Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-29


n speech on the Tariff in 1924
'Ine merchants and manufacturers of Massachu-
selts, Now Hampshire, the prorupce of Maine 81 Sa
gadahock, repel this bill, whilst men IN bunting shirts
Win deer SKID ieggngs and mocasins on their feet
want protection Tor manufactures men with rifles OF
!neir SHOULDERS and long lsnlves in their belts sack
iu9 10 the forests tor their winters supply o.
Ieat meat: but 1t Is not thcra alone the cry
neaFd. IL Is at BafiWofe-decayed, deserted
o0st''iore, whose exports have more than opc-half
Increased, whilst thoso Of Boston have f,ar times
lncfeased-it As decayed and deserted Baltimore
tna' comes here ard @nsks for the protection of
must interests winch hays grown up during the late
wnair1-PrsrateerssS among tue nunber IcpreSumc
fNt'aaetpin too. in state of atroply asks for Ike
measure Phiadelphia, who never can rass what
olii you please have foreign trade any great
oinouht, or oecoDeu great manufacturing tot1l for
which she wants all The elements of climate cDaI md
cGPt0l-ihls city now overbult, swon to the utmost
extent OF tie integutnent, and utterly destitute If
!oEce or weight IN the union, wants thus bill for tho
PROTECTION OF the domestic industry Of her free blacks
| presume"
Upon which the Editor remarks;
ut is true, that Baltimore and Philadelphia were in
au nncopilorlable state III 1924. The population of
pom had rather declined than increase, sined 1920,
oe 0''use OF me want OF employment for the laborng
S'aSsez' Hundreds OF houses without tenants
and real property seemed 10 have no settled value
I'D either. But what followed granting of tho
protection which they sought, though sparingly ex-
tendec' What is the condition OF these cities nova
ses stores, factories and workshops have been built
III them; and SO filed they with people that thou
shnd inore,f erected IN week would in one week
be occupied. In 1920, Bal,iEllre contained 60 738
naoants' andthe CITY and county OF Pnilade phia
10 IuSI*-now the first has SO 625, and the last
l68's6l souls, showing together an increase of
d9,746 nearly all Of whnn iree pcrs ms; or I'll
capital OF the two being l99,835, IN 1920 an IN
crease at the rate OF more tn 81 per cent whereas
virginia, on capital of 065 ,366 in 1890 shews
PfsAsht amount OF l.2lS.5l4-a total increase of
i48'ias, or q! the rate of az per I'd hougn We
canuot now ascertain the fact we NAV almost ven
ture positive assertion that the whole increase of
iren EGrsons In Virginia, has been in the western
g'all growing and manufacturing districts. So much
tor MI HandoIphs pity for Baltimore and Phlladel
Ph!a But how spieniidy ridiculous is his saw n n, nj
Philadelphia waited the elements of climate COAL
and CAPITAL, to become great manufacturing
town We do NOT know what is the fault of the
ciAaate but the manufactures Of that city and its vi
cluy IN year, worth the whole tobacco crons
or virginia FOR eight or ten yearsas coal she sup
pies or is about to supply twice her large pop
ultonWith all hat the penpe will lake; and in respect
to capital lei the legal interest BIZ red on approved
security, and twenty millions dollars viii be found
Tor the new investment. at lew days notlcs 1t
would DO D. hazardins much to say that there s
larger sprpias moasy capital IN Philadelphia han In
the Whale state OF Virgln.af phe decay and de
sertion" of Baltimoro,--ihe ''atrophy" nd over
! building of Philadelphia, have passaed away Tbs
American System" has daW md upsn them aad ne
yer were. they SO pr sperous-sO sound--so veal
NY, as at the present time"
s"e put the city and county of ooetIer be-
ei .nelI nSepaabe connection pulatIcD and business
Notwithstanding something like complaints have recent
state" ''' '''O'y 5'"s o'e IN NE banks OF the
re Wy e invite attention the letters of Mr. Sec
rotary Branch and The President. On slight peru
sal, the Presidents letter to Branch, strikes US a.
being tha same he wrote to IDghan anutaits u,,tnn
HI yiOcr tt,oI b,,L
was WreDg go leave the card; like the staYpg IN the
Fleet prison, which gave the same answe, to all
questlons-"bad company brought him to that place
ls Imaginary correspondence between Treasurer
Campbell at Washington, and his friend and late
colleague, Nash LesFaad, Esq. Norfolk, upou the
atfars Of The Nation, furnished by correspondent,
in a fen days The purpor, of this imaginary cor
respondence appears be, the political neces
sity operating upon hose gentlemen. 10 resga theiy
cifires, 10 The present state OF things
o. 1t is currently rumored 10 this city, that P p
Barbour Esq. has been designated by the President
as Attorney General. in place of ur Berrien-who
aside. P''
Dhe Pennsylvania Inquirer says ttat.letters from
Washington mention that James Buchana of that
State sis the newly appointed Attorney General"
Connected with tie first yumor that reached Phil
adelPba Of the resignation of the Cabinet was
another, that John Quincy Adams bad been appoint
ed Mr. Van Burens successor! which appears TO
have acquired some circulation and authority.
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