Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-22

s,,.d IN elcyntng to the Office of the United States
Senator the individual TO whom have referred The
people of my State had given triumphant vote IN Ia
yor Of MIR. Van Burens administration. That admi
nislraton had been defeated BY the decision oil the
American people. No man had been more devoted 10
or identified with the Administration, than the Indi
vidual now at the head of the Treasury Department
No man in the country is better prepared TO defend
the measures and to carry out the policy of that Adm
nistra,ion than the Secretary himself And from the
ayowa! which has been made on this floor tins day,
il mus, be matter of graduation and pride to the peo
pie of M own State and Of the country, that ne
will be here ready To meet the Senator IRON ken-
tucky face to face in defending his lavore measure
against the assaults of its enemies. SIR, have no
cause TO complain neither of the successful candidate
nor of my people. know full we'll the consider
atoms which induced the resnlt-conslderations. hon
orable to my own State and satisfactory to myself.
And if should never discover any other evidence OF
the ngrattude of the Secretary, of the detection OF
nv own people, should not be disturbed by any private
gries The Senator will find it somewhat diifcult TO
satisfy my mind TINT have been defeated by my trends,
and that the result of that election has tended, in the
slightest degree to lessen me III The estimation OF the
people of my native State
Mr. ALLEN then moved to amend the resolution, by
striking ont all after the word ''resolved and insert
the following:
.sThat the financial policy established at the origin
of this Government by the first acts of lis legislation,
and especially by the 30th section of the Act to regu
late the collection Of duties, &c, approved by Presi-
dent Washington July 3st, l7s9, and by the 9TH sec,
ton of the Act to establish the Treasury Department.
&c, approved by President Washington, September Cd,
1885, was in strict conformity to the fundamental prin-
ciples Of the Constitution.
Resolred, That by long series of subsequent acts
tending the great detrment of the public welfare,
that policy had been departed from, and was, the
Act 10 provide for the collection, safe keeping trans
fer and disbursement Of the public revenue, approved
BY President Van Buren,, July 4, $780, fully restored,
and ought to be adhered to- and therefore
"Resolred That the Government ought TO collect no
more taxes from The people, either directly or indirectly,
than are absolutely necessary 10 economical admins
tration Of its affairs.
..Reso0ed, That the taxes paid by the people ought
not 10 be lent out by the Government to individuals or
to corporations.
"Resorsd, That the taxes paid by the people ought
not TO be placed by the Government in the custody Of
agents who are not made by the Consttutio: ard the
laws responsible to the people.
"esoired, That in the transaction of its own affairs,
the Government ought to receive and TO tender in pay
ment as money. nothing but that which is made legal
tender by the Constitution
On motion by Mr. WEBSTER, the resolution WINS
laid on the table, and the substitute ordered to be
printed.
And the Senate adjourned.