Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-27
HEADING, Pa. Feb. lG, 1929.
LETTER III.

1" iiN 1@Ecef'e"ey I0ccfHor Cues of Pirginf1
regret much not be enabled TO proceed in ny
correspondence with your EXcelency so fast as 7
would wish. For the present / must confine ,oreeIf
10 communicate TO you the annexed extracts from
The proceedings of Congress in 1859, aud few re.
maj ks them.
Your exceency will perceive from these c,a,nirra
that your usEious fellow citizens General " sh;ne
ton and MIR. Madison spoke and acted in those eari,
times OF the Hepubhc quite otherwise than YOU do
at present. General Washington far from tas;nr. nj
non consumption acts, alarming Cruises &c 81.
eore on The day IF his inauguration q homesDu,,
c!oafN IN order To teach all future generations of the
United States e Flrginans aud their Governors not
eXceftcd) by what means they might become firmly
independent and great. And from the extract of his
st'or to the Delaware society for promoting manufac
lures you may learn that this great VuginaD expecte
me Pronaoft0n 81 domestic manufactures Doun be a.
mong me rs consequences Of energetic government
You VIII farther perceive from those extracts tina,
no other man than your great 6Iadson laid ,ie fopn
dat'on 10 that doctrine against which you lately de-
ciared war. Our manufactures said he az early
as 1889, must be protected Ii is The policy o. oi,r
country TO obtain that purpose by restricton W.
dei'e no other benefits from Euglan but such as sra
e%torted from her own necessities And with pro-
rheiic spirit lie predicts the time sGrhen lie 4eopio
me CH'ted Ses 'rH associate cgaiaa the ,:aiseysal
moaopaiy IF Great B,ftuia.n SUI
Ihs extract, short as it is contains vet nau.r-C.,
many oher reflections South Carolina and the civ
oil we" OK were The foremost in pra, uo for
tons. Virginia benefited by n PROTECTING AT, w.
coal. New England 'for the common welf3rs,,
piaceh unGer heavy contribution by duty on mo-
a''u submitted. Navigation, then an oppres-
sea S'S'er ana consequently friendly manufactures
was richly loaded with protecting measures
III hir. Madison saw clear in respect 20 ENGLAND
DC "cnhceiVca not The true policy of this country in
respect 10 France. He maintained that ,e n S,o,n
ought 10 concede TO The last country advantages ~,
order that they might receive from this natuTaI .i
GUAR advantages IN feutn) Ii Virginia would cu,
Foy Ter great stock OF talent SO as she formerv dd
sic certainly would give up the ristc ambion ~ no.
nde
mong the c'PPies, and look for truly national rolr
cy. request you sir, take the article tobacc, r.;
CONSIDERATION, an article which. the books saw was
formerly considered money in Virginia Do Won no,
believe sir, your country would do n creat c,j b,i
u She could sell four FIVE millions mo.e tnbsrco
instead OF contributing 10 dcpess tie cotton market
us you Gould certainly DO, if England would not
lake between $50 aud 7Gd pcr cent duty ft,rn lilo
article, restriction which as your Boston fr;epda
themselves admit lp. Isl Bost Repl is not calcnIatei
Tor protection, bvt only for depressing consnmDfo.
iuu he "a done whist the balance OF trade is against
Tue Y nea States, and whilst England receives = rav,
material from this country By The nanufacur;nor -
"iHch sue gains more than hundycA millions VIVA
nave you as VugiDIan, farther TO hone or IN fear
sfaplc2 '' P'''O'P"'
Have you not under such circumstances. rcaso, 70
s1taN toe language Of SIR Madison in respect to En-
siana. lille reelection would induce you moreover,
Likewise, as MIR. Madison did
france has to offer you produce for produce wine for
TOBACCO, and besides manufactured silk conrnodrv
"biGh Tor many years this country will not be able to
produce. According TO Count Claptal, tie consunn-
ZION OF tobacco IN Departments near The line where
the Rcgie" for tobacco is manufactured and sold v
government makes moderate prices in order to pre-
' ent smuggling, is ono pound and half per head.
Whist III The interior, where prices arc higher II a.
mounts Only TO halt pound per head. France there's
"fe' could easily increase the consumption fo II lbs
% zen 70 lbs per head, either by reducing the pri-
,,,I "ou lne whole empire or by giving up the
"""oPoly and imposing a moderate duty, measure
",'ch Teady ten years ago proposed by ar Chan
.a' ana winch Just now would fInd popular sunnoIf
% c cr'n Tor which the "Regio" Instituted viii
~F{ r IN he year 1880, inc fallor.) For inducing
"c french people and even the government TO srch p
,"sn'e' We u states could offer an equivalent in re-
l'''g The dailes On zine aud French maun(srfrred