Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-16


separaled from us on this sure rest their support On
different grounds They plead, the first place, Inc
condition 81 the Treasury as Jusuhcatloh OIL 'he'i
vote That is bad that the demands on II are urgent
and great, and s means OF meeting them small tna'
the public credit prostrated; and that the agent, VINO
has been idly sent abroad negotiate The oan has beea
treated with scorn was, he apprehendcd but too true,
and TO be lamenicd that it true. But who are respoh'
eible He and The party OF winch he IS mtiner are
not We had no agency in the measures whch ha'e
led to the present exhausted condition OF the Treasury
On the contrary, we have done all in our power to re-.
sst it. We saw the danger al the extra session ana
raised them and have continued ever since TO RAISE our
warning voice against it, We opposed The withdrawal
from the Treasury Of the from The lands-re-
sisted the creation of the debt; called on those IN
power TO retrench and econom'se IN time bnt all IN
vain The last thing they thought OF was the ways
und means. Ii the last at the extra sessioh as II
is now the last at this. lie stopped not 10 inquire vine
Their this strange the effect OF negligence or
design on the part OF those in powerdesgned TO force
this their favorlte measure Of policy through; ana VINE
Their our political friends, who intend TO vote Tor 1t on
the ground of the cxgency of the Treasury, are not
wi,hou, intending II, bat cnsummatng that design.
But i; may be- said that are bound 10 relieve the
Treasury without nqurng into the fact by whom, or
in what manner lis embarrassment was caused. 1ha;
NAV he admitted but surely, when 10 the cues
ton Of remedy, if there be difference Of opinion,
those who are responsible, who have caused the mis-
chief and not those who have varied against il, and
opposed the that led 10 ii, ought to yield 1t
is going loo far on their part after they have done the
mischief to refuse remedy ii, unless shall agree
to Join them in bad, the least, the
disease.
But admit that something should he done, and tina,
speedily, 10 replcnsh the Treasury and revive public
crcd-and tha, full share OF the responsibility IS OF
us-how does happen that this imperious necessity
should attach this particular measure, and none
other: Why not vote for the measure moved by the
Sena Tor from Virginia, 10 go back 10 The Compromise
act as il stood in the year lo4 when siItenhs of the
duty above 20 per cent still remained to come eff and
which would afford greater revenue 10 the Treasury,
and protection by duties varying from 20 TO 30 per
cent. 10 the manufacturers : The objection it seems
TO il was that it proposed 10 subject tea and coffee
TO a moderate amount Of duty, and that only till
the deb, was paid. Without undertaking TO deny
or affirm whether The objections to taxing those
tices are as great has been alleged, he would
We nture to say that there were many considerations
which make ,hem peculiarly fit subjects of revenue.
In the first place, duty imposed on them acted as
bounty 10 no one. Whatever the people might
pay for consuming them, would 60 exclusively into
the Treasury, and not into the pockets Of monoposts
In tie next place, they objects of general nse
over the whole country, and by every class, which
would make duty them fall on NIL according 10 the
extent Of their consumption and finally, they are re-