Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-06

brought him 10 The conclusion of voting for thus o
Tie felt re;oiscd that, as wing ana poilcia"' !"
cov,d SUPPORT his measure purely Wing measure
liz caud not hal il with the cxultation rs II
wore in its Original shape but such was, he toof
II n, the hes. that coald b. effected III would az
much even now at ire eleventh. hour, IN lis elects oi
,be industry Of tir coairy; and measure al ree
ia the Government, TO ycanimate and re-assuEe h'
Wing party.
he could not however, exnlt with the Senator from
PENNSYLVANIA for that which source of exul,a
lion with that Senator, was I. him and his friends
front sacriGee The Senator tvoia Pennsylvania wa
oec in voting for this BILL because it defeated The
y-eat Wig measure oil distribution. But be (Nlr. C.
derived conso!a,on-not, indeed, from INC source
for no one could depore than he did the necessi
10 of sacrificing disribuon-but from the fact that
instead of the WIFI, party being defeated il two
surc.-purey Wing measures-it would succeed If
carryinr one at east-and that one would have the
effect Of cheering manga dropping heart and gladden.
np many fireside where misery and restitution
prevail. R,oiced would he have been 1t both meo
sures could have been achieved bat Us 1t loDge
doubtful, that to insist upon both defeat BOTH h,
was satisfied that true policy required the pos,ponenen
of the one, for the sake of securing the blessings o.
| The other. As il was come To choice between them
il could be considered detrmen to the measure Of
distribution 10 say that its immediate contamination
was less urgent than The before the Sc
nate. This is urgent and nGispensa5leit is an nd's
| pens.5e Guty-the Government cannot exist without
1.-THE apgushinG and PROSTATE industry OF the coun
try must perish, if it is not passed 1t ma. not be every
thing the country wishes Tor and wants-but it Is some
thing that something is important, and well et-
feet much good 1t is, besides, al! that cam at tins
momentous crisis, be obained-and these were reasons
sufficient to influence him, and satisfy him that it was
his duty support it. All must see the importance OF
The cris;s. a whole Session of uncxampled length
had passed away, without anything eficien, having
done accomplish the great and leading business
Of The scssion-the adjustment of the Tariff
This was the great work which the country expect
ed al The hands Of the Wing party. 1t had not been
neglected, though delayed ill late period of the SEES
SION but even then, what had been done had been rem
dered nugaiory by power they could not control
The desire carry two concurrent measures was SAID 10
he the cause of this failure. different aspect OF
things was then presented. Things should be viewed
as they really stood. The Government was in state
of desluon; there was no revenue, Tor the wing
party, which had the majority in Congress, believed
there was no existing law for the collection OF reven-
ne; public credit depressed aud unavailable; the
industrial classes we're in danger of being reduced to
utter des,itution and great and benehcent inea.
sure could reanma!e and reInv goraie all who, then,
could doubt that it was duty TO sacrihce muc Tor Tie
attainment of that great measure OF relief: IL was
measure due to the Government and 10 the country
alike.
Mr. C. pointed 10 the immense amount Of capital
which had been expended the faith Of the protection
Of the General Government; TO the numerous classes
oi aboers dependent upon TIA; protection ior suosst
ence and the very breath of lie 10 the fatal elects
the d. stitu,ion beggary and rrn-which awaited those
numerous classes If this country should he oversocked
and overrun with the productions OF foreign manuac.
mrers during intermsslon OF protection from reve'
rue And he asked could be doubted that hundreds
upon hundreds of thousands OF hearts pal piaed with
brealhless anxiety awaiting the action of the Wing
party on this very bill: He was aware that the Wing
party nigh, truly say they had already done all they
could do, but had been Inverted by the Executive
Congress had abored for months TO perfect some mea
sure Of relief Anxious 10 preserve good iah towards
those States which had deeper interest IN distribution
Than the manufacturing States, the two measures OF re-
vrnra and a: ..ni,on W+.. treated rs parable
Eat did his friend from Maryland see that ESccn-
i've vctoes had utterly severed the c"nneS"n Tor the
PRESENT. Dad he not know that, until some change IN
Inc CONSTITUTIONS this power of the Exec utye was UNI
coa,rollable, and that therefore, there no aerna-
tive between separation and the total abandonment OF
both measures?
The Executive leaves it not in the power Of Congress
TO consummatc boil though alike good; but does not
exclude action on ore that in itself important, es
sen,isl and vital good Presidential vetoes put Con-
aress in such condition that it cannot do better than
nov attempts 10 do Ii, therefore, that other great
aad important good TO which the senator from Mary
land cngs tcnaciously, cannot be effected does not
accountability pass from Congress 10 the Executive
Init does not the responsibility remain, Of providing
venue and projections for he does not entng dis
r;bu,on hciur made effective, prevent acton on the
measure Of revenue and protection. Could any one
saw that in passing this bill without distribution, con
siderable advance was not made IN redeeming Wing
responsibilities; He did not think there was ground for
the unfavofable comparison drawn by his Trend from
MARYLAND, between this bill and the bill formerly be-
fore the Senate. Would lie not admit that c'rcum-
stances had entirely changed What cannot be effect
ed in con junction. NAV be accomplished in detail The
urea, and numerous interests dependent for existence
on protection may be first saved; and they will then
be placed in n CONDITION AID in The achievement OF
that good which other interests Of the country !angusa
for.
He had hitherto been influenced, as his friends bad
been, By apprchens;ons that 10 yield up distribution
would be- TO encourage Executive Entertainments CT
power But more dlspassonae consideration oil Inc
subject had satisfied his mind that the resistance already
made would have the saluary effect OF rePTcssing suc
endency and that, unless some great principle oil
public Liberty were involved in further demonstra-
ton Of resistance Executive power, time had come
when his friends were bound to do all the good they
could even il under the necessity OF narrowing their
purpose 10 that object alone. Let tins measure be
adopted, and let men OF business see what they nave
to depend on New life aud energy will be gwen 10
the whole country, as well as the machinery OF Co.
ycrnment Public credit will be restored; ana II is mol
unlikely that, in short tGle such surplus may &C
cr,ulaie in the treasury will insure distribution
The country will arouse itself Ike giant refreshed
with sleep. The national debt, about which much
noise made, would speedily be paid off. POI
surely fifteen twenty millions Of debt would then be
found inconsiderabe, and it would be seen tina,
this ou,cry about it more deserving OF no.
,ce than The singing oil grasshopper in the grass =
This great nation shake off that pallry debt as the
lion shakes the dew. drop from his name On the othe
hand decline 10 pass il, and adjouvn-wha', lie would
ask would the chances for future distribution be worth
How many, besides the friends of distribution, Sould
look TO tia. aGonrnment with dlsmay: Cast before
such furnishing multitude the whole benefit of distr
bottom, and 1t would be but drop of dew among ter
! thousand men dying OF thirst
Would NJ, the country ask, why the one measure
which could be effected had not been passed-and why
misery should be multiplied because all could not be
relieved Such would be the cool Judgment Of the
country such would be gen,lenens own judgment o
themselves III their camer moments OF reflection. =
They would not have returned 10 their homes and a't
their heads upon their pillows for half an hour with
out being aroused TO the consciousness that they coult
have ctc,ed great of relief for the country
hut had mp5udently, in The moment Of excitement ant
passion neglected 10 do it, But pass this measure, AM
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