Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-31


iiuLME' but they were nearly his words. and repeat
them as 1t were an the presence Of my Lord HOLLAND
VINO, am sure, will easily call the singular circum-
stance to Inns recollection His Lordslip was too SIM
cere man to hold out hopes that he did not expect
tn SEQ realized; and, after short time of CONVEX
saton, during which his I.odship will recollcct that
predicted rain to the country, unless timely ar.
rangement took place with regard To The debt and
paper money, we took our leave. sailed for Anc
RIGA before Mr. HUME. but we met again in LONG
ISLAND in the summer ofthat year. He was man
with uood deal of leisure on bls hands, and with
uncommon activity and great skill in matters relating
to manufactures. man OF excellent sense; OF man.
ners and person extremely well adapted for the pur
poses Of persuasion; and he naturally had that amil
arty in dcmeanour, which made him very agreeable
associate amongst the Americans. He almost la
ncdiatcy set hims, If To work to eneavor induce
the Americans to manufacture for themselves, effect
which object he neglected no opportunity and cx-
er,ion IN all companies whether high or low, wheth
or amongst merchants farmers, whether taverns
or III stages, 1t the everlasting drop OF the rain
on the marble; and, if his life had depended the
accomplishment OF his purpose he could MOI have been
more IN earnest or more Jealous.
He travelled thousands Of miles III order to assist
young manufacturers with his advice: he went to
! WASHINGTON when the Congress was sitting, in
der TO give the members inoimaton and TO press his
arguments upon them. After some time, he pointed
out 10 the Congress great fraud committed by the
English manufacturers. 1t was th!s: there
certain duty on articles, the principal part of which
consisted of Raen, which duty much lower than
n the article had consisted principally of cotton. Now
the worthless IN the he'll holes have the talent of so
dressing up piece Of Sif, by rolling. by glazing, BY
something as 10 give it the outward appearance of
having in 1t a! linen than of cotton, when, at
the same time, II consists almost wholly of cotton.
AIR. HUME, VINO undcrSt BOD those tricks well point
cd out the deception. l remember his BRINGING TO
me piece Of the stuff, and taking all the threads one
from the other, proving to that i, consisted almost
wholly OF cotton Having given The same proof to
tie Congress, an act was passed TO examination
TO take place, and to subject the goods tho higher
du,y, i so decided BY the examiners The hell
hoies played another trick; they made OF, the invoices
which were 10 be presented Mt the Custom House,
much lower than the real price of The goods: this also
nc pointed out, and Oil act passed 10 authorize the
collectors nj customs - appoint persons to value the
goods, ana 10 lay Oh thsm duty ugrecablv TO that
valuation. lie las SiEcc came away, as have IN
derstood. procured another be passed relative
to unshearcd wo0ilen cloths, which paid much lower
duty IN consequence Of nut being shearei, and which
could DC SHARED IN America well, ana nearly as
cheapiy as in England. But MS great object was the
exclusion of English woOilens c0tons aud ha var,
which he always used say would be famous blow
At the boroughmonge.s, or, as he used 10 call them
5ooroughm7 which word be has made pretty
nearly familiar the great towns OF America Is !,
Is in those OF England.
Now. though well know that that sober and ne
set OF men. he American Congress no, to b. has.
tened on 20 do things without thoroughly uuders; and
lnr what they suc'ii; though know; that nasson
and prejudice la no weigh: with them still know
also That hey must listen the of the peoplc
and an very sure Mr. HUM has 4 great deal 10
." IN inducing the people 70 make their voce heard
upon the subject. lie has been iIst twclve vears
engaged in the entcrp!ze: l Will engage he has nc.
passed single day, without making some effort 10
accomplish his purpose. He has had no business of
ms own, or rather he has made this his business Be-
sides, by his advice, by the Information which he gave
20 manufacturers, he, some measure, taught the
country TO manufacture for itself hay never heard
nor have ever inquired whether he were consulted
IN The framing o! the Tariff; but think il very
iAey that ne was; and It is my opinion that in what
ever degree this arf has been, or will be- inisrious
TO England that injury is to be principally if not sole
~, ascrlDed TO TINS most I'M egent, able, active and
perseVering Eng!islIman who has herein made rood
hs words that he would do his adopted country all
ne good he could, though 1t should do the greatest
oil mischief 20 tho country in which he had been born
ana from which &c had been compelled to fee in Or
DER TO secure his earnings for his children Thus
then, If what have here related he true and If it
bc not true the matter is of so much notoricy that
there are hundreds to contradict me; If what hav.
rotated here be true, and If the American Tariff be
one cause Of our present distress that cause is to no
ascTlbed to want Of Parliamentary Reform that
source Of all the OWLS which have afflicted England
for the last fifty years.
Unjust governments or rather governments over
which the people have no control: such governments
were never made wise by experience, or here would
he lesson TO them: they wDu!d here find. that strong
as they think themselves, great is their conteapt
tor individuals, individuals sometimes find the means
once before reached by Engiishman, ard in Amc-
ricS too; | mean by our famous countryman PAISr.
fAINE was an cXciscinln, at LEWE5 IN SUSSEX. He
was bascly treated by the lnsOent fools over him
by the rotten borough SYSTEM he pcttioned for re-
dress instead of redress, be received qdonal inju.
ry; he went 20 America; he there wrote against the
system which he had left at home. JEFFEnsoN and
some others, have had the credit of being the nuo,s
nj ne deciaration If independence: either of them
might. for augh. know, have priitep it; but P,fYE
was i's author No man drcamt Of independence
until he publicly excited the people to it. lie
IN his "CoNMuN SENsg." urged the pcopIe IN
COMPEL the congress to declare independence,
a committee OF the CONGRESS met 10 consider
ut an nng'reT ~ PAtNE; 20 consider of an app en-
10 the people, 70 show them The 111css or tie IRON
o'ii1l. That same committee, before they sepsra
ted, AGREED UPON REPORT 10 the CON
GRESS RECOMMENDING THE MENSURE
Of !NDEPENDENCE Thus the injured insnlted
scorned, and dcspised ExcIsEMAN. mudc the borough
thing feel his just vengeance. This ought % hive
oeen lesson TO the borough thing; but things like
thc borough thing do not take lessons. II WIS a
very happy circumstance that The borough thing
drove PArNE 10 Americas; for, if America had been