Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-12

not If bill thar the wants Of Trade! Blu, should
W In ye any at all! WAY siFs cen ne 9tia
rnt il ahcuIi reconcile the differences S'~esh t'''
Us ,yiflIu ,,ir borders ito" "oHa IL nave oceh
u IN. General Government cncGnheFcl san ro many
duties il had Gndtri"hsn system VINE" ''4'tu
.,, IL reconcile not "niy the ri'd INTERESTS - ~
STATES and 81 sections composed Of Static Loo. 10 NE
. ntemp,s of this character "c they have a'y M
They contributed money 10 the Cne=heIN' ana ~ :, - T.,
!, wnulI have been aWost veil 10 nave l't"'''i
- po,nn,,c river Take too The history q! Tie ci"fS u
,, General ovtrnmcnt I" improve le iiStiS n.I
oI The Nest, given BY distinguished
% "Io, AR Do,Ilas Of Illinois, What is il but an ac-
r,uo, of plans badly conceived and rs NY eHecuea I
slider tie Cumberland road That great national ma CON,
,av upon which supposed at one Tine tla' 'nc COZ
I,nr. If The Union almost depended Who hears ." II
80 I'm ,rhat class Of Improvements does II slhi - y
r. ver fifth rate Importance IL Is Indeed alshsu oa"'
fin -hed not By completion, but by ao"I'i"h a. :,
Wa, ,a cne 10 compare feeble ard lnelecuai c!
f,r,s with the grand system when IL inc cfeai'o" " "a
mh,,y ind individual enterprise am not rlghi ~ c'
ina triumph upon this subject Tor me doctrines W o d.
oina school? 1t matters not wheher py accl''"' " "a
sign the system has been ic precisely WHERE u'' rho
Ies would have LETT IT, and has not been executor uy w
sJeral Government, whose agency was supposed 10 W ~
dt.oen.able BY who favored the opposite foi'
school. D,o,,;o ,,tv had
most when adhered mast nearly 10 the principles
If which been spcakn@ but ais" that IL mo
ei most reverscs and suffered most from divison+ Whc
,c aoyernnen pccy departed most widely rom mn
Til. latter branch the proposition Is as slsccPuo'co' nc
mos sratiun as the orntr -, 49,,
IN. Federal Government al one time assumed ''e w."
,,nucnt OF the systems ri credit and exchange "l inc
cnEntry by the establishment OF Na'ohol Da'H. -
proved to be disturbing influence not only upon c pun
h, th trade of The country. Serious oscillations IN
the currency the country were not without caue
ted to it, and the excitement In .ia'ion Decline a.
IN dis almost The good fellowship oil nr.hoor.
hoods The Democratic party were forced ~ me cna ~ RAJ
10 ~ liz overthrow and with II passed away inc Disturbing
a,once of which have been speaking WHAT ton, slf1,
s Is rsult of the attempt the part Of the General GI-
10 foster great productive interest oY taxing
the others for suppo Year inter year as tho p"''c'
i've syscm developed IL fruits the opposition I" II hrcamc
mare bitter and un AT last u' HE States threat.
rnrd 10 sccee Union and the crisis brcane SO &C.
rlous and Imminent thd, the whole country drew ne long
breath nj expecta,ion in anxiety for the result PnitTc-
i,iua,c the while, but the Democratic party at
last with resolution worthy of itself and OF the great ends
which il pursucs planted itself here too upon the grea,
prnciprs of competition and n individual rlgt The
result has been prosperity peace and ffaernl feeling so far
NJ least as great and disturbing question Is con-
ccrncd But -rs, he" did The negro question hcc"hc Tue
s,urc. IF s., much disturbance aud bitter feeling in the
Union except by departure itoa these principles II "T
moi so until the era If he Missouri question: and il arose
then when the General Government unGef"nk IL h-cfim
between he systems Of ciSZ 'tlon ana m social or
ganzaliuns States; ard when, too II attempted I"
deny them equal rights in rcion 10 HE settlement ana
colonization Of the vacant territory OF the Onon IL was
mol until The debates and action o Cnngcss sought Ia
be perverted the creation oi moral machinery Tor the
destruction Of the OF OF the States, villa
out regard their feelings espcc or even 10 Their
peace and safety.
Mr. President / think have shown that, next TO Provi-
dencc thi1 country prosperity most 10 The great
principles of The Virginia school have shown tl.if a-
pcaiiun the greater questions winch disturbed ne euu
try most paused 10 show The thousand minor
non in whr. prupIcry Acknowledged. hni tlri!
Influence felt the great spur winch far AMI sqna! copr-
titon give human enterprises II tIn hc; have been 81
uray in past th.y equily Of even NOR" nrc7.
say, IN the future administration {" lic Affairs VI ''c co
/ Uyl
Ii there ever could have been doubt upon this point
when numbered three o four millions ana occupied
but portion The Atlantic slope. II seems IN e hcIc can
be none now when extend from To sea- and from IL.
Northern lakes the Cali of Mexico: when wc numb" :"
many millions people and have {" deal with Interests :"
und complicated suppose, sirS me "o'E :" r'S'a
ton should 90 on until this General! Government should "a
sumo n nearly NIL The important powers o: com
nr. government within well wt"n could 'X"cHfe
m duties thus would nn Congress become an i'
p,,rab. and in, III rlcat body How II now ]! YOU
wish Il, know book rahic at tie Speaker al the tGuSr
of REPRESENTATIVES. piled up with bills Il" The close OF cach
them acted upon b; he Srnac az 81 mem
examined by committees .. them indispensable To the
discharge "i lie pfnprr duties oi Congress- o VI s',r
CHIEF which leads IN this stale "' hhs' 'nh
Congress undertakes to medd'e WIN matters "n'cm
do not properly belong Ia II. NrtEs months MA!
10 expended in debates upon tcl'ins hnes' "in'n
schemes for getting up mefhaEiil: steam ma
,inc by direct DID from The Federal leisry-s chen,-
which ought always ~ b. c private rpr!s Or Il may
h" that weeks or maY be wasted in attacks nr'n
~" institutions ot The South and in ac"ii7 rom 'hi Po
.inn to make Ddous and unsafe, En Inc nny iSc
becomes d~mo'azed Tor all The lesna'n rp''. ., pun
lie BUSINESS When, last attention Is turned - " Pf-f
bu-grss u Congress- there longer iinc Tor II" due
cons.cmIi'n. Measures iha deserve Gays VI t'" ..
grave consideration IN minutes ii hofa 'sFed
in n spirit generous confidence III some 'nr"o'f or conf
mIlea which ma,urrd Them "r s"cres from shccr sense
Of the necessity Of dnng something. And when passed,
they nav Citcn attached To the tlI u s"nc ao-
pration bill with neither conaruy nor
consistency Take the Naval Appropriation bh ana you
will find perhaps for executing the printing 81
the Houses 0! C"naiess Take the MiHh'y app"pfd
ZION bill md YOU will perhaps find some scheme i oraanz
ing Executive Department. % come pan may De- m
naturaizna cs,ll upon continent upon me Ci'
Diplomatic BILL find all sorts o laws upon ~ SORTS
subjects una upoh nll al them private chls IN ms
state things would BE- prudent or pToE'r even III me
view oil expectancy Tor Congress tn break down i"r
,her limitations upon il. powers imposed by e cons
| Iin itself
GINA school Suppose, sifs the General government
we're 10 assume The general auhIct o Internal improve
mpn within sphere OF JuriScctioni there Is no"
great talk doing could il find time 10 take charge I" me
system and give il proper consideration! Embarrassed ~
il would b. with all The Jrahnsts, o when nave pr'oe
spoken rival towns States and secti0ns-J'aiou=leS
which this class Of questions produce more ifec! thh any
other il woull become perfectly Impracicaole II "ouin
do nothing upon this J.ct " perhaps upon any n'c
il attempted system III internal Improvement, mai system
would represent the wants nj trade, bu' me p"'ical IN
nuruce of those who had beneficia interest in L. And
whilst Congress becomes and efficient aud I'M
practicable, are we suppose that The wheels OF govern
will he stopped aud he business OF society brought 10
closet BY Experience shows that Ms Congress
becomes inefficient and impraclicaole the Executive
shows itself be active and energetic IN supplying
the Omissions of the Legislative Department what mas
been experience HrsaGy upon this snhccii we ht c
collect the case o CIHl1ni-scsslpn after session Con
gress failed provide government for IT, Owing 10 me IN
tense sectional excitement upon The question Perccving
Ibis The Executive intr.vcu,dwihout the authority ~
Inv n Convention OF ire people there rmlI" without
law money raised b. the Executives wi'hat me au
|
fund and that Convention had adopted c"nsh'h-
lion excluding the slvchoding States, not only iro"
territory which the people 10 California occupied or
might reasonably occupy, but from The "h"lc
Pacific coast the authority Of the United StoeS was hon
called into the hands n the government mus constitutes oy
the United Governor and this again WAS done WIN
out law And these mnn.truus assumptions OF anthoY oy
the Executive acqncscrd in by the Legislative henT
mcn They acqmiesccd in BY hcin becans" the f,Ne.
cu,irr had done precisely what sectional majority OF Con-
srcss desired do AMI had been unable To do "ii"oH'
exposing Union itself they thought, I" too great
shock Their ends could thus be attained more easily
through Executive action and thus they aequ'tsce IN snc
precedent had appeared before upon our statue
beck and will be seen there again But u ".
continue examination, shall find these cases :" rN-
curive legislation multiply upon Congress fails To pass
some necessary appropriations the Each!neTy 81 com
begins and the business OF sora'v suffers IN
con venience Forthwith ingenious construction oi
an old law enables The Executive 10 supply s place OF 's
new which is missing; II be question oil money
he finds balance old appropriation, which ought
long the surplus fund.- AMI NJ uses thh;
or II be appropriation directly To 10: point, pal
Of appropriation Tor another pITppsc 49, ny 'e
Gal felton, transferred 10 for which II was never lntni-
Many roads sirs, upenc! 10 the Executive oi
obtaining Legislative and II the Legislature IL ilsr