Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-31
From the BanseT OF the Con,,itn,ion.A

In discussions connected with political subjects which
are beyond the reach OF the great of minds, The
OF takes the place OF the power of redsOn
and million. of people obliged pin their faith upon
the sleeves of others, to whom they are very willing TO
conide the kind office of thinking for them. IT, how.
ever, this blind acqpescence limited TO the
which really Of too great magnitude for of
ordinary talents TO approach; should have right
find fault with il, because ii would he an imperiec
ton in the moral system that could not be removed but
by more general education OF all classes which could
only be the work OF time. But this is not the Ma
ny people who amply qualified to form opinions for
themselves, will not take the trouble of doing il, be-
little reading is required to enable them un-
derstand the subject and they would rather pin in
hue and cry, without nquiring what about, than
TO be annoyed with the trouble OF reading few pages
We recollect. when boy, honest old black, who
lived with aUily'in the country who pretend
ed 10 think EXCEPT through the mind OF his master,
whom he used familiarity TO call by his christian
and whenever he made assertion that disputed
it was always supported with " Benny says So"
The Tariff question il very simple one. when d.
vested OF all extraneous troppinRs and there il scarcely
who cannot understand it, it il he presented 10
him in lis naked and essential character Let MS take
farmer, mechanic, any other working man, who
has not had Than three quarters schooling in hi.
lie, and ask him these queslions-what would be hi.
answer
l. it better for you give Is cents pound for coffee
than tenn
Ist better for you to give 10 cents pound for sugar
than sevsnl
IL it better for you to give so for suit of clohe.
than FIVE?
Is ii better for you 10 give Ss7 ton for iron, than
so?
Would it be tight to make you pay ga pound for
tea, IN order encourage Henry Pratt 10 raise te
in his beautiful hot-house the Schuylkill?
Would il be right to compel you 10 pay doutIe price
for your Sunday hat made Of foreign urs in order
protect the hunter. of rackooDs and beavers in Georgia
in their domestic industry
Nov, upon negative answer to all these questions
by ninety nine ont oil hundred. one n,ight mos
certainly calculate. But mysdfy the same question,
under hus flourish, about american System, !" pro
ecting policy, "home market ""balsnce OF trade :" 81
and hitch the on, like bOb-tdi to kite, TO the name
OF some prominent politician, and pense flies
out OF The windows, aud every thick-headed fellow
ills up his hands and cries out in Of petf
caton--''Grealis ID ana of the Ephesdn.r
The prominent position Of Mo. Clay, befue the A.
mefican people, the individual through whose mind
many people are willing 10 think and who il mo4
likely to b. chosen as The candidate Of the American
System party Tor the Pr sidency, renders ii desirable
that his opinion In relation to the Tariff policy should
be distinctly known; and as we have to sup
pose that he has changed them within The last years
presume that they to be found at inll length 10
speech delivered by him in the House Of Rspresena.
lives, in 1924 IL IL intention shortly 10 publish
that speech entire; anil II most ably iogi-
cay, and most uumphantly reiu'ed by Mr.. Webster
IN his answer the same shall also give al lem 9th
the speech o that gentleman. VI is opinions the subiec
have no reason to doubt are the That they
in 1924, although bis conviction that the Tariff
policy is The settled pofcy 0f The cOunfTy has unlor.
uns'eiy Withdrawn i'm Tor awhile from the ranks oil
free trade. The principles Of which a. expounded by
him, are happily exempt from the fatality which hui
man weakne.ss heir 10, ard which we have soirequen
reason 10 depore in This expressive language.
Tempord mtfdntur, ct nos nutnDlur iiI ills.
The Boston Gazsue hss a coun,unca ion aludine Il
late movement among the chanics and m ercbant
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