Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-18

has very little original, active energy-t
Government rightly understood. is a passive, no,
IN active machine. The great object Of its ins,i-
u'ion liz to administer Justice amongst individuals
'1d TO protect the naIien from external violence:
'iter these duties performed, and provisions
general nature are made, which individuals can
not VI Ike for themselves, the less governmen, la.
10 do with the concerns of society, the better.
But let the enquiry be made, in he present case
No TO ,he merit of the invention of the whole Iabou
saving machinery of G l. il the merit of IA. Co
vernment or of indiv iduals Government, 7 heI.v-
never invented spinning Jenny; nor spun n spooI
of cotton The merit, then,is all to in,iividiai..
aad none to the government. Perhaps, a more
example, could scarcely be furnished TO
demonstrate the relative ability, aud importance of
the people over the government, than the enc here
presented by our Orator. Bat, notwithstanding all
these wonderful productions of they hive
been no match Tor the proHigacy of the government,
a vas' proportion o! the people, notwithstanding
ueir almost Incredible exeT:ions, are d. ornrd tn
vice. misery. wretchedness, * psupersu,: U;ut ak
again, tor the arguments afforded by theA Stats.
tics, IN favour OF the tariff Do they not mos, ell
oqueniiy admonish every wise gov eminent to let the
people and their occupations alone. Not p!under
and then sQuander, the ,,hoe of the hard esrnipos
OF the productive ahourer,
Let me now, sir GILL your at en,inn to soms
iW'her statements and remarks, made by our ora
TOT, not les extfaorlin,r in some respects than
nose which have Just passed in review. In pape
U, after giving statistical account of the expor,s
OF the U. .. without it's having far as am a
ore 10 Ju &C. any bearing whatever upon The cues
ton OF the tariff, our bewidered orator remarks.
Ihe distribution OF the articles of our expor,.
throughput the United States, cannot fail to Fl.
the attention Of the Committee. Of the, &47 I55
loo, to which they amounted | st year, three ar.
ucies alone, lcoiton. rice and tobscco,) composed
together sS2S ,549,l77 Now. these ,,t;clss .rs
chiefly produced 10 the South. Andif we EST
mate that portion OF our population who are actu
ally engaged IN their culture, IL would probably
not exceed two millions. Thus, then, Ie.s tban
one MIN Of the whole population of tine United
States produced upwards of one half nearly two,
thirus oil me entire value OF the exports of the
last year" May be again INDUCED, sir. in a,,-
Tag, what then, MIR. Orator? are these statements
anu remarks, Tor, or agsins, the tariff? IVby make
them! You have skipped of withou, giving ,belr
moral or even pointing to their tendencies Are
they intehded TO Intimate threat from IN. nhsi
cal force of 100000. against . 900 Ooo5 -,
are you bringing here into practical oner,,;.n
your doctrine OF % the great de.iderstum of po,i
ucai economy! Suppose the 2 600 900 do pro-
duce and export to the mount o. S2s. ; 10 i77
ana the ) coo,oVO do not produce half as much =
nav heh! Il TINS to be the signal for the 8 900
uoo 10 plumber the 1900 OO0' or do the s ono
ooO claim an equal right in the produce of,be .
oUo,eoo, with he 1900, 900 themselvess accord
ing 10 your doctrine OF The grea, de,id.rstum ;,
political economy" that the whole n,ocssJ.
vi 'ne who'e productive labor, belong To the
whoie ic,eVO QUO; to be distributed by The fede
raj government at its own uncontrolled >eiu .d
caprice! Is 1t intended here 10 carry into n,ac,i
erect the doctrine, that the whole proceeds of ,ba
iaoof OF The American people belong TO tn. whole
people; IN exclusion of the great American min
c'pie mat each part OF it belongs 10 the labourer
VINO WoHuced 1t, subject only 10 fair, necessarv
contributions for legitimate governmental obisc,.5
IL inns De not your object, would il no be wen IN
enquire, 10 whom does lie cotton. tobacco anS
rice oeiohsf anu would II not then become = rues
"on' whether you have right 10 take anv a.,
Oh rom me owners, and give it to those, who
own u not! You have not right to take il fo,
puohc use, without just Compensation -, -,
Vate USE 20" have no right to take il a, all T,
you nave, there is an end TO the rich, of ,-j,,,,
properly. Its constitutional security il eone 7,
Is perfectly immaterin 10y what art of bocus roc,.
you may do this; if you can do at all IN. ,i,h,
OF private properly IL gone But ii seems o.,
20 form any part OF the great d=sideratum of orr
orn'or's political economy TO ENQUIRE into ,i,I, =;
10 y"s"ce, INTO morals, into mturn e, ruun, bu,
10 seize the whole productive labor of society q,
20 distribute It regardless of right or wrone nv m.
iaiscious standard OF his cspricious notions Of ,b
'noue IN winch IT can be made to produce g. the
erea'esi sum OF national wealth - .rb;s :; 81
essence OF ultra despotism. But, sir, il will M, ha
uifhcuit iof the most supeI fetal observer 70 Jic
yer me ia1acIous * deceptive articles prac,iced he
our orator IN making this representation. ADM,
"ns u 10 De true II is far from contaiuioo Tho
whoie rum; very far from containing the mos,
n'atefia' truths, TO enable the mind Ia co,nnrs
bend and decide upon The true char.o,o-
"hoie SUBJECT The first important oniss;ons -
'he aHcieS OF wheat and flour Whv mot in.,o
uuee nese articles to share The same fate under
the isrih, with cotton, tobacco and ricep Tbs,
are equally bnrthened under the tariff. with cotton
S Suu 'ice' ior the protection cf manufsc
lures. why not introduce their erovvers ,Ls
INTO the company OF the growers of co,,,r -
co anu hce! Why excI'de them from the ,brs.,s
thrown out against their associates il, i,a.sS.,
A"e'e eouio De Out Two assIgnabIe motives win
Oo' oistor ior The exclusion. The one vyas IN ,,,
nv cuhh'"g 'arlf scheme, sectional cast. u1oo
"Hen lis success mainly depended Wberey.,
The whesi-growers throughout some nj ,ha -
securing states, New York, PennsyIvani, NJ
'yiahd and delaware, for instance. shall dice.
ne" "ue INTERESTS That Notwithstanding their re-
s'uehce IN the manufacturing states their iote,.,
- huch anectsd 10y The tariff as the p1o,vers
OF cotton, tobacco and rice, tbev will isa :.
me majesty of strength, and crush the ,n,ioi ~
sithce to atoms. Ii our orator had ;,cl,do. -
""eN7stowers with their other agricultural osso
eia'ee and sufferers, his insolent tbrsa, could -
al It's horrors, and of course, lis Intended e.,
t"o'eu oi h'e against one, the maioriiv ,vouId
$3.50; e" "'n'ne sgricururists; and its sectional
tehce the motives for the exclusion of ~. -
5'o"eIs rom MS formidable, threatening s,s,is,
statements. Suppose the whea-growers inciYds',
oo'u not mat TACT alone b-ve varied the whole cha,
ion uens OF The tSriiiir statistical represents
% 10 ven mTeiatIon to its pscuniary resul,.
10 us relative sectional bearings and i,s fo,rni,
PIE 'hfe'iening'! I think, the cannot be dsnIs
Oy any sound wei organised mind ZEN in .ni,o -
prepossessions and preiudices que "
bu', SIR this is not The most fsllscio,,s ba,-;,
anu enset OF this statement OF statistics uoder ne
IS a." Inc statement gives only the value
~ the exports produced from cottoo ,cbsaoo Nv