Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-17

J, = - az or The other. The daily Iahrications put
-, tho national ORGANS of Federalism IN thus cry
md the iunto Of members OF Congress 5Js,;b,v
of hardened body Of elect'oneelefsi ~snaers il GER
,a;n hat fraud is not merely winked at II : adontsd
Tho marty. but is countenancea w : ,h;s mar.
srstem. Who can doubt this, when .s. - Tho
candidate for the Cn'e eacnrs the nnblic as 10 great
IN. ~ ,c nrincipIe and policy, and TO favor the pan
" Ja.ont,on resolved on in the convention oy WHICH
hs was nominated, sending out secret anu
.,-cnlnrs. to make false impressions;
-, of yesterdays lnteiligencer, followed up III 'ne %
10, IF today. by a letter of MIR. Cushing OF niassachu
se,ts. to give It q sort of Congressional : "a
The attempt is tocheat the people INTO u ~. az ,av.
Democratic Administration entertains the aeSiSn - =.
ind d;rect taxes on the people. No fraud equal 70 .hs .
been ever attempted by the faction, why. ,hem IN
been discarded by the people, and wn'ch : { ia Stand.
return, save that of endeavoring TO paiihon aoa;n,a 70
~ ornu Uork cockade FederattSt-twice aPPoh'su.
~ c;vy, stations by the elder Adams, ana turheu oul
ofibat which he held under the younger Aoann'' ,, =.
same fat us his dismissed patron-a JeHe'sohu iepund
lican. A STANDING ARaf-A NAi.o - ~
J.rrpxn IMPROVEMENTS, with DIRECT IANLs-hN
- ,,oll , : one ULTRA TARIFF TO sustain them,
are the original badges OF the Adams feueralsm. ~
Republican party, on the contrary, mas SHOWN $ ~
,ncomnromisinG enemy of this whole combined system.
=, uo,ad Down the elder Adams's standing army, direct
,,xes. and excise, under Mr.. Jefferson. IL voed
down the Younger Adams's ultra tariff, Internal I'M,
movements, and the National Bank, under GENERA
Jackson. Under MIR. Van Buren, It has reduceo Ie
,ar.s and the erpenditures about five millions annually;
and il has severed the banks from the government
which converted the revenues OF the nation ,hto 4 q
n;,al for their stockholders, and by lending The double
and triple issues of paper based upon It, IN efect 'aNeu
the people at least ten millions per ahiuni ~ III. ~
own money: and now the abominable party, the whole
aim of whose politics is to tax the producing c1dsseS'
for the non producing privileged classes, have the ~
zen and yiliainous impudence TO pretend that l"s ~
ministration, which has broken down al ,hef s1"i
of taxation and speculation upon honest iao9!, ues's"s
TO introduce new taxation in IT'S most odlous iofm' :
we tell these wolves %huagering for the sp,oiis Of
the people, that the present Administration VIII never
consent to levy one dolar 81 a u'tec't oh u 49,,
by the failnre of tts banks to pay their bonds tor money
entrusted to ttem-by swelling the appropriations
above the estimates, the Federaiists hope the Admins
tration wip be driven to propose direct taxes, they de-
ceive themselves. 1t will avail itself Of the alternative
nreserted in the Secretary's report; and, to use ITS
wo,is, will sat once resort to the contRgen porer con.
templated in the existing 'a,cs eoacerningM the Idr!t rheh
changes become necessary for purposes o. rerenne, ""a
restore The dnty on sererai articles of iUEury nor free.
Yes, the mineS ami SILKS Of tic .3rtstocrGcy, Will be
made to pay for the extravaganza and waste of which
the Federal Representatives in Congress are guilty IN
voting appropriations beyond the estimates OF the De.
p%artments.
But if the charge Of an intended direct tax on the
part ofthe Administration be i%mpudent, what shall we
saw of the pretext on which it is founded?
The insidious and deceitful lntelligenccr pretends
that the statistical tables, which those employed to take
the census are directed to make so as to show not only
the number of persons in the United States, but to
afford sail such information IN relation TO mines, agrt-
culture, commerce, manufactures and schools, as 'o,tt or.
hiJita full rtep Of the pursuits, ~tnGuStry, education anu
resources Of the country, rs shall be directed6 by The fREsi-
DENT ofthe L. s. was intended 10 enable the Govern
Inent to levy a direct tax upon all the productions of the
country! The same false suggestion would warrant
the impression that the census OF persons was bu, preli-
Ininary to a poll tax on the people! But the whole
fraud of this new panic article, which Federalism has
conjEred up. is shown in the fact, that the law for the
census, ana the particular clause III 1t authorizing the
census of things as well as persons, was INTRODUCED
nv MR. RICE GARLAND, MEMBER or rnE EXEcu-
TIVE ELEcTIoSEERiSG COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED IN
THIS CITY By THE FEDERAL. PARTY. If, then, direct
taxation be the object of the inquiries directed by law,
the design has It's oris in with that party which, of yore,
looked to direct taxation as one of the means of grind
ing down the people, and bringing them under the
surveillance and influence of the petty officers sent
among them TO collect the taxes. The message Of the
President, quoted in the reply Of Mr.. Forsyth to Mr..
Grundy, shows the sense ia which lie would employ
the statistical Information drawn together by the cen.
sus.
But Mr.. Gushing ctirontcry goes beyond that Of
the Federal organ. He says: Chat od!ous method ldi.
rect taXationl otraising a revenue - now proposed on
the side Of the Admin Stration 10 serve as one ofthc at
,cndant blessings or first fruits OF the Sub-Trcasufy
bill"
There was never uttered q more tedious ana aDSo-
lutte falSekood. The Secretary says: "If Congress can
not, consistently niM IT'S rieeS Of duty TO The country,
adopt tie course suggested, anil restrict The am0ua! 0t
appropriations, whether ordinary or extraordinary, to
the certain current rerenuc, the only remaining courses
which seem defensihle are these. either 90 pyOciGG tor
r~eca2ing portions Of Me paJic moneq no~ dGp0Elcd trjh
the States, or establish an 0dcgH0,c Sustain Of direct teEa-
tim, or al once resort 10 the contingent p0wer c0ntcm-
picted IN the existing tgrS conccrat". tie iarif, achsa
changes become necessary fer proposes of Tercn"c, and
-yn 81 ,y,,, 40, .4.,c,y MI. 81 ,, .a,. ,4o -
In this, the Secretary says, if Congre>s wiz not agree
TO what he proposes, 'adopt the course suggested
that is, restrict the amount IF appropriation to the GER
tain annual rerenue-we must do one of three things;
recall the money deposited rih tie Sates-or establish
an adequate system Of direct taxatiOn-or restore the du-
ties on secerat articles Of lnrury ROc free. These are
the only modes by which 4 deficit can be supplied, and
the Secretary points them out IN tcrr0rcm as resorts to
be Stunned, by adopting his suggesion-and what is
that suggestion; is il i direct tax, "th0t 0dious me.s0a
Of raising a rerenuc (which MIR. Gushing shameicssly
insists, on the authority of this very passage} IS a.or
proposed on the side ofMe 3iminjstratoH' No-the
proposes none of the alter.,a.i> es held up
by hlm-but on the contrary, ''pro..oses IVA Congress
restrict the amount OF appropriations 70 tie certain an
nuat rereRae.'
This is a sample ofthe base means employed by the
enemies of the people &c dupe them. The reply OF Mr..
Forsyth to MIR. Cr;'ndy, giving a concise history ofthe
law, IS Sufficient OF itself to give a quietns to the
new panIc OF the fraudulent party; aud chat we have
SAD witfexplain the bye play of Master Caleb Gushing,
who appears to attend the performance ofthe drama as
a sort of candle-snuffer
WAsHISGroS CRY, July o, 1S40.
SIR: understand that in Tennessee, and lsewherc,
there IS, IN some degree a misopprehens;on as TO the
objects OF the various intcrrogat"ries, directed 10 be put
by the Marshal and his assistants, TO the citizens within
their respective districts, in taking The census. These
Undergraduates were made out BY you, or under your
immediate direction, and of course you can best ernlo;n
the objects in view. | ask from YOU an exclamation
on this subject, not for my own information, but 10
satisfy others.
Yours with great respect,
FELlX ,rRUNDY.
Hon. John Forsyth, Secretary Of State.
DEPARTNENr OF STATE,
Washington, July 10, 1910.
SIR: l have had the honor to receive Your letter oil
ne 9th instant informing me OF the existence OF nIisap.
orehension on the subject Of the interrogatorics directed
o be put By the Marshals and their assistants to the
citizens in taking the census, and asking for ~cxplana-
ion on the subject. In reply thereto, [ beg leave 10
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