Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-22
LEGISLATURES OFF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Friday, FEB. il, l42-TContiaued. |

MT bAfLf SAID indsPosed as he was to claim the
attention OF weared House. yet conceiving that the
remarks of the gentlemen from Fauquer (Mr. Scotp
and Northampton, r. Yerby,) particularly the former,
required some notice, he must throw himself upon its
indulgence. But he would be as brief as possible
The remarks of the gentleman from Fauquer, in rela
ton TO The SANDERS which he said had been heaped upon
the old Federasts, he was sure were M made in
sequence of any thing which had fallSh from him
For the old Virginia, Washin gtonian Federasts per-
sonay ne had the highest respect, pot because his
ancestors were of that class and had receiy ed no.
nors at their hands, but because he ,egardei them
as an honest, though mistaken parly.S Hay wit
messed, during the war OF the Revolution, ID which
many OF them bore distinguished patt, The asters
attending feeble government; and fearing III the
new Constitution did not arm the Government with
sufficient power accomplish the purposes Of is ins
tuition, they sought 10 strengthen it by bringing in aids
and props foreign TO the Constitution. Had they lived
this day and discovered their error, many oil them
doubtless would now be cooperating with the Repub
lcan party. But although he had much respect for
the memory Of that old party, there was another class
Of Fedcralsls for whom he had no such respect and
whom he never would cease TO denounce. lie alluded
to your ne,o high, and blue light Federa,,s The former
of whom commenced life as Republicans, won the con.
hdence OF their followers while fighting urder the ban
ner Of Democracy, and attempted nveige them into
| the ranks of Federalism
| Sand makes the sacred flag he darcs to show, 4
! His passport the market cf her foe :,
And the latter, Mt time when our countryNts yaded
by foreign foe, plotted disso lution Of The and
1 SOcmny
religious people to rejoice national victories
The gentleman from Fauouer has informed Ds, that
Mr.. Jefferson Tariff and Internal lmpro reme nj
man, and read from his messages of 1906 aud 1903, to
prove the fact Mr.. Bayly said, that his friend from
Louisa (Mr Holiday had conclusvely, answered that
statement by showing from the very ssages them
selves that, in the opinion of MIR Jeer IN, amend
ment of the Constitution was necessary % carry his
commentators into effect. But has he gentleman
forgot what were Mr.. Jetersons opinions at late
date, when, from his philosophical etreai, at n time
when all of his ambition had been grffed, and his
only hope for his countys welfarn{ he surveyed
the politics of the nation Has the gem en,an forgot
his correspondence late 1895, with MIR Madison
and Mr.. Giles themselves too, Withdrawn from the
turmoil and strife of party, in which he preparing
in concert with those gentlemen mode of resisting,
by the States, this very Tariff and Internal Improve
ment policy IL the gentleman would iecar 10 that
spondence be found he believed, in The fourth
volume of Mr.. Jeffersons works, he no longer Houd
regard him Tariff or Internal Improvement an.
The gentleman tells us that the issue before the
country, is between Tariff and the tax gatberer,
between direct and indirect taxation. Mr.. Bayly
denied that such the issue. The Democratic Party
do not propose direct tax. On the contrary, they
oppose an increase of Of any sort. They insist
upon restitution of the proceeds of the public lands
to the Treasury, and curtalment of expenditures, 10
point at which the revenue of the Government will
meet them. The issue before the country is between
an increased tariff land distribution, and exrayagant
expenditure on the one hand and rigid economy, no
hs Party ses hs position
the latter Bring down the expendituretko tbdlowest
point, restore to The Treasury the land fu and no in
crease of taxes, either direct indirect ould be
cessary
of the gentemans argument in relasSsn p Executive
patronage, trghHul picture Of whichE'e HIS twice
presented the House, will answer, as 1t is inore in
connection with the remarks have just been baking,
so much of his argument referred 70 the distribution
policy. The gentleman inquired how Ne meant TO sup
ply our exhausted State Treasury By hxation? and
seemed think that the very question would brighten us
from propety In turn, he would ask bow else could
an exhausted treasury be supplied Gentlemen might
attempt to Disguise the matter, but 10 that would come
at last. There was no other way under heaven by
which an exhausted Treasury could be repenshed.
The gentleman seemed to see this, and he asked II
resort to taxation necessary wh0 was preferable,
indirect taxation by the General Government, which
the peope would not feel or drec. taxation by the
State Mr. b. did not hesitate to prefer the latter Tor
MANY mauy which he had not time TO specify.
The latter was cheaper mode Of taxation. BY hold
ing the representative 20 more direct responsibility to
his constituents, it enforced economy. Under it the
people always knew what they paid which in his est.
nation was no small matter. Thetformer produced
incidental effects infinitely DISASTROUS and blight
ing than the tax whichit imposed. 1t increas-
ed TO an alarming extent Executive patronage, which
seemed to haunt the gentlemons imagination 1t
cramped our commerce and oppressed our planting
and Horticultural pursuits. II reversed the constu-
tional relations between the General Government and
the States making the latter the dependents OF The
former And the taxation itself was no less real be-
cause it was unseen. The deadly malaria is no less
posonous because is "a pestilence which waketh in
| darkness Besides, he thought the General Govern
me nt before il undertook 10 supply the exhausted trea
sures Of the States, had better rePen:sb Ills own
There was sad deficiency in that too, and the Co
vernmen Mt was this moment under protest lie had
no ondness for the patent plan Of repckshng one ex-
baus,ed Treasury out Of another IN the 5nc condition
The gentleman asks, il this Distribution does not
take place if the taxes Of the General Government
will be reduced Unfortunately, the question was not
about reducing taxes, but increasing them. Ii the
Treasury was FULL he thought 1t highly probable, that
nil the money would be used, whether the Distribution
took place or not. But such was not the case; and
surely required argument to show that you ao-
straced the proceeds of The public lands from the
Treasury the to be supplied BY taxation would
be greater, than if you did not
Il The gentleman from Fauquier stated, and the gen.
tleman from Northampton repeated the ta3meht' tha'
there was party in the country IN tavd N cess'on
Of the public lands to the new States-that Tue new
States were growing daily in strength and that If some
other disposition not made of Them, they would be
seized by the new States. This argument was not
new II had been frequently urged elsewhere; ana,
among others, by our Senators IN congress. ou,
of ali the chimeras that haunted diseased
i IMAGINATION this was the most unsubstantal-
WHY, Sir, the old States increase faster than the
new; and we are every day becoming less ana
less Exposed to this danger. lie did not mean that
the population in the old thirteen States was in
creasing as fast it in the new States although
the incfeass was very great But new State, as soon
as it becomes densey populated and thereby powerful,
becomes an old State in interest upon Tins SUBJECT OF
Bst ,he e,h aao day ,bey States Could
two States be rmer upon this land question than they
are' And look 10 Ohio, the young gan. OF the
West, already with her millions OF inhabitants, how
her borders are mere basaellc. They have been in
the market many years. and they are of but little value
And so it will be TO the end of time as soon as Sla.e
becomes formidable in power, IT becomes our ally IN
interest. -, ,
The gentleman from Northampton says, that the
Democratic party in the General Assembly IN 1889,
were in favor of Distributions and he referred partcn-
arly 10 the course Of Col Watkins the leader as he
styled him, of that party. If the gentleman w0u'o
.ecur to his recollection refer to the journal, ne