Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-18
RICHMOND, TUESDAY, My rs


RICHMOND, TUESDAY. Mp 49,
MIR JEFFERsoN's OPINIONS the 7a1iG
ing Post:
"On the occasion Of publishing Mr. jefferson, letter
to Mr. Leiper, on Friday last, we the ntoned our be.
etha, in the latter year. of hi. lie, after some expert
ment OF the prohibory system had been made, he .aw
and dspiored its folly. A correspondent who .isn,
himself Corrector has just sent letter from Mr..
Jeher'on to Benjamin AUSTIN which he thinks shows
that we were mistaken. We aware of that letter
when we penned our article. II was dated In 1916,
just at the time when present tariff svtsm was BE-
gun, aud before any experiment Of its effects had
made. The letter was Published in most American
newspapers two three years since along with ano.
Their letter OF considerably later date ia which II we
are not very much Mistaken Mr.. Jefferson EXPIRE .sed
himself In strong terms against the course pursued by
the friends OF the tariff system. Bside, h. the let.
ter sent u' by our correspondent does no' that
IND, express any opinion in favor Of tarng the consul
mer for the benefit Of the manufacturer. Mr. fer
says he is in favor Of domestic AMI so
are we. We cordially wish them prosperity; Sut we
cannot afford to pay contribution to keep them in
forced state OF existence. II they cannot flourish
without high duies, let them wait till they are wanted
aud they will then grow fat enough. Mr.. Jefferson
In the iettor &c 1t has taught
me that manu'acturss arc necessary our
css as 10 our comforts; and il those who quote me as
OF different opinion, will keep pace with IN. in pur
chasing nothing foreign where equivalent Of domes-
tic fabric can be obtained without difference of price
1t will not be our own fault if do not have q supply
at home equal to the demand" This |. very sound
doctrine We say, ALSO let those who are pstriotea
disposed. purchase the domestic article when they can
get 1t Of OF equal chsapness AMI quality with the 70
reign But let us have laws to coercs our will ia
TIL, respect Above all, let not high du'is, be laid
with view oil making is purchase dearer or inferior
article. We cannot therefore crafty Corrector with
publishing letter which has no bearing upon the CUES.
tion namely, what was The opinion of Mr. Jsfe son of
the present tariff ysam Of hi. couatrv after IL, EFFECTS
mad been ascerainei by experiment; particularly 40
here reason to that the letter has been al
ready seen by most of readers"
Mr. u j. lngersoll has gratuously stepped toward at
the late dinner in Philadelphia. vindicate Mr. Jeer
son IRON the false impressions of the late anniversary
Washington.-And in the of this vindication he
mas nedesy taken ground for Mr. Jefferson and the An
eteh Oonnton in favor OF constructive supplements
and all those great national monuments Of prosperi-
ty which are nop euery ,ohere."-The wonder is, how
any gentleman who has any regard for his political
putaion should have venured such rash assertions in
the lace OF the public. The opinions Of Virginia are
upon record. They to be found, not in the imsy
vouchers which Mr. Ingersoll has quoted-n certain
itcians were divided" which she has never ex-
pressed an opinion. They found in the resolutions
oil her Legislature, which go in a strong current
against constructive supplements and splendid GO
vernment-Tha Mr. Ingersol sh ,uld ascribe such I'LL
ira sentiments to Mr. Jefferson is still more surprising
after the recent publication of his Memoir and Cores
pondence-Mr refers, for example, to the .'Cumber-
land Roadt by which (excaims the Crater in all the
Pompous magni6csnce Of Eastern Hyperbole.) sys-
tenn sol Improvement initiated, which, if persever-
ed IN, will endow the Western world with Eastern great
ness something Persian Egyptian, that
OF Europe. But is there American who can ,,o,o
doubt OF Mr.. Jeiferson's exceptions to this very
power over Internal Improvements. His letter TO Mr.
Galatin of 1917, and his draft of the Soemn protest
OF the Legislature of Virginia, leave not an atom of
doubt upon this subject-Mr. Ingersoll cites the Militia
~ as one OF the monuments of Jeersons poll
hcs-Whout pretending to decide that question ask
Is not Mr. l. aware that Mr. Jefferson declared IT, in 1893
Unauthorized by the Constitution" vol. A. D. 499 And
the same doubts, were expressed by Mr. jefferson on
the acquisition of Louisiana: "They (Congress) pre-
see their duty to their country in ratfyng and
paying Tor IT, so as TO secure good which would other
wise probably be never again in their power But I
suppose hey must then appeal TO the nation for an ad
dtona article to the Constitution approving and CON
hrnng an act which the nation had previously au.
or,sed; Inc constitution has made provision for
foreign nations into our Union,' &c.
MT L. also refers for Mr. Jeaer.on's opinions on the
iarin power, to his letter to Mr. Madison in 1856 an
proving OF the regulation Of commerce (being gven)
IN 81, where he ascrbes the unparalleled
OF the country to the unbounded confidence repo,ed by
people their government, their zeal to support it,
tner conviction that solid union is the best rock of
sefH to favorable seasons, fertile SOIL genial climate
aud to the groofh Of industry, economy and domestic
mdnyactures"-wihouts saying whether these domes.
TIC manufactures had not grown up of then,seIpes Mr.
ingersoll also refers to Mr. Us report in 1893 on
merce where he argues, that where nation jmpo
hgh duties on our productions, prohibits them alto.
sesner we should do the same by theirs first BURDEN
ng or excluding those productions. which they bring
mere, In competition with ours Of the same kind; Sc
lie ting next such manufactures az we take from III. ~
IN the greatest quantity, and which, at the same time
we could soonest furnish ourselves. imposing on the m
duties lighter at hrs but heavy and heavier afterwards.
'0hich duties haping the effect of indirect
mem 10 domestic manufactures may induce the man
VdctuTer to come himself into these States"-It i.
scarcely necessary for any to show how rrele
want Is this incidental of Mr. to the pou
or over domestic Manufactures.-In truth though n
appears from soma OF Mr.. Us declarations dinS The
embargo, or Immediately after the pinch and Of
the late War-from his letters to Messrs Austin and
Le'per so often relied on, that he much more "A.
voraoie 10 domestic than he had be- In
1885, that to be pendent for comforts of M, We
ust iabricate them ourselvesthat m,,.t now p,c.
the manufacturer by the side OF the
" no where appears, from thess letters that he had IL.
nbera'ely examined the question OF tho power IN ths
,eaeTn government, TO encourage directly the e.tab
shment OF manufactures or that he had ever subscrib
ed 10 Mr. Rushs opinion Of that GOVERNED mt ha wing
the power to "regulse the whole capital and Iabour ~
the country" We challenge any man 10 nroiucs ~"
'ghea ve.tige OF such opinion, IN the writing. or
sayings oil this distinguished man. The evidence is
scuy the other way.It was after the ps.s.g. Of IN.
Tsrh law OF 1924 that Mr.. Jefferson wrote. in IN, FIJI
lowing memorable strain, TO Mr. Giles, (Dsc 26 Isos
Immediately after John Quincy Adsm,s alarming Mes
sage) '''
see, as you do and with tbs deepest afnictiop m.
Iapin strides with which the federal branch Of
our government, IL advancing towards the usurna,on
o. an me rights reserved TO the States, and the con,o
dalton IN ITSELF Of all powers foreign and domesc. AMI
tha' tor, by construcons which, II legitimate leave o
limits TO their power Take together the deci.ions nj
'he federal Coutthe doctrines Of the Presid mt and t
msconstructions OF the constitutional Compact, ar ed IN
oy the legislature Of the federal branch and Il bu
TOO evident, that the three ruling branches Of tbat do
aIunen' are IN continuation to strip their colleagues