Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-05


thos-; of Ireland also. The imhorts from
China and the EuSt Hidics are not ipclu,l-
ed lii either year, because they are omitted
III the account for 1914, in which account it
Is stated that the time allowed by ioqy for
presenting an account of those imports was
not arrived. The merchant seamen inclade
many thousands employed in the frQnshoyt
service.
Now, to make good the assertion. that
the navigation and trade have Kent hace
with the taxes paid annually on account of
the debt from 1899 to 1914 inclusive. the
number otmerchant sc amen iii 1914. on ent
to be nearly 544. $40 instead of 72,786.-
And to have made good the same assertion.
as relating to the period from 1900 to 1914
inclusive, the exp-rts ought to have amour
ted, In the latter year to rather more than
1892, 4l6l. instead of 5000. I67l.-and
the imports ought to have amounted
to rather more than 81 ,2O2,I instead of
30,o91, SOll.
This shows how ignorant, or what cheats
those men are, who would persuade and
who d persuade, this " MOST THINK
ING country liz The qvorld," that the ali
Ky OF the couatry keeps pace with the DE-
mands Of tie government.
Here, however, before proceed TO COM
pare our situation with that of America, /
must observe that deduction ought to be
made from the fearful amount on account
OF the Getreciati9n IF our cE,rsncy. We
pay inpaper, which is now in fact a leFdl
tender. 1t sometimes requires more, and
som times less, of this paper to buy gui-
nea' as bullion is more Or less plenty in the
market. but as the average price of a
guinea of full weight is about 26s. in pa
per. i2tus take the depreciation at a third.
linen we pay onaccount of the debt, IN the
moAey al 1889, only two thirds of As OOO,-
O00i or 100000 leaving out the thou
sands. But this is more than three and a
half times what we paid on account of debt
in 1889 ; and therefore, for the navigation
to have kerr face with the taxes on ac-
count OF debt, from 1872 to 1914 inclusive.
there should have been in the last men
toned year, 381 ,S67 merchant seamen. in
stead OF ,786; and if we little mend
the matter by this deduction, what blow
do we give to the concern on the othel. side ?
For, II we INSIST on depreciation in the
paper to the amount of third, for the
sake OF tightening the burden of the t7xes.
common honesty calls upon us to defuct a
third from tie Uaiue o. the imhorts and &c
| ho1fS.
Thus, it does not signify how much we
| presents permanent Increase of burden
without any adequate increase of a5iHty TO
| bear the certainty of decline thus far, OF
| present distress, and the most gloomy pros
| poet as to the future.
Compared with this situation of Eng
| land, how stands that of America BIZ,
! before make any observations as to what
| that situation is, it may not be aniss to re-
mind you of what, in 1893, you foretold she
| zvouid BE- In tn year, just after the con
! clusion of the American war, your lordshir
wrote book, the three principal object:
of which appeared to BE-, to keep I'D the
| spirits OF his majesty under his recent los.
of dominion TO keep up the spirits of the
nation by causing them to believe that A.
merlca WAS not at all likely to become 9
manufacturing and commercial country, OF
naval power but that, in order to pre-.
vent the latter, we ought to employ ali tn,
means in our power, among which mean.
was the 70ithhoidi7g # Protection of A
nerican VESSELS FROM THE BAR.
barry POWERS, and the inducing O
the other great marine powers 10 do til,
| sunle.S
~The following has been published Aug
l9) in the London newspapers, as the list o
the American fleet, employed against the
| IigerneS