Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-08

un'ar aud unjust had been the Of prcsen,in
thee Expenditures Of the last Administration.
Mr. WRIGHT entered into many details here
which will be gwen III the full report O! his spoee
hereafter.
From these he deduced the causes Of the larg,
II apparent expenditures Of tie late Administration L
bc beyond its control He then contrased the r.
atlse positions Of the past anu present administra
tons, and asked what had been the real condition
| oi things, The one administration expanding iron
surplus revenue mp 10 the last two years al III
/ term, and then retrenchng; and the other com
inencinG with an empty Treasury and expanding il
expenditures in the ratio oil is etnbarrasstnrnts. Not
witlistindng the able argument Of the Senator from
Kentucky IN support Of his resolutions, It had not yet
been made apparent - hem that after the restoration u
The land tnnd, II would H. necessary 10 exceed tariff
| Of - per cent.
The Senator bases his calculation on expenditures
amounting 10 twenty-five millions, ard then gots INTO
calculations 10 show how il IS 10 he met.
/ Mr. WRIGHT here cn.ercd into m examination oi
the imports Tor series Of years, Gonna. down lsIO
when the iahI- Of commerce ,h.r enc hun.
d7ed and millions. lie desired L. know v.la,
circumstances existed @l.ch might make the imports
Ut i-iJ tho rg' Tor average Of years past. Thu
Senator assumes nne;y.onc millions - the average OF
imports Tor years To Twenty per cent nnc-
ty.one millions, taken tie duty imports, will give
eighteen millions add the income from lands nj three
millions, and that gives from twenty-one and half 10
twenty-five millions Now, If from the rapidly in.
creasing expenditures when the Treasury was over.
flowing, to the exhaustion Of the Treasury, expendl-
lures had down 10 twenty two millions what was
prevent the Government from being carried sue.
ccssilly and properly with III: retGccd rate thus as
ccrtaned 10 he practicable World any say that
was enous Tor economical administration Of lhr
Government lie, for his part was satisfied so .OUO
900 would be amply sufficient.
The Senator asks for S26,O0a 900 Of rcreaue-S22,
oOOu0D for the ordinary expenditures If Government
- anu 600 for the redemption of the debt and $4,000
81. r.. L,II ~.
from New Hampshire MIR Woodbnry,l when nj The
head Of the Treasury Department, and ie Mr. Wrght
himself. and recommended reserved fund Of $1,000
GGO True they IN favor 81 a reserved fund but
II that collected and on hand, they never
though, Of augmcnng II By 2,o00.O0n annually.
hlr. CLAY explained that, III his hurried remarks
Yesterday he had neglected state that i, his
expectation thnt accumu!ating fund Of S2,Ge0OoO
annually would be proper; but vas his beefthlt con
iugent penscs would keep down the reserve fund 10
- ,0GJ, 0Gp a all times.
Mr. WRIGHT SAID If that was intended as proyl-
son Tor ptrmanrat contingent fLfad, he had not
Their word saw except that II then apparent the
Senator's proposition instead Of being nomlnally
was, twenty-five millions, really one Of twenty
four millions, for permanent expenditures OF the Co
vernment.
In reference to the resolution proposing 10 repeal the
clause o the Distribution act, which provides for re-
storing tie llnd fund, should the N per cent Of the
compromise net be exceeded he considered the question
that repeal the vital question Of the discussion The
Senator himself said few days another occasion,
that the simple question after all was, whether the
amount Of distribution should be raised by the direct
taxation Of the State Governments, or by the more
mild Of the power of indirect taxation by The tie
neral Government II u.s. then, at once an admission
that the question comes to thu whether Congress shall
shall the taxing power Of the General tio-
vcrnment Tor the purpose ~ raising revenue 10 be DIS
lrhutcd to the STATES Tor State purposes
70 provide taxes 10 pay the debts Of the States IS
provide Tor the payment OF debts due By the lie
neral Government If taxes are to be raised for
n,s,rut.Yn che inetrxt u,ing ror the general
weliare they not to he expended on local roads,
canaIs and other purposes exclusively falling wtiin
the functions and duties Of STATE Government
lie read from the Constitution the clause giving 70
Congress the power make all rules and regulations,
&c and asked how this could BE- perverted INTO au
tiority for such distribution. II the doc
trnc maintained hy the friends Of distribution be the
sound constitutional doctrine, the authority Of Con-
arass Is n Urea, over the whole property the
whole territory and what does result in but leaving
al The discretion Of Congress unlimited powers IL
removes all bounds to appropriations, AMI leaves mat
power CO extensive with The means OF expenditure.
1t IS new reading. and one which, once establish
ed will put /, out Of the power II Tins country % cast
reproaches IN future on tic supremacy of Parliament
III Great Britain, dispose Of the whole property Of
the realm.
But II IS SAID Congress had power 10 borrow money;
and there is no limitation lie had supposed there
prpexlstlng debts-but II IL IL 10 be extended 10 the
power Of borrowing money 10 form fund Tor after ap-
preparations he kncw Ut no bounds tat could be set
10 the powers Of Congress- and IT would be idle 70 talk
Of checks and balances on the action OF legislation.
lie next alluded to the act Of Congress authorizing
the State Of Virginia 10 adjust claims on the General
Government winch Congress bound itself to pay and
vha. had been the result Had not this Government
already PAID amount, under that arrangement, ten
times greater than any man had eyer dreamed Of
This was n proof Of the folly Of separating the power
Of apyropria;ng monry from tn power Of raising y
by taxation. b. separating these responsibilities
field i. opened for the widest cIaos III Government
nat can b. conceived II could be proved that the
same constituency receive ard pay Il might be proved
that the only difference would BE- the expense q the ope-
ration Butts that nice adjustment possible. The least
reflection proves Il IS not The consumption OF import
cd articles paying duty ~ tins extended country, never
can be IN proportion to representative population
Some districts will consume more than others and some
ls.. 4 nnricnlar article IL not essential 10 one dis.
t,ct and the people Of that district urge It's taxation
Another article is essential, and It's taxation Is resist
cd One portion of the country has deep interest N
the taxation which projects IL interests another portion
looks upon such taxation as the grosses injustice 70 ~
interests For what great good do We ascn this pocy
N The country III the face Of these great dangers les,
for what 10 give the people money. That y ABSURD
II is not even operation by winch the good neutfa.
Lies the evil for there dead loss OF the expenses o.
,he operation /, a system which must, II persisted
n bring about the destruction o' this mon. he mo
rent the system comes be acted upon, Congress viii
find ,s own actions thrown back upon itself. causing
erubarrassments beyond any calculation lie spoke
Mt Of resistance, but Of other effects
The great reason urged for The adoption Of the sss
Tom At this time is TO relieve the indebted States ~
man felt more than he did FOR the condition Of indebted
states: vel he felt bound to say the General Govern
mer had no right TO nerpose the power Of refer 'ay
in the State Governments, which IN their legitimate
functions are bound the property OF the states 10
paw the debts Of the States, or TO keep them ifee rom
debt H.;
The Senator had drawn parallel Of parent d's.f''
bu,inp his property ms children. why not put ,ie
case IN lis true colors, aud tell the people Of tue dates
that the real nature Of the parallel would be- pareh,
whose income was inadequate 10 his expenditures ano
whose estate was in debt, going 10 his children ana
saying, :" will distribute to You part CT ''e income
o. my estate, and you shall pay II Oach - ~
a; much in addition TO your own money as WIZ se'ui'
ME all my expenditures IN consequence oil Tue oPei4
ton" Would the children thank hlm tor TINS mani
fessa,on Of his parental regard: Wheh the sy',el.
tho To