Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-02-14
Voc. XXHE.---SO. 10
From f3icb Jt,ue,

v,Yro,,, te.Juii,ns which a,d,,'d h. a, ", w..
Presidents message which relate T., tho ,ev.n.s ,hs
public debt. &c. 10 be referred Ia ,ls committee -
W,v4 and Ne,n. "
And fb,t said committee to i,s,,,c,1 Il, ,o,,, .
b1l which satI l,yide e. ,a,s,,, o,n,,IIv d,r;n, H.
continuance rthe war win Nv, ,n1 mil ,I nv
menlaf lhe public debt the sum of five nuIi,na 81 dol,
Lars /, be 6,ses.cl an nars,,,I ,,a,erty stels and
money At interest and ann1rIianed ,,, tho s,s,es s
4 Ifo, ftlnd b, the r.,nanrnli,n,
As sfikinr ron,sson of The adn,instraon,s ef,r
m cofcea from The public III, reeuniarv burdens Of III.
war with Nlesen md als, Ia. Inconsistency ~ fro,
tade Practice with free trade theory we bro ie wno,
attention our readers To the few words spoken ly Mr.
Wllmot in iho five minutes allowed him in defence If
! hls amendment
! Nj WllMOl then proceeded to say ila he lad'of-
tered tins amendment because he WAS opposed to tax on
tea aud ral,r. aud thai he should ba compelled To vote
against any n position 10 tla Fl - that inghi he Of
/ teIed He believed the course winch he prop SD by
tins ncndent thu proper uue fr meeting all tx.
'fardlnary denandson The government For the ordi-
nary expenses Of he government he WA willing that
the money should be- rasrd by duties imports; bu for
all "xaodm1ry expenses there should be- appeal made
To The people. THIS the straight prm1rd wa, DIDO.
my bnsness. and the Secretary Of the Treasury he
~prs 10 sec. had nolhe courage recommend tha,npa
which he insiscd whun out o office. Asa free Trade
man. he should have adhered 10 The dctnts Of his a
Wehdacnt The Secretary Of the Treasury should have
known that II WAS inp1ltic debt without pro-
sdlna the means Tor rs payment. and ir the purpose
#ol providing tbc N ans iur 'he tAtuenishment ct the
debt, H. 10" suhinu dis proposition. Tie preferred
ihs mede Il another reason Il vas 10 avoid imposing
All me butdens 81 The government On the pour aud hbH-
ing par III me community. lax tea aud coliae, aud
niue Tennis Of II "onll he paid by the aborug part II
people ANA why, IN hod's nam". Che askcd,l should
'hs pe 81 why shunId they not nN the manufacturers
OF the country, aud ,ho capitalists of the Fast aud tho
south 10 the amount :" TAR prnpor'inn o the expenses
"l The government The people IT this country would
s"lhh nom 10 saehhce which they were required u
mah' io' ino prosecution o war That WAS just and ne
rrs@N lheb would pay the lax which hs amendment
~ a ae1 Ia Impose eb,efiulls Aud thu lax should tall
eoi' @ .h "AAp3 Ina 1Inrud Hehi ~uuld impose IT, 1t
an 'a ,I oa commerce aadoo graf eonn ercal cliirs
u e'9" all on m'a h. have 9rans; who h We IN noy
At ~ 1lft ana alg' sums IA the stocks. aud Who owned
n45 personal iIapfy, II bllanld mol tall 'n those who
ng "u ha'N; Oh The same class 81 men that sustained
lhtn country ohmor ~ the blood, hrd. To Throw
','e'' 'h' eotdfn ii hnnlanhg the war might grind
lhen down or Years IL come The plan nav proposed,
hr repeated WAS HE honrsi aud straight forward play
u Wa HE manly eonls, aud The true way - meet the
Il eslan
MI uol'S amend nrA agreed 10 after moil.
n'gi'n"'e'hE ih' eonmlitrr 10 enquire iut1 the eype
Honey 81 t1I2ue ma HII 80
Ana'b't pan ri epo'rsl'}371f ft'slly = worthy
Hol H5e. trlla rcsalutoIs 1aiod by Nh BRopnE,p
a. substitute or til :" Of Mr. kINtoN being under
'ath't@n' ht " limei moved 10 rugrall his amend
mem upon nne "l lhrm teaIhg Ia the revenue.
MI Mehn moved t's'rbr oG thai p1flion VII ch re-
1uafd the ananal laA oi five mlln, ol DOLLARS 10 bo
continued not only during the war, hut du!ng the
Hnln,e oi the public dehI. II ihls rrooneed
II ihrte Vas NJ reasonable probability that IL would be
brought loa close wlthna sh4r 1ine; II the ruinrs
Nefo pu true that il,pg all over the country that
lte,} fcarr h's hccn concluded whether by autlot-
Hatd ot fnaHlInfR u aJrn', n This Go,rlnuch it, ho
~Po'sJ, ll',re Wss uahn pr,b.biily thai dis
WI W#ud ~ alHa4h tp a cH,r " hlo this angrtss
IN a,aai1n, h sh uId m IT 10 u hl, duly as u rtpresen-
u1c the people L. vae to tase tire means by an
aIt. tc'i} t1tle roehuts Il the pcaple n The pros
,cution'l HE war IL doing lhis he had dunbi he