Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-23

tanning both OF them the latter at least like the Ole
bank law expired by its own Limitation and uas no,
repealed.
II has given pain question the CORRECTNESS. or
proposition laid down by OF the bcs, aud vir,u
Gus patros that has lived In age nry,
cialiy when he has been Undue TO Justify him
self lon an act at war with the uniform OF his
opinions with regard TO the powefs the Federal Go.
verDneDt; but regarded the doctrine to which he has
given counte extremely that
ieht duty 10 protest against H. Had he been siieat
he would have found ard he will even find in ths
doctrines OF his countrymen, better defence of his
course with regard the bank, than he himself has
ever will be able offer; and must with great Diff
dence aud real grief be pei mitied say that think
he ought suffered himself made use Il
by party who care less Tor his tame han Tor their
political schemes, TO the prejudice OF his fame and his
old and aiecionaie ends, and Of the Of liberty
and humanity which he ably supported through
long and active lie, devoted the service OF his
country. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
TO The EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
GENTLEMEN. ~ observe that " lillian Drayton OF
Charleston South Carolina in his 18th OF July erpose to
the Union and State Rights Party, speaking OF the his
tory OF the Tariff in this country, says 90 During the
debate upon this OF ZIG. meaning the Tariff Of
that year, not syllable heard against its consu-
ionality. either in out of Congress Even the mini
mum duty, which operated as a prohibition upon the
cotton Of the East Indies, objected to rs uncon
sti,u,iona although httyone Representatives voted
against it," am certain that MIR. Drayton is entirely
mistaken in this statement OF the matter have always
that Mr. Randolph OF Roanoke on thai oc-
casion did expressly deny the power OF Cou.rsss
pass any law mainly Tor the protection OF manufactures
and any who knows Mr. Randolphs sentiments on
wears at leas very well knows that he always did be-
iieye such protecting laws unconstitutional, and fro'
uently before the law of 1916, expressed that opinion
pubicIv 10 them as he often had done the floor of
Congress IL ,s that Mr.. Rs principal speech
the Tariff law OF 1910, (" fell still born having
been reported Snd has been Always matter oil sincere
re gre 10 his friends that such the fact for under
stand from good authority that he has been heard to
say that il the best effort 1t his life am very
well that The Statesmen OF SHih carolina have
changed their ground since that periods aSd hence the
lit lie moral orcc which their present opinions carry
with them. put urh is not The with many oil the
leading In Virginia; an5 the people OF Mr. S's Old
District well know that ir opinions have been nm
form upon this subject agenst the constuional''y ~
we'll the rolicy Of any Tariff established not to fass
protect manufactures and foster monopolies To saw
no more, such have been always the opinions OF that
class OF politicians in Virginia, who with Mr. Randolph,
dissenied from Mr. Jefferson when no commenced the
restrictive system OF 1906 As Mr.. Tazewell, Mr.. g.
W. Leigh Mr.. James NJ. Garneu of Essex, DIR. J.
Brockenbrough, cum nuitis ais can fully vouch.