Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-29
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,,banaver il shall become necessary ~ ediiy ou'
nv ri ,he mowers expressly delegated oy .ne con'
s,;,,,ion. That such a contingency VIII aiise'
We firmly believe, ard the whole course anu 'sn'
dency o; the financial policy oil lhe plesen' a.
m;nis,,a,ion, is rapidly fastening 10 shch a con,
summation. when III fiscal EMBELLISHMENTS .,
The esverau!cnl, The Interests OF ctai.',''., ana
indeed Il. every branch OF our intas.lia' sys'sm,
fortified and s~rs'aiarl by high Considerations =.
noli.;cai Liberty wili prompt lie proP!e - pru'
IN institution. with proper rcssricllohs "Ha ia'', -
,a,jous. and responsible 10 Their iefiese"'arlSn
80 ,lanI;nn II a government bank, founded up
on The revenues Of the country, anu suoyssn
The control Of the President anu nus Hesi..a'J,
whose gigantic proportions nave o@er = snos.
dimiy swallowed tor,h, IN Inc cIea,ioa - con,;n.
nous public debt, and The eAoio""D'
ued issue OF treasury NOES. ,nrovamen by
mJJnon Inc srhieci OF internal improvement
-. EssJa,aI Government we are opposea 10 'ne
syercise of this power. except in !eSaia ~ "o,"s
oMsa1, naIioral. We believe That The harmony
n our ccnfsdelacy, and the JUS! equiPo,Ss y -
s,s.em. may be best preserved, win Inc e3csI'
,;nn referred TO, by leaving 10 The States 'nenf
selves The exercise OF this power. -. cor-
"Bul important as these suflec's ai., over.
slider thc;n subordinate 10 Tue Sfca' -. oar
s,adowing questions, growing GU. bssn forced
with Mexico. We believe we nav. s.rc. inn.
into this war, by The connseis ~ ,ha, !, mioht
becilily and ambition. we oeiier common
bsy he n avoided with common sense, comuon
;nst,ce and ordinary prudence. thal u Nd. o..n
con,n,ancpd in drroralion Of lie conslhutioh :,
he u. Sisles-we believe VIII DC 'he iuiPa.'a'
,ard;c, .. nos,eriiy. We aliege lha' II was com
menced Tor Durposes OF party advantage .ua. ls
nrooreSs has been directed by party iLsetests, anu
hal ire rpsuIt will be governed entirely oy isah,
tic;oa,ed effects upon The party in power. 1ua
whilst we slory in The Achievements = ! '. ~ tai
SURPRISING any thing in historic lecoiu' : ~
an anxious desire 10 terminate ms uhndPPJ -
| Aic,. Though i, IS not Tor US 10 ueS,snaa ~
terms upon which peace snouio DC lnaus, srs
The inciinaljons Of our feelings ana lune"'en' u
- iar, : nf mercy. moderation and justice, we
he,;.v. mai il viii rebound 10 our national nouui,
N nresen, 10 the world Tor the fist lme III W.
history Of nations. it.e glorious and suoiihe sP.e,
lacle Of i great and magnanlmoas PeoPaG ,he
| hour OF triumph, bending over anu ih'iho AVA
dust, a feeble and PROSTATE Toe. ,;,v which
owe are moi ashamed to avow The pny WIG
we ieel for Mexico We cannot loiset " oan
a sister republic, and that our example haS bas
| The ligh, which, with unavailins euol.s, ~ nd
sought To tollow-and now, "hen Pios-a har
broEen. without an army or a government, -
or;ds In,h;ds her 10 sue for peace, We recognise
mir, kinlred 10 our own Mexico, 'housh toin
nv civil discoms, a prey TO military. aeSfo', -
M, altogether unworthy or unmindiul OF mel a"'
cestTal lame. :,
We observe lha, the Patriot is opposed ~ III
| lernal improvements by The general government
unless the works are purely national we sup
nose rha, i! admits The Constitutional power dno
places lis objections on grounds OF rotlcy.
We deny The constitutional power oil Congress
to make such internal improvements as were
found embraced in the River and Haroof oi'i'
which the President, SO wisely vetoed.
Its,rikes us that the Patriot Is inconsistent. -
opposing internal improvements, and aaVoca''"s
a Protective Tariff, icr, under The opeta',ohs u
snch a Tariff. large fortunes are made, by Inc
showing OF The Patriot, from The protection "h'ch
is conferred upon The few a. the expense Oh 'he
many. and upon no part Of The U. ;. Goes inc
hardship fall with greater force than upon Vifsl'
MIA; and in taxing The people under The general
government in The manner The River and Haroor
bill proposed, there would certainly be a favored
class who would have their neighborhood creeks
deepened into ship canals, and The spending OF
The peoples money in this way, would only con-
Ter the same benefit upon the few whom The ma
ny are taxed 10 bcnef, under The operations oil a
protective tariff.
We oppose both on the same grounds. we
think both unconstitutional, and, under their ope-
~ra,ions, bur,hensone and oppressive 10 an IT.
mensc majority of,he people Of the U. States.