Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-22


taste Of Fee Trade. the Easli,h farmer 1. making
srievous complaint, OF
The medicine, perhaps. OF our new Law may 10
her good. if she will take little broad with this
American meat. and, after having picked her teeth
finish of With pipe or a pinch os a chew OF tn,
best James River. knocking down the du'y from
some 1900 per cent. (Which it now is) to some so
we shall be willing to endure another lecture inc
matter from which side Of the wa,er.l on the nvari
abe principles OF Commercial Liberty.
The Ashburton Treaty seems to be, jus, nov,
the second great topic OF public discussion. Upon
Il, Ensland seems to be far less unanimous than
h,d expected or than this country is, thus far.
"Her Majessy's Opposition" must, We think. have
had considerable expectations Of wcss,ing IA by
treaty, ifthey are not eonleaied with what my lord
A. has done.
Would they but listen to US for one little moment.
we think We could satisfy them completely how
unreasonable they ore.
What did they wsnti The comunarl OF a mill.
tary communication across from Nova Scotia 20
Upper Canada, so as to unite these dependencies.
This. they have got; and zoe pay for it, getting. in
return, Saw log navigation OF the St. Johns!
The concession OF the Military and Political ad-
van,sges, which have been yielded them, is sush a
thing nation ever before bargained away to a
formidable neighbcr. Il is such a thing rs a nation
never sells, and only parts with. when wres,ed
away by conquest. This, Great Britain has got,
We paying half a million for it, to give it to her |
This, we think, is the whole, matter, in very few
words.
| RAY OF LIGHT.
| We salute the following, Us a sisn of the dawn
OF Better things, in quarter where oil has long
| looked gloomy enough, 10 the eye Of proper eon-
Germ for STATE CT tor national character.
The Tuscaloosa Independent Monitor gives the
following cheering account OF steps which the G.,
verne. OF Alsbam, is taking towards preparing such
statistical information may guide the Legislature
IN devisng a system OF adequate Taxation for the
| State:
Return 10 Tsriien.-wilh commsndsblc FORE
sight Gov. Fitzpatrick has addressed suitable ques
tons 20 the several Jajees Of the County Courts in
this Sinte relative TO the amount OF taxes levied for
county purposes IN the years 1870 Al and -; de-
sgnaung, sevetaly. the sums collected, each year,
on land, slaves and merchandiz.. He ALEC requests
10 be Informed Of the total amount of expenditures,
| each year, Tor the county: How much tor Jurors,
roads and bridges, State witnesses, county build
ings, county officers, and for the poor. separate
statement under each head is required, together with
the Indebtedness o! the county, and what provision
has been made for the support OF raGpers, whether
| IN money. o; certificates 10 be paid when the county
IS IN funds.
weregard these Efforts cu the par, Of the Execu
tive, to collect the information comprehe nded IN his
circular to.;he Judges, as eminenily Praise~orthy.
Tney will no doubt secure mass OF materials, 10
b. communicated TO the Legislature, which will
sen,iily aid that body in the judgment it will pro-
nounoe on the ability OF the people TO contribute 10
the relief OF our banking institutions 81 far we
are acquainted with the policy and design OF dis
EScecncy, IN this movement. as well as certain
other inquiries propounded elsewhere, we do not
hesitate to accord to them our decided appreciation,
however much we may differ from him on political
subjects generally, especially those Of q national
character.
With he aid OF such well-ima gined information,
we trust to see Alabama come worthiiy up to her
| Public duties, and wipe of the temporary stain
which demagosusm-,he foulest and mos, ruinous
Of Public plugue.-Las brought upon her. lntvi-
duals may sometimes be unable TO provide for their
debts; but States, never Grea, Britain herself with
( her mons,rous load OF Obligations, forms exeep-
ton; for tte.prncpal of wha, she owes is not want
/ cd, and she provides for the Interest. But the in
dvidual or :hs Stale is d,graced tha, provides not
| for Engagements which there is means enough TO
meet. And there is yet, of our States that
cannot by resoriing to public burdens b. means
heivy-not one fourth OF what the citizens Of Other
countries bear in ordinary ,imss-provide. at once.
for the Interest OF her debt and begin TO liqudsie
its capital.
! i5% The paper which we have just cited speaks,
in the following terms, off reeen, Removal TO which
alluson was made, not long ago, by of our
Washington correspondents.
"Consul al Harauna-JAnEsS CALHOUN ESQ
| OF Georgia, very intelligent md honorable citizen
who l2 months ago received from President ry Ter,
with the advice and consent OF the Senate, the sd.
! continent ofConsul at Havfni, has been removed
fion tina; Office, by the Federal Executive and Gen.
Robert Campbell, of Lo~ndes county, Alabama,
selected TO al the Vacancy We have heard of no
complaint against the manner IN which Mr. Calhoun
discharged his Official trus the contrary have
noccd IN the papsrs that he was peculiarly dilscni
faithful and acceptable. Both Mr. ca houn and C n
Campbell, supported the election OF Gen. Harrison
II 1910. The grounds, IL any, for this treatment
u the former will be soon demanded 10y his
friends"
Thisis what Mr. Tyler and his 2sopl: aptly term
prosecuting prescription" IL is an Ingenious mods
OF doing IL, certainly. lie Furnishes a man for tie
offence Of being put in BY HIMSELF. We Should
think that the gull, Of appointing was here fully
as great as that Of being appointed and that
half the penalty was here due to Mr. Tyler him
self.
But "proScribing prescription" il it means any
nttemp. at justice, surely means redress to the man
rTRsT removed-nol the turning out the ,rcoHp 10
put THIRD in his place. THIS latter is tn, pro.
cess Of restoration, which very equitable Chief
Magistrate seems almost invariably 10 pursue.
II one mans having bsen removed ia cause
enough foF dsp.acing his successor, then why no.
turn out Genefal Campbell But no: hlm, the
President has pu, in, Aye, bu. so he did MIR Cal
honn. But somsbojy else was pa; ou', 10 make
wy for Mr. Calhoun. True. but then pu, that mia
b1ek. No. thank you wish to proscribe pro-
scfpuou. We'll, then prescribe General Campbell
for no came IN by prescription new wrsngs don't
mend Old ones. But General Campbe II is m friend
60, 1t is TO be presumed you thought Mr. Calhoun,
when you prescribed him 10 and so you'll cor.
tinus to ,hnk Of the new maa till you find his
brother in Congress pfefen Mr. Calhoun to you-as
he surely does.
We take the following from the New York Cou-
rsr and Enquier. IL shows the everlasting author
q the Seven Ages" 10 his unpoetienl every Day
ch1rac.sr Perhaps Of all the fools, poetic ard pro
sale, who hrve reyolVsd within the orbit Of court,
th.re never vas one, who, from such multiplicity
Of combinations, and such unpira leed deserts, %
ehiy mer.t,d the situation o. "Coun fool" as Mr.
John Tyef's Mr. John Jones :-LotdS Jour.
"Mr Tyler, Official for the Home Department;
IS 50 eIgct 10 collect and rpubsh oil that Is said ~
his master by the little L1cofoco journals of The
/ country that he IL fffnufntiV clught in copyiny