Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-01-05

10 tae ~ofiA statement 81 the meats Of his
department. q 70 universally surpassed that hI,
siztcnc & a. cuutrsi - whsi snhcr exists Va
ihc iftssotf. ~ Is hkeiv ~ srcrpe under the
oi,cfa,iun u EXISTING lsws bot thus dcposiie
a ,ib tie states no more under u.e oouir,l of
TIC treasury than any siacf nonrt IN tho coun.
trv lie Knows foil veil ihst an az, Of Con
gr.ss - as ucccSssfy 30 LIS disposal 81 any
par ~ tlsi sutu ~ Il is 10 sugmcni tie rate az
duflrs at the custom hrUsc. The treasury can
no more use the dcpsJsilcs wtih ne states than
q cs1 la' riteri TAX. What can te the PUT
pusc--ihe far pufpose --oi presenting sums IS
Funds 10 tic treasury when they arc not IN lie
Treas Or what can te lie iair purpose NJ
referring % a fund a. means Of payment,
when Il cannot bee touched, unless the ptcSi-
d-ni means tn recommend 10 Congress 81 re-
call the drpo.iies msde with the States That
Congress can do, and so II can auRmen, the
rate ~ duties: bot ull u does. those depnsitrs
are n, more means IN the treasury ttlan II they
belonged Is another nation. The day, hope,
will COME have long desired i,-whcn ~s
srall see plain fact plSaly stated, vheu the
reports Of our fiscal sdicers ~ill deal less IN
eacsses At tie fp,urs and will not use forms
anil phrases, will not say which are design.
ed g. u Had or 10 mlsiii,, but the result OF
vhirh - TO mislead and io mysiify the nation.
] sail thai though the honorable secretary
pretty clearly inimates HAT we must resort TO
a new issue Of treasury notes, vet the result OF
al IS, that u Congress wish to avoid the ne
cessiiy either Of increasing the duties or OF is
suing new treasury notes, he has a resource
ready fof ilem Tns ~ much like what
he told us last wear, Hri vet, wien We did re-
dOce our appropriations within even his esti-
mates, still the treasury is IN want OF money.
One other remark !. suggested by what the
presiden, says IN succeeding paragraph. lie
tell US that Il is possible to avoid the 'creaiion
OF permanent deb, by tie z ncr, govern
nent" and then goes on TO observe, but to
accomplish So desirable an object, Two things
are Indispensable; first, that the action of the
federal government he kept within the bounds
prescribed by its founders Now did sup
pose that this duty OF Keeping the action of the
federal government within the bounds OF the
Constitution was absolute; that it was no, az
fected by times, circumstances and conditions,
but was always pcremptofy and mandatory
W hich Is the inference To be drawn from the
presidents language' II the treasury is emp
~, you must keep within the constitution; and
villa, II II Is foil! Are YOU TO break its boundsi
o-transcend the constitution ! had always
thought we should neither be tempted to this |
~ an OVERLOOKING treasury nor de erred by an
empty one from taking su, h course as the |
,1lee"cics Of the country nigh, require
There is also an importan, omission in the
Message, 20 which would call the notice of |
ne senate and Of the country. The president
'avs the revenue has fallen of two aud half
millions of dollars under two biennial reduc- |
IONS al the rate OF duties at the custum houses
lnder the law Of 1888 BE it 50. But do we
NOT all know that there is tefore US, within a
rear, much greater REIMBURSEMENT" il that
IS the term TO be applied to il, and within
year and half more another and the last of
hese reduc,ions' Do we not see then. from
he present existence of a large debt, and
nom this further reduction of duties Cha, is if
nothing shall be done TO change the law as i,
now stands that case is presented which
viii calf'for the delheration and wisdom of
Congress, and that some effort will be required
10 relieve the country,
But here is no recommendation al all on the
subject OF revenue. No increase is recon-
nehded ofthe duties on articles oflrxury, such
rs wines aud silks, nor any other way suggest
20 OF providing Tor the discharge of the exist
ng debt. Now the result the whole is, that
ne experience OF the president has shown that
he revenue OF the country is not equal 10 it,
expenditure: that the government is spending
'even millions year beyond its income: and |
hat we are IN the process Of running right into !
he Jaws ofdeb'; and yet there is no, one prae |
zeal recommendation as To the reduction of
his debt, or its sSlinguishment but the mes /
age contents itself with general and arden, |
commentators not to create a debt.
Mr.. Wright rose 10 reply, bu, requested |
'os'ponement in order to furnish himself with
documentary evidence on one. pon, in contro-
ersy. poStponement was granted and the
enate adjourned