Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-11
SPEECH OF MR.. RANDOLPH.
On The Tariff Biz, IN the House of Represen
fdiices, april Is. 1894

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(ccncluded)
b" sa"I, measure of this sort is necessarx IN
Great sn'2'?, a'ent for the people. Why sir, where
ar" ihs handles of Il,s plough Are ,Lsy inf, Cor
yonng ge'6rmea TO touch Or will they rather coosa
To ester ynrr military academies where The SIS ~
the i'ch a'n educated M The expense Of The and
waerr 50 many pull ca J.nissarics are eve,v -,
turned on' always ready for war, and 10 suprort the
powers that bo-equal to the S,reizes of Moscow or
-. feiersbursh do no, speak now of individuals.
oi course, hut Of the chdency roT thc .,.,.,, a.,
honnds fellow .he hnoisn,an because he feeds ,Ier,
and bears The whip. speak Of the system 1 con-
cdi mos nearby, SIR, IN The cr"sure which has been
''asshj upon he greatness Of Office which stands
Stigma on me prrseni generations. Men from whom,
we right expect and iron. whom did exnect be,,er
t'ngs crowd the sniichamher of the palace for eve
~ vacant Oih:e nav, even before men are ,,.,,I
tHe,r shoes are wanted for some bare footed Office
seeker. How mistaken was the old Roman the ojd
Consul, who, whilst he held the plough by nne hand
iaiibuS sero 90 '''''o'
Oar fathers, how did they mcguire their p,opcr,v
BY straight iorwaiG industry and r,np ii,v
81 o" 1iu hsy become d'spossessed Of their proper
by in'u'sng in speculative hopes and designs
seeking the shadow whilst they lost the substance
anu now instead OF he'ng, as they werc men If res.
pscaon,'y' men oil substance, men capable aud will
ing To 1--we Independently aud no s,iv aud hosnt
bly, too--ior who I'D paisin,onious AS the nrotgai
who has nothing To give-Wh.i have we beco,ne
nan'n OF s'a,k'' pfey'ng On ose another, preyinp
IN one anoiler through Tue fundamentally Of ,his
paper sssiem, which, 'f Lycu,gus had known of il
lie would unqnesiionably have adopted in
10 h's "on money, II hts had been 10 make the
Spartsns Ihe most accomplished knaves, as well as
10 Keep them poor.
But, we are ol,l This is a curious constitution Of
ons: II IS made FOR foreigners and not for curse Ives
Tor the protection oil foreign, and not Of American
Industry SIR, this is u curious constitution NJ, o,r,
saId Nj. X. and if were discussed 10 d.nv :, I
could not succeed IL Is an anomaly in itself I, rs
that supposed iinposs,lity Of all writers from, Aria
r,tie 20 The present day, imperian in imJe, TO-
Nothing like II ever dbl xisf, On possibi, ever will
under similar circumstances. IL Is constitution
FnAs Inu AL rnn MA .ia f....f L.. r.
Ior purposes, aud. Also for sou,e I'M erior pv,uuses
but leaving To The State authorities, among a great
many powers, Tue vety one which now propose 10
exciciso lcr, u now passiuo 81 rersu,ys 6;y
biil the object of which were 10 "a; Use reveuue
however much should deny The policy and hose.
yer could demonstrate The futiHy Of the plan, |
Still should deem 10 he constitutional hill, hin
passed 10 carry, bJno fde, into effect, tror;s;, M
the Cons,,'aoe, but bill passed with short
views. BIT THIS ~ no such bill T. is a bill puder
preteBce of regulating commerce. To to.e m.,u.,
nom The pockets OF very large, aud, thank God
contiguous territory aud put il into o,er uocL. ,s
Ose word, SIR, on that point IL ca, assure The gen
money! ""si, al least that if this bin there
will he meeting of the members opposeJ IN !, cd
general and consenidnfous resistance To i,s one,,
tion throughout The whole Southern rn,n,,rPn.,
we shall make IL hy Lawful means +; g,o,,, a -, III
law will he dead letter ID shall he TO me a, Ieas,
As innoGuous the pill Of the eUpy rio, wbic, n
determined not 10 swallow. The mdanfactu,cr oc
the East may carry his woollcns, his conns -,
lis collins, TO what market he peases-I do no, hu,
of him. SeifdcfcDne is the fiat law Of nature Yon
drive us inO ii. ~ create teais and HBinosiii,s
amongst This great ihmily, who ought Ia live Ike
bfOhers and, Htter yOu have got his temper Of
nind reused amnng the Southern people, do you ex.
pee 10 cOn anOpg rs 10 uade, and expect as 10 huy
your wares Sir, GGf only shall we n1f bry then,
but We shall take such measures q will NOT epfer IN.
TO Tho dst'il o.! hem NOW shall render il in,Iussj
bic lOf yDu to soil them. WlIaievrr may be said
here, OF The " msguideJ coupsels." Va they have
been termed, 80 ol tie theOTisfs Of E;,gini. - ,Iev
have, ist hs rrgard7 this question ibe confidence
Of uniod Vrgina. We are asked-does tLr .n,,,,I
lose any thug 10y bis biI-wI,y do you cry on; I
pm ", SIR, " any mrn, Gem any part of The c0uptrv
from The Gull ol McNiro. from tho Baize T., tLe
Easiern shore Of haryiand-whicb, iibank hen, en-
70 not YET ander the government Of Rahinc,p. ard
will moi be- unless CERTAIN theories shoold cno,e ;o,
ply "a tlA State, which We have lstr,y heart n
aud maj1iiiy of ,nea, iod Ivy the hea,I sbo,iI o.
veTn--wheher the whole country between ,bs ,o!,,s
have n'mrd, j. not unanimous IN opnus,fDu IN nix;
hill. Would u not bo unsxamped ,iat W. sbn,ld
thus complain, protest, resist, and iai Attic ,,bile
nothing should BE- The mafierl Are our pu,les,,nd
iBgs (howeVcr low nue may Ne racd, nnci, sts ndcr
Than Gag ,geJ IN iiis resistance 10 beN,sf
ed so low, that afe 10 he made IN believe MAJ
We "re ch'ld'tn ''l,igbed by = bag hesrs ave "a, |
asked hoFesef, Why dn you cay out ?-ii ia al fol
yoer good Sir, Ibis soaunds nc of ihe misnes,esI
81 Georee " who. Whcn They were insutcd by the
popnidce on sffvine in London, Us ~ such crea.
tues dc.c'Nn q" ~, hy every u,oh) rp their beads
oui al The window, aud SAID them, ~ fhcir broken
english, Gooi PEOPLE ace Be fsr your gssfs !"