Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-13

ior deficiencies in the revenue. They xx... -,
disturb the whole commerce Of the eour,rv ~ 49,
France was concerned, To make up die dss.;.n.
~ inc revenue; the necessity was 40 uryen, IN
'hey could not lose a moment. IL was 70 ,,, -.
pose that the Secretary OF the Treasury h., ~.
MS estimates showing that the income WINS -,
10 meet the expenditure Of the wear. NO, M al ~
''en'en sad We must lay taxes, and lay them a,
oheet we must have taxes, and taxes nov al ~
not then the odium-(should he eonfine h;,,.,S a. ~
that woIdi yes he would conine himself To m. go
odium)-the odium OF n called session of Cons,s..
was to be thrown on those who refused "a MI
while they threatened the odium Of this mo,.,,. r
an extra session, here in q proposa 4 10 49, "a.
threc anu halt millions at once from, the nnhIic
revenue. lie thanked the gentleman from X re
Tor showing his hand, and, in that, the hand OF
he new Administration. Ii To CONNIE ne. 90 ID,
creating public debt TO re-es,absh that .y.,., -
co"merce which had been loaded down with rave,
Tor thf purpose Of establishing a national h.nL
no new bank could not be created without the
eAsenee OF a public debt; that debt must be crea.
ted; the United States mus, n, sold 90 $50, ~
capital Tor a bank. A bank, as Gentlemen veil
mue", eouiu not exist without a national debt
nc ueot OF the nation was the stock OF the hanks
and gentlemen could not manage TO ,et n nnhi,s
debt without throwing awaya p,rtion oT,L. p..,,;s
revenue, and then they would get a new nr;T
re thanked The Senator for letting him and nj.
niouus see wn't was 10 be the policy oithe new AID.
nlinIs,raton; Out ne hoped they would put or the
accomplishment oi these plans ill the cxtr, session.
ior such session they must have to raise the wave
anu means, II the measure succeeded of throwin,
away part of the existing revenue. n INV thine
DC 1Ioeu 70 the existing burdens of the coun.
Try, ushoud ESQ far as he was conce rn-d he don.
oy gentlemen on the other side. Let them call n
new congress to supply the deficiencies and var
s,n' new expenditures. He repeated his thanks TO
WI Cr.'cnuen Tor bringing toward his motion.
MIR. Crttenden said that, in all good temner and
benevolent feeling, he returned his ackno,v,eJv
ments Tor the liberal thanks the gentleman had
9eeh pleased TO give; and he would now extend a
niue ms CLAIMS to the honorable Senator's gratitude
by telling him that be in favor of laying sucb
duties as should furnish a revenue adeounte ~ the
economical wants ofthe Government, and no more
Tie was also IN favor of distributing the proceeds Of
the pubic lands among the several States. Asto
eStravagant expenditures, he trusted that the exam
pie oil the administration now going our oS no..r
would prove sufficient wirnin, to deter from o,;,,
ton even less wise Administration than thar which
wou.1 come INTO Powe. on the Ali of March next,
Mt =. hoped to see all lac had mentioned effected
without the creation OF public debt IL wns we'll
however, for an Administration which had been so
wanIonly prchigate IN It's expenditures now when
u was III us last moments "a ertrsms, relieve its
conscience by !cctursng Others against exravaeance
MIR. Calhoun said that this debate was Xix civ 10
take very WIDE range: he rose not to enter INTO
debate, but TO give notice that he should move an
Hmeniment TO The instructions proposed by Mr..
Crttendcn, one directing the committee 10 report a
bill granting the public lands to the respective
States IN which they were situated. Much laugh.
ter from one side of the Senate.l
In tue Senate. on Friday, MIR Walker submitted
the following resolution giving for his reasons that
the papers in question would serve TO dsabuse the
minds OF the Bils. co'onists
ReSclres, That the Committee on FOREIGN Re-
lauons be instructed to inquire into the expedeney
OF causing to ho procured and submitted to the SEN
ate copies Of the debate IN the British Parliament
PRIOR to the year 1870, IN relation the Norlheas.
'orn Boundary of the United States and comics of
land titles emlnaiing from the British Government,
repugnant IN the calls Of said titles to the Boundary
now claimed by said Government
Messrs. Webster, Clay, Of Ky, Preston, Allen,
and Walker participated in the debate, and, AZ
ter some further remarks from MIR Walker. the ts.
solution was, at his own suggestion, laid on the
table.
And the Senate adcurned 10 Mond,v