Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-01

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proper and esqedicn an. i!ey .houd no, skulk from
is performance II they sou.d 10 So The s4ntleman
"orid oil course he ifcr Bat suppose heyTciGse 10
appoint tbs agent, will II be- The duty Of the Cover
nor Suppose the Legislature determines 10 reJec;
the fund.- will il be io- the Governor to take the
sponsihhy, and then appoint agent May no; The
Govern.r say (and with very great justice and ropre-
ly) al your duty 10 have appointed this officer bat
you postponed the subject therefore, vii postpone ii
too Such ought 10 De and no doubt would b" me con
cnsion 10 which the mind Of any sensible man would
cone But suppose the Governor should appoint The
agent, what would yon 10 with tie money after i vas
received from the Federal Government Would you
put i in the Treasury M, you could not There Is M
law which would authorize such Disposition Money
cannot be- put into the Treasury except By law. ~
any other might put $1,000 in bank TO lie credit ut
the Commonwealth. The bank officers would receive
il, bnt the Treasurer could touch dollar Of Il
gentleman near him said II would BE- appropriated,
Wen, ], might but he going on the ground iaa no
action was 10 be had. Tue Constitution provided
against IT, thing mus, be received before Il was ap-
propra,ed
Mr. H. again contcnded, that if lie Legislature did
It's duty, would appoint agent 1T it refused TO
do 50, the Governor surely ought make an ap.
pointmcnt If they declined, the Governor should do
too lie should say, w,l let the matter rest where
you left II. Mr.. IL. thought that this practical,
and not a constitutional question Were he the 10.
vernon, and tie Legislature should refuse TO appoint
an agent, he would refuse likewise Therefore, he
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that unless he consented 10 make an appointment, he
too, would render hasciflable the charge o.. ska
ns
Mr H. was surprised, if he rightly understood the
argument Of tie gentleman from Fanquier, who con.
tended that it the duty of the Governor 10 receive
this fund, and thus carry out lay Of Congress
Mr. SooTr | made such argument. | debated
the question Of Pro?rtey. lid not moot the question
81. daf9.
Mr. llorLEmAs did not 50 understand the gentleman,
and was happy 10 be mistaken. Certainly, however,
impression did prevail with sone, that 1t was the
duty Of the Governor TO make appointment. In an.
swcr 10 that impression, A.. II. would say that BY the
sane principles The Legislature equally bound -
receive The fund. II State officer, who only ac,ed IN
behalf Of lie Commonwealth lie represented, was
bound il was equally obligatory the S;ate itself Ia
take the money The House would perceive The con
diton 10 which under such state Of things, Il would
be reduced The Legislature would be compelled 10
do whatever Congress should dictate. lie fNr. H.
too, the ground that 10 State Legislature bound
10 submit to order Of Congress. lie would not
dwell here as the suhec. moi pressed;ie gentle
man from Flnquier has declared that he DID not moot
the question oi duty.
O;hcr views presented themselves 10 his mind rs
connected with this election. Ie regretted hey had
been suggested by the Of the gentleman from
Rockhrldge, (Ir. Dorman) In speaking "r Mr.. Iay
lor, the gentleman from Hing William (Nlr. Eabneyl
had declared that liz opposed 10 the Tariff, Bank,
and Internal improvement. The gentleman from Rock
bridge eau. at the remark and upon the strength u
what ms friend from King William said about internal
Improvement, attempted TO make sectional question.
lie SAID, "listen, ye men Of The West, appealing 10
them as if their dearest interests al stake Now,
an Eastern nan, he {llr H. might appeal 10 his East
crn brethren aud ask them TO rally their candidate
Blu, hc never made any such appeal lis Eastern friends
would despse it, if lie could be induced T. do Snch
appeals lie would maze, and he trusted lis West
crn friends would put aside the tempting offers which
were liaie TO their interests. Gentlemen sad = cr
ney-,he Distribution fund is yours lir II. asked
emphaicaiy, if principles were 10 IL bought ~
with hrihcs, lie knew the gentlemen who had thus
spoken, did not rcgari themselves as cf@rIng public
bcrte to anybodv-thcy were above that. But why
did they use the argument. lie trusted Il would u Of
E,i!e or no avail He hoped h,s "esern friend, were
ABOVE all such temptations. lie hoped that although
they might he tnd III glowing language, Of rich Guun
they would receive from tho Distribution fund; al
though They would have spread before Their cyes,
vivid picture OF railroads, npaca, and canals, inter-
scctin. every portion ofhe country; although ike the
saviour humankind when tempted by the Evil One. they
might be- rs were, carried 10 monnt and tempted with
we 50 Of bright pros poets before cm hc hoped and
trusted that they wcnd reject the pro.srcd bfhe, and
Ike our Saviour, say 10 The icmpier, ut s htHcc,
S4tunl" Mr.. Ii. knew tie gentlemen from Rnckhrdge
u he from the charge Of doing wrong Sill! he ~as
constrained 10 think that such appeals that made by
him should never BE- aadc 10 the House lie took i Tor
granted that whoever might b. elected Governor. The
western
ternai Improvement tie finances o the Sale would
admit of-iust many The people would consent I"
be taxed carry lie Arl cnntc nGcd iaat Sc lad
gone TOO far zeal On the subject Of ln:e Tnal I'm
prnyemen, for the State finances were now - an en-
barrassed condition The primary eject ct this time
shonld be 10 ret out Of our difficulties
There was another raumeni which h. would notice
The gentleman sand il was question between increased
taxation and reception Of the morey. Mr H. asked
If il vas contcnjed that we should AVOID taxation ~
order II become the mcniicant recipients oi Govern.
mcnt favor Had our character become 50 degraded
TINT the old Commonwealth bad become begglr, hat
in hand. F!c knew gentlemen did not so regard Il: I
they put the question on The ground tin. the S"'c had
n ririt 10 The money. Stl he asked ..en If did not
MAKE the Federal Government the dispenser Of favofs
10 the States: Could we, independent State, long
Withstand srch bouniies: He foresuw not The cry
would be- Grc girt: should have most d.sgraceiul
scramble for he spols-and said by Mr.. Jelitr
SON. "Thosc Will ret most who are mf0nsSt
The gentleman from FaHquicr had charged HAT d'!
farcnccs existed in the Democratic party. THIS was
not tit occasion for discussing all In. opinions Of the
Democratic party. Differences Of opinion often did
exist in that, III every other party on minor matters
But the gentle man had charged the distress prevailing
in the country upon The ruling powers. lie Nj IL
thought his was unfair. He denied that the late Ad
could he held responsible. Ii 80, the
Wing party should bother the condition OF the country
Their promises, said Mr.. IL, were vel! remembered
their economy-,her Observation-Disclosures cutting oil
{ expenditures. llad Gley eoUPIcu WIN tdest ii'
ioubedlv not. So FAR from doing after opening "a
new sci Of books" they compelled 10 do what
hey charged tie other party as a grevious fault
They have largely increased tie public debt over and
above the amount which they themselves charged on
HE last Administration Their Secretary Of the
Treasury on opening "ihe neg set Of books, charged
The existing debt S6GG0000 in the early part Of last
year. and in December last, By their own showing, IN
less than one year, they had increased The debt 10
sl4, 000 Geo This is the result Of their promised and
ooascd reform. And now told The Tariffs 10
Ne increased 10 meet the n'cessary wants of the Go
CRIME nj and to carry out Why economy and relrench
mcDt.
he would refer 10 the affairs Of the STATE There had
'cen Wing minority here IN the Honse oil Delegates
or the las, tive years md what had taken place within
hat period; Tie public debt had been increased and iis
interest was difficult TO pay. The taxes have been
,nnually increased, and now the gentleman from Rock
ridge finds necessary 10 hunt out articles of taxa
ION He is redacct 10 the Illuminating necessity ot'a@-
~ the planes n tke idie> Laush'er) We had indeed
son,e 10 4 sad and Illuminating condition when such
.,e,,9l n tha