Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-05

u valuable. ssys Governor Lincoln pa'rotie fr,suds
T. the Ualso. true men, who loving viii 20 Tor their
country, should reilly to its preservation &C., &c As
guide 10 the Deliberations Of the Massachusetts, Lee
kis'a'ure, the Governor lays down the following posi.
"on- mere Is no other safety TO the States them
serves, 'san 10 the guaranty OF republican form Of
soyeinment by the sovereignty Of the nation"
Is to be hoped that the gave and respectable body
70 whom this adnorion Is addressed, will not fail
make due use OF the abundant light which they will
dou nless derive ftom so p,hy aud pertinent . maxim
we observe with pain, however, that Governor Lin.
message on this subject, has not bean received
with proper Difference in some quarters The Boston
Gazette spesks Of 1t In the following disrsspectfui
manner;
"The remarks Of Governor Lincoln, when contrast.
cd with the resolutions Of the General Assembly Of
Alabama. will remind Tie reader of 1enpes, In
pot For our own part, do discover in the
solutions In question, any thing tina, called for the TIRE
mendous ourish OF 'rumpsis with which bi. Excellen
cy, 10 the iulness OF his heart has consscsndsd ia
vsr his loyal subjects.
The message was sent to the Massachusetts, Lesisia.
ture last Friday. motion made 10 the House of
Representatives, to reer them TO q Select Commtee.
In the debate on this motion Mr.. Shaw said
The proceeding OF Alabama is no, singular. Mas
sachusetts herself has once ventured upon similar
measure-ha' nom'ns'ed a President Every State
now and then suffers herself o be led away, by some
extraordinary excitement aud goes out Of the regular
path oil its duties. B.sd.s, hs differed from the G.,
vernon in reacing the resolutions y Alabama. The
Legislature OF that State transmitted these documents
as an act oil comfy TO our Executive. They did no.,
pre- pose them for concurrence or di,s-pt. Here
then was an act In the ordinary manner of .gi.iaon
Tor the act Is common-ard IL Is transmitted me RELY a.
an act OF comfy. There desire expressed that
the resolutions should be ransaittei to the Lssis.
ature But the Governor he could not m >. lf uom.
nate President, cent them down to the Hou.e do not
know. said Mr. Shaw, what we shall do with ,hen-we
nave got them and We must dispose Of them in some
way or another. He soncutr-d, he said. with the
gentleman from Boston last speaking (Mr B ako) tina,
we should delay our action til have taken time for
deliberate onsderaton. We are called upon 10 tax
some m.spires in regard TO a docum.u', the meaning
OF which wa do not understand-perhsps we should
uec'ue 10 tske no measure in regard TO it,
G'btfm n f-cted TO b .leve there was danser-
why, sir, does II become Massachusetts, to t.lk about
peiious excitemSnR Have not the South their rscol
iec'ioh'i And Massachusetts,. has she not her recoi.
'ec"ons! Does It COMFORT with our memories of past
'im"a 10 talk much kboui ihess matters whsn evrrv
sehoo-boy might retort upon Maach the charge
Of having sesn guilty OF high political excitement"
he matter ended by ordering the message and re-
solutions to lie on the table and DO prin'ed.
nv. Y Zoe Post
It's curious to look over the tariff and observe how
very careful the wise and liberal trainers of il b.v
oeen throughout the admir- able system 10 adjust the
duues IN an inverse ratio 10 the alth OF
Articles used by the rich are taxed more
lightly han those which bon ght by the poore e,..
ia mere Injuries, such az personal ornane nts
"nu the Ika, the most sedulous pains have been taxi
to place the largest amount OF duty on those which
from the comparative cheapness OF the material or Of
their Workmanship, would be most likely to b.. boush
by 'pSrsons oil moderate limited me NJ. In the ,r,
Gle OF clio hing Tor exsmpIe, the poor man. for IN
ske oil economy, buys fabric is obIig ed to pa
tax iour time greaer than the rich man who we ar,
!. s"Psrhne or1adc 10Th. very slight examination OF
the Henry Clay system will serve TO show that the
same eqni lie principle extends throughout. lie, ne
Ike the article OF beads II poor m,0 buys string
oil cut gass be ads 10 put around his chiids neck he
must pay to the governm mt tax oil 80 per n where
as the rich may alorn the necks of his children
WIN beads OF amber or coral at tax OF only Is per ct
o. OF eod or precious stones at IL per 'sThe
pale sesmstsess, who gains her livelihood ber me-.
0lk q,
TAX; but The woman OF sfurnce who can afford 10 buv
'ne OF silver, is taxed l2 per cent The rich man.
nu" oox gold or silver charged with duy OF IL -2
r cent tn. poor mans japanned paper snuff box
with duty oil % per cent. The wealthy citizen i'm
purchasing pair OF golden bracelets for his daughter
rays duty OF IL l-2 per CEN; hould poor man make
MS daughter present OF similar article Of sit ware
be IL taxed with duty of IS per cent Silk su.pend.rs
Tor the consumers ruges consumers NATL are charged
WIN duty OF 20 per cent; while tbo,e Of leather or
"osed, worD by The producers. charged with du
y o 30 leg cent The preference OF the rich a.
ne poor Is v-ibe throughout the tarif-;he sy.t,m nj
hamtiui aud unequal taxation which Is impudentIy
Yied the American System. The poor mans wit.
,r daughet' ii she wears brass gil, clap 10 her
lses', must pay The government tax Of Is per cent
he itch mans buys one Of gold or silver aud
psys OUT ~ per cent tax. Those who can afmd to
rim their dresses with silk cord, pay tax Of 20 mar
cent but poorer females who are obliged 20 cont, n,
with cord mut nav SO Ia mar "a
% he government II would require too much of orr
pace 10 EXPOSE the hundreds of be spo.s with
which The Unnamed American System lie spackI.d
Let any one who wihes to be convince Of ;ts ,h,ur
i''y mo, not It's absurdy, but its nina
III e let any who wishes to see how tho rich ar. IA.
vred and the faces Of the poor ground give only b,u
an hour to an examination Of OF the articles which
come under the tar OF 1925 with the rates of the d
tes ann xed As short time that devoted in since
riy AID truth to the examination of the tariff all tina,
is requisite TO disgust any dsneresed and csnJij
son with the boosted American System and with i,s
author rn "
II Substitute TO, B!ankets-A corr espondept write.
us that " in efld room, bed may be made comtott.
be with but sheet and blanket the latter being
iu'iy covered with coating Of The expert nent
was tried with success at Montpelier, in Vermont in
TO 10 consequence OF the bo e! being crowded with
more company than could b. adequately accommodat
ed with bedding" friend who was en- officer in
the revolution, desires as to add to the above commu
cation, that he was once compelled afer long and
iliguinE march, Ia he winter Of '87 10 lie dowo a,
night In the open air, with covering but bI.nket
tbst came on 70 snow violently during the night he
'ore morning covering b m completely over except
small breathing place, which the warmth OF his breath
hsd Kept op. n; and ha, he found bnseli on swsking
IN poiuse Precipitation. This 10 the s.c CT we n known
10 the srmtr, which covering Of has upon the
Earth. In counties where whole villages are som,
Lines suddenly buried by an avalanche ZONE curious
instances OF miidr nau' are related by traveller.
How iar tete iacts may Lad to measures of
utiliy, we shall 10 pretend 10 cay They ebo are
suffering IN this city, from deficiency Of blankets
might ensily supply Themselves with an abundance o,
me e'her sort OF covering; but sudden thsw should
lake place during the night they would not have much
reason to be Plrased wi the cheap substitute for bed
linz. recommend.d by our pendent. TIb