Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-21

truth! Let me direct his attention TO the helpless
victim OF Asiatic despotism, wrhing under the
inf1iction OF torment, designed to punish fancied
treason, or force tho disclosure Of imaginary
boards. Let me suppose that with MIR. NJ at my
side, addressed the wretch with these words Of
consolation " The government under which you
exist and suffer, has received tho uniform and
practical sanction Of the people, for more than Q
thousand years. with a concurrence or acquies
cence' Of your immediate ancestors throughout
the same period and through all the vicissitudes
OF party and circumstances, which marked the
PERIOD no novel construction of your original
and natural rights, however ingeniously devised,
can Withstand the unbroken current ofso prolong-
ed and universal practice II j. could be done.
I-lfyou presume TO recalm your original rights
and privileges, and refuse any longer to submit to
the within or dictation Of single individual, there
would be an end to that stability in governments
and in laws which is essential to good government
and good laws You had rights originally il is
trne-but more than ten centuries have passed
away since they were exerted, and they cannot
now be reclaimed. Submit, then, as becomes
you-and let 1t be maxim in your government,
that your monarch can do no wrong" l ask,
would the feelings Of Mr.. Madisop's heart respond
to these sentiments! He would turn in sorrow
from the spectacle, and with adherence from the
advice. And does Mr.. Madison address these
opinions to us! 1 leave the answer TO others. l
should grieve to mention il.
Mr.. Madison expresses his surprise that an at
tempt has been made TO substitute for the power
al congress 10 project manufactures, eucn pow
er In the several States-and he declared his de-
cided appreciation Of such an expedient. The
reasons Of his opinion curious. Z" What State''
he asks, would wish to tax its own trade for the
encouragement OF manufactures, If il could in
Fact do so?'' Does not the present tariff tax the
general trade of the Union. But il seems that a
single state, altho' it wanted tariff for its own
exclusive advantage, would not " wish to tax
sfsey to secure this advantage, but would wish
TO tax its sister states, tho the tariff was in no wise
IA mi Afr Nod.
son says, " would be tax ON its own consump-
ton" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES when any state
wishes tariff for Its own purposes, should not the
! tax be on its o,on consumption! Could she in
ton Of other states? ss Butt Mr. Madison Urges
. the nett proceeds will go, not into its own trea-
sury, but into the treasury Of the United States.'
Certamly-and when one state wishes to benefit
Its own citizens, by taking into its own hands the
power TO lay taxes OH imports, it would be very
strange indeed,h the money thus raised, was to go
into it's own treasury, the state, besides securing
the purposed advantage should thus be exempted
from contributing any thing 10 the revenue, and
be supported in the Union by the other states -
But Mr.. Madison thinks that if the power resided
In the States, they would never exercise tilt
may be-we Of the south are no, willing that
they should encourage their citizens at our ex-
pense-and If they cannot do i: without, le, them
not do il at all
There are some persons, Of very saDg,ine tenn
permanent, who sondly anticipate the speedy arri-
"a: % the period, .gtaan domestic manufactures
can be sold as cheaply as those OF foreign fabrica
ton. This is within the verge Of possibility.
Blu. we wonh still say 10 our manufacturing
lneighbors-"f OH Wish 70 secure a great and inn
poTtar' benefit 10 your citizens: But when you
shall have inatured your plans, and perfected your
tdes'gns-when you shall be enabled to compete
successfully, with unrestricted foreign production
we shall then only be placed in the same situation
that we are in now. Therefore, tho inconveni-
ences in the mean time, must be suffered by your
selves. Tor, would i, not be unjust to tax A.
Srlcul,ure, our commerce, and our consumption,
that alter the lapee Of centuries, may be restor
ed to On advantage which we at present possessy'
But would not be understood to express an opin-
ION IN favour OF the substitution of separate taxa
ton by states. am only considering the reasons
| expressed by Mr.. Madison, why 10 state would
exercise the power if she possessed il.
| Having examined the arguments by which Mr
| Madison supports his conclusion that the power 70
encourage domestic manufactures has been given
10 Congress, ! should here properly bring this
discussion TO q close. II was no part Of my origi.
nal design TO advocate the general utility Of I'm
shackied commerce. Such an attempt would Sar
exceed my abilities, and would require ap extern
sion which the columns Of newspaper could but
i'll supply But as Mr.. Madison has urged sever
al" exceptions" TO the "Let US alone'' system,
though ne avows himself partial to it in the gem
ersi, VIII only mention that the system and ex-
ceptions, being destructive Of each other, he can
not consistently advocate both. Thus in his first
exception" he says, "Tbe theory Of "Letus "a
lone" supposes that all nations concur in perfect
freedom OF commercial intercourse. But this gold
en- age Of free trade has no, yet arrived" Ii by
the system Of "Let us alone" Mr.. Madison means
the "Ldissez nousfaiJe" Of the French ner chants,
would answer, that they were not ignorant tha.
all nations did not concur In this freedom OF com
mercial intercourse. it will be per-
ived, that this is no exception but an obiec
ton applying radically TO the system In his Sc
cond, he says that perpetual peace il supposed
and ne pronounces this to be not less chime rical
than universal freedom Of commerce. This too
It - obviously seen, is objection that would des
> troy the whole system, and not an exception from,
It's general opeTaiion.-For the periods Of war and
peace, being, as he himself says, equal, the anti
cpation OF war must prevent its establishment in
,time Of peace.
} OF the Others, the third is the only legitimate
exception, but not at all applying the subjects OF
} the late tariH-the fourth IS Peiifio prineipn
the hftb the suppositioD OF a case almost imposs
, bie-snd the last, the answer to argument in
favor OF the system.--Thus Mr.. Madison comes
before the world, avowing not only the constitu-
tonality OF Tariff laws to protect manufacturer
not only his opinion that the power Is properly
lodged-but also his disbelief oftbose principles Of
unrestricted intercourse, which have been yecejy-
ed almost as truisms by all economists Of emf
, nence, since the publication of The WEALTH
OF kATIoEs3 HAMDEN.
FUNFRAL or FATHER ANTOINE
, New ORLEANS, January 24.-The body of
this revered patriarch, The spiritual father oil the
past and the present generation, remained exposed
in the building, where the Catholic yestyv hold
its meetings, in Orleans street, from Monday the
day OF his Jecease, till yesterday, when il was
transferred 10 the Church. During tbat Time a
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