Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-01

and Seaton to pay the enormous rent OF Ten thon-
sand dollars But as soon as the party character Of
this House was changed, and the printing was about
TO fail into Democratic hands, the yrp oil extravagance
in the public printing raised by hundred Wing
tongues, that had before been silent on That subject
as The grave. But sir, what did the Democracy do on
the resolution Of the gentleman from Georgia, Dir.
Black:l They ordered committee to investigate the
subject Of the public printing, and to report TO tins
House what they might find to be fair and just com
pensation for the public printing; and BLAIR ana kives
elected public printers the condition laat they
were TO receive such compensation. That committee
have made their report; It is on the CLERK table,
is in favor of retrenchment, and the Democracy will
sustain it. So much for reform in the public printing,
the only item opretendcd extravaganza pointed out or
attempted TO be exposed by the Opposon and that item
would have remained unexposed by them the printing
had remained in the hands of their party pets.
"Ofice holders and spoils party Sr' I'vs MOI
feeling you Poe7ess, physical ana h'ehai peeh
nauseatrd and sckened at that ncessant cry; that mi
SCRABBLE hungry howl of lamcntaon, which IS never
permitted to die your ear once before exposed the
fact by tables and figures, that more than one-hat Of
all the offices of this Government are occupied by re-
derasts and now assert it to be fact; but onc-ha
is not enough for them. "BcinS Of the better sort o.
socsty they claim them all; and nothing short OF their
full possession will satisfy party whose prnct-
plies teach them to believe they born to rule the
'common people," The Federal party claim Office as
natural and political right composed, as they claim to
be- of sthc dccency and shelter sort IF people,, they
arc harm 10 ruc tie snriiish muude.' This right has
been disputed By the Democracy, and 1t is this dispute,
and the rights and principles involved, that have pro-
duccd all the political struggles and turmols that have
been witnessed since the commencement oil our Govern
mcnt. Will the Democracy now snuendcr: Heretofore
the claims fthc Frdcralsts for all hsaices have been
made in clustering demands they made IN
piu whining, scken!ng, crocodile whlmperings.-
The Democracy, in the support OF stcra principles re-
sisted the one: VIII they now permit Their sgmpa-
.h;cs be 50 overcome TO yield to the other VIII
II, rnpi In mai mi uI
have 50 long and so mantuy contcnded, TO be
rifced al the hungry yclp and pul whine of host
of lean ank lazy, ioungng Office seekers, which bcset
this Capitol and annoy the country elsewhere: "lhe
spoiis party" and what would the hungry Federal
Office seekers be- if they to get all the Offices and
spells! would they not he 'he spoiiS purity too and
how much would The community be benefited by the
change: ask what benefit the tax paying community
would derive bv turning out the we'll fed, fat, clean,
sleek, Democratic Office ho'dcrS, and putting in swarm
of hungry, lean, starved, Federal Office seekers
Panic. panic! panic. That's the string to pull Turn
back to the history of your Presidential elections, and
show one in the political statistics OF your country,
if you can, that has not been swamped in the Federal
cry of panic. Examine the public journals from the
commencement of Presidential elections TO this time,
and you will find by them that every year that Presi-
dent has had to be elected is year of panic and DESC
laon The cry Of "panic and DISSOLUTION is one ofthe
standing modes of clectioneering The people under
stand it, and longer to be gulled by It, and they
upon the sandercr and calumnatOr OF American nstI-
tutions and the American character The yelp OF panic,
| rum. and distress, is now overspreadn9 the land
and doing its base and dirty work OF slander upon
the character of country. Where Is the panic and
distress TO be found, Where II always Will he found:
among the pennilcss oaters of your country-tlose
who are lazy and too proud to work, and have no.
thing 10 trade upon. All the panic and distress VIC
have consists the inability of that class to enjoy the
"gorcs Of The credit system" Show me the man IN
I 4. ho hoch app blppi
msturtumrJ who s!rprnis upon Ills own industry and
his own resources, that cannot laugh at your panic
and sneer at your demagoglcal cry OF distress And
here must qualify this general remark, by the excep-
ton of many hundreds of persons of the most useful
class Of society. those who labor in manufacto-
ries They are no doubt, seriously affected by the de-
pressed and deranged state of the cnrrencv but all their
difficulties grow out of their connection with Institu.
tons the propretors and owners Ct which have not ca
pilal of their BY which to conduct them. If such
persons will study their own real interests they viii
cut loose from such establishments and such propre
tors, change their business, or engage III the employ
ment of those who have not to depend upon the smiles
and avors Of banks, and the uncertainties OF the go
ri0nS credit system
But, sir what if there is distress and panic in the
country; What is the of it but vour miserable
banking and credit system-a system that the united
efforts of the Democracy have been directed to over
throw, far it is exclusive monopozlng, and par
al in its operatona system, which, so long as cX-
lists will produce periodical arrangement of the
cy of the country and distress with those who trade
upon capital not their own
But repeat what if there panic and distress in the
country: Has Congress power to give relief: What
authority have for making this Capitol
moor house: And by what constitutional authority can
members of Congress, i'll their representative capacity,
assume themselves the office oil oversecrs OF the
poor: Such use Of this Capitol and such usurpa-
ton of Office, and such exercise of power, was
never contemplated by the trainers of this Govern
nj IN tbah ,bhl
of the dcmagogue in the brain of the raving po-
cal monomaniac. Sir, il settled principle and
fact we'll known and universally understood, that all
the wealth Of this country is dug in sweat from her
soil; and all the comforts and conveniences of life are
the offspring of the united labor of the farmer and the
mechanic and upon that must depend for all we
possess either nation individuals composing
nation. And let you, whatever system OF
policy may be established by legislation, which Will
enable one part of the community live without labor
must and will have the tendency to throw greater por
ton of labor upon those not so favored. Such IS The
natural consequence and such the practical effect as
all experience has shown, and will continue to show
and such the credit and banking system, as it has eX-
isted, and exists, in this country.
All the panic and distress that hangs over US as
people or any portion of us, had their origin in ex
travarancc dcness, ovcrtrading. That TACT dare
not be denied dare it be denied that they have had
their foundation in the credit and banking system, by
the facilities they afford to live without LABOR ana Temp
While am unwilling TO admit that any man here can
90 before me in commserating the mlstornncs OF my
fellow beings, any rejoice more at the pros
pcrity -four country and the happiness ocvcry class Of
ey: than do yet hold that Congress has neither
the power nor the means give relief cases OF dis
tress say that Congress has such power mean
BY that, that Congress has power TO tax one portion
Of the community to relieve the dlstresses OF another
such power cannot be exercised IN justice, nor did
ever the trainers of the Constitution contemplate such
an exercise of power Congress can give no relief
on any other principle than by an unjust and uncon
stitutona system of taxation, either directly or IN
directly. To all such applications for relief, mean
for such distress as is now said to pervade the coun
try) as Representative, must say, however cold
bearess and disconsolae the advice may be consider
ed go home, work harder, and live more economicaily
and relief will be your reward Sir have said that the
cry Of panic, as in times BEFORE made for political e
feet and party purposes It is SO, and such is the OBJ
iect of the demagoguc But have the charity to be-
that some oftbose who attempting spread the
tb. finv III I'm,