Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-30
FOR the ENQUIRER.
POLITICAL scHEMERs-HARn rIMEs

II No. L.
POLITICAL SCHEMERS-HARD TIMES
Tariff Bill Thence he Derica,ioa of The Right 4
pass Il.
The Tariff Scbemers tell us, bv way O
commentator 10 the bill, and consolation &c
ourselves that the tariff bill is also borrowed
rom q. Britain. The Funding, and Banking
Schemes have been before borrowed and
now the monopolizing, manufactu turing scheme
Is proposed TO be borrowed. | would respect.
fully ask the Tariff schemers, what other
scheme, the British Government has left to
lend know ofnOne worth the imitation OF
teese gentlemen except her colonZug, and
Iconirihutory systems The contribu,ory sys-
tenn, believe. is brought to higher state OF
perfection in G. Il. than in any other country
In the whole world mean by the contribu-
'ory system, the art Ofgetting money on, OF
the pockets of the many, and putting il in the
pockets ofthe few. In q. b. this art has ar
rived To perfect cOnsummaiion-I do not
know whether, the Tariff schemers have .y
or thought of but will now remind them.
mat In borrowing the funding, banking, and
manufacturing schemes, the cuntributOry svs-
tenn, is consequently borrowed with them
ihe contflbutory system Is essential APP
Pendage tn the borrowed schemes. Ii affords
the means which are Indispensable TO their
execution would ask them, in what the
actual difference between the government of
the U. s., and that of g. b. will consist, after
the practical administration of tie one, shall
be borrowed from the practical administra-
ton of the other would ask them, what
has become of all their own lofty political
pretensfons heretofore assumed What has
oeceme of the sublimlted doctrine of mans
capacity to govern himsplrs What of the il!u-
limitations of the whole world by the briIliancy
OF our own political inventions What OF the
promised amelioratlon ofthe degraded polil-
cal condition of man throughout the whole
world what of a Thousand other illumina-
| tons from the wonderful inventions of onr
own fundamental laws ? | would most EN-
phaticalIy ask, are these humble imitators, the
same aspiring, chivarous knights, who, only
one little month before, mounted each upon
MS hobby, armed capapie, resolved 10 take
the Grand Turk by the hand, in defiance of all
the legitlmates of Europe! Forbid il. com
mon sense Forbid it, on consistency !! I'm
| der what circumstances too, are these destruc-
tive schemes to be transferred from the one
government, and transfIsed into the other /?
Gan the justification be found in any analogy,
between either the oh Jects, or the conditions
ot the two governments ? The object Of the
British government is To IegisIare for the bene-
III OF the few. The whole number of the re-
ceYers ofthe contributions in G. g. is less than
the whole number of paupers cooped up in
poor-honses. The U. S. profess In legisate
! Tor inc benefit OF the many or in other words
to do justice TO all. This is all that ever is
desired by the many. or could ever he for their
benefit. Jastice is the only righteous object
at all legitimate governments. The condition
TOO oil the two countries IN relation 10 the fnun-
dation of the tariff scheme, is directly contrast
ed. q. b. imports breadstufl's the o. s. ex-
port breadstufs. Is any analogy TO be found
here IL this etar -, -
dition of q. b. that her whole monopolising
scheme is bottomed. In consequence of re-
curing more breadstuiIs for her own internal
consumption, in years of ordinary production
than her agriculture produces she is enabled
TO lay the foundation Of her monopolisiug sys-
tenn in agriculture and she has accordingly
done 1t. Her first object in her monopolising
| system was, the encouragement nf agricul
| ture. For that purpose she has prohibited
the introduction offoreign grain until the price
OF wheat in q. Britain, shall be so sbiIlipgs
sietlng per quarter of bushels. This mea
sure so far protects British agriculture against
foreign compeiiticn-G. b. generally requiring
more breadstuHs for internal cunsumptinn.
than her agriculture produces, this provision
rs an operative encouragement. The relative
prices of wheat in Il. Il. and the u S. during
the last year, affords an disqualification of its
practical effects. The u. S raising every
year more hreadstulis than they can consume.
could not, by the same means, afford any en-
enlargement to agriculture.
The prohibition Of foreign grain. would be
altogether imperative in the II. 6. because.
none comes here, without the prohibition
Notwithstanding this contrasted condition of
the two countries, these humble imitatOrs have
determined TO assimiIatr their schemes TO the
British model. They have proposed to put
| % cents duty pPT bushpl nm fore;,,n ,,I,o,t
! This Initiative continuance, would be inoppra-
I'VE, except in the only case in which IL would
| he injurious To agriculture. That would he.
in case of scarcity approaching to famine
In that case. % cents bounty would b. more
beneficial 10 the Atlantic farmer. Than o.
cents duty; because the farner consumes
relatively more grain in conducting his bust
ness, ihan any Other description of persons
| Ihr farmers remote f-om commerce., would
| not he affected by the duty many way This
| proportion would be ridiculous. If there were
not mischlefand insult in it, With those two
! ingredients, il IS contemplate. Hence it is
| sera that the effects Of Tie same measure in
/ these two countries, placed ia.cnnirasted con-
! diiiDns, must also be cOntrastrd Why Then
/ TINS affrclation Of imitation, at q moment too
! when q. Il. is herself ashamed ofthc folly and
! mischief ut her own rnDnopulisng system ;
but upon iiiis subject, there Is matter of higher
! consderatIon--are tha powers Of lie two gov
rrnmenis assimllated? The British govern
mrn' asserts the claim 70 omnipoteDt powers
| powers over all tie persons and properliet
Of all British subjects. The government aj
tn u states asserts, that nli rights and pow
rrs are originally with the people and thst
governments are founded upon mans consrnt:
'rhat The legitimate rights. and powers of n
gONprufUFuis are derived ..t.It rr,.,,. a. 49,.