Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-29

,,, ,.., of snoiher-a system Of Internal Improve
,nen:s .yasefully and rn'"oEsy carried on anu Fiu
e. h. the General Government, by tie e4na C""''i
L,.s or all fnr the special benefit Of favored lew
,,..nst lufI Id Gcbt - time Of peace, o! "hch we
-. l.,,.. ,, proof bciuTc asa system OF tsAsu"h
ff.r hearty on the ppor and i'9h''y on '"e iS''
and Al measures Of consolidation ana c'FfuPip'' coz
;sfn- among nhc: Ia nEs, 10 quote the ""';s '' INV
,e,,n lie Resolutions at i1J-, OF - isca' systems
and arrange nen;s wl'ch keep host OF COMMERCIAL
d ,,.n,ty individuals embodied and obedeni TO Tie
mandates Of the Treas':y
&c. ., = ,ta, the Distr button scheme establishes
pe,ne :ial dam from tue earnings OF ncusify mo
liz -:,s NJ cap,ta But II proi-sses 10 gire con-
80. ia, srch Gifts and those who bear !hem IL
has al thu. generosity common 10 the SCHEMES OF an
,.,oo,t,r rsrtv, which loves 10 see depehdahs' ana
r.srs e. distribute aims, rather han place The masses
- situation where they can take care OF themselves
ard even and Expresses fs tor Inc SAKE o. giving
Afterwards -,
81 Ednard Bu,wcr says Of Cymon, that che con.
co,ad IA. o9ru o! his po!itics beneath Tue mane 81
g., cr..-;rs f.. while hc con'ied the lavc', he "a.
yaacea no, 'he wishes ri the people. ne directors
- -. I+oat States c-.. rt'ed thousands 10 South
m c;,, winch had suffered from fire, and prince y
; Of silver plate 10 iavor'ie, and pllndered the
,y,do and the orphan. So tais~-caeme, IN the true
VEN Of oli-a,ch;ea! maEn'tcence, bsslo"s iagesses
wh one band cad "'th the other PICKS the p"ckes O
IA. 49,, r. /, tends II corrupt and degrade the states
ana np3ye,h their industrious inhabitants, while
,,,,o,s aiik- 10 cheat ard deceive both. II iastens
u,oo Stale Rights VIII. iron grasp, and affects To of
riy.ar oniv 4 :r.d embrace, white 1t Is sttahshe
H., IN is deadly folds and the tax Pay'ar, ia"'.
t1dd! M aud poorer classes, fatally hXrs 'seii
LIE III. can,ryre which attacks tie sleeper, !, d:a'ns
d-. t. -l- source the very springs Of HE, wh''e ian
u,nr - victim INTO security aud s'un!5er. and ae.u
srcy sc1gs give back the breath is taking forever
away.
Such. as | CONCEIVE, is :he scheme Of distributing
tn the states the proceeds Of ,h- public lands. lHe
p,e.,,g.n, himself though he recommended Tia. mea-
sur. n, the las; session, has now by message 10 he
House, acknowledged the ropr'ety o snspendng Us
operation, for The purpose OF sustaining 'e hpho an"
credit IF the nation aud pl-tInr the proceeds OF the
lands m the loan b,! naw ae.1fe THIS being bill
Ter creating national dr5; to- large amouaito 'un tor
tweilv yea'S time OF peace, y Is not surprising
there should be sensi;'veness as 10 me inquiry
whence The necessity fot such measure The dtoi
!rft BIZ THE late Administration Is pstpetuay refer
red 10 " here are ia se books that were 10 he
oyeaed Immediately 5er the present Administrator
came INTO nower: Gentlemen talk b; fundng the
deb. Of the last administration: Inc twelve million
oan 5,ll Of the last SESSION, was men sad 10 n r 'ha
3uroo.e About hal: OF II was rendered ava!aue, and
,b. b promises l render the remainder so Is that
all No. bat n additional FIVE millions IS II be added,
and Gs after you have already at tbs session. pissed
4 b au:ho:sing the issue % n'e n"!iohs ~ rea-
sury notes; when Treasury notes, as | shall show,
are enough within mon, 20 cover all the debt con
,acrd ty the last Administration, and LETT outstanding
a, ls 81 Sc even that all NJ; bu, you propose IN
tbs to paw interest Treasury notes outstanding
which nav amount 10 eight millions Of dollars, ana
.has convert them INTO permanent dtbt How many
,rrs pray DO yoa intend 40 fund the debt oil the late
Administration. 81. Let seriously inquire VIVA; Is
thu amount Of the d-ot brgGe.thei By the lat Ad'n
The al hand Tor showing that
- clearly. ,at wii! dispute the result rely
1o IN con.ctGrcs, estimates, n"r ulzfe assertion
bat 90 facts and facts proven b. Official documents
from tie Treasury Department. Here IS Senate docu
men. NJ Il, Of tbs SESSION, being report from the
Of he Treasury transmitting ~ compliance
y tn resolution Of The Senate. statement o' tie pub
deb: on The 81 of March and .3i Of December, l-Il
and Transmitted TO The Senate the j:h OF January
ST.
In ,ha, document, i. app-a-s tina. The whole public
Debt on the 2at December llst was Slj,12>,u-o.
The debt On the u OF March, lcll. IS stated rs fol-
lows, as taken verbatim from The oLcla document:
sa,ea.4, of II, pa5i- Il. q + .;!zse5 81.
.r.7s.l,y note ,a,,.:,narc 's5,of ,35i 81
i'elt o, the corporate cries q The psf!e Of
C.taillia a.-t.iaed ~ tie L. :. l,fieg3O "
Tae funded debt
p.inogal SELL =
interest ~, v' -
TIE unfi.ded debt:
l. sicd ce!;I-
rl,'. s.Gf1ii
D.. Trashy not's
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