Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-19
The debts of the States of the Union, now exceed

! The debts Of the States Of the Union, now exceed
so0l 600 900 The interest on this debt proono'y A
ceeds 100000 0G0 and if the nett d's'r.nuiaoe ,""
shall IL. - coo oGO instead q paying oil .hc "e"ls "
,L sat-, II viii nav only one-i'th ptrl o NE hhnua
~ ,l,.ir debts Should the fund for lcl-, De
,, Mr t.,v estimates il at, say 81 5OUooo a'ef ue
Jnr,;n, ex,eses Of The land systel the nett fund WIZ
nay oniv one, tenth part oil the interest. Away 'e
with the idea that the Stale DEBTS are TO NC pau W
ds,r;bn;on of the proceeds OF sales OF pnohc !anus
Ir ,h re 10 be paid by money distributed 10 the olaes
h he General Government, the money must oe fa'se
bv Ia .ation and that is the ultimate result 10 wh
This measure tends; and II not repealed WIZ last VI.
on the country, exercise OF the taxing po"ei u
tho II States TO pay the debts of the States Dis
ributon is little else but an assumption IN uiSu.
of The debts of the States, by the General
in ,ha, it will end if not checked
Mr. "a thanked the House for the attention SHOWN
IN his remarks And in conclusion he calico on III
Who ppreed with him that the distribution law was
wrong, 10 unite in expressing their OPINION III suone
terms and in insructing Senators 10 go Tor us re-
neal lie, us not say, though we are opposed 10 Inc
law we will take the money. by such course Oh P.o-
ceeding the law will be forced on u.s. In facl' ne
thought most probable there would be no
his year Congress, following MIR. Clays Lead Qor
m - tho oreat leader and dictator of the WhIgs) Will
raise the duties beyond 90 per CENT this VIII suspend
Tho distributions unless Southern men, and especially
the Virginia Senators, yield the position they occuPeu
At The Extra Session. MIR. Clay wishes to repeal tns
clause,
M duties are to be raised beyond 90 per cent IN VIOLA
ton of the Compromise act. Will our Senators 60
with him, Mr. H. said he trusted not. But II they
should, will we, the Legislature? VIII we abandon
the position taken in 1889, that the Compromise act
should be held sacred and nviolate He believed not.
Lee, us orty our Senators in the position they took at
the Extra Session.
Mr. II. said there was necessity to commit our.
selves OIL the question of reception now we could
not count on the fund with such certainty as to make
the basis of expenditures and appropriations this year
1t would be time enough 10 decide the question OF re-
cepton when was certain there was some 1 In 10
thnr to receive this year. the friends of distribution
this question: to force Virginia to commit nd dIss
tanning the distribution policy. lie warned all who
were opposed to distribution to beware of reception
II is said that if do not accept the fund, Virginia
quota will be distributed to the other States MI ri
said he had no fear Of this. Congress dare NOT do u
measure of such injustice would never be tolerated
But if Virginia would stand fast in opposition to d'str
button by the side of South Carolina and Alabama, the
law would be repealed Passing by the question OF re-
ception therefore, he desired that the Legislature OF
virginia should strike for its repeal.