Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-17

very conciliatory disposition III that body towards the
e. and it behooves u to look to our deiences IN the
event of hostilitcs between the two countries. Nha
protection have on the Atlantic coast None, oil
mart 10 none What on the Eastern, Northern, South
ern and Western frontiers: some What number o.
war steamers have aloat' Some tro or three, u
tue old Fulton he included. Has the Administrator
put these matters before Congress? Yes, and 0re'
again. What has Congress done in regard TO Them
.yothine il has been too busy reducing the number
of its pages What will the People, whose lives ant
property are stake, say to this; Let The pcopte peah
for MemsetrcS.
Such ia the Language Of the official organ at Wash
inpton-And now we ask the enlightened people oil
the u. S, whether at such time as thiS we may MOI
require all our resources of money and OF talent 10
meet the emergency which may threaten to assail us
tins the time I've address ourselves 10 statesmen
not TO party men)-io part with the proceeds oil lhe
public lands: We may want money 20 '9riy our coast
10 strengthen our forts; 10 o'iaa arms; to equip our
steamers These proceeds would emnen,ly contribute
10 the accomplishing of this important object II II
were appropriated 10 defence aione-But what iur-
Their will be said Of the OF the Whgs-who go
bowsho themselves beyond the DISTRIBUTION Act user
who 50 infatuated in behalf OF Mr. Ciay parry mea
sure that they are prepared 10 violate the Compro
mise Act which they maintained in 80, to be "sacreo
and inviolate": They are willing too to raise The du
ties from 20 10 80 per centand III iac 10 supply TUE
vacuum in the Treasury, either by an increased iarg
by loans. In truth they appear 10 ann d, oo'h-
augment it, And in The second place, II VIII increase
the public debtor, upon the funded debt, and upot
the certificates of funded debt Alone IS the capital o.
New National Bank to be created-as 1t was III The
t,co former BankS.
We appeal then TO the Peope-to an enlightened
public opnion-not TO scheming and raold part'zans
Is not this the worst time in all the world Tor giving
away the proceeds of the public LANDS: Niii not MI
TYLER himself exercise HIS salu,ary Veto II the Wings
should succeed in changing the features oil ihe p's.
button law: Is he not bound by his resolutions OF 81
to Sc, his face against The violation of the Compromse
Act-aganst the augmentation of the duties from y
to 80? Will lie sanction the scheme OF turning the
proceeds of the Public Lands from The defence OF the
nation, the subsidy of the Sovereign States: we
appeal then TO the Peope-Let them Judge between
the Democrats and the Wings.
We take the following text from the Fredericksburg
Arena of Tuesday-to which we beg leave TO suo)on
few remarks by way of note and commentary;
awe announced, in last, the notifying 'nteil'
gence that the Senate Of Virginia had rejected the re
solution, passed by the House, providing Tor Inc ap
poutmen of an agent, receive The States portion
the Distribution fund.
This act on The part of the Senate strikes US al
very suicidal Senators would not receive the money
unaccomPanled by guarantee, that the Tariff should