Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-25

Immediately add to the arrangement OF commerce-a
distribution add to the deficiency of the Treasury
a National Bank must still greater and more
caustc contraction. There never was time when the
resumption of specie payments or the creation of Ma
tional Bank did produce contraction and pressure,
and there never will be. What would both at not
do
Gentlemen must rehec: that all of their measures are
to be set in operation at oncc-they are all in fert
all 10 begin de moro Is i, not likely that some of them
would fail pass or if passed. would fail OF their ends
Then if nothing, ,crong be done or disaster De the
first effect Of right measures, even OF caiiea sess
who Of those now contcndng for the authorship oi e
sures would then contend for the authorship oil the ms
chief to the party the country VINO woulo assuih.
SO boldly to be answerabe to the bitter
ofhe Peoples Sir that the worst OF all popular
10 contend with-the disappointment o. me Teope lou
cannot with it, It must oserthsow you' n' you
incnr and encounter 1t wreaks vengeance SIR as bit
;na ia bitter no matter whether be just unjust
The Government, Sir, is mammoth concern; and
should move slowly in developing its measures-the de-
y.opment of measures should wait awhile the develop
ment oeyents You should see whether these banks
maintain their effort 10 resume. You should wait ana
see how many of them will fail. You should wait I'M
til restoration Of confidence revves trade and credit
and currency. If you do nothing at caiea session.
there will be disappointment. II you DO sohetning
and distress continues as il likely will, there Will be
disappointment If you do nothing, or sometnng gooa
or bad and disasters follow, you VIII De destroyed
Then you must for called session To De successful De
TO do the right thing to adopt Exactly the right measure
whatever it be- which must be followed immediately by
the right and desirable effects, or you VIII egreglousy
fail to satisfy the expectations for relief How many
chances there against you, the insurance omces
mil ht possibly solve.
Some gentlemen seem to apprehend that, so Tar from
the pressure continuing, relief will csme OF ITSELF
They dread hat-such the mighty resources oil this
country and the rrepressb!e energies OF our people
the national prosperity will revive to soon Tor mem TO De
md IN ppt
Is this proper motive for called session: Dut tney
need not dream that prosperity and relief VIII come OF
themselves, or too trust in God they may come
of themselves and that light soon that our wounds may
heal ''by the first intention, surgeons say, without
lint plaster; but there too many wounds 10 be
cca,rized, and Nature is slow in her operations Inc
of resumption must run through TINS year, ana
my only fear is that it will extend lar beyond IT, But
what | repeat if disasters should follow called ses-
sion. tell you sir, you will have committed suicide
But these instincts, sir, Alone are not what governs
me in opposition TO a called session. Sir, ! wish to
avoid the agitation this year-frst of the Tariff; Sc
condy of the Distribution bill thirdly OF the Bans
Sir this IS not the time for the antl-tarit minority to
take up the revision of the tariff compromise they
take up that question noo, they will do It with all the
odds against them. They will do it at the most 'naus
picous period themselves and at the most favorable
time for the protecire party. There s deficiency OF
revenue from the sfoppags of trade. Wait for CON-
mcrce TO come back, and that deficiency Will be sup
piled. Gentlemen will not violate the COMPROMISE
oh no. they will violate the compromise as Mey
understand it yet they can do all the mschel oieaa
zcithin the terms Of their comprehensive All sorts OF
projects have already been gotten up to raise the duties
for revenue and not ofthem petends to violate the
compromise. -
Sir fear this time will be seized to raise the Ia
rfto supply deficiency and the larD I. &c se,-ta oI
10 reke a surplus far diStributton-that most ia'a
scheme ever devised By the wit OF man What; must
we call session Of Congress to distribute d.teeney
of rerenaes Distribute deficiency! Who before evsr
heard of Distributing defcency' VIII any party dare
TO distribute that which have not and which we can
only by adopting that unconstitutional irritating
and long ago exploded policy-the Prefecture IdrV
Mind you, any tariff any articles IS prefecture which
is not for resenne
Sir. weld 10 no man in friendship to properly or
panized properly located, and well-managed National
Bank And as friend to that measure, lnveigh es-
pecially against urging it prematurely, and IN the
midst Of pressure If you press it too eagerly, loo
hastily at the wrong time, you Will lose the question of
twenty years TO come.
Sir | have no idea that either of these measures
shall be presented to called session, and be pushed
through the hc hGc hoe hurry of political Jugglery
They all require time and reflection.
NV advice to the Wing party, Them IS to adjourn ano
90 home Let the present majority leave US as they
please let us 90 home. Wait ttle-from March to
December is short time-and consult the People Let
all the elections be held and full strength or fui
weakness be ascertained. Let especially submit 70
our constituents the question of distribution IN It's ner
light Heretofore the question has been the issue OF
distributing a surplus. Mr. Clays land BILL when
was pocketed by General Jackson, and would have
been passed by both Houses spite OF the veto, 1c0S
bill TO distribute surplus and the bill itself provided,
believe that there was be distribution unless there
was surplus of at least five millions surplus was
then dreaded as a corruption fund. Again the depo-
site act of 1886 deposite OF forty millions OF sur
plus; and the very policy OF II was 10 .ase II away
from the petty larceny of deaulters, and OF corrupt
political party in power Now there is no surplus 1t
is a Deficiency the Treasury, and am for submitting
the new issue under the sun 10 the People Whether
then arc for distributing deficiency among the States
No State Legislature yet has ever passed resolutions 70
distribute Deficiency know several OF them have TO
distribute surplus; but none-io not one-to dsstr,
bute efficiency! No in his senses ever heard Of
such proposition before.
And Sir "the cat may look at the king. have
word to say to General Harrison himself and as de-
sire others to hear it, | choose to say 1t here My
heart desire and prayer for him Isl that nc acu DC RE
sdent himself and that he will fulfil to the letter that
pledge which bound me to him more than any thing
else lie ever SAID ieno knoac on achom ne desired
his mantle to ta-to have nothing to do with appoint
ing his successor-to leave that to the people them
selves would exhort him to be the President, not oil
party, but of the nation, and to that every man
under him, from his cabinet down TO the lowest post
master, attends to the business of his office, and not
TO politics would suggest to him that the best mode
of perpetuating the Wing strength and Wing popular
" is to make every officer look TO the success oil his
Administration instead of looking TO the succession
of another 10 the dminstraton-esPecally to allow
no man under him TO electioneer for himself or
against another for the succession. And, Sir, how
is he 10 be expected TO act for himself, it he IS TO
be suddenly called to perform that constitution
al duty-the most important he will have to discharge
TO recommend to Congress such measures as HE deems
proper He has been absent from the national affairs
more than twenty years lie is unacquaintcd, person.
ally, with the actual condition Of things in this metro
polls Of msrue It he acts, then, as he comes
here he act from the information of others, who
are themselves "new hands ut the bellows; some OF
whom have never been in before, and may never be
again. Will he be recommending his oaen measures,
then, or theirs9 Is the object IF The called session to
hare the measures of others paimed "pon The country as
his9 No, sir, no. | beseech him to look thoroughly
with his eyes into the condition OF Government
10 survey we'll the wreck TO for himself what ought
10 be done in all the Departments, and then to recon-
mend his onn measures If he will look into the Navy
Department. am he will see that we are in no
condition. compared with foreign Powers, to gre a'ay