Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-02
TIE TREASURY CIRCULAR.

That eA0ae and truly patriotic sheet, Inc =. !.
Tribune, grossly charges the Secretary oil me
Treasury with " shameful fraud in that he
sen. copies Of his Circular mainly 10 Postmas-
,crs. by them 10 be handed out 10 those manuiac-
,nrers only, who are likely 10 return such an
swers as Mr.. Walker desires. Tie Tribune
further states, that these Circulars have been
withheld from Wing manufacturers, being ex-
cln>velv placed in the hands o! the Loco Focos."
The Union takes up Ills impulrn ard wan
Ion assault, and shows that in 1882, MIR. Nc
Lane then Secretary OF Treasury, addressed
Circular, similarto Mr.. Walkers, and, upon The
answers which he received, framed his Tariff
hill afterwards called Verplancfs bill. IT,
Union adds, "For,unalely, the present Secretary
ba. undertaken, upon his own responsibility to
ohta in The requisite iniormation but, no, having
The assistance which MIR. McLane possessed, I'M
der the then existing law OF the country, oil EN-
Moving commissioners taxing cridenCe OF Inc
manufacturers and merchants, and paying The
commissioners for their labors out OF The coniln-
oent fund. Congress having since Withdrawn
iha, now r.) Mr.. Walker is compelled 10 throw
himself upon the liberal manufacturers them
selves, and address copy OF his circular qnes-
fiuns To persons VINO can give MN lnIoimdlloi,
in The bes; way he can command.
sAnd now We state, upor The best authority, in
renlv "a The article OF The National lniellisencer
ri his morning, that The assertions of The Nsw
York Tribune, as 10 the alleged designs OF The
Treasury Department. are Just The reverse oil The
,rr,b The nroper weight would not be attached,
hv either ralv, 10 statistical Information collect
"a exclusively from the olhc:; and il is The an1
ions desire OF The Secretary Of The Treasury TO
coIIoc, The facts. as regards Tie Tariff. from all
nar,;es The Editors lie lnieligencer, il they
will call at The Treasury Department, can re-
csiye any number of these circulars, Tree OF
charge: and The postage will be pad by The De
n,r,Tent on all they NAV direct Ia their Cores
nnnn,cn,s. and 10 all persons Of any parry, %ho
1esire the circular with view 10 an wer The
oocs,;,ns comics Of it will he sent by mail free
y, ~ cb,rsn or postage We shall attempt 10 pro.
cnre one hundred copies from The Secretary; and
The first fair opportunity We possess, we Will send
,hem 10 the Office of the "Ncw York Tribune,
- ha distributed. al its own discretion, among Ms
fayorile Wing manufacturers. We may net be
ahle n send on these circulars Immediately, until
The Secretary may have en- opportunity OF al
tachipe additional queries 10 them.
The National Inlellisencer makes an elaborate
rsn,v TO The above-charges the Secretary OF The
Tres.nrv with "orieinatins legislation without
Tho authority of Congress- &c. Now, is il not
mos, clear that ii is The duty OF The Secretary Of
Tho Treasury 10 make full report 10 Congress
nnon The financial condition OF The country, and
>, suooes, such measures, as, in his opinion, will
- oa,cpla,ed 10 advance the interests Of the ma
,;ona The country complains loudly OF the mis-
ob;evous operations ofhe present high Tariff
Az an officer OF the Government, his duty Is 10
;.ves,;oate The whole subject, and report fully
,,,on The mailer But, 10 act justly and wisely,
| ~ r,,st Gather around him all the facts which
a.n he obtained. To This end, Mr.. Walker has
most properly and sensibly addressed these cir
cr1.rs 10 the different manufacturers of all par
lies. SO as 10 obtain body of statistics like Mr.
McI.ane's. 10 be laid before The next Congress
q. will thus be enabled TO present 10 The next
IGNORES, well.digested Report, founded upon a
vaInable mass OF statistics, upon which Congress
NAV act adyisedly, and frame the necessary re-
venue.bill Is there any thing wrong or criminal
in ,his7 Is there any usurPaIion power, or at
tempt 10 injure any class OF our fellow-citizens!
On The contrary, il shows in broad light the
prudence and conscientiousness of The Secretary
Of the Trcasury-and an anxious desire not TO
act upon this important question, without all the
facts within his reach. To Wings and Demo.
Gratis these circulars are alike addressed. Their
answers to the inierrosalores will be carefully
compared and digcs,ed, and The Secretary OF The
Treasury will be enabled 10 prepare a report
based upon facts, fresh from the manufacturers
| Upon every ground, Mr.. Walker is 10 ba'com