Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-22

presenta,ives, and OF the majority of the Comree Ia
dents suggestions for Ito mod6c ation-And we have
also more open space to-day we lay before our
20 our inner iorm) the Report Of the minority OF the
committee submitted by Mr.. Mcneil OF New York. in
sue gestions.
The latter Report exposes the sophistry Of the fret.
IL paints in strong and eloquent terms the mischief.
which may ise from combination Of the several Ia.
.n interests, and the welding OF those heerog nous
interests oy an ambitious candidate and sub.erven
pay-So Tar we mast cordially sub. cribe to its poi
uons-acknowiedge its truth and eloquence--bu, we
csnno 20 along with IT in all its eulogiums upon Ger.
la,n portions Of The TaeH aud the alleged benefits
"nich have ensued from their imposition.
MIR. Maliary's Report |. an unau. ell aud de.pe.
rate Panegyric upon the Tariff in all its mo,d lenses
s maI person. n IL what our brethren Of Kentucky
would call going 'hs whole h GO IL ii claims ali
MODIFICATION Of the Tsrif-even where the duty can.
MOI be protecve-or where il protect. such articles AS
rebound to he benefit Of few wealthy capitalists. a,
the expense Of ths eat body Of the peopeor wherr
forces the production Of f,r which our
country Is not at ali ripe. 1t opposes the President
proposiions-and wi h the true feeling OF PMtizi IN
seems TO labor at thwar,ing him in every resp -
n9' there 10 one c,ncesion in this paper whicn
prises US.
Large expectations of ,hsm Gays Mr.. M Rep,rD
are made to foreign counties. They are carried TO
India, China, AMI South Am RIGA, where h.y are
sold to advantage. But suppose the prote citing duty
Withdrawn. aud the American manufacturer lett 10
compete with foreign labor on eq ,al terms."-Ad-
NIT the cottons Of India, England, and Sc,tand and
what would be the Ell .c1 Within t,co years not a
single eoHoamW in the United States. too,sid be in
motion The immense capital invested in them
amounting to many millions would bs utterly sunk to
the country and their owners irre,rievably ruined.
hnu why! Not because wa cannot make goods az
cheap as IN Manchester aud glasgow, but because
war would be wassd by British capital gainst Ame,
can cap'ta-a war Of determination. S ch war ha.
been waged upon every article of American industry
whenever the protecting duty has been inad. aua,e or
the law extending the duty framed that mercan,iI.
cupidiy and the cunning OF foreign manufacturers
could evade it.''
Take of tho duty,i and the American manufacturer
be supplied on cheaper term, with all the cotton and
other fabrics which he would require! Mr. NJ adm 4,
ana asserts ths-but how does he sxpain il. By sup
posing that the British m,nufi cturers would wage wa
o. e&erm'naon upon us-and how would they do !!
In no other way than by sacrificing million. W N IN of
their s.uff' In our mMkst.!-Does any one leye tina
they mad no Immediate In in tn .ir Skinner
mat II they expected to make prof by the sales
.ner go,ds thsy wjud make them! That they would
incur the enormous expence, which such sacri.
noes pre-suppo'e why do they not make simia
sacrihces to Danish Stus from other m ,rksts -
way do they let us ship cents worth India and 70
D. Am RIGA why do they not throw in their own
goods in'o all these fharkes--banish us from them
and conhns us within our own TIE ritory Tn, fac
Isl that the Report misstates the auan y Of Stuff
we send a5road-and couceaIs the rea,on for which
they are sent-to make certain assorted cargoes)
ANA also DISCUSSES the true OF the dang
which threaten many Of our manufactures, il the
goods OF other countries adnitied duty free -
Many OF these articles, IL admitted without any re-
strc'ion, would be able to compete and ose our IN an
ufactures in our own markets, without any such Sc
rlou sacrihce or determined Of determination
With moderate duty, and with the best management
some OF our manufacture. would stand their ground
but without making those great profits, which are
calculated to enlarge the Establishment OF this
system.