Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-29
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Though he supposed that the subject Of the cxpend-
lures Of The Government and the present state Of the
Treasury was in great measure connected with the
question before the House, winch whether the sub.
ect Of the tariff referred TO in the Presidents mes
sage, should be committed to the charge oil the Com
miltee on Manufactures to The Committee Cf Ways
and Means, whch committee the subject Of the reve
nue., the receipts and expenditures OF the Government
and the and means 10 II on, property belong
We, he should have entered all upon this subject
had it been already introduced 10 the House ny
other gentlemen during the course OF the debate ! ne
gentleman from Virginia, formerly chairman OF tux
Committee Of WAYS and Means, tdr }. w. JohesJ
alluded TO that portion Of the Presidents message III
which he states that expenditures for the present year
at upwards Of thrtytwo millions OF dollars, anu re-
marked that here seen the vast difference "h'Ip
frequently exists between profession and pIacuce ~
reply TO that remark, something was SAID ABOUT '''e
necessity of these expenditures, IN consequence VI
the twelve million debt which was bequeaihea 10 s
administration by the last l, would be recoi'ec .
nv all that in the report Of tie late Secretary % tue
Treasury (blr. Ewng) method the Mosl surprising
ss,1ed upon 10 swell out the amount oil Indcoiec
ness and that by including IN ms esuihue' .'e
expenses that TO be incurred, ana also 'i,cuss
the balances tina, he proposed to be Kept on haiu "
the Treasury Now he could conceive OF no o''iei
- or or,,v,n, NJ the amount of that debt but BY
counting the outstanding Treasury notes Aeooiu's
10 his recollection they but lli'le over I'VE I'M
lions of dollars when the last ADMINISTRATOR "en
ont of Office But had this debt been paiu ny LUG Pe
.sn, Administration? On the contrary, IL appeared
NV the returns made by the Secretary oil Tue treasury
on the Jst of December, that The amount OIL treasury
notes then outstanding was seven miiiiohs anu up
v,rds and that an addition of two millions had been
made 10 this portion of the public debt by this reform
Administrations So far from having paid oil the small
deb, of FIVE millions. of the last Administration they
h.a increased that debt 10 twelve millions and ns
Something also had been SAID IN the con'0e VI INC
debate in relation TO the expenditure - inc eun "
thirty.nine millions yearly during ef' van Duieh
Administration. Now, there wee uocuiaenss "",In
~ and MILF
amount of expenditures prsper OF that Administration
for each and every wear This was not me:e colnpu-
taton or estimate b,s 1t was derived IRON actual iacts
as they were knowA to eS'slof On .ns p9n .ae pis
cures what .nese expenditures were Mr.. A then pro-
ceeded ,c draw parallel between the expenditures OF
Mr. Van Burens Administration and those OF the pre-
sept Administration, drawing strong deductions IN ia
yor oil the economy OF the former, and eulogzng the
plans of reductions which, Mr. A. sad, were in sue
cessfu operation and contrasting them with the plans
and propositions Of line present reforming Admins''a
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been incurred were attributable part TO the votes OF
the Van Buren, party. Was that the fact' Did the
Vun Buren, party cause the vasexpenditurcs OF money
attendant the special session session which lha1
party regarded having been unnecessarily called
The time Mr.. A. said, during which the Wings had
held power was exceedingly short; but time was some
times measured by the lapse OF events as well as OF
years or months, or days. Andth time had been long
rule had been hurried INTO that brief period OF time
which, ordinarily speaking, years could not have been
expected TO have brought forth Mr.. A. then alluded
to the results Of late elections .emsrng ha! these
results must have the most obdurac that victory
had returned to its accustomed Standard and that the
glorious Democratic banner Temporarily stricken down,
now oated the land IN triumph upon every breeze
But to come immediately to the subject before
the House.
1t seemed to him that if any thing wanting to
prove the trnth of the suggestion he made IN intro
ducng his amendment referring this part Of the mes
sage to the Committee Of Ways and Aleans-(whlcb
suggestion was that 1t question between laying
tariff for protection and tariff for revenue THAT proof
had been furnished by the course which this debate had
taken. For, what had they heard The old argu.
Inents in favor of protective tariff Aud although
some gentlemen protested TO wish only tarih Tor
revenue still the whole and tenor Of their argu
ent went show that they DESTROYS to make the
inciden; greater than the principle.
The question (Mr. A. contended) in replying 10 the
arguments of some gentlemen, was not whether the
Committee Manufactures ought TO be abolished, (al
though there had been attempt to make that the is
.ue) nor whether incidental protection might might
not in any instance be afforded But the sole question
was he conceived, should the object OF tariff be Z
raise e.: sr.'-- 49,. nav ne Ions'ues
ed was the only question involved ii the issue before
The House And he must be permitted to say, that those
who suggested that the doctrines Of free trade wef1
designed for the exclusive beneht 81 the South, ant
that those who advocated them thereby protected the
South or that those doctrines calculated 10 sub
the interest Of any particular section, or class, Of
species OF industry, did injustice TO those expansive
enlarged and liberal doctrines They made themselves
liable the very objection which, IN hiss opinion, thos,
who favored the protective tariff policy were liable.
For his part he considered that these doctrines
were we'll calculated 10 do justice 10 all portions Of h
Union: he conceived them calculated he woG!d no
say TO protect-because that word had been so muci
msused-but to give free scope TO industry, and 10
courage every class Of society. They calculated
10 prevent special legislation 70. special interests,
for particular sections; and this he regarded as then
great merit.
Reference had been made TO the State which he il
part rcprcsented-rnade TOO in somewhat unkind man
ner-by gentleman from New York and gentleman
from Vermont This reference he thought uncallet
for. The Legislature Of the State OF New Hampshire
had, on various occasions, passed resolutions express
i've Of their opinion both as to the unconstitutional
ty and inexpediency Of protective tarlf-resouton
couched in strong language. Those resolutions ema
mated from representatives. who expressed the op;
Mon Of large majority of the people Of that Stale
inhabitants Of State which, though sterile in soil
had converted it into expanse OF territory contann:
probably much general comfort, intelligence, com
potency, and education, universally diused
other section Of country, Of similar extent, III the
S. But he believed that they understood their own in
terests and did not need 10 be reminded OF them b
gentlemen from New York Vermont. The gentle
man from Vermont (Nlr. Slade) had said the people
New Hampshire had been long in bad school Well
they had not been educated in the anti Masonic schoo
in the National Republican American stem schoo
nor did he (Mr. Al conceive that an enlarged patriot
ism consisted in applying the torch OF the incendiary
the glorious temple OF our Union.
Whether he represented Tie interests of his constu
ents or not, matter between him and them; bu
If he believed, or had had any evidence 10 show hin
by election held since his own, that he msrepresen
ed his constituents, he would hold his seat
Whether that was the with the gentleman from
New York mr.. Linn he (Mr. Al could not know.
Mr. A then went into some general remarks OF
the operation Of the protective system, and the view
Of his own State in relation thereto; replying h
went along, to the arguments Of several scn.!cme
who had preceded him.
He believed that il would take long time to COZ
convince the people of this country, that Legislation
favor of any particular class, was for the benefit
all the rest What was il but version Of the oil
doctrine let the Government take of the rich
the rich will take of the poor? The gentleman from