Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-18

statute books al our county, IL Will exert
evil influence our legislation; it will lead men every
where TO believe that Ike Distribution policy viii ae
the permanent. policy of The country; il will lead to
measures of similar character and ni more aggravite
oppression sti: and viii c'ctually prevent, loIg
as any reduction Of The burdens Of Government
10 cr below 90 Pc. cent on imports TINS latter a.
sertjon is self evident axiom. Suppose duty Of ~
per cent was now sufficient TO raise amount OF mo-
ney necessary for deiaying the expenses OF The Go
vernment, together with The proceeds oil the safes oil
the pubic lands but that the duties were now above
that point and of course the proceeds UT the public
lands used for the purposes ofthe government agree
ably to the provisions OF the present law-could the
duties could The taxes BE- diminished down the low
aud economical pon. OF 20 per cent? They could not
be although 90 per cent OF duties, together with the
proceeds Of the sales OF the pn5c lands would afford
revenue enough To meet ell the expenditures required
4 nd this could not be done, because The mere "ci OF
such reduction, would revive the power Of p.ohigate
law vc. would drain the National Treasury OF part
of It's funds for Injurious add unconstitutional purposes
ard thereby create immediately, necessity for In
crease of The taxes. Thus It we by our conduct, shall
contribute AID towards the retention OF thus aw rs
fit for our land shall inevitably render 1t ne
cessary under economical expenditures to collect more
money from the people than wanted for the Govern
ment and no distribution can take place either. And
as full Treasury leads to extravaganza, shall be
encouraging policy which will burden the people to
make prohigate Government. There then, can be
no terms of peace no reception of any sort of avors
| no yleiunr OF our grouuu, VI
poses resting from our arms, so long as we are re
dared 10 ack knowledge the existence oi oppressive
law, which violates our rights.
oppose the reception of this money, because the
law appeals TO the so,dd feelings OF partial interests
and invites one portion of the same Tree and equal
people and section of the came happy country 10
support because they may profit by It at the expense
Of the rest; because, holds out peculiar Inducements
to the manufacturers 10 support 1t, while ina!len
able rights demand that TO law shall give undue and
| ady the nrodUcpO
the Federal Treasury, is TO be supplied by unequal
system Of taxation; because, II we received much
| by distribution will have 10 give, it would
be foolish and useless law; because, if we are
TO receive more, would be en- ust in to receive
it; and, because, If we are TO receive less, Viz
gina will receive less 10 great extent, she will
not on; have 10 pay for the collection and heeping,
and disbursing large suns but she will be compelled
puy into the Treasury By the present unequa! Tariff,
mnch than she receive. would be encoufag
ine Vtrcna's oppressors, for receive the con-
tenp.,be price offered for principles. The proper
tons IN which iIlis distribution to be made arc
equal they are unjust Virginia and TO the South:
for the proceeds of the sales of the public lands do
belong to the Stales in the proportion to their FEDERAL
numbers. as State funds applicable to State purposes,
and do not undo. the operation Of the tariff, pay
into the Treasury in that proportion, while we are 10
receive in H. thus getting back much less than give.
The Distribution Law will afford bounty to the
manu- faciurer, by depressing the farmer and all his
interests The scheme IL, in effect, to impose duties
for dlsi.bu,ion On whom will these duties fa =
With fihs Of the whole population, we, of
the staple States furnish about three ourths of the
ports Tins we pay I OF the amount for distributions
Tor the duties fall u. And We receive back; ge-
ting no, much mere than the half of what pay
In addition TO lis, sustain great losses by the in
direct enhancement Of the prices Of articles of domestic
mann factu!e To all these evils subjected By
this distribution policy
Sir The distribution of the surplus revenue of the
United States among the several States Of this Union
warrant fer this policy of distribution. That dis
tribu,ion was to keep overlooking Treasury from
containing such enormous amount of money as was
destined 10 lead, inevitably the Federal Government
into prolgacy and waste. The evil needed remedy.
| The adopted believe bad one. 1t was bad
IN this, Il in nothing else and believe was horribly
bad other respects, that the friends OF wicked,
and OF an entirely upju=ti!iable scheme Of ds.FIbu-
tion are now referring TO that argument ia
! favor Of this. And If we receive this money, our
nc; wil. not only be held up justification vi the
Lazy? bat il vii he used in6ucement 10 lead on
10 evil legislation. SIR, instead oil that distribution
Of the surplus revenue, the burdens of the people
ught 10 have been removed, by dlmnutioa OF
taxation Tha. was not pursued, because the
Ant-Protectve Tariff party supposed that this sub
ject of buTdensomc taxation Tor unconstitutional pur
poses had been compromised. And, although the
result has shown that they deceived and betray
ed by the Tariff men, they were for preserving their
oan faith Gen. Jackson has been repeatedly quoted
as friend of this distribution policy Was lie IN Ia
Of distribution, when The Treasury was III want
M. lie only wanted TO relieve the Treasury ui sur
pias Did he express the opinion, that Congress pos
sessed constitutional powe: To make the dstriou
ton: lie expressly, his first Message, IN which thus
subject mentioned, recommended az appeal TO the
people 10 amend the Constitution to reach the object
And was he not then merely in favor Of distribution,
because the country threatened with surplus
revenue; and when The National debt should be fully
paid as il was, such surplus must accumulate, unless
the revenue laws were so modified 10 bring the
tariff down 10 a point To which there hope OF
bringing it suddenly HIS object was only to devise
safe way for the disposal of the surplus which Ga
accumulate and which did spread disease and corrup
ton in the Government, and ,hroug hout the land -
His object was only TO couneFact much possible,
the corrupt tendencies Of oppressive tariff but
the gentleman from Williamsburg wishes 10 apply a
lest 10 ascertain consistency. He wsrs 20 Eao"
vs. ethcr or not, we will 20 for rebuilding 10 the
General Government that portion of the surplus reve
venue which deposited with Virginia. Ii ~ our
province 10 take warning from the past 1t oar duty
TO nc, now AVOID evils in the future There Is
no similarity in the And, certainly, the gentle
man from ,llamsbnrg is the last call IN question
the consistency of any one since he, anti Bank,
ant. Tariff, antl-Dstribution man, co operated with
those who have attempted to bring all these evils upon
", and IS now, while opposing the policy CT dis,bn
ton, proposing TO pursue such course as VIII, be-
lieve, IL pursued by Virginia. fix that policy upon US
Sir, the depositing OF the surplus among Inc
States, a harsh remedy for evil disease but
now, the bnrdens Of the people TO he increased to
carry on, legislative system of pundrrng for very
different objects than the welfare Of The people
Can be, that the question Of reception is 10 be Sc
rlonsly entertained by Virginia Legislature for mo-
meni, when is remembered, tina. the whole distrou
tioa scheme is nothing than part Of the pal'cy
of one Of the most distinguished statesmen OF THIS con
Try, which, by favorng sectiona' interests, and pam
pe,ng sordid feelings, seeks thereby 10 promote his os
ends. and to his self aggrandlzemcn': The
trophies of his eoquence, bright and darling have not
been adequate to satisfy his wishes. Adherence 10 his
first principles seemed not to him sufficient to enable him
toencompass his objects. The record Of his carly s'rug
2es, il favor of repubcansm and constitutional free
d"m and powers the es' OF gu. fees,
shining amidst those of OF the wisest and best
Of the republic during trying times could no. fl! the
measure Of his ambition. Ecquence that can lead tie
seal captive is Abandoned foF tina, crafty
avarce Efforts tn defend written Constitution a:e
changed into attempts t" give "yag'ant powers 10
ca! habatIon and a name: and establishment OF 4
great National Bank, based wronrs ard ending in
corrupiion of Protective Tariff that mocks equality;
and Of Distribution al! creating interests adverse to the
prosperity OF 4 large portion OF our country constitute
the latter record OF the deeds Of this wonderful states