Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-20
RWETRT0AHs
.Niies 70 the (riends az Me .qmtrican 81

AS Mr.. Nuts Is VIE wed az a sort cf political oracle
as one of The pillars OF he American Sysem-wc
shl III offer to the public a brief oomueutary on his late
address.
Mr.. Niles set on, by declsr'.g tie %grat6ca.i n each
friend OF ihs system mus, Re. |. IN the " present general
property o.! his coun,ry"- VIII ch is, mainly, If no
so'eiy attributed 10 he operation OF tho Ameriean Sys.
ten. But, how does he prove that The country is p,o'
pertuF, AM, that il has been rendered 81 By he system?
Why, forseo'h, by alleging that we have an Cnparel-
leled abundance of Spscie. The a tial aluro OF a
crop or two in EuroPr, and the possibility OF a general
war in that hemispbeJe, ave net only iUcreased he
demand for our bread stuff, bu, caused III ussuds OF
CAPT alists 10 send ,hsir funds 10 his country. for safe.
k,eFius; and the RAPID ~qpidaii2n OF he n,,ioual dtht
L, throwing back iLto ci culatiop, more han ten nil
lions Of doi'ors per auuuni. Tn sse axe really the cau.t.
hat have produced the tempo airy redundancy Of cir
culdting medium 20 which MIR. Niles reisrs. To prove
thai. IL has moi seen The result OF The piol, ciive policy,
1t is only necessary 10 remark, that our exports of cat
,oa and woOllen good:, omount 10 li,tle or Eothirg--
aud that, owing 10 The pros! e,ous condition OF his
country, W. cannot expect, and ought not 10 espsci,
for centuries TO come, 10 be able 10 compsl with Egg
iaOd, in Ihe business Of supplying o,her nations with
cotton or woollep goods. TIE r. cti'ude o! Mi: posiion
Is clearly demonstrated, by tie anxiety manifested by
the manufacturers aud their friead9, for ths perpetual
ton c! The tx sting high duties 90 cotton and wcols IN
cloths. Would such soliei.ule be flt Tor the perpetG-
s'ion OF a scale OF protecting duties, ranging from htty
10 two hundced per Sen'um, II we could really manu-
iscture so cheap as 10 DO able 10 enter into competition
with England IN supplying other ra'ioas with such ia
ofie'' The very 'dsa is preposiercus.
IL will mol ee denied thai manuisci urea tend ic In
crease our national wealth; but il may be SAFELY assert
ed, that they hsvs not yet had The sfacl Of percsp;ib!y
Increasing The quantity Of ,ba preciou, psia's 10 his
couOuy-leeeuse NO have mol bseB able 10 export O
suti :ient amount. OF cotton or woollen goods 10 produce
such a result. So FAR irom being able 10 eater into com
petition with England, 10 sui plJ iug other oa.icp, with
cotton and woOi,en goods, the emcunt OF or imports
from that kingdom has not beon materially dipliaishsd /.
Ga the contrary, Il Is nOto increasing. 81 will be de-
mcns,rated by tho next annual Report OF tho Secreta-
with unprecedented rdpid'fy, until Thorough mod H.
cation OF iha eSisiIr e srifsha'l be effected.
The fact, tEGithis country Is h0uri!h'ng, provesio
thing. Vasi in eXteht, fertile, and blessed with irsii-
tu,iobs which have 10, yet served 10 ,ha.ale, ia any
material degree, the industry Of iiS Inhabitants, sud
serving as tho asylum Of the oppressed OF all nSt!ous-
how could il fail 10 iioufith? The prosperity O! q coun.
try, receiving hundreds OF thousands 81 enjs,sn,s per
yea,-so b~oundless, SO rich IN soil md rosoe,Gcs, could
only be checked by the parPs:rA!icn Ut some,lins Ike
the e1isting tariff.
The remarks we have already msde a.e quite a. per
.inen; as ihoso Of Mr. Miles. Like him, We have. thu,
far, only referred TO the effects Of Tho present tcIif in
general terms-bui, whiio hs Is evidently charmed
with lis supposed tendency 10 Increase the ~hspriaes
aud prosperity OF the nation, we contend thai ia cal!
sulated, in the sequel, TO undermine ali the ~impcEtaa
manufacturing interests OF the couniry.
We are uow importing Manufactures Of Iron, iron
Englaud, from a horseshoe nail TO an anchor. w,
eau no longer supply ourselves With chain cables o
anchors drawing chains, hammers, halebe,s, shevsls
longs, cast OF wrought hinges, hoes, frying pans. Sc
SIC. Sc. In short, We are importing, not only hers;
shoss and horseshoe malta, with almost syety oihsl
species u panufseiure Of iJon-but our black smith
are, in a manasr, compelled TO buy English spyils ,vicqs
hammers, Sc. IL is thus demonstrated, That, under "a,
ex sting tariff, our blaek-smiths eannoi enter into com
petition with these o! England, in supply iug ,hsir oSI
tools! Ye, this 10 part Of a sys,sm whieh the nachan
les OF this souairy are urged 10 support
The duty or bno., is 81 so par la!r-ou shoss ri
cents per pair. Ca isshor the duty is 30 per cent. DC
valoreu. Thb Increased value given 10 leather amour.
10 about QUO dollar on the stock Of each pais Of Aueri
can boois-whieh leaves a projecting duty OF nos mcre
than so cent? per psir in favor oil Inc American Loot
maker, which is not sufficient 10 cover the %dihsrtnc
bstwcen the value OF labor in England and in the u
States. Tho protection afforded 10 the American Ihos
maker 10 stili less, "a ii does hO. exceed z or 8 ceLt
/ per pair, on coarse aud fine shoes fv grown persons
Tho English government, by repeating the duty on lea
Their imported into that Kingdom, some Two or thrst
years s!nce, has, TO a great extent, IL not efcsiuaIly
counierac:ed the protective policy OF The Amer.csn 20
%vernment, &c tar as ii was designed 10 ope rs;e in iayo
OF the manufacture OF boots and shoeI. TIE pros,ra
'iIn OF that branch Of industry in many of,he States
and q great depression OF il, ihrouShou, the Union, Ia
been the natural consequence.
The condition OF ife halter 10 as dsplorablo 90 tina
Of tho shoemaker, aud he Is soon de s,ined 20 know
and feel it,. Ia the first place, Wy tho operation OF IN
tariff. he is compelled 10 pay about Fifty per cent NOR
for furs, than tho Eeglish manufacturer. This, viii
the difference In labor, enables The English msnuiac
tuTeTs TO ship vast quantities OF hst5 10 this couuiry-
finished aod unfinished. OF the latter. un6 nished hat
or hat-bOdies, The amount is very larse. /; is 80 diff
cult to deternine tho value Of tho article in that s!he
that The duty Of so per cent. is go GF eva5et, % Il
afford lil,lo or 70 protection TO the American halter
Yet, We are gTaveIy Told dat the tariff il, se psJec
AZ tho wisdom OF Congress san make IL.
During a great part Of the session Of $3.50, 81
English sgsnt was advertising in HE Washington cr,
papers. ;ha, he would furnish our members Of Congress
as well as others, with English made clothes, az coca
as they could purchase the cloth lu make such in ihi
country. The occurrence ought 10 have convinsed IT,
national le~ gislHturo that the tariff ieqli. ed nodjGca
FtioD, but il seeras to have produced no such effect. a
hat period the business OF importing ready made clio
thiBg was found prof sble-and that description {
goods Ia now literally flowing ia,o every part oil th
United States. Half iba ssemsiors Of New York, Eh
were making ttiSt, a, 4 cents each, and pantalogns q
IL cents per pair, have been deprived Of on ploymeni
The operation o. the eystem has been nearly equsl
.uinau5 to tailorg,
Thus, ina,ead Of promoting or probe sting American
Industry, The SgiteH appeers 10 be calculated TO l2ni
Ter tho making u our cloths Il EnKlantl lie effect
will soon be ssorbly felt by our merchants, and th
manufacturers Of ;ollon and wooilsn goods must sune
in their tCfn.
Convinced shat ihs5o viows are ccrrcct, we have ad
votaied a modification OF The tariff Were we Aos lie
10 tbo principle cf r%oteeti7n, we would rpques' ioDabii
oPposo any %chang', because we hslisvs a letter sysoG
could not be devi'ld, 10 destroy our manufacturers ant
nechnuits, and r. kdrr Us again dependant co Englin,
for most Of our eio'ting as we'll 90 Tor he imrlsrntni
o! hutbaudry and OK tho atis.
tLouisviue .1dUariiser.
FROM Inc y. Y. Evening Post.
oiTespoadept dving made some eoquifiss q ne
respecting Tie history, public %ttTyiccs, aud chaTac g
o. Judge White, to whom tie post Of Secretary a W.
has been thefed, IL following biiei tkstch my co..
YeY sCmo Information TO our rsAdefsi
The Hon. Hugh Laweon White is now about s:xfJ
ytass &C age. fe s. . Ea i've OF North Caroline, aut
wss educated at TIC bar IL Penn,yivaDis, whefs D.,
puTlued Lis lsgsl stttdies with diligence and fUccess.-
While yet a young lnan, lie e~miRr>ied % Teouessse
where bis leafri;g iid sctrfacy % bic procession, es
fecially IA the d~0eii,es OF real estate, bcd he Sound
ness Of his i%udg nent. soon procured him a high Tspu-
taiiou aHd sSten,ivs .p aeice. WI II tennessee va,
erected iuio d 3 para ? Safe, ho he aus a member o