Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-13

VINO opposed tie new tsriG. was unanimously a.
greed to.'
The following wers the resolutions agreed ia
by the General Assembly in 1927, on the subject
of the tariff:
ssResoived in like manner, That this General
Assembly does, hereby, most solemnly protest a
ganst the claim exercise ct any power whate-
yer. on the part of the General Government. which
serves to draw money from the Inhabitants OF this
state. into the treasury of the United States, and
disburss II for any object wha'ever, except for
carrying into effect the grants of power 10 the
General Government. contained In the constitution
of the United States
"Resolved in like manner, That this General
Assembly does most solemuly protest against the
claim or exercise of any power whatever, on the
part of the General Government, to protect domes-
tic manufactures, the protection of manufactures
not being amongst the grants OF power to that Co.
vernnent, specified in the constitution of the Uni
ted Sites, and also against the operations of the
, act Of Congress. passed May ED, 1894, entitled
San act to amend the several acts imposing dutis.
ON imposts" generally called the tariff law, which
vary the distributions Of the proceeds of the labor
OF the community. in such manner, as to transfer
property from portion Of ihs United States TO
another, aud TO take private property from the
er for the benefit OF another person. rendering
public services las unconstitutional, un ~ Use ;, un-
Just, unsQsal and oppressive"
Tho juxta position in which the resolutions of
Bottom h the Assembly are placed, will enable the
reader at once 10 that the principles contained
IN the lstter most emphsticsy and forcibly APP
proved in the former. Let it be remembered, too.
that the dsnuncistions in the Boston resolutions
were ievellei against tariff in much more miti-
Ratsd form than wbat is now in contemplate ton.
How comes il to pass that these very men and
their political associates should inveigh against
what they would call the Virginia policy on this
subject: How to account for this won
derful metamorphoss of MIR. Webster and his
friends, almost as wonderful some of those des-
cribed by Ovid? Has a change taken place Ia the
pecnniary and commercial situation Of that part of
the Uned Statesf Have rho great commercial
capitals been in, esed in woollen and other manu-
factories! Is il possible that these very men who
denounced the tariff in lis earlier and milder form,
rs unjust, oppressive, immoral, impoic. uncon-
s'itutionsl, S,c. &C., should now become its most
active advocates, 'hould assist in getting up the
Harrisburg Convention 10 fa-ten on the people the
woollens bill. which the more enlightened advo-
Gates of the tariff itself decl.re to be uneeusl UNI
Just and oppressive in it- character, and eaieusteh
In the language Of the Boston meeting, 10 'sfavor
great capitalists rather than personal Industry or
the owners Of small capitals? If we cannon &C.
count tor this chsnge, correctly in the way above
Indicated Is IL TO be attributes TO political causes?
Were MIR. Adams aud his friends obliged to take
this new attitude in relation to the tariff, with
hope OF uniting other interests in support of bis ad-
minIsraon! If so, he has failed In his object. =
But u the Eastern people choose to ab. ndon the
principle they solemnly and deliberately avowed
IN the face Of The world, they or their political
friends canno, Justly blame Virginia, for adbsrins
10 opinions which she conucisntiously believes to
tie true.
These facts, Gentlemen. not only convict Web
eter, who il Mr. Adams premier, aud his friends,
OF most unblusbing Inconsistency, but is pregnant
proof OF political union among dseotdant materi-
ais Like Augustus. Anthony. and Lepidus, each
was obliged to sacrifice (if not fsvorite friend)
fasorits principle. in .pportionine the powers
inongst each other. NESTOR.