Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-28

joy the Injuries Of life a, cheaper price; snd will
illustrate II by plain. practical, common sense
view Of the subject. that every man can understand
| who will read for himself
| Letme suppose the case of two neishbors, one n
poor man and the other wealthy ard the same rules
that will apply to them will I've equally applicable
| to The poor and the ,ieh all over the country.
| II the money is distributed among the States, il
cannot be disposed of in such a manner that eve.
~ poor man in the community will not derive a
benefit iiom il; IL is applied TO the pay ment OF the
debts Of the States, he has much less tax to pay
| TO meet that debt. which or later must be
| paid; il il is applied wholly in rsrt to n system
Of education, he derives the benefit Of having his
children educated at public expense; heppled to
| the completion of the internal improvement of the
States, he is likewise benefited for otherwise he
would have To be taxed for that purpOse and II the
money is iudciously invested, he may not only he
greatly relieved OF taxation, but may ultimately he
exonetated entirely, by the accumulation ot m
terest in these works revenue may he derived sui
hci,n, TO support the Government without resort
To- taxes, rs is The with the Eric canal IN
New York; this poor man, in the meantime, pays
no taxes for the support Of the General Govern
ment, because he uses article upon which duty
is imposed or, any. II is slight that he knows
It not; he walks upon his own homemade rag earpei
he sits upon hi, homemade shuek or split bottom
chair. one Of domestic ufacture he wears his
domestic cloth, dresses his wife and children pain
! calico or some other fabric made at home; he drinks
his hard cider, his ample brandy, the cool beve.
rage which nature furnishes ut every spring. and
hnd nothing Of luxury and ease within his walls
which brought from foreign countries, upon which
| duty is levied. How is 1t with lis more opulent
and lordy neighbour lie walks upon his Brussels
or his Turkey c,rpet he recliues upon his mahogs-
ny chairs, his otomans and his s,ia; he wears the
hnest Enssh or Freach broad cloths dresses his
wife and daughters in costly silks and laees, and
drinks his French brandy, his Madeira wines,
Champagne. ard Burgundy; his ndows hung
with the richest silk damask Contains; in short you
End nothing from his garrett his cellar which does
not indicate luxury and ease, and upon which du-
" is not paid to Government Aud what is it
You propose 10 dol TO take this money back from
the poor mar, 10 do what with ia Why, TO put Il
back into the Treasury, in order that you may &c,
duee the du'y which is laid upon articles used only
by the rich; that wines, silks laces, and other art
Giles OF foreign manufacture. may lie brought into
the country cheaper, for the benefit Of tie rich man.
who is alone ebls to con 'ume them. Sir, submit
to all who hear me II this is not fair and practical
illustration Of the whole operation; ard, II So sub
mt whether 1t is not attempt to rob the poor to
benefit the rich to nke mercy OF the poor mans
pocket TO pay the rich mans taxesl and II is be-
cause will not consent do this the Executive
bidding, that this country is TO I've thrown into
OF connection and violence, and laws indispensable
to the operations Of Cove nment, obstrueIed by
the abuse OF Executive power.
Will this House consent to do IN For my oSn
part, swear to die in my track before will yield
10 It.
This Government is but 50 years old, and rather
than see the Legislature or the country yielding to
Executive dictation at this hour OF its infancy,
would sec II crumbled into a thousand atoms. What
sir, let the Executive aud sueh an Erset.iirs too
threaten Congress with the exercise Of tho veto
power, unless we will pass such laws as he may
dictate; send to US in advance TO say what we must
and must not do for fear of mourning his ROYAL ois
pleasure! Sir, the spirit Of freedom ting through
every wen IN my system, when think Of II; and
the man that yields IS neither IL 10 represent free.
men nor to enjoy freedom himself.
Sir 60 father than that; my path OF duty lies
plain before me; will neither do he bids nor will
ever vote the appropriation Of another dollar for any
purpose until Congress is permitted 10 raise re.
venue IN any woy II may think hi, Crowded IL
does not conflict with the Consiiiulion,l to meet
the appropriations II has already made and TO meet
the principal AMI ntores, of the debt already in
CURED, and authorized by the loan bill.
Letus see how MIR Tyler carry on the Go.
vernmeut without money. Ii he can, he is a very
clever fellow and deserves TO 10. reelected.
But, sir, II has been sid, and more tha n intmated
by MIR Ty or hiuse n, that this bill was framed with
n view to provoke conflict with tho Executive,
ard TO force a veto. The restons assigned by Mr.
Tyler for the veto would, OF themselves, lie sutf
cient n nut this idle iarsun 10 rest. But 1 feel
compelled 10 say, that those who talk in this way
soy What they know 10 DC false. do no; know
whether y has been urgcn on this h3cr not but
II II has ! will not take it back. 1t is not only
false, but known to lie so 10y those who use it, or
they are too stupidity ignorant 10 he regarded an
swered. This bill, like the bank bill Of the last
session, was framed with the express desire to A.
VOID such cons'ct. After ii had passed this House
II was understood that MIR Tyler had said he would
veto ~ and It was altered in the Senate ns to put
u out OF his power, all thought, to raise an
objection 10 II; and this is the recompense we get
for disposition to CRAFTY his uagarieS 1t was hat
we got before, and now hope It is what we my
e6t again, whenever We guilty of the folly and
weakness Of shaping our lesil alton TO please him.
have one word To say on the state OF parties
and ! am done; and would not introduce the sub
leci here, if others had not set me the examine
have seen il stated in the public prints and in lei
ters written by members this floor, protesting TO
belong TO our party, that Congress was altogether
negligent in the performance Of lis duties to the
country, and was intent only on President making
ana that every question decided with reference
10 the effect II would have the election Of the Sc
veral candidates for the presidency. So far as an,
concerned, utterly dscaim il; fond believe | am
generally ohaTged with being concerned in oil the
e0HSpiTaeiss that take place here.l | ssseri en-
phatchily, that It is wholly groundless; II has
the slightest found stion IN truth, and believe 1. to
be 80 with the rest OF the party. | have great
deal Of intercourse with them, public and private
and declare, on my honor, that have not, in a
single instance, ever heard whisper from any mem
Der OF the Wing party upon that subject. on the
decision OF any question submitted Tor their con-
sideratlOn. Let those ntemen, who have made
this charge, come forward and state who they are
that are thus Influenced; and, until then, let the
whole responsibility rest upon them alone. For
my own part, believe there never was a parry
within these walls more patriotic, that had been
more anxious 10 harmonic with the Executive as
far as could be done without surrender or princ-
PIE and seli-resptct; and rs for the Presidential
election, have never considered Il doubtful enough
10 permit II to mix up with my deliberations here.
The hour having expired, Mr. Il resumed bis seat