Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-21
RICHMOND, Va, FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1871
rug ADMINISTRATION PRESS

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ms. out Thus the National Intelgencer de1ycs,a.
n two-column article Qike twohorse power 10 VIA,
| il calls "Ihe Opposition PrcSS'-an we must retu,,
the compliment by heading this article sTkr .idrja
ration Press" Although the long article IL ihe Ii
tellgencer of Friday last is pleased to bring prom.
nenty forward the Enquirer and It's structures on s
programme and plot of the Extra Session, as atrIy
set forth by the Official Organ, yet have space q
time for an elaborate rcjoinder 10 this reply o. the
| Intellicencer. We will touch two points only
and then dismiss the subject.
This administration Press notices objections u
the Distribulion-and by way Of reconcns us 10 lta
movement, reminds US of Mr.. Tyers Report, IN H.
session of the Virginia Legislature of '39-snd II,
passing "the popular branch, the II. of D. The h
tegencer claims that vote as the exponent Of .,f-
then sentiment of the 'Old Dominion on the suLaet
of the Public Lands We do not admit the vote /
539, in the H. Of d., to lie correct index Of the VOC
of the People at that time-much less, at the pres.r
moment, when the designs of the Wing party hs,,
been more completely unmasked. lfthe people Of w.
pinia had then been told they are now boldly TOD
by the Wings that they want money even with liz
aid of the Public Lands; and that if the three millions
are given away, much more will be wan,ins u
be raised by duties-and that necessary part Of liz
Federal policy is TO increase the Protective Tariff do.
the Integenccr believe, that The People Of Virginia
would then have supported the Principle Of DstTbp
ton: The Intelligencer refers TO the stability" with
which MIR. Tyler's Report "e1amued and elucidaet
the subject" We refer with egnal confidence IL the
superior ability which displayed IN opposition l.
il, by Messrs. Edmunds of Halifax (Democra,l ina
Hodges of Nansemond (Hhg) II reminds us Of ,he
adoption of three resolutions, by the H. of d. We es
leave to remind it, in like manner, of their rejection Ii
the Senate
But there is one further "reminiscences in this trans
action which we beg leave recall 10 the recoec,.7
of the National lnlegencer well as the Actrg
President himself. lie (Mr. TylerD compelled,
in order to make his Resolutions acceptable 10 a-
House of Delegates, superadd the following qualify
ing resolution, at the eleventh hour.
House Of Delegates, February H. lsSs-A motion va Tn
the Resolution just adopted, the following
Resore neeeress That BY the foregoing resolution. asf,
the Of the proceeds Of sales Of Tie loc
this General Assembly doth mean in event. ntrseG
the settlement Of the tariff commonly called the
but The contrary hsrby declares ana reseires tint M
eoapror., should 9 held saered and ncoia;r 4itGi
80; 81
"Take then the pound of flesh, but take moi w,.de
one drop Of Christian blood" Disturb not the ComP@
mise Act, according to Mr.. Tyler's principles 4
supply the deficiency in the Treasury, which mU.
arise from the Distribution, you must raise the II
riff beyond the stipulaons of the Act of 1888 g.;
where is the proprety of first giving away three m
lions among the States; and then raising BY dou.,
burden TO be imposed upon the people:
The N. lntelligencer seems TO insinuae, that ~
pose tbc right OF Virginia to her share in those Put
lie Lands" II must excuse US for saying that In.
miserable sophism. Virginia does receive her pra
portion, through the expenses which pad BY he
Federal Government. This relieves us from the ne
cessity OF increasing odous Tariff and Of pay ng
additional duties. But the question presents still
important considerations. What right does Consrss,
possess to raise money for the purpose of ds,nb4,
ING il among the States: The Lands belong alreat
to the Federal Government, to be applied 10 the ~
ment of the public debt, and Of the expense.
Give them away, and Congress must raise The more
by an increased Tariff is it not the same thing r'a
to give away the proceeds Of the Public Lands, y
give away the duties Of the Custom House. iol
may as well lake the three millions from the q.
tom House, us from the Public Lands. IL coa
at last to the same thing. You but borrow from Pea
to pay Paul. And when was it ever supposed BY Il
Fathers of the Constitution, that they were glSf!
power TO the Federal Government TO raise money I!
the use of the States, In what clause Of the Cor
tuition do find authority given to the Rppre.en
tstives Of Maine Missouri mot at all responsible q
the People Of Virginia) to raise money for the
penses of the State of Virginia; Every tub shoni l
rest its bottom. 1t is the duty OF the Regr
sentatves Of the different States in Congress Assem-
bed, 10 raise money for the U Sand it is the di'
Of the General Assembly of Virginia 10 raise mone' /
for her Each set of Representatives is rrsponss
TO their Constituents. Each Government acts 8:
itself-And il would be entirely reversing the crd-
things, if the Stale Governments could be MADE
pendent for their resources upon the Federal machine,
which constructed for very different purposes III
to sink into mere spendares a. the feet OF the Fee
raj Government.
So much for the question Of DiSfribution-But lie
National Intelligencer is equally unfortunate III The
sitlons which it takes about National Bank f.
claims the present Pennsylvania Bank Of the Chi't
States. calculated 10 confirm rather than 10 wtas
en- the pretensions Of 4 National Bank. But ri
National lnteliigencer TO forget the decaa.
ton of its late Oracle, MIR. Bidde that the ssP.
ration of that Bank from the Federal Treasury mace
stronger, rather than weaker. 1t to forget, y
that, administered the reneced National Bank wo: b
have been by such Head and such Directors, Il g1g vi
but have done more mischief. with its increased ct2A
cities 1t seems to forget also, that the Old BsnA 81
the u. S. guilty of the grossest abuses that da"E
frequently specializing upon the public depos'es .
largng the sphere of its accommodation and dscouEi
until it obliged to curta and thus protuc
reaction, convusing the markets, disturbing 4
interior exchanges, the regulation OF which the y 4
tional lntelligencpr claims to be the grea. nj
Of such an Institution. The exchanges were 90 Il
times worse than they at present-and
gina suffered in proportion. (See the history
ITS operation OF the National Bank, which " ~.
recently repua'ished in this paper in the form q
Dialogue, compiled by intelligent Gil zen Of Bc
Ingham county, But Virginia is destined 10 suffer
more, than from the fluctuations Of exchange. Motor
she, but the whole South suffer from the ovcfl
control which is exerted by the ceniraizng nHura
of the National Bank. Place it in New York, Or ~
ladelpha, and its Board of Directors must contro
only the exchanges but the markets, and thu pr"
of the productions Of all the South Instead o
towns building themselves up from the great resoG'
Of their respective States-instead of our mval''
importing for tbemseves-nstead Of dependlfs III
our better organized aud well.conducied = III
Banks, for the necessary capital to assist the con
cal credit of own people, our trade is pfns IA
to be drawn off TO the geat Banking Emporium Ii
North (See the Report Of DR.. Mallory subn'', III
the Commercial Convention of Virginia in l1S- ~
may add, as the opinion of some Of our intelligent II
chants, that Notwithstanding the difficulties o.
times, Virginia is attaining degree Of pros ~
which is unknown to most of the other States, 40.
most unknown even TO herself-And that the e. VI
lishment of Mammoth National Bank e. se"D NJ
would but tend to stunt her growth and paraIyiF
development Of her energies. IA
But there is other consideration which W IL
leave 10 call 10 the memory of the n. lntellge"wv
that we consider of paramount importance IN
talk to Virginia about some little improvement :" III
when the lntelligenccr would cree
prostrating the Constitution itself What sfsn.
there, who would moi rather pay "ten dollars sa'
go cents in Virginia money for n. Y $40 mote
abandon all her great principles, in order to eS'sO
Money King in Philadelphia, or New YORK :.
where ; Besides, the of the "Adnihls"s