Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-14
RtctstuotI0 Sgttfa.
MONDAY MORNING, DEC. Ia, 1929.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


10 those Passages particularly, which relate to the
Tariff We are Distinctly informed. that neither
Commerce nor Agriculture has sustained the loss,
TOR manufactures derived the exclusive benefit which
was predicted from the operation of the several acts
regulating duties on imposs. On the contrary, that
Tie country Is generally prosperous, the mportstions
not diminished, and the revenue rs hourshiDg az
could be desired Notwithstanding all this, the
PRESIDENT recommends modification of the existing
duties; hut whether by modification he means a q
increase or reduction Is left altogether 10 conjecture
Tue, nc advises gradual reduction the duties on
tea and coffee: aid why' because, according to his
own rule these articles do come into competition
with tho growth ofour own country. In this we per
iectiy agree with the President and wo believe the
most Jealous tirifiites will also agree with him. Dir.
Rush the late Secretary of the Treasury, recon-
mended the same policy, but Mr.. Rush belonged TO
the Coalition" and his advice not needed
The President takes proper ground on the subject
OF manufactures, aId that is, that the overwhem-
ing competition of foreigners ought to be guarded
against by strictiye duties This is the plain sub
ject of the matter, but the doctrine is carefully
wrapped up in smooth and coSciliating phrases, in
order that The Hamiltons, and Coopers and Gileses,
/
tlenien be satisfied Has it not all along been
sine qrG with The Southern Hotspurs, that the
whole manufacturing policy, should be abandoned;
that there should be no projecting duties whatsoever
and nolA, except such as were absolutely necessary
fer revenns', and this, because all such protecting
duties not only unjust, and therefore inexpedi-
ent, but also unconsltutional? If indeed thew are
disposed quietly olay down their arms and submit
TO President Jacso nsvies if after all their vaporino
and staggering the wngto adopt the PRINCIPLES
of the message ON his Eiuch agitated question, we
for ourselves shall be content We hope never more
to hear the schoo-boy cant from the editor of the
Enquirer, of ''lct us alone" ''hands Off" &c no,
to have nerves shattered by Governor Giles NV
full denuncations of this most 'mschievous, wicked
and ruinous policy" II these gentlemen viii agree
with President Jackson. we shall agree with them:
union WHICH wc never believed would have been
brOugh; about, excep. by miracle.
Upon the subject oflOtcrnal improvements, PREF.
ident Jackson shows much more timidty than Candi
date Jackson. We hear of no constitutional oualns
about tho Tariff, but the Presd, mt seems to be sud
denly inspired with great doubts & difficulties with res
pect to ln;e!nal improvements. The distribution
of the surplus revenue amorg the several States ac
cording to their ratio of representation was supuo-
sed Except by politicians of the Richmond SCHOOL,
to dsentangle the subject of much of its difficulty
but find that President Jackson entertains dou,,s
even on this branch of the question Indeed, DOOR
gentleman, he seems to be as sadly beset with const
tuliona scruples no1O as he was utterly regard
less of all such barriers to his will, There is now
difficulty in almost every thing He wants Home
Department, tells Congress plainly that he wants it
and yet with an adroitness much more Characteristic
of willy politician, than plain old warrior says that
he DU MT ask for IL; because. forsooth there were
strong objections urged when n similar application
was made by his predecessor. lie also wants bank
ruPt law regards public Debtors describes the very
substance of one plainly as the English language
will permit, and yet the whole passage is so scum
nlngly devised" that the term Bankrupt is not even
named, and thousands opposed to such a law would
pass over the sentence without dreaming of what the
President intended, and without being aware that f
such law passed. it would in its effects be an
entering wedge to the whole bankrupt system
laws. The whole message indeed bears marks oil
the most deliberate contrvance, of the most artfu
policy, and Of the most consummate adaptation of
suitable means to particular ends and yet our neigh
Dor Of the Enquirer would have Us and thinks there
fc obeTs cTeduiOus enough 10 believe, that General
Jackson penned every word Of IL. We do not pre- !
tend to any great proficiency in style, but we should
think ourselves the verest dots if we could not dis
,inguish "a hawk from handsaw."
We presume that Messrs Giles and Richie, par
iicularly the former and we may Judge from his own
late example, cannot find It in their hearts TO com
plain Of the Presidents pious CALCULATIONS at the close
Of the message. We remember well when similar
language by Mr. Adams was secuted as cant and nv
Pocrisy How differently the words appear from
our friends and enemies!
With respect to the views Of our foreign relations,
are not competent as the editor Of the ENQUIRER is
to decide on their Justice. One thing, however, we
remark that whilst good deal of sel corn is given