Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-08
WHO IRE THE F.aCTIONTSTS7
In debate in the Senate last week, MIR Bucha-
nan held the following Innsuape.


now entertain serious appvchensions whether any SIT
isaetory revenue aw viii the present session. In
duct TO their constiiuenf1 wihbe any answer Tor them
10 say NC wond no. provide for the wants ohc Treasury
and aHord incidental protection 10 the Interests the
country because could not IN the same I'm Obtain the
disrihu'ion ofthe proceeds ofthe public ian,FI
Anf after all. about what are coniendine1
Ihe reeepts from the public lands during the first
months ofihe o. esent year will amount about $4,000
according 20 the statement fhe Senator from n HSnp
shire lhr Woodbury. The expenses he deducted rom
this sum- under the provisions ofhe distribution law itself
andthe per centsge % the Saics will reduce the a.
mount 70 ahou' s2fonO but, Eive Irosd margin shail
then be about $4,000 And for comparatively psiry
and pitfu sum. wouj you leopard The great
country aud destroy it, prosperity
We might re,ort each of these questions How
will the Loeofoco Senators answer to their constitu
ens in refusing TO provide an adequate revenue and
protecting the great interts, OF the counry7 Will
their hostility TO the distribution among the States
of the small pittance of $500, 900, justly them7-
Will this warrant them in leaving the Government
without the means Of support, and the industry Of
the country exposed TO Inc ruinous competition Of
The pauper labour Of Europe7 They have no con
seisniioHs seruPlss against disribution-for each
and oil Of them have at one time or another been
in favor Of Distribution Faction. then, and faction
only, governs their conduct. They would bring
ruin on the country md oil its great interests soon
er than yield justice 10 the States, and acquiesce
in measure which the people, through their Re-
presentatves, have more than once demanded
The question, the other hand, is one Of principle
with the Wings. They believe that the land mo.
ney belongs to the Srates-they have been elected
under pledges to restore il TO the Sia,ts-and lhey
could not, without acting the part Of the treacfer
Gus creature in the Executive chair, relax an effort
10 redeem their pledges. Under these eiroumstan-
ce', we might safely submit it to Mr. Buchanan's
eandour, Il the Wings have any honorable nltern,
tive but 10 perseyeve in their adherence to the dis
uibuiion act. We might 70 farther, and exaetof his
condour, his own party not acting in a spirit Of
indeiensibe faction, in making the distribution Of
this "paliry and pitful sum- The pre,sSt for leo.
pnrding the great interests Of the country and d..
sroying iis prosperity
But in what position does Mr. Buehannn's ar.
gumeni, drawn from the smallness Of the Dstribu-
ton money, place those, who have contended that
the Drlribution would render high Tariff neess.
saryl great increase Of duties, 10 he sure. would
be required to raise s3OOOOOl And then, we were
'od that this money you'd rsplenish The Federal
Treasury, and pay OF tho National debt. The
"puIiry and piful sum" would doubtless 20 a ereo,
way TO accomplish those great endsl
In whatever aspect this question is vievsd in
connection with the conduct Of the Loco Fooo party
That conduct mas, appear wholly incompatible with
patriotism and liberal and enlarged statesman
ship.
iLJ'It is said, that every member OF the Cabinet
unless the Attorney General was an exception dis
approved Of the veto. Some were not, and proba-
oly none Of them were, consulted. The whole bu
.iness was raaraoed hv The kifcb,n C.t.,.,
the Parour Cabinet not being deemed entitled to
any respect. BY accepting Office under one who bsd
been false to others, and thereby showing that they
had but very little respce. for themselves, thoy pro-
voksd others to consider them entitled 10 none and
therefore they have no jus, cause Of complaint, if
lIhey are treated With negIsc. and contempt,