Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-07-16

The following extract from Brownson's (Boslon) Quarterly Review, contains some invincible objec. tons to the distribution bill which has just passed the House of Representatives
 "Furthermore, this of distribution we diske, because II Is, say what you will of il, sumption, in principle af the State debts It's mo- tive IS assumption, urged by Mir. Tyler himself.- He urges II because portion of the States are in det and, fl not assisted, must direct taxa tion, or sacrifice their credit. Ii there were no n- debted States, nohody would bring forward, at this day, proposition for distributing portion of reve- ne among the states. It is the only shape in which | any body among us dares propose assumption. As sumption is unqnestionably unconstitutional. The debts of the states, incurred in their stumble soyer- egn capacity, are their own, and the Federal Gov ernment has more constitutional right to assume them than It has the debts of France or Great Brit ain. This Mir. Tyler knows, and therefore repudi- ates me slightest approach to assumption. But can he not see that by disribui ion he is doing indirectly covertly, what he acknowledges he has no right to do directly, openly How much praise eworthy is
 secret, subtle evasion of the constitution than an open and manly violation of it We hold, we con fess, in no hgh esteem those politicians who think that the only honorable way to proceed is always to adopt measures avowedy for purpose. but really for another Honest and patriotic statesmen never resort to artikce; what they cannot do in an open ] direct manner, they will not do at all.
 "W We oppose distribution because it is intended, as far it goes measure of relief to the debt or interest. We protest against special legislation
 in favor Of this interest Debtors be relieved by government only by taxing for their especial benefit either the laboring class the creditor class or boh | Now we do not understand the justice policy of laying tax on labor, industry, prudence and eco nomy, for the benefit of who have outrun their means, and whose rash plans for growing suddenly rich have ruined them. The measure we are consid- ering is proposed solely for the relief of the debtor States. Mir. Tyler says, 't if distribution be not made m some form other, the necessity will daily become urgent with the debtor States for a re- sort to an oppressive system of direct taxation. @
 The purpose, then, is evidently is to relieve the in debted States. Now, how is this to be done by dis tributoni The money distributed is collected from the people of all the States If the indebeed States receive as their portion more than they had pre- yiousy paid into the federal treasury, why collect it in the first nstancel If more, the comes from | the non-indebted States. The non-ndebted States | that is, the States which have managed prudenty and economically, to be taxed to make up for the losses accustomed by the folly and extravagance of | others! Is this justi Is this sound policy?
 | The money to be distributed is revenue--it is so l called by Mir. Tyler himself This money has been collected from the people at an average expense of thirteen per cent. IT you distribute among the non- l indebted States an amount equal to that which they have paid, you save, of course, distribute l among the indebted States than you had prev iousy collected from them, minus the thirteen per cent the l cost of collection. Now, if you have much sur plus revenue, why not reduce your taxes, which would add 10 the means of the indebted States not only the surplus you propose distribute, but the B
 per cent they pay for it's collection for the dis frbution, take it, will cost five per cent, least the average expense of collecting direct taxes. The people are thirteen per cent worse of in these in- debted States, after you have collected and sent back to them your surplus, than they would have been had you left the surplus in their pockets Now, system of financial operations occasioning loss of this per ceit. is, in our judgment, worthy of adoption only by the fnanciers connected with the United States Ba,k of Pennsylvania