Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-09
Msrt)a,rosr0 ezaDta.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE o, 1920.

III Ut this time, when the trumpets are rallyino
the forces OF the enemies of the Tariff, for grand
assault upon the protecting system the next session
OF Congress, aud when it is boldly proclaimed that
Tire authority OF the President aud his Ministers
Is to be urrayed agsnst protection it is wise in the
American People to look abroad, and especially at
England. to in that country the conclusions of
long experience, upon state OF things not dissiun-
lar to that which prevails in our own country. The
silk trade, the first and most considerable selected
for Mr. Huskisson's experiments in Free Trade"
The consequences sufficiently set forth in the
Debate in the House of Commons, which we publish
to-day. Tho silk trade is "done up" and hundreds
OF thousands operatives, who drew their subsistence
from that branch of manufactures, are starving. In
IS24 " SINCE, the enemies of Profession and the adyo
Gates OF the mlsnamed Free Trade" system, pointed
TO the principles then newly proclaimed by Mr.. Illus
kisson aud introduced into English polity and sneer.
ngly asked IT the letters of the protective system
were to be rivctted on the u. States, at the very
moment that England after the experience of centu
res was struggling to emanclpate herself from them
There were not wanting sagacious Statesmen in this
country, who pronounced Mr.. Huskisson's doctrines
from the beginning. )ech to arrest the prorrcss Of
protection 10 tins country, and other parts of the
world, by pretending that the experience of England
had at last detected the false principles upon which
The system of protecting manufactures proceeded
and that her Statesmen were resolved to repuate il
II tuis idea were successfully inculcated other na
lions would abandon their infant manufacturers to
perish for want of protection. md England would
REGAIN her monopoly of supplying the world But
"hetHcr Mr. Huskisson was sincere or not ia his
Free Trade principles, and in his attempts gradually
TO introduce them and unshackla British commerce
what have been the results Of his experiments as far
az they were made' Unfortunately for the silk man.
uiacturers, their industry was pitched upon az the
subject and That once ourishng branch of trade is
consequently laid in ruins. Other causes for their
ruin are indeed assigned; but if as is certain they
emincntly fourshcd under protection and have fal.
len into 'he and yellow leaf" the moment tbn,
protection withdrawn, or left insufficient. there
can hardly be two honest opinions on the question.
We refer TO another part Of the paper for the Debate
The score complete.-Gcorge w Hill, editor os
the Vermont PatriOt, to be Postmaster at Mont.
pelicr,( VERMONT in place of J. Y. Vail, remoyed.
Dir. Hill is the 2Oth editor upon whom Gen. Jack.
son has bestowed office. lie is tho brother of Mr..
Isaac Hill Of the Nsw Hmpshire Patriot, made Cd
Comptroller of the Treasury. What patriotic ia
mily the Hills are!
When Mr.. Clay, in 1927, transferred the public
printing from Kendall Of tho Kentucky Argus. nnd
Hill ofthe Now Hampshire Patrio,, to two admins
tration editors, has the public forgotten what ter
rIbe rout Mr.. Richie and his compatriols made
about IT. How they charged Clay with bribiup and
subsidzing the public press, and what CONSERVATION
they were in for the public liberties, so mainly de-
pendent upon the purity and freedom of the press,
Where ure now Mr.. Ritelie's alarms and Jorcmiads,
The gentleman is mute. Twenty editors have been
made salariea officers; upwards of 100000 are an
hnay'disributed frora tho public Golfers among these
20 EDITORS il Is plain that the presses whose editors
arc thus feed by Gen. Jackson, neither nro, nor can
DO free aud independents yet all these circumstances
have not been sufficient to extort from tho consistent
hr' Richie, one syllable Of Interpretation.
TUeia bagicIie!-The Editor Of the Alexandria
Gazette thus humourously gives notice of his nten-
ton TO apply to SIR. Clay for "reward" Ia mode
the Jackson Editors. lie must not expect to escape
tho wrath of the Independent Mr. Richie if he sue.
coed. When Clay becomes President, all Mr.. Ritch-
zoe fears for the Liberty Of tho Press will return.
Know al men by these presents; Whcroas tho
President Of the United States, in bis wisdom, has