Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-10
REMONsTRANCE

VI The Committee appointed AT Public Meeting of
the Citizens oil Charleston, held on the 2GtI jam
airy, against The proposed Tariff now before Con-
gress
1tEsPECTFULLY SHEwETU,
That your Memorialists have not wit
messed, without EelivcIinst anxiety and alarm.
ihc efforts that have been made for some time
past, and are still periinaciously persisted in,
by certain persons, protesting themselves the
exclusive friends OF domestic industry. TO
force npon the good people of the United
States system Of protecting duties, which
your MemOriaIists do seriously believe is cal
cu'ated most deeply to affect the great inter
-sIs of the agricultural States-perhaps even
TO work their speedy and utter ruin.
Your aIemorialists did, on u former occa-
sIon apply To your honorable body, upon this
very subject and they trust that their remon-
STRANGE WAS then marked with all that calm
ness and dcccncy, with which it is fit that Cit
I2eos, under such a government as the Anne
rican, shOnli address Themselves to their re-
personalities and rules. They are persuad-
ed that they took full and candid view of
tue whole question, wheherit I've regarded as
one OF theoretical curiosity, or of great prscIi-
cal Domtnt-whcthrr il be considered in re-
IaiI0n 10 the whole union, or their own pecu-
liar situation. Upon y solemn review ofihese
Their rcasOuiugs and representations. Ia couy
Of which is herewith respectfully transnittedl
they see nothing in them that ought, in their
opiDiUn, to be retfacird, or even in the sliqht-
est degree qualified. They still maintain that
system of monopoly and bouniirs. is neon
sistent with every idea nfequalr rights & Of sound
policy. They still deprrcaie that violent di-
version of capital aud industry, from the chan
Dels ~ watch they would naturally 1ow, for
the purpose Of forcing them into others. in
which their operations must needs he more
embarrassed aud less efficient. They still nrO-
test against that unequal distribution Of The
public burthens which must necessarily result
'ron the imposing of such heavy Indirect tax
IS upon consumption. as violation of the
spiiIt 1T least il not Vt tie very lrItrr Of the
Federal Constitution. They still think il
prSblbie that the failure OF the national rcve-
nne from The customs, n consequence Of the
proposed Tariff, will mike Il resort IN direct
taSailou inevitable, aud they hook forward with
concern to the troubles and incOnveniences
Incident to that Odious and vexaiions system
But the objections which your Memoriasis
have now 10 urge against the adoption of the
measure in question, are not these gen
eral mes. They do not imply refined dis.
cdssIOn OF any abstract principles 0f political
economy. They do not involve any cum
plcatpd calculations Of political arithmetic.
Unfortunately for the people of tie Southern
States, they are " avery Obvious and palpa-
bile kind. They arise immediately out the
situation Of this part Of the country. and come
home with frcc greater than that Of any
argument, to the business aud bOsums Of all
its Inhabitants
The change that has taken place ~ the cir
cunstances Of this State, since the former
Memorial Was transmitted 10 Congress, is an
precedrntcd and Uncomfortable. At that time
tand It y no longer ago than three years.
south Caroas, was eEjoyiog advantages as