Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-11

precipated The determination lhe Court in our favor
THE TARIFF.
To The Ediors Of The Enquirer.
BE pleased to accept my thanks for the very friend
~ and unrestricted Offer, which YOU have abe 10
me, Of your paper and rest assured ,ath shall not,
Intentionally, DO n,isused.
The subject TO which anxious.y WISH at this tin,r
10 Gall tho public attention, is one of the ,leepesi In
eres. 20 these United States hu, especially those
which are more particularly agricultural This as
you well know, Mcssrs. Editors l. no, the first fn.
and greatly fear, will he the last when y,rp;
ma has had to stand forth almost handed iu d.
fence Of the violated principles of our Republican
institutions She did IL with success al in the
memorable days of her proicsis as anst those
Ie measures called the Alien and Scd,Iion laws, and
why sbo may not succeed, ifshe is reused 10 opposc
ny the constitutional MEANS auy other messur
eqnaiiy-nay, stil moro pernicious-stll more sub.
sersve oil our dearest rights ~ intcresss To come n,
once po.n,t aude to the odiousT i-law OF Inc
as session OF Congress- This appears 90 to pre-.
upon the whole agricultural nteres Of this country bu,
especially OF The southern sin so many vital ark
nr .noso VINO can submit TO us oppression without any
rHoFt 10 seek relief, appear me iitie less mad
than u they were patiently suffer the mseIves IT, he
hanged, merely because halters were thrown over
'her necks tor this purpose. That some alte,np, TO
redress our too or very general
anu energeuc character, should be made, seens 10
me- absolutely uecessary. For &c nay Judge by some
1eccss publIcaIeus in our newspapers, the presea,
isrin 90 var from satisfying hose for WHOSE spec;a
benefit u was passed, in despite of some of The nla.
est provisions OF our Constinutio that we nav e.
poct 'neo very soon to apply 10 Congress for another
Acgmen.auon OF dunes s'ncc the broad principle is
evidently assumed, that the nationsI Lrgisialure
press tho system OF comm rciai restrictions and pro
hibnons 10 such an extent AZ will exclude Iofe;yn
compeu'on' IN regard 10 every possihic thing which
our domestic manufacturers may chose 10 fabrjca,e .
or rather to attempt 10 fsbrcate Their inciiaatoys
atone, IN reference TO all such matters arc In
s.e me governing principle and not the natural ad-
vanagss Of soil, climate, or situation Th,ss Il ,bey
happen to be ia favor, are urged in oppos;om "a
all other considerations and in All case, re Tue 9
are obviously and immed ately against us--vly, tue
foreign nations, used 10 pursate u.s. thar II viii he
tue perfection OF political wisdom TO wage = mann.
'ac.r'ng war, agaihst nature herself will endea-
70! 20 oe =. pref as possible, in stating what oon-
ceive 20 ne The present suatiouo southe, people
consequences oil tins u and l., sugp est rene
dy, which, think could be applied with mor,I Ger
,;y o'saccess u - MOI so much against The add.
uonai amount OF lax, which the new Tariff imposes
'nst 20 have just Cause oil complaint ailhourh lh,s
amount y Tar from being inconsmIerabie. especially
w"n our diminished means OF paying it, But i, is oi
'ms uafng anu unequivocat violation Of the Con
sututson, perpeirafed by il mot ncideu,aly q, Inv
mphcai'on but openly and boldly wirbon, t,e lea
aoso' expressed on Tho part of lis friends, IN regard
e"ner ia the policy the right or Congress TO mas.
such law. The plain and sweep;ng ,,;nc;n,e as
sumeu ny these gentlemen, Is neither more s.s
'nan "s one assumed by the Brush ParI,.me.i
49,: ono'ou our ever memorable revolutionary war;
W WIZ mar inc national Legislature are 30 co.oe,eIy
me guardian OF all the different pr ofe ssioux occu
~ rnu ca.''nss IN soc'e'y, hat they have RICH,
- whenever pieasetlI them, IN controal
"s,u"ec'hg or changing their pursuits; in taxing tile
labouI 81 any more OF ,hem for Inc i',s;
nenens oil the rest and in slorf Of compcll,ne in
us' 'nuus,iy'e"ner to subserve Whatever local
'nicress the SAID Legislature chose 10 fos,er ~ ~,
abandon that freedom Of choice in III, seIec,.o ns
employment which is The bril-, ro,,t or eve,y go;
IN Tree government In vain--ui,ery in vain. has
our CONSTITUTION restricted the sil-in,oort ant
taxation The sole object of ra,s;,,a rs poNe' OF
poses srchstrsIy national. Revenue i, he 80" r.
or 'a'e Farm, has MOI been prseva,I Ia he H.
.,1e. 10 Nv. l1easury Hepor announced thai we
| ".,e"vs 10" ",v,e man we wanted. There ,,se :,
fime, Messrs Editors, when such a ,i;.c,,"e s q
; ,mmeu'"'ey nave been followed up by a ,el,c,;on
~ n'e.aiion OF our taxes. But fempor,
mn' Mfur, aud The authors OF our Ia,e r. n i,,
ooidness aud bardihood not .u,pas.eJ 49, ~ WIN !
~ The pe"itudr his power ~
'me IN so macy words, that our msnnr,c,rsr.
~A"'e" '"'s encouragement, and ous, b..s !, H.
their gain a, whose cos, IL usn, nave ", ne
| "s'''ou''s.s We're pcrpeiualIy insuI,ed ,y;,J H.
c'"mours' that their being thus taxed ~ .nnn", "r
the mocks,v :. 'oas on for he national good and
"oonn'y was carried so far, that ,I1Iy of some
GEMS upon imported ,otsaf, was cramme ID ,,y, IN =,
''oas, w spite oil all the opposilioo fhev c,nld ,aL
aos me good Of their dearly beloved objec,
t-hgr'cuiure But just as RATIONAL would !, A.,
attempt 20 convsca any n,sn ,,at there ,v. al.
reason, justice, or prsc,icsbily in bIeed,a -
aealn WIN view Of giving life and vieour n o'ns,
psop'c ~ WIS such ef,r, 10 prove In n. 1T, :,
Interests ol our country thar The oe,.,.i s''ueu
Sou'o possibly he proao'cd by iuere,s;no -, ~, ~
ou"., ~ me sap,s time thar their po,ve, n -. '
t'sm, was greatly and forcby drn,io,,bsd oea'"g
Abo on'y question which rem,ios for ~, -, =,
,e ""o'e sod'hern country to dercro,i,. IL Iii ~
pe'' tnfs lar,D, u any lawful p,eap, an lo r
,u themselves OF such inolerabIe ou,ress;on r H.
no' me"" oppression, as TO The an,oun, If 49,, nv
una, US ur'oto Iemarked,) ia not very con.i ~
. "u' :" fca,io" TO The arbitrary pr,,r;,,,o y,
s. ing p''va,e properly from QUO class ~ =.
80 ~ "'S 'n'errogatory there seem, In me H.,
Que answer noe ioiH not And .I,,,a'.nv we oul
'enhsrs OF Congressional usurn,oa "., 'he &c
proclaim such language he shor, IF .r "e .e'"y 70
'ne ueienuers ~ The British P,I;.me, ~.
scnen'e OF taking America were IN daa. W Wy
language OF Our torefsthers in regard -, ,,e
no, auu lea lax vet must thus s,.sk .n, ~,
,p wv" " 'oc, or We miy give up--n,t o,iv lie n,c6s
on' evonthe paTsun Of agriculture ,,.slc s
o' pare subsistence We mus, io 60, w" "'e"''S
make merit Of necessity. and oGss ~ ~, We '"s'
- heweu or wood and Irawe,s oc ., 'eses -. Ns
m""u'aciursrs, before our L,yds .J a. w U,e
cohg.ess sbah DO graciousiy pleased ,o 80 W
'mpe,'ous mandate for this purpose ISSUE '"e"
am asked what remedy would ,,oua.. -
swer, the same (scfual osst,pce r., p'"pose, an
wnicn our ioreis'hers adop,ed, jasi betnr. 49,.
a'r'''eo ne "seIves independent tn sns ~ ~
so posson'y OF misconstruction (for % H., y ~,
po.So, as 'o"e ~ u be possible 10 ps.,s,s - sit
v '1 s',"s up Doth liberty and proper,vt 60, ~
"'s 'eme"y, general eDd roianfirv gssoci,,;on M
40 -. a"y arffte o. domestic nlanafactsrs vv,,,c, =
hsu 'ne GUY rsts upon ssiiiaf Unmarried s,,;c
Ny way OF pro'ecfion t is called, Ji;
pac'bc means, 'ogeiher with eene,ai ,np'o am
I'VE agrcul'uriss Of Virginia 10 a., p'on non
D nrayng for the speedy adoption Of svch sks,a'"'e
mat oody may rigffuiIs pursue ,yo,,J !. s' e.
tmc, pft0g all those xho " 's'y shot