Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-01


the Southern, il is absolutely vital to the prosperity
ct the great Middle, Western and Eastern States
lie is narrow politician indeed who looks forward
TO the downfall Of the System. After the next CEN
sus o; the u States, it will be placed npon basis
SO strong and unrnoveablc, that faction will spend
itself in idle rawlings in endcavoriny to dethrone it,
The people of tho tariff states cannot live w,hou.
market for the products Of their labor. OF all the
exports TO England, we of:hc South, with our tobac-
CO. cotton and rice, enjoy monopoly of at least nine
teen twen,ies, whilst of the imports from that coun
try we consume but an inconsiderablo portion. We
are the last people in the Union who oirh, to COMPLAIN
of the tariff, BY improving the home market with
out affecting the foreign should without i, have
been infinitely distressed and embarrassed than
we now are or ever have hcen. BY fatal repeal of
protecting duties who could c INT the misery and
distress to the nation which would cnsue from the
prostitution of manulactores-thc ruin of Capitalists
AND tho turning ont of thousands and tens of thou
sands from employment. Should we receive more
then tor what we sell pay les, for what we buzz
NO man of common undcrs anding will answer in
the affirmative. On the contrary would not Eny-
land who chiefly supplies next to our own artizans
receive whatever her mpnopoizing ayarice and en-
pdity would demand? We pm, these questions 70 the
But It is not to Gen. Jaclson's letters alone that
we are To lock for his decided opinions ON the ,,es
tons of encouraging domestic manufactures and in.
ternal improvements. His votes in the Senate OF,
the Tariff of 82i, represent him, with his Secre,a
rcs Eaton and Van Buren,, us supporting the hiyb hes;
duties which proposed and on the bill for au,ho
rising certain surveys which involved the constitutions
al power Of making internal improvements he va, ed
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] the ID vol. Niles New Scrcs1 With these .,ci
staring US III the face, not lutte surprised
at the closing paragraph in Fridays Enqnrcr of an
article on State Rights.
:, we cannot dismiss these rapid remarks" avs the
Enquirer, without Expressing our hope that ne
present administration of the Federal i;overnment
VIII at hr propcr hvte, rCcOect Ia. Great RcD,il
can SCHOOL in which the present President OF The l.
States educated IL, was htourht M, IN 10
giea; school si'98 and 90. He lDuUh, bv ,i,. si1 4.
the Republicans, anu the queries winch he al ro.>.,
To Mir Dixon OF Tennessee DTOre ci,i are hi, ,,;n
ctp'e', how much attached he is 10 the sit inter
lpTetrts0H oi The Consultations and tn the ius, rrs
OF the states and OF The people. We hone -, j,c
season, t.IIs Administrations viii provo itself true Ia Mr
Jcitrsons prinCplC$-and viii 40 all IN its novc,
10 'ircu"Se'iOs Ne enc10irneis az re Fele,ui payer.
and brug back the Governmcnt TO the first plcip a.
! vi the Constitution"
Surely there is AN ncurihn madness m ,hc pre-
sent timrs What these eucy,1r hnaeais ~, ia. Es
drrai po'ccr which Mr.. Rich;c aud his sa,,i. tir,,
'e'oof nave been complaining OF for years? A1c
they not the Tariff nud Internal IMPROVEMENT
laws' Have any other encroaclrncnis been cou,ol,iu
cd OF; lF go, what are thcy' And yet President
Jackson and his Cabinet, E,ion. Jnoban, md V,r
Buren,, who always supported these cncronch,nents.
are now invoked by Mr. Richie to do all in their pow
or to circumscribe them. We 10 not saw that ,,ey
VIII not do i've shond be surprised at nothno
after the Sh'ncu and glarng apostacies in public
men during the last four 1--we yea7s--5ut what
VIII the nation think and say on The srhjec, VIII
they not regnrd the abandonment Of The American
System by those who uniformly supported .,--who
raised themselves 10 power on is back as the mos,
shameless and prohgate Scrclicion OF pripciolc,
VIII old Pennsy lvania, New York will Ohio remain,
mute and patiently the bread taken from the
mouths Of their citizens, for The purpose Of feeding
British merchants and manufacturers: VIII tbos,,
vino are interested in The Cumberland Road lor more
properly the Jefferson Road, since he was is foun
Gcr) look quietly At IFS decay. after millions oftlc ma
tiunal treasure have been expended on il? We can
scely think that these things are pos.ihl, The
truth is THAT the subject OF State R,njs he minds
of our people have been kept in lcv"rs. and dis.
tempered state 10y the arts of Interested politicians
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memorable alien and sedion acts aud its self crea-
ted teachers and instructors have extended lis doc
trncs to other political measures for party purposes.
Mr. Madison the founder of that school, has himself
rebuked thSir extravaganza. Mr.. Jefferson sanction.
ed many of those which are now so strong
| ly denounced by such men Gov. Giles and tho
Editor OF the Richmond Enquirer. We arc as much
the friends Of State Rights any man or set OF
men, but we cordially dcspsc those hypocTtcal pre-
tonccstp exclusive orthodoxy, so common in these
days. We wish to the Federal Constitution in.
tcrprctcd foi.ly, candidly and ratoDsybut We can
not subscribe to the wild vagaries Of Southern Hot
spurs, of such Cooper and Hamilton and
others, who would calculate the value Of the Union
and PROSTATE IT'S magnificent ark, because Of duty
on cotton bnggug and woolcn cloth
! ~ We have received our London files, Of the Cou-
rieT and Times. a 2Id Ity nj in G,t,ro