Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-08
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on hand variety If matters demanding publication
Among these is MIR. Secretary Ewings Report on the
+ manners; ana Mr.. Websler's late Correspondence
with Mr.. Fox. We shall publish them both in our
next. Mr. Wcbsers long reply 10 Mr.. Fox is "windy
and wnrdy as the N. \. Ev. Post calls it, We do moi
recognise in il The stamp of those mastery diplomatic
talents, which his panegyrlss have proudly claimed for
him. This letter certainly is not worthy of the bow of
Ulysses IL wants condensation and force, well
beauty How decidedly inferior is it TO the letters of JEFF
ferson, and Madison, and Forsyth! Some of its doc.
trnes too, well his instructions to Mr. Critten.
den, are not only unnecessarily brought in, but they
are objectionable IN themselves After declaring that
the U. >. cannot interfere with the Courts of ~ York
where the necessity Of saying that the case had
been before federal tribunal, the Government would
have directeda noe prosequi to be entered, Mr. Web
ster says that lie Government of The U. $ entertans
doubt that after this avoWal of the transaction as
public transaction authorized and undertaken by the
British authorities Individuals concerned in IL ought
not, by the principles OF public law and the general
usage Of civilized Staes to be holden personally res
ponsbe in the ordinary tribunals OF law for their par
ticipaton IN IT,.
We hold this to be an untenahle and unwarrantabe
ndmssion-calcuated TO succumb 10 the demands of G.
Britain, and to lower the high tone OF our National
character. Besides, the mission of MIR. Crtenden,
which officially communicated to the British Minis
ter is las the ~ Y Standard says "nterterence OF
the highest law officer of the General Government
with the duties of our State Judiciary, in behalf OF
an individual charged with murder, and actually I'M
der indictment for offence against our statutes
with the decision or control of which MIR. Web
ster distinctly informs Mr. Fox the United States Co
yernment had right TO interpose its authority
and is proceeding utterly anomalous and without
precedent, insulting TO this State, It's judiciary, ana
| its Attorney General-a proceeding not warranted
nor paated by any possible issue winch coud arse
from the administration of that impartial justice winch
Mr.. Webster Mr. Fox the prisoner will surely
receive at the hands Of our judicial functIonaries.
vpbo anauhencp hnwpypr will appear m
next. Ii is calculated TO raise the character oil
our country abroad, or Mr.. Websers at home:
Mr.. Emings Report holds, that we are seriously IN
want of funds, that the u S. are in debt, that they
must raise loan for eight years. that they must also
increase the Tariff up 20 per cent, upon every art'-
ce and yet this most consistent Secretary proposes as
his very irst step in his system of Political Economy,
that they must give away the proceeds Of the lubic
Lands, which would assist in paying the debt, and ras'
ing the loan, must make one being avaIla-
bic basis OF the loan, and in rendering it unnecessary
to RAISE so high duty The Globe crtcIses the te-
port in the following terms:
at will be with what anxiety the Report presses
towards two Objects which the Federal party consider
the greatest blessngs-A NATIONAL DEBT ASD Ma
| TIoSAL BANK. They want the FIRST a foundation
10 the last; and both are favoriles with the money
dealers. The ole furnishes fine field wherein over
grown capitalists, weary of business pursuits, can
make safe investments, upon which they may reposr
free from taxes themselves, while the Government
sNtatS uioh vi iduoi W tIiHuic ~ ~
other il the great feeder of active spectators who
gambol-(to drop the figure, gambe) eli the ups and
downs OF the ocean Of stocks the expansions, and con-
fractions of banks. The President hus solemnly de-
cared and for years back acted the principle, that
National Debt and National Bank the greatest Of
curses TO the country Yet We find his Secretary re-
commencing both. Why do not hear Of that regular
retrenchment which has been going part paSsu with
the exinguishment Of the Indian claims for and pur
chased from them, and the gradual cessation OF that
drain suppress the Indian hostIltes, which was the
consequence Of the policy adopted 10 relieve the States
of that savage population: Why not these lands
which cost the General Government such vast expen
dture, when converted into money, applied TO meet
the increased demands the National Treasury, in
stead Of being applied to contribute a drop IN the
bucket to the payment Of The interest, and SO to raise
the value of the almost unexuguishable State debts
and make them the unextnguishable: Instead
of retrenchment and economy, promised by the
present reformcrs at the head of the Departments,
have and extraordinary calls for appropriations
while a! the same time We have the alienation of one Of
the constitutional sources Of revenue proposed and IN
lieu Of the suggestion of increased taxatIon which
must bear unequally among the States. Superadded
10 all this the establishment Of national debt, the
greatest of all taxing powers The prcte1 that ma
llonal debt exists, which must be funded, has no
foundation but in the wish of those who would cre-
ale one The measures proposed by Mr.. Woodbury. in
hi. last report 10 Congress Secretary oil the lreas
~ together with the rapid reduction of expenditure
practically exempled every successive year OF Mr.
| Van Bu.en's administration, would meet every claim
against the Government as they arose, and leave no
apology Tor the funding, daring and banking, which
Federalism now seeks 10 iasten as permanent polcy
upon the Government
| GAS regards Mr.. Ewng's Bank argument We meet
it with the admirable paper put forth by the Democra
nc party Of South Carolina and adopted in the greatest
popular meeting ever held in Charleston We have
never eeen more clear, true, comprehensive view Of
tile issue now involved in the Bank question, and lts
associate schemes than in the expositens and resou-
tons which we copy to-day from the Charleston Ner-
curry. We hope the Democratic Press throughout the
Union will repubiish this declaration of principles
The Democratic party VIC have no doubt Will recognize
them as their OWN and &C. upon the doctrines JUSTLY
cloaucny and vigorously asserted by the Republicans
of South Carolina 1t will be observed from the con-
clusion OF Mr.. Ewings report, that he makes some
reservations for those who hold the doctrines OF the
South Carolina address IN regard TO Bank The
opinions different from his own, which the Secretary
refers TO entitled 10 high consioeraton we nave no
doubt is the Presidents,
We recoinmen nd readers these proceedings OF the
Democrats Of Charleston, which We have thrown upon
our last page, along with other articles bearing
directly upon them
,Nhorred conjunction, The Baltimore American
ooes for a National Bank, and as an auxiliary TO II,
| 1;oL Thrift Here indeed is double remedy for the
times worse BY far than the disease itself 1t admres
| MIR Claws promptness in bringing forward National
Bank as his stscal agent but declares, "that Va.
,,nol Bank indispensable is 10 the restoration of
a sound financial state, will yet avail but little unless
some decided change is made IN our regulations Of
trade aWhat can Bank do without specie: And
how, can we retain specie in the country enough 10
constitute the basis of currency, while constant
drain i roina OH under our existing commercial regu
lo,ions the inevitable result Of which is to take specie
! 10,