Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-18

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zee 70 induce Ruthless and ruinons competitions he
tween Virginia and the North. II was adopting ,h,
arm pr,hcipie, against which, said AIR. G.. have
protested with this House, and against which I nm
oa! at al times TO protest, and under all admins
trations. - "N''''
lMr' Goodp then, protests against the Hero
ana his administration. However sincere himself
against The Tariff, he will find himself when il comes
10 the pnch, deserted by the great body of his as
Socates who Will stick to Jackson IA long as he com.
mands majority. Thai is the touchs' one which
tries the merit of men aud IN ,asurcs and so lonu
e"her men or measures, abide that test SO long will
pohtic'ons square their condnct accordingly Trs
the thing in the Legislature, or elsewhere, whom
he pieases-hc shaA find that much of the
enthusiasm against the Turiif-much of Tie
non"'' OF its uncorsttutionali,y and all
that, has cvopora,cd, since tho Hero inns
become its - advocate and ayoucher No,b;nc
else we firmly believe, was wanting 10 make tho
Tariff popular at the South as well us he North I'm,
Gen. JacksoH's being Prc.dcn--and when we rclcc,
that the circumstance is likely 10 exhibit The motives
OF public men IN their true colors- and when we zoe
and feel, that the insclent and BULLYING shirt If $
Carolina and Georgia will now b. proved to bo VIVA,
we always believed it-a bragga,lncio temper wbi,
exceedingly valiant against John Quincy Adams.
In
attempt any thing against it, covers before the
popularity OF Andrew Jackson, though supported by
no more right. When we see these things, we beuin
To think that Providence knew better than we Mbnl
was good, aud TO acqucsce in tho exrcdency OF Tie
popular FIT, which made Gen. Jac.tson President
Gen. Jackson has taken stand in favor of tn.
Tariff more dcciled far than did Mr. Adams. until
the session of'2a-yct will be seon The different con
s,ructcn which the very men put upon tho same
thing when done by Mr.. Adams, and when done nv
Gen Jackson Verify, 1t il more safe for one ma,
to steal horse, than for another TO ook over the
hedge. But we beg pardon.l
AIR. Goode, in continuation, said he was rcodv
not only to protest, but to do any thing which was
regular, to put down the Tariff lie was road ,v,l
Ing and anxious to resist it, no matter who cuinpo
sed the Administration. He considered the Tariff
policy unjust, because it extended peculiar PRIVILEGES
10 favored dass The same policy was attempted
here We were invited to extend peculiar pryiieyca
TO such as would engage in manufactures by incor
poraling them. Mr.. G. here went into an ,ynmina
ton OF the legal privileges of corporatiors-as that
they could only BE- proceeded agsnet by distress
were exempted from the personal Incarceration for
debit which the individual citizen was ljable-but
above all that the individual stcckho ldtrs were not
liable for the debts of the company. thouub tbev
might by ITS means, have accumuldt ed forunes--o
show that it was system of peculiar privilege and
It's impcIicy and injustice. Mr. Goode concluded his
remarks with expressing his conviction that business
was moro productive when managed by The rrincin,I
IMAM when entrusted to agentr, must be the case
IN JOINT stock companles--that agriculture was hr
natural employment of Virginia, which by diverinp
capital from 1t for manufacturing purposes would he
lett 10 laDgulsh and pcrs-and that it WINS wrong To
encourage rivalry in manuf curing with the North
winch would prove tTuitlcss and destructive
Mr.. Minor said he was unwilling To- ,oin in Tho
discussion; but having been a member for two SOS
sions OF the committee sought TO BIO broken up he
olt 1t duty he owed to the subject give his views
on It, lie should do 1t IN few words, for the merits
were confined TO n very narrow compass. IL WINS n
MAXIM, not to be disputed, that every government
however based, or of Whatever character. ought TO
look to and foster the great concerns or interests of
It's constituents Such proposition no one would de-
NY anG denial was not worth the time trouble of
refutng. Agriculture and manufactures were Ger
talniy important rery important, concerns in every
government. So long mankind were OBLIGED In
leed ana ciothe themselves, good government land
certainly our government is, or ought TO be SOL
should look Ia the means Of sng food for our bo
dies, and clothing for our backs
This, our free, land would he could say h1pDyI
>, ate mad the fostering care OF two governments
Inc one iederal the other our SIT sovereignty
now exercised in this Hall TO one of these poScIe
this most important matter belonged. Either the
States possessed 1t among the rcserUed powers or
Congress had II in some Of the granted or incllcn
tai powers in the Federal Constitution He would
not stop at this time to discuss this much vcxcd oucs
ton To which socycr government il beonoed il
ought TO be exercised We ought either to do il
ourselves, or let the United States act on IT, This
policy OF the dog in the manager would not do for
these vital interests. The power OF the Federal Go
vcrnncn, on these points had always been adm!tte cd
and exercised from Its commencement. The whole
course OF us legislation, the explaining prcamblcs ,
mnny laws, the system OF bounes, restrictive rcrua
tons, Presidential messages and cabinet reports ali
prove this. This power on the par; Of the Federal
Government has mover been denied in Virginia till
lnteIy. Even to the ycnr 10. when the fist tariff
was laid, so IA from denying this power TO tho Uni
ted States had IN the southern Suites invoked IFS
exercise.
a complaint or murmur against il wus no, heard
TIL the stagnotoD Of trade the depression of proper
ty neral accunula ion OF debt and Ion prices for
crops put us III bad temper with ovcry thing and eve
ry body. We thcn made the tcondsrCuI discovery
that the states possessed almost every poUcr. That
the Federal Government was most nOt1rious usur-
per- These ntD lights have found their way into this
Hall, and for some four five yonrs past have pro
duced most strangc results The Legislature has
lent It's adto these latier-day lumnarics; and lonp
laboured and nrgumenatve preamplcs, and loud and
resolutions been poured forth to the
world. These heavy AIDED culvcrin, have made
much noise, but produced little effect His nmiob