Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-11
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
No. G.
POLITICAL SCHEMERS-HARD TINES.
The TARIFF BILL-Independeace Of Foreig,

Nnfions---.
In my last No. | expressed the opinion.
that the Tariff bill, SO far from tending to FRO
duce a positive independence of foreign ma
tons, would materially tend to lessen our re-
ative independence of them.
will now give the reasons inducing this
opinion. think itjhas heretofore been prov
ed, that positive Independence is neither at
tainabie noI desirable. That in the ordina-
lions oil Providence, IN the essential nature of
things, there must exist mutual relative de
penuance amongst nations, as well as a.
moDGst individuals. That this mutual depen
dance is the true source of a great portion of
the improvements, which exalt the human
character, and contribute to human refine
nents, and enjoyments In Confederation of
this doctrine, it will be recollected that almost
every nation upon earth, which has been ex-
GUIDED from the great family of nations, is
now seen IN inc savage state. presume, the
Tariff schemers do not mean TO drive ,h.
United States back to this condition. in oupst
OF positive independence of foreign nations
According to the doctrine of the relative de
tendance OF nations on each other I Law
down this proposition. That in proportion
to the increase of the relative dependence
oil foreign nations upon us, will be the increase
of our relative independence Of them. Let
the effects of the Tariff bill, be tested bv this
plain principle and let this test be applied
to our commercial relations with &. b. with
| which nation, those relations are the most in
| timate, and extensive.
| The object ofthe Tariff bill is tn coerce The
| mandatory, by ourselves, Of all articles want
ed Tor our consumption; and to exclude &
| Is. from the mandatory of any of them
Will not G E. by this operation. become less
dependant upon us, than she now is. in exact
| proportion to the extent of this exclusion p
Take the articles Of boots and shoes. for ok
ample. b. is already nearly excluded
from all participation in the market of these
articles az conceive, TO the great loss and
injury Of the u. 5. and to greater Injustice
amongst individuals. II is now PROMISED In
make the exclusion absolute. SO far then nc
our intercourse relates Ia these two articles.
g. b. will be rendered positively independent
of the U. s. by such absolute excluson.-B
suppose, instead Of this exclusion, there were
ten, twenty, or thirty thousand hands employ
ed IN q. Il. in preparing boots aud shoes for
the market of the u. S. would not G. p. feel
material dependence upon the u. S.. for \
market for the articles prepared by fbes.
hands II is presumed The affirmation would
be admitted by all. This dependence yyould
be greatly increased by the following consi.
deraions That the population of q. q is al
ready OVERLOOKING there are mere Brit
18Th hands than British employnent-ihat.c on.
sequenty, il is extremely difficult TO change
hands from one emplOymen to anothpr.-In
| stead Of such change, the unemployed hands
necessarily become paupers.- That The labor
ing part of the community is already an nm.
pressed, and pundPred by the few, tbs, the
great majority Of them is left with bare sub-
sistence.--That it would be particularly die.
trcssing to The British government to seq fine
pauper list increasing by extrinsic, artificial
causes, already increased by intrinsic oucs TO
an amount, which calls for the most anxion~
and profound consideration Of every British
political economist. The u. s. do not fur
| nish the raw materials for the nanuC,cturf
Of THESE articles the argument Will he dnubIy
enforced IN all cases, in which The u. S. d.
furnish the raw materials for the manpfsctur-
! ed articles.