Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-28

and cotton manufactures and the ruin of all engaged
in them, the great object which is to crown their
labours they do not affect conceal their homes and
Wishes their belief that their efforts viii lead to
this monstrous result We are now considering the
case, however, it affects the farmers--and we ask
whether this privilege of buying British goods will be
any equivalent to them for the destruction of the
home markct--that market which Adam Smith, the
idol OF the Free Trade Champions, calls the best of
all possible marketsthe market furnished ut their
DOORS by the manufacturers, only for their flour
but for every species of field and garden PRODUCES
market winch they possess, free from foreign rivalry
and from commissions, freight and other CHARGES |
This market, which consumes ten times much as |
England would Ill any event take off hands, the
Free Trade Advocates would destroy; for this pausi-
bic scheme of reciprocity would inevitably produce
this effect. 1t would destroy the market at home
without furnishing any abroad it would drive the
hundreds of thousands of consumers from manufactu
res to agriculture, and convert them into producers
Another view oil this project viii shew how utterly
destitute OF reciprocity 1t is. The destruction our
manufactures, to a great extent would be- certain
two years importation OF British goods at low duties
would seal their ruin. If after having accomplish
ed this first rate beet of her Wishes England should
choose to say, agricultural interest is suffering
and we will resume restrictions upon the corn
trades or if for the purpose Of getting the cheap corn
of the Baltic, she should open her ports To all the
world, winch would he the same thing if she had
sealed them to us, where would be our remedy? We
could not resume Our manufactures restore them
with the same faciy--the labor of re establishing
them would be infinitely greater than the original
inception OF then,:-the ruined manufacturers would
neither have the spirit the means, and others
would be deferred by their fate, and that want of
confidence, which the changing and faithlcss policy
of the government would inspire. This country
would retrograde for a century, during which, Eng
land would monopolze our market she formerly
did, and thus reap the golden fruits of her adroi,ness
and our g'llibilty. No scheme in short, could be-
more admirably devised to PROSTATE the resources
and real independence of country the feet of
jealous rival, than this Free Trade project.
rodsurg KY the editor of which the correspondent of T.
Moore, Mr.. Van Buren, and others
The election district although
nothing upon winch we can found congratulaon read
We T T, sun a ba e . ,f"e amners popular elections
make the friends of freedom and the purity of elections shud
10 have money and be liberal with deeply to he
led by all good men, II Ic:I. ,ann,men. III
the result between the Congressional candidates. district
was ali that was to he Considered would ohude
mark upon the subject But the feel that district
the strongest in the state favor of Cen Jackson should
SO soon erogade principle and become slayis followers
OF the very man. who FIVE years since, sold con-
seraon which he received is degrading almost to be pro.
musa,ed That such has fact let circumstances
We do not intend these remarks for those have
shouted corruption against him with the voice Stentor
known that out OF eleven representatives. branches
were true friends of Gen. Jackson and his our
representatives Congress te way The result of
this election gives friends Mr. Clay and but four
friends OF Gen Jackson, in this district Besides whatever is
SAID TO the contrary our Congressman for Mr. Clay
next President and will be against present
administration right wrong How this political revolution
has eiiaccomplhed accuracy say Aheh.
er by the potent influence of Mr. Clay himself no has been
IN every county of the district whether attributed
10 The known instability of the people of Kentucky upon poti-
cal Subjects difficult TO determine but that other
is the cause there can be no question.
lhis county, which has contained average ma ory for
me last two years. OF from four hundred favor
e principles has tine late election returned
wagering friend of the late administration The State Senate
BILE integrity is nothing could be said a%aipst Mr.
thompson as man, and is equally true of his competor
wao ne peat more than four hundred Mr. Worhngton
hln Trend OF the late administration is also elected 10 the
and Representative the stamp of politicians and les
saine and Lincoln have done the same No man coud have
credit or honor OF the distTic, others saw That M
has done much 10 produce this things is cer,anv
Chain OF evidence to prove his sbseviercy to the enemies
the present government We hope that those men who Ti
been noceny msed in their opposition aud if So ihsy
soon see the error of their ways return TO the ne
tent, but resting with cheerfuness decision of the 49,
If bsv ss no & @ win then" in the full confidence tha,
| " my ' ' i'sh' '''D' 'i'ey VIII De at another Time
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The Baltimore Chronicle has seen the Correction If tho
we nave puohshed has itself done the justice to
pSoisn the extract OF our letter in Baltimore
as we are to errors and ea, first duty is 70
though we hazard little in saying that the venerable
eniertans the same sentlnensRchnnond Enquirer
The Enquirer has, by the above article, deprived
itself OF all the merit to which it was entitled bv its
prompt correction of its error in regard to the anibr
ship of the letter which it gave as that of tho t;,o
honoured Charles Carroll, of Carrollton Considar-
ing the faulty Judgment its editors discovered in mis-
taking the "deautifH autograph" of ga very aovnp
"Gn for that of this venerable patriot who is s' We
believe, in his 93d year, think they should have
mad too much respect for the opinion of the nnhl; -,
attempt by kind of hap-hazard assertion. 10 ascrbo
TO him the same sentiments as those entertained bv
the writer of the letter in question IT. was had
enough III all conscience, by most unacco1ntable
puquty ol vision, to biunder OH the conclusion thew
nave done, without aggravang it in the manner now
attempted. 1t brings fresh to minds the circu,n
stances ofthe east Roam letter and the course Of
CONQUER pursued by them, in relation to it. When
the facts assumed by that notable writer were fnnd
TO De malIcously untrue, the Enquirer then atemnt.
cd TO paate the violation of truth and decencv there
IN contained, by affirming that SOME other had been
Us duty Then, 1t would have exposed the wrIter s
.at SANDER by giving his to the public in order
tIldt W lnpht be Infrndncnd infc