Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-14
THE ASSUMPTION.

tons of our Correspondent whose able article we are
sorry TO detaln one moment from The hands OF our
readers.
THE ASSUMPTION.
The Globe says, that mir. Evans, OF the Senate, ID
the third resolve Of his financial resolutions, says IT is
not proposed that This Congress should provide Tor
the payment of the State debts. This limitation to The
present Congress is omEous, and entitled 70 nolce
from the whence il emanaies. Mr. r. IS W Ing,
and the Chairman of The Senates WING Finance
Committee and the personal and political friend Of
Mr.. Webster. In excmptng his Congress from the
assumption of the State debts, he leaves open the
question for the next Congress; and the zeal with
which Mr. Cost Johnssns proposition IS taken up SINCE
Mr. Webster pointed out The public lands for the pay
me nj of these debts in his Boston speech, shows that
new life has been infused into the proposition since that
time 1t is here understood tina, Mr.. Horsey Palmer,
late Governor of the Bank Of England, and MIR. Joshua
Bates of the firm of the BarDgs IN London, were IN
this city in the ofleil and ls42, and address
ed representations the Secretary of State upon the
subject of this assumptions and that no negattre an
swer was given. The communication OF the cores
pondence Of o4 to Congress shows that no ntgati1e
was given; and, in the OF Inoneyed demand no
denial is pretty nearly equivalent TO an affirmative
swer. The time hiss come for the public TO attend to
this matter Assumption of the two hundred millions
is becoming Wing measure TO be supported by Bri-
fish money and British agents in country, and des
tined TO mince itself with all elections, State and
Federal, and especially the Presidential The follow
np from the Richmond Enquirer, sounds the proper
note, and should be universally repeated" &c, &c.
But the great Wing organ at Washington, which, Us
well as ar J. G Adams Friday last, attaches so
much importance 10 the Assumption, to declare that
il is worthy Of deep consideration that il cannot be
overlooked; 1t must WIN its way, &c; is very anxious
TO disc,aim il as Wing measure 1t contends that
both parties viii "rartake the triumph and pursue The
oale And what its proof, that the Democrats
are willing 10 clap this shirt Of Nessus their back
| WHY il trump Up an account "irom Union;own, Penn
sylvania where (it is sadly large meeting held
without distinction OF party'-and some slight article
from the "Auroro, paper printed in Shelby county,
| Ohio. But in opposition TO these, what host OF ev
dence is rising against the Wing party We call up
some of these proofs which happen 10 be before
j. Mr. Richard w. Barton, Wing member of the
House OF Representatives from Virginia. has addressed
letter 10 his constituents informing them that he will
not be candidate for re- election After stating briefly
the difficulties under which many of the States are la
boring because Of their Indebtedness, the writer adds
'fon need not then, be surprised If vote Tor some
such plan of relief with notifications, our esee med
neighbour the Hon. VIM. G. Johnson, Of Maryland, has
brought the consideration Of the public, and hich
rapidly gaining faeor in all parts Of tie country
decisive expression of opinion from my own District
adverse 10 eny such scheme would Of course command
my respect aud vote
= The Senate Of Indiana, (Whig) by vote of %
%, has passed resolution urging Congress 10 issue
Government stock for the relief Of the States based on
the public lands.
g. The question has been brought in the Legislature
of Maryland, by Mr.. Cousin, Whig-who submitted
preamble and resolution, favor of the issue OF two
hundred millions of dollars of Government stock And
after long debate, and various amendments what was
the result Why, the preamble and resolutions were
rejected Thursday last in the H. of Delegates, by
vote of 81 TO 80. And the Wing paper Of Annapolis
states the fact as feather in their cap, that ''every
Wing present voted for the preamble aud resolution.
We shall, therefore, Continue 10 cry out, Whatever
the y n,elligencer may say to the contrary, ewing
Whig' "Wolf Wolf."-And we venture TO say, in
advance, that for one Republican, who Yields to the
temptation, there will be found leo Wings, going for
the Assumption. Far be il from, TO say, that every
Wing press or Wing citizen is going for it-but 1t is
impossible for TO shut eyes 10 the fact that It is
gaining ground among the Wings, and that it is des-
tined TO find large number of its most active friends
in that infatuated party 1t is Wing of the
n ntelge ncer, and of its clique-and ii emanated
from the British stockholders, threatens to receive
The active operation OF foreign capitalists Heaven
iorend, that they may not take part in the struggles
OF this country, in the great campaign OF lei4 Among
the honorable exceptions 10 the Wing press is the PHI
ladeiph Gazette, which follows up its last blow with
the subsequent paragraph:
Tar Two ErSoRHp MILLIONS ScHEwE.Mr. nsersoll's able
report opposition mad scheme assumption Of the
General Government the first and
III reward careful peusa The absurd plea urged in de-
fence that will the of taxation
This idle The interest must he raised by taxation
by an increased tariff If BY The iifst we sh oil tie mode
election citizens do not tighten the amomnt for 1t
very amount matter in what the attempt made
and the brunt Of it therefore would fall the Ea
tern cities increased tariff of Of the question
People who favoraby for H. 10 think that Uncle sam
has nothing put his hands in his breeces pocket and
money. Thiss lie may his hands in
pockets and draw them out aan but they would be u moi
of money, but OF promises 10 pay"
I'VE shall publish Mr.. ngersolls Report)
One more fact submitted to the candid considera
tions of our statesmen. write. under the signature
of "Candor,' in the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette, "a
Wing paper,) forward 10 vindica:e Colonel
Robinson 'the Commissioner for the negotiation OF the
National Loan" and for that purpose publishes letter
addressed to him from the House of "Ogerend, Cur
ney & Co.. Q.ondon, October 3, 1929 from all
Which it does appear, as "Candor" says, that "Coo
mel Robinson simply stated the fact, that the expec
ta,ion of inducing the National Government to assume
State debts dsincncd capitalists from taking the loan
offered; that it with the hope of securing this that
the loan was not TAKEN and from real dstrust of the
safety of the National Loan And further that he felt
assured that the National Loan would cargey be taken,
so soon as aHhopc ,eas txtnguished Tie adoption by
the National Government IF State ioanS (Do ye hear
the warning, Messrs. Johnson. Adams, Editors Of the
National lntelgencer, &c, &c)
SHAMEFUL MIR. Hail. the late Attorney General of
y Y, under Gov. Seward, is attempting 10 break the
force of our claim New ork for justice, by raising