Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-08

cutlery has declined in England since 1917 fully
ne 'hnd !" price IL was upon the prices OF 1917,
md previous years, hat his calculations for the
'hangc were principally made. lf TO the present ad
ao,er, ,'nnes You add one third (Which is the d,mi-
'n''on of du'v q" consequence of the dn,inution oil
,"s Is believed that there will not be very great
|, ference between them aud the specific duties ~
NJ Cra@iord's report. Tina, the specific duties upon
"'cirs ot hardware and cutlery, could not have been
recommended Tor the protection at the manufac lures
nj the articles in the United Safes, is evident
from one or two other circumstances. The labor
employed IN their manufacture Is principally of the
manual kind. The degree Of skill necessary foi their
succe ssiu production mus, he communicated 10 many
individuals, and requires years of uciioa anirr
iice for each before they become expert. Popu
iaion must he dense, and labor cheap, aud employ
mcn 3" other h anchcs bard tn he procured, before
the requisite number could be tempted to engage III
the business. The want OF those necessary crcum-
stances has prevented the es,abishmcnt Of manufac
Of this kind in the United 5, ates, 10 any
siderable extent. or all these facts, Mr.. Crawford
could not have been ignorant, To suppose then.
'h., he would, under prc,ence OF preventing frauds
on the revenue laws, recommend measures really
intended TO give existence TO such establishments,
and .hus for long series OF years, force upon the
people for consumr'ion articles z, eay inferior in
quality TO those OF foreign productions, aud eventually
entail upon the nation system OF internal taxation
flor such you'd he the efects) would he doing equal
njustce to his understanding and integrity OF cou.
duct. Such policy would be too obviously impro-
advocate Of the projecting system" Il will be ad-
mitfed that Mt. Crawford has at least shrewJness
enough to discover that such n course Of conduct
would subject him 10 the double charge of duplicity
and want of capacity. But forbcar enlarge upon
The subject, as further remark would argue a want
oil understanding in such as may honor my effusions
by perussi.
Having thus discussed these two most i'm
portant objections to Mr.. Crawford's election,
made by his enemies in the Southern states,
10 wit, rodicaiism, and favorableness to pro-
tecting tariff as well as my scarcity of materi-
ais, and the feebeness Of my capacity would
permit, | am sensible of the propriety of clos
Ing these remarks. have endeavOred to treat
both the men arc the subjects on which
have touched, with perfect candor. To the
people of Virginia and Georgia, am under no
necessity of appealing, conoerning the impor-
lance of the present crisis of political affairs, as
connected with their most vital interests.
They have seen aud felt it, and are struggling
10 avert the dangers with which It is pregnant.
But would dlure the people of the tw Car
olnas, of Alabama, of Mississippi, and of Lou
isiana, nay, of Tennessee, of Kentucky, of Mis-
souri, and Of Maryland also, to pause and re-
fleet, before they act in thi, great contest. Let
them he certain that they not preparing
materials To feed the flame with which they
may be- eventually consumed. Whatever may
br said To the contrary, the evidence is most
conclusive, that the contest will be between
Mr.. Adams, and Mr. Crawford. Mr.. Clay
cannot but know that his hopes ofsuccess are
futile. Although at no time of his life re-
markable far political sagacity, yet Gen. Jack
son Is not so ignorant as not to have discover
I'd that his prospects are equally unfavorable
Indeed the presumption is violent, that he has
made this discovery, and is preparing to seek
another birth when cut off from that TO which
his military successes and the nations graft
'ude for them, had Induced him 10 aspire.
How is it that Gen. jackson, if really a can
didate for the Presidency, should permit his
name TO he run upon Mr.. Adams ticket in the
Universal Yankee Nation" for the Vice Pre-
sldency? How does il happen that the pres
SEES devoted To Mr. Adams's cause, are violent
against Mr.. Craw ford alone, of all the candi-
d'dates? How does il happen that his favor
ed press "The National Government Jour
nal" Of Washington City, IN which Mr.. Adams
himself condescends TO embark in the field of
pOlitica! controversy, in the shape of editorial
remarks,t has announced something like an
arrangement between Messrs Adams and
Jackson. TO defeat Mr.. Crawford? How does
il happen, that Mr.. Adams has become the
protector and defender of Ninian Edwards, in
concert with other great dgDitaries of the ma :
ton, and taken him by the hand, when with
ing under the scorn and contempt of honest
men of all parties? These circumstances
point 10 "A coalition, the end Of whose labors is
the defeat of Mr.. Crawford, however dshon-
orab!e the means by which that end is to be
accomplished. Whispers of the formation of
such hague were in circulation before the
close Of the last session Of Congress. I
have just read IA letter from the seat of go
vernment, announcing that the friends of Gen.
Jackson and MI. Adams, now scarcely hesitate
to admit the facts. With such evidence be-
lore them, the people cannot but be apprized
OF the true character OF Mr.. Crawford's com.
pe'itors. II is known that attempts have be IN
made to enlist him in similar confederaoies.-
They were treated with that contemptuous
silence winch they meriied. Had he yielded
TO them, although The support of such an OBJ
scure being lam, might have done but lit
tie service, yet that little should have been
withheld. The people must now prepare to
decide between him and Mr.. Adams. There
are, IN fact, no other candidates.
IL they prefer The antient principles of dem
ocra!ic republicanism, comprising economy in
the public expences, u strict accountability ia
the public officers, The curtailment of useles,
establishments, the strict subordnation Of the
military To the civil authority, scrupulous re-
gard for the constitution of the federal GOV ern-
meDt, an equal respect for the powers and
rights of the people and the states, freedom
from burdeDsome taxes in times of peace, the
rapid extinction of the national debt without
ii resort to other than the ordinary sources
OF revenue, VIZ. the customs and the sales of
the public lands, and as concerns the southern
states particularly, security against rostric
tons" on the states, whether as regards sI,-
very or any thing else, TO be imposed with
out constitutions! authority, and saIy alton from