Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-20

tAs. That Siinisfy commenced legislative war q
ganst those ancient and stubborn preudess la favor
OF prohibitions which had closed or nsrrovve almos,
every enamel ,,, OF trade. They wisely aud steadily
SILK couoo ana their n,snufscturcs-nsy, on almost
every raw material aud manufacture without regard
competition, and In spite OF the outcries aud
remon-rance> oil the wool-growers, iron. IN and
manufacturers. who, according to their own wise cal
cuauons were to be inevitably ruined by euahiiny the
BRUSH people TO live cheaper, aud by substituting Ire
trade Tor resric,ons-uew lie for letharxy The
statement No. @ shows what changes have be-. mai.
oy Parliament since the The alarn,d capitalist.
oi that country were sstonished To silk wool iron
j -sh raw materials and manutactures-Brsha and fo.
reign inIi y-exportsd and imported: IN.
consumption and expectation If foreign and Bliti.,
productions greater than be lore; new channel, ot
uace opene old ones enlarged and importatons ir-
creased: aud that all these things should exit wi,bou,
MAKING them hsnkiupts The chip owners denouu nc I'd
'ne ministry; Br'ih navigation. according to thei
ssse Pfeu's'ss, would be ruined il the colonies were
permitted to enjoy the liberty OF aiding with foreign
n"uohs. The most caismous cons auences would
result from brushing away their ancient colonial res.
"e'ons' anu the naval glorv Of CIR at Britain would
De exunguished forever Minister. were, however
inexorabie; the colonies were emancpateG: and To
.ne,r ssoni.hment British navigation increased in
every pranch which had been iibe no:
ing the loud remonsrances and elancholy
VI tie shipping interest. And what was sill NOR.
10 them, their Navigation increased least with
NOSE colonies which their self h counses had aided
IN retaining in colonel vAssaag.. While the navsa
Uon oil Great Britain with her enancipat.d Northern
provinces increased from SS2i7 Osil tons, the
tonnage employed in trading between the ,no,her
country AMI all her West India colonies. b. gao in
ioia al 2{2oS2 and ended, in 1923, at 272 500; the
.ee previous years averaging actually lees thar the
'onn'g. oil lSli See No. 4. The last victory gain.
ed by the people OF England over an lynn
ran, o. their own substantial interests, wa. material
'no,hca"on OF the corn laws the obno xious alb
su'"ty among all the wild speculation. the IN an
Tile system. These We're spproa ch-d gradually Y.,r
after year, under variou. pra'~x AUTHORITY
Tor tho partial admission Of bonded grain at lenx, IN.
l ~ hrnt DO.
on certain conditions aud although still st high rste.
they are yet lar more moderate than most of orr din
lies The Farmers Of Great Britain will soon discover
mat Their approximations were ill., founded 40 the A..
farming predictions OF the shipping interest Ii never
yet injured any branch OF Industry in any country
es,sn the cost OF supplying the wants of tho poo.
PIE Inc comfort and happiness Of no people were
ever hos lie to the wealth and secueity of the a,i.,o
cracy These fundamental chang in her pulic Nv.
regenera'ed the Bri-h Empire, given wide rang.
TO her commerce, and an acv. impul.. IN her n,,vc
and resources, infinitely more he 10 h. ,,;,n
than any questionable honor she mi ght have srour.d
III an attempt 10 limit the bound ,ri-s of an cup,e
;ea.ni'g mtoush nail the longitude OF the globe, or
INV a'hdnce 10 perpe'uate tie dominion Of an I'M
enlightened and absolute government over the com.
merce OF nations with the rich coun of The
Euxinc. Wv
While, under til. wise admin y. ion NJ n, .,;on,
affairs OF our maritime riva her internal industry b.,
commerce wi II the world, ani her cath and power
h h've "erh increasing With accelerated velocity, W .
nave unfortunately, by intro ucing an oppo ute poicv
wastes our resources, aud mo I ~ff.ctusv arrested
,"s P"g'ess o! cnirtrv, which nature and Provi
dence ha! designed to he tn first among nuions T
go on WIN such inra'nres is impossible. whou, ruin.
ing our Industry. aud ii-gracng our Unio. w. h,v.
""h'ohy sacrihcea 1.-THE comprehensive an1 p-rtna.
neh' interest. Of the State to the particular and sepa
rave Vt.wt OF The co mites diAricts in Inch W
re'iie- We have b.en Influenced more by our roll,
a' hopes an" Tears, than by the higher and erand.i
eo"',"rra'i,ns OF national pa ri ,tim We have ven-
"'e" Ia ca our measures counSrv ailing without bay
ing ever examined single revenue law of uv foreign
ao''y whairver-we have proclaimed that the
| 80 urs'eneu 20 encourage and protect manu-
'ac'ures' whei', by h'aping duties raw materials
we nave actually render ed il inpo,.ible that The y
Smut" ever successfully contend with ioreig evan
IN our own markets; aud we have pretended ,h., W.
were p eParing Tor while we W ere de.rovins ,b,
very ba'i' OF ou' pav,I power While our ono. a ur
| E"ng navigation has been falling in the ear of IN,
S'''ne world we have been specializing amidst tn
,e""emehts OF an aniiquusd philosophy. We have
oeen gambling for private profit at the expense Of ua
uonal honor AMI rover. Nothing can relieve our in
uusry rom general and ifeI,s- depression and save
our country from impending Disgrace bur a p,omp,
anu thorough revision OF our comm rcial laws. an
'u'""' d"" general reduction OF our taxes Our ma
uncture' can never permanently houfh. I'll we di
"'"sh our cures on raw materials, and those exor-
e'"n' iinpots on importations which cueta consunp-
',oh ana encourage smuggling. The home market for
"o surplus produce OF our mincs and agriculture can
never "r enlarged ii'l we remove the burhens ".
nave innosed on our mechanic, mauuf,cturn, and
| ihterFss our iron masters. wool aud
hemp growers, will destroy their own market a, homr
ny enforcing t'rIt, which Inevitably drive. III man
u'actires OF wool iron. aud b.,np, from h, co,utt
10 Great Britain aud Russia Oar ayr;cul,nr. .ho,,,
De renewed from portion Of existing take, on the
cessaries oil Life. We must abolish all re.,rictions
m''h ooSHuct our inter curse with foreign nations,
We ever evpeci 10 Ii nj abroad, mark t. for the sur
p'u' produce OF our 6hrries, manufacture, CON.
meree, or agriculture. But in national point OF vie ~
our cohmarcial marine IL the i'm ,ortsnt c,rsids.
rahoh Inc ri'e ~ decline OF our nay,a.io i. the in.
"eN D, o"' ma iohai property and power Tn. i.
'"e''"g alarning III its 'enf condition whether
W. co'ri-t u with IT, form furnishing state or The
ggah ic SUI growing maritime power OF rea3ri,an
o"r navigation h,s been d-prrs cd ever STAGE 1907
priTs ioi9 by political causes, and since by Isoh
I'VE specuia;ion' Though we have enlarged III. cir
Gle OF our population T. double it, former dim, nsion.
actually less than il in 1901: and # ~ linn,
we comparison To that portion OF Union which was
e'"Poye" " commerce at that day, our foreign ton.
mage III 100, waS equal 10 its PRESENT smount Will,
our war with Great Britain continued Euroo.s,, 90.
SeH were employed aud when that terminated tIer.
wa" larger number Than usual in our por,s whic n
was gradually dininshed till 1920; since then foreign
. o''e@ n's oeen uniformly in"rra.ins. ard hs. /.
Vanced from I9,2Ol tons, in 1890 TO 40 I35 tons IL
| 1873 IN times Of on commrrciI pro.nortv W.. ~
'nos monopoizsd our foreign trade. Ia 1889 the r.,
""o " .Tcgh 10 American tonnig- entrriny our no I
was I'D per cen; ~ 1896. hat reduced n abou
| Iptr cent. The Quaa with r. anc. rai.sJ il Il,
los anu IN lSOO aud 1907, h,d re,ItreJ t. pro,or
,'oh 20 and per cent In 1SI4,ihe war had raised
10 ~; IN 1910 II was 81 and gradually declps d an
1874. when was at pr cent. Sine. linn ,,,,
.eeu'afiv increased against u. In 1925 IL was no
1876, ~; 1927, II; aud in 1928 uDwarls of Is n,r
CEN Our whole tonnage will, tn Bfiti.h n,,r. ,c
corning 70 our own tables had declined between 1915
anu 1873 32.I3o ton-, while Br.h Tonnage with ,hs
wheie empire had increased So Is on. The Bit.I
.onh'ge employed IN the direct trade between the u