Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-23

In tfnf
his dee'ion has been fssiy obtained, IN. eon,es, will
v e0SsSy renewed; aud The sncrOachmen, uniform.
Iv-THE TARIFF.
There Is no rton IT the Message which ia ouchea
WIN S.eaSf aoity' ihan the which W Q have now
De ns Views correct or not, they are at lea,
depicted WIN much ingenuity. Yetit IL PRECISELY tba
portion OF the Message which will probably giy. IN. Il,
ssus'acuon The reason is obvious Thar \. no o,h .
'e@et which sxcites so deep an nrss, in the
MIMI 10 one quar,er,s the Tariff considered a. ca
'enh''iy oenehcialin another. as dstes,ably opr,.
ave. hs Tue Message pursues neither extr. me- N, /.
scarcely satisfactory to either party One sid. g. -
fault because vindicat.s the Of %
arm and admits its general polfcy-Ths other |, di.
sAsned because 1t condemns the excuses to which i,
people have right to demand, and have demanded
INA, IL he so modified as to correct abuses and obvate
| We are not astonshcd, for our own parts a. m.
grounds which the Message has taken IL Ina. aIw,ys
been understood, that the President was In favor 81
IanIof" "a Judieious Tariff and such are the views
winch he now takes oft. His opinions NAV be rc,nc
ed TO a lew short propositions. He thinks the Tariff
eonstuftondi because the States have deIeya,ed
au.noy over imports TO the general government; be-
me rght TO exercise II for the purpose of proec
nom us so completely incidental it, that IL Is diff
Cu' 10 suppose the existence of the one without the n
ther; because il it be not possessed by the general
verhment 1t must be extinct and thus ''our political sys
tenn would present the anomaly people stripped of
gn' 10 foster their own industry, and the
most sehsh and destructive policy which miybt bo a.
dopted by foreign naons; and because its exercise ia
10 be supported on the aground of continued and min
corrupted usage'-He aiirms its poiicy:-But at the
same time, he contends that' the present tariff ,ar
some OF the comforts Of life essarv HIGH II ,nd
taxes 70 protect interests too local and i,,fe IN ;us
genera traction; and it also attcmps to force som,
Ahos OF manufactures for which the counfyu is moi
ripe he lays down as the hes: rule to dotermins
whe'ner particular interest ought to receive pro,ec
uon; 10 'ake tne question singy on -and not by a
eomo'ndton with other interests to create an ar;ci,
majority in its favor - "'
we have so frequently expressed our views Of ,ho
constitutional question, that il is unnecessarv to rene,
Mali. -
reasoning; but 1t is not conclusive. Isl true hat Tho
profession oil manufactures is incidental 10 the
90 OF taxing imports, that is difficult TO separate them,
vas not the one given for the purpose raising repe
nue. and has not the other been exerted for the
Oh aiording projections The is given sto paw tho
deps aud meet the expenses of the United The
otner TO encourage the manufactures and put mon.v
10 MS pocket Ii true, that so far as the smallest duiv
goes contributes to encourage few articles for
"mch me country may be altogether or nearly ripe Bu
Is not TACT that the tariff have not been 90 much
eVed Tor the purpose of raising revenue as encourag
ing manufactures these two things have not been
concurrent with each otherand that the have been
separated in all the arguments the tariffs since 1916
% von oy friends and enemies. 1t is certainly fact
s rom me tarih oil lsl6 down TO that of 1928 the two
J1eS nave oeen Kept distinct that the tariff has be IN
pushed beyond The reuetue point even sometimes so
80 "ieaucc the revenue for the purposes of protec-
non! Has not the policy been even ayowed tbat the
tariff ought to be raised the point OF prohbi,ion,
me argument that il the power does not exist in the
reueIa' Government, 1t must be altogether extinct does
NOT appear conclusive. The powers that have been de-
legated, are specified in the instrument az ends
means NOW, is Congress at liberty to supply such AZ
our iore-ia'hers had either orgotte or did not deem
necessary or proper TO be given? IL any have been
verooked the constitution itself points out the mode of
supplying the onission-Or if any others be now CON
sdered useful OF making the addition. Shall Congress,
ssume also 'he ONCE oil Convention; and fashion our
constitution as well lawss AS to the other ar
guinents advanced, may il not be asked whether the
,,"ss nave no way oil fostering their manufac.
urcs!-Whether such power is not asserted by the
~ ederast to belong to them.-whether Congress- ha.
not me right under another power viz that of regulate
,,s commerce, 10 co,nteruail the sesh" enactments
OF o,n.r nations, 1t there be any prospect of enforc
ing ther rePeal?-Are to abide by usage or bv the
constitution ITSELF for its real interposition!
" nave no wish TO go into the porcv of the system
ne President contends that objects Of nation ;mnor
lance alone ought to be protected; of these The nrouc
on oil our SOIL our mines, and work shops essen
% W hauonai defence, occupy the first rank and that
Whatever other species of domestic industry avn N.
Importance to which (he has) rred NAV bc
co. aer temporary protection TO compete with foreign
'auo' On equal terms, merit the attention in sub.
ordinate degree" " SUI
he words Irrational defence" NAV admit Of much al;
versity Of meaning But if the Presiden, ill.,;
sell 10 such things as used in war, guns cannons
gunpowder, &c sc. for the army and the navy there
would be little room for dispute upon the pronoston
arc LII 10 provide these things may under the
war power But when go into the variety of ari-
cles necessary for the food, clothing lodging furniture
ahd general comfort or luxury of the people there
seems 10 be great proprety in letting them alone IN The
enterprise OF the capitalists and laborers The SUNNY
VIII be always made nearly commensurate IN ihs
oemahu' when the people left 10 the mselyes They
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sell as dear as they Ifthey buy and sell on bet
Ter terms abroad than at home is il not right TO permit
tnetn 10 10 so! VIII they not make those things which
Is most profitable to make-whether they he Tho nro
uuchons oil the ground, the fabrics of the loom, If
business be good one, ii requires no support; and if
pau one deserves none. Is not every better
ludge oil ms own interests, than the Government can
be! And is not the interest Of the whole made nm oC
mat oil Its parts! When abour and capital find aprcu
ture or commerce less profit able employment than
manufactures, will they not Voluntarily take that des
nauoh Ill not capitalists naturally seek make those
arucIes ana as much OF them, may be wanted? and
VIII not the indiscreet meddling of govern me nj with chr
private disturb the natural order of evcn,s ~
STOCK some empoymens, and force others for which so
ccty ID not prepared? Does the protection of sooe
operate as oppression others?-And is moi he Tsris
bounty TO some sections and some employments and
tax on others? ~
We are aware, tina these are old-fashioned maxims
but they are not less valuable becaue t',ey aImos, a.
sumo the character Of Proverbs They are the MAXINE
not oil Mr. Nhes, but OF "Tho Philosophers" the Tur
sos and the Adam Smiths OF Political Economy Their
principles OF Free ITode beyond all others suitable
TO new country and more especially 10 Federal and
limited Government. ~
But 1t is argued, Why should we reason against ex.
periencef Why demonstrate against the Tariff when
II does not operate oppressvely, but benecalv 10 the
community; when instead Of raising the prices OF goods
II tends to otcer them; when in truth il has cheapened
every article which ii touched? Reasoning upon this
assumption, the modern Economists have justified The
tariff oil 28-They have ascrbed every apparent depre
citation OF the price of manufactures IN ito operaion
And MIR. Niles has put forth his Politics for Far
rneTs-of which, hundreds and thousands have been
circulated, for the purpose Of reconcnp the people 10
Its excesses.-We are favoured with Reply TO this
elaborate arlice-and this morning lay il before our
Readers We beg leave TO incorporate its lucid vie s
and ncontestable facts into our present remark. pon
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