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

We cfst to ,ss .Oo,id ration Of IN. public The re
ma h OF he Hin. r. sherman on The su,j.c OF
.hs Tariff. aud We ak the farmer, tho mechanic, aud
the sL -oweer, duly u APP eeisie she Of The pro-
,ec1on which !, affords 10 ,heiS several ip'ere1.
To EotroR o CorNEertcyr UrnALo.
Til, voice 1 g,vs a, the Couysn len lately hs'd in
PHI lphia. 10 which bad the boror represent the
prehsnd.d by several Of the editors Of rsw,pep.rs in
his $ ate. As'hs ayes and mes. al hough recorded
on all qis, ions OF importance, did Lo. generally, &C
CON, aIy III. pabrt OF their proce ediog., the pub
na had n,, ,hs mean, Of knowing he In uyi iaI ssn
msns Of the memt ers who wets psesen'. Upon the
molten Of NJ la'ip, for striking out certain pr,s OF
tho sddte" 10 'hs people OF the 4,sd a's,. voted
n the sirmstv'; aed on he general question Of APP
growing 'be ADDE'S voted in the pegaiv-. l gave
thi, vote beciuIs the address adopted the opinion
M The ,arif laws a-e nreon''iui.n,', and 20 ne
honestly hat opinion may be held by sem, T. ba'
ever seemed clear to me, that the power given TO
the Congress of the United States by national Con
situation, "to regulate commerce with foreign naons
coners them authority control that important
branch OF our public interests in their judgment
shall best promote the general welfare. IL they have
made bad law, we cannot pronounce il no law, nor
inter tho want OF power rom the abuse Of H. Such
reasoning would authorize the national court TO deny
the cons'ituonali,y of every act Of Congress which,
tn their opinion Is unwise or Injurious Upon the wis.,
dom or expedency OF law the Legislature only must
decide; and the court in ascertainng its validity
inquire whether 1t is beneficial or hurtfu in its tenden-
the construction of law but can never be resorted TO
10 test its constitu,ionality.
But upon the grea, principles which the Conven-
ton was assembled, fully concurred in their opinion
he impocy OF the tariff aws,-their partially, inus.
lice and oppression, seem to palpable, that am
confident nothing more is necessary to create union Of
pubic sentiment among all who not recipients Of
their bounty, associated with political party for
their support than simply to understand their nature and
operation. The several epithes which | have applied
to the tariff laws are not adopted and the
propety OF each is susceptible of certain
IL wonderful that those laws are so little unJersood
but there mystery in their structure which msleads
'he public mini. The cotton law speaks only Of 25 per
cent; but by means Of what is called it's minimum, Il
imposes tax rising from 25 TO It's per cent most
cotton fabrics The wooens law, upon almost all cloths
which are worn FOR dress, nomnally imposes duty Of
IL cents the square yard a part under 80 l3 cents
original value, and OF from 45 to 80 per cent ad paio.
rem on the rest This would sufficiently ex-
travagan'. But, by reason of its minimuins il
actually taxes those articles from AZ to 225 per cent
To DO n in,acce, the I 10 h.avies, on tn, eo,.se
sood,-'ush az ara wern by The poor, by prsons r
miit'irs siteuris' mes. la 1897, wh,u he dn,is
we're less han at present. about hs OF ell IN
money paid by reas7n OF tho thrift on voo.n good
went into the Po7kst' Of the nianuas'ufef', ard enc
sisb' i!to tie pubis treasury VIII r, the goveye-
ment resolved hundred dollars by reason IF the
Tax, the manufae'urers received seven buudsed The
'um pad by Tbs consumer weolens 10 tina, year
over snd above wi at accrued to the treasury, yya,
40 ding 10 ihs hes coEpuisions, more Than tw .oiy-
hfee millions of toar, aud surpa 'ssd, Ivy mare hi
million. the whole net revenue OF the U .tei OIL
a
zee Mat time tn, tariff of 1928 Ia. be IN al ped snd
u ~e estimate tbs Hhhe eonSpDp Ism of wsol ns H.
thu county al IL millions tbs proportion CT money
pad in consequences OF tho tax on WOOL US Ia 1880
would lie sSou' one-;wr ,fih to ihs government and
eleven weliihs 20 the msuvitt rers ape Of ,pooL.
Tens in'y Tse amount paid To the uauu'as,ursis 10
ha aud sill other btanches by OF IN tax on in
ofla'on' probably surpassed the who!s national dsb
occurred Ly The Har OF Independence. BIZ The statute
oil 1928, ,hoe woolen clio hs fo- dress, n. fra.
cost Of which 10 81 rs The square yard are
o nd n
whih cost 10 the foreign markets from 10 10 20 cent.
The tquars yard a'e taxed from liz 225 DO, cen,
Where itiJ rspasny will ed. If moi c.ecfed BY III.
public voice u is impossible to foresr. Ceran il /.
,hai il s s shor, OF tho claim, 60, up in the IN EMO.
nils o. rome CT he petitioners for protection That thx
ra'ss oil taxation aro sorresy stated, any person nav
decide for him eli. examining The asI oi Cjny,esi
But IL is not my intention, at present, TO enter on
merits Of .he controversy. proceed 10 rsmsrk that
voted Tor ihe resolution by VIII ca the committee s ia
srus,sd on what piinsi9ies TO seek redress by a
mem rial 10 Congress- Those resou ions eii no, ex
pre-" ne opi1'on f'he Convention on ,he constitution
atty Of the ia'.f laws nj ny OF the eapi,a I.s, who
have made large investments in cotton sni wool!l e.
tabl hmeDr snd other branch suitaped by ext,aya
sah' 'axa'p, bad no sgArcy in pio,uring the enact
meht u so1- law but, accommodating their has nss-
20 the existing system, have adyrniurkd upon ,be en-
courage Nenit flo ds, and by gr,a sudden h ,pee
would DO oivsd in los, II no in rain return to
JUST sys should not be so sxeerEted 10 90 ius
tise to those who have placed confidence 10 this A
loog and gradual redus5n OF u iss n such manner AZ
- sauss convui 10 all hat tbs resolu ions con.
template. Mo.e moderation should bs observed by The
Government la Loving people o n these burden.
.hsa was fraeii'ed In importing them This relief will
b. obsinet II not At the next ssion OF Coug-es mos,
certainly al no very remote Rod. few Ia ust nd
m'nu asursrs cauDo', for their own emaumen,
'utjee' millions OF their coun'rymen TO an oppre,.
siv, aud perpetual sonTibunon. Tas sysea songs OF
The American Sy.rm" and "Dome Ills Industry I"
which, as here applied, sounds wuhou, sense. -
have been sung aud eshoed from exTsmy Of cur
country 10 the her, but cannot long entrance an ia
ieliigept people.
have prolracled his communication eyend INV ir-
endsd limits. My primary sbj-ei wss to correct the
i apprehension Of NY opinions which has appsa 10
seve al nswip,psrs. Many of my ishds, bo h those
who are ergsgsd In manufactures and those who are
oo have koo~n sen i'm nts on ,hs Protecting ry,-
ten from period much earlier than the ta,if Of 1916
All branches OF useful and hsnest industry ought 10 be
encouraged, bu cns should moi be made tributary 10
another Eash should be permitted 20 re lain The en- r.
amount OF ito own emolumen's.
ROGER M. SHERMAN.
Oct. %, 1881.
DIVISION OF THE STATE.--A writer in the Rock
bfdg' Intel geneer, who appears from his production
u be man acquainted with his subj ct and 10 Weld
nervous pen, proposes 10 rs people Ct vwgpi