Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-16

lie hopes Of those States which oe 10 L rs the ony
means OF aleviating The dstTtsSes In which they
involved. There can Ice no necessity ZOE such a
etuel course with the iilimtable poser OF taxation
possessed by this Government.
He advered TO the doctrine of Reputation; and
asked, would not the distribution OF this land fund
give easement TO the States and avert repudiaton
u It was no done. would not the reputation come
not hy direct vote, hut by denial OF the use
OF the taxing power TO provide means for the pay
ment because the exercise of that power would
produce tevolutions-~h iskcy revolutions-nnd the
overthrow Of State Governments. The true source
OF the diScredt of the General Government was TO
be found IN the deep dis'rust Of public good faith
originating IN the instability OF legislation and the
open avownl of principles OF repudiatoin and the
volatility OF vested rights, broached by large and
powerful party IN the country.
Again reverting to the subject of the land fund
lac avowed that he believed with the Senator from
Missouri MIR Bentonl who had some time ago de.
cared that II the States once got hold of the lands
once tasted the blood, was the expression he be-
leved-it would be impossible to get them back
lie believed so too; but he thought II was so much
the better. Such was the gratitude of the people
Tor That oenehcent donation, that they would cling
TO u with the gasp of death.
lie next adverted TO the relative positions OF the
Two great parties of the country and their relations
with regard to the Executive at the head OF the Co.
vernmenI
de declared that he dissolved all connection with
this Executive; he took the same ground in relation
TO It that that the Senator from Missouri MIR Ben
toni did. He would vote for no measure proposed
10y the Executive without knowing the true grounds
on which 1t is based. He would take nothing on
trust. u this bill was intended to afford supplies
IN addition TO the land fund.- he would go for IT,,
beer use the loan IN that asked for much
! Un'll he knew that, he went not for the bill.
| The Wing party tainted with not accom-
pshlng retrenchment and reform. lie would tell
the honorable Senator from South Carolina, and he
| would say that 10 this country stands so
pre- eminent for his usnscendent administrative
qualities, as avowed by tho distinguished exercise
OF them, while at the head Of one OF the Depart
:nents, and for which the country owes him a debt
OF gratitude; he would &c that honorable Senator,
that IL he would nut his hand 10 the work-to assis,
IN cleansing the Ausean stablc-io ioin IN pract ca
efforts instead Of dwelling abstract theories very
good in their way, he ndmutcd-hs should have
full vote Of the Wing party, IN carry ing on
whichever practical reform al retteuehmen he coulC
: point out
Mr. NJ. next defined his principles with regard L
tarlf hrs', that he went f'r FOR Govern
ment purposes eione; bu. iucijentsl p-o,ec' on-fo
he could not believe m the necessity OF policy en-
couraging system Of one-sided free trade naked
pess- He believed It possible to carry ON tlii
Government with an expenditure Of tweniy millions
but was thai gnrs to ''e dcnt1 tie believed not
Eeirenchment ard r~fnrm cot Ia not b. carried out
n"less aided aud prescribed by the action OF III,
Executive
lie called upon Congress to vindica,c its owl
dignity, ana stand upon Us p.oper ground IN the ad
min'strailon Of tho Government. He understood
wai threatened from Of the Executive Depart
mens the other day, that, 4 Congress did not ma
lure the plans recommended TO H. the ash would 10,
applied.
MIR LINN followed in party speech; when
Mr. MILLER obtained the floor, on whose mo
] ton, the Senate adjourned