Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-07
FOR THE Eve UYRER.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN RELATIONS


dent Reid of ylvana, dated 18th May, $780, az
ter speaking OF the necessity OF great eNertion the
part OF the United States, and comparing the
OF France aud Great Britain, thus expresses hmsei-
Though the (Biitish) Government is deeply in debt
and Of course poor, the Nation is rich and its riches
afford y fund which viii not easily be exhausted. Be-
sides, their system OF public credit is such, that is
capable of greater exerons than that any Of other
ton. Specialists hare been long time JorefeIng
ITS dO,oydi; but symptoms If the catasfr0-
PIE being near am persuaded Il totH at least last
out the iUdr.''
Frederick called this iusrious man the greatest
soldier Of the age. When recolect the number Of
similar predictions, and discover how clear was bis
Vision OF the future may, after the lapse Of half
century pronounce him 10 have been July prc-ui<
Lent in political foresight
In how superior light, does he appear when con-
tra.ted with his contemporaries. In February 1850,
Mr.. Dana said " The whole system (of Great Brittany
was threatened with the most dangerous coDyuIsionsr
Such convulsons, led the writer CONJECTURE
civil war;" M which he wished the friends OF the L,
States success. (pide Ausii''S LVe. page 300)
II we descend to the language oil the Statesmen OK
our generation, shall lind times as litto
prudence and little policy. What said MIR. Pnckney
IN Sept 1903? The embargo TO do every thing.
Cotton rising and ,oOuid soon be scaree."In Jan,
1910, Mr. Madison says, g II would not be
deriu If the pdssice spirit Of Congress sould its
Meeting he reused TO the opposite point" He says.
The tone Of the Nation is higher than that ofis Repre-
as loo as 10 III cents Georgia." and tobacco 10
a similar situation. (See life OF Pinkney)
Al last we did arrive at the opposite point" Tho
war came swept away all these distractions dc il did
nothing else) the Southern men called out that they
should be wholly avoided Tor the future but camo
Mr. Kings Navigation Act. Years rolled on, and ia
1924 out came TariG-and in iS2S, the climax
capped by another. During the whole of this period.
all Europe peaco, and impeing its national ener-
gies TO their highest point-And in 1929, do We 6nd
raw cotton low, and manufactured still lower. Ere
the year 1880, shall behold (as think once told
you feeble attempt made in the columns Of your
paper 70 rouse the country to consideration OF the
evil that were in prospec) the free iabour of the
East crushing the slave lshour Of the West The lndx
Charter will be removed, and Ausrsa settled!
Blu, of what avail is all this display OF past events
and past opinions Beginning as did, with the sup
port of such authority as Washington could not but
reflect that the The country had forgotten his pro
ceps and neglected his DictG, the farther 1t had strayed
from the path of political ecudc aud prosperity Who
had done so All parties; and hence all were to blame,
and none blame their neighbours.
was led TO this Address to you at this time by tha
melancholy detail OF the condition OF things in the Eas
tern States Ruin seems 10 stare the Manufacturing
Interest in the face The loss OF the spectators OF
little consequence compared with the distress occasion
ed by the OF employment Of so many OF the hands
that have been inudciously coDgfegated in the
large towns What is the remedy Where is to bo
found the evil In superabundant legislation. and sf
fectedy astute (ahough really stupid and abominably
careless) negociaon-more especially in the latter.
The whole of these Diplomatists, (Messfs. A.
dams and Clay and Of the dominant party in Congress.
fully proves (again 10 use the words OF Washingtorp
that they seemed to have forgotten or (noTe probs-
sly to have ieaTnel) the policy OF placing one
adversary in the wrong" And when reflect how
grossly volatory of the Commercial Convention, aud tho
uniform boast of the States, that it was tie first go
both the Tariff, but recoeci his concluding
observation, Had observed good faith parts,
" might have told tale TO the world with good
grace bat complaining i'll becomes those who are iouud
TO he the first GggyCSSOrs."
The last quotation leads me TO ask IN what situation
the Ministers Great Britain will find themselves
their arrival at their different Courts Are we 10
expect iulallibe from the mission to England
when the restrictions OF our TarG Law calculated
to produce not the most desirable Of feeling 10
wards this country? a concliaoTy disposition ought
be manifested by the ministers Of both sides of tho
Atlantic There are indications that spirit Of retala-
ton is lameutsby INDUCED on the part OF Great Britain
Mr.. McI.ane will not arrive at his destination ill after
the Of Parliament. In all probability, the law OF
last July viii I've modified, TO open the Nova SEQ.
tia Ports the trade Of the U states. and enable traffic
to be carried on only under the BRUSH Nag, TO thu
lest Indies. IL is hoped, indeed, that this measure
may not be adopted, for II will only be creating another
source OF complaint Within the last week, too, we
have heard the letter from Mr H1sksson on the sub
iect Of Irish tobacco the speech Of Mr. Smith of Man
chester as 20 the possibility OF growing superior cotton
iu India with an attempt 10 demonstrate II from actull
sample the FALLING o. live stock, &C. &c &c t.
Swami river 10 Australia, and indmadon from Mr..
Lucas to Carolina Rice Planters OF such being tia
riaiy Of East India rice cleaned la his Liverpool mill
hat If the Planters get 8 per cwt next yeart 10
much as they expect (this year, from S 25 e.
4 % were Obiained) These facts are enough 90
rouse our attention TO some Of the i'll consequences
II the "a. (ated Tariff
I'm South Carolina the distress begins 10 exceed eve
y thing The Planters shipping cotton on their
wn account. NJ the market keeps down at 10, they
will hardly get salt to their poffidge. II lower, they
viii nett about liz and cents, or 8 " per bale In
he name of Justice and common sense, is il not high
inc 10 modify the Tariff. and back 10 the true ma
AN. CAPIToLiNUs.
Coness declared war ia France had declared ne
gross Of lsl9ll led hea out 70 s,..e ss,I-. ~
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