Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-03
Correspondence OF the N. Y. Express.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHrse ron, Nov. os
The session OF Congress about commencing. has
in il difficulties and dangers II is as well TO lock at
in order TO be the better able 10 face. Alter the
usual preliminary skirmish and squabb upon Alb
oton, to make members "patrioIic" at home
(Which by the way, has degenerated from princi-
ple to a play,) the condition OF the Revenue must
come up, involving the Tariff, the Public Lands, and
The Currency. A combined effort Is making 10
throw the Public Lands again into the political mar
ket and thus to reopen that question again. Judge
Hager, n man ola powerful family, in South Caro-
lima where they are all pltrcians that are anything
nj all (the plebians counting only when the Census
Is taken, and having little no voice in the gov
eminent of the State,) has already led off for ere.
peal" IN the South Carolina Legislature. That
move will be followed up in Congress and else
where. IL is favored by the times, the want Of mo-
ney the Treasury here the dehct IN the revenues
and tho necessity of raising the tariff, to have
cash. in order to get along. IL is not certain that
ne opposition have not States enough, that can
combine presen, picture OF majority of States
refusing the Federal boon. Thus many things con-
cur vet TO n kc the proceeds OF the Public Lands
leading debae,hie matter. Nobody supposes or
ever would suppose that the Tariff interest of the
country will assent "a Tins repeal or that these IN
teress will be content with the downward scale Of
protecting duiits.-AlcadY we see them in the field
indeed, proc, aiming with vast effect that there can
be no currency where there IS no protection,-ior
such is the drain upon the Uni ed States for specie
10 nav for European goods, that specie payments
can hardly he maintained, If maintained, only by
the reduction TO a hard money system, and conse.
ouent degradation and impoverishment Of the labor
ng people.
oress in the face. The Secretary Of the Treasury
has them TO contend with in his annual Report and
with what ability he is to deveope, we are TO
Whether he is for the crisis, or whether not,
tim. will demonstrate. He is high Tariff man, il
IS we'll known He stands well, therefore, with the
protecting interests Of the country; but whether he
can effect as much in that position as Secretary
of opposite principles, compelled TO act by the want
of means | have my doubts. Congress, too, will
take up that question with the usual indifference and
usual insncerIty. "The Tariff" is a bug bear over
the Potomac. IL lis a capital Stock IN trade 10 cleo
tioneer with The small beer politicians can make
mountains oct OF mo.ehills by II. South Carolina,
too can spit more FIRE on this matter than NCsuyIus
or Etna. Now what is TO be done with Tariff
made political question OF, IS for every body TO
guess. If got, it is unsteady when got. Interests
growing up under II have no Certainty oil thelr
growth continuing. What is done this year may
he undone the next. Parties in this country now
are about equally divided. The next Congress may
be whig or it may be any thing else, every thing
depending upon the moves OF politicians, the ie"
months TO come
Now what is the part Of wisdom for the Wings
under the existing state of things Let US think
and reason together upon this subject, for all our
wisdom will be wanted within the thirty days TO
come.
The President of the United States, the Executive
power one Of the three branches Of the Government
concurred with Us Wings upon the Bill distrlDu-
ting the proceeds OF the Public Lands. To repeal 1t,
OF course, there must De such action with this Con-
gress Of which there is probability or Of the next
Congress- and the Executive, of The political char
meter Of which Congress there may be great deal oil
doubt as things now are. Inc Opposition have
been counting this Executive power with airs
as winning and as cOaXIng as ever woman was np
proachcd. The Wings on the contrary, Of first al
most in mass, lately though with large sections,
aloof, have been scoIdng and lecIurng and aous-
ing the Executive, upon incidents connected with
the establishment Of q National Bank. 10 IS but
natural that human nature should like more the
notes of friendship even pretended and false, than
OF abuse, grating harshly upon the ear. No doubt,
the two WAYS the two parties have approached the
President have had their effect upon his mind he
is charged with appointing Loco Focos to office. If
3D. we know not, but II so, m Tennessee alleged,
there may have been peculiar causes TO which
Senate can look for the nomination IN lnohoau with
out a Wing sanction there. de Is charged with
keeping Loco FOcos in Office too. II Loco Focos
nrs kept in office with proofs clear and unequlvOcal
Of fierce and foul interferen0 in elections, the
temper of the President has got the better OF his
pIedge-but is il not the most natural thing in the
world that President should refuse 10 turn oIt OF
Office party proismpors friends, and 70 put in for
them enemies aVowedi II he put of the day Of re-
rnoyA-if he used the broom Of reform sparIngly,-I
n he give an unwilling TO charges, and willing
one 10 defence who among us might not have had
the same infrmity, a pledge notwithstanding,
rrnciple tool state these IhiHgs 10 point out the
position OF the President and his connection with
the Wings, who have this Congress, and who may
not have the next TO add, hereafter, upon their du'
" TO make friends with the President TO have a
guarantee Of the Veto power that the Loco FOcOs do
not undo what we do now.
What guarantee is there for the Land Bill after
two wears but the Presidents friendship for the par
" with which he was acting when j, pastedi
What guarantees for any reform the wings may es-
tabish but that7 What guarantee for any protect
inc duty, or any measure OF revenue, or currency 3
q -..aN =
carried OUT Again, Il the President with wing
& fbInet cannot carry his measures before Wing
Senate and Wing House, may not the necessity
of administering the Government, for the Govern.
mcnt must 60 on, force upon him, as IN England
s1metimes, a Loco Foco Cabinet 10 have the support
of I,oco Foco party in order 20 carry the Govern
rent ont The Executive power Of itself cannot
p .ore administer the Government. II must have
marty or rather a body Of men interested ~ acting
with t. and forts defence. The Wings should be that
Marty TO the extent Of principle and policy and truth.
For fear the Executive should wish 70 be reelected,
10 De- madness to oppose all he does. The oeslre 70
elect another should prompt proffers OF alliance
with the powers that be rather man war thefc-
uuou. The friends Of Mr. Van Buren, want the
friendship OF Mr. Tyler 10 play into Van Buren's
hands. whereas many Wings, accustomed 70 twelve
vsars' opposition seem 10 deem II Impunity 70 have
my hing 10 do with administration, whatsoever.
It isupon these grounds that have before urged
Kindness 10, and friendship for, the Presidents Fis-
en- Agency when IL comes out. The Radicals will
rrack H. no doubt Of that Tammany Hall will
Irsus right up, the Old Loco Foeos Of the Park
up1n the rostrum, when paper money by the Gov
,lnment is presented VIC may be sure. Now, We
/, the impractcabIe pursuit Of a National Bank
nav 60 after them, " we will Temper may temp
lrs 10 ruin, " We choose. We may keep the cur
,.,,v question ahoat four years yet if We please
- tbep under Van Buren, again, relapse into tn
T.,d Money Treasury, again, II % we like
preach, therefore, for on easy settlement Of al
, rcons,ets with the Executive power Let %
t,,oet and pass over past differences oi op mon an
49,. bsvs "union for the sake Of the Unoo," no,
l s. a. ,,o,, tbso ever The Express newspapc
,65us6 falsely charged BY che Courier osw IS;
- ,o,,og tbe principles put forth N such le
70 y, IN. Il has no spoilsno treasury P,r
m ~. Courier alleges Il has never got snylhsE
p, tom ts friends, unless i be ,s,4L 5oG
~, g,.,sss and which under Mr.. Wleklihe u
'',.uho', Tbe list OF lettors are published ~
,5,,,,,.s1,snt.-is no more "sPoiis,s than ne m
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