Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-02

land fund. then. in crisis like that. would 10 usee
TO supply the deficiency IL the money at all times
however. were to go into the Treasury OF the Ge
neral Government, and be there spent, as IL wouls
be, there would be nothing TO make up for the los'
OF from other quarters--a loss necessarily
ensuing, as have said, ia n time of war. Th'
4 money arising from the public lands in such al
emergency would come up to the relief OF the Urea
| sury sort OF reserve corps, aud thus do mor'
good than II Il had formed always a pert OF 9Th,
regular army IN active service" To carry out the
| idea, we Know shat II was owing 10 welline,on''
| reserve that he Won the battle ct Waterloo, AID q
| was because Nspoleon's did not come up that he
| lost it."
A prejudice is attempted TO be raised against the
distribution POLICY, cause, as is said. II wo aPprc~
PIRATE the land fund 10 the States, the duties on
foreign goods must be raised. Nov, err. let be
II is neither violation OF the compromise act,
" is il eontr,ry, certain extent, to the interests
OF the American people. The act of 1883. or the
compromise act, SO called. has. as have said, TO
connex'on with the land tond whatever-nont; ard
il is q t(hsetion the good sense OF the people 10
suppose IT, The third section OF that act, as be-
fore reced, declares, Ia terms rs explicit rs those
contained in any statute IN tie CODE that after the
30h OF June, 1871, uch duties shall be laid for the
purpose Of raising such revenue as may be neces-
saiy TO economical administration Of the Govern-
ment" Did the money arsin. from the public
lands enter into the consideration OF the farmers OF
that la~1 II so, where Is the proof IN the law It.
sei1 The proof is the reverse. All cornexion
with the land fund is dsclaimed by express
provision, requiring the iasing Of such revenue
as may be necessary by tho laying OF duties.
The very day, too, sir, on which the eompro-
misc Act bears date, (2nd March, 1851 the
bill finally passed to distribnte the proceeds of the
sales Of the public lands which bill was arres'ed
by the then President himself; and the same page
OF the journal which records the vote OF the present
Chief Magistrate in favor OF the bill, records
in favor of the other also - The land proceeds,
therefore, were no, connected by the trainers OF the
compromise bill with the subject of duties at oil,
ana this unnstura alliance has been but an alter
thought to keep the money from the people OF the
States, and 10 prevent all action Tor ON increase Of
revenue.
Ia regard to the policy OF this feature OF the bill,
will ask. ought not foreign articles, and patteu'
larry the fine and costly, which are sent TO us from
! abroad-artlces that are only consumed by those
who can afford TO buy theui-oughi they not say,
| TO pay a proper proportion of the expenses oil Gov
eminent in mantsining the navy that protects them
on their way from distant eountriesl-ior the sup
port of the light houses that roint the vessels into
port which bring these articles TO usf-to the
erection Of beacons that the mariner that he,
hts vessel and cargo may be lost. unless he avoids
dangerous pass7-and the thousand nameless
expenses that are only connected with our COM
merce7 Ought not This say, TO be sol Is II not
right that those who choose TO be tItravngsnt
should pay the cost of their foy1 Ii one man
chooses because he can afford it, dress his wife
and his daughters with the hnc silks ofFr,nce, with
the laces and muslns Of England, instead Of our
own, he must, or ought necessarily, TO bear the
whole burden OF the Government charge on that
portion OF such articles he chooses thus TO buy,
TO the exclusion of those Just good, made by his
own people IN his own country. But the argument
is, that the duties on foreign goods must be kept
down, and the land money applied in their stead
in part discharge for al the expenses thus incurred
well as others. No farmer II seems 10 me, can
consent TO this; and f you put to him the question
whether is willing to surrender 1t Tor such pur
poses, he will tell you no. When speak, sir, Of
the navy our commerce, and the defences Necessary
for il, | do so only by way OF Illustration, and Of
course do not select these as the only objects upon
which il is necessary that money should be e1pend-
ed. am no enemy OF the navy. A hundred other
instances would illustrate the case as well aud per
haps better. aude III fact TO the whole system
of revenue, and to all the purposes TO which can
be applied.
might, sir, here refer, i'll had time, (bui have
not now) TO the gross injustice tina, is done by
foreigners. Our goods when sent abroad are taxed,
even TO prohibition almost. while many OF theirs are
admitted free of all duty with US. might instance
the case Of tobacco sent from America 10 Eurone,
which pays a duty there in some instances Of 500
per cont, while the wines the silks, and hundreds
of other articles, OF OF the countries across the
Atlantic, have been for years, and some are now,
admitted here free ofall duty.
With all these facts before US when we have the
| most ample subject TO yield n most abundant
| revenue, we are still told the land money mus, be
keptto help OUT II is said must oe taken back from
the Sia,es- Never, sir, with my consent Let US
look 10 oUr legitimate, 10 our constitutional sources
Of revenue Let us carry out, now DO to
some extent the provisions authorizing the collecting
OF impost duties. In doing this would have a
view only 10 the legitimate wants OF the Treasury,
however, az near they can be ascertained, ard
| nothing more-l would have view to articles OF
| necessity and common Use these would exempt.
would discriminate in favor OF our own productions,
and would rejoice # duties thus laid afforded Incl.
| denial protection 10 our own mechanics, mNnufac.
turers, and farmers wish, too to see This Goyern>
merit, in the lansu Of the compromise bill, "eeo-
rcmicaly administered" and beyond that would
opposed TO high protective tariff | want enough,
however, raised from prop,r articles, and only
enough, 10 make this great republic as It's trainers
I--,~'.li.s~~', 'O'nei wnns Tt - capable oil IN
spring respect abroad.