Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-20

ict oiohe would have found remedy in that prin-
cple OF our nature, which mpes us 10 take care of
ourselves was increased by the empircisn of govern
ment. The consequence is, that the policy of"vinc
within ourselves" which, when commerce. was voung
ana the prohts of labor but small, wise one and
under similar circumstances will always he wise. ~
cugrattcd upon ~. ~ y time whom Nv dus,ror.
course the doors OF COpmCrcia intercourse with for-
cgn nations, might have been thrown open 20 Us and
when Labor IN the field would be worth more than at
the loom! |ihc period has not arrived when We cnn
speak ttor experience of the full effects of this svs
tem-but we are unable to account for the continued
repression upon agriculture otherwise than by ascri-
p'g II IN part TO the opSratnn of that system and in
TINS, We arc strengthened by all the views we have
taken OF IFS mode of operation The exclusion of
iorelgn manufactures from ports appears TO us
must necessarily be followed by the exclusion OF our
agr'Cu'urai products from foreign ports We fiat
tered with the idea that home demand for our bread
stuils WE! BE- created by the extension of manufac;
ring Establishments to make up the loss the foreign
demands TINS we believe to be Observation-Disclosures
ta' extension is produced, not much by increasing
ule number oil hands employed. as bv the improve
ment oft fundamentally, because the s,nplv of
bread stut's must from local causes increase beyond
COMPARISON 'aStcr Than the consumption of them IN
this country be made by any device to inrccnso
say hCc1usc our government cannot BY legislation
conrout tine products of other countries so as To mnko
me supply oi foreign manufactures exactly equal TO
thc deficiency OF our own and the foreign demand for
breadstuiis Just sufficient for our surpus-thus we
snail be left entirely IN the power of our own manu-
lecturers. In reply to the remark often made nv tho
friends Of the tariff, that the price of manufactures
nave not increased and therefore W. ought not 10
complain suiices TO say they have not decreased rs
we had right to expect they would under the opera
ton ot protecting duties. From the fact TINT the
New England delegation voted against the recent lazy
OIL l"Sd' we have right to infer that the principal
manufacturers realised fair profits without It's mid
nat the representatives Of other manufacturing dis
trcts voted for IT. may be satisfactorily accounted for
upon the supposltion that they We're not so well adj
Vahced III the business OF manufacturing and could not
come into competition with their New ENGLAND bro
thr'n without additional protection. Hence may be
learned the instructive lesson that every new connect
itor Will require new aid and the farmers be called on
to pay for It.
flLet us farther test the policy Of the "Amer;csn
system by the end proposed To be ACCOMPLISHED
nat end IS Independence of the world This strikes
rs 10 be notion of Independence as erroneous in
theory as 1t Is mpractcable by the means pr opposed
he wealth OF nation Is prOportioned to lis exports
III period 81 peace, II commerce Jeff free pursue
~ track whcresoevcr 1t lstCth, and the Industry and
enterprise OF man. are untrammeled by artificial svs
ems OF government, nation, whose products oil
whatsoever kind enable it to command the products
VI other nations, Is necessarily independent OF them
w hen war comes II is the better able TO meet -and
then may that labor and capital which are thrown out
OF agricultural and commercial employment, be ad-
vantagcousy added to the stock already employed in
manuiacturcs-foT 1t must be supposed, that t,thou
the aid OF legislation, sCt-inerest and local avana
ges VIII always give due impulse to manufacturing
establishments which may be extended with facility
IN time OF war; We dol not dissent from the principle
that IN peace nation ought to make some Drcpara-
ton for war-but say that it is unwisc il is sucj
DIAL, for nation whose policy peace, to impose up-
on itself without necessity, the privations of war
measure IN anticipation of the occurrence OF war at
some remote period. And, IN relation to the enco,l-
ragement of manufactures, our principle is-let nntu
Ia causes and Individual enterprise &c a.God not for
ced by legislation. D
To sum up the errors Of the protecting system:"-
u requires that people thiny scattered over an ex
tended territory, OhN
consists mainly in agriculture should become scryic
ltators of popuous nation crowded within conpar-
atVciy narrow limits, whose true interest is found in
hailuidctureS-commercc beng necessary link be- |
tween them: 1t makes it eXpedient for one halrtbe
abourcrs OH farn to make bread for the other half
whilst the latter are engaged in making clothes for
the former, leaving nothing 10 SELL 1t the two
leading interests of country for the benefit of the
third It's CHEZ design Is to foster manufactures even
at tic risk of diminishing venue, and therefore, it is
an abuse of the power oftaxaton vested in CONGRESS
for raising revenue By It's exorbitant duties and the
rigors OF Custom House regulations smuggling loses
much gifts crimnality Finally, we can find no war
rant for it IN the Constitution.
Whether right or wrong in our opinions upon pub /
nc policy, and the causes which have led to the exis-
ting peCuniary disrcsses Of the country we cannot
err Ia assuming thC fact that condition is one re-
curing energetic and combined efforts 10 amcliorate
It, Selling but little, we ought to buy b.s little Let
rcrenchmcnt and economy be- our first principle off
acuon--"nd the second encouragement OF industry |
IN our county and state.
ResOircd, herf.rc That so far cs may be prl rt,-
cable and consistent with true economy we will raise
and make at home procure IN several neghbor-
hoods, every thing d"seled for use or CONSUMPTION
in our families or upon our farms.
Resolyed. 2diy. That whatever it may become
necessary to buy, viii IN all cases where horc NAV
b. choice, give the preference to articles Of Virgin
IA growth or manufacture, having regard TO price and
quality.
EeSolred, SHY. That we solennly cnioin upon
ourselves the practice ofrgd economy III our general
mode Of living and plainness Of apparcl, and bv way
Of earnest OF sincerity that we Will on the ith
day Of March and on the Ith of July next appear in
suit of Virginia cloth.
HesoiUcd, 4thiy. That we consider the Tariff Law
unconstitutional, and in practice detrimental to tho
interest," ofagrculturc.
ResoiDsd, That The Editors Of the Richmond In !
qnrcr and the Constitutional Wing, be requested TO
publish the above proceedings
WBI. BOILING, Chairman
THO. Cum. Secretary