Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-06

proposes 10 give them nine millions more Was there
any surplus from which this sum was TO be tahrn:-
M The money must be obtained by increased lana
ton, or large butlhcnsome debt What relief was
there then, in this operation: We take niie MI
lions from, the Treasury and 10 replace II, with Tie
xn.ns.s ol collection &C. wr must draw ten millions
ar more. from the pockets Of the people, by duties OF
other taxes
He said the only true Of relief were industry
(.uraiiiy and ecouomvnot wild schemes 81 distr-
bu,,on The former distribution or deposiie scheme
~ which the States got twen'ye'ght m'ilions was
the greatest curse tnat bei,l them, rs It led
the mo all kinds "f ey,rava.ancies and folies; the
iscis Of which would, in some degree, be felt Tor
ayes.
end after infinite distress, il will not be for the bene
fl OF the States whose agents have sold of them
al thirty and forty per cent; sacrifice, but to the be-
ncit relief aud profit Of the nabob spectators on
both sides Of the Atlantic, who have already bought
them al discount almost equal 10 The old solder GER
tifcates.
Cnupled with this kind of relief to the States ~ the
further operation Of the other project Of relief to them
in respect their currency, through the new ilsca
National Bank, of thirty fifty millions capital when
will rob their State institutions OF most OF the specie
they have left break most Of the sound banks now IN
operation where il can as did in the West and South
west from 1890 ls2i-strp them oil Their legitimate
business and pros-reduce prices as u dd then, ten
or twenty per cent mnre and BRING 10 the hammer
l
indebted To disregard this, IS 10 let nil HISTORICAL
warning be lost and The lessons OF wisdom taught IN
onr own annals be no more useful than an old al
manac
But beyond and all this in peril TO the States
nv asknrr and receiving such relief from the General
Government "a Donations instruments, and largesses
of all kinds is th- radical and fatal change thus INTRO
duccd in Their relations to that Government. Ihry
are hy such relief, 10 be made dependents on the Gr
nra Governments instead Of living as now, indspend-
slave toad In
.r.a, and crnre and bow here 10 obtain their yearly
sunnlies and thus for Of pottage, for which they
IN another way are made To pay more than the value
must submit 10 be stripped Of all their relative power
control, and sovereignty In stunning Charyodis you
are wrecked on Scyl!a
You could remedy single loss Of a few thousands
or even millions of money, the hsir cut off will grow
apain But when you introduce new principle into
the SYSTEM erroneous, poisonous, presidential, how IS
to be resisted BY the very party overcome and pros
tra,cd by its corrupting influences: How you
silly rouse once more in the willing slave all the proud
feelings and aspirations of the free: How the lny
tweniy-slx sovrregntes that compose this Union, after
once succumbng and trucking tn the General Govern
ment and dcmeanng themselves 10 receive bread and
aims al lis hands, how they ever regain their pris
tine supremacy and check and control The encroach-
men,s and patnns Of the great central consolidated
power 10 which they have bent the knee of dependence
and homage?
A great central consolidated power-ihus welding
bath the purse and the sword and thus armed with
liz fiscal agent, and capital enough its disposal
brine half contnrnl, Ia BE- suIr to lord II here "veT
ahi-ct States; but only show whether i na
10 be controlled and II Itself By the slightest nod
o those merchant kings, or inoneyed mnnarchs on
whichever side al the Atlantic, whose Influences 10
raise the rr,c-s al their State stocks make paata
ole measures fatal 10 the liberties and independence
%: the whole country.
| 81 much for the relief to the States.
81 The measures proposed IN tins report are lastly
Of plIpft hEU grlr IN
bring 10 the General Government, pretended To b. in.
VOWED in debt and wastru expenditure, though It has
na,d every due promptly and IN Specie and IN 30
high credit be sought for guarantee b. others
| II - relieve this Government by stripping Il Of
three millions Of present rersanes BY adding many
millions 10 lis fJpfaSeS, by creating large and per-
manent nationai d Of twenty to forty Millions by vIr.
iua!y giving millions in the fourth install
IL The States, and hy repeating IN thu Sub 1rea
sury ih great barrier against the use of the nunsPe
cle paying banks and appreciated, rredremable bank
paper calculated Ia destroy credit, and cause pub
ic well private losses 10 ncacGlab!e amount
This is the relief TO the General Government.
for one say, as respects my individual, State, or
L. S. relations ask such political noSirums--nn
terl except the oldfashcncd mode OF greater iru-
raliiy expensrs-Erraer aversion 10 and freedom
from dcht.reaer industry, temperance, and morality
IN society: and much less do ask for any of The kinds
If relief which this extraordinary report and lis extra,
ordinary rrcnmnir nda ions would bring 10 rs.
And il the brave Granite Republic, whose interests
have the honor L. represent part here, should 'rel
incxped,rni, unconstitutional, dangerous 10 pubic
Liberty 10 approve these asu.rs and shand refuse to
accept of bcrgary and insulting aims which she never
! asked inr, and winch be wrnnr from the hard
earnings Of her people, and by increased taxes on
their comforts, if not necessaes of liie-e me
toll you Sir, tina, she viii not be cfoled nor drag"on-
ed INTO acqumscencr, BY being told, as she IS, IN one
clause If the Secretary reformed Bank charter that
you will still force from her this tributary tax, and be-
81 the proceeds others more supple and mcnial