Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-19

der the ban Of the Union parN should unite in this e
the preservation Of the Uuion rhe Anti Tariff States
are console niious in their belief, that the Ac s un-
eons,itu iona and must under its mi lrous snd .p-
pressve Influence, ard 10 impartial believe,
that they will continue much longer TO submit. To
the Southern Stae', Is matter OF little moment, whe
'net Mr. MED Inc be right 10 maintaining that the
producer pays the tax, or Mr. dayton, that The con-
sumner p'ysit tor unhappily, with them at least, the
producer ~ ths consumer-snd whether the police
,conom cal eoernee be right a. 10 the pro
uucet' we lax paid oy sumo one and when the pre-
Queer IL The consumer too, all the i-sH c. ave. aud
double Ill shest il produced upon them by he Ia
riff.
| TIE Sou h.rn producer IL the consumer that is he
experiences all The i'll which iss ,ad fall uSen the
cousun r, becus he is from The very nature Of bic
country, It's population ana The habits of the people,
dependent upon some other count v for his manuiac
iured articles, sud those articles Of sty and uxu
ry which a'e not produced by our country. are
produced by IT, partially, in with other coun-
ries By this bill OF exsus ops and denominations, then
as con amer, he Is made pay ihs Bonus which is si
ven 10 The Am rie Manufaetnrer, uxsr-growet, Sc,
because be is not permitted to purchase ept upon
such terms as make il Indifferent TO HIM Of whom he
surthaed
The fore ign ssler lay, the duty on TO pfoect hns
we ben manufacturer and grower lays il on, enrsh
himself, because he knows he cannot be under.oId--
thu, as consumer he pays. As producer he s,f,s
qnaliy, because ty the ric,ions and exclusion of
tns bill, his market is limited and inbred, and dep.e
CT ted price ct l. prodrc, ia he al both
veins lie bleed, end daily ia h. sround down and iu-
poveriecd, for whsH TO ch few sonopolisss or
keep up system" that selfish end unlimited polli.
eiaos may have thsme for dinner spee ches and news
paper essays, and hsbby 10 ride into power. l. how.
ever, the maIke, were not Injured by the bil and the
pce OF produce the same-siil all but the
rsr and grower Il the interdcted article are injured
anu especially the Southern planter and farmt r. b.
cause 'heysr sIli consumers oil the ptedcied article
and as such are iaSsd 10 surish he protected" Can
1t he expected ihai reeea-hs descendants of those
who pledged II cir eli, aud sacrificed MANY of them
their Lvss for the bery acquired by our Revoiuicu:
with hat Revolution yci Iresh in their memories with
ICE iact0 aud Incidents Of lis peril and prvaon yet la
4 mi In ham lxxtl flo 4
'oiiug to repair The losses tina, revolution brought upon
their ance;tors-wi amely submit have tn, fruits
oil maj toll, taken from them TO enrich few self
monopois;s or crafty hear,less and ambitions pohi.
ans! that they Will, without struggle yield up tina,
liberty, acquired at much loss and hazard and con
secrated by 10 much blood!
Why ould 4 Q ?swhy because there relentless mo.
nop Mt; thst Immaculate Father" OF hs system and
would-be Pre'idert o. the Uned Sistas Tree or en-
sived say they do not fubmi', they ondangr dis
solve the Union; because as the values money and
TIE other power, han Unioa or ib,riy hey pa
rioucaily present the alternative" give u. your mo-
ney, and the power 10 rule over yeu become cur bo-d
men, or be branded disunonisis nav dissolve the
zion even, for will not reiinquish our hold upon
your purses even 10 preserve he Union;" and these
reasons why ffesmen should surrender 10 their tax.
masis, nor only tner properly but their itbeTty?-li
disunon should result (Which | do rot believe aud
pray Heaven to averD who will bo responsible
| Tor ~ Upon whom will be the cdium of IL,
upon those who are defending themselves from
an unconstitutional, la,oless, and oppressive tax
or those who by their f,i!iondL Iaylsss and
oppressive act force such result! As one however
ardenty devoted TO the Union hesitate not to saw
that there be no alternative but Union and Slaue,v
or DSunton and Liberty, give me the latter Was the
CnIon the end for which Patrick Henry and Washing
ton spoke and fought, and Lafayette, Lee Montgomery
and the venerded Monroe, or whose loss you are now
mournlngo bled! Or is 1t but the protect and
preserve that end which was Liberiy-And il the means
TAIL in attaining the end, become subversiye of IT, am
for other means which toiH attain the endIn the lam
guage oil Henry, when debating the Constitution, am
for "Liberty, the Constitution, JvpiOn"-with him
pace liberty before and above every thing Take anyo
ther grounds make the government the end and not lhe
MEANS and at once we fall into the repudated and ex-
ploded dogma repudated by the British Arisocra-
cy' mat lhe government which is best administered is
best.-And are the FTeemen, the Democrats of Vir-
gina. prepared at this day, adopt doctrine which
the Oldest the strongest and the most corrupt Aristoc-
Tacy In the world, has repudated and denounced? But
Iellow-cllZens, this consequence will not flow from
united peaceful and constitutional resistance TO this Ia
filf Law, Which is now grinding down, and proLuc-
ing discord and distraction in the land. The disciples
oil Henry Clay and the monopoliss of the north NAV
tell you but the statement is true il is said to in
timdate you, and prevent you from making resistance
because ii you do and succeed, YOU must the one
loses all hope of "e pu " the other must dsgorge
or be cut off from his ilgoten gains and though Cat its
last gasp the Constitution will be redeemed and resor-
cd; and once more shall present 10 the world the
spectacle OF Free happy and contented people, living
under a constitutional government Arouse then and
unite WIN our sisters OF the north in this noble effort to
save our Constitutions relieve yourselves and your breth
rem the south from the oppression under which YOU and
they abour, and ensure the continuance of te ines-
maOle blessing bequeathed by our Forefdthers-a
iree constitutional government Put forth the strength
which you possess; send Leigh, Tazewel Randolph r.
T. Barbour, Morris, Upshur and such to represent
you, and they will not nlislead you; they know the
right and will pursue ithey love the Union as ardent
~ as any with the power of TRUTH and in the Ian
guage OF ireemen, they will proclaim wrongs and
indicate the constitution Fear say again that
any injury can result from the measures think not that
nose who are now feeding and faening upon YOU mean
10 part with you-hey cannot do without you, and
not from love OF you, or OF the Union, they relen from
interest and love OF gain, from necessity they H. Let
them be once told, in the calm but decided manner i'm
which II becomes the AntiTariH States 10 speak that this
rank OPPRESSION, this and awcss tax
VIII not longer be submitted toand you II be reliev
ed IL is only necessary that the Tariff States should
become united, and should speak as with one voice TO
elect Their COMPLIMENTARY thing shews it the
perpetual cry that they not and cannot be united
the constant effort to prevent their Union by endeavor
ing TO Identity their cause by uniting il with 'nulli-
cation, and by pretending that resistance to the Tariff
must produce dissoluton; all show it,
The Iasif and the Clay Presses semper eadem"
nghtng upon the maxim "united stand, divided we
tall, will denounce the proposed meeting in Philadel-
Pha as they do every other attempt matter in wha,
Clay and, recently concerted Tariff Press has already
gone forth The Wing OF this town has poured fort h
ITS walls upon the heads Of the williamsburg meeting
and delegates Such denunciaons can have no weight
with you, and can only ighen the sickly and heIples
the women and children if there be any Of the marty
Before denunciatoD and nvective the expression OF
opinion should be permitted to weigh the enquiry should
be made, Uh0 is he who offers his opinions and denoun
ces our measures? and il he BIO one who has usually
thought and acted with you, who has established his
claim 10 your conf lence, and manifested his patriotism
by his preference for pTi ncipIeS men-and whaI
he Understand bis subject, listen to him.
but IL you ind him your constant opponent and I'm.
ceasing TeVIer, the very bondsman of your worst ene
my, me author and Father" Of your expressions will
you hearken him or be deferred by such man from
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