Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-15
RICH OND WING.
MORNING. MARCH \,
MIR SCOUTS spEgCu-r,.,u ~.

MIR SCOTS SPEECH-Lana Money!.
To the exclusion OF Congressional proceeding.
and numerous communications, We inser, Mr. Scott,
conclusive speech on the Distribution act.
The Locos OF the Senate, having refused 10 per.
NIT VirginIa's quota to be received into the ,reasu
ry, this becomes the most important. practical oue..
uon Tor the consideration OF the people at the mp
preaching elections. II brings abs,r ae,~ionism TO n
head-it brings home to the business and bosom.
OF men the mrsehievous and ruinous effect, OF that
political Purism which strains at 4 snat and swallow,
acimel-whieh rcvol,s at the corruption which will
overspread the Commonwealth from the receip, OF
It's own mcney-but sees nothing improper in trust.
cd agents OF the people robbins the Treasury.
The question is a simple one, which no sopbis,rv
or ingenuity can mystiGy. There is an immencc
fund annually arising from the sale of the pul,lir
domain-which was ccded TO tho Union for m,
oeneht OF all the States. Thi, fund doe, moi
eohs'itutea Legitimate source Of the ordinary RI
venue oil the Government. IL is not SO REGARDED
by any party. The LocoCoco party proper propo,c
10 DIVERT 1t from the treasury, and approximate I;
10 the construction OF ships, break. waters. forts
arsenais, &c, under the charge and direction Of m,
reue1aI Executive so as TO constitute a trui,fn
source OF patronage and corruption. Another branel
OF the same party advocate the surrender of th,
lands TO the States in which they lic-in direct
violation OF the deeds of cession, and TO the f,grap,
wron: OF the old States. In opposition to boil
these sehemes-to prevent the corrup, patronage
which would result from the first, and the eros,
Injustice of the las,-the wings propovs IN dis,
Tribute IN equitable proportion among all the States
'ne proceeds Of the siles of thess lands.
Under the Drovisione Of ,l:- -.
ac'' which, at different times, has received IN. an.
p,oo''oh OF all the leading men OF all par,ie.
Virginia is entitled to from , to 100000 n yea,
"a sum- winch would diminish her taxation to
hai ITS present amoLn,-or educate every child
IN oe State, or perfect a system of Internal
Improvements, which would restore her 10 he,
former dignity, and make her the foremo,, State
IN the coniederacy. Tle receipt Of this Money
which IL would seem no man in his senses conf,
resist-is resisted-and permission TO deposit i, ir
an empty Treasury, for the relief Of an oppee,, cd
people. IS denied. liza Party advocating such an
absurd and miseheivous course, can maintain itself
before the people, then has the eommon sense O,
the people Of Virginia fled, and the spin, Of Lese-
neraey has overiaken them.
But II cannot be. The people of virginia have
too much hard sense TO deny themselves a fund
winch Is Justly their own, aud which will tend so
greatly to revive their dropping prosperity; and
they have too much confidence in their own integ
rty to refuse it, lest las Messrs. Richie, Tod and
Bayly npprehendl 1t may corrupt, their morals
lucy WILL take the MONEY-To that end let
the Wings everywhere put the question to them,
and make 1t IN every County the ISSUE AT THE
POLLS.
As a iriumphan, vindication Of tho Wings and
Wing policy generally, we proudly and confident.
Iy point to Mr. SCOTS speech; and We call upon
the Wings TO spread it abroad among the people.