Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-30

u D. Tue worst at her political schemes fpr
the unpfrcipied usurpatIOn upon this right
and none worse, than the munopozing Ia
rh BILL now proposed To he borrowed
III then the government of the u. S. pos
Srss not The right tn take the surplus proceeds
oil the labor OF one man, and give them 20
another. or if such right be even questionable,
whilst the wrong amongst individuals is un-
questionable; and If the provisions of the
UNI should tend 10 produce this effect directly
or indirectly still more, ii they should teod
TO increase our relative dependence upon to-
reign nations, as will be demonstrated hereaf-
ter, Il ought to drop from the hands of its
contrlvers, and supporters however ena-
INQUIRED they may heretofore have been of
thelr own delusive anitciPaions of its beDeii
cial hecis npuu society. This subject, in.
volNinS, MS conceivr, the most interesting en-
q'iir'es, respecting the rgh,rul basis of all le-
ShImate governments: and having, for the
most obvious reasons, heretofore received but
!Iiile attention from the political economists,
may be hereafter resumed provided it should
please God, 10 grant me the small portion OF
health, which would suffice for that purpose,
March 20, 1894 Wigosn .qnlelia county, Ia.
No 5.
IniF Bill Independence of Foreign Nations.
nave heretofore taken the liberty Of say
To me {" he Riusy visionary, uafounded, and
many OF them ridiculous. will now briefly
examine one of ties" prrtexis, which serms
10 me- Ia hc the basis ofall the rest--indeed all
those which have brancbed forth from the pa
rent stock, thimIC f,.ln de Sc ! shall there
lore leave them, AT ihs time 20 their own self
destruction, ur III The destruction OF the ANITA
gonist arguments "f Ithrrs.-The Ultimate
object of the Tariff bin is avowed 10 be. TO
he Init, =. a..
reign nations. II would ne impossible To tell,
h1w often this phrase has been ushered forth
IN me newspapers, within The last three or four
years aud az tins nnment am az much at
Il loss To coriiFo hcnC the PRECISE meaning, m
tended t" tee conveyed by i, or the precise
object Intended 10 hr described by il, as if I
mad never seen II at all. According 10 my un-
Outstanding, here IS as little deliu!ie meaning
ar object attached tn this phrase, as TO any
other, at the saree number Of words, in the
Eugsh lauguasl - must pr, sume that The
phiasrnloGisis LuOw themselves what the =
mean by u; hut as do not, | beg leave To
STATE my eva difficulties 10 that respect the
faorf esp'r'7lsy, 20 tD"st rdlemic discussions
are found 10 depend rather upon the want nc
hEIXinS Noue precise definite mFaniEg 10 the
ternlS used ~ such discussions, than upon the
rrs"i's nora The premises after their precise
nrHnIrS shall be ascrrtainrd AID greed mon
s..
prcsnmr, is intended L. describe snme state
"i rFlaii"n between the u S. aud foreign ma
IONS hui what that precise def lite state Of
re'alion ls | cainoi comprehend fro m the term
Itself. The word % independence" isa word
ui relation. ID" the Tariff schenrrs mean bv
the phrase, " Independence of foreign natinnsi'
positive or relative independence of foreign
nations !! they rnran relative indepen-
drncr how near do they mean tn apprnach tn
"a Ir.I,,..
si'lfr Independence, then pronnuncc, that il
Is neither "tiainai'ir ror desirable. II they
mean relative indrpcndrncc then ! assert.
MAT ne Z. >. q" at his time possess ali salt-
t"ry iriat'" Undergraduates Of foreign nations.
1T they did not, the Tariff bill would NOT have
the least ifndra"y 70 produce il but might,
ana probably would, tend to lessen the exist
lug independence.
IN this world, there * scarcely any thing no
Si'Nr' 1T IS world of relations ard 7depen~
denotes. This system of relation and druen-
dance is seen throughout all nature Il is seen,
as wei 10 regard 10 national AS irdi, iduai re
an"Hs ana dependence. The great principlt.
Oh creation IS fnn"drd in the sexual system. In
ibe relations Of individual lie, the sexes ara
made dependant nn each OTHER for mutual h;,p-
plh'ss' In infancy, The child is made dcpen-
uaht upon The parent and in old age The pa
rFn' upon u" child. There arr also relative
= w VIZ 't'u'ut' tHFUuSnout an social
ana domestic life. The same pripci,,!e nr re-
la'i"n and dependence will be found through
nnt all scenes of business. The consumer de-
ponds upon thr merchant 10 supply his wants
81 foreign %OUds the merchant defends uuup
me CONSUMER ether foT money or other goods
IN exchange. This system. " i'll be fund 4,
P'rvade a!l caliings, and conditions in indi,id-
""I we: 70 be positively independent in pri-
vac ,I'; what would II be necessary Tor "a
individual to do He fausi be his dNu farmer
u" '$ise MS own Sraip his own miller ia
Gilnu II ms own cook 10 bake il. before h.,
con.d get piece of b. cad i'm MS mouth he.
must hf his own grzirr, his own butcher.
aud his own cook, h, fore he courd cot . ri,c.
al meat IN his mouth: and before he G. uld
get pair &c shoes on hi. feet. he rou.tE ~
-" occupations of tanner and shnena,t..
hfsiurS' ne must make al The tools and impic.
mems oi all his vacirgnird occuna,inne
Throughout his whole long ra,nlno,,t ~ ,,srf,
h' must observe the same process, fn s,,,piv
each particular want. Upon supplying bi,,!,ir
WIN his own hands, with HE nhni, al bis
wants he wnnld then, aad na; dll beo. he .
positively irirpcndcnt gtntlrman. Bui,yhiia
this process, If practicable. " orld render L;,.,
po5Iiitrly independent ofar Other creatures y
Wpui" r'nuT hInl The inis; positively DEEPEN
dHnt slave upon hins,lr bccarding 10 ike
u"c'r'o' "i pnsiiite indrrrrifDcc in private
We; gentleman With bis porkrts as.rut with
CASH. would be dependant 8pou his tailor. b:g
Shornak'r, &c. Etr. and the old notion Of a
gentleman ct iDdrpCnd ~ iurtune mist TO- A.
vanuon'd alIog"ih'r. lirrrtrf,rr ii has been
understood, tha', wliru gentleman has ma.
n'y enough {" pay forai! hi. wants, he is inde-
mi mi q J..