Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-09

their liabilities would derive their credit from indivi
dual debts 10 the banks and the tax The credit 0
tie borrowers from the banks would only be slightly
reduced. Banks, therefore, conducted on lhe most mp
proved principles, with perfect integrity in their admi
nstraion, simply and purely Corporations autho
rt-ed by lac 10 terry t01es an Tire credit J ndiCidaais
| JomS TAYLOR OF CARoIIsE.
LABoRs or THE EXTRA SESSION
/ The extraordinary session OF Congress, which ha:
recently closed It's abors, will long be remembered i,
our nations history. Called toge ther at time, wher
politics the a.atsotbing sniect of Conversation
when the people watching with intense anxiety
every movement OF the party whom they had selected Il
guard Tie great interests Of the country-and when w
were told '.weighiy and important measures" were 10
hc taken up md acted upon, IL was confidently ex-
pected that the boosted promises Of 'R.form so IRE
quently made by the Wing leaders during the Presden
tal CANVASS would neither be overlooked forgotten
for, many honest and true Republicans were induced to
their or The Wing ticket tic faith Of these
very promises of relief aud reform. The Extra Ses-
sion has been brought close, and the great measures
which the Wing Party thought proper to adopt now
before the people-Let the people examine them-cl
them now see how far the Wing leaders have com
piled with their promises to "relieve the counlry,
''rase The prices, "retorm abuses" and 'economsc
the public expenditures 1T is the duty Of the people
To look TO these things and that their public ser
wants understand the "true principles OF the Consti,u.
iion and carry them out" "rhe price of Liberty Is
Eternal Vigilance Let US what has been done al
| the Extra Session
The Extra Session Of The Twenty Seventh Congress
was called together on the Both Of May, 1911, under
Proclamation of General William Henry Harrison, IL
consider sundry weghy and important measures, prin-
cpay growing out OF the condition OF the pubic imam.
ccs. The very first week Of the Session, fierce dscord
ragcd accustomed by the proposition Of Mr.. Adams 10
rescnd Tho 2lst rule prohibiting the reception OF Abo'
| lItion petitions In vain, did members from The South
protest against this opening Of The door 10 Abaiiionisn
In vain, did prominent Wig, (air WseJ warn his
| friends of the dangers TO which they exposing
misunderstanding, lin allusion 10 the Clay and
Adams coalilion) ri Kentucky and Massachusetts
wished 10 unite they had done heretofore, Tor nne:
shall look for Republicans wherever can find them.
la yan did the Democrats III the South ASK that the
question might lay over I'LL tic nsIt day when the re-
representatives. from Alabama would arrive and have an
opportunity of voting it, But 80; the Wing Party
had majority in Congress of some iortyii or fifty
.ietion was their watchworj, and, in this instance,
Il iced If agitation their object. The 2lst
rule was rescndcd OF those who voted far rcscind-
inr, - were Wings and 30 DemocTats-oI those who
voted against resembling 30 were Democrats, and 4O
Wings. Tins did Wing Congress fully acknowledge
the right of Northern AbollionIss TO interfere with The
domestic institutions Of the South-n word, !" dc
tale To Southern freemcn what they should, and that
thry should no; do. But this measure OF Rei0rm
which tie Abnli,;onis,s had been promised, aud IN
which Wing Congress deemed II polite 10 acinesoe,
IN order 10 keep he party united, until other equally
| ".mporlant and weighy measures had been nalnfed
and adopted.
The next measure which the Extra Session was
called upon 10 egislac, bill 10 make grant OF
money! So, 900, out Of the rutc Tfeasury-ihe peo-
PIES monry-to the wealthy widow Of gentleman
who had died while holding civil oiice-that OF Pre-
sldent Of the United States and this too IN addition
to the quarters salary which that gentleman had drawn
during the month he was permitted by DIVINE Provi.
dence to preside the destinies OF tins Republic
The bill was referred 10 two Committees, who sat upon
the case vet no report was made TO The House by
either Of them There is preamble to the bill set
ting FORTH las customary wien appropriations are
made) the for the grant There Is 10 declara'
lion in the BODY of the BILL showing the reason why The
money voted. The Committees made no report, be-
cause i, is impossible for any Committee to agree upon
reason which would satisfy the Constitution and sa-
Isfy public policy for making the grant yet the wing
Party in Congress passed The bill relieving .he people
Treasury of S25. 0CO although they could not agree
non the reason which should be left upon the record
~ The justification of the gift and the vote Connect
ID with this was another bill approprating upwards os
hire thousand dollars for The funeral expenses Of &C.
neral Harrison So cxirapagant were many OF lhe
CHARGES in Ibis hill, that Mr. Bolts denounced u
md seemed willing ahead" it, lie moved that Il te
referred 10 a Select Committee. However, Tue bi!i
nrsscd with but ,,e opposition Thus making III all
The handsome snm Of S3ls $50 for one month services
of the late President. 80.
The mex; measure considered, was an act providing
Car Tho navmcut sf the expenses Of the Extra Session
for this purpose only $4,000 were required Quite
small sum, when We recollect the great abundance I'D
the Treasury, and The many "we'ghy ana important
measures which this august body would take mo con
sideralion, and the meuns which they wouia auoP, ~
carry ON The great work of Reform which they had
promised, and which the people expected them TO ac-
comp!ish and this being measure oil much interest,"
il met with opposition. =,
The attention Of members next called TO the bill
To Distribute the Proceeds Of the sales oil the rubic
T., Min
ava Annually three millions of dollars Of the people
moncv although The people will have to be taxed
three and 4 half millions TO replace il, with charges
and losses. This was Il measure IN winch inc arm
Wings were deeply interested They saw, ina. ~ ap'
propratinr the money in the Treasury to varnus Do
iacis-no matter for wlat-and Distributing The FRO
ceeds arising from the sale of the Public ianas, 'he
Treasury would soon become empty, ana Tue uoNei"-
Dent bankrupt. These circumstances wouia create
necessity for high Protective Tariff one oil 'he most
unjust, tyrannca and oppressive measures wh'en
could be imposed on free people and any scheme
wing tendency to bring about such slate oil ihngs
should meet the determined opposition OF every Iae
Republican, every friend to equal rights ana Jns.ce
The Distribution bill met the decided opposition o' lhe
Democratic members of Congress; yet what the ma.
iority had wled, should be done, the minority couia
not prevent. And this blindrectly approprai'ng The
money of the General Government to the Q.
the debts of the States-this ti' giving away Tue
nrocceds arsng from the sales Of the Public Lands,
i,r which millions have been paid out Of the people
Treasurv-th;s bill received tic sanction of the Wing
members of the Extra Session, and became The law OF
the land.
The mex. measure which Congress grave!y
engaged in, las might be expected after distributing
The money arising from the sale of the Pubic Lands
il the bill authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
to borrow sl2 600 thus creating annual charge
upon The people of 5000 900 for interest and this mo
ney is wanted not 10 pay off the debts Of The Govern
ment merely, bu to carry out the system Of increasing
the public expenditures this year three ano ha'i mn.
lions over the last BY the passage of This bill, az
example has been set Of creating permanent debt IN
the midst of peace, defray the ordinary expenses OF
the Government. Heretofore, the Government has
been administered after the maxim Of John Rindolph-
"pay you go'-and forced to depend upon taxation
for its revenue The dread Of increasing the burdens o
the people has operated as check upon e1t'a7asan