Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-19

A
,h t, ,,;,-,v in our presrn, Congress, proceeded
but ,hr,. l!o;a$ after, and before ohc'th'u q" '!'os
aoprop atoms expended, L" app'"!'i'se, wa wy
service OF The very same year, an nac''''1 VI gee
houx ard r,rtp ,aree itOrsaad do!'arS ine name o.
nro.,v was no lgnrer head, but when pronounced
nv the Democrats, 10 rernd The fedtfsi'3's OF w"a'
1bcv had pledged aud 10 rcAuke the; Tor what 'hty
w,r, about, lieedess oil this, the leaders, VINO pro-
;sc.rd these measures, seemed but the mere usen,
10 scoyer every excuse fur exravaga"ce tha' cou'u
find mpun,y the general pctext OF ihe pno'c suou
m, those who eypend, must also accumulate ana VI
the case Of Government, taxes and loans a,e -. az,
sources Of supply. Hence It was, tha' "'ei' " "a.
,dd,onol penditure they had etectuaiy pcheu 'he
very bones of the Treasury, they next 'u'heu hc AZ
eni;on 10 The increase Of taxes. Here was nerve 10
bo .oucled that ran through the booy OF te P+oPe,
ns ,hercfotc !. was important TO prepare them tor
,La sbocl, BY the soothing process OF distfbutioh-
They had left in the Golfers oil The Government ho' ah
unonnropriated dollar The ordinary income was shor,
az the estrgorLina outlay. Taxes, haa lhey oeth
,e;c;ent in auna,nt came III too ,ardly to meet
The raniG,v Of expenditure and 10 borfo" oeGa'nc
consequently, the only immediate resource. LUIS
state of things was known and cknowiedSed, because
brought about by the ruling majority. "hat lhrh ula
,hev do In aGrravation of these evils and as total
l. bent upon the utter bankruptcy ana rum OF Tue W.
varnment coafided TO their care, they P'oceeded 10
snatch every dollar accrung to the treasury ho 'e
nrblic domain and 10 cast II away IN pttahce 10 .ie
s,,,es No consciousness OF it's fuyno barrier IN the
Constitution ssbeggary account oil empty ooAes'
from, the Treasury Deparment-no terrofs oi d va
tional Debt-conld possibly arrest them Ia t"'S'-
Nor was the Injustice of augmenting taxes, "heh
tho means or the people to pay were diminishing
sufficient TO tetard, much less to prevent lhs pro
frate waste OF the nations resources; p,s'r'oI.e
they would, and that too at the hazatu VI .''e paD
liz cyecration. They conhded IN the clail VI tue
obeme and were wiling RISK It's exposure ohe
dollar was to be given by the Government t"r"uga Tue
States TO the people, through the custom 70 'e
Government. The people would see anu "i's"s oe
amoed by the amount they rece."ed: that winch they
,d was 10 be taken from them, IN the DARK, ana al
distance The FIRST process was to be direct una F's
ble-the second, citcultous mud OBSCURE ana "u'
upon this obscury, that the federaiiss fe',su' lot WI
uunity against deto ction in the inpostuTe le act OF
,s,r;br,on was therefore passed, and hen III an IN
stapt after the s1ue men who passed II, urged Una,
yerv act BY which the land revenue was l"us eAciuo
from iha Treasury, an ADDITIONAL reason why Tue
upon the people, should be 'h'eu'a
TAX OF 81, millions # d0arS was accordingly adaco,
N the form OF tariff du,es to The burtIens before IN
posed upon the nation. .,.
Hnt in view ofthe los, rcvenue distrIbued-the vast
,propra,ions already made and those Intended 10" the
,,ra sre, ,bis increase OF taxes would Prove made
a,e loan Of ts-ere millions IF dollars was, there
4 e authorized upon the credit OF The people, ana the
uldg of their farms and workshops, for ITS payment
nr; ,e,pal and interest. This It was supposed would
tor ,hrr with the and The Treasury notes aeauy
.ao / afford fund sufficient 10 feed Tor the present.
even the gance OF the ruling power naohai
debt could true with all It's eV'is, De ''ie "eN
lille fons.o; ence So much the better, for such a
they should c:onolnse the public income, mas ever
bern. AID vet is .h them, oi all reasons, The very
strongest, for the most boundless prodsi'y OF eSpe-
di;u-e Aud therefore, with tins infatuated aIieclioh o'
a nublic debt lEcy were not 10 be Sashed WIN Inc
t,rcirs ,y loan rs beginning: bat on the contrary
they cecded immediately to ada St1een nations 10
that-te last tcing intended Us the basement STOCK OF
the ,'scali,ya National Bank more hIde"us' infinitely
in all lis features, than was TIE iorhier institution
whose conduct decay and dissolution have appalled, the
world have doomed 20 penury SC many famiies ahe
impaired much imPurIty TO tue social aud poilica
morals Of the country
Nature never abandons men absolutely TO Their oWf
indscretions for the gross confusion ct pnbh,
affairs she ofte her silent authority 10 checf
the dominant power IN state, whenever u threatens
10 nlict degree of misery :hc never in;endca man
Kind should eudu5e-oat Of t!ie bosom OF the his
party the reto,e, the veto sprung To strike cown TIE
forth coming monster whilst yet III rs totds CONDITION
The presiding magistrate had received The scep'rs non
the hands of that party, hu, not upon the condition
pshSty a4d es949E lie -. INA. ne oW.u so.. a..
attack the Constitution itself and the President VIII
dared support t-t.us far upon that point, he sill
stands fra. Hos long tin Constitution shall stand
remains fer Tie people and the States 10 determine II Il
enough that the knows full well, The design
OF the Federal leaders their principles their neasuTe
the measures Of their ambition and progacy as thu
dspa ed in session Of three months and four
teen DAYS duration, and which closed lis memorable
labors the 18TH Of September, ISL.
Congress commenced It's present session the 9Th
Ol DeccIl,|r, l-iI, ana the o thS
continue i, without ntermissioa for months ana
seventeen days. 1t Will adjourn some time or other
bnt not presume, until the master majority shall have
more ell, ctuay, If tina; be possible exhausted theI
own passions and TIE patience of he people, well
the resources aad credit Of the Government. Whci
they assembled, that silent but thorough revolution
which is perfected, had then greatly advanced, a.
visible in the popular elections. Upon almost
every battle field where in 40, they riumphed, they
had, or have since been routed by people indignant
at having been shamefu!ly betrayed. Full Que hal
of their numbers beth III the Senate and the House
find themselves unsuppart, dheir primer Piles and
their stcruly condemned by the States and
districts that sent them here Ia Fede ralism, however
his has produced no change. From the beginning 10
the present, ii has continued the policy OF Tie extra
session; and yetc p,nues 10 pursue that policy with
all the p.e,crnasGI energy of despair; though re-
solved during the hrei funry Of lis power, to stamp
upon the country, deeply possible, the dark i'm
press Of its baeiu! germs With these views, the party
have proceeded. They have authorized an additional
loan Of tee millions cfdo{iarS. They have added fire
millions tie treasury notes prev iousy issued
But these with those Of the extra session, still
enough-nnd therefore, another tariff has passed the
House, and will certainly pass the Senate, imposing
thirteen millions more of taxes upon the country
Thus will every article from abroad-all things that
minister to the wants of man-tea, cotee-whotever
most neediul 10 the poorest citizen, each and all,
yields its tribute, to fill yet fuller, the already dis
tended nav OF nsa;iate power
And yet after all this-loans, taxes and Treasury
noes-how stands the Treasury itself: Still empty
How stands the public credtthe credit Of this grea;
Government-the credit that never once was suilied
when Democracy preSided-how stands it now =
Down, and still hcpeessy sinking down lower, by far,
Than any respectable farmer in Ohio-Treasury notes,
ifnot al interest, depreciacd with prospect Of rising
the Government drafts daily protested and dshonor.
edits bonds hawked about in the market, and return
cd without bidder, and the Government cverywh here,
and in all iorms, treated as nsolvcnt.
Appropriations, nevertheless, 20 $ profusey as
ever, quite much so, as though the Treasury were
ubsululei, Ustl from he oupt
already passed, and that pending with the certainty of
passage, is manifest hat this WILL at the end of The
session, bear its f and just proportion 10 all the other
limbs of their monstrous system.
Claims some the NEST base, and others the mos,
baseess are now presented against the Government,
and treated with the serious respect due only 10 the