Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-05

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son pher Chairmun) have addressed the county in
Esa as s be"I tie 1 the sense
(Loudoun and Farfax)-and Cd nnel Charles Taylor,
Landon L. Carter, Taron v. q. Osburn, candi.
dates for Delegates for the county Of Loudoun They
dare hope for ain h strongest Of the Fee
dera Districts, but they promise 10 deserve it, This
is noble and cheering spirit. How ought the exam
pie to animate every Republican in the State
More Triek-The Richmond Wing is playing deep
for the stakes in April. But it is playing deep for
it's own depth as well as for the cause of Truth The
last coinage of its brain is bold invention III its yes.
terdays paper-when noticing some sales Of the public
lands advertised Gin Tyers parcrs'-it concludes IN
the following strain q The probability IS, that virgi.
Mas quota under The Distribution Act inr the
twelve months, will reach / or $40, 900 dollars
Fonr or Fire Hundred thousand Dollars! Indeed!
Now this presupposes extent of public sales
which other person has ever calculated il at, kese
times VIVA, said the grea. Dictator himself the other
day, IN the Senate; Why, that h. estimated the amount
at one and half millions III ;s-whlch would give
Virginia little more than 81 l0,ooo-and perhaps
saws MIR. Clay it might amnunt to three millions a.
lowing Virginia fraction more Shan S2o0,0H. What
a motley set Of Politicians these Wings! The
amount of sales, according 10 this estimate of The Wing,
would be from six to seven millions. When Mr. Clay
wishes to show, that the Distribution would have
small effect in raising the Tariff, he fns the Dlsrbn-
ton Fund down to one and halt millions and when
the R. Wing wishes increase the brtc 10 the s'poOr
| Old Dominican, he banboo2les her with probable
douceur of from to SEQ, 600! Thus according tie
Will. IS notion, there would lie no necessity Of raising
the duties one sous bear cTraragGnt Expen-
diture of its Government.
world in The distribution Jth aud the 0th
of another l-l5th OF The amount oi SAFES
A Mares .Iest'-The Delegate irou Cumberland
was Yesterday pleased TO hunt up sons remarks which
VIC made in January 1884, upon the disposition OF the
Public Lands The subject certainly bad not been az
duly weighed twelve years ago, az it IS now-the
AOt lnv Ipafp
b bV' i D1e'S playsry estimated At ha,
time the Treas ,\y tRas snsbed with money-now, IT
e.: y;
Tariff IhenEa SwH said I'm the article quoted by MIR.
Iryinr1 we nHgf hive struck of the "Bank Dividends,
and the ProcGec2 q the Public Lands and thrown our
selves upon the pie Of the Imports for de-
fra wing The expenses OF the Gpvernment-for we
then said they sample indeed for the difficulty then
seemed to BE-, hoe we to raisi bnt how we are
best TO reduct lie duties the STANDARD of expen-
ses Under this Slew of the matter we then did slate,
that the Bank Stocks and the Land Proceeds might 90
10 the municipal purposes Of The States, to roads,
schools tSc-but under this most essential and funda-
mental condition, viz "rhat il becomes 10 be SO
fas,dious about the powers o the General Govern.
ment that ought maturey t. consider, whether the
Suites should even accfptoi such donation Tor disrl
button call il which you will without their first hav-
pu authorized that Government lay amendment oil
the Constitution to give away snc fund, tor the pur
poses Of Education, internal improvement, or any
other purpose, whether specified underlined We
stated the snecessty OF snch = .provison and we
say now, as said then, awe cannot be too careful
in preserving the chastity OF our Constitution pure
| and unsued.
| Rut how much stronger is the objection 10 such q
distribution. now, when the Federal Treasury IS ALSO
luely in want Of money-whcn it cannot obtain II,
without raising the Tariff and violating the sacred and
invioate Compromise Act Of 3l-when have vir-
,ually 10 raise money from TIN States for the purpose
of this, Of itself, adds constitu
tiona difficulty which not To lie surmounedAndr yet
in 1891 we sckled for an ndncnt Of the Constitu
ton when The Treasury flash of funds Such is
the difference between views Men, aad the Wings
uolp They orsooth for sc2ng on The proceeds oil
the Public Understanding them among the States,
when the Federal Government wants it-and giving
them away without any warmly from the Constitu
ton, and without any amendment WIZ Mr.. Irving
then agree TO idea of 1881 and act upon IT. like a
true friend Of the Constitutions anu deny the right OF
the State TO accent one cent, until the Constitution be
amended, Not he, These Wings "tastidi-
ous"-they dash on over the ruins of the charter ITSELF
to carry out the fayori,e schcucs Of their ambitious
leader
We hold now, as we held in 1851 That the U have
no right TO give away the Public Lands, and the States
have no right 10 accept, wth'nt amending the Cons-
tuton-and more than at this lime, when the U
S. have virtually 10 raise the money oy out'es jor Me
purpose of Distribution. But ask me wings 10 wal
Till the Tariff is not to be rasedand ask them to wait
till the Constitution is amended t" give the States the
right to amend-and they Will laugh at yon. Were we
to ask Mr.. Irving TO make such bargain with us-he
would reject the proposition altogether
Tie Distribution Resolutions-Mr. lrvng's resolu-
tons respecting the appointment of an Agen, 10 receive
the Distribution Fund-wilh Mr.. Hoadays amend.
ment, lnsructing our Senators to obtain repeal of
the Law itself, came up in the House OF Delegates
Holiday opened the debate ,s with
House adjourned about 3 o'clock, without taking the
Eccning Session.
Mr. Bowden of Williamsburg, in continuation
of the debate. We had not the pleasure OF hearing
him. but we understand, he went for the Resolution
Repeal of the law~(ha. is lls be violation of the
Constitution, as ''s (o"t9a \ ry and acq0'es'
ITO, B, ~ II NV wN Sr ~ iarnb, amid the
groans Of its itengs pr g' ings5ners were
the Delepae from Ptsy lvania Shd the Editor OF the
Richmond Whip. Zone ofthe wig wags is preparing
an inscription 10 be written on It's tomb