Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-05

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~. ,,,e permanent revenue IRON the cust"ms;-anc
rhen The whole snppor, Of ihe Government Is
shnn, 10 be thrown exclusively onAhc foreign com.
.rre Of the country. So much foNhe permanent e.
rcts, in financial view, Of this measure
The swelling of the tide Of imports, IN the hrsi m
stance from The loans, would lead 10 corresponding
fash OF revenue and that to exayasaE' expenditures
n no followed bv embarrassment OF TIE treasury, m"
rlu. of goods, whc., would bring on coies Pnhe'H.
PRESSURE on the manufacturers; when my 'Feh6 ron
Massachusetts, Mr. Ba.rs) and oiiirT Senators IRON
that quarcr would cry cut for additional pru.ec'on'
uard AGAINST the necessary consequences 81 the VT,
measure they urgently pressing through '"'
Senate Such would be the consequences OF 'h'S ''
snre reuardrd as OF finance, aGi n reference ~ "
internal cp.raon II is not possible but mat such
.,a,snr. :, unequal and unjust between State ano
SIT. section and sec;ion-betweeh lioSe VINO i've =.
her own means and industry, nn 'Eose WHO I've :"
expect TO I've the pubic CRIB pa aau greatly Y
;hat dscord and strife within, and eakness without
which is necessarily consequent on 'e ehie y sum
! measures OF which II forms part
H., ;,s ,n,schicvous effects on Tie exterior relations
,n ,nrr would not be limited 10 its indirect con
ao,anc.s There il would strike direct and deadly
| - hy Withdrawing entirely IRON the deiences o.
~. .,o,rv one Of the only two sources OF our reye
81. IN, mucl, IN, most pernlancu, and growing
II - nny m the pawer OF Congress 10 pledge pfriaa
,.n,r This great and increasing uhd 10 that npor'a"
;eci-o completing The system at i"Ithcations, aiio
bn,dinu, equippins aud mainlaning gallant navy
| IL
the ie,estahc project oil distributions and 10 sub
-, !, ia Mace the revenue from tine pubic lands, a.
,ormonent fund sacrrd to the dcienccs OF the conn
,rv And from VIVA; quarter did lnIs palri"nc una fc's
.,o,.smanlke proposition COME: From HE lar ana sa
lar, West: from the Senator (Alr. LINN OF Stale INC
nost remote from the ocean, and secure from daner
al IL. whom WAS il rn.cd down Strange 10 tel, ~
senators from martini. States States most cSios.
and having the deepest interest ~ s'e ,i ~ !,
BY their RI p7escn,at,ycs on this floor "ohoFf,'. -
g,n.tf "A.
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland Delaware a"u ~.
Iersev. aaye each two votes against IL Wv 49,
ave one ; and every vote ir"m New l1"S I"a ~
| ,wo from New Hampshire, aiia one '''" m - 80,
cast against il. IL rc;aem''h" =. W. ana L,y
h,, ,bes, votes from States :" eAi''S." NV 90"
| 80 - ..i. IN the dctcncc al Inc country
~. c,s, in Caro. Of d'>rihni'on-oi giving s'a
4 ,,;,,uslv a large pori'0n "i l.e iuu "''' VIC -
H., domain 10 wealthy British capitalists, aha as""'
I ~ ~ ,s,,,on for applying u permanently 10 ."'
~ rr,os. oil defending their own shores from III
s" SAY, md dspger How strange that New FORK ana
! y,v ENGLAND, with their hundreds o. NITROUS " pr
,, and so many thousands {" hardy and 'nterp's
~, :,ors annually aioat, should g'ss 50 large VOC
's .,,ra ,hnye MI others best calcua'ed 10 with.
DC protection from both ard 80 sn;a vote against
ana hes, calculated afford them protection! But
strange rs that may be- !. IS st"i NOR" strange 'at "
,aui Statts-e States that Mi receive 50 niue nom
dis,,aution and which mnst ply 50 "'', " nun ~
~. deficiency Il vii, cause STATES s. decncciess on
,hir maritime f.on:ier-slould cast - large vote leg
heir own oppression, and against iheir own defence
Can folly, party inaiuat'nn' DC ''e cause OFF q
both, 90 further: ,
nav,s:t,nr States in all sobeFnrss, that there IS now
warm and rencrous feeling d'tlused throughout the
en,;r. linen IN favor Of tie arm 81 defence WIN
which vour interest and glory are - closely icrn'i''a'
Is !, wise by any act Of yours - reakea o Alternate
: s ss"s, % sa f;s , o9'' 5@,'
III ~ OF ll,psp 4, 10 q
no, regard their own. /: you aic indifferent 10 your
own safety you must not be snrP; If those less N
,ercs,ed should hcnme still mo:c -"
But rs much as the dettnces ~ u" country would
he weakened directly hy the Withdrawal oil 50 large
fund the blos would lie By means so heavy as tla'
which, in lis consequences, wcn.d '.! on item l"a'
vuula naral,z the rcat arm Of our power 10 Hh'
,,.rs,and fy pw II wor!d have that tiect, we iaa-
look no: oly 10 the amount OF the sum TO BE- lhdia"h
hut also on m!ai the burden would fall 10 make up Ut
deficiency It would fall on the commerce oi The conn
exaciy where il would 90 mos! 10 cripple the means
Of defence To illustrate the truth Of what state u
will be necessary TO inquire what would be our ocs
system Of defence Aud tl,a, would involve the rrio
;ues,ion-iron what qnarer arc we most exposed ''
danger. With that, shall accordingly begin
There is but nation on tie Globe from when We
hay. any nng serious 10 apprehcnd; bu, that Is ih'
mos, powerful iai exists or ever did exist re
fer IN CIR. al isitan She IS III effect, cur near nfigh
Dor, though the wide Atlantic divides US Her coioniA
ions stretch along the Whole extent OF our Last
ern and Northern borders, from The Atlantic to the ia
c;6c ocean lie, power and influence extend over The
numerous Indian tribes scattered along our Nes'err
border from, our Northern Boundary to the infant lie
nubIic Of TrzA But il is our maritime frontier
extending t:o &c mouth Of tie Sabine 10 that Of 81
Crcix--a ds'a'et with The undu!ancns OF 'he c0as'
Of ,hcn>ants Of miles, deeply inden!ed with bays ant
nayi,,i,c rivers and studded with our great conifr
cal enaorums--t is there, on that long Inc oil iron
,icr Via, s- the most powerful, and We the weakrs
and mos; vulnerable. i. is there she STANDS 'cadE ~
her powerful Navy sheltered in the commanding posi-
,;,ns =; Halifax Bermuda and the bahamas, 10 srIk
= How al any point she may secc; on this l"nG line
coast Such Is the quarter from winch only we nav
DANCER to arprehcnd; crd:he important inquiry wh'c
next presents itself is, how can We best defend our
selves against power formidable, thus touching Il
on all points excepting the small portion Of our Douha
ary along which Texas joins us
Ey,ry portion of our extended frontier demands at
tention inland as well as maritime; but with tins strk
ing dtierenc the former, our power Is Hiuc
greater than hers hers is greater than ours on III
maritime. There would he The assa.an'; ana "ha'
ever works NAV be erected there ought 10 have reer
enc. 10 that fact and looi; mainly TO protecting III
nortant points from sudden seizure and devastation
rather than guard against any permanent lodg'nen
OF a farce within cur borders.
The difficult, problem ,s the defence Of our martin
frontier Thai, of course, must CONSIST n ini'hcaiio
and navy; but the question ~ which ought 10 b
mainly relied on, and 10 what extent the one may b
considered as superscding the other On both points
propose to make n few remarks
For;,fcaions as The means Of defence, are liable
two formidable objections, either Of which IS dec'sv
arainsl them as an exclusive system OF defence. In
6's, Is, that they are purely defensive Let The sy'
tenn be ever perfect the works located to the creates
advantage, aud planned and constructed N the trs
manner and al they do is TO rcrcl attack. The
cannot assail. They are like as''ld without swor'
If ,hcy should be regarded sufficient TO defend on
maritime cities still they cannot command respect,
give security to our widely spread aud important com
n,ercal aud navigating interests.
But regarded simply as the means OF defence, the
are defective. Fortifca,ious are nothing without ne
10 garrison them, and if we should have no olhe
means Of defcncr Gtea, Britain could compel rs, vii
moderate fleet stationed al the points mcnilon'd an
with bat small portion of her large military establish
mcnt, TO keep up part to guard our coast, te
times force, many times the cost, to garrison ou
numerous forts. by the swilncss Of steam, si
could menace at the same time every point Of Gu
coast; while We, ignorant of the time or point wher
the blow might fall, would have to stand prepared !
every moment and al every point 10 repel her aitact
\ hundred thousand men constantly under arms won!
be compelled to yield, in the end, inglocu>y, witt
out striking blow, simply from the exhaustion Of GU