The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-19

peori-, and ~hose ad.l.ly 20 ~ ssx.xsu~ss. ksss
never beea gDesuenea; sd gh.i ne r-.rs ~ Oea.,
Jackson Vas PlaeeS. ny ne asfsass ~ Nss osisns.
amongst those % ths eseuisss esPa..ns - Ne 80,
Is 10 prosels snis fsresgAesf ~ slrsiasd S~saf
"Ths London clo..s ssys q !. Waiy r-s-ssshius
10 us, that the ofkeisi asEas a ths fssa gesers
ment should ostrich-ks. ihfasi a. bod ~ M aabd
on this question, and thsnk ~ oc.eesi 10 b~Ay
1 What a monsirous assumrnsa n ~, - sss~fi tAsf
the good faith Of the Amencaa gessfnasni = ~.
questioned. Bot ~e cay ,hai y ga ~ a5sssi
government forward ou ail e~essiaHs - n - usfa-
numbered eonditinn--s,s cDmpssuaiss fserdam frusa
debt--iis easy end gesslemsnly encuV~tssa q d.
iivering messsgts-wefs 10 - tsken - Isfssssni-
ing the whole condit,ol and atatuSs - NJ Ahtff-
lean peoples 10 indulge IN dslasian, - - -
tempt one on other nations. Uath, thsssfste, ths
States shall discover dat honesty - ff bsra IsY,
President Tyler need not b saTnssd tass me ed
eral governments cannot bou"~
"The London Standard says IL - No lsienssrt
prospect 10 hook upon The nrogs.aN,iea N eisi.
| zatlon and happiness IL - sisny lnilsens u ,a'
kndred--ihe Americans; bot ve CONFESS thei can-
not see any other prospect except through AZ 90
sential change IN the constitution Of the Fspabos
change, perhaps, attending 70 hs s'sssiuisA y ~
Union.'
.sThcse English editors precise The grsSsesi De-
ception upon the readers OF their shees ~ hOdsng
out the idea that the general government has fer
feited oil claims to public confidence; when tl'sy
are well aware OF the fact, asserted a. the Pfes
dent that il has been punciual TO all rs engage
'nenis. Such wilful misrepresentation arc unpar-
donable II is matter ofregret, certainly, 10 every
honorable American, that any one Of the States COM
posing the great confeisracy should have been a.
regardless Of its credit 20 hsye iniIniatsd sD IN
ien,ion TO 'repudiatc.' II is stigma upon our "a.
tiona character abroad, inasmuch Foreigners do
not understand the nature Of institutions, aud
are misled, as you perceive, by the British press
The President has done all he consulonally could
do to stimulate the delinquent States To payment,
by telling them that the loan endeavored 10 be ne
goated failed account Of their Indebtedness
As to the assumption by the national go,trnInent OF
the debts of the States, such clearly
constitutional it would be so sbsol uiely unjust tina,
even the States most involved would no, do other
wise than spurn such measure, All have the ahi-
ity TO pay, and ! most ferveny hope that ample
provision will be made for the interest and install
ments due, before the legislatures in session
rise. Let tho English have their money back It
is but just that payment should be made coniorme-
bly, 10 contract The last agent, trust, has visited
England from the United States to propose for i,aus
Let the nation and the States look to their own ro
sources, and they will find them ample for then
wants"
In the leader of the Enquirer of Feb. Is, Isl3,
on the receipt of my second series of letters, il was
stated:
"Wc have received five additional letters from
1grtcota whose first number from, Liverpool graced
our columns u few weeks ago. These letters bear
date from Manchester, January 9th and 9Th; from
Leeds, the 18th; from York, the 20b and from
kmeston-upon-Hull, OH the 9th January. They
are admirably written, and they touch upon sub
lects and statistics deeply interesting to the Amer
lean people, viz: the state of English agriculture,
trade, and condition of English manufacturers and
operatives: The character of their population, and
tlelr dIstrcsscs the hpances Of our own country;
the state of the coon-irade, made up with great
carc the attempts of the British abotoniss to dis
turb our peace by their incendiary fanacisn,, &c
He gives touch at Dickens and the tourists. In
his next letter, he proposes to give account of
the tobacco-trade in Germany. We welcome such
volunteer correspondent to our columns, and shall
insert his numbers with the greatest imaginable
The steamer also brings us letter from Paris, Of The
10Th January, from of the sunny South of
America, and, faithful to her fres;' he says; But
do not aatter yourself that national character
stands so high IN France led to believe at |
home. II IS fact that ough to be generally kno wn
and your politicians should do something 10 correct
the evil which mn about to notice. The doctrine
of reputation is here looked upon as great party
question Any subject of local or individual State
legislation is regarded, from the ignorance of our in
situations IN Europe, as great question Of national
pohcy. Hence it is that this odious measure has be-
come stigma upon the Union at large. We feel il |
here, not only for the sake of our honest country
men, but as individuals, we suffer by it in Europe. |
10 say IN France, Il arr American is no longer,
as 1t formerly was, general passport to the conf
dence OF the French people You should look to
this matter well, and try # you do something
to repudiaie Jfpuddtion.' .
We assure our young coun,rynan that we have
tried, and we mean still to try to sustain the faith
and character of our country. But .1grcola treats
this subject with great force; and shall lay his
lucubrations before our readers in our next"
After continuing these epis,les to No. 7, my
friend, to whose the first was transmitted and
who will take occasion here TO remark, ia not |
only one of the most guileless and intelligent indi-
viduals ever had the pleasure Of knowing but is
also an ardent and sincere admrer and supporter of
the political doctrines which constituted the creed of
MIR. Jefferson, wrote to me in relation to them
thus:
"Your first number of .4grieoiu, as doubtless you
have already seen, was published instantly by MIR.
Richie; and cannot but think that your views
touching reputation were opportune in Virginia,
and not without their effect. The Enquirer, which
hope reaches yo1rcgularly, will show YOU your
succeeding numbers, and that dear Old Virginia has |
acted with her wonted regard to Justice and honor,
in providing additional funds, and taxes to re ieem
and make safe every engagement which she has
made.
sContinue your communications to the Richmond
Enquirer take but one other political paper, (wnig)
and see in that copious extracts from of the
numbers"
IN letter No. IL, written at Bremen on the 3Oth
April, lS43, said:
"Now, what can the States promise themselves,
that funding their interest," and thus creating com
pound interest, but rretrievablc ruin, If there is an
unwilDgness on the part of their constituents to
submit to taxation to pay interest the principal of
their pubcdeb' it is not reasonable to suppose that
they will assent to additional taxation pay Interest
upon interest. Such legislation procrastinaes the
payment of intercs, upon bonds il natures carries
with il whitening, blightins curse to every has
Landmarks door. II takes the future bread from his
children---it enslaves his poseriiy. On them this |
funded pecuniary obligation must fall, even though
they become hewers of wood and drawers oil
water Virginia has acted wisely; she has acted
well The rising generation Of her sons should
bless her more than ever, because she is too
hgh-minded to burden them with her present debts.
Wherever civilization extends, the virtuous old |
mother Of Presidents will stand more exalted in |
public estimation hereafter, than any previous pc
Rod of her history. And may we moi trust that, as
she has gone, SO will go every other indebted State
Of the confcderacy
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