Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-07

e OF the subject, as the limits of my address will no,
au'hi' VI IT, am Tor economy and retrenchment in
every department of the Government in every possi
oie way Should the bill pass Congress- for the dis.
n'ouuoh OF the public domain among the States an
increase of the Tariff or an imposition of direct tn
one OF the other, must inevitably be the consequence
70 RAISE money to carry the operations of the Go
vernment.
The amount of the annual proceeds from the sales of
the public lands, is between and ) millions of dollars
That much distracted from the public revenue will
make serious vacuum in the Treasury. This measure
IS urgently proposed by the Opposition in Congress-
think the Government should have as little to do as
possible IN The way OF encouraging and fostering
nufactores, by laying heavy duties similar articles of
Importation, thereby enabling the manufacturer to sell
his goods higher the burden at last falls the
snners, and they constitute by far the major part of the
population of the country In this matter would take
tor my motto that of the merchants and manufacturer
oil the city of Marseilles, France when the Govern
inent wished TO interfere with their business, "idsSez
nous taire, let alone let US do for ourselves
Lay duties Just enough necessary to meet the
penditures of the Government.
Fellow-citizens: As Mr.. Jefferson truly said whene-
yer the subject of the abolition of slavery called up
in Congress- it struck him with all the horror and alarm
of midnight fire bell he said it the knell of this
Union and the most portenons omen which threatened
ITS existence We may abhor slavery in the abstract
but we may already that great good has grown out
of it, from the fact of the settlement in Africa of colo
MES of the civilized black among the savage and
degraded people Of that extensive country. The lamp
of Religion and civilization has been hung up in that
barbarous and bcnighed country, which VIII christian
ize and cvize that most degraded portion of the human
family. am yet under the belief, that still greater
good will be accomplished from the existence Of
slavery amongst US, the apparent curse, so far as
human conception judge. assert this OPT
Mon, founded in the belief of the great wisdom
and goodness of Him, before whom every knee should
bend and to whom every heart pay alteration The
Constitution recognizes slaves as our property-Wc,
the people of the slaveholdng States, should complain
when they become grievance to US, andnot the North
ern non-saveholdng States. Much has been said in
the public prints about Gen. Harrison's opinions
this subject, pro and conf will simply say my
opinion he will not make suitable President particu
lary for the South and Southwest have often heard
said that facts speak louder than words, and it is
very good and true maxim. He is the nominee of a
Convention of Wings and Abotioniss: that ought to
satisfy the people of the South and West TO what
will be his course, let the prints say what they may to
the contrary If made President he will most assured
" favor the views of his supporters in his admnisra-
ton of the Government. would not take garland
laurel from the wreath which cncircles the brow of
the veteran hero-but am disposed to accord to him all
the credit which he deserves, for his services in the
battlefield. J. NJ. WILLS.
Chatham, Fluvanna, Feb. 81