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

Tie American people will prevent The adoption or any
such plan. The Deposite Bill recently passed) viii
remove any prctence of a speedy necessity for s;ic!, a
s,eP, and give time 10 provide against The recurrence
OF a rcdundance of revenue. IL would, indeed, be a
great misfortune, if that law were regarded by the
country as %pledging the future course Of lis Legislation
20 the policy to which you refer. The circumstances
under which il was passed, were OF an cxiraord, nary
Character, and cannot well again occur
Speaking of the Deposite Bill, Mr. Y. Buren says,
by The bull, as amended, no money Is drawn iroin the
treasury, but the State Treasures, ike the State banks,
are, TO \ limited extent, made places OF depositc; otthc
constitutional power to do winch, with the consent OF
Tue States, there can be no question. The President,
assuming, as he was bound BY a proper respect for the
institutions Of the country to do, that good faith wnnld
De Kept IN the dealings which it authorised between the
Federal and State Governments, gave his assent TO the
measure. would have given to the bill a similar d.
rectlon, If had become my duty to decide on the cues.
ton OF ITS passage or rejection. 1t now remains for public
opinion, to the efficacy of which we all have 50 much
reason 10 look with confidence and hope, to determine
The character of the ultimate results to be expected from
1t. That the subject is ofthe first importance, all must ad.
mt; and participate fully iii the apprehensions so OK.
tcnsively entertained and so freely expressed 4. 10 its ef-
tects. But do not despair. Often as we have seen our
political horizon overcast with por,cntous clouds, and
the safe conduct of public affairs besct by combinations,
which, 10 all appearance, could not be overcome, we
have never yet seen the time when those doubts and
difficulties were not finally and satisfactorily cleared
away by the operation of this powerful corrector.-
SuCH, 1 uoHDl not, Will De the result now, and such,
IN the nature of things, must it always be, as long
as the people are uncorruptcd and our institutions
Tree. Prejudice, passion and seltishness, may rule the
hour, and give a direction 10 public questions, when
the controlling power rests IN a single head, or in a
few individuals whose position excmpts them from the
injurious effects of official errors; but this can seldom
happen, when that power exists only, as is the case
with US, IN the great body of well informed and vr-
tuous communities, who are TO bear the consequences,
whether for good or for evil, of public measures
II 10 noyyE r Tho r,,inritv of Tho ,nnrl. .la.l -
Their the measure referred to shall only be tolerated as a
temporary exredient, forced upon the country by con-
junction Of extraordinary circumstances, ami rendered
less Objectionable in consequence of is effect in remoy.
ing beyond the reach Of party contention and factious
misrepresentation, disturbing questions in relation to
the public moneys, at a moment when the public mind
is, from other causes, peculiarly liable to be unduly in
luenced by sinister and unfounded imputations; or, whe-
Their the distribution of the public dep0SitcS, shall be the
parent and forerunner ~offuture distributions ofthe public
revenue. That the decision of this interesting question
will be honestly made, we all know, and do not doubt
that it will also be wisely made. | hope, and believe,
that the public voice Will demand, that this species of
legislation shall terminate with the emergency that pro-
dnced it-hdt early anil Efficient steps LriI be taken to pre-.
rent The recHrrcnceC Of a state Of things calculated 10 tvr.
nish an ercwSe for any measure Of distribution, by the
aGopti0n ~ tic only natnrai, safc and just r~emedgtor an
eLccSS If TerrrUe, n reduction Of The urcS, cfcctUai IN its
results, equitable IN its diGILS, aRd rtSciy Hdaptcd 10 The
circumstances Of the c0uHtry-that we shall be content
to continue the action of our complicated but admira.
bic system of Government, Stale and Federal, in the
course that has conducted our country to its present
palmy state OF prosperity and renown--and shall sscher
in future those schemes Of Improvement IN their admin
isfrGtiOR, ,rih rhich The c0ratry Is from time TO time IN.
undated, The results ef ehirh, to say The best Of them,
arc extremely hazardous, aud nhich too otita hace quite
as mach in cicr The iudiridaai adrantage of the projec.
tor as the good Of the mutton"
How much more admirable are these views, than the
crude conceptions Of the Military Candidate! The
one exhibits the principles Of the statesman; the other,
the shifting, artificial notions Of a novice in politics.
The one is for leaving the people and the States, as free
as possible-thc other, for regulating both by a forced
and Federal standard. Which then will you prefer !.
Harrison or Van Buren,: