Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-06
TIE HON. DANIEL wERsrrp

Mr.. Eddor-I notice you intend giving vour
readers the speech Of MIR. Webster agains, The
tariff Of lS24 am glad OF it ; for Ike enemies
OF the odious law in progress, can hardly
md stronger arguments against il than Mr. w. has
furnished. To give still further aid 10 the cans.
! OF the national interests against the Noollen mo
nopolisis, send you extracts from another .neect
| oil Mr.. w, made at Faneu Hall, Boston. AT .
iuii meeting OF merchants mechanics & manufactur-
ers as reported in the Boston E1y ADVERTISE n
! October IL, 1920. The reader should hear il
mind, that, at This time the duty on wooIIensva,
20 per cent. under the present tariff is SO l-3 ne,
cent; and under the contemplated one, which
Mr.. Pe5Ster has UOfed for, about 30 per cent
| on fine goods, and average of abou; lO0 ,e,
cent. on course tooOLienS, Such as are ,po,u h,
The poor and middiing classes.
EXTRACTS
Manufacturing capital comes, in the end r.
be owned by few il does not, therefore. encou.
rage industry, like capital employed in some oth-,
pursuits. -
4" 1t was thought complete satisfaction had
been given at the time, by The law of 1916
(when the duty was established at 10 per cent
which yet had again been altered most MATERIAL =
IN favor OF the manufacturers Of Clifton and wool
len cloih''
'' lie believed the encouragement already rive,
to manufactures would enable them 10 eSiend
themselves as fast as The gensral good required -
" he believed, on the whole. thai all Teasonas
bic encouragement had been given to u,anufac,ur-
ers, especially the manufacturers Of cloth"
g He hoped The presen, duties would stand
without Increase CT dIniinution; that congress
would adhere TO what it lad already ges,ablisbed.
and that both government and the country would
resist all attempts 10 make new and great cham
ges in the oaiue IF property and the means of
Huing."
- The arguments By which he supported these
positions were then very convincing at least fo
his hearers; and they are still more 80 NOW. he
cause We are. al this lime, suffering under those
very evils which he predicted would result for, 4.
change in the tariff There never was a fine
when the great branches Of the trade Commercial
mechanical, and agricultural, were, generally in n
worse condition, than at this moment; and much
Of the distress we now suffer, is TO be attributed
to that frequent iampering wrb The laws. which
affect the great interest of the country, and ,hu.
produce those changes 10 which Mr. Webster bas
reference. Our congress j. assembled 10 uromo,e
aud secure national objects and Delfdre; but tbev
have, on this occasion, been scduced and b,,yl;eJ
into law, which goes TO tax the nation
iGrger sum than our phole national erpens,s
for the benefit Of, comparatively speaking. smsll
number Of manufacturers What the reasons are.
which have wrought this sudden aud great con
version in Mr. Webster mind, none can Tell. 40
hS W" w. :" ''' V" wy V'tdHOn, CONue-
scend TO assign any. II could not, however. have
been in compliance with the views OF his COAST.
tuenis; for none If them, except those whose :n
terests are Immediately benefited by prohibition
of woolleos. approve Of his vote. or ibe manu-.
iaciurers themselves, will vesture TO say. the
most enlightened and HJerm minded ones are
decidedly opposed 20 bin. With regard 10 Mr..
Everett, the course Of this gentleman has been 80
errsic parson professor, critic, reviewer, s ates
man; every thing by turns and nothing long that
no one acquainted with his history, can feel sur.
prised nor need they feel much regret, f., if any
thing can be Inferred rom bis past life, we sha
next year, when ihis batiIe sta be fought over
again bSl bin On the other side. a; Gay rsie,