Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-07


raising oana the best erms--and THEN, if there be
drhciency increase your duties luxnres FIRST, and
then on those articles which enter the least into the
Htfessary articles OF the peoples consumption.
The New Hampshire Legislature met on the lst
June. The Message of the new Governor, Fl. Hub.
bard, touches with great force the Federal acts Of the
Extra Session-and especially the Distribution qnes-
ton. From this portion of the Message, we extract
the following passa1e:
cit would be difficult TO find a renson in favor of the
general policy of this distribution At time
like this, when the revenues of our National Govern
ment are exhausted hen it bas been compelled to re-
sort TO every expedlent for supply of the means ne
cessary for lis support-when one issue of Treasury
notes has followed close upon another-when in
son oil peace forced into the money market, and
reduced to the Illuminating necessity Of making loans
suffering dshonor-dt a time like this, when in little
more than year have seen an entire revolution in
the financial condition of the country-wben at the
close OF the last Administration means were abund
antly sufficient TO meet our liabilities, with temporary
deb which the accrung revenues would readily have
extinguIshed-wlth expenditures so reduced and
so reducing, that our annual charge would have been
balanced by our annual ncome-with character I'M
tarnished-wiih credit at home and abroad unsus
pecied-and tchsn in a single year, under new Adm
nIsraon, debt RI more than tncnty millions has been,
fastened upon The country, aud annual expenditures
have been greatly increased, must alarm The patriot
ism oil the country that the Congress Of these United
States, the midst of these embarrassments should
hSseHt mat OHenln M the revenues OF the
Government should be withdrawn from the National
Treasury and distributed among the States "
The New Hampshire Pa'rIo, of the 2nd calls upon
IFS Legislature TO do their duty the present OCCASION
II says: "The great mass Of the people spurn it. Who
VIII disregard their will and vote to ponte our Trrasu-
~ with the wages of corruption? Virginia. New York,
South Carolina, Alabama and other Democratic States
have already refused to touch it, The moral sense
volts at shameless exhibition Of proligacy,
and the feeling against it increases every day. We de-
sire that the Legislature of New Hampshire may
resolutions refusing TO accept any part of the public
lands any condition. among the very frs, acts of the
session Shall glorious little State he tainted with
having sanctioned the only aernrian measure ever pro-
posed and adopted in thus country; VIII her Legisa-
turc, for The pary sum of S2000D lend her counte-
to policy as,lous and runous to the best
interests the State and Unlon Will they receive any
share OF The rlunder' The object Of the refusal to
ceye is to keep the Democracy free from guilt, and
compel more speedy repeal of the Distribution act
BY this the moral power of the country is
cenraed and brought 10 bear upon Congress. Re
peaed il must he like all the Infamous acts of the Ex-
ira Session. We know that our Legislature will re-
probate this Distribution policy in the severest Ian
guage of censure, and that they will not consent TO
crice the noble principles of their honored State, 10
sell her independence and to degrade her character for
any price.