It, but il vas not there. No, sir, It was
no, there bot 10 ITS place found all those
ad cdptaHdum arguments about rendering
ourselves independent Of the currency and
commerce Of Eogland which have hereto
fore been, and may be again, used IA support
ola protective tariff, oreappropriaIeIy Than
| they are used IN the message Tor another
purpose. Sir, 1t is degrading 10 the inlelli.
geuce OF our age and country TO talk III this
say. We had as well talk OF rendering
ourselves independent Of the tides or the
winds Of Heaven. Why, let NE ask, IS this
anti tariff ground uot taken ID tie message
| will tell you, SIR. have been gwen 10
understand that Il Is because a very mpor
tant political event is TO take place next au,
fumn, and that the thoroughly tarid States,
Pennsy wanna aud OhiO-Slsies nos doubt.
fol, TO say the leasl--wlll have Du important
influence upon that e, ent, and that II may
no, be VERY Discreet, al tbs particular llme,
% take ground against the tariff; and al.
though he doubtless possesses all the other
parts o. yauF, no one has ever denied 70 the
President that better part oiil, I" discretion.
Especially need be mol do SO when nothing
IS to be gained by II. The South IS clearly
his already, BY deed and coyeus.. dolly ex.
eculed aud i woul1 be mere wanloncess
thus unnecessarily 10 risk Pennsylvania
and Quo. have been told, a9sever to
3aIi, and that N due time tbs ground will be
assumed. 10 other words | am 10 ald 10
cheating The tariff States ou, Of their votes.
Whit security have We that We shall uot
be deceived ourselves, as We have been al
ready once on thus very same subject, aDd
by the very same personl NJ, SIR 40
great end waSeyer yet accomplished by such
means. II no poscr IS Jeff ne % fesls, the
odious aud dishonest operation Of the tariff
policy but fraud and trek have no cod6.
drnce 10 them, aud should mol resor, To them
lifl had.
/, - due to the country, that tho opinions
I Of the Presided should have baru madv
/ kuoen upon great aud exciting question
! which mu,! so"u come W, 1t Is, cspecialjy
80, as he has set up the dangerous pfclca.
sion OF beng "a component, part oi the leg
I tslalive povrr.h II he has one hall of the
confidence 10 lbe judgment and patriotism
Of the people winch he hubuuails processes,
I he need Hot fear to disclose his true opn.
IONS. Let him take ohe SIDE or tho other.
He has no night to take both. douot wish
20 cheat others, nor to be again cheated
~, sr.t.
/ have word or two 10 say upon the
great subject OF the Message Cuncn
cy question: Oar worthy President secus
10 have a regular Intermittent on this sub.
! lact II the extra session The hard money
ever vas upon hun, but at the last session
there was q clear InterGsission Of this fever
even, sir, chill had supeYcued. lie then
said " Lake other State establishments,
/ Banks may be usrd or not, in conducting
the affairs Of the Government" When
the Government Gun accomplish n financial
operation better wih the and Of the Banks
than without il, Il should be At liberty TO
seek that aid, &c. The dangerous ten.
/ deucy Of the connection OF the & Government
with Banks was then to be arrested hy
giving to the Executive the undivided pow.
cr aud uncontrolled discretion to employ
them or not. 1t was dangerous, in other
words, to trust this power to the Executive
aud Congress, but perfectly safe to conhde
1t altogether TO the Executive,
We we're also told IN the last Message, Of
Il l.