Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-28

est. France is next in degree OF protection, an,
france is next In the order of " eath. Spain mos
neslecs the duty OF pr oecting the industry OF he
SUBJECTS anu Spainis one of the poorest of Eu
ropean nations. Unfortunate Ireland, disnheriteo
or rendered IN her industry subseryient to England
Is exactly IN the same state OF poverty with Spain
measured 6y fhe rule Of tarafio,t. -9nd Me
Onaea Sfa,es are still poorer than either
Poor U. D !! sill poorer than the poorest, How
honorable to themselves and government! But
MT. Clay means to make Them richer than all, by
taxing them more than all. BY taxes and tariff.
and tariffs and taxes. What remedies for poverty i
All ior the general welfare, all for the public good
all ior osuering the condition of the people,
Strange That the people of the u. $ should so
long suffer themselves to be the sport of such wild
pranks as the-c!! II will also be seen that before
'he emu oil the hrs year, after Mr.. Clay had buoy ed
up me wealth and splendor, and ability OF the
BRUSH people, beyond all others in Europe and
America 10 boot, arising solely from the resiric-
f'ce ana pTotcetire system, c. b. herself comes
OUT denies The benefits OF the whole system, and
deno""ces Ms principles IN toto-rariiculaily in
The very instance, selected by MIR. Clay for his
hishest euioeies--ihe protection TO silk manulac-
tnrefs, now abandoned. 1t would be well TO re-
PRINT all hose four pages of statistics for consid-
Grafton at the present day. Their folle- and mis-
taxes would strike every intelligent reader with
astonishment. ii would be well, too, to make a
comparison between the figure the u s. makes in
the foregoing picture, and that drawn by the Presi-
dent IN his Inaugural Address, Of the supcrlative
blessings the U >. enjoy. The combalanls, if in
earnest might md as much ground for political as
DIPLOMATS puglism The public vs. i'll, doublessly.
De asonshed 10 lind, the great orator does no, un-
ders'and his own speech
TO tie Editors of the Enquirer A CARD.
Nr' nanaoiph requests the Enquirer TO correct
an error OF the press, i'll relation TO the name of a
Foreign gentleman whose land claim has been before
TIE senate. Mr. X. did not call tina, gentleman
the Marquis OF Maison Rougme-hu, Maison
Rouge (or Red-House). This correction becomes
necessary from the course OF the dehate-sand the
equlvoke TO which il might give rise
Nir' H. while the pen Is in his hand, will sueges,
a miSapprehension of his expression by the MAJ.
iH'eigencer which he mas politely promised, TO cor
rect IN The Congressional Register o. rebates
MIR. t. said, readily admit, indeed, tia, Cuba
occupies the same position on this continent th,,
G b does on the other CONTINENT; because neither
OF them occupy position on either continent -
In me report 1t reads: IT is impossible that Cuba
can occupy position this continent or G. b
on The other continent; BECAUSE SC:
That r.; 1t cannot so, because it is not so.
MIR. IL readily takes this opportunity TO bear
testimony to the general, and to him most sur :
prislng accuracy of Messrs. q. 5: who can either
OF them, take down every word uttered by Jel;-
oerate speaker in an audible yoice and who seldom
tail 10 do % in reporting him.
MI. IL. VIII take this occasion to repeat what
he bad said before (but not in this Iebae) Ina, bc
cannot perceive how they, who like him profess IN
anu no power IN the federal government that j.
not enumerated IN The charter, or that i, not ne
ceSsdJy TO carry the enumerated powers into Of
ieci: can see how the words that the Conpres.
snail nave power 10 dispose of and make ell nee.
iui ruies and regulations respecting the Teri,or,
or other properly OF the L.. = - can be tru,ad in
10 a grant OF The power TO do any thing else, ey
In the Territory Itself or in regard to the other
property OF Inc Unlon;--into grant OF power
10 transcend Louis XIV in magnificent works
Tor what. a 80 needlul rule or rrsuIa,io, o
rec'ing the Teritory'' for its use or behoos2
whether regarded politically, or as Totherl pro
perry! not at all. Hadn't we Territory enourb
20 ao'crd the wealth OF England herself; as thou@b
II Inc expenditure could be confined TO The Ter.
rories, we should lessen the score of seIf-cor.
ourselves with our ovy, mo
hey' devoiing ourselves 10 The federal sovern1ne,,
IN order 10 get our SHARE more than our share
Oh our own Joint properly?
" Gentlemen seem TO think that the riyb,s of,bo
states are ouly inv Owed in the question ybere
Inc place OF expenditure is TO bee where the
money - to go to-" !! Now he thought there wore |
Two ends to every string. and that the rights Of
states were also involved in the question ..yhere
the money IS 10 come lrom!'' The .aone,, fo6juo |
ana The noney-SiUtns -PolDer is the great engine
'ha renders governments irresistible by the pcot,le
unless, they exercise jealous control over IL I,
puts into operation the bayonet and the Press I'll
this pos formidable at all times ~, n,,cL
more 80 since the invention of FUNptxc and
rs NIINc-o OF the paper system: Ii has chancec |
Tie Consl tuition OF England and the character of
her people. There is, comfessed.y. NO limit 10 !
the money f'tftnSPo0er of the Federal Govern |
ment (more's the pity and the wonderO The |
only restraint is the limitation (Which the Trainers
OF me CONSTITUTION tondly thought sufficiently up !
on the ho"ey-giring -PODer. But the fences
here are to be broken down, slight as ,bev arr
ard the whole ground 10 be thrown into omen
field. '"'' 'Pe"
MI r. was not afraid of BasGIcs or Lefters
du Cachet, or even general ~ arrants-bnt he ,vas
AFRAID ct pow er which with The aid OF artificial
money Tor al was not CRITICALLY which by the
use OF the emblem for The Thing signified, had
changed the history of the world and altered in
s,eatFr or less degree the composition and cha
racter Of every civilized society.
THE VIRGLNI.4 LEGISL.ATURE
ne session IS drawing to close; many of the
members calculate that il will expire not sooner
nan Tins day or Tomorrow week We sincerely
rust not eren so sO0H that lime unless all IN.
Important WORK now before them shall have been
completely and deliberately performed.
we respectfully throw out suggestion for their
consideration: What great work hare they done
w hat great public services hare they performed;
w nat important laws hare they placed upon The
statute book ifs get we look in vain. We see
no great monuments erected to the Genius of the
stale no proud contribution to the cause of Edu !
c"uoh' 20 The cause OF Internal Improvement; no
great sauiary reforms in our code of laws: no adj
nrable remedies applied to the correction of the
arrangement Of our Judiciary system.