Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-02

neither is il true, il gets all that II wants. nor i.
subject TO all, ina, it fears But i, bas been said
that the South obtains noliiug In this compromise
Does lose any ihisg, ID the first question:"
Again, page So: Z" What is to be done? invoke
tho saving spirit Of mutual concession under
which our blessed constitution was formed, aud
under which clone II can be happily administered.
appeal TO the y nth, TO the hish-m ndsj, grneI
GUS, patriotic South - with which have 90 Of; en- |
co-opers'sd, in attempting 10 sustain the honor |
end 10 vindicae the rights OF our country. Should
IL not offer, upon the altar of the public good
some sacrifice OF its peculiar opinions:" Here,
then, sir, we have the principle OF reciprocal
CONCESSION proposed by our tr Ticking ora,or9 alt
Is medium Tue says) between the absolute eN-
ciusion add the unrestricted admission Of the pro-
cnce OF foreign industry" l. this suggestion cf
IN absolute exclusion from all foreign commerce
'mown out, merely in terrorem to the Sou'herns.
as a proposition that may be within the power OF
the North, West and East, and which may be |
adopted, ia case The Sou;heTns will not give the !
Horiherns and Easlerns, (tbe del.ded w esteIns !
nave no lot IN the matter. by way oi bounty upon
their domestic Manufactured goods, reshaps one |
iss more than they worth, at least Que half
more than the Southerns can purchase them for Of
foreign nations, but for the pa ohiboIy duties. II
is not possible to believe that the trafhckng oIs-
tr could be In earnest in making this proposition,
Upon the possibility OF its being carried into effect
IN any state Of things whatsoever. Ifnot, it is
mere threat, and ITS Uuiue consists in the terror
intended 10 be n-p- ed by it. Such measure
would he worse than Buonaparte's continental sys-
tenn, which contributed, more than any thing else
10 send him TO ST Helena. At the very moment
OF holding out this suggestion, The tratiickog ora
tor well knew that its adoption Impossible. 1t
could then be only in terrorem; and its ualue
could consist only it the terror il would inspire
In the SoutbeTns. Could trafhcking, Lewil-
dered orator calculate that the Sou,herus would
r9tue this article Of terror very highly, fund
Ut concession the part OF the Noriberns, the
he al wi in fort
this terror, an immense amount of the money OF
The Southerns produced by their labor, is demand.
ed ss the fund OF concession on their part? Is ii
possible to fnd any thing like justice, principle,
morality, or equity, in these Professions of recipe
.ocal concessions! OF fair compromise! Is it not
sheer plumber; unprincpled tribute? Is it not CO.
creed! But, Mr. Speaker, this dsingonuous, terrific
threat OF entire exclusion from for egn com
nerce, Is not the only concession OF pretended
value offered 10 the Soutberns, by the eeCtioneer.
ing, usf'ickinS orator, in behalf of the Norherns,
Westerns and Eas,efns. The Southern loss OF
the European market Is propo ed TO he compensst-
ed by The " new market created in America
What Our plotting, sonotous orator calls a
home market" To ascertain The value OF hs
Concession, II BECOMES necessary to enquire, hat
are the nature and VsIue of The old market lost
compared will the new market gainede The old
market consisted of both the fo eign and do este
markets, grounded upon principle of competition,
except 90 Tar as duties then existing foreign ar
- which II has no claim whatever, founded on
GIT The concession now proposed, The part
oil The NortheIns, Westerns and Easierns, is -
new markei"-' home una. ket." This new
market Is 81 rounded upon principle of monopoly
Il proposes TO exclude foreign competition or 20
duty foreign goods high, as to give a monopoly
20 domestic goods; market grounded upon a prin- |
cipie OF monopoly, then, lie offered as conces in
Tor market grounded on principle OF COMPETE
ton. Oi what value is this proposed market to
In LII, Il
ton, ior Kentucky o. Louisiana: long houe9 Ger
tainy zone, most 'a!niy .e-much worse thu
noLe Becsuse, 10 get this concession, the South
erns have 20 give UP better market. But is bis
market Of monopoly this home market, hundi EIDE
a3l thousands of miles off--to be freely eiyenf
. nc. II must be pad for by the Southerns
most dcoiiy paid for. But in fifty years Gad
wiling the SoutbeTns TO be blessed with a |
Conversion OF his new market of monopoly i.to
another " new market of competition ,on- |
faed TO home competition. This MARKET OF com !
petition the Sou,berns had, before they were |!
stripped OF il by the tariff, extending the compe-
tIiou TO foreign markets. Why, then. SUI pend it |
for fifty years 10 get 1t restored in less beneficial
form than il befUfe was - and, in the mean time |
pay for the monopoly market an enormous tri. |
b tie? Is moi this pretended concession moi oni,
iii uGprincipsd plumber of The purse, but a re-
strsnt upon tire rights and liberties, and mocke
~ upon the under standings OF the Soutberns5
But, 3ir, Speaker, further concessions are offered
Ia page 80, our iraihckin- Uraior Hshs: - But does
ia South really gain nothing by this compromise?
II then ansyyeIs---" The consumption of the 9TH
er sections, though somewhat restricted, liz LEFT open
by this bill, TO foreign fabrics, Purchased by .outh.
staples. So far it's operation is beneficial TO
l1s South and prrjdicial the industry of Other
action; and that is ths point Of mutual conces.
CON- Did The world ever before witness such a
display o. sophislica ed sbsurdilie.? Really, cur
bew lleIed orator has sitenoated his notions OF
concession 10 such an Infinite degree OF faesss as
almost 10 escape the nicsst vision Of nv mental
Op les. What IL IL, that Our puzzled orator tells
you, IS the point IF plufaaL concsssio,l1 IsuI
that other sections left free TO pus chase foreign
imported articles, made of Sou hern fabricks5 4
cInnot fad any O'her meaning for this sophsiicat J
ed sentence, that tie other sections are not stfip
red Of their rights, To purchase foreign imported
articles, becaase they made OF southern fsbrcs
nor can discern any injury done to their indus
ny, by leaving them The right to invest their mo
ney 10 the best advantage These rights are highly
valuable TO the other ssc'ionsj but afford very
i.,iis value 10 the SJutberrs. These are strange
notions Of perpiexed orator. To refrain from
dOng wrongs to oIher sections, to avoid stripping
CIbeT sections OF teT rights and Liberties is TO be
consider ed as ncsssioGs OF so much value 10 the
Sou'heras, as TO demand gay for them in money:
zee 20 compel the Soulherns to nav IN. o,ber
scrtons, nearly double the value of the worth of
;arir Manufacture j goods. Instead OF concessions
consisting Of aiienusted notions, aud fairy tales
cali Tor sometbins more solid -someibIng tcsen,-
bling more the cash demanded, As The only accent
able iund Of concession from the SouibeIns By
sue cunning, unpfne pied c0ntrivaoces OF The Tai
iIt blil' veI5 large amounts OF each, are drawn
IRON tie South, 80 Tie North aud the Eaa u
- call, II loudly call for sums OF equal amount
10 lie returned 10 tie South TO encourage TO
protect, 10 InvigoIsie, The crippled agriculture