Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-26

% lr,ef TN. IRE s.is deduction Of 10 per cent III
resda ,f the u;ocecds is be distributed 20 all tn
Stair. no; eccoJnr to their actus! population, put nc
cori,nc TO their Federal representation,
Cd Five hundred thousand acres OF iaho 10 ef1n'e'
10 each If the new Sta,es-but 10 :hose wE'ch hav'
sosa,r ooo;y.d dooatiuns, so much only shall Of
Granted ne sIa make tie limit OF i've hundred thou
sand acres. - co,
a,h The distribution is ,o cease in case OF war, IRON
the CONNIE ncemenl OF hos,Ili;ies IL IS also 10 oe su
pended whenever Congress, after The LIST oil Jny' io1
shall impose duties bryoh ~ Pe s@'' y" '"~
a single article imported.
This law then rests on Two eoh''"s
"a when the duty on a single article Of imports eS
ceeds 20 per cent. &c ,ho
There i ev.rv symptom OF the happening OF Inc
g., aaa,;,,ancy and lie second is inevtable aye
there - now bin before Congress, introduced ny Mr.
S,l,ors,ol "a Whig to impose lar
on woolIens, (Kersrys) salt @c-on ~ pc.
cent; on salt, 3 cents per busnei. i"us 'r'S row
mns Ia ,ancaled or suspended. Let us here ask what
-; IN rscav,, il is said S50,GG0 will be her
hass-nnd there is great duuht whether, during this
re,- ow,py IN the pressure III the money market,
her portion w.ll reach that pltiiui sum. ne
New York Commercial further says, "that, unaer no
circumstances, aud even adnlttlhs us
can distribution Of the public property be proper,
m;o NJ ;,s, unless there is surplus to divide. -
The re ,ors Of the Treasury Department sho" at the
revenue arising from ihpos's Is lhsuihcieht 10 ae'
froy the cxnenses Of The Government; and when Inc
Distribution law was passed. this inability was as well
known is now-fof on the very Jay alleI .ne us
tr;p,on bill, passed the House Of Representatives,
bill was brourh: IN asking loan of Sl200O GOO; and
Mr. Wise from his place, remarked mat ION yester-
day they had given away large ana Proh'ao'e ~
main, and that to day they were borrowing money =
besides this Tariff Of 20 per cent was lad on ar''
clos hitherto duty free, which alone was 10 produce
some s., 500 0C0. At this session law has passed au,
,bo,izng the loan of So 100000 more in the form oil
Treasury notes and still the Secretary oil the treasury
conplains that The wheels of Government cannot go
on unless further resources are gwen nus We sec
Tia, the Whrs have distributed the public lands when
there was not only nothing to distribute, bnt when
in fact the Government was IN debt. IL So'ooo'ooo
or any other sums per annun, arising from sn'e
or the public lands are taken ftom Tue leasury
and distributed among the States, The dehc'ency
mus, be made up by direct taxation, or an increase
of the Tar.f-so we tax you individually TO d's'r'-
Init. money among the States. But again-uniess
this law repealed Government Will be forced 10 Dor.
row money-"ans, IN fact 6orr0Ttns money 10 asst
Int among the States The Wings contend that m
doed az cesson there equitable reverson 10 the
SAFES when the debts of The Revolution paid. We
challenge all Wings from Maine to Georgia, to show
one nr,c clause which will warrant any such conclu
sion The "whole right, claim, or title, over the ia
risdicon and soil is granted They say that the deeds
rnrt that Congress shall dispose Of these lands "ior
tho common benefit OF all the States, as well ms OF
tho Granting States, anu hence they are entitled To
dr,buon of the proceeds. This is subtle, shuhiins
mode of reasoning which no far and just man can pur-
.ue The fact of the business is, that we must nave an
army. navy, Notifications, public officers, such as
= President Secretaries, foreign Ministers, Congress,
If 80. the proceeds Of Tie public lands, IT applied
ia maintain these are in spirit and letter fulfilling the
clause Of the deeds Of cesson which says that the ahos
shall be disposed for the common benefit Of all Inc
States. as we'll as of The granting States
En-, nran-the Constitution gives Congress the pow
o. 10 DISPOSE Of and make ell need'u rules and regu-
a.ons respccting the territory other property be-
onsinp to the u s., none will deny but that ships of
war forts &c, are meant when the words "oher pro-
y,r,v are used II is conceded that Congress has the
same power over the SHIPS oil war; erts' "c,' Us mas
over the lerr,ory-and there any so foolish, so en-
t,rv distracted as to contend that Congress can sell
mis- .0;Ler propcr.y," and distribute 1t among the
taes No one, venture to affirm, VIII preach sucn
a doctrine What greater right have they then TO sell
Tho publc lands and distribute lis proceeds among the
s,,,es OF the whole national domain nearly four
fGls was purchased by the Government By what
means. By the proceeds oil revenue on imposss ANA
are we then 10 distribute lands among the States winch
were purchased BY tie u. s. Are we to tax the peo-
ME TO buy land To distribute: Are you prepared LOT
ihis, Are YOU wiling to be taxed in the form OF Ia
rr ON The articles of coarse woollens, with which you
clo,he your chdren-on coffee, tea sugar, salt, &C.
10 buy lands TO give away: The iourih Ihurscay IN
this month viii give the answer, whether Cheseiheio
so lonr The temple of Democracy, VIII yeid 10 the
take up an odous tariff, ana become pensioners i. Tie
feet of the General Government
Fellow .cit;zens-what would you think OF that man
who, while in debt to large amount gives away as
donation his property That he was either kn0re OF
foOl Well in this position stand the advocates OF lne
n, s,rbuton Law and they welcome TO either morn
~ tho dilemma; for in either they are unworthy
the confidence aud support Of conhding and generous
constituency. - :.
Fellow. Citizens. We would call your attention t'
the economy OF this pure and iacorruptidle 4dmn's
tration.-n rHiRrEEN MONTHS ths Aam,n,s,a'on ~, W.
| OF DOLLARS,! The Wings acknowledge II 10 u
Fovrfeea iiuiioas-so to be within bounds, we vii
take the latter SUM- ), :,
Fourteen millions Of dollars in thirteen months vii
be s. ,O7G, 923 in one month
ii 0.6 G23 per month will be S3a, s97 per day.
S,35 S97 per day will be sl,d95 per hour.
81. 495 perhour will be $2I per minute
lhns nv actual calculation, we lind That THIS people
Jor;ng ,aopey sarinr administration has increased tn
deb, ior the time they have been III power
SPA a minute,
81 400 an hour,
| $50 Sg7 day,
81 ,076 G23 month,
| Sl4,GG0 900 in thirteen monihs-whici
M TO the 4lh day Of this month, was the length OF TIM
since General Harrisons lnauguration-and yet, WI
his creat debt-anempty Treasury and an impeache
I crrdt-they give away The proceeds OF one MoaSan
millions nj aerts of Pubiie Lands How thankful W
ought 10 be for such aeise, PRUDENT and eoon0m'ea
ruers-and we debt OF everlasting gratitude
this people toring, money saring Administrations
Where all this money has gone we cannot 'eh-ou
we can tell where small portion went. Have you ioi
gotten the noise and hurrah made by The Wings a
what they called extravaganza IN The fresaehl man
sion lave you forgotten Mr.. ogle's speech Hav
you forgotten the our Wing brethren made OF II
bid YOU not calculate in this department HE mos
rigid economy would be preserved Well, how ar
your expectations fulfilled BY an appropriation {
6 ono 10 repair and refurn;sh that house, which, &
Ore spoke ,.uly) was equal in splend"r to the mos
magnificent palace of an European sovereign.
W. ,,o,d ,o;n VIM TO the fall in property, and