Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-01
POLITICAL.
I From hsadGrs REPOSITORY

n tones WHICH are to be brought before Congress al
the oapproachine session" They are summed UP as
follows, VIZ: ,l n
eIhe distribution Of the proceeds oil the saies VI
public lands among the several States
! } A REVISION and augmentation of the dulles on
,npnrts for the purpose oil securing from mat Souee
revenue dtqua,e 10 the wants ofthc Government
:, Tie repeal of the Sub Treasury Law.
4 The cs,ablishme mt Of fiscal agent, cehtrai OF
other, To aid the Government IN collecting anu 20
hnrsinu the revenue, and equali2ing the currency.
! Temporary loan, if necessary, 10 supply the IN
mediate necessities of The Treasury =
Here we have Ehie reform to5eshado'rfa-gtrtHg
coy the revenue from land ncrrase oftaIeS, remoras
ne ior6 .ud and penalties which secure the lreasu-
ry handing over the public money 10 "a fiscal agent or
hank 10 b., created for the purpose, md winding up
with NATIONAL DEBT!
Let ne attemp, 10 dcvelope the true character Of those
and > substitution and augmentation cfd"ttes
Distribution is a h-faced plausible fellow, who
seeks 10 gain your attention and confidence by gvin9
you TES dollars, while his companion "augmf"a ~
0f duties" picks your pocket Of TWENTY dollars The
very fact that these two found in COMPANIES proof
that they are imposiors and roguss Who ever heard
of the aims and tax-gatherer gong ont 10 carry
on their operations together: When did The world ever
see Government guilty Of the folly Of sending out two
If lis AGENTS in company 10 give its people ten
dollars each and the other TO take ten from them at the
same lime: What wise Government ever paid collectors
or arents 10 30 through such idle ceremony As tis
This proceeding no, folly, it worse IL no, 10
rive ten and take ten bat TO give Ten aud take twenty
Brother Jonathan is TO be satisfied and delighted =;
receiving ten bright dollars IN hand, while The PICK
pocket tariff takes twenty out Of his pockets without
his knowing it, and in the hope that he Will never find
i ou,, THIS is tic ,aoraiity Of substitution and "aug
,ueufotiop:' II is the morality Of Wing rctoTmsrs.
The world will laugh 10 scorn the proposition! what.
cive away your revenue when you are obliged 10 Dor
ror mourgand increase the faJes 10 get ao"g mtfh the
Government, II deserves worse name Than Jofy or
improridencc, and will receive 1t from The Ups oil al
homes.
I'd AID nh The moral Of these propositions i no
hotter What is the Sub. Treasury, II Is plan Tor
kccpnr the public money in safes and vaults, under
locks and bars secured by heavy bonds ana severe Pc
nal,cs if misnsed lent ont. what VIII be the IN
slant cfrc, Of is repeal: To PIT Tic pubic money al
NE diSrosioa Of c srrreary Of The Treasury, 10 be
,,crd ,ri,d0u seturY IN Such hands as the Prss"'nss
cashiers and ccrks ri modern baaks and nsed q" ht o
,rbom b0nGs ITS return, or pcnaheS 70 P"h""
rs misurpeGon or p'undcr. II was to Get hold Of Tue
public money for specializing purposes, ht Tue pfaries
were So, on ire year, log cabins bropgh over the
mountains and hard cider earritd over; that tens ui
thousands were collected i'll conventions That 50 many
poes pointed mp from bannis OF proclamation ana feVr
rv as if IN frrison Of Heaven that alsehooGs enough
Ia make SoalS lond deIGge The land, ana 'hat ram
pr orators went up and down hurting reckless d.hunc
aon Ia the right and left and threatening 10 change tue
| Administration bv arms If they could not On Il through
The ballot boX There lnst rs inlch sincerity IN
tins matter there in relation to Athe spoS y ~
I 6cc" They wanted no oiices-not tEey-oi!ce hold
c-s were an abornation III their sight; but how IS "
now: They wanted TO take the public money ohs OF
The hands of.scorrupt men, and put II into such pure
hands as Bddie., Levs's, Hawkins ;, .Sc &c, y"
be invested in cotton sPecuations forged cefhca'es
Of storks, spine turing, "Y9rnSpinn'ng, SC, S'c.-
ind Tie public money tey '7M hase f"r 'n'i ''sy a.
ro-"uo with rrish'--co il oto he Treasury, hand
mo lis contents over 10 detfted orgrrs and Fogues,
but il may be 10 those who are no better
a. G.cof ooeuf,' 'aere seems TO be some doubt q.
difficulty as 10 the description OF fiscal agent when the
,,ra session il 10 bring forth. What IS Tie matter
Cannot President TYLER be induced TO "earry om Wing
nr;nr;ples ," Will lie no, VIOLATE HIS OATH
and tie Constitution by approving an sct establishing
a National Bank; Trouble is apprehended from maj
quarter or some other; for after expressing their OPP
mon in favor of National Bank the editors aoa' IN
repeutinr which and here they do not pretend moi
beuu authorized to represent the views OF the Lxccu
tive" And again they say:
uIf owing 10 the scrupes which have heretofore pre-.
vailed in some Of the Southern States against Naoha
Ranking institution il shall be found lmpractcah!e 10
n;, majority Of The Two Houses in favor Of any in
c,;,n,ion then let those who entertain those sctupes
hiring forward their measure, and let that measure be
tried = :, ~. .
This refers we presume, to those Southern Wings
who do not like MIR. Preston, think 'he co,St'u''"a
l.ty of Bank depends on 'hc eondai0n q, nc eo1"
frg" Let's have their plan; and II It he better thar
the DsmOcraiir PLAN and constitutional too. lei IL W
adopted. Never mind the "srPer'mcnt; ne wore
has learnt much by "cyperments, ana u'"o,,'ss ''
much more 10 learn The experiment OF Na'iona
E Bank has been tired twice over; and 50 'u'iu! mas
been Of corruption, usurpation, and CRIME ta' WI pre-
fer any ucxperiment" To that. "lhere is no schoo
like adversi,r SAYS the lntellgencer, ana so say
the Exposltor. The fortunes OF another generator
WILL We think bring back the country 10 ''e currency
established by the Constitution and satisfy he people
IN, :, dan no
be drawn from the Treasury otherwise man IN Pufsu
ance Of appropriations made by law. :, ;,
! There IS one feature of this manifesto winch VIII
strike many an honest Wing with surprise D'a nc"
eyerv true hearted farmer and mechanic WHO fo'sa Tux
Harrison ticket last fall expect that there was 10 be re
trenchment in the expenditures OF the 1oSefh'hrh
which pronounced exiravagant and corrupt nnde
the late Administration, What does the ln'eihsehce'
say now: II says:
;sUe hare no dea If any reduction Of The aggregate
amount of the expenditures Of The Gocernmtnt IN aug
mentation Of The rtrenue 10 some extent IS MerJo'e IN
crudMc."
This is WIG REFORM!
They have no IDEA If rctrenchmcnt
They must have NJ ORE MONEY !!
I They mean To snend moro, and must have more
than the late tlfraragan corrupt, and a0omna0'e 40
mnstraiion
"iuerilablc!" yes additional taxes are inevitable no
To meet public debt or sham debt, onl 10 ihe'eas "
aggregate expenditures! -,
YET Tie lnteliigencer taiks Of an existing debt 0
frty miitons ri dollars. As specimen take one iteiI
which cnmposcs this debt, called, VIZ: "ihe iou'' III
s,alment Of the surplus due 10 the States
sBoys," said Uncle Sam to his sons, "Mr Banks MAJ
about four thousand dollars of my money will you taxi
IT, to he returned when want it, won't charge you
cent for the use of It in the mean tune. 49,
4 Eyes father We II take ii, and return It on demand
| rlad to get the of for nothing.
So The old man called MIR. Banks for Thousand
dollars al a time, and handed it to his sons nn,'
ihev rot .0C0 of his money Mr.. Banks refused L
paw over the fourth thousand, turned into specu'a'hs
in cotton, lots, lands, stocks md deranging all oos'
ness, insomuch that Uncle Sam could scarcely &c
enough money 10 live upon.
"Father, said Harry one day, "you 0''e US one '"0a
sand doliars'
"Ope you a thousand dollars! Why, boy, you OF"
me three idOuscnd.
NO, by says Harry, yon oGe US lso 3D. ma
lars, and you have paid US but three Now' old man
plank up the fourth
Uncle Sam stared a, his impudent son with amaze
ment, as well he might, "Why," said he, "that money
was mine and no, yoars promised to give you 10 keel
until wanted ii; but il has happened that wan,ed
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