Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-03

In the whole political canvass, animated as il
has been, and scmc.mes tending To personal and
unpleasant difficulties, and now continuing Tor six
months, have no, fell called OH 10 correct any
hing OF fact or OF inference, stated bv aHy of he
numerou. core ponie9i> OF the Wing journals
in regard TO myself, however unjust or untairtley
were. BIZ in ruth, a correspondent otthe Wing,
who processes 10 give some account of the discus
sioE between Mr.. Irving and myself al Cumber-
land Courthouse on the 10Th Aug. has 50 lar
trarlscendcd even the license INDUCED in hv the
most prrJudiced pauisan, that must make q
short correction OF his errors unin,entional Is |
dare they are.
However deeply and strongly condemn 9Th,
minimum" principle in the Tariff laws, and
however strongly have often from the Hastings
denounced il as deceptive, and intended 10 mis-
lead | affirm. mos, solcmnlv that said not one
word about ii III my remarks on Monday. the
26,h of \ ugust last, al Cumberland Court House
M. not one word. And vet ~ Wing in his
communication represents me a dcnouncing THE
minimum principle" II is true, Mr.. Ir,in. fell
into the same error although, had said nothing
on that subject. and seemed Ia make il the strong
point OF his reply on The Tariff Possibly Mr.
Irving may have anticipated that w0tij pursue
this course of discussion, and had arranged his
reply 50 as TO meet it. and this may account Tor
has mistake. But spectator, who undertakes 10
represent an argument, ought at least, il he
anticipates respect for his slatcsmcnts. 10 bc more
circulnspeci as TO his facts. "a Wing" further
remarks, that TO the surprise of many he had
the holiness To allude 10 the vast amount o.. revc-
nue. brought into the national treasury hy the Ia
riii OF IL asking the people what they would do
with a revenue of iorv millions" II II saw up-
on the authority oil icdOcHmcai held uptu the
people. and exhibited To The Wh"S Tor their own
inspection that from the Isl OF January, 1914! t.
The Isl OF July, 1914, the present harsh and rind-
ing tariff produced revenue Of SIG, 5000 and
more was an act IF "bo!.lneS>." then did com
init it, Ii was the truth. and ~ Wing or any
of his clan tire not dcny il. II 10 have added
that the revenue fur The year from the tariff
would I've litllc. ii al all, under S:35, 100000, indie
pendent ofthc land fund, equal i;sell 10 - 600 coo
more, which, with the funds on hand on the Isl OF
January last, would for the year make the whole
means of the Government equal 10 5000 00D,
he Goodness plead guilty 10 the charge, and
defy ~ Wing To strip himself OF his mask, and
let us see the extent Of his goodness" in attempt
ing To disprove it, There is one thing. that pre-
sumo no man questions. F"aTY Millions OF
dollars a year of revenue is m0rc than i wanted
10 pay the debts and delray the expenses ot This
Government ct0HOmicGHB or even cflTdr0"0At-
In administered. | here affirm, as | have
III Tue E!cc Oh AeSSlS SeSdT, Stdndlu, I'd
MEL, Grswold and Mr.. Irving, in open dis
cu>>ion, that such an enormous income will
leave surplus Of Sss,009Oo9 at the end of the
year, after paying every cent ot Treasury notes,
funded debt that is now irrcIccmahlc, and the
current expenses of the Governments and that for
many wears to come, the Government has no
redeemable deht-and not one al these gentlemen
has undertaken To cnntroyerl the fact. Nay, MIR.
Irving. who is certainly a gentleman ofno ordina-
~ requirements, and whose bearing is that oI an
honorable man, in political discussion, made no at-
tempt 10 reply 10 the statement, or 10 avoid th'.
conclusion; and yet "a Wing ciaracicrin:s the
statement as 'hollncss." Let the candid decide.
who practices ii-hc or l.
ROBERT G. SCOTT.
September End, 1911.
ar beg leave 10 add transcript from the
Treasury books of the Revenue for the two first
quarters Of This year 1t will seem that the in
crease is at the rate of about 5000 per quar-
Ter; and all concur that the revenue for the quar-
Ter ending September 30lh, 1874. will he at least
Sl000,0o0 greater than The preceding quarter:
Money received into the Treasury nom the
Isl Of January 10 the 30th of June: 1911, from
Customs:
I'm the Is, Quarter. S1.G75,3G6 10
'ln the 81 Quarter slIl3sl IA
Total receipts in the half year, SID, ll6.TE 81