Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-03
Mated That duties were 10 be levied for revenue only and


1t is, said he, that duties to he raised for
nue. TO be raised to such an amount only as IS ne
cessary for economical administration of the Co.
ycrnment. Some incidental protection must necessa
,rly be- given, and he for one, coming from an Anita
riff portion Of The country, would nut object to IT
But said he we were told yesterday BY the gentleman
from Massachusetts, Mr. Adams,l that he did not con
slider the compromise binding, because II was com
pact between the South and the west III winch New
England was not party, and Il was craihmea COW
her throat by the previous question, he voting against
it, The gentleman from Pennsy lvan;a said to-day al
mos, tho me th;ng for he considered il merely pom,
of honor which he willing 10 concede TO the south
and that object gained, there was no longer reason for
adhering to it.
Did The gentleman contend that no law was binding
on New England and on him, unless 1t is sanctohea
by him and the New England delegation: SIR, SAID
MIR c. believe that it is binding whether sanctioned
by New England or The gentleman SAID that lie
would give the public lands 10 the States and the com
promise act 10 the dogs Sir, II The lands are 10 oe
given to the States if upwards of three millions are TO
he deducted from that source of revenue and are
then to be told that this furnishes pre'ext INST Tor
borrowing and then for taxing the people, we may wei
feel cause for insisting the obligations OF the com.
promise. Sir, said Mr.. e., gentlemen know very wei
that there is some virtue in the compromise act ana
that though il may be repudiaed BY few OF the re-
representatives. Of the people, yet The people themselves
will adhere to il the means OF averllns the greatest
Of evils But he had seen enough TO snow MN '"a'
the power of giving might be construed as the power
of taking and he should not be surprised 10 see pro-
position the debts OF the siales-ior 'he ioe
that you give, the more that IS wanted.
After some further remarks MIR. u SAID that ne was
opposed TO the hurrying Of this important measure
through at the present session. Let US wait unl sum
cent information is obtained to enable us 10 ac Juu'
ciously Let US wait 10 inquire whether there Is any
necessity for raising increase of revenue OF eight NH
lions of dollars articles, all which, under the com
promise act are either free of duty or liable TO duty
of less than 90 per cent Let rs not be told That OF,
account of the appropriations for home squadron ane
for Notifications, amounting TO about three millions o.
dollars il is necessary TO raise thus large sum. we
have already borrowed twelve millions OF dollars ana
during the remainder of the year. Mr.. Ewing tells ns
that the customs will yield five millions when together
will make seventeen millions of dollars Oh available
means in the Treasury. Then there was a large sur
in the hands Of the discussing officers Of the Govern
ment and he yentured TO assert that there would bt
more than twenty millions al the disposal Of he lrea
sury before the expiration OF the next session OF Ion
gress Are we to be tod, SAID MIR Gmer, that We ait
to increase the tariff in order to give TO Tue states '
fourth instalment under the deposite ac NO, Sir; i
MS arrest this course Of extravaganza at the outset
let us arrest that bill which is now hanging IN 'ht
other House, I,he Distribution bli,J ana wirh uus
will ever hang there. Let arrest that Oil ana ht
proceeds from that source viii, IN the coming ioul
wears, pay this twelve million loan. But these neu'
sures are all part of the same system DiSlf'ou.
ton is used as u pretext for oan and loan IS useo
as a pretext for high duties. This was an eAu"oi
binary session Of Congress, and inasnuch as ''eie
would be within few months regular seSs'on-'n'
.smuch as the Committee on Commerce had report
ed resolution contemplating the organizalion OF Sc
lect committee, with view 10 Inc coieCuoh VI INV
nation TO aid in the revision of the farm Tor feve"ue
and inasmuch the compromise goes luiy mo oPp'a
tion IN July nest-he thought that wisdom, as wen as
;ustce demanded that they should not hurry through
On nj measure when it was not absolutely es-
sental TO the wants Of the Government.
AGer some further remarks, Mr.. q. said that II was
time that he and his Wing friends should understand
ono another He wanted now 10 understand what were
the cardinal principles OF the Wing party, OF which he
WAS an humble member lie had tor SIX or seven years
been member OF that party, and thought he
their principles but he much feared tina, he had oeen act
ing under some delusion and now that they were all
here topether he wished 10 come TO perfect under
.tandipg Sir said MIR. e., we have heard very often
here that the people of the United States have deci
ded upon the great questions which now ag'h'e 'ne
country and that all have TO do IS TO register leir
edcts He denied this in toto. lie would Tell gentlemen
what the people did decide. They decided that there
had been waseful administration ol the people mo-
nev and that there should be economy, not nggardly
but liberal economy, in the public expenditures ihey
decided that there should be responsibility OF pnoiIe
officers to the laws and TO the Constitution lhey De
cided that there shoud be reduction OF the power
and patronage of the Executive branch Of the Co
vernment and RESTRICTION of all the Departments o.
the Government 10 the objects Tor which they were
constituted They cded that there should be no pro-
scriptioa for opinions S"ks and, Sir, there was one
principle more strongly avowed than another during
the last Presidential contest which echoed from one
aide Of the Continent the other, it that there
should be no prescription for opinion sake ana YET
said MIR. G., when are assembled IN grand counci
for the first time, what do we hear why, Sir, we are
10 be prescribed opinion sake for the sake OF OPT
which always honestly, It may be ignorantly
entertained. ! hope, said Mr.. G., that we shall no
exhibit the singular spectacle of the Wing party pro
scrbing a Wing President for opinion sake l
would indeed present ludcrous spectacle 10 the PEG
ple Of the u S. The President OF the w. ,. has kep
the faith he always proiessed and if you dis
posed to quarrel with him because he, with those wht
think with him, has certain distractions, and woult
not after he got into power, turn Turk or Mahomme
dan, the sin will be yours.
Let US, said MIR. e., say a word about distinctions
They are certain great princp pies which regulate tn
conduct Of men, morally and politically. Mr. g. here
gave view of his political faith and contrased II VIII
that of those who in favor of strong Government
and who would accomplish the objects they have u
view by construction, If they can do 1t by no othe
means. But these opinions, SAID MIR c. may be regard
ed distractions. lie feared that the Constitution 1t
selfmight be regarded an abstraction The Ten Com
mandments-the New Testament, on winch The hope
of man here and hereafter are founded are set o
distractions The old adage, that honesty is the hes
policy, is regarded by the hg hwayman as miserable
abstraction There were many sorts OF distractions
There was one abstraction which guards The people
in their Treasury, and another abstraction VINO
would abstract it from them without their consent LII
was for the one and not for the other. He was amuse
yesterday to hear the gentleman from New Jersey
mir. Hastead,) in speaking of the Administration
the venerable gentleman from Massachusetts, say tia
if that Administration had been suffered to 90 on, W
should have seen less Of this less of that, and less
the other, than we have The gentleman terme
the party who Supported that Administration as IN
Wbic party. Now he, Mr. e., always ofoplnIo
that the Wing party took its date from the year 1875
II it dated from 1929, the gentleman should remembe
that
ain Adams fall,
We sinned ALL
If indeed, the Wing party was Of so early date
the gentleman from Massachusetts, was entitled to tax
the lead in it, He is entitled lead here, and where
ever il is avowed lha, the party of 1929 was the Wh
party. Blu, let the gentleman remember that the ex
crsses of the two last Presidents had induced man.
OF their friends secrdc Tcm them, and that the ST
cecers from the jackson and Van Buren, ranks form
the majority Of the Wing party. We formed union
said ar. c. with the Opposition party of that day. ant
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