Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-18
RICHMOND WING.
MONDAY MORNING. April. is.

The sketch OF the debate in the Senate on the
Loan Bill, ia extracted from the Globe Itisupon
its face very imperfect, but it is nevertheless inter
esting, and the remarks OF MIR Graham and others
90 TO show very satisfactorily, which party is
blameablc Cor the present embarrassmenis OF the
Government, and distress of the people. The
Loeos have had the control Of the Government for
10 yeSrs-General Harrsons month-when no.
thing or could bc done-makes no execution
They found the Government nourishing and tho
people happy and coutented. when they were
expelled from office, the whole scene had changed
An overlooking Treasury had given place TO an
empty one. redundant revenue had Welded 20
one short of the absolute wants of the Govern
ment-and Tor four years be fore their time expired
they were eSpeuding : millions a year more than
their income. The inevitable CONSEQUENCE was a
public debt, which Wing Congress have had to
provide for. What their extravaganza and roguery
achieved for the Treasury &. c. exhausted it'll
their tnmpcsins with the currency accomplished
for the pcoplc-rcduced many To bankruptcy aud
injured all. These evils, which these most mis-
ehicvous rulers were twelve years in periyctins the
wings are abused for not repairing m one brief
month-For that IS the only period in which they
had the control of the Government. At the demise
OF General Harrison, the Executive Department fell
into the hands Of John Tyler, 10y whose t-eachery
the Administration reapsed INTO the slough Of Loco
Focoism. That worthy has defeated the measures,
which a Wing Congress devised for the public
good, and no has operated with the Iocos in
continuing and agsravatng the evils which afflic,
the country. Even the most salu:ary aud beneficial
measure which obtained his sanction, he is now
STRIVING TO obrogatc, before it goes into operation
With the intermisson Of single month, when
no Congress was in session, and when, consequent
~, no new legislation could be ndopted-Loco Foco
counsels and measures have been in the ascendant
Tor the last thirteen yelrs-and TO them and 10 then
onycnre We indebted for the bitter and widespread
affections which have visited this land. We believe
this must be the conviction Of every sacacious oh.
server and impartial inquirer. IL is the verdict,
which, when the factions and prciudices of the day
shall have passed away, history will award. We
have no hope-we despair, oil any substantial
] amendment, until there has been a thorough and
radical change in men and measures. The people
mus. return to the paths from which, in evil hour
they strayed. They must Danish bad men from
their employment They must revive the measures
the abandonment OF which has led to nh our ca
lamtles. They must substitute craftsmanship for
demas and honesty for roguery in the pub
lie service, before they can reasonably hope for an
ameliorution in the condition of public or private
eilirs. Experience, harsh and unfcelins teacher
may hasten their return to the good old ways-and
until that time, the that patriotism, can do
save ceaseless Efforts to prevent bad from grow ing
worse-is 10 fold its and await the results OIL
the bitter admonitons of experience