Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-02-27

Duty OF LuxuRIEs-As Congress is about to
provide for keeping The wheels ii Government IN
motion, by another issue Of Treasury notes; the
next thing be done is 10 prov ide the means of
paving these notes, as soon AS may be-so That
we may avoid the danger of a ''permanent debt"
about which the last message Of President Van
Buren, contained much eoquen, and sweet
discourse. These Treasury Post Notes mus, be
",aken up" when they fall due, or how is the ma
ton to avoid the appearance OF encouraging
permanent debt? And, i, strikes US, that no sur
err or better way Of providing for the ex'gency,
and of meeting these bills. could be fallen upon by
the national legislature, than that Of laying du-
ty upon wines and silks, and other luxuries-
There would, II seems 10 US, be no great WIS
dom in permitting the free importation OF these
articles any time, bu. there can be neither Wis
dom nor Justice in such course, IN The peculiar
circumstances of the case. When retrenchment
in our OUTLAWS as people, is SO mparatvely cal
led for, IA means of restoring ease and health
fulness our monetary affairs-surely II is sound
policy in every view Of the subject, to lessen the
expenditure for foreign LUxURIEs. These can be
easily dispensed with, but, if otherwise, let those
who possess the means of Indu gence, and viii
not dispense with them, contribute, by the pay
ment of a handsome impost, to the wants Of Go
vernment, and to a restoration OF the balance CT
trade in our own favor. We are decidedly a
gainst a s'permanont public debit and as the
out going administration has olved upon the is
the amount Of nillions-we hold that the thing
now to be done by Government, is to provide the
means of paying these noies-an nd to that end,
the best measures, by all odds, is duty wines
and silks, and other luxures. And if the pres
ent admin ration is still opposed TO tho creation
of a "permanent debt'' the public led, by
the message, 10 believe i: was at the commence
fnent of the session. we do not see how President
Van Buren, can fail to recommend such duty
healthful provision for paying the debts eXis-
ting, and re-adjusing the balance of trade
baltimore Patriot.
a Coon SroRv.--The "Spy in Washington"
tells the following story: -Mr.-, Represen-
,ative from Virginia, taken i'll. HIS physi-
clans, after a few days attendance, expressed APP
prohensions that he would not recover. MIR
continuing to grow worse, sent for friend, to
whom ne communicated the npPre tensions of his
physicians, and then said, in solemn manner:
Now. my friend, have fay to ask; if should
de- do not lie, me be buried at the expense Of
Congress- for by G., 1t IS unconstitutional.
THE ROYAL LULLABY'' "A new piece of mu-
sic with the above TILE has been recently COM
posed in London, expressly for the purpose Of sing
ing the hide princess to sleep aud soothing her
whenever she has crying spell--for be it known
that the children of Kings aud Queens will squalI
Just the same anv body's little ones. The ed
itor of the Western Review SAYS he will bet the
price of cap for his ''firsi,' that there is more
real merit in back woods lullaby than in all
the royal ''byc baby, byo's,' tina, were ever com
posed, and furthermore, tina, with his favori,e
melody Of
Daddy shot a bar,
Rack back baby,
He's got il hanging U,ar,''
no could put little sovereign to sleep in the
shortest possible space AS he appears 10 be III