Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-09-03
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
THE AMERICAN SXSTE Al

The presumption OF NJ Clay In having pe omitted him
sen 20 oe nfomeh' before the people, candidate Tor
n Office oil Chief Magisrale can ouIy B., eoualjed
by his unhsowed ambition, and by the delud ID nfat
uation OF his adhsrenis Combined with the latter h.
mas been too successful in sowing the seed. OF dscord
to enable him, II possible, rde the wbriwind and
direct the storm"
Vain and Inflated man. and hi. still more Inflated
American System Urged on AZ he il in the .oi,i, If
deportation unfeeling, and nsensibe Of the ouiray.s
which he Is commtDg against the spirit Of our ins,i,u
ions, would to heaven that The d,union which h, bs.
been so Instrumental in creating in our hsppy land
could be attributed to ignorance only-But IL his al
'ress by which he wishes to raise himself il IL bv
cunning appeal even 10 the honest preudc-s Of some OF
his couatryiDeD He s Ignorant OF the preiudices
which fill the honest bosoms OF hi. couo,rymen s,ch a.
The love Of liberty and indie and the desire Of
being able 10 raise and manufacture within tn selves
all those articles for which sail TO b. tnost
dent on foreign nations. as II they too not depen
dent upon u. in return, and this mutual
did not only bind ne together by the ch,n Of good off
res, but by the appropriate Division OF I,hor enable
Zach one 10 devslops i,s own resources in IN. heal
manner. Yet MIR. Clay, keeping this great prin-
eipie ont OF sight, b" sought to fan th- pre-
Juhcss OF the pe2pe into fame: and thus Al.
tempt 10 raise up dis deceptive american SySen,
lie s we'll aware Of tits Iaudab.e pride among the
people; and he commenced raising up his Jscob ladder
And now lie is constantly giving the cue 10 his arif
and devoted adherens (WiiDess hs last eight or nine
column speech al CineinnaD 1t IL unprecedented tina,
this Dick. named "American System involves tenfold
greater degree OF calamity the community than tn,
memorahle South Sea bubble,
W there were not cunning in Mr.. Clay's course, we
should almost THINK II insanity What" extreme deu
SION is TO be found in his speeches in support of the
American System Of which he is the accredited protector
and the reputcd godfather. We hear much Of Political
Economy! Let II be well and truly understood, that
nation an in iivdua scarcely be Of sound mind II
they are not in possession Of moderate share of econo
my. will iorbear giving him scool-boy explanation
OF the plain and general meaning Of the word Economy
There Is economy In the outstanding OF our ambition
and as an applicable illustration, will refer the reader
to the familiar fable Of the Bull and the Frog as being
isr comPsrison OF the folly Of this country attempting
I0a her ma Ilanfft foe r
Great Britain. IL Is certainly notorious, that she is |
manufacturing nation from dire necessity and that our
country has not yet arrived TO that unfortunate crisis
to that comparative state OF degradation which the poor
people OF that unhappy country have reached Are the
people oil this country prepared and willing 10 labor
hard, Tor fifteen sixteen hours every day. and then
receive but six shillngs for oIong weeks labor and to
maintain large family ont Of that scsnty allowance.
Consider the cheap wages Of the labor OF Great Britain
Consider her capital and the low interest of
money Consider that she subsidises the one half of
the armies Of Europe, for the protection Of her instu