Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-18

PROVIDE The interest The two acts OF the Bank
suspension, under Mr.. Pin, and the resumption OF
specie payments, under Mr. Peel, in 1919, both OF
winch were passed under hi; influence, are said,
ny mere alteration in The Standard 81 value. 10
nave given The lund holders more than 400. 900 600
pounds sterling, or about 1000 900 dollars, more
ihah they were entitled IL and their mortgage
upon The ehlirc Industry and productive power Of
Sieat Bnain amounts now 10 eight hundred mil.
HoIs of pounds sterling. This, sir, is The fourth
es'ste which has arisen in the British empire only
since The days OF William OF Orange, and now
nous undispncd mastery over all the others.
Cda we laise such an interest and such class in
MS county, and hope 10 retain cur free torn Of
government Ion. afterwards Our governmcn,
iSionnded upon theory quite different from he
Ehsilsh. It's worked BY public opinion; il is con
sliluled 10 reflect The Interests and The feelings OF
lie people, whose sense is taken by parts in such
manner as 10 obtain every possible security in
ssl-interesl Tor he expression OF Just and sound
sentiment What becomes ofthr balances Of our
tuiionsly ABUSED machinery or OF The power Of
he people 20 work IL, il we create a large public
leh, and raise M class who live upua taxation,
anu control mol only the currency bu! what is tar
more, The value OF The entire credit oil the country;
or even 10 That last extremity must is power ex-
'eha. mere Is now but one estate in this country,
constituted III The entire people, sha VIZ raise up
another OF tund-holters perhaps The more power
Jul oil The iwof This, sir, is no contingency; il is
a certainty Tor which We must prepare il we en-
Ter INTO long career OF wars ut conquest, which
necessarily occasion 4 pablo debt | know VI
pnt Two very successful instances of empire
achieved By conquest, by people pretending 10
leiiee, The Roman and The British; and he appa-
Iiion oil this monied interest pre- eded The decline
Q. the one, and possibly presages The fall OF The
cher. The result OF the Roman career was 10
rare up TWO powers in The county; the army, and
Inc equilcs or monied class, who lived upon the
management aud the plumber Il The public Use
l.they were not % predominant as The English
Stockholders il was because The lunIing system
vas then unknown. The struggle of Cato against
tts one, was as vain as Chalham's impotenl out.
blrsl Of passion against the other. They were
l.e necessary ruit OF constant stale Of war
mat they owe their origin in England 10 his
cause, IS too notorious 10 require proof nor will
aly orc deny their predominant Importance in
'te British system. They have nolGcs,ro; ed The
lo'm Of government a yet, because j! was framed
u2on different principles from Cur>; il was or.
@snz"d 10 enable lne lev 10 govern he many
ard wonderfully CONSTRUCTED Tor such an end
lie addition OF The fund holders 10 The governing
Class Increased their numbers and added 10 heir
slisng'h, 50 long as there was capacity in the
mss % support them both. But when hat limit
: '-auscrntet, and lha, portion Of the governing
pay who ho.d rea! properly and pay taxes, find
Ina they AZ called upon 10 contribute more han
iiif' receive from public contributions, then will
commence he 5 rngslc in which The great body OF
the people may profit b. their discussions, and
cnalse perhaps, he whole fabric Of their gov
ernnent. Bnl does any man believe that our in
sitUioEs could exist under The weight OF taxa
ton whirn The British people haze been expo
sd. Sir here is nol power enough in This gov
ernnant u impose and collect such i!i5ule from
The geai body Of our people
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