Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05

| this land fund--which may be only one million Thy
year and len or twelve millions another year-co "a
| the States in distribution.
He was here TO sustain the views Of his Constituents.
and this distribution measure was leading one with
| them He therefore, not only himself approved Tho
measure but fulfilled his duty to those who sent him
here, in supporting ~
| If this revenue bill-,his distribution-sud soma
measure 10 regulate the currency could be passed the
prosperity of tue country might be looked 10 with Ger.
,ainty.
He should hope that there would be that patriotism
eyinced now, which would give at once means for The
Treasury and encouragement to domestic industry
Mr.. CRITTEN DEN, in reply TO the Senator from
Pennsylvania observed, that he was asked the ques.
tion.-would he not when two good things were pre-.
scented to him. and were told that he should not have
both take one in preference TO none at all he would
answer without hesitation, that he should have both
or none He should have both, simply because they
were good and necessary lie would not purchase ri.
Their at the pric of The other, because both were his
right Neither would he purchase either at the
flee of the independence of the representative body Of
the people.
| Suppose the Senate is defeated in consequence Of
it's adherence 10 its rights would not the Senator
look back with pride to this body, which bad
maintained its independence at such moment as the
present.
If their ancestors had not preferred any alternative
to submission royul authority, they themselves would
not now be here 10 support their independence against
| Executive encroachmens.
Here was moment in which they had constitutions,
power act and if their legislation rendered nu
yaory, who would be Observation-Disclosures, or he
whose obstruction defeats the necessary Legislation Of
! the Government?
| He would not indulge the anticipation of defeat He
would rather indulge the hope that the repeated expires
sion of the opinions Of the people representatives would
prevail.
Mr.. ARCHER having given full expression 10 his
opinions to the OF Distribution last session,
should not go at large into the subject II, was,
however, necessary say something in reference 10 the
vote which he would now feel bonnd 10 give
His conclusions then, and now, were, that there
power TO do this act, but not obligation 10 do H.
| Viewing the matter as question Of mere expectancy,
lie had gwen votes already in reniion TO H. which might
be impugned, and had been impugned bu, a, all
times prepared TO justify his consistency in The votes lie
given.
He had voted on this question when it was brough.
forward in the little tariff BILL for the separation Of
these measures Of distribution and revenue becausche
then belle we'd temporary law necessary Tor the colc.
ton of the revenue and Tint the bill would no, be.
come law il they were not separated. But when /,
was mod fed, he voted for it, because the of
distribution was temporarily suspended by it.
He also alluded TO his votes on the Loan bill lie,
on TINT occasion, gave up the inferior expedency fer
the higher expediency The same question of ,ype
diency ought TO prevail. The question is onr Of
the CONTINUED existence of the Government. Gentle.
they sent here-that is TO preserve The Govern.
ment at all hazards short of the violation Of Tie Con
s,itu,ion If gentlemen persist in their beory Of OPT
MON, the result viii be- that they may go home, eav
ing no TO the country but that which may Ir
collected by the fiat Of the Executive. Until 'e@
days ago, he would have voted any way 10 the
revenue of the Government. But now, his moderation
on this subject was gone
Ne had sren on open attempt made on the part Of
the Executive to defeat legislative action, BY pungs
pf thp mnfp nd dahl
legislation, ground which the President himself
admits is 4 mere question of expediency.
There hod been four great Wing measures Of public
interest passed by Congress this Administration aud
the Executive had vetoed three OF them.
Upon mere question Of expediency, 10 veto re'e.
nue. bill Ike this would be stretch Of Executive powe,
attempted by the most arbitrary princes Of liza,
country upon whose institutions those OF this county
had been modelled Never in the mother country, Lad
All instance been known Of bill of supply being We.
toed-not even by the Tudors.
He would say, if the alternative put, let tbs
Government 90 into dissolution, than he would,
10y his act, suffer any individual to put bride upon
the legislative body, and, by motion of the finger,
control the action Of the whole Government.
If there were men of any party ready TO succumb' to
such dication, and TO 60 home MADE by their act
slaves, he would not be found among such men. II
necessary, he would not only say perish commerce.
perish credit but lei the Government fall to pieces, and
the Union be dissolved, than he should SANCTION
by his act, any measure which would abrogate Tie IN
depen dence of the people representatives.
Mr.. LINN observed, that he regretted very much
that the Senator from Virginia had expressed himself
hostile to the constitutional exercise Of Executive
power He had often heard such Recommendations, but
had uniformly found them uncoed for, that r'w
they made but little impression on his mind NEfn
he first entered this body he heard from the opposition
to the administrations that the country was IN the mc
Of revolution. He heard the same thing from the
Senator now But he not in the lrnst alarmed -
He judged Of the presen, by the past Year aiteryea'
from 1888 dov n 10 lS40, revolution was the tlna, d
the Senator's party. They denounced 10 the coUn
try, and blackened to The deepest dye, the charie
ter and measures Of the last two Administrator
and depicted the ruin and distress of the country win
such vehemence that doubtless they lasbed temeses
and their dupes into the belief OF great absudtfs-
Yet the country prosperous and happy nrder those
Administrations, ill the gentlemen, by the gross'A
msre presentations succeeded in Wrestling the Govern
ment from their hands. They succeeded IN dong tt
partly by the great pledges they gave that they woua
rescue the country from this ruin which they cepctd
and which existed in their owl mugnolions only
They seized the rens of Government at The moment o.
it's quiet prosperous career wben ere was no pup
lie debt, when the credit of the Government was heh
| and unbemishcd, and when it's honor was unarnsstc'
| What is the contrast now! The gentlemen them'
selves acknowledge that they have placed the Govern
in the midst Of revolution. 1t is falling 10 pieces
in their hands Its credit at home and abroad IS d.
dsgraced by their incnpaciiy and now they ihffa''
as necessary consequence Of their own folly, tte
breaking up OF the Government, and the dissolution
The Union. And all this is TO happen because 'A''
own President will not let them invade the lo''r
tuition and violate the plighted faith Of solemn e'm
pact. The gentlemen shall have no excuse 'r e'''
ing The Government 10 perish for want of sus,tn'r's
and support If they break up Congress, and GO h'nf
without doing their duty, they mus, take the resp'n'
by on themselves. He gave them wnrnns@s
he and his friends were ready to s in their places s
in and day out night in and night out or both day f9
night till all necessary, wholesome, and constitute"
measures adopted for The rescue Of The Cover
ment from the degradation into which tic geniIrG''
hnd plunged it, He and his friends would not cors'o
to adjourn while the Government was IN such c'tS
ton If the gentlemen chose TO do it, they must '''e
the responsibility
| Mr.. WALKER said that, though he did mol exp,
have addressed the Senate this occasion, he co'
not forbear 10 do so, uer what had fallen from some
the honorable Senators on the opposite side ufn''