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

THE LEGISLATURE
We commence to-day, and will conclude to-mor.
row., debate which occurred in the House;of Dele
gates on Saturday, upon resolution offered By Cen
| EPpes' Tor reconsiIering the rule adopted two
years ago. Tor the appointment of standing com
h'i'tecon manufactures and agriculture. This de-
"'tc Is remarkable for several ieasous-lirst us hay
ing nothing 10 do with the question before the House
put ahiety, from the course of argumon alton u
doptod by the foes of the committee ic prevent its re-
organlza,ion This augmentation displays TN. great,
est Jealousy of the progress, which the spirit of man
uiacuring and of course reconciliation to the Tariff
has made and is making. II admits as far as We
could understand the several speakers on that side.
that nothing but suitable encouragement, is want
ing in tho way of legislative facility (othcrwi;e
why oppose the appointment of the Committee by
such argunents;) TO set manufactures ugoing. and
then With them, will go The opposition Of Virginia TO
INC protecting system Syllogsticaly, the arcu-
ment may be stated thus: If'Vrguia once BEGINS to
manufacture, she VIII find it to her intcrcsl-but
1t she finds it to i,ct interest she viii eo5.o N
oppose the Tariff Ergo, we, tho General Assembly.
he guardians not only oil he corporate interests, but
inc political opinions of the State, must prevent
the latter consequence, by discou raging tho commu
nlty from pursuing what is obviously its interests
we mean neAng ironical, when We profess that this
struck VA as thcltcrnl translation of the THOUGHTS Of
the argument or tia, side That the APPREHENSION
was manifested, implied by this,c Of reasoning
Is as certain as that that apprehension is we'll found
cd 1t is not to b. doubtcd-all the ndirations Of
the time arc pregnant with evidence of the fact
that the political hostility of Virginia to the tariff is
greatly reaxed-thnt the friends of proteci duies
are multiplying ia all quartcrsand that the time
cannot Do lar distant, when this S'nc will range her
SCH WIN that immense majority of tho people of the
united States who have, rrcvocaby, dec.ecd tha,
'ne protecting system shall constitute part OF the
permanent policy of the nation. In few ycnrs mars
we siral find The "waiters upon Providence" n, On,
ger to protest that particular vote. nyolyn,, bv
possibility no principle is not to be construed into
opposition to the tariff, as of late wears they have
Deeh 10 assure the world in and ont of season
of their hostility to it. There was one REMAINING
chance to overthrow the tariff prime p!eor at least
to reduce 1t TO the standard ofmere revenue
and this was, that Gea. Jackson whey, he smoke Of
'aVorng "Judcious" tariff, meant for Revenue,
and that he would throw the irresistible WEIGHT of his
popularity INTO the scale OF southern opposition That
chance mas gone, and his southern friends have
'c supreme ielcty OF knowing, that by Clectinp him.
they have entombed their last hope, and clincb-
Cd the last nail of the coffin with their own
hand So far as the question is one OF feeling, we
rejoice at this resultfor the opolitical candor
which led to their support of him, deserved the rctr
button 1t has received. Propondoratng before, his
message has finally and forever turaed the scale in
favor ofthe American System. No intelligent man
can doubt the fact, however liable to the desye in
tiuence of hope. We rejoice in it for two reasons
first, because after the most deliberate examination
which we are capable of making, we believe it rood
for the country and secondly because the unrivall-
cd popularity of Gen Jackson will recommend It TO
the affections Of many, remove the preiudices and
enmty of many more, and secure it more pacif.
endurance, than under less popular President
might perhaps have been anticipated.
Such being the state ofthings, Virginia is brourb.
to the alternatives which we long ago predicted
either to secedc from the Union or to acquiesce in
the Tariff, and make the most of it, How she will
decide Gen. Eppos and Mr.. Goode need not doub,
for a moment. Her interests oil point the same
woy-that is TO acquicsccnce--a when interes,
leads the way, they vii! find how little constitutional
metaphysics will be regarded.