Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-15
POLITICS.


But the messages from the Executive in thica,
"dskiay for more! They do not strike the Chambers,
however, with much amazcment did divers m
ttepdty in asking for from the fat cook IN The
poor house WhCgerv seems 10 have made up rs nn
that expenditures, debt and taxes shall actually be m
creased by the managers Of The finances exactly IN pro.
portion 10 the CHATTER made before and since the cleo
iion in and out OF Congress, abon! economy and re-
duclion of taxes.
In the House OF Representatives, there has been a
nine days obstruction Of the appropriation bill grow
ing out Of the proposition MAINTAIN the RUE pre-
scrbed TO the la.e Administration By provision IN the
appropriation bl-hat which required the letting the
lob printing the Departments 10 the lowest bidder
Some Of those who most 1ea!ousy urged the adoption
OF this mode Of providing the necessary priutinE for
the Departments daring the last Administration, to eS-
cude the G lobe from IT, eager 10 leave the
disposition of it the Executive TO provide Tor the
Aladsonian. The Blue Book will show that the Gobe
Office did not receive much Of The job printing during
the Democratic term, the other printing establish
Inen,s There were always portion oil tuncuonaries
who took to recommend themselves 10 the Wing
opposition, by hostility 10 The Globe, while processing
friendship the head Of the Administration that PRINT
supported In this way the WhI press al this city
were secured TO their interest, and 1t was expected
would contribute TO keep them IN Office in case OF It
change OF Administration THIS provision, stack into
an appropriation bull, did not however, have the eff
iect Of excluding the Globe Office from, all the work of
the Departments. 1t opened the way to some which
IL never had before because Blair and Rves underbld
the old neicaries. Now these Wing printers come
forward and insist that II is against the public interest
and their own, that the printing should BE- let on, by
contract and eager the dynasty o the last ith
of March, TO comply with the wishes OF Their printing
friends, that they violated the contracts made with the
Llob. Office, under the law which had been made by
themselves, TO exclude it from work three months be
fore the expired. They sent the work to the
Mad.onian Office during the months Of March, April,
Nav, and part OF June, although the Departments IN
question had advertised il under the law and It had
been assigned to the Globe the loves; bidder, and
the contract FOR It signed and delivered, and faithfully
executed Tor nine months ol tue year 1hs breach OF
contract committed by Ewing Secretary Of the
Treasury, and similar course was taken by Granger
40 Postmaster General
If the present incunben,s treat with similar con-
tempt, law and con'tac II il matter OF perfect ndif.
ference whether tine clause which has been Gcht'sd tor
nne days at the cost of twenty thousand collars
counting the per dein OF the members aud 9th.
cerssands not They will set at dt1nce, either
openly or By secret COLLISION IN the letting -
Such disregard of law and the rights of individuals, by
officers Of. the late Administrations would have been
sufficient ground for impeachment.
But while the effort the House 10 restore, or rather
adhere % the provision which was enforced as q 70
trenchrent regard the job pr ming during the last
Administration, has hitherto proved abortivc, strong
ind decisive movement has been made by Mr. Wood
bury i'll the Senate carry ont the reir"nchn. sys
TEN which had been adopted BY the late Admins
iration. Every body knows that after the snFchaig e
IN the Treasury had been gotten rid of by distributing
thirty millions oil surplus, and b. gradually reduc
ing the torii the process ofcutung down expenditures
had rapidly progressed during Mr.. Van Burens term
They were reduced al less millions below those
Of Years and the es,ma;es sent in hy MIR
Woodbury. would have br'u Lht hem down 10 twenty
two.millions for the yeas Just gone b.. In Mr. Wood
Luys very elaborate and able speech Of to-day, he de
yeloped his views fully upon that subject he show
ed specifically where he would make his retencmPn It's
He made il clear that reductions ought Ia be made to
the amount Of SCG65,510 in the FIRST instance ana
pursuing the reductions presented IN his schedule tbc
whole retrenchment proposed by him in the annual
penditure would reach n,ac ,Dsitpns. MIR Woodbury.
exhibited the of the estimates, thus bring
ing down the outlay 10 nineteen millions FOR hs yea
and the next year 10 seventeen millions. From The
views Of the public finances taken by Mr.. Woodbury.
supported BY the soundest reascnrogs, based on h:
own experience Secretary OF the Treasury IL is cea
that there is necessity for imposing ne" burdens OF
people by Tariff, ad 10 this conclusion every dis
interested man must come, who will aitent'vey reu'
his exposition
They must rally round themselves the embodied inter
commanded BY capitalists. Hence, although Tn
Wings IN Congress WILL talk about retrenchmeEt, they
will make none-they may stop the spiggot, but vii
let out I'll the bung.-Gtobc
The TWO MESSAGES or lrsrrRpAY--The Presiden
sent Yesterday 10 Congress brace OF Messages wei
calculated TO encourage England in the arrogant pre-
tensions which her extraordinary Bank Ambassador
Minister Plenipoentiary IS coming assert |,
one Message he tells Congress he must have three
ins granted addition 10 the twelve millions running
up debt Of al least thirteen millions, addition IL
balance OF seven, left against the Treasury, on tht
coming in of the Adinlnstraton-and ihis, whcr
there falling off the estimated receipts from the
customs THIS message then urges Congress 10 b6r
Tor Jorro,c Jorro,c for the third in the first year
and the constant cry OF the Administration is 10 tax
tax, while struggle OF ,s friends IN Congress
To gre, gre, gre.
Well, what does this giving, taxing and borrowing
Administration propose IN the handmad message which
went in with that besecchiny means 10 1--we through
another quarter 1t was simply an urgent appeal 10
Congress To take from the States the Jurisdiction OF
crimes committed against their laws within their tor-
ders, upon the assumption that Great Britain, having
authorized the commission oI such crimes, at once
initiated the State authority Ia punish even 10 IN
qure into them! The message is IN effect, CON.
plete admission that the cIter Of Great Britain 10
on the territory ola State tm- OF peace, Gusts the
State of its iurlsd,c offences committed within
her limits, and allows the pu1c wrong Of !oreign
power in violating the rights az tho whole Cauederacy,
10 be 4 complete absoiu;ion OF individuals committing
murder under the SANCTION Of tac national Hfongdoc
After the Mcleod trial, d'i not suppose that the
doctrine would he asserted that State had not
d right 10 try indicted under stGa7 citcur.-
stances Mr. Webster int rpfetation Of the law upon
the subject in his letter Mr. Crii.endcn, and that
Mr. Fox, met with no support from pubic ofinon N
this country was orerrulcd by the judicial trlbnns
II was looked upon every where rs mere trucking 10
sooha the offended pride Of the EnglIsh Government
That Government threatened mighty tiires Mcleod
were banged bu sad nothing 10 cleanse rs own hancs
of the blood OF citizens, butch-red IN their sleep
Sow that is only assumed, bat vndc Gated upon
what grouads, those representing the Administration IN
Congress- refused 10 permit The pablo 10 know. The
call far the information was voted down, upon the
ground that the Executive unwilling to disclose
It Now Conrreseis required 10 go VITA e Executive
IN making further su5 ss'on aud seqdescs IN Tie