Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-25

sure. so soon ~ the toi-clnevOu. uii,take - dis
coFersi, and IL not or orator bound by every
pr,ncipie OF honor and honesty, to tss Ia. b,.,
efforts Tor that purpose: AMI can a Gcub, exis,
oil the destructive effects OF th= tuif. Ok at the
price OF lands and their products through ,ut ,hs
whole farming ooanfy; bat particularly u,n ia,
potomac, TO the suIph OF Mexico, Loot. at the
impoverished farmer, behold his glooi and dssaun-
dency and hear his tale of bis perunisry disfesses
ana II IL not possible tis, Doubt should exist a
to iis must sxien-ise destruction over most
eN ended country, whilst oar attention Is recall
led by holding up TO il, the extreme wealth and
spiencor OF few manufacturing distr.ci-. and
aiect not all to be wondetel a, when the vast
"Dount drawn from extensive iupov erised
country, Is expended in these comparatively limited
districts. Bu, these facts prove, rather than
dsprove, the extreme luxurious effects of the tariff
upon The great mass OF society. Ehe p,rilai be
neht To iew owe grown Iicn slockhoid-fs can
not compensate the nj ises tv the great ua-s oil
society. Let me now. Mr.. Speaker, call your
serious atention to smother quotation o.n our he
"Hde' ed orator, which MY Incidentally serve tar
nef 10 illustrate this iupOTisni part cf the subject.
Extract page -
:" The relaxation nom the colonial policy in
me instance OF our trade aud navigation with the
w est Indies, IL most unortunat example Tor the
'horab!e gentleman: Tor II Is an i,s iiuus proof
OF The success OF our RESTRICTIVE. policy, when reso-
'uteiy adhered to. Great BIitaiu had presc, ib-i
lowed TO carry on that tadc. The effect vi heI
regulations was to exclude our navigation alto
setDer, aud complete monopoly on the pant oi
me I'sitisa navigation wss secured. We forbade
1t, unless our vessels should be allowed perfect
reciprocity Giea. Britain stood a long ,ia.e,
out hnsiy yielded; our navigation NOW fairly
shares with hei . III the trade"
Mr. Speaker, the contents OF this quotation
are OF no ordinary Interest. They ought Ia attract
the attention ut every intelligent American citizen
iheJ ought 10 be we'll understood by all. Our
snoiiua'ed, gasconadlng ator, here 10 have
placed himself IN most awkw ard and un
dilemma Tie had before spoken ia. the same iauD
ing manner, oil the E'iiisn Laws. lie eXai-
oi'ed then, ae the solid and durable foundation
and oulwafk OF the landed Sriti-h restrictive s,s-
tenn, aud almost before tie breath which poured
io',h their eulngies, and predicted their DURATION
hsd stayed its enchanting sounds, the abandonment
oil these laws is called Tor by the British ministry
snd nsfion and That too. upon the grounds OF
rthei inloersb'y G.s,ructve Effects upon the
British population. The principle itself had, by
woy'ui experiment, been demonstrated 10 have
oeen originally, radically wrong, and with il, the
whole doctrine oil the British restrictive sys,e,,
Ahere again our orator, in MS best eascona,Iin.
manner, Observes" We forbade t, unless ,ur
Vessels should be allowed perfect reciproc,y :
re'' bhisin stood o"t long ti,ue, bu, finally
yielded, aud navigation ,aotv' fairly share.
WIN hers In the trade'-" Now was then V.r.b
1871 - Now."I Is February 1927. Nav NOT hi.
question: nO,U," be uiumphan-!y rey.rberataI
upon our deluded sasconading rra,or? Does our
navigation ianly share with her 80 s10sr?'' Who
stands Out longest, " now" February, 1927! -
ureat britain, our EasconsdIu. or,,o, >
" N0w" Grea, Britain has Withdrawn this recjn,o
city, and excluded he u. y. from The trad. alto
Se'hef. bu. says our gssconadlns orator, The
relaxation OF the colonial policy In tn. Instance %,
gu. "aue' and with the Yves indies, is mos un-
fortunate example Tor the honourabIe gentleman -
VI " is IN iilusirIous proof of the success Of
our restrictive policy, tUhsR ESQ tl;eiy adterca
10: Does the present condition OF our trade
WIN the West Indie. 4" nov" affoId this iIu,tti.
Gus example oi the success OF restrictive -,s.
tem' when resoueiy adhered to? What il F." II ,r''
the CONDITION. oi that trade! a total excI,,sio, of
the - =. lroa that trade; whii,t European nations
are nvited 10 participation IT. I. il pcss,bi-i
How came this cad reverse? Where was tine n,o.
phe'c spirit of scheiriBg oratO.f Di ,hs
y. -. ial resoioieiy TO adhere To the restriciv.
roilrS! or wa this exclusion pTodHe cd BY a u,o~,
Iesoiute adherence TO the same ricive poIicv
~ seems 10 nave been produced by either one cour.s
nor me o'hcr- but by the gross acknowledgements Of
QUO Dswi'dered orator, in re,5Jtey .Jh.,in, I'm
either. No intelligent refiectn. man can douh, b
that the los OF the w. lnda trade has arisen fron
inc 'aT, nor can he fail TO iorsee an entire loss OF
Who.e bri'Ish trade, from the same cause aod ms
sioy the gain OF British war. The british roii.v
since me passage on the tariff bill has been as wise
liberal, and cpnsIs, gnt 49, thai OF IN. " < r.
oeen weak, sc ash and auctua,ing- until her de-
termination "poI her present reiaiia,ory sy=teID-
HE British doda;ies-ly forssw, Tat If the tariff
should De pefsevered in, retaliation vuuId h.
the inevitable consequence.
Yet, IL being mere niuncip,i regulation. she
had no ''Shi 10 .nske formal o,ec,io. To IT; but
she determined la lieu Of remon4rarce IN t,., ia.
eject OF LIBERAL policy towards the " Sr,te.
In this LIBERAL ep,rii. she relaxed her colonial r..
sirict'on to~ards the Udited States, in the h,ne
no "ofot OF exciting Tec'procsl spirit on the pat
oil the United STATES. Such spin, might hay led
TO an exts SON oi the trade be ween the two coun
'fies ne American administration Instead OF re
cprocsing this liberal spirit, first postponed ac
c-pii"g the BIush p,opo-lt-n and then ,e;.c,.I
u. Alter Great Britain had waited with uue Sn.,,
ed patience, and Kidding her PROPOSITION rejected
contrary 10 all reasonable cllculs ion she yihIrs,
her proposition & iui c:isd Isyseul o. retaliation,
a. soon a. ne a 'herican adIjnisif alton BECAME
spprsed ci ihs determine ion on the pari of Go,
Britain, mot res"ueIy adh,ying to, thcy in.t,n,I,
sbanio"ed the restrictive system; and jn,ne,iaieIy
offered 10 accept the rejected British propo.i,i,r
but III then had become too la e. The r. i,ish 49,,
vernment having taken the re,sliaring ground. re-
sof" ely GdheIeS 10 H-and linus have TIE United
States not only lost the West Indie Trade, but. II,
all probability. WI Iose :he whole y ii h trade;
whilst Great Britain Is Inviting European nation
TO trade upon reciprocal principles The To-. -,
the West India Trade alone, Is nJthing cop,nsrGJ
with The loss OF the whole Blush trade. ,nd ~.
gain OF the commercial dissatisfaction of all E,,
rope This is one of the Obvious effects Of
the tariff was predicted before is ado ton, and Is
now verified Here, then, /. olf.r.d the hos, svi
dence OF the destructive effects of the tariff bo,b
abfosd and at home; and in losing this trade coy,
our orator have placed him.ef ia a more pitisbl-
condition! FIRST boa ting Of the irresistible fleets
OF our restrictive system, # resolufely aIbered