Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-16

member of the Federal party heads his account "as
"Statsment of the Public Debt, and then goes %, ~
give statement which would e3c,te nv ~ e.s
ho.e If disgust and contempt. for the proisacy wheh
sn;r.s,eS were it not for the reflection that Inc
- .,a in mower who mean to adopt tins statement as
,rue and act upon il at their extraordinary session.
- Ill he seen that Mr.. Barnard makes the alleged
nubc debt consist of hrtysix millions OF dollars on
The first day of january last To make up thus sum,
he nuts in nine millions for the debt Of the Federai
Government the States, for not deposaing the 4th
nsalment while the States actually owe, and by So
lemn acts of their State Legislatures are pledged 10 re-
turn twenty seven millions 10 the United States, Tor ie
three deposites already made with them Alter tnis
comes FIVE millions for what is called "FrencA spoa
TONS every Federast delighiIng to insult rance, ny
presenting her always as spoliator-a roopei: i've
million. are set down under this head as oeot aue
from the u. S. to plundered merchants "neh every
BODY knows that this claim has been rejected undef all
Administrations for forty years. that there is not dol
lar Of it at this time due to plundered merchant-
that it has been bought up, part oy the oh,eu oeS
Bank for few cents in the dollar, IN exchange ior
Bank notes which she refuses to pay, part ny specua
tors and stock gamblers in the cries. also al lie" Genus
in the dollar part by lobby members, who are to get
ner ntum in addition for passing it. and that much OF
il has been passed into the hands OF members OF Con-
IN purchase their votes, and that part has even
zone to Members of State Legislatures to obtain in
ructions from them their delegation in Congress to
vote for IT, In fact that it is perfect old soldier cer
6cate business in which the original holders have been
bouoht out by sharpers at two shilngs and sxpence
in The pound Probably the present holders have not
paid three hundred thousand dollars in good money for
The whole claim yet the Federal party enumerate this
Ave millions as part of the public debt due on the first
day of January lS4l and the payment Of which they
mean TO assume doubt with forty years interest," at
the called session in May next.
| Two million Of Indian claims are pressed into the
service by MIR. Barnard. These two millions, COM
posed of great many ITEMS have most of them been
rejected for years but last year the Bank of the u
S. purchased them nearly all up with her own notes,
which notes she refuses to pay, that all she
gets out of these claims will be clear gains and she re-
lies upon her accommodating md accommodated fede-
raj friends in Congress to pass them all .4comma-
tee Of Congress hare these facts prooed oy men no
| in the city Of Washington.
Three millions Florida claims constitute another item
of this national debt part these claims may be wen
founded perhaps to the amount OF traction Of MIL
lion the rest come under the description OF the two
millions mentioned above.
Another item Of five millions is made up by taking
the annutes payable to the Indians (about SooO,Ooo
per annum) and converting them into capital OF Ve
millions and then counting this capital as debt due
from the United States to these Indians on The first day
of January last Two other items for Indians, amount
ing together TO So $50 0O0 also included as debt
due to Them when part of the amount is sheer fabrca
tion and the rest is interest, the annual amount OF
which only is TO be paid.
| After the Indians comes in the navy pension fund
| which has been plundered under law connected by
the Federal party and to head the list the outstanding
Treasury notes, which payable out OF the accrung
revenue of the year. Having thus made up his thirty
six millions of debt this oracle of Federalism thus pro-
ceeds to recommend the payment OF all these debts
the funding of them the distribution OF the land re-
| yenuc-the heavy imposition of duties on imports
the revival Of Internal lmprovements-the aboli-
ton of the Sub Treasury, which prevents polItI-
clans and others from borrowing the pubic money
and sinking in their pockets and the prompt esta
bshment of National Bank-and all this to be done
at the extra session Hear him:
81 hope it will provide for all the just debts Of the
Government, and meet all just claims and demands
upon il IN a prompt and manly way. If the amount Of
outstanding debts shall be found to be large, and such
as 10 press upon the Government, hope they will be
funded, and proper sinking fund provided for their
gradual payment
81 hope that current expenditure-aways within the
limits of just economy-wll be met by current reve-
nue., derived chiefly from duties on imports.
81 hope the proceeds Of the sales of the public
lands, in proper time, distributed among the States
Nothing should postpone this measure of justice short
of war, or the pressure of heavy debt.
al hope to the necessary military and naval de-
fences of the country put proper footing that we
may not be called to mourn over some sudden disaster
or dishonor.
81 hope to see vigorous but economical prosecu-
ton Of our works fer improving harbors and rivers
1t commercial matter Of the highest Importance and,
through commerce, they ought 10 be prosecuted and
paid for.
"Finally, hope that that cumbrous and dangerous
political machine-the Sub-treasury-w be promptly
dispensed with; and hope to see the Government re-
turn, without delay, to all its constitutional duties
touching money and currency; taking the public mo-
ney out of the hands Of the President and putting it
under custody of the law; providing for IFS safe
and ready disbursement without expense to Govern
ment and by due exercise of the authority of Con-
gress providing for the whole country sound and uni
form national currency, and efcctlng thereby due
gulation of the exchanges and if all this high duty
not be exercised without it, then hope to Ma
ional Bank promptly established for the purpose
Here is the work for the extra session, officially
stated in leading speech by auminary of the Federal
party and let it be remembered that if they carry The
elections so tyranncay forced for the May session,
these measures will all be adopted the whole Of them
and the stamp of perpetuty given TO them by the crea
ton Of Bank strong enough to perpetnate the reign
Of the Federal party.
In looking over the items which compose this thirty
six millions of public debt, the reader will perceive
that eight and half millions of it account Of
annutes, or investments for Indians. Now the qnes-
ton is, how came these annues and investments to
accrue. The answer for purchases Of Indian lands
The next question is, how they expected 10 be
paid when the land was bought from the Indians An
swer by selling it to our citizens, and putting the mo-
ney in the Treasury. The third question is, what Mr.
Barnard and all the Federaliss intend to do with this
money : Answer, sqnander it among the States.
Such is the national debt which the Federasts
to fasten upon the country al the unconstitutional
extra sesson-such their Bank, Tariff, Internal I'm
provement, tending schemes.
1t is time for the country TO wake up-to rouse up
from its lethargy. The country is in danger crisis
approaches Disastrous objects TO be accomplished
by foul The SPECIAL elections will be mocke
ries, and intended to be So the called session will
be the Saturnaiia of Federasm-the mtHenaium OF
stock obbers and political gambcrsthe of pro-
gate and tyrannica legislation for party, partisan and
individual purposes, at which the Federas,s in Gen.
Hamilton time would have bnshed with shame
THE SPY COMMITTEE.
DEPARTMENT STATE,
March q, 1871. !
To M. St. Clair Clark, William S. Murphy and Hud.
son N, Garland Esqs.
| GESrLEMEs: 1t is the desire of the President to be
fully acquainted with the state of progress in which
the public works in this city are, and with the de-
gree Of skill, fidelity, and economy with which those
| works are carried
For this purpose he has appointed you Commission
of Examination and Inquiry, and he wishes you d.