Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-05

thing If it was doully large as is at present.
won!d cause her no anxiety .
Il Ouro-Settled in 1883 by English; admt,a 'n mo
,be Union in 1903; contans population OF l,1oo,ooo
Inhabitants; extent Of territory 3o,OOo bnelsn f4ia'e
miles; general election second Tuesday III OCTOBER
vocrs ci,izens II years Of age, i months residents
in the Stale; Legislature meet first Monday ID Dt-
csmber metropolis Columbus; annual expense ol eta'r
!, institutions 220 0O0 dolls members ~ the National
House of Representatives 81 CAPITAL employed IN TO-
reign tadc ,000 900 dolls in manufactures, l9ooo-
900 dois crop of cereal grain OF lS42, estimated AZ
100 600 900 bushels; of tobacco, 900 00c lbs Puoc
THIS sum cannot however, be put down as hopelessy
lost In Mississippi there is redeemng spirit ABROAD
The writer Of this received by the last Boston steamer
etrs from that State which are fuii OF
that the Go,hs and Vandnls will, al the approaching
election be driven from The capital. Although Hiichi-
eaa pleads that she received not the slightest cons'oe
ration for the bonds, Wheh she declines to provide m
teres for she will donbtlsssy see the injustice al an
early period of permitting the innocent purchaser OF
her obligations 10 suffer In the eubarras ed condiuoh
of her treasury and of her citizens she assumed an uh
tenabe position the scale OF justice, with Tesaa 10
this matter, which age and good advisers VIII influence
her TO change
Each of The States has something--a great deal, in
deed-(except Missssipp) TO show for the money boz
rowed but if they had prohgaely scattered every DOL
lar the four winds if they had not mile OF
RI Improvement within their limits II the enu1e capiti
which the invested had been sunk they could, without
subiectng themselves TO burlhensome tl1aton, IN
year or pay all demands against them Look al the
crop of 1912, Of the nineteen indebted States iney
produced 7l3 900 900 bushels of gulnenough TO iur
ns nearly every living mortal the face of the eatlh
with bushel each sol 900, 900 lbs OF cotton-a SUN
cheney when manufactured to afford change OF appa-
rel to the whole human family and ',oOooOo lbs
of obacco-an abundance for The lovers OF that nds
pensable luxury throughout the world This IS the
best OF evidence that they pay and that they WILL
pay, TO the "uermost fathng." They are industrious,
they are frugal, and their fertile fields will soon lqui-
date their debts They are draining Europe of the
| TT, ka nhaca nf
staples % 600 600 dollars received at New York,
New Orpans and ohe. ports between the lst of Janu-
airy aud 18th Of May II mag be said, that 1872 was
peculiarly seasonube but let be remarked, that II
was rendered doubIy by the and energy OF the
cuva.ors of the soil. similar result will be wit
messed again this year. Whatever may be the ''Cfop
Croakng" there Is no central CROP FAILURE in the
United States long the Hoes edge sharp and
the Poughshare free from rust. When the earth IS
faithfully drawn upon, suffers bill to be dis
honored, particularly in country Of such vast dlmen
sons and with diversified climate as tina embraced
within the boundaries OF the American Republic But,
in addition TO their agricultural resources the Siat-s
have others of great magnitude their iron lead, gold
and coal mnes-salt and other mineral sprngs-tcir
commerce and manufactures.
Al impression prevails in Europe, in certain guar |
ters that the General Government can, const tntlon-
ally assume the debts of the States This belief pre-
dcaed upon the provision that il made for the payment
of their detts in $780, occasioned By the Revolutions
ry In the struggle for Independence, the Sttes
contributed freely and it was in support OF hatt0n-
al object, it obligatory the General Govern
reins;ae their credit at the earliest convenient
moment. Congress supernends the nati0nal Interests
OF the Union L0cat left to the State Legie
laures. The powers Of the former exercised most
time of war: those of the latte IN time of peace Con
gress cannot extend its influence agency 10 any ~
terests except those that Hdtt0ai It's pow
enumerated and any beyond the pale OF IT'S du
ties would be of no force Ii can ccnsttaonatiy e.tr
bsh post roads, but it cannot make canals when
! that instrument under discussion IN The Convex
ton by which was formed, is said thu that Illus
trous philosopher and statesman, DR. Frankltn pro-
posed add the clause, CoagreSs shall hare Po'rer
~ esobiish o0st o5ces 0nd pof r0ads, ASD TO MAKE
CANALS, hn' that his motion was rejected by cons-
derat. majority. What absufdiiy then TO suppose
that Congress- with .hs fact before rs eyes, could APP
proprate funds for making canal IN Illinois, or Penn
sylvania without fla grantly vol1tng the Constitu-
lion which II Is s'corn 10 support ~ - Idie IN lhe e3-
treme Tor he bondhnders of the Wdc,dH1t states 10
expect any action favorable To their WISHES from The
"USrTlp STATES" None can ever legtmaely pro-
coed from that quarter The Constitution utterly pre-
cudes the possibility of such an occurrence 1t Is
the policy, TO say nothing of lis duty, OF the General
Government to preserve the rights OF the States Inc
Senate Of The United States derives its existence I'M
mrdut-y from the Stat. Legislatures; and the popular
branch of Congress and the President are elected I'M
der their control AS has been seen, the Constlut on-
Of the separate States determine the qualifications OF
citizens 81 years of oge exercising the right Of suf-
| frage.
Although The General Government cannot make IT, !
self res p,nsbe for the public debt of LOUISIANA, /;
war were waged against that State, II the metropolis oil
it were heseced by foreign enemy on account OF IT'S
indebt dness the which ii you'd pursue IS not
at all questionable. The Constitution declares that
the "Un,ed States shall protect them (thp Staes from
INVASION and for this purpose, 1t has the power 10
order troops from the most remote point IN The Union
The States free TO make contracts as cities or the
individuals by whom they formed; and 1t would be
Il soecsm in the established usages ct the civilized
world for an European creditor TO call upon his &C.
yernmen. 10 take Of the estate Of debtor,
Of the States, al a arms. The Creditor must
look for coercive the laws OF the country,
wherein the debtor resides. To recover the sums
loaned to the States, there is no fgat p"cT' nor
can the default of any one or the Whole OF ihem 10
their STATE capacity, he justly made cas"s oet't
AGAINST iLe Is Eu;ffd States - The s.m0rat obga-
ton therefore is ali that the creditor can rely upon
for the security of his investments IN stocks IL Tue
Americans indeed what they are represented TO be,
by portion of the stamped sheets oil Eng exciting
wherever they go the recollection that they belong to
dishonest peops, deficient IN the elements OF g'od
faith, ting the most supendous irands, plasng
Europe etc, etc net dollar oil the vast sums ihey
owe will BE- liqudited. II they are destitute o.
honor II they merit the opprobrous eplthets so nm
cessingy bestowed upon them, however extended their
Ability, payment could not be expected New lamp |
shire, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode l.ind, N Jersey
Delaware North Carolina, which owe not one dollar, aIe
denounced rs srinditrs New York, Massachusetts,
Kentucky Ohio Tennessee, which have maintained
their credit at all tines and under all circumstances
are denounced as scindiers Even The natto" itself
which, since the adoption of lis Constitution, has PAID
fuuded debts to the amount of 500000,000 dollars,
without ever having suffered solitary obligation,
hoa7erer large, or ho'oerer small the amount to be
Asionored, is ussailed in the malignity OF hFnd'sh
spirit, sbeng guilty OF fraud, "a enormous as eves
dzgraced the king of the mos: degraded nation
in Europe" Wherefore this groundless abuse Be-
cause, ont OF white population of 1899, ooo, some
100000 are Repndiators-Hot OF The national DEBT
but of portion of the debt of The State TO winch they
belong and because the sovereign States Of Pennsyl-
vania, Mlryl,nd, Indiana, Illinois and Arkansas have
failed provide their Interests regularly, although ma
nfesting determination 10 pay, oy the sale OF thelr
public works, land other maans) the advantages OF
which are yet but merely in embryo
The combined powers of Europe with all tse influence
they could bring bearwith the purse and the sword,
nniied-would be unable to get the Liabilities OF the
States assumed by the General Cove rnment even II
such measure were paloably Consttut onal. 1t could