Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-28

here 4" the nsfieal council lc, ror tie
uaiioo, aui nui Tor ihe pruy di,rict st-'s re-
S,de II you aie allowed, at any tme, 10 a'i.ocns-
theii inimca'e Interests II upon tie presumption,
that HE: are co-'nc"ieni With the national Interests,
"nt that You ave iik~l possess uiuie accurate To-
raj hnO"i'ds. ,iiaT he RESI- nt as IL they haze
Ken W. III founded opinion, piciudee~, hon par
Ia" VIEWS "i the snject u ~ your duiy no, 10 ioslei,
bvi cUriect thra."
II existing establishments are TO be protected be-
cause much money has been invested them, 'hen
un improvements which will III. N, eau over
lie tail Vduc-d. On Ibis pt,uc the coon M H. the
s'em-ensn., the couon-gin, the ne. machinery, the
nnif-c"i'ing machine, the wOOl-catd hacbinc, and
"ouo'"u DINERS, mus have been pruhibiied, hecaus-
Scn' SIMS hhu already been invested VA cxi-hg eS-
'ablisanemis. Surely in the competition of talent
ana ingenuity, ete'y uian takes his chance oil the pso
hAhie nature OF the improved ent he inlioduces. l.
my i'iuil or yours, that ihCousiderae mnnufar-
,urer has invested his whole properly ia machinery
i"i ,"ietior to that which We propose TO -mpu,
.1noher pTeienre rs, to proride home nuT1et for
IT""S pfod..ce Will u manufacturer ont more
tian armer Will his machinery ooususe corr
anu ca' and lout II is true, if you convert halt
unzeh farmers 'uto half dozen manufacturers, you
w'i not Increase The number OF mouths, but you viii
decrease the number o producers OF food. is i, de-
sireane To convert bali IA dozen farmers ino hall
uozcn manufacturers, for the sake ot enabling the
ia'ner To buy an inferior hone manufacture, dearer
h'" neiier toreigu article OF the same KIND L,y
"o rrohibnoiy duty, and the consumer has two
cnoices, the maDuscturer ~ home, and the nianu-
iac'urer abto"d impose these duties, and he mus,
ouy aud sell too al the pleasure Of The home nonop-
oi'si. 30 Far from making The farmer independent,
AS rs pretended, II re- ders him the slave Of the
nopoiiSt OF bome. Moreover, if he he prevented
from selling his gram Foreigners, aud pure hasing
~ return foreign produce lac lei, NJ che mercy OF
tue home monupois, both IN buying and selling. In
idct, whatever The farmer buys he buys with the pro-
uuee of his farm, whether he buys Of The foreign
manufactured the hume manufacturer i,.. has
nothing wherewiihal 10 pay, but the produce of his
IN nllfl ,nt lint fi,.. ,l,I
ference Is, the Tariff will make him give four bus.-
els oil corn lor AN article, that heretofore cost him
three.
II II be said, there is adequate demand for farm
ing produce, deny tina. has been tile case IN ,l,s
country, SD ofian or TO such "a degree as ia cv.rr
part OF Europe. Flucuaiions thcre will he IN every
market we have had few ia this country TO com
pam oi and those but of very short durainn aud
dependent on circumstances, over which leri,aip.,
nfs NO conironl 10 rs The buSiuess of the merchant
lwnose occupation Is 10 he annbiled by the Tai,f J
To md market for the farmers c,op he is In. lt :
whnei OF the machine, equaiizing The demand a I'd
supply aud hitherto he has done il we'll In the
most depressed state Of the agricultural markell The
farmer revels III least in peace and superabundanre
" me same state OF the manufacturing market, the
manu- Cturer staryes
10 employ oar IDLE popnIation.--If there he any
Pa'' al me population vino suffer from want OF en-
p'oynien, II can only he 10y acc den, and for "A shot
TIME a. never has been and in such "A coopry AS this
never eau he II general source of conulainI Look
al me back county Of Tie Atlantic SIales or the
Y, al
'"ea, hhs iiiis complaint been made ? Ii there be
81 much IDLE population in New York Phla,i.piIu
And Baltimore, how comrs it, thai there is such de-
"ahd Tor negro domestic servants? Should ,his as
seiNeu eViI become extensive aud permanent II will
suggest lie erection OF manul es I'D use mn L,
surplus population but you force nm idler 10
"otk, VINO ciiuses 10 beg, slarve, or TO steal ;
ana whom You Tempt 10 become an Ilrr by vour poor
ia"s' Dut me whole rs pTeience. Sometimes III,
argument s The price Of labour is so bg, IN America
nat we cannof manufacture here without protecting
uo"es' "hht, Then becomes Of our OVERLOOKING pop
"'"iiob, seeking Tor work and finding none! SOME
tunes, our population scnnIv, cumoared Ia the
demand Tor II, that we must work 10y machinery
"hht ihen, becomes OF tins idle population SD mach
talked Of! la fact, wheDever "a sudden stimulus 10
Trade increases, the demand for haads, the supply
more or less, quickly follows the demand w!ieI the
STIMULUS ceases, the demand ceases and over pop
ui'''on Is tie temporary consequence. This the
case all over Europe aud ia this country Tor "a coupie
oi years after the peace and continues I'll the Sur
Plus population rs gradually absorbed. No lesisla-
uon can prevent or cure this.
hts IS The third attempt, have made 10 call The
attention of The public TO This very serious question
published an essay 10 ihr porpose with the pre-
sent, IN the Anhleciic Magazine for JAW 1919 ~ 80
anu again IN the National lnte!leencer, Jan. 1922,
unoe The signature OF Terra. / return To the sub-
Ject Tor the third and last time under full con,ic-
non 'hat It's probable consequences not enough
rehsc,eI on care lille, comparatively, whether
tue ooO,OOU people who ihhabit South CarOiiaa shall
bs taxed dollar per head, per annuu, in favour OF
me Northern SPECTATORS IN manufacture. This of
IiseIi rs tOlerable specimen OF head work at our
expense. But the Southern STATES liy. by their
staple commodities Of Tobacco, Rice and Cotton :
principally tla latter. We have no reason 10 fea,
East Indian competition. We hare reason TO fear III.
competition oil Brazil. Except during the Two last
years ui dsorganiZed Cover in thar fac coin-
try, the Brazilian Cotton has heeu gaining annually
upon our own in the Liverpool market notwi,h-
standing an export duty the article NJ Brazil. In
the present state OF things, want no proIec tinr
duties but remember, il is not much more than u
twelve month ago, since the United States adopted a
system of retaalng dulles against Great Britain. Is
there no danger OF Greai Britain adopting a system
OF retaliation against us ?" IL rs not in her power
gradually TO foster Brazilian competitions il we make
u her interest To do so--if excite aud provoke
her TO do soft we exclude the articles with which
she - accustomed 10 pay for the Couon send
her II
Let The Southern States, look 10 it. They are moi
threatened with "A system of unjust aud burhenson,o
taxation merely this is iriae in the plan They
ara threatened with an asnhation OF their s,aple
con'msdHy-HoT WITH TAXATION, BUT DRsTRUc-
TIoE.
On July Alb, s23, the recPrncstiRg Duty Bill was car.
ried in the House Of Commons, rs to IS.
Import Of Brazil Cotton into Great BriianCor The year
1907 1870 bales OF 30 lbs each Tor 1870 bales
for 1920, iSO,0S6 bales.
In the New York Commercial Advertiser the i4h OF
November, find the following notice Of
col. TRUMBULL'S FOURTH PICTURE
ihe pubic have long since been apPrzed ha this nst-
celebrated arist preparing four grand historical pic
lures illustrative of the Important
luton with the first Of these representing the signing
DeclnraOn 81 independence, all bpcume
quained through the medium OF The print engraved
by Durnnd and published she present The fouri,
Is nearly Finished aud a suitable subscription obtained
will be in the bands of the engavcr il repree
the rSgnGt0n by General Wushngfon his Miary Cou.
non: an event. than which history presents none
greater that has stronger ipsier claim to the
admifhOn affection, aud gratitude his countrymen
The subject OF ibis Impressive picture occasions
ageneral resemblance tp thai already pubshcd yet With
such points VI difference renders them the fes posi-
Die companions for each other mary Vt the chnrac.
tiers appear in both ye enc picture hasis own bcante
and its particular claims. While the first contains Frank
lin. the n