Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-24

the Report, that the rise in the tariff will be
dispensed with" As TO what may take place
when the public debts paid, l will no more
undertake. to affirm, or deny, than | would
discuss the matters which may present them
selves after the year 3oOO.(h) But if you
mean that Mr.. G.. contemplates those duties
being reduced, whenever their proposed in
crease shall cease to be profitable to the treas
'lry. land that presume is your meaning,) /
deny your position, and can sustain my deni-
al, by abundant proof. In the first place-if
this policy is correct as to some duties, il
would be correct as to all after all had been
raised to the prohibitory mark, and consequent
| ly, manufactures completely established, and
both the agricultural interest and the treasury
Impoverished, then all are TO be reduced to
the retenue mark, and manufactures prostra-
ted by Withdrawing their support. Then
every real or pretended deficit according to
MIR. Crawford's plan and argumrnt,) must be
supplied by augmentatiOns," until
manufactures are again propped up, to be
again Overthrown.(i) Ifthose fluctuations took
place on each duty separately, instead of alto
gether they would not he less injurious. MIR.
Crawiurd's biiterest foe could not suspect him
OF seriously advocating system of finance, at
once SO disastrous and absurd. Yet this ri
diculous see snuc policy, is precisely that Of
Mr.. Crawford's recommendation, as explained
and defended by the Editors of the Enquirer.
ASain-if Mr. Crawford was disposed to
commend the reduction of duties when they
act rs prohibitions on imports, the existing
tariff has already furnished him subjects
enough for this operation. He knows that
many articles of manufacture are protected
by the rate of duty, and importation and tax
diminished or destroyed thereby, while the
price continues as high, or higher, to the
consumers, than when revenue was derived
from the commodities imported. Has he ever
proposed such a reduction, on those grounds !?
| no such proposal ever has been made by him,
and 1t is therefore idle TO expect that he will
hereafter approve of the same course with
regard to the protecting duties of his own re-
cOmmendatiOn.(k)
| But even if he had avowed, what he has
not and dare5 not even to hint, that he is in
favour of reducing those duties when they pro-
duce their " ultimate effect" of fostering
manufactures" would ask of the agricultural
class, the bearers of all such burthens, whether
they are willing 10 be bound according to- the
wishes of Mr.. Crawford and the manufacturers,
upon his mere promise that. their letters
shall be made lighter, when they became in
tolerable ?(D Ourburthen ofbounties is now
hard Ia hear, and ditiicnlt Though hope not
imposslhle) to shake off-but rational hope
for relief will remain, after our wealth and
power are reduced by another moiety ofour
profits being turned into the pockets of the
manufacturing interest, and the strength of our
taskmasters Increased in the same proportion.
Let the southern farmers continue To submit
to protecting duties, because Mr.. Dallas and
MIR. Crawford named them duties for revenue
let them yield their understandings TO such
arguments q most truly regret THAT you
advance on this subject-and they will here
after be in condition TO envy the servitude and
| fiesh-pots of Egypt. strenuous advocate
| for DrOtpctinp dufips fEditor Niac has
boldly taken the ground that the protection Of
| manufactures should be made the test to the
candidates for the Presidency and with
views directly opposed to his, most devouily
| wish his motion may succeed. Crawford,
Clay 81 Calhoun, by their previous courses,
are pledged TO support this Infamous system ::
as to Adams, 1t is enough that he is Interested
in giving the same pledge. Ifffis all mpor.
lant consideration is thus brought before the
people, the opposers of monopoly must see
the necessity of uniting in favour Of some
man, who like Nathaniel Macon, is free from
such piedge-iree even from suspicion Of
being tainted by partaty for "A policy so
fatal to their interests. If they fail to elect
such man, at least by supporting him they
will have rallied and combined all their
strength, and be fully enabled tn guard against
the bounty system, even under Mr.. Craw ford's
administration.(m)
/ WI IttiIdEk tIldt i uIO not C0ntTOVeTt tDat
part of the report, which promises "A compen-
Sdtlon for the gradual extinction of his pro-
posed new revenue. The statements of Mr..
Crawford, sometimes set refutation at def
aDce, by being beyond comprehension and
IN me, that passage requires skful com
neDtator, 40 much as others on which you
bestowed more trouble. But, TO avoid the
charge of concealment, quoted it IN its place
ana according to my understanding of its
meaning,) Showed plainly that the people
would lose, and the manufacturers would gain
nearly the whole amount of both the duties
proposed, and the intended compensation for
their failure. Another charge against me is
caused by your MISLEADING my words refer
red for Mr.. CrawfoTd's more "mudcrae tone
to a " former report" aud not 10 The later one
Of 1891. think it was for 1820(o) Both
the passage, and the angry comments there
on, you may find la Carey's "thrce letters Ia
J j. NJ. Garnett."
have not yet noticed by far the most i'm
portant part Of your reply To- my frat letter
II relates to your own principles and the
Influence which you exercise on public opini.
> on, makes IL necessary for your expressed
opinions to be strictly examined. After quo
ting my position, that all that the lr, .sury
loses ola protecting or prohiJiiorydniy, is paid
fully by the consumers to the manufacturers
you proceed rs follows This argument
must be admitted with some qualifications
IL certainly will not he insisted upon as ap
plicable " country where, for some time
complete protection has been given 10 con
siderable branches of manufacture, so a
completely To eXtinguish The revenue de
I" rived from their importation. When spcI
state ofPerjeciion shalt arise in am braifcI
~ manufacture, II m0y be presumed that III