Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-01

Ns llI!IV On, No.
withoit-upon sugar, teas, ana coiste upon salt
and spices, upon blankets aud hne.,S: ,,on d.
Won inS tools oi the well man, and the pi,rsic a;
l'e SICK one. 1t - il vain TO sptaS ot more Geo
noh'y anu more rctrcnchmen. These neen,iy.
hds OF iaiiliy revenue have lOnr sin .e been a. a.,
QUESTION. Every family that iiy.s upon lis No.
heanS, has lonS since been reduced 60 II, s,.,,c
to its nli5.isitl o. expen,i;,,,r
ana It's PeSs'm"n' OF enjoyment. Still, every on.
has 10 yield its proportion of these ti,;,,, ,
millions TO the Federal Government. ami go, osu
odd TO the States For every hundred tnli
worth OF 'nreisn goods groceries which A f,n,ity
ouys, II pays, IN addition 10 the va!uu of the
Gle, tax OF thirty live or forty dollars TO ,b ~
ueTai government, besides another little tax of,rp
or '"ciYc collars upon that sum- in the shape nj
nclcahuic profit, 10 the retail dealer Til. ano,n,
oi .-AS suIorlncuInbcnt, sIpcrStruc;iya and I
uI"1Nc might say, supcrcre;ccntai tax in the
shape OF mercantile profit upon taxes canno, b,
less than one third per cent,:n. or eipbt or Ton
iiH44AohS upon our present custom house revenue
sum In Itself four times great As that direct tx
VI 'ie ycar ", which overturned the second Pre-
sc'' Oh this Union, ruined his party and r,ar,-cd
ali era in the history of this country ,,b;cI !; ;Ii
eie'Ieu 10 as one vi oppression on the part of ;l
People. N P~i' u INC
nope 'hc Senate will not iriSunlcrstanj me.
uo 10. Crav this picture, for the purpose of xciin
uisSatsidcdon with our present rate of duties ,,
Vilc .: tAoSe WHO contributed to establish i, ar.I
4 waning iof II 20 remain unal:crrd until the oc
:. us " men called ior II have passed away But
- i.o' 10 ne ciSseubled that thirty iliu,1 r.,o
articles OF consumption, in addition "a t,,,,rt,. IA
tOI7 upon property Ill possession, is an enor,uous
80 "" ~, population 20 carry, and that the-t on
80 "rch snail relieve them OF one half or-tyo
'liids oil IT. will confer National bencc c,i
";iich "l enitle il 10 the glorio,, ,nncII,tio, 90,
0'sSSe@: ne Congress OF 1892, may no that
most enN able body, provided the Conrr,ss or,sSH
entil max r.eh participation in its glory bv
laying tlc foundation OF its work 10 do th,; ~. '
must 20 towork at once and in carnas+ - -, nc
Puoic iliidS; d" must rouse them from their To-,
niiht state W Q must inGus,, new, NJ. o,d -
- y 'ie ,iieS. must force them to Weld AZ
e1': as much a. will meet the ip,errs, of d. 1T.
Tor I'VE years. In word Mr. prns;Ior, ~: 80 80
gress must pass my Bill. Then may w.. ha;I ~
aPinoach OF that suspicious day when Tho Natio,,I
'oot shai cease 10 east, and when the Tain bI
10 up nor TO alarm and distract the country,
i o 10 array one haii Of the Union against thu. 9th
out % reconcile all hearts, to excite all bo,,, -
" Siil iorth universal bcnedctions Then s,,ii a.,
sSe me day when this subject, so prcf-nont LIN
OF hi'ter contention, shall he ,akcu,ln ,,.itb
consent, aud Tor the joyful u,Irpo., oc
eNPuhSlAS long list OF articles from It's ,
ia. 'hesc articles shall be i. not for ,,s t
say DV, lor that most happy Congress- ,,,hich ~;
- ~ ';i..tciul task 10 perform, and which shall
trcSh from the body the People ins,T,,ctei
Oy thcr wishes, and amen lblc IN ga; III e'eu
bu'' could be permitted 10 spccuI,t, nv
$50 q sun I'VE years ahead, ana 10 Indicate ;,
~. "a ule aruc!cs which might be struck from The
'"-'~ Iut iDtO the HISt class all fi,n,
oil prime necessity, or ordinary co,st - ~ HoieS
no" 'dNed Tor the sole purpose of RAISING re,,,
ana without cor!prehclding the fIrther oi;at ;.
Tn 'S'hS the nome production OF a rvni ,ricI,
dnty ~ f,, oa.a comprehend coffee, which pays
10y "a H'e cents pound ami costs the co,,s,;r,o,
ON IN seven cents more, i'll con ,cCtyeuca ~ a. H.
y, .euS' "hich pay duties from twenty Ave tn fT
80 Fouilu' ana costs the consumer from ,hirtv
0,,I ~, 49, ouu cents more; spices, which pay
one OF TWO hundred per cent. and cost TN, ,os1
incr soluble; and linens, which incur an advance or
oy VI MY per cent. on the twenty ii &c mar con,
~ uaforeh', which they bring to the Government
No.. 80, rs ana others of the same class which
axe ,nAcd Tor the sole purpose of raisin,r r,.,,r
""ulu DC eXpunged from the list with una,;,,1,,,
consent the instant the Treasury co,,IJ -
WIN ulcir proceeds. The 3lerk ciass ,yo,,Jd 80
a, uie catalogue Of necessities, poysaiIJ
maze az home, and now subjected 10 d,,tt sr 49,
Goupic purpose of raising revenue and cborirb;
industry. In this class i included 10
'ns DUTY OH which takes thirty cents b,1shI a.;
i,., 81 Po%rt Oh ehe consumer and puts twenty
lNto tle golfers of The Government: 81 ,r,. ,.s;i
take four, five and six cents Il ro,,,.I e. IL -
oS-iher' ana give three four and five cents IN thc
coVerHneIt; and GlGakets, which costs us f,-f,, ~
S! Per cent. more, for the twenty FIVE per cent
4d C't'0Tct'i, which they put into the 'rcas,,r,-
Cpcn The question OF ahoIishinsr the d,I.ias voo,
ieSo aIucifs' anu others Of tie same class some
-iTersity OF opinion might prevail but ~. III
= iic should govern in every CT e. ia 10 INV mind
e one iIhely' to abolish the duties upan ar
, ordinary
N1lcn are not made at hou!e az ali az, mn. mai =;
quantity 10 merit national protection and
~ ieaVc them upon articles of taste and I,,vt,r,, ~
Upon such rival productions Ct foreign countries
IN SccuI''y iif tiine OF war, and our general in
dependence a. u nstion REQUIRE TO he ,n,Tn ~ -
- dOolIon OF one half the present duties unon
ms principles, would rot only relieve the conn
NY Hohi a vast burthen, but would have tn. b,nnv
eHect Oh reconciling all parts of the Union 10 nc
cohahlsnce OF tariff for the combined object of
supporting the Government and r,in,r ,,y,- -.
ful InanuiIctorics.
these few remarks, trust, NJ. President. will
Oe Suiicient to satisfy gentlemen that the bin
"ch ask leave 10 Introduce is not of a local mr.
sectional character-thait is not designed for the
AcIusFe' or peculiar benefit Of the new States in
-ie W eSt-5ut that, hOw5o.Ver beneficial itseu
H.h' may prove 10 these young States in cytri-
lung thcih from the condition Of tenants 10 IN,
c1crdi 1ovcTnment-giYiugt them the use of all
&c SOL within their limits, foT settlement and av,
ICl-ihuIupiyinS the number Of their fie..boldcrs
diSiiiS many iniigent families from povertv and
"re'che;neSS 10 comfort AM independcnce-auJ
converting some millions Of acres Of refuse ana
ie IdnI into All active fund Tor tn. promotion o
d I1e great cause OF education AMI internal i'm
ifoVencht-It would at the same time. he c1oi
hIh'iy advantageous to the old States, and 10 the
who're Cilion BY Fastening the extinction of tI,c
public debt, ana the CONSEQUENT release NJ ,I, p-
pc nom twelve or fifteen millions Of taxes
MT parton SAID, H. did MT ria. 10 oppose ,rrant
NJ lcd'e lOT TIC introduction Of this bill but To
maze some explanation in relation TO il. IL was
10y iieecIil 10 tell The Senate tiat the propositions
lHulcd TO, OF ashingtOn and Hamilton were
made ~ time when the Government Wa in .,,t
want o. funds, when they were looking about
lot means TO supply Immediate necessities and
icizing Upon every thing that promised TO yield
.hein' nat other means were fonui as well
NOV ana mat the pTaciicability Of the plan was
never tested. he believed die Government would
reap 10 benefit from H. however /, tni,rtt a., -