Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-31
Mr.. RVS S REPoRr.

copy ofa work which was DESTROYS TO consult.
nave been compelled 10 defer until this moment,
the few additional remarks which I prvposcd to
oder On the extraordinary Report OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury. Thought EN- fully conscious of
my utter inability 10 mpsrt any new interest 20
suotec, that has already occupied so large por-
ton OF public attention; thul. l shall have no
difficulty in shelving that Mr.. Rush has had the
temsrity 10 deny the FIRST and most generally re-
ceived maAms of political c=ronomy, and to Mace
The crude conceits OF mind that was never dis
tingushed for the depth OF its reflections in opno
sition TO the wise and well dsested conclusions
| oil the first economist OF the world I will NOT
dwell on the insult thus offered to the American
! nation, though I know scarce any circums,once
more Insulting TO the UNDERSTANDINGS of a free and
enlightened people, than that man OF VIZ Rusl,s
grade OF intellect should take advantage of his Off
cial elevation to presume to uneach tier, the fra,
| lesson which their experience has AFT . Leo,
and which the wisdom of the world SO strongly in
culcates, namely: that mss, u,aIerstonR ,be;r 3,
daoidrGt concerns better than their rulers Nor
snail renew tie attempt made in former num-
Der, to prove the despotic tendency of Mr. Rush,.
doctrines; that attempt was feeble am certain
that eyer unprejudiced mind will admit that there
| was no want ofsround for the mos, annie proof in
the Secretnry's Report. A gentleman who bel;avcs
mat 1t IS the highest end OF legislation so 10 inter,
iee WIN individual concerns, as TO call forth aud
ahaske
oil genius cannot fail in the expression of his
opinions to furnish full evidence OF his adhesion 10
sespotis,n. shall contine the scope of this pur
Der 10 exhibiting III the FIRST place the opinions of MIR
Hush, in contrast with those of Adam Smith P,il.,
a.d hlcardo selecting these from long cataIoeue
o' INDUSTRIOUS names, and that on the points refer
red 10 by Mr. Rush. coincide with them in orinion
a"o 10 Driei examination IN The second place OF
he facts and the authority on which The honorable
Secretary relies in support Of the existing Tarig
and its proposed augmentation.
MIR. hush asserts hat" 10 organize The ,,boy.
LABOR Of the country, to entice into the ,vidos,
ranges It's mechanical and intellectual capabilities
10 call forth wherever hidden, latent ingenuity
giving 10 effort activity, and TO emulation a,dor
10 create employment lnr the greatest amount Of
| numbers by adopting IL 10 the Diversified f,r,L
ties propensities, and situations of,nen', should
De The FIRST object of legislators care, and ,ba,
ms great object can no otherwise be accornp,sb-
ed, than 10y the " most comprehensive and vioor-
GUS protection afforded TO inanuiactnres:'' oro-
| 'ecuon too to be &c per.evered in through oaes,,
| until Its end be attained. The document FROM
which quote, has been too recently before the
public TO render lengthy quo. atoms necess,r,.
from the whole tenor of that paper i, NAV I've
fairly assumed as the opinion Of Mr.. RusL ,L,, 10
protection 10 manufacturers can be too vioorou. ~
| too long persevered in, and that no goyernnen, an
Swers The ends OF Its creation, until il shall have
| organized the whole labor of the countrv H. 80
position to these opinions could cite the au,bo,i,
| OF Adam Smith, passim. SHALL however cou,an
4 myself, with few extracts from his excellen,
chapters on restraints uponinportation So far
from believing the Legislator bound 10 a..;us IN,
whole labonr of country, he LAYS it down as a
maxim, that the stetesma, ,rlo.wouId direct nri-
vate people IN what manner they ought TO emnIov
their iaboran their capitals, could NOT give bette,
evidence OF his folly and Presumption il is an au-
thcrity which according 10 him " could safel, be
| trusted not only 90 single person, but To mn
Council or Senate whatever." To give the mo.
nopoly OF the home market to the produce of do
mestic Industry In particular art or manufacture
IS In some measure 10 direct private peop in "a hat
| manner they ought TO employ their CAPITALS. and
mus in almost all cases be either q useless or n
| hrtid regulation. If the produce of domestic
| can tie brought there as cheap that of foreign
Industry, the regulation is evidently useless if i,
cannot, it must generally be hurtful. II il IN,
maxim OF every prudent master OF family never
to attempt 10 make at home what it will cost him
| more TO make than TO buy. VIVA, is prudence il
the conduct OF every private family, can scarce
be folly IN that OF great nation. IF FOREIGN
country can supply with comraoljty. cheao-
er than we ourselves can make il, better in,
| II OF them with some part Of the produce of our
own Industry employed IN way in which " have
some advantage" But the authority of Smith il
disregarded by Mr.. Rush, yet Smith is the reno, n
eG author OF the Wealth of Nations, whose pro.
| found and original mind, looked beyond the preiu
dices OF ages, and opened 10 an admirihg world
| the elements OF new science, founded on r,rin-
clples immutable as truth; but, perhaps, he sands
alone, and the experience of the world is spains,
him. Pailey whose enlightened and liberal view.
OF morals, religion and political science, have Civ
en- him high rank among the first philosophers OF
the world, concurs with Smith, and almost speak,
the same language. He deprecates as " the mos,
ihischievous assumption OF arrogant power, eyery
attempt to give forced direction TO the industry OF
a people already advanced in civilization. In .
state OF sem-bsrbarism, such as that of Russia in
the beginning Of the reign OF Peter Alexioyi an
| enlightened prRce may properly apply a portion oil
his revenue TO the encouragement OF useful arts and
thereby extend among his subjects The blessings Of
civilization; but when people are already intelI
gent and eherprizing, every man will select 70,
himself, that occupation in which he can ennlox
his industry and his capital 10 the greatest advantage
and all restraints upon his choice mus, lie o6cio,s
or hurifuL" But if Smith s. Pailey are t6eoris,s
Ricardo cannot come under tina denomination: in.
deed the great objection made 10 him is that beiny
practical man himself, be frequently draws his
principles from his practice, instead Of suffering his
prsciicei TO be directed by bis principles vet Rcar
do is equally opposed with the others 10 the doc
trlnes OF MIR. Rush:" under a system Of re,lee,lv
tree commerce, says Mr.. Ricardo;" each coun-
try naturally devotes lis capital and labor to such
employFnents as are most beneficial to each. This
pursuit Of indipiduai advantage, is admirablv
connected with the universal good offhe tpholc.
By stimulating industry, by rewardng ingenuity.
and by using most eficacously the powers beslov-
ed t. nature, il distributes labor most eGec.itsIy
and most economically while by INCREASING The
general mass of productions, it diffases general be-
neii and binds together by one cc1iga,n n, ~
interest and intercourse, the uniyerss, f,e,s;,