Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17

the to be raised
The great means of and money-the lives
and property of the citizens These constitute the food OF
war without them il be sustained All experience
has shown that fails for the of the soldier
fight the battles of his country The great difficulty is the
money That is the difficulty which embarrasses the
conductors of the with Mexico. How the money
Is the question
Will you raise it by sufficient tax from the people, and
thus let them feel at the burden of the will you
credit and throw the burdens upon those who follow
after you If you feel that the people will submit be
taxed TO sustain your war; you will to the latter mode
But you have confidence in the justice and necessity of the
war you believe that the hearts of the people in itha
it is truth defence of our national rights made TO
resist nvasion and to revenge Amercan blood shed upon
American SOIL, you cannot, you ought not, to doubt their
PATRIOTISM by supposng that they unwilling make the
sacrifice.
appears to me that this Administration have shown little
want Of upon this point They bold and reckless
in bringing the loud and camorous against all who
do not justify the act. Yet when called upon the
sponsby of taxing the people to sustain the war, they be-
come timid, cautious and silent.
We have frequent calls from the Executive for and
money but not word about taxes The Democracy will
submit to any thing but that They will vote loans by mil
ionsceate national debt to any amounts they will give
up their cherished theory " hard money currency and
embrace circulating medium of suspended Government pa
per- In short, they will do almost any thing the President
ask except consent be taxed for the support OF this
We have splendid schemes OF conquest; all Mexico is to
be subugated to Yet the Democracy is to be per-
med to drink its tea and sip its Coffee all free and taxes
Our tax gahelers be in Mexico. Mexico is be
quered, and her people made to pay for their subuga
on Our army, its march, is to be supported by con
buttons upon the enemy, and after the over the ba
lance Of the account to be satisfied by taking TO ourselves
two Mexican provinces.
This mode of carrying taxless war; takes back to
the Goths and Huns Ala Numbered at the gates of Rome
exacted contributions from its tmd citizens and, after pay
ing the expenses of his invasion with Roman money and Ro
provinces, retired but to recruit his army for another
aggression.
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menced and two sessions Of Congress have passed. there has
been change made in system of finance, for the pur
pose of meeting the expenses of the This policy is
paaleed in the history of any country AT the commence
ment of the last the party then in power met the conn
gency at once, openly and manfully So was
declared the existing duties foreign imports, although much
higher than they were Immediately doubled. Pun
derake to predict that the honor and credit of the country
cannot be sustained under the present system OF IL
Ii will be found inefficient time OF peace,
but state of it will prove be utterly incompetent
to maintain the credit Of the Government. What is the
system
is ls reduction of duties SO as to bring the revenue
down the wants of economical administration IN time
Of peace.
I'd Free trade which has for its object the abolition Of all
duties upon foreign imports.
Sd. hard money currency by of the Subteasury
All these concocted in time Of peace, and
although forced upon the country after the commencea
will pretend that they suggested by the
We all know that these intended to carry out
certain political theories, long INDUCED in by political
party in this country know ii has been said that the tariff
bill of 1916 will produce than that OF 1872
But this after thought in fact and contradict
ed by the President in his message recommending the adop
ton of that measure.
Under this system of low duties free trade and credit
TO carry foreign at the distance of
from three to five thousand miles its object the subugaon
of eight millions of peopes expenditures the rate of
500, 0C0, 900 per year.
Is there nation the face of the earth that would rely
upon such system this 10 sustain its credit IN such war
of this character will cost the United States much
than would Of the monarchies OF Europe They
have their standing armies constantly in the field their large
naval and military establishments constantly prepared for war;
and may any time employ them in foreign campaigns with
the extravaganza which must always attend and
sudden preparation for But not with this Govern
men state of war, the preparation for it, has not been
our policy.
The forms of our institutions DO not contemplate foreign
for conquest of defence carry against
the world arms and at less comparative for every
freeman ready give his blood and property in defence Of
his country but OF aggression repeat will cost this
Government than would any other nation upon the
face of the earth. We giants in Defence but pigmcs in
| aggression.
We have been frequently tainted this side of the cham
Der, with not giving hearty support TO the with UNI
willingness to assist the Administration carry ygor
ousy. Sir the Administration made this war without ask
Gg our CONSENT and the gentlemen the other side OF
the chamber to take il under their special keeping
being in the minority, might have justified ourselves to the
country by Withholding active support But we have not
done we nave forgotten the OF the
collection that the honor and welfare of country at
stake and have voted all the supplies asked for by the Ad
ministration.
Having done this, have the right and with more
justice too to turn about and say you and to the Admin
straon, you have neglected prepare the country for vi
gorous prosecution Of this instead of calling upon the
people Of this country pledge their property sustain the
war; you have upon credit you have relied upon bor
rowing you have attempted push your credit to the utmost
extreme and in the very first year of the your chief
officer Of finance, with all his ingenuity, is his wits end
to how he shall raise money. You preferred your
political theories which you have been preparing for the Ia
fifteen years tor time of peace and you will not give
them up in time OF you will give up your Subtrea
sury though every iron chest in holds nothing but your
promises pay you will not levy for fear it will dis
turb your prety contrved schemes you adhere party
notwithstanding the emergency which calls upon
you to lay aside party feelings.
throw back the charge upon those who originated the
they, we, have failed prosecute the with vgo by
not performing their duty TO the country in preparing the f.
Of the Government the emergency created by
themselves.
have thus referred TO the expense Of the and the
neglect of the Administration in providing the to meet
them not for the purpose of finding fault casting
upon any one, but for the higher purpose Of calling the
tenton of the country to the difficulties and dangers attend
ing the prosecution Of like that which
gagged in
now desire a word two about the manner in
which the military part of this has been conducted
do agree with gentlemen here that is the duty Of the
Executive, upon his responsibility plan the campaign
for armies doubt whether either the President or his
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