Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-16
RICHMOND WING.
MONDAY MORNING. NAY m.
]. Z JONES,
Washington City.

TARIFF R'Porf q ne Secretary Of n. T,sasn,,
The leading principle OF thus document, j. c. that
duties should be laid SO to favour domestic in.
teresS. IS urquestionabv sound. IL is no less true
that IuNuries should bc taxed higher than necessa
RES, else the poor would hs subjected TO the sam.
burdens with tic rich and the system womb he
oppressive beyond endurance. Both Of these nosi
tons we understand the Secretary to maintain. and
both Of them are understood to be directly ,nto.o.
inst :" the views oi the Bsiti.h Tory patty in this
country are ia favour OF exposing our peon.
to the runou' competition OF the pauper abour o,
Europe. As II the detail, Of MIR Forwards bin,
we have Tot such knowledge of the subject as 10
enable us 10 express an opinion
There are two assumptions, however. in his n,o.
Jec'' 10 which we never can subscribe l. That
which wrests from the States the Land Money; and
, That which fixes the annual cxnenses Of the Co.
vernment nt - millions. As to the first. the Fed.
ernl Government has no right to the Land Fund
It belongs TO the States-and no whis will ever
acqu.csec in any system, by which they arc 10 he
deprived oi It, But in addition TO this consider,
tion. which Of itself is decisiye-,he Land Money
constitutes TOO variable source OF revenue to be
relied upon in permanent system OF revenue from
customs One year 1t may fall to or millions.
ana the neNi-as was the case during Gen'l Jack
sons resn-lt may reach 30 millions. The mis-
ehevous effects Of an item OF revenue so uc,uatin,
must be manifest. As to the - millions A wear
as fixed expenditure i, is altogether too great 70.
our Republican notions. MIR Clay's maximum of p
millions is the extreme to which we would be ,lirs
logo ihht's enough for all useiulpurposes. IL is
enough for The efficient administration OF the Govern
meni and It Is as much as is compatible with hon.
es,y IN the official corps. Mr. Van Buren, sonandered
upon an average, IS millions a pear during his
tme-and at no period Of our history were the pul-
Iie interests so shamefu'ly neglected. The Army
and the Navy fell into decay, and corruption over
spread the land. Thiriy-two millions will effect
pretty nearly as much mischief, and DO no more
good. There IS this distinction, however, in IA
vour OF Mr. Van Buren-Whilst plundering the
public IN every conceivable mode to the tune Of IS
millions per annum-the Locos had the consiJer,.
ton to assure the public that it was only "rEMro,
RAEr and rxrRAoRDIsARr" expedient on their mar,
They intended TO desist as soon as they had satis
fed their wants, ond would bring back the expen-
ditures to the 10 millions Of tie was,eiul and prohi
gate Adams The present rulers, however, hold
out no hope ofthis sort. Letters from the Secreta-
RES OF the Navy and War, accompanvinr Mr. For.
wards Report, both declare that the appropriations
to their respective Departments cannot be dimin
Ished; and they intimate, that they must be IN,
creased Mr. Forwards entire report is based on the
suppos'iion OF increased expenditures.
The Land money and this ex,ravasan, expendi
ture will render it impossible Tor this bin to COM
mand the support Of the Wings in Congress. The
Cow boys and the Locos must take i, upon their
own shou'ders-and if they desire to waste money
at this rate and cheat the States out of their dues
they must rely upon themselves to do it. Possibly
the bill was framed with view 10 prevent the
WINGS from supporting tiff so, it will not fail Of
its object.