Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-12-13

necessary or useful purposes, or not. be-
cause tho larger the expenditures the
greater was the pretcxt for high taxes, in
the form OF protective dutics.
These several measures we're sustained
by popular names. and plausible arSu-
ments. by which thousands wero deludcd.
The bank VAS represented 10 DO an in
d spensibe fiscal agent. for the govern-
meni; was 10 equasi.e exchanges. and to
regulate aud furnish souno currency al.
ways. and every wnerc OF uniform value.
/ Tho protective tariff was 10 gsv5 en-.
| ploy snont 10 "A mer,can In Dor" at advanc-
/ cd pricos-was To protect ''home indus.
try" and 10 furnish steady markc, for
the farmer. Informal improvements wero
To bring iraio to ovory neIghborhood-en.
4 ance the value OF every mans proparty.
he Distribution OF tho land money was
10 enrich Tho Staies-tnish their public
works. plant schools throughout. their bor-
dcrs md relieve them from tax,,ion; but
The fact, that for ever dollar taken out Of
the treasury for these objects. a much
larger sam was transferred from the pock-
ats of tho people IN tho favored classes,
vas continually concealed. and was also
tho tendency. It not tho ultimate design Of
the system. In hu,id up an ar,stccracv Of
wealth 10 control the masses Of society.
and moaopolizo the political power Of tho
country.
Tho several branches of this system
were 50 intimately Blended together. that
in their operations each sustained and
strengthened tn o.her. Their iont ope.
ra,ions was To add now burdens of taxation.
aud II encourages largely increased aud
waste ul cNpcn ii,ure of public monav.-
r. #
revenue collected. and tho disbursements
made bv the government, should DO Ia rye;
because. benz, the deposit orv of the pub.
lie money. the greater would be Tho Banks
profits hv It's use.
Ii was the interest Of the favored class.
e.. who were enriched, 10 have the ratos
IF that protection as high as possible. for
the higher those rates tho creator would
10 their advantages. IL was tho interest Of
All those scct,ons ana localities. who OK.
pcclcI IN ne benefited by expenditures for
internal Improvements. that the amount
collected should he rs large ms possible.
Ina, the sum d sburscd mi ght also no tho
iarcer. Tho States. bong the bcncficiar.
ics III tho distribution OF tho land monov.
had an interest IN tho rates imposed bv a
Protective Tar II 'nrgo enough TO yield
~,stli-icnt revenue from that source To meet
the wants Of the Government without dis
turhing or t. ing from them the land funds.
So that each of the branches constituting
the system had n common interest in swell.
ing tho public Expenditure. They had n
direct inicrcs, in maintaining the public
doht unpuid aud increasing its amount, be-
cause this wuuld produce m annually in.
creased drain upon tho Treasury to tho a;
m unit Of THO interest, and render augmcn-
ted t,xcs necessary. Tho operation nnd
necessary effect otihc whoi,: 81 stem wero
10 encourage largo and extravagant expcn.
.liturc. AMI thereby increase tho pubic pa
,ronagc. and mair,ain rich aud expansive
government n, tho expense OF n taxed and
Impoverished people.
|, is manifested TINT this schemo Of on.
largcd ,axation and expenditures. had il
continued to prcvaii. must som have con-
ver,cd he government at tho Union. III.
tented by lis trainers 10 be plain, chonp
and simple confederate Of States united
together for common protection, and chnrg-
ed with few specific duties, relating
chiefly To our foreign affairs. into con-
solidn,cI empire. dcpriving tho States Of
thoir reserved rights. and The people Of
their jus, power nnd control IN the admin
istration Of their government. In this
manner the hole form and character Of
tho covcrnmc M would DO changed, not by
IN nmcndm, II, Of the Constitution. but by
rcso-tinp 10 an unwnrrnntabc un1uthor:
izcd construction OF that instrument.
The indire CT mode Of lcv.ing tho taxes
By duty on imports prevents the mass OF
the people from ndi'v pcrcc!vIng tho a.
noun, they pay. md has enabled tho few
who nrc thus enriched, aud who seek 10
wicli the political power nf the country.
10 deceive nnI dcude them. Wcro tho
taxcs direct levy "ron tho people, rs IL
the caso in the States, this could not &C.
cur.
The whole system was resisted from it's
inception by many Of our nb'est statesman
and some Of whom douh:o1 its consiitu-
tion,li,v md cxpndicncv. while others be-
icvcd it was in all ia branches. fragrant
and dangerous infraction Of tho Constiiu
ton.
That n7,ional bank, protective tariff
levied, no, to raise the revenue needed -
not for protection rncrcly-ilicrnai i'm
proveu,cnts. md The distribution Of tho
proceeds or the sales of tho public Iand,,
are measures without tho warrant Of tho
constitution. would, upon the mnturest con-
sidera,ion. seem 20 be clcar. !, is rofnark-
bile TIM, no one Of these measures, inv6'v-
ing su h romcntous consequences, IS nu-
/. ihorizcd bv m express grant Of power IN
The constitution. No ono Of them IS incl
den, to. ns hong necessary and proper for
the execution of tho specific powers gran
] tod bv tie constitution. The authority
under which i, has been attempted 10 JUS
f ifv each of them il derived "Reminiscences
constructions Of tho constitution, which
lis letter and its whole object md design.
do no, warrant. II is 10 be conceived That
such immense powers would have been
lef, by the frnmcrs Of the constitution 10
nerc inference ma doubtful constructions.
HID !, been intended 10 confer them on the
federal government. il is but reasonable TO
conclude tha, i. nou'J have been done by