Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-16
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THE AURORA.


we leei HAT sONr apology is due 10 our
readers for noticing the misrepreseu,a
Tons OF u Journal, which every dispassi
onaie man, who knows any thing of the
dmora, must hold IN suspicion or con
tempt. |, is possible, however, ihai IA
nildSt the exrIieme'i So tn happily exist
ms on III" Missouri Question, as wei, as
on The subject at Manufactures, false
hoods asserted with The uublusiIing i'm.
'rep'diiy o' the Aurora, may have tenn
pordry impressions. I'm this way. prciu-
diceS OF a serious description may grad.
uaiiy mSinuafe themselves into The minds
of our eastern brethren. We dcplore the
feelings which have already manifested
themselves between the north aud The
south. We may reconcile mere differ.
ences OF opinion by reason and argu
tneni. Hut what is IL tlai can s,ay lie
effects OF Jealousy and haired more es.
peclally when The wiIiri. ind passion, are
Rrrpeiualiy kept Ia motion by the vi,es, in
siruments fhe present is a crisis In the
domestic affairs OF our Onion. which
seems 10 call for Tie greatest possible de
gree Of truth and candOur, not only i'm A II
public bodies, hut among Ike comtiuc-
tors OF our public journals. No mau can
he considered az ii friend To his country.
who sedulouslv contributes to fan The
fame OF diScord among The states. That
man, who. c0nily endeavors To rise OH the
angry tide ot popular feeling, aud buSily
administers TO It's excitement, deserves 10
be held up 10 The scOrm OF The public.
What has been the course OF The Auro-
"a Has /! not published la the world
Thai Virginia Tobacco WAS admitted into
England free EFF duty, IN consequent e Of
GO L.,
by which Virginia has again made her
self dependant upon the British crown
has II not abused The constitution. the
laws, the manners aud morals of our cii-
zens Has IL not characterized us as a
rISiocrais, and enemies of freedom 3
What insul: has il moi offered TO Tie good
people Of this ancient state? what exer-
tion has II not made 10 degrade lie peo-
pie OF the southern states vilify III, Ii
character; decry their resources !-iias
II not laDoured 10 satisfy us that our great
staples are about 10 be superseded in TO-
reign markets
In The Enquirer of the 18th April, we
adNeried TO string OF ISLANDERS against
Tie southern country, which had been
circulated by the editor of the Aurora
We charged Tim in terms as civil, as the
subject would admit of, with The crosses,
misrepresentation about Virginia. How
did he rcpvl ihcuI BY silence 4! He has
frCm that moment 10 this remained pas
siNc under the charges which we fixed up
on him but now attempts To wreak his
resentment by new Misrepresentation 81
personal abuse. Detect him in any of
his rn"orily practices, and what is his
revenge Tine creature is al his djriv
work again" lie pours out the bitter.
est lnvecilV2s against YOU, accompanied
by neV assertions equally unioumded.-
We pass over HE remarks which relate
personally 10 ourselves. THEY deSeyUe no
reply.
We shall examine his assertions onlv.-
lie disputes our opinions on The subject
oi Our cotton aud tOjnccO. We cou,ended
that these articles are oil superior gnaiify {:
lilai they have The preference in ihe En-
ropPan market IN a word, that they are
better suited 10 The markets for which we
raise them, than those OF apv other coun-
iry. How do We prove il by producing
Tue price currents throughout Europe
These quote our own articles a: The birlI-
est prices. Although the prices fiucluaie
according 10 the supply and demand, our
articles MAINTAIN their relative advantage.
A London price current OF the Sd April
=
~ 10 Is I'D Surats, 20 lOd.; Bengal
6 a 81. Aprice currant of the s.QnoIes
Sea Island al Is "a 10 2s oil. Upland I'D
TO is ID. West India Is 10 Is I'd. De-
merara and Berbce Is ID TO Is Sd
Bourbon Is Al 10 Is sd. Surat I'd TO
Tod Bengal cd TO s. Our Tobac.
Goes have similar preference. We ha-
zard nothing then, in asserting hat these
articles mast be Of superior qaaiity; else,
why would The consumer and Tie manu-
faclurcr give them the preference, in
England. in France, in other markets of
The continent Tile thing speahs for itself.
How does the Aurora escape from this
mass OF facts Why, as 10 cotton, we
are told he finest cation vebS are made i'm
The East Ind'eS-and therefore, the best
cotton must grow m that country. This
might DE good logic II maHufactUTiNg still
were the same III all countries. Bui rhy
do they make finer fabrics out of Amcri
can ceilOu in England than we do i'm the
l.. States Is IL not owing 10 The superior
skill and care with which the work is ex-
ecuied ! II the superiority Of India stuffs
we're owing TO the cotton, why does moi
| England procure the material, aud make
| musmS equal TO them? But is IL not
tIiai The skill o.. The English aud lie wa.
| ges oflabOurwill not permit them 10 enter
! successfully into the competition There
is no dOubI but that their cotton fabrics
"ili in process of time, attain The same
degree of perfection 10 which they have
| been carried ia the East Indies. Finy
! years agn. that business was scarcely re-
! cOgnized among the objects OF national
industry; aad /, would be absurd TO ex.
| peci u 10 reacI the same perfection IN
that period Of time III England, as il had
attained ~ India IN The space of "morC
than 1000 years" 1t was not until 1881,
that "ihe manufacture OF muslin was sue.
cesslIliy introduced into that country .