Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-04-08

millions equal to the nett revenue from 70
public lands. The only remaining revenue
is derived from the foreign commerce Of the
country; and on that, such heavy dulie.
are imposed, that it IS sinking IN Ter the
burden. The imports Of thu lat qurrt"r,
it is estimated, will be less than nine mil.
lions OF dollars falling off OF apolt two
thirds, compared with "h il ought Il be,
ac"or ling = the esfin T. m d al The Ia 4
session by th'se who imposed III burden.
b IT as g'e IT ms it ia III, {, ling off will.
understand, b. still g'ea'er, fr m p ese It
IN tic tons, dur ng tie present qItrter ;
ant YET in The flce Of all this, we araao.
pr'prhtllg nm y ~ pr US l., and pro
cling schemes d expen iu.es Is tn Iglt.
'sS'y. as the rrelsur. wee f T. over.
fptin!. So great sthe indlferen &c. IN II
even the pro trate coniitloo Of the t-e is.
NV attr' m attention. II is srar civ
men'lnnel or alluded -. No one see n.
10 care anthlng about il. Not an INJURY
IA m 'de, w the means Of s,pp ying the
akin wledge defi.ii To m et III cur eat
dem N IL Of the treasury, 90 cover the
extra 'riinlry eype I'd tires whi.a W. he
incurred by this me,sIse IN mld it g
adop ed. is to be raised. wo Il / ask is
al ates, Dpypu prop use ttorrov the
funis ne ess NY for is exc :utlDn? Or
credit il prsaiy greatly impaired, an our
debt r'pl 'Iy 'reasinS; are you wiling
still lurthsr 10 lmpai the me, and ID 10
the nc"else Of The che ? Do You pro,
pose tn raise them by in rea Ing the du
tie? Cn yu n p; 10 lerlvs a dit N Il
reven he from n'h increase, wen III, dI-
ties are rea iv s. hi. h as not only 10 par.
al re the com nerca, a-gr,c ilture and in
'.us ~ ot the mnt'v, hu to dim nish 10 an
alarming ex en-, thi raven ie from thei
imports! Aeyu prepared II lay dn'y
on tea an off e, and 9th n free articles
Ii s., speak ont, AMI te y ,ur cnn.ttIent'
plainly that such is y u INTENT N; that
money must be hid; tnl that no o r
s 'nrce ut venue i. l"li, " ,ich CA be re-
ned on, bat Il 'ai On III I'm | INST come
t. tat; and before we 10 'nr tn expease,
II Is bu IaIr That our CO.'S it ,eats sho lid
know the c"nSeq lencc.
B tive are t,ld tie expense wi he sm Il
--not TX 'eed.nI one or two hu Irei III u
S nd dollars. Lee IS It he deceive -
WHAT this olli apprnp ities is bat the en-.
trrIng ,dg'. Lei it PISS m n one can
tell what It will cost. Ii " Il depeIt on
ilciravm stances. Undsr the m st f v,rihIe
on ihe supp sltion that III ere wall be hare
riiante on the part &c Great Britain. it
mld amount to mill on>; b !. ii she should
resls', and we Should make ii a q les i m of
free, hazari nothing in saving it wnul
sub EFT the country t. he ,vier exp ,n1,t |
nres, and expose it t. greater dang r, than
any measure viii III has ever received the
san ;i'n Of ConIiess.
MANY an great are tia acts of fopy |
viii IN we have committed in III manage
IN Mt ofour tinan ,aS in the last fourteen or
fifteen years. We dou lied ~; revan ie
when our * 'en1i'urrs vera on the eve ot
being redu ed one h lIf by the di,chlrge of
the public debt. We reserei tn 1t act Of
folly, and do lbled our exp ,ndit ,res, when
The revenue was in the course OF reduction
under The conl Dromise act. When the
joint effects Of The operation ofihe two had
exhausted the treasury, and left The Cav
nInents with 'ut adeq mte means 10 meet
Gu rent demands, hy an ap 1t Idc in folly.
unex mp ed, we select tn as the fit M
men, to divtst The Government OF The re.
venue from the publ d'm lin. and to plac.
tue 'ntIre irlen of su jp iting ON he
cnm ner Of the mInry. And then as it
to con>u nlic the wa lie. we pas q ! an at
u the 81 Sc Of the las, session, which DDS
fair 10 cri pp,e efectul " this, our ~ y G.
manning smrte If rrvelIe. And w
wn,! a:e we dong? Pr 'tiung b, tn dts
at r Us C nseq rel e. "f pa I mi Snanag..
me q it: tae reverse mt ~ II
p lie. Crater AMI mue dan zero S as
Oft ly tam ever. When the give n nent
IN The count y are ylng pr'>irate b this
long series at err Rs and ~. m nag III nj
when the plJl!c ere lii i dee ,iv in airai
when tho Peep e and he Sa es are ov.r.
"n4imed Nv .e II, aud nee al their sou
ce> 10 Z ,trlca tle ewes IRON their EN-.
narras ,men S. hat i, the moment we ga
Ell Ia bring i'rw Il m as ,re, whl.h, N
he ms tav 'ra' e supp ri Il, if ad ed.
cannot fail to Su Jet IT,, uuye nm n. +,
very he W cxpendit .rys, ca, ., ,,id
events tahe the MT lavo .ab e turn : o,i
may y hat Is mt strong en- rIeh--
w.ud prn' adv subject 1t to grea er tam
II has herelof"e leen. Wh.Ie w,u,d lha
government IN resources 10 meet them?
Nat IN lis c,eit, fIr that W Iuld be exinct.
MOI IN he inpos', for that is ALREADY over.
hu.tiened. Mt in int nal taxes; The il
iehted cond ION OF tn, States 70 b d that
More than half of the Suites OF the Union
are in debt; IN my deeply-lnd several
even hey nd ,hei: means Of payment -
rney require every cent of the surplus
| m INNS If Iheir ciIIznnS whlch In he rnn /,