Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-18


lament; but avowedly by the British monarch
from his throne, by the British ministry in their
places and by the British people in their indy iual
characters. Yet the tariff schemers here deny this
; audible denunciaton altogether. And well they
may; for they must see their own destiny sooner or
later, in this great and happy Development. Their
great prototype has denounced the experienced
mschiefs of their theoretical. initiative schemes;
and the silly imitators must later tall
Tins TO the Just denunciation
Aud what effects have already accrued from un-
lettering the British people of i65 igsments here
tolorc, unwsely bound around their rights oil pro-
perry, restricting individual efforts, in using their
labor and their property 10 the best advantage? The
measure has not only produced the most cheering
activity in every branch of industry in c. b. but its
beneficial effects have been already felt, far is
the commercial relations of e. b. it'll foreign
tions, have extended; and in country have they
been seGsibly felt in the U. Sit should
yer be forgotten that GOV eminent itself is
evil; but TO certain extent necessary one. Be
yond that necessary extent every movement of
the government is in deroga,ion of common right,
and becomes common curse the people Every
enactment is In derogaion of common right; and
every enactment beyond the necessary limits OF 90
vernmenta powers l. an act of despotsm. 1t is AN
usurpaiion of the rights of the people Yet, from
the folly and thoughessness oflegslatvc scLemers,
the American codes are already sweled to an uu-
weldy bulk; whilst perhaps, more than nine OF
than useless. The itch OF scheming ard of legisal
ing is the prevalent, infectious, political disease OF
the country. 1t must I've checked, the country
ruined. During the Roman Empire, although the
Eupe or's will was the law; yet the written res
crip;s, edicts, and other enactments had become
numerous that they could not e read in
| one long Lifetime. They amounted many
mel loads. In the time of Jusinian it became alb
solutely necessary TO abridge the enormous mas;
and even the abridged Jus;inian pandects amounted
to 80 books
| What must have been the accumulated folly and
consequent mischiefs OF the whole British restrictive
system, when it became both wise and necessary TO
repeal 465 laws by single breath: Let the author
tell of some of tue msciefs of the system upon tie
labourng population Of q. B.
Ertract, Page 245, FOL. ,
| &c The eXtensiv enesS of the manufacturing
adjustments in England, in consequence of which,
the manufacturers carried on with much more eco
nomy, the multitude of people they employ of
every age and condition, at wages which barely sup
ply them with tie necessaries of lie, and
that, "a the public maintains many OF them some
part OF the year, as paupers; the superior skill!
which these people have acquired in many branches
oil manufacture, render ii utterly impossible for the
i people of this country 10 into competition
with the English upon equal terms; and they never
will be able to enter into such competition until
they reduced 10 the necessity OF orking
hard, and living poor the EHglish l.bourers,
which, ii is 10 be hoped, will never be their condi
ton
/ Here, then, the author tells the American people
that the enormous tariff they pay, Is prevent A
merican arzans from laborins hard, and living
poor as British ariZans and to prevent these ef-
iects, he recommends the adoption of the very sys
TEN, which has produced hem in q B., and If
persevered in, will produce the like effects in this
or in any other country. This dalton,
too, Is made at the very moment, when Or. Britain
is mi rhi he nd
tempting by the abandonment OF all this artificial
foilv far 1t is possible do, after so long
extensive accumulation of the system. What a
hopeful prospect, too, is held forth to The Ameri-
car people, of Increasing the national wealth and
prosperity, by this restrictive elementary system OF
political economy? Surely the author, and his ahlit
ated fashionables, must have forgotten, newell
could have thought before, that this deporable con-
dition OF British lahorers, brought about b. tue
very restrictive system, recommended TO the a,iop
ton of the American people The author is yet
in his description, far short of tie real condition OF
British lsborers In England alone, there
: bove and an half millions of wretched iaborers
in poor houses. 1t is probable, the author would
not like TO see the number of his fellow
citizens doomed to this wretched fate; yet he re-
commends the same system, which has mainly
contributed 10 produce this effect in G. b. He
serts, too, that it is the day of Legislators to set all
the lazy and hungry people to- manufacturing.
How remiss must be the British Legislators, in not
complying with this iniunctive duty? Now lei
the American people see, what the future blessings
are, which promised them, as Inducements to
bear with patience all their present artificial suffer
ngs and humiliations, and TO live future hopes.
} Hear the author:
. Page $50, pol.2.
&C 1t may be, and often is, folly in a legislator,
not to be onger-sghied in his schemes than the WI
sest indvidual-the schemes OF the latter can only
b be adapted to the probable duration of this life,
which can only he for fey years at most. The
schemes of the former, may be adapted 10 the life
of the nation TO which, limit be fixed. Up
on the principle, them thai it is wise Tor an
, individual to make calculation, and adopt measures
d which look ten, twenty years ahead; il may be
wise for legislator to adopt measures GDhich tOOh
, centuries ahead; although it 1t may be more be-
: nefciat for the time being, for nation to in
e pOrt, than to manufacture its own comforts 81
life, sill that ought not 10 decide the question:
e The inquiry should be made, hOto toiH it be Gty
years hence? Admitting that for the first fUe isTs
S domestic manufactures may come ut dubie
price still fin they will come at singeprice,
d and in twenty at half price, may be yer, sure
= that the present extra cost, is money well I'D out
I! for the nation especially, when it consi-
dered that the annual product of labour, dnnot be
: accumulated but must be annually consned."
e What schemngi! what nonsense!!!and upon
e whom does the author rely for calculdons, res
= tpectng the supposed political cond1on OF this
= tcountTy centuries ahead? Goods veegerents!?
y t' stupid, ignorant Iegislaors!!'- vanity!!
: what folly!i-Within the very frstlear, after the
n tariff law passed by these vIcgerents, upon
,f these idle, silly calculations, the ctua condition
< of the country became entirely esrsed--S. Is,
II whence the scheme was borrowd, denounces its
mischiefs; and the unproductven Of agricultural
: pursuits, which strangely n'de the basis oil the
o law becomes converted iBtoa prOductiveness,