Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-06

fncfeasen COnsuupuOn OF Wine was she
same proportion, and thus it found that the
game amount of Revenue was produced with these |
additional advantages progress in our liberal poll
cy without any increased pressure on the country |
(Iear, hear, hear.) I come now to the main point
of the question. 1t is admitted that SIX Is easily
smuggled- an that Indeed il may be snufgled into
the country to any extent. DO honorable Mem
her who now hears me, who VIII not admit, that
if the duties were 80 per cent. higher than they are,
smuggling would increase. Smuggling is never
reverted by prohibitory duties. Smuggling is not
an evil for which prohibtory duties remedies.
1t is argued that when prohibited good are landed,
and come into possession of individuals, you may
follow them, and seize those articles In the Kings
name, upon having received the oath OF any inior-
mer that they are of this nature. Now am really
surprised that any of those Honorable Gentlemen,
who so jealous OF their rights, and who are so
anxious to take advantage of every opportunity TO
stand up and defend the peoples rights, should rise
in this House, and advocate such system L: Is
singular ia the extreme, that they should so tar
forget the feelings by which they appear 10 De
generally actuated. To what does this amount
this power of sciziDg and examining all who are
suspected of wearing or keeping prohibited goods!
Why TO this, that If any man no matter hat may
he his rank, be he the loves, peasant or the high-
est Peer in the realm be suspected OF wearing a
Bsndanna handkc chief, he is liable TO have his
house searched, and his premises ransacked, to
BE indeed remedy it is most assuredly remedy
that encourages to bad passions remedy that en-
,ourases fraud; and remedy that leads to dam
ger But is this a remedy; is ii not an effective
one? lfit be effective, l say, bad though 1t may
&c, and had though it be proved, still retain IT. But
let Is>see. is it so, is it the contrary! Hear
IN consequence of the frequent reference made To
subject OF Smuggling have taken the trouble to
ascertain what quantity Of Struggled silks has been
seized within the last years, and have found II
did not exceed average 5000 per anDum.
IHer.1 could not OF course learn the exact
vIaniity which has been actually smugSled in, but
found, on inquiry, that tile quantity entered out
wards for England at the French Custom houses,
amounted to upwards OF cl5O.o 900 per annrm; the
whole OF which must have found its way into this
country. Will any man therefore, say that there
"a nothing in this which required amendment! The
honorable Gentleman has referred 10 India siiks-
In reply to which observation will tell him that
those are imported in large quantities. and sold for
exportaton only at the East India Company 5
sa!ea Do they go TO France to be pu. round the
heads Of the ladies there the necks OF the gen
tlemen9 No. They are sold a, the India sales here
20 the amount of Es00 900 or Ell 900 900 annual
ly, and at an average of As. per handkerchief They
are purchased publicly; what then becomes of them
They are shipped off TO Hamburger, Rotterdam,
Ostend, and Guernsey; and thence they all return
hither again. fHear, hear 1t follows. therefore,
that by such system Of fraud, perjury. and every
other vice, will be created, and the tendency oil
which being TO deInoralize, it cannot be too soon
terminated Yhe handkerchief. moreover. which
Is sold here fer As returns, and bought al Ss the
whole Of which difference goes into The pockets OF
of fnr5gners and snugglers. II behoves every man,
therefore 20 put ali end to such system. SO GER
tain Is il that all these handkerc chiefs find their way
back here, that the parties themselves say, that the
French 10 not use them, and yet one OF the Mac
c!esield Gentlemen says that (it being the custom
OF the French In the theatres frequently TO quit
their places during the performance and, Wishing
20 return, merely tie their handkeTchieis TO their
Seats, claim which is uniformly respectectedl he
examined them in several instances, and found that
these haadkcrcliefs were all of cotton; not one OF
elk bad he seen among them. The Right
Hon. Gentleman here, in support OF this part OF
his argument referred to the known fact, that al
every in society wears India handkerchieis,
and that il man were summoned before Magis-
rrate for having had Bandana round his neck, the
Magistrate would be bound TO commit him, al
though he himself might have one in his pocket
Therefore, continued the Right Hon. Gentleman,
you have TO choose bsween moderate protecting
duty md prohibitory law which produces such
Objectionable consequences But that is not the
r. ole Of the case. Before the repeal Of The law,
SSlfufacturer would say, when piece Of silk
siewn 10 him, IS know, and can prove that this
y French Inanusacturei'-" How %" From IFS
superior quality; from It's substance and it's admira
bic workmanship p for It is quite impossible that
any equal to it could be made in England" Hear,
hear
Would the manufacturer say, that excellence in
fShric proved an article was French; yet II was In
that way that French goods were detected. But
r. that tire case now2 Oae fact is worih an hun
dred assertions; An extensive French manuiac ur-
e., after the passing Of the law so much nisunder-
STOOD or at least misrepresentei, said" The
English have opened their trade the prices of la
Dor must fall will therefore 90 and try if
cannot do batter in England than in France He
came over and settled here He went TO work,
employed men in SpitslHelds and in Manchester,
who worked under bis own instructions. He sue
ceeded, and-I blushio own it-excited the jealou-
81, and drew down upon himse!f,he unmerited per
sscuton of the British manufacturers. (Hear)-
The latter said - This trade OF his is only cloak
cover the importation Of french goods? But that
was not enough they implicated my Hon. Friend
the Secretary ofthe Treasury, Mr. Herriesl in The
Infamous charge. 1t was alleged in the
newspapers My Hon. Friend sent for The parties
accused, and they repealed the charge with indig-
nation. They were called before the Lords OF
the treasury. The British manufacturer was first
hesrd--,he other party was then called in, and de-
MED the charge. What did the British manufacture
or say p That, indeed If he had access to the books
of the accused, he could establish the fact with
which he charged him. What the resource of
the indignant foreigner My books you shall
see them. Let an officer accompany me, and
will send them here in hackney COACH He did
so /; and in those books were found the whole OF
the entries connected with his manufacture. The
officer found the name Of the foreign house from
which he had purchased the material the property
in his house coTIesponded exactly with his stots
account. Man for man, as stated by him, were
found at work on the very goods described in his