Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-19
For THE ENQUIRER.

unno eli her a.
public press 4, is full of false doctrine anil ,..unnom
The modification of the Tariff was r.conapta
even by Mr.. John O. adaDs ON the yron,d 81 ~. 90
equal operation. The public sentiment seems ,o b,v.
settled down into the opinion that in,,sri,i .I.n..
ought TO be made in i,-And pre,iien, ], cleo ,,s
the attention of Congress TO the subject MinJC,I Is
the relation in which he stood TO the +. presen,,ivs
the peop his remarks were guarded and re.psc,cI
The Constitution makes il his duty TO hiring TO The con
sideraion OF Congress such subject. az. in Nj. o;n;o
call for legislation. He is ciohe with the power ~
rejecting their acts Although mi. now.r Io.. No.
amount to an absolute peto in all cases-yet 0uoad
the Tariff it is literally so-because the necessary ma
jory Cannot be obtained TO pass anv hill on Thai .h
ject, after being rejected bv him In obsdisnc. 70
duty he owed the natio a du,v i,n,osed unon h;r,
well by the Constitution az the wi.he, of maor;,v
Of the people the President in his late nes.aye ;nvj;
I'd " the attention Of Congress to the existing Tariff
belle wing some of its provision, reouirs molfc,
tion." The liberal remarks which precsLe anL ,o,.,x
this recommendation have be on .ss,. hv nnc,
did, partxan writer's a. hypoeri,ica and -o.ivocaI-
No in the nation is more onno.ed IN Tho r. in th.,
am; yet cannot perceive e;,hsr in m. ,,n,,a =.
,plrit OF the Message anv yround for smch ,,.,s.
He expresses strong preference for free froJe ana
regrets that the a,ed r.s,,;c,;on. .L;.L 80
embarrass the intercourse of pa,ons cold -, ~. 80
mon consent be abolished and commsrc. h .,, 80
to low in those channels to which individual en,.r
prize, alway. lie surest yuide mitch, drsct !, H..
we must ever expect seiish legislation. in o,b.r n,'
tions-and are therefore compeIed IN adam, onr o,.
TO their regulations in the manner b.st c.,.ia,.L -,
avoid serious ipurv and IN bormo,;ys mo go 1;,:
interests of our Gpricuifure our ronme,cs ,nJ o.
manufacture" he drsiyna,es " n far comns,;,;oa'.
with the manufacture. of other coun,,.s ,hs ,o,,.
beyond which legislation ought not to 90 except :" in
regard 10 those articles which ara oS ,r;,,rv ..;
~ in time of war" The delcacv of ,bis on.ra,i,,
is properly alluded to He regard Tho ,nr;.rimra,
interests of our country as tor in iunor.nc.,,
TO all others He even goes f,r,bsr and 49,. ar
is pIincipslv as nanu,ac,ures and con,ma,.. -, =.
ncr ease the value of agricultural produeons and ~,
extend their application to the wants and comor,. of
society that then deserve the fose,iny care of
ha
tcular &" modiics,ionn required in the TariG 10 M,
poin ed out by the President Ii was no, his Sn,v n
do this-and especially as he is known 10 hold positive
oeto upon the Legislature as TO hi. matter
But, by the Report of the Committee il seems that
they differ in opinion from the President But Ia, N.
look into this brief and deusve Report Ibeeins:
The Tariff of 1925 was p,.sed after an arduous in
vesiiya Of Tia different vrov;sion. Conrrass -
deavored TO emulov il. prot.c,;pa ,owor ;e So g
those interests in all parts of the Union which reasr
ed s aid. They were nun,eions and eorh M "a.
claims to the attention of gov.tnpen, Eyary 80,
section of the country was devoed n soms nar,icnir
emplo yments in which Others ,pere not engaged To
do Justice to ALL and iniurv to none was e dsIc.,.
and difficult undsrtating Jbs c. ,, m" -; 49,
gone on and said, that. under these circums,.ncss
combination OF those interests was entered ineeaeh
re solving ia Diva N H. o,h.rs an -, ~
condition that tbev ,youId .xienJ ,h " 49, -, n,
Hence, the Tariff Law is not the resuI, ot comma
mise Of conflicting inerests-ts ON the contrary the
re suit of a con,bin0t;on of s.,,r,, G;.,;, , VIC
liar i'm, erest.-a cou,bn,,inn ,vbi.h ' 49,
from motives of cupJitv sacrificed and ,rauni,a ~,
der foot the superior and paramount n,ere,s of ,sr
culture and commerce II {" del;cacv and d;,Fo",v,,
existed in the adoption OF this act Of opuression m o
grew out of the aching avarce ad hoidn. sr
some of the interests in eomb,aton Nona ~ ,L.
have regarded the ouan,um If brrdsn ,bro,.n
upon a ricuI,ure and comm ercsand :, i. -, ,h -;
similarity of the interests in the Union that 90 arc In;
de led tor our escane from an art of ohso 1917:
ton Like bieots of several regious Observation-Disclosures.
their ie alousy prot.c,s us from an es,,h,;shd nh
whlst il does not shield ma from fap,,;cso o,J .,
The common herd NAV be i,nposed nnon and rInndar
ed, ii there be no oslling i'm the rank, of the n,r.ud
ing ptalanx-But the Commit,.e nrocaoJ &C -
full delberaton Congre.s nha .apah.,;> e, 1r
established the amount of protection which shoniJ
afforded TO the uayious interests concerned IT, IT,
riff OF 1928 was therefore adon,sJ a. ,ba bas, -
sure. under all circumstances that coulJ bs isvI a.
accomplish the desired object II il now ,b. L.. r.
the land. The faith and honor of the povernm.n, -,
pledged for it's rigid execution"
During the reign of terror a ,rote.,;o, ma. .,.
not very different in principle from IN At NJ
The high Dignitaries of the Covsrnron, ,I w, es'
ed TO be worthy of all pro:ec,ion II !. rn. 4, s.
determined TO he high treason In iuo 1;, 40 49,;
death-but " ld,D Of the land" was passed conmon
~ called the Sedtion -Act imposing severe
on those who should utter any thing disrssnen,S,i -
their High Mghlinesses This was a {" ~ ~ H.
lahd'-and the SERVANTS of the peopls-I hoo n,rJa
ought to say,-the Dignlaries thus sb;e5ed and ~.
tected, had as much right to say that the f,;,b aa
honor OF the government were pledged FIR ito ,;gid
ecu'lon as the SpnDets and Weayers have nan ..
say So IN regard TO the Tariff Latp
Is II not alarming see 80 many and su.h hol,
alterations from the good old principles of renublican
Ism! The doctrine OF rested rights-even nr ,,san
Tor hall life tme threatens TO Shut ont ,hs Uho
deed, soon lind ourselves esopped and barraradosd an
every side-haye our hands t.d and 81 Al, =. '" ""