Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-19
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MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY lie, 1880.
THE LEGISLATURE. :


row,a debute which occurred in the House Of. Dele
gates on Saturday, upon resolution offered by Gen.
Eppes, for reconsidering the rule adopted TWO
years ago, for the appointment of standing COM
mittee on manufactures and agriculture. This de-
bate is remarkable for several easons--fft, ss hav
ing nothing do with the question before the House
| but chiefly from the courseSof augmentation a.
dopted by he foes of the committee tcpreyent itsre-
organization This argument alton displays the great
estieaIousy of the progress which the spirit man
ufctnrng, and of course reconciliation Il the Tariff
has made and is making: It.admits far as we
could understand the several speakers that sile
that nothing but Suitable encolfaganena want
ing in the way Of legisiu tive facility lotherwisr
why oppose the appointment of the Committee by,
such arguments to set manufactures agoing, and
then iih them, will go the opposition of Virginia to
the protecting system. Sylogistcaly, the .argu-
ment may be stated thus If Virginia once begins to
manufacture, she will find it 10 her interest-but
1t she finds it to her interest, she will cease to
oppose The Tariff Ergo, we, the General Assembly,
the guardians not only OF the corporate interests but
the political opinions of the State, must prevent
the latter consequence, by discoufngiug the commu
nifty from pursuing what is obviously its interests
Wo mean nothing ironical when profess that this
struck the literal translation Of the tho lights of
the argument on that side. That the apprehension
was manifested, implied by this of reasoning,
Is as certain as that that apprehension is well found
ed 1t is not to be --aI the indications of
the time are pregnant with evidence of the fact
that the political hostility OF Virginia to the tariff is
greatly rclaxedtha tho friends Of protecting duties
are multiplying i'll all quurters-and1 that the time
cannot be far dstapt when this STATE will range heI-
self with that immense majority of the people of the
United States, who have, rrevocubly, decreed that
the protecting system shall constitute part of the
permanent policy Oft the nation In few years more
shall find the s'waiters upon Providence" as ca
ger to protest that particular vote, involving by
possibility principle, is not to be construed into
opposition to the tariff, of late years they have
been to assure the world, in and of season.
of their hostility to it. There remaining
chance overthrow nc tariff princple--or at least
to reduce it the standard ofere revenue purposes
and this was. that Gen.Jackson, when he spoke of
fayorng sJudicious" tariff, meant one for Revenue,
and that be would throw the ble weight of his
popularity into the scale Of southern opposition That
chance has gone, and his southern friends, have
the supreme felicity of knowing, that by electng him,
they have entombed their last hope, and ,clinch-,
ed the last nail of the coffin with their own
hands So far asthe question is of feeling, we
rejoice at TINS reSultfor the want OF political candOr
which led to their support of BIN, deserved the
button it has received. Preponderating BEFORE his
message has finally and forever, turned the scale in
favor ofthe American System. No intelligent man.
doubt the fact, however liable to the delsive in
fuence of hope Wereioice in it for two reasons
first, because after the most deliberate examination
which capable of making, we believe it good
for the country and secondly, because the mriyall
ed popularity of Gen. Jackson will recommend 1t to
the affections of many remove the prejutlices and
enmity Of many more, ard secure it a more pacific
endurance, than under a less popular President
might perhaps hive been anticipated.
Y Such being the state things, Virginia is broughA
10 the alternatives which We long ago predicted
either to secede from the Union, or acquiesce in
the Tariff and make the most of it. How she will
decide, Gen. Eppes and Mr.. Goode need not'doubt
for moment. Her interests all point the SAME
way-that is to acquiescepcc--and when interest,"
leads the way they will find how little CONSTITUTIONAL
metaphysics will be regarded.
FoR THE WnlG.
Ton Legislature IF Virsinat
The newspapers announce The fact that the Bank
of Virginia, the Nortliweseru Bank and the Bank of
the Valley, have all applied tor a renewal of their
Charters That these corporations should ell bnve
applied at the sanie time for these exclusive prive-