Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-14
Very Indignant.

few DAYS ago we made few suggestions under
the head of "Free Trade Poicy-A word to the Wise,
for the benefit of the Free Trade journals now advo'
eating reduction Of the tariff Of '46. We had no.
tced for time great ado ing the Democratic
journals over the fact that there surplus of
some thirty millions in the Treasury, which had &C
cumulatcd during the late Wing Administration
Upon this sum Of money falling into the hands of
the present Democratic Administration, considerable
interest was manifested by sundry Democratic
papers to know what to be done with it Some
were in favor of appropratng it to the construction
of Railroad to the Pacific; but others who could mt
exactly stretch their Strict Construction notions up
TO that NOTCH were out for reduction of the tariff
duties We ventured to suggest to them to be eau
tous how they advocated the abolition reduction Of
import duties, until they how the expenses of
this Administration would stand-inasmuch as the
experience Of Democrats Administrations had not
been very encouraging the score of economy,-and
to remember that it had accumulated under Wing
Administration. Whercupon contemporary Of
the Lynchburg Republican, is highly Indignant
calls it 'the coolest piece Of assurance he has
for many day" and wants to know III any thing
equal in cool presumption such pretension". We
ARE sorry to find Free Trade journals much excited
over the matter They would be much better able
In anpreciate our advice Uhe Importance OF which
thev NAV see within the next four years. by keeping
cool II was nothing but natural, that they should
have been much pleased TO discover that Admins
tration had closed its term with so large sum of
money to beaueath to its successor. Such an event
is not of freguent occurrence We have had under
the sent d vision of parties but one Wing Ad-
ministratOn for full term. 1t happened in that case.
We have had ssveralfull Democratic Administrations.
1t never happened with either of them. 1t very
natural too that they should feel concerned about how
they should spend this surplus money. Parties are
like individuals When they are not accustomed to
handling surplus money the fst thing they think
about frequently, is to spendi And not unfrequent.
ly they skill the g that lays the golden egg
What happens under Wing Administration, even
with the tariff of 40, may not happen under Demo
cratic Administration. Mr. Polks Administration
went out Of power with an exhausted Treasury aud
an immense public debt The surplus may be a,tribu
ted more to an economical Administration of the Go
vernment for the past four years than any peculiar
merits of the tariff policy Of &c, in accumu,ting
revenue. The present Administration does not open
with very promising indications that similar state
of affairs will happen during the four year, to
say nothing of the experience Of the Administrations
Of Martin Van Buren, and James x. Polk. Tic
question is settled yet about building that great
Railroad to the Pacific There are scor,s Of the De
mocracy zealousy in favor Of building it at the cx-
pense of the General Government And the Admin
isuaton organ tells the party that the Administration
has not taken an dttitg5e get on the question. II It
should turn out that the President and his Cabinet
advisers take an attitude in accordance with the ind
cations they have given forth in favor Of this grand
scheme, all the surplus and more to- will lie
needed to carry it on. Then, there are war clouds
pending. 1t is the fate of Democratic AdminiStra-
riOn to get the country into war somehow. The
purchase of another slice Of Mexico is not unlikely
and also to get it, Monsieur Soult may send
home heavy bill for the purchase Of Cuba if we
don't have to fight for it, In view Of this state Of
affairs thought word OF caution to our Demo
cratic contemporaries not to be 700 has,y in making
way with the surplus the Wings lst in the Treasury
and the means Of procuring it, might be out Of
season This Administration may need it all and
vast deal more to balance accounts when they have
10 yacate their quarters the 9Th OF March -.