Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-08
TO THE CONGRESS or The UNITED STATES.

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raj Society Of Fredericksburg against the IT.
teupts now making by our Domestic Maui
factprsr' and tArir friends, TO increase the du-
ties upon foreign go1dS, wares and meTchan-
dize-respec fully represents -
That II is the ntlsputable right of every
free People to pet ton and demonstrate, either
individually or 'onectvely, not only against
grievances actually iuIcted, hut against such
also as are either seriously threatened or medi-
tated
That Hostility. resulting from trne repnbl-
can principles, TO partial taxation, exclusive
privileges, aud mCnOpotieS created by law, was
the primary cause of oar glorious and ever
memorable rev luton.
That aiihO' u o>I OF us are only the dcsceu-
dsuts OF those PatriO.s WHO achieved that Re-
V8luiiOn bN the lavish expenditure OF tItpiI
r. asure aud heE blood VET that w. inherit
enough Of their si'irlt 10 feel equal aversion 10
sin las Cypress Ons ~ the same time that we
confidently trust neither we, nor our sous at
ter ~, will ever he found Backward or Teinc-
taui IN Offering mp al lie siriue Of ational
ticsd and National Happiness any sacrifice,
however great, which their promotion nd ore
sc.7diI0u may obviously aud necessarily te-
QutrP, But We have been tdusht TO believe.
that a parental Government "a Government
founded upon the Immutabic and sacred prin-
CipleS OF trnih, Justice and hberty-if she re-
CURED sacrliites at ali, from tlIOse whom she is
So soemnly bound 10 protect, would make hem
such rs slIond operate equally upon every
member OF the Community.
That we virw win great concern, both ma
tiondliy and Individually certain iaie attempts
on thC part Of various descriptions al Domestic
Manufacturers to induce NOug Honorable BO-
dy to increase the Duties upon LhHnItS-al-
ready 20 high, as 10 amount, ugon many artI-
cieS. neariy 10 prOhibiiOn. This Increased
cost urOu some OF these nay truly he dPSIs-
rated d tan upon know. dye it vet bounty TO
Ignorance :-SuCh fof example, ~ the duty MP
Ou Books ~ foreign languages, aud upon PHI
losopncal Ma henaIicdI, onigIcai ana Chenu-
cal Instruments
That although these attempts are sustained
under the plfu~iD,r protest nf " promoting
National Industry. they arc Caiculdtvd-we
vail not say ~ dCsigE bat certainly u eBcct to
produce tax htslii, unp"iitic Iu lis nature
raItial ~ tts operation. aud oppressive ~ IT'S
eitscts:a tan 10 fact. 10 be levied principally
Un t'e great BDiy of AgrcnturistS who con-
srtute q barge majority ot the who american
People, aud WhO are tie chef consumers Of all
foreign imports
That srch a lax would be Gagiaut violation
OF tE~ sum lest aud most important principles
Of POlfuc4i ICou1my; amOn- I whrch we
deem he following 80 be inCoutfOvtTiibiV
frne that as the Interests OF DralrfS and
Consumers necessarily couflict with each otu-
cr--the flrsi airdfS auntuE 20 HGTTItC, whist
tie latter, who form the majority 81 evcty na-
ton, as CoHsta 1tls euieayOr 10 CHiQrge cuHlpe-
titiOu. by which enhancement alone, extTaVa-
gaut prices and ex0Tbttaut profits, are prevent.
ed IL Is the duty OF every Wt,P and just Gov
erUmeut 80 secure the Consumers against both
eNOibtdut profit. and eStfavagant piices by
Irayiug cOmpruiiOu ds free aud opeU ~ posi-
lie.
That IN ilis way alone can the benefits of
good government ne etJuaiized ainOue the W
fioua orders aud classes ui society, the Ptaspc-
tjty and aIpptHrss OF wucl Depend not upon
inuuuiiies, privileges md uoh5polirs ,rauted
10 one class or order az the expguse 81 ano-
dier; bai upon the Untetiered exercise OF
talent ssin aad industry directed aud employ
I'd 90 WhsteVeT manner, and upOu whdtsOoyet
objects OF pursun each individual may select
iOT h,Wseii provided always that ssch object