Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-21

the others by my predecessor. W.
10 De concluded in our merit
"rhe friends ofthe Tariff Gays the Richmond 10y
ALARMED at the demonstrations and the avowed design OF
:" gram attack on the system Of protection as soon
the public debt is paid eff must cessay rally around
him lAlr. Clay as their natural head"
The Editor OF the Washington Telegraph, in his pa
per oil Thursday, makes the following iudcious COM
mentary the above extract from one of The lea,no
INSTRUMENTATION papers:-
"Ihe time has, at LENGTH arrived when il becomes the
duty oil the taX-payng people OF the country TO deter
mine whether they will continue a system which Jou-
bes their taxes So long the revenue is ne 10
the support OF the Government or the payment of the
national debit no good citizen will complain But ano
ther question Is now iairly presented 1t is admitted
that, in three or four years, at most the national debt
will be paid; which will leave a surplus Of ten 10 fifteen
millions per annum in the Treasury. Will the people
continue such tax Tor Mr. CLAWS benefit? For our own
part cannot hesitate believe that it is more The
interest OF the manufacturers than of ary other cas of
our countrymen TO dsconnect themselves with Mr.
Clay Mr.. Webster has called the tariff of 1928 " A
bill OF abomna ions" Mr.. Adams and Gen Jackson re .
commend revision. Even the Intellig encer admits
such revision TO be eXpetient A admit that is on
pressive and none are satisfied with all OF its provisions
IL is obvious, then, that revision must and will follow
the payment Of The national debt large amount of ca
pal has been invested in manufactures. 1t does not
follow that the interests thus invested will be sacrificed
OF injured by judcous revision reduction of the du-
ties on tea, coffee, sugar, sat and such articles en-
ter into The consumption or the manufactures of the
country, will tend much to benefit the manufac-
turing as any other class OF our population IA the
manufacturers array themseves as a body against
any moiihcaon OF the existing tariff, they will pre-
sent themselves a tbs advocates OF a monoDoy be-
ieved to be oppressive, aud, conseque nily odiou to
entire sections. Thus situated, they cannot appeal
to the justice the lbera,ily OF Congress Being
the advocates oil monopoly, they cannot argue
against a counter monopoly. What, then, il TO pre-
vent the other Interests from uniting against the
manufacturers? Ii such union be the consequence of
their conuau demand for a monopoly, their ruin /,
inevitable Let any intelligent man look out upon
public sentiment and he will that public me
rf-the test of patriotism. The propriey Of a modi-
hcatiOn is conceded-so obnoxious is the .tbilI of
Nominations" that public of any party j.
90 blind as not TO its fault no tyro in political
economy ignorant not 10 argue for its modification
Can any one, under such circumstances suppose that
such hobby will carry Mr. Clay into the Presidency
OF the United State? The time was when it was sup.
posed that the tariff, policy, controlling in
huence, and political deferred, in certain
Stles, from oppo it, 1t has had lis day modi-
location is the wish Of all parties, and has become
the interest, as will be The policy of those who have
been decoyed into its embrace TO conciate its emo
nents who, being united for general object of re-
ducuoD, viii decide between the conflicting interests
such IL the current OF public sentiment that the prn.
dent manufacturers cannot mistake their interests and
instead OF enlsiing themselves political party un-
der MIR. Gays banner, they will seek a refuge from
the impending storm in the magDaninity, the literally
ana political justice OF Congress, whose duty il is to
regard the vested interests, which have grown up In-
der their legislation IL il il the interest," and must be
the Ultimate policy OF the manufacturers themselves
TO abandon the tariff OF 1928, who believe that the
political manufacturers will desert the fallen for.
tunes OF the ''pretender?" Mr. Cay's system is run.
mug down. Those who wish to use his name for the
purpose of keeping the opposition united may speak Of
his bright prospects, but every intelligent man know
that Gratis desert Stulken ship"