Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-13

roceed from this policy and Judging from analo-
y as we must, that prosperity, with all lis con- |
omants, is the promised fruit OF our present POI
iticai labors.
|, is singularly remarkable how much alike. are
lie clashings OF interests described by Mr.. Web
tcr, in ashngton, 20 those which are exhibited
yearly in the British Parliament. On the urg ing
,f personal, sectional aud Interested purposes, Mr..
Webster very justly, and we may say, propheGcal-
~ remarks. 90 that jmsf fears are inspired that A
wise and useful result is hardly to be expected"
Mr.. Webster further reminds u.s. that he had for
merly expressed doubts whether this government
were fitted by its construction, to administer aid
and protection to particular pursuits. We shall
see how closely these wise predictions have been
verified.
fined to that, which alone had been the subject of
complaint; the bill now before us is Of very diff
ierent description. II proposes to raise duties on
various other articles, besides wool and woollens
Ii contains some provisions which bear with un.
necessary severity Oh the whole community, and
others which affect with peculiar hardship par
ticuar interests; while both benefit nobody and no
thing but the Treasury" Again. &c taxes are laid
by this bill, which will be severely felt by the
whole union. Or this description is the tax on
molasses." We are informed by Mr. w. tina,
IL $4,000 OF gallons of moIasses, imported an
nually, ten OF which are consumed as food by the
poorer classes, and the other three are distilled
which, with the drawback, now taken away, was
useful auxiliary to our foreign trade. If the
tcnsible object OF this tax were attanable saws
Mr. w. viz. the substitution Of whislIey, the pro-
duce oil our soil, for rum, in some small quantity
which he doubts moreover, lac then with great
propriety, and becoming humanity asks, Is is it -
desirable an object that 1t should be sought by such
means! Shall we tax food, to encourage Intern
perance' Shall we raise the price of wholesomr
article oil susenance, OF daily consumption espe
ciaiiy among the poorer classes, that we may Ell
Joy a mere chance OF causing these same classes.
TO use more oil our home -made ardent spirits? NJ
Webster seems TO be fully impressed with the i'm
portant bearing which the molasses trade has. on
almost every branch of New England industry;
anu Is aware oil the immense amount of tonnage.
called into action by it in various ways. This adj
diuonai tax on inoiasscs, amounting 10 $500 900
annually, will fall almost exclusively on the poor
er classes, as Mr. w. admits
Mr.. W. proceeds TO notice another obiect;onabl.
feature oil the BILL viz. the increased duty OH
HemP: he cannot well conceive, any thing more
unwise or ill-judged than this appears to be it will
lsays hc) be absolutely oppressive to the shipping
interest II Will create an annual charge of one
hundred thousand dollars least Oh the Ship own
ers, although they now are burthened with heav.
duties on Iron and Dnck, and tonnage duty OF
Si2o,ooo annually this BEING the only interest,
subject to adirect tax, by law OF Congress-
thus Tar we have rapidly ran over the odiou-
features OF the bill, as painted by Mr.. Webster.
ana certainly by him in true colours, and with d
Mr. W. wasdesignated by Mr.. Smith of Marylsn1.
as Il bill OF d6onltndti0ns-The Moasses tax. he
admits to be one of them, says Mr. w. and vet he
votes Tor IT. We ask tohy Mr. Smith votes for a
oi'' 0, denominations: And we must in charity sup
pose he does so, because he finds or thinks he finds
some saving clause i'll IN oil. OF has some hove nj
" oehehciai result TO be expected from it,
Now, II Mr.. Smith call this bill bill of abo,nin,
tiohs' what does MIR. Webster make OF it, WIN
ne most certainly proUes it to be hill Of abomina-
uouS, 'he remarks quoted above from his speech
do this most VIGOROUSLY. Now where is the saw
ing clause in his mind in this bill, to command his
vote: '' ~ '''''i'idNu MS
The interest OF the manufacturers (savs Mr. W ,
Is treated as secondary throughout the bill: the din
ty on cloth at the highest is raised tbi rteen Nor
cent so That, while by this bill, the manufacturer
cams thirteen per cent. on the cloth, he would ap
pear 10 lose fifteen per cent. the same cloth nv
the increase in The price Of wool, in CONSEQUENCE
vi the additional duty ON that article Mr. w
oinits to notice the duty on indigo which i, also
against the manufacturer. And the only paIIiation
10 nus and The .orner evils, Mr.. Webster finds in
a nope, that the market ,nay be opened IN The
under this bill, for such clothes as
may be furnished at prices Intermediates batween
tle graduated prices established by the bill In
lilis mode he hopes the manufacturer may be sus.
tanned, &c. - 'u'-
We have quoted largely from this able speech,
nIS' 10 snow how much Mr.. Webster agrees in
anu men 70 show grounds, drawn from his own
statements Tor the diSdPproJatiO1l which we ven
'ute 10 pronounce on the vote he gave for a bill
proved by himself 10 be full of denominations; bill
DuFdehs9me and injurious 10 the people of the I'm
ION, particularly so to New England. more especi
ally so to the city which he represents. empba,i.
caiiy injurious TO the shipping interest of the ma
o"' the vest India trade, and the wide spread.
hg ranifIcetons ofbome industry which is the ali
' I OF 'nat trade And where then is the bal
'ce ior All these acknowledged evils? spreading o.
yer 'hs whole nation, and over almost every other
interest but the favored ones We answer: the com
'enSaton for all these evils, too various and muI
lpiied TO be appreciated, acknowledged BIZ him
o De OIL great magnitude as well as extent is TO be
o,nn olify, III The uncertain and eventual benefits
n'ce' the "0oi growers and woolens manufactur-
10 Vi 'his "hoie continent, may receive from
cahiy protection, witch barely will enable them TO
8st. '''' ~
we confess, that we cannot see the grounds of our
enator's vote, and should be thankful TO have il
hooe apparent 81 satisfactory, because respectipp
"e"'S we profess TO love. TRUTH
Supposed to be w. Lee, Che Author of the eel.
'Dra'ed Boston Report Ed. Eng.
We understand the Senior Glass OF Harvard Uni.
'ersity has presented two Silver Waiters-tbe In
nos two Silver Pitchers--ihe Sophomore two sill
'er CSSe 5askets-and the Freshmen a Silver Gun
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LITTLE EoCg, (ARK.) Afag 7.
, inaidns on ouT SouthOestern bOrdcr.-CoI
hector returned to this place on Monday last.
rom Miller County, where ne was sent some
weeks since, by the Governor, with orders TO re.
move certain Indians who have been collecting in
nat county Tor some time past; and we are happy
earn uhat he has FULLY succeeded in the object
# his journey A. first the Indians showed di,.