Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-28

taDt market, u every day declining. Ii Will, !
Dy increasing the population OF the country y
the home consumption OF our productions, in. /
crease the value of the soil.
IL will give u healthy, industrious, thrifty
appearance 10 our towns, many OF which are
langulshing for want OF some msnutac turing
establishments 10 employ their idle youth, and
such as are not well able or disposed TO Gu
counter the heats. the colds and the tolls Of
hi, bamdry. Ii will be an honor to the state
Ia set 50 noble an example, pointing out TO the
nation aud the national government their duty.
Ii will he kentucky saving TO the world. as
was said by Joshua Of old, when lie exclaimed
" Choose you this day whom We will serve as
tor me and my house, we will serve the Lord"
liz will he like kentucky saying TO the other
states, IL you have not served England long
enough, 20 on, serve her longer il YOU choose;
as for me and my children. we viii, from thIS
day, devote our commercial relations aud
transactions to the service of our own coun-
Try; we will look 10 Tie benefit of our pos
teIIty."
1t will be the pride and glory of the children
OF the Keniuckians, when al "a future day thsy
see the happy effects OF the policy and paIr;o-
tiSm OF their parents, they will with exulta-
ton, eXciaim, Our Parents knew and did their
dntH an the tcOrSt Of times.
With a certainty of all these favorable re-
snIt' from the exercise of the sovereign DOW
er OF this stale in manner against which no
reasonable objection can possibly he raised 4
feel appalled, and cOniounded when am a.
bout TO name the project, from an apprehen-
sion that 1t will he rejected, although thou
saads ct patriots will express their wishes for
ITS success. The oject is no more nor less
iian the prohibiting, by lar Of this state, The
importation therein, gJter certain giren lime
Jor me space OF ten gears Of certain manufactured
articles "h'ch shall not be bona tide manufactured
an some enc Of the United States aud the tax
lng measures ehectualIy TO enforce that pro-
hibltion with promptitude and good faith
Although L have the prohibition of some
o.her articles OF manufacture in view, l n.ean
TO confine my wishes, at present to the probi
Diiion of all articles OF foreign manufacture
"nich are MADE whOty or an part of cotton
MY apprehension OF the iuilure Of this pro-
Ject arises from The fear that there viii Ne a
want OF MAJ aanimity in the majority of those
WIN whom the power to do this great this all
SAVING work lies. PuSilanimity will crv ont
the thing is impracticable. AvaIice and con-
celted ignorance viii say this IS the business
OF congress, we must wait for them, the state
authorEyiS not competent 20 the exercise of
apower so important And my tear, surgest
To me that iOrIitnde sill be wanting 70 sten nm
inns new, tins uutrodden ground. II will be
saIu that SUCH thing was never done bv Viz
glnia or any OF the states Resides tbe other
dangers, there is danger thit if the nroiect o.
yer comes before tho legislature in form of
Dlil, or motion for leave TO bTinp in nil IL
VIII he voted down, many a good Droiect
has been. on account ct its novelty. witiiont
single attempt 10 give a reason for so flo,a,,
nave withheld laying this project before
the public untll the elections should be over
,est IN that season Of hest loud talk, and little
reason. prejudice should arise up, pros and
con :, Tor ana aEaiHSti IT. IDow bringif before
the pubic, that its merit, IFS practicabilitv its
policy, aud Its probable results, may be can
yassed.
With my wishes that this communication
may meet with publicity through The slate AS
wei as the objections to the project and the
reasons tor those objections, l subscribe INV
self the pubiics old f1ithfui servant,
" Eddycide, August 5. 1919"
ron tHe notable proposition contained in tI,e
above letter The editor If the Reporter makes
me ioHowmS pertinent remarks:
ne attention OF our readers is called to
mover and veTy important measure of state
polcy proposed by NJ. Lyon, Esq. in his al
dress published in our columns to-day He
proposes that the impUrtatisns Of To-
reign goods into this state and particularly
cotton fabrics, shall be prohibited by las Of
the state. The policy of the measure; Is \ oues.
ton which viii admit Of much interastinc dis
chNSio" bat the power of the state legislature
10 aunptt IS preliminary enquiry in which
great difference ofOpibiOn NAV be anticipated
The constitution Of the United States seems
TO nave taken me powers from tie individual
states, at least IN IFS direct exercise by an act
OF prohibition but probably the power to
ERECT the object indirectly NAV exist Al
enough Tue legislature may have no power 10
prohibt, directly, the importation OF foreign
goods yet probably il nav have the po;ger
by heavy tax on retailing such sonds 10 rem
ger ihelr Importation iueXpedient and unpro-
htable o. the part Of the merchants. We are
not appiised of the manner in which col, "
on would undertake 10 effect the object: bi,t
the following clauses in the constitution wOuId
seem TO forbid the iGea Of marching directly
10 rue point Ike Congress shall have poyvej
- . regulate commerce Nth foreign Ygtigng and
dnoEg ne Sererdi states, and with the Indian
tribes: To lay and collect taxes, duties inn
posts, and eXclses-but all duties ipD,sts and
erciSes ShdI Je Uniform throughout the United
States. No state shall, without the consent of
Congress, lay any impOStS or duties ON inpo,fs
or eHpoTtS, except what NAV be absolutely ne
cessary for executing its inspection laws, &c"
consequently, no state eau protect ia manu-
lactnres by imp0Sts or duties On FOREIGN nOods
ANA can II be allowed directly to prohibjt.
what 1T Is neither permitted to taxnor TO rem.
later We think it evidently cdnuot Bu, a
tax on the dealers ia foreign goods. uToror-
TONED 10 tile amount OF their business already
exists ~ This state; and it it be constitution
al, OF which we presume there can he
no dohbi, II might he increased 10 such a de-
gree, as would ettectuaIIy stop the importation
OF such goods into Kentucky"
IMPORTANT NAUTICAL EXPERIMENT
LHNJuN, hugnst Ton Wrdupsda, asst Mr. Iron
grouse, ron Cornwall, made an experiment, with MS
apparatus Tor preserving lives in shpwTeck on
me !ptNube Tiver al the station of the Humane So
ci''N, hetoTe Mr. PetIgfcw its secretary aud n,7ny
eupeTs OF mat honorable HsiiiutiOH-bs rDvaI lirI