Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-28

DEAR StR The subscribers have been stc1 bv
portion OF your fellow citizens transmit To Won the
closed paper containing the OF more than an hun
drcd voters ot this county, who cuucs that YOU will be-
come candidate for in the Senate of Virginia n,
tue ensuing election, for the district composed of the coun
tie, oil Cupeper Orange and Madison We shall be pleas
cd TO receive your reply early suits your convent
quest that will publish your answer i'm the CuIpcpcr
rozctc' \ ours, very rcspcc fully,
FREDERtCx FIsunAcx
CuMDERLANp GEORGE.
JoHN AMIss,
WILLIAM uvRT.
GEORGE FREEMAN
IAvL WILLIAMS.
FARLEY. 10Th Nov 1881.
10 'htS"s rtsh5oek George. .fniss Ii,ut Freeman,
and t'iHidR,s
GENTLEMEN: | acknowledge the recent of vour f.,
your OF the 2lSt instant, accompanying reuusst sustain
Ell by more than hundred of the voters of this county,
that should become q candidate for sea, il, ,b Sn;
OF virginia ut the ensuing election. For this manifesto
lion OF kindness, tender you and to them INV mos,
cordial acknowledgements. of the obligation il
imposes upon me; and that confidence, kindly rendered
should he followed by the immediate proler OF INV scrv
ces were left 10 inclination Zone, such prolcr should
G' ne whcd but engagements which press upon at
I'M nonent--tiuucs which 1 voluntarily assumed and
IRON the performance OF which cannot depart coyc NM,
no alternative, and leave il impossible that offer for the
post you are pleased TO assign me- The necessity which
mus places me in opposition your wishes will NOT I
trust be misunderstood. II arises from no unwilln~n
10 YOU, and should be controlled had Tho ,,n, g.
90 So am aware OF the interests that are in common he
tween Us, and would shrink from burthcn they mbt
impose upon 80
oil INC canvass that would be before me- AMI i'm mart from
my own private Affairs have already made 10 some ot
your your NUMBER; may beg you TO communicate them TO
you rcPreseh' ana together with them, my respect
iu acknow Judgments. ~ iO'
am gentlemen, your friend and fellow citizen,
3 a. STORROW.
according To the late reports of the Secretary of tc
oil the Treasury the duties annually collected ON wool
hemp iron, sugar, woollcns and cotio,s omount IA
10 o'9vo''oo dollars III these mposts arc con-
hnucd they will nearly dcfay all the expenses of govern
mcn -Four or five millions only will be required 10 he
raised on other goods introduced into country and This
VIII necessarily reduce the duties on articles of o.,
htc or nothing. The implements of the noor mans
trade and the clothes he wears, will be charged with
TAX hcavy enough to pay all the salaries of government Of
ucCS 10 build lighthouses along coasts and TO sun
port our army and navy. That tic reduction of these d
neS should be gradual the persons who arc benefited
ny mem are able TO bear il, is humane and doubtless
proper pocyi bu' justice to the great of the hmer
can people requires that the should be certain
ana mat should cease only when these duties arc rcduc
e 10 INC moderate ana reasonable charged upon the
great mass OF imported articles and requisite for the pur
poses ofrcvcnue ~ ~ Pun
Iron Is one of raost important raw materials il cm
poys large number OF artisans scattered over all te
country; il enters into the construction of every bobi,
ton; it die metal OF which most ho chold utensils arc
made; II holds our fires; ii fastcns doors and win
dowS; 1t Is the implement of almost every industrious &C
eupanon from the penknIc and steel pen in the hands of
the clerk In the counting The axe i'm the hands
oil the thousand woodcucrs in the western forests We
10 not SEC with what consistency Congress can reduce the
duty on SALT and boast that they have chcapcncd am i'm
Poriant necessary OF c, while they the duty ON
iron it is how they lower The duty ON Other ,,
materials and leave on this The Secretary of the Urea
sury has recommended that drawback should be allowed
on all iron used in the construction and fitting out of Sims
ms IL very well so FAR goes but why should the In
ercsts OF the spowncr be lavourcd while those of other
classes arc neglected? Is regard due 10 the numerous
ca ci blacksmiihS and other rc-manuacturcrs of iron
Is no reduction TO be made the duties paid on The
PloughS hoes and axes of the farmer?
In modifying The tariff and reducing its rates TO lust
ana convenient Standard hope that Congress will ser
ousiy consider the expectancy of total abolition of all
'RlmnS and other petty coutIiv anccs which have been
framed by charatan' from time 10 time under the prcc
oil securing The revenue. 1t was well said bv Burke
teasing custom house and multiplicity of perplexina re-
Sullons ever have and viii appear master piece
OF inance TO people of views" The time is at
hand, earnestly hope when this sentence can no longer
be quoted as rcprcach against our legislators.
A E'y