Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-12
PosTscRIpT.---Ey Last Evenings Mail.


We received large Budget Of papers las, night but
too late to make much use Of them. The Washington
papers all up. We give the two following
Editorials from the Globe, 20 show the important cha
racter of the movements which are now exhibited IN
the Senate of the United States. correspondent
calls attention TO the Developments and says, ie
course Ct Messrs. CrHcaden and Cny ieavc no doubt
as to that Of the coming hdminstratIonihe attempted
Distribution Of The proceeds Of the Public Lands, and
thus absrac;inr from the three millions 10 to
supplied by taxcs-a Tariff See what is going on i!
the Senate as is obvlous, that in that body the cards
to be stocked which General Harrison Is TO play
out" What says the Old Dominion to all this
FURTHER FEDERAL POLICY
WAsHISGToS, Jan Ut is generally understood
that Mr.. Crtlendcn Of Ky, to ill the Office Of Attor-
ncy General otthe L S, aud Of course station in The
Cabinet under the administration about to come into
power. That gentleman possesses large share OF II.
lent; and, besides the intrinsic weight which he will
have in the Cabinet will exercise the influence over the
administration, which he will carry into Il as the
especial friend and representative OF Nr. Clay
In this view fthc subject, more than tie nsua I'M
portance is TO be attached To the declaration Of r
Cnttcndcn, made in the Senate Tuesday last, that
lie was in favor Of the establishment OF Bank 81 III"
United States, and he considered that measure 10 be the
only one which coud afford reliefand sound currency
to the country All other measures, such az the State
Bank and Independent Treasury systems, he ireacda as
inefficient, llusory, and inadequate 10 meet the public
wants To these declarations, MIR. Clay repeatedly
gave asserting inclination OF his head
determination of the Federal Wing leaders 10 make
the creation of Bank Of the United States the rad-
ing measure Of their Administration. To that will be
added distribution Of the proceeds Of The pubic lands
among the several States and tari upon the import
ed merchandise, if 4 sufficient minority can be COM
nanded in both Houses Of Congress, 10 pass laws tor
THE rRf EMprioN DEBATE.
WAsHIYoToN, January s.-Ihe discussion on the
important subject Of the presumption rights 10 settlers
on The public lands which began in the Senate on Mon
dav last, and has continued ever since IS one which
Will be read with profound attention. not merely b. the
inhabitants Of the new States and Territories but BY
the people Of the IT, generally II has been truly and
literally debate between LIBERALISM and DEMO
CRACY; the principles brought into discussion being
entirely such discriminate and identify the two par
ties This appears throughout the whole debate, and
more especially in that part oIt which relates 10 the
cuson Of foreigners from the rights OF preemp,on
the public land The Federal gentlemen see The
greatest danger the public Liberties from permitting
a foreigner 10 have the privilege of settlement aud
purchase on 100 Of land in The remote settlements
Of the West but they no danger IN permitting TO-
reign bankers and capitalists to hold millions Of stocks
and personal estates, and 10 WELD a vast power
the commerce, the money market, the politics. the
elections and the legislation Of the u States. These
Fedcralists who for preventing German emisran
from owning 100 acres Of land in Illinois Missouri
for fear Of his foreign principles and attachments,
entirely in favor of the miscalled Bank of the L. s..
two thirds of which owned by foreigners, and which
Bank is great political and moneycd power in the
hands Of the Federaiss themselves, and at the bottom
of all the frauds and corrupons the elections, and
all the suspensions and assumptions Of the banks
and all the commissions in the money market and all the
OF business which have distressed THIS
country for many years past They not afraid 81 this
foreign bank, welding - millions Of capital, and hold
ing It's iednf many 90 members 81 Ccngressat
time, and lis long last of EDITORS and its tram band
Hcssians invade ncighborIng States with their false
votes elections: they afraid OF nothing Of all this;
but solitary foreigner clearing little held IN the
depth ofhe Western wilderness, is to them most alarm
ing and dangerous object The debate to which refer,
has illustrated this feature Of Federalism, and invite
the entire Democracy of the Union read at,cntvey
We bcseech them consider tins debate not small
question of local interest TO the West but rs great
question of prncpl es-as showing the difference be-
tween Democracy and FedcrafiSm-as showing the re-
stored Federalism Of $40 to BE- exactly what the old
alien law Federalism in 1893 This is tie great
point of view in which this debate should be viewed;
and we therefore recommend the perusa OF 1t 10 the
Democracy OF the Union.
The matter took new turn at the close Of the de-
bate this evening Mr.. Crilenden proposing TO refer
the redemption bill to a committee, with Instructions
effect, TO convert it into distribution bill upon sir
Clays plan. Mr. Calhoun then gave notice tia.
he would renew, as an amendment thereto, the land
system which he proposed in lieu of the present
one at the last session, and the antagonist that pro-
posed by Mr. Crittcndens instructions 10 supersede
it. That the public may understand fully the measure
thus offered as the antagonist of the distribution sys-
tenn, we present in columns the report Of Mr. Nor
veil, from the Committee Public Lands 10 which il
referred at the last The old land system
which we think has worked so well, ought 10 be
lightly changed for any other-certainy not for Mr..
Clay's whch is direct violation of the compacts with
The cedine States and the Constitu,i1n.-U
Marriages,
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T., J., lief Alhenor