Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-08-30


hey which harmonises not only with the spirit of GU
institutions, but has evidently been productive of tn
happiest effects; apolicy which has showercd plcut
and felicity and all the choicest of Heaven, blessino
upen u.s. both as individuals and as nation.
| If embarrassment and distress have been exnerien
ced 10y the mercantile and agricultural classes the,
hiave originated from of entirely transcent ma
fnrc, from the creation Of Banking Institutions and the
excessvc issues of Bank paper, which all at once gave
an artificial and fictitious value every species of pro-
perry They, by afording merchants and farmers f.,
ccs for obtaining money, encouraged habits OF extra
vagance and idle speculation and ruin in NAV
cnsued All rotcd for time in luxurious indulgence.
the merchant forgot that the capital on which c yr,s
trading was borrowcd.-aud the farmer that he mp,.
fail III his engagements by fall in the prices of his
duco none thought of economy, OF frugality of hus
banding their resources. But these evils arc of tenn
porary character And if they were not VIC suspect it
would be difficult to ncc the merchant and ihe far
mcr that the nation would be enriched by pl,rnderne
t'em the great body of the people. to support an
laristocracy of manufacturers.
china affords practical illustration of the blesspps
winch nation may expect TO derive from this system
Vi restrictions and prohibitions. No people earth
are more laborious and frugal Their productive pow
ers should according to the doctrine of Hamilton be
'"'iy developed and unfoded they tolerate little or
no intercourse with foreigners. Every thing is raised
ny Nnese industry and manufactured by Chinese la
oo"f me materials the workmanship, all Produced
oy chinese hands If this policy be correct then the
manufacturing interest being completely and eGcctual
~ guarded against competiton-tse agricultural and
merchant being compelled purchase their manufac
lures at whatever price that class chooses 10 demand
the whole empire shonld be inundated W it'll wealth and
all ranks of society should participate in the adyonta
ges and benefits which accompany riches Yet al
though the Government which, however despolic in
theorv, is mild and patrarcal in practice secures o
every member of society the fruits of his toll tbc
great mass of the Nation is poor and wretcbod
and miserable beyond description if not bevond con-
ception, and hundreds of thousands perish onnu
ally of hunger, who if their ports were omen. their
trade unshachled, would contrve TO exchange some ar
tice which their ingenuity would enable them 10 make
Tor the means of subsistence or for that which woud
procure subsistence.
ltmay be objected that there is parallesm between
the restrictive system which we are advised to adon,
and that established by China The latter i, NAV he
said for bids oil communication and interchanoe with
other powers while would permit us to transnort
the surplus produce of labour to foreign markets
But this is certainly idle objection The advocates
of this system should recollect that if the malice, he
aoise, example would be Immediately followed b
other Nations. They will protect Mei, manufactures
and exclude from their markets If we will por
exchange win 'he' on terms of perfect reciprocity
they will nerdic all intercourse with u.s. We cannot
expect foreign ports TO be accessible to u.s. when ours
are closed against all people. Self defence if not IL
blood and spirit Of retaliation would urge tlem 10
these restrictive measures
IT'S not TO be supposed that III the short time we have
been athletic devote 10 this interesting and irportant
SUBJECT we are~pePared to enter into controversy
with the veteran potica economist who is tnc author Of
Hamilton W c disclaim any such nton,on VIC take
!s details and statements for granted we can only has
!y present, feel bounl by our duty TO do obioc
tons of very general character to this prohibory
SYSTEM which is the of moro evil in the moral
and political, than half of the plaques which of
yore desolated Egypt, ever produced in the natural
world.
There is one other objection which had omitted to
MENTION, If this system be sanctioned and TO protect
our domestic industry almost all Foreign manufactures
are dfivcn from our markets, how will tue National
Goverfment mcet~itS expenditures? The object is TO
pFcP the introduction Of every article and coinrnod
* abft may affect the interest &c manufacturing
class sEsssENgn goods being excluded from our mar
kes, the Government can 1oSspnger he supported by
a revenue raised from commeNk. What will be the
consequence, if needs not The gift of second sight 10
forecl As oppressive system of direct taxation as
the people Of Great Britain ever groaned under-a
system as destructive of individual happiness, as OF
national prosperity What then will happen, we shall
not Predict.-We sbudder with horror at tho contem-
piation of the lniseries which will befan US
The Executive Of Virginia few days since, in com
pliance with tic requision of the Governor of Mary
land, ordered George Conyers the supposed murderer
of Miss Cunningham, 90 be delivered up The agents
employed BY that State to guard the prisoner were de-
tanned in this city considerable time in consequence
of the application having been made in an informal
imanper.
The following is complete list Of the Members oil
! Congress recently elected in North G. Cardinal