Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-22

GU Ask Is 1t, then. fr isnn liberal generous
q il js for she nis'ehants 70 tnie a. sod phaiasx
rom Name 10 Savannah, 10 eppo,e, and, BY ush un-
maira ted sppss' TO the pa'ars, every sremp, 70 al
icrh feiiti 10 heir eUov.sz ne, bowevr acute their
distress, how yer inerss thsis suf.,ioxs?" la one OF
your letters TO hr b ssca Commiuce, you ask
WE he' The merchants have not mad, repeated APP
piicaton' 70 ConRre 1m session to session. FIR pro-
lection, witt out the least opp 're any eth, eia,
oil go ley! Whether thsse Ia, ever beeo, from The
orgariz len oil ib G vsfnmrnt single attempt 70 Al
that was not oPpo'sd hv the Chambers Of Gem tie
ihEoo 6 hout the sounry." Y,u con radies hs. LLOYD
aud General Smith. aud Mr.. webs,sr. upoa Mi, sub
iee,. Is there "f,ifnes' or al b.raity or "geuero
iy," or juss-, in your quere TSey must pressed
upon The assumption 'h't an equal amount OF pro,ee-
ton ha' b'e" gsnled, By the GIVE nmsn,. to the
eoumerea' az 20 the paru'as,s' ing in eres 1t this
De ru' they are pertinent, sud the bi ter reproash
"e,.h hey imply, IL founded IN justice.
VIVA, 'hvn, have been the advantages WI ieh III
GoveTnneni ba' sH,rtd 20 cur navigation sr itat
rern nation Yor 2. fer 10 tbs tonnsgA Juy, 10
tbs discriminating du'v impora IONS aud the eos,
iug trade at has been tn. amona, of th-.. advau-
ages! fSu are aware ba, h vessels OF all those
100 wh'sh ear,to any OK cot, intel r, wiih
ara now placed u"on he sans tco'ipg a, our own in
our own parts. Yousay-" rican vessels snya Ted
In the iotsign trade. subjsst TO ty csuts per ton
ones vssr-'oregn VESSELS fifty ceu. for every n
~" This s.ems u b, a m, n'sm-nt Of the law
toDosg' 90 foeign vessels iy cents pr TOT
o. Ane lie. sssssl,, tx c-nis. hr.ign vessel o.;
500 tom, PAID $50 io''a an Ansris,n vessel, $50
making. Il rsDcs in favor VI the Latter OF 22O
ars This IL more favorable 10 the Amerisap vessel
hAn ycur own siacm-cI B =, IL hs vs,ssl made 4,
air trs'sh', IL would b. sboat FIVE per cent on tie
amount Or 'boYt one sND che value OF the
tat A'iht ina this wac so much positive advantage
wa not more thai the loves. duy levied upou i'm
pot'ed msnoas'o'e., y the Ora rsvenu. ar. This
ivy, however merely -ourts vailed IN. discsiminh
nS d'''e pad by our ovn v-s-es in foreign por's A
ADeiesn vessel psii much tonnage duy or The en-.
tire voyage as tn. fotsisn vessel aud ma
90 advso'sE". Yet you ajduse ID a, proof Of the
" imm.uSe lrolscion sf16el 10 eounm re. an navi
sau h-esnra'i I wi ho cto'es,ion f.rird 20 una
nu &C nrss--snd repcas' mSro ants win barbara for
iher oppo'i'ion 20 he ~sosh..pt pr tee lag duts.
this lei n-s." and " iiS-rali,y Y u say OF to,
costing ira e' Tor ign vessel Of 100 iop, M kim
twelve 'nuies in a year, sad 5000 tonnage eu,y-bmi
an A'ee'ic ves'el paid ~ So" T. i. look, very
mpoS'Is ONT The t'u D, az every ons haviog know
ledge OF The business 10 aware, ttat ihs o,,.nssb,l
GRO cs'en is merely nom raj. wnhor, any di,etim'-
ma ing duty, o. p'ohhi'gry act, W. thoula mo opoz
the eoaslne r'ds iea duy il jus' IS advantage
QUE 10 .be American IN p.owoer, duty Of 100 ost
GEM 90 iiopor'e a'aes 20 tho uoNuiac % ,hs
article Me- Web,t>r, in hi, speseh eesins, m. T,rif,
OF lszi sad-" Ous ,bpp;og wolf Retain ,hs caas.-
ing trade, by is own mural .ft0, in liks manner,
aud "a uore csrtainy. than il now retains any por.
uon oil she fre'gn trade"
But, edmi Ia g Ina. he Aner's an vs,..I ha so much
clear advansg-, aud 'ha', wi,hou, IT, f, egn vessels
sonid compete with our What IL the mount o.
Ih- Amerisau vessel I'd annusl advaaises Of 1884
IN w. " The vessel 10 sup )lssd 10 have bgen emp,yrd
spi ~ 10 i,r,shog, sod to have don. fair blu iue.s
,h'9 woud bs about SIR per cent on the amount o,
te'sh'--ii loaded owner. assouni-but trac inn n
o'e te' eeat co ths amount o her cargo A1miriirg
NAV 'na w'' 80 murh clear advau'ag., aud haiti wss
necessary TO se. ure 20 ou- vees mon poly OF the
saashrg rad., h certany could 20, op,ra,s much 10
enhane' n p'css OF commo 'iss 10 consumers-noI
YOU 10 ,ehShs sver eamp'aio OF such nmOun,
du'v upon imtoriaop'. Arohrr tom in the s'im m nee
prVtccNiIG aft I'd TO and navix ,iiop ,,os
ne di'srnina lag ds'y on imporl'ioas The wa. Ten
ser sen, additional tutv. Iin>TcaaUdie sosting 100.
dollars pad 20 dollai In an Am rio an vessel il Would
20 collars imported i 20 ign v:ss; which s t,po
per cent he coz.
Va,
ence between the duties on teas imported in American
vessels, and those imported in foreign ones making
OF i25 per cent in favor of the vessels of the
United States" This TO be sure appears NJ first Vic
10 be something like the duties imposed for The nro,ec
ton OF manufactures But this the case in relation
10 out SINGLE article, viz tea; and this would not
amount 70 more than fraction OF one per cent the
wno'e business oil our navigation; probably more
tnan one in thousand Of vessels has ever ceiv
cd any advantage from this duty or has been
gagged in this trade. You advert to tho encourage
ment granted to the fishing business. There was
oonhy OF 1--we cents every qunta of dried or bar
rel OF saited hsh Ru this not required for the
protection oil our fishermen against foreign competitions
II lid not enhance the price Of fish, on the contrary
II enabled the fisherman furnish the article TO the
consumer at just much less Than he otherwise could
but, u this were so much positive protection or sdyan
tage, and was necessary TO secure mononoIv the
amount OF 1t was not more than tloo per cent on the
vaue--not one-half the amount Of duty imposed up
on imported manufactures by thu first revenue act
ihere is certainly great difference, whether we look
10 'he justice or policy Of the law, between the protec-
uon Of an arice or an interest which requires for that
purpose two or five per cent and one which requires
nifty or TWO hundred per cent.
You siy-"lD 1917 an act was passed. subje :lirg 10
onn g. duty OF two dollars per ton, all vess, ariiv-
iog ho IN poets'o winch Ameiesn ves,eis were no, al
lowed 10 uad,." IL sseus hen from this very net
that foreign vesses bad positive advan,ag. over ou
OVID: may we're peru d to enter and trade ia our
perl" upon payment OF du'y, Will, our own vessel.
wsro 'bsoiuieIy excluded rom foreign ports You
seem to re y, with grea 20 fdtncs, upon the Tonnage
guy 10 sustain your ALL garon, when i, 10 anes as
4 Tod h
mu duy IN foreign ports as ieign vessels paid ir
our o" n 'aese was 80 advantage on either side.
nave nov 'eteh no ice OF the several Particulars TO
"hi<S you ie'er wh.h can, wi any color of pAusi.
'ii'y, be 80 sdsrej as anJrd0g an advantage 10 our
o~ntavisai n III competition with that OF foreign ma.
IONS AID "hch you repres o, 90 INNER prJ,ee "
ana DsheVa Save sati f-ciorily shown, hat IL is no
equal to ths duty imposed upon mpr msnufas;ures
by the hs revenue as: and his you assert ia one of
your essays could not, for moinen, pretended 20
DO for protection"
When we reflect upon this and, upon the fac,
hat the duies imposed by Ter on ansIes used in
ne construction OF ship Of 500 ten, amount TO shout
81 eOO mere than 10 paid The same ari sies in En-
silnd, while, al The same time Eossh sbip. are tla
sea upon an equal footing wI,h oHn, 10 our own
Por'J san ~ be said with truth, that The sbiupcg in
erest has no r4aoDabie ground of ccmrlsjn; or that
jusiies ~
10 further illustration Of your "fne,." aud "ius.
10 'CnrSory Views, No A. you say--"ScarseIy a ,ea.
son passes ever, thai 'hey-be merehans--do not sp
ply !" Congress for protection, OF sor or h r. Tor
Sss sonn"Tval tbs seh acts oi foreign ous for
oTesk"a ets, for lighthouse" SC. &c. To txp,se
me uhiahnen and injusiiss 81 b, considered &c 90
h'e' TO pross Ing duties in favor Of manuf.<tuTes
nave oe'y TO ask you, liza breskwaier or lighthouse
no Jisi az useful TO foreign VeSIei as IN Ams,i
can?
Again: You say, in your recent Add ess 10 Msr.
thSns-'io The protection Of eonmsr4e are 20 be
enhg'd tue expense Of i0feigu Ambsssadors Charges
q Ahre', &c he deyaaia ion aud demoralizai alton oil
ihs late ~ar-is enormous expense not far from