Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-21

BY such great efforts End consumrna,e kun, With many
s'iss OF quesioo. question" they At iast succeeded
70 pass no address without any medication from ,h'
original draft, To do this, however, several Of tbs
southern gentlemen had 70 Withdraw their objsctions
those parts which they declared was not opg
| Ibe vote Is en'ious On Mr.. Gallsn's ameodme nj
wn'en comprised he por len eon,aippg the argume %
and statement o. the eons uo"si question: hsrs wsr,
81 nega"ves-psiue patty from New Yok Ga the vote
on "e sdd'es, th're were only 29 negatives. Ssvrrs
OF No New fo 70 and several Others He'd tho course
wh.n thu day VI TRIAL cane.
There |. ono eurou. point whch ,beuli o, be forso
A. er n idress pa,,ed, Mir Burien Vf red a
les OF resolutions iusructrg comu ies 20 prepare
memorial 10 be presented 10 tho next Congress,
Thee resolutions are dawn up perhaps stronger ID,
ecn'h QUESTION 'han the address, and yst The
| very men from New Yok who wsre 90 sstupuiou
about the addres swallcwed IN. WI ole of the resolution
win NJ murWur. The vcu'seru.rs TX, twas thu
| booert visws,"
10 the Afternoon Mr Leonasd o. New York very e.
nrousy proPo"d tba, every member Oh ,ud subscribe
MIR; ksguets Journal zee some paper OF this city
mas said that ~. was dons al The ,uss estion o. Col
Stone OF New Yo T. II not 20. Mr.. LEONARD need.
"a no 'ugge'ion OH er han bis good ceilings aud
zeal r The cause ef free trade TIVE Convention wa.
hen acJournsd sine die IN Y. Cour g. Emo
OF tho measures Vi tho Frse Trsds Convention.
which has jus, closed, tho ono from which we expee,
most, 10 ihe appointment OF a committee 10 draft me.
mortal 10 Congress. embodyng view Of tbs pr, c /.
Cal con-" quepees OF the reNricive system, sud to al
tend at tbs next session al Congress Some OF the
ao'est men OF hs Ia ion on this committee: men
OF clear understandings and mind. we furni.hod with
the knowledge requi'ilo fir tie task. Muea is ex-
peeted from the lsbors OF this Committee. Ills made
toe subject OF complain, in quarters that the Ad
re"trPoried by Mr.. Berien did not 10 moro full,
mo doaii, on the subject OF the tariff but that IL con-
sius merely general assertion ot the opinions OF the
Conven lon. moments relsc ion viii show tina,
mere nothing 10 this complaint In the short See
SION which the Ccnve u,iop allowed The m selves ia " a.
mpo.i 'ls to collect aud digest tho multitude of fact,
on which the practical tj.eioa, 10 the thrift are found
%. That must DO the work Of E ccmm,tee-,ueh
i've bodies. Nor could the CoLvspiion be expected
10 eonhnue in session for couple Of months, idly
wat ing Tor the committee to 6ush the rcpor'. They
therefore appointed The eommios, prepared genera
ADDRESS TO the people OF hs United States and adjourn
ed.
Thi' brings MS 10 'p, ak Of The address, with which
''u, has been found, and for which 20 out OF the
Zoo me oers oil the Convention refused TO on as-
sonn OF some ipdissree, expreious which thew con-
eeWed u to contain. This document 10 a spirited and
assertion OF the dot'tires Of the free trade party
mr. ua'a"n VINO expressed the opinion Of those " IA,
Vosu sgeins' 4, alter NOV ng to srik, what related
70 me cons'u iona'ty Ct the tariff obe eted 10 IN.
warmth Of some OF The expressions, which be though
Wouid render 'h"m liable to DO or mis-
represented" tie did not offset to these exere.sou,
a' IN themselves improper, but az impo!iis The ee,,
90 OF me Z nv. n'iop, however, and among them
many me nibers OF and oh, north m Jr
lions though. dH-reltly. For cur own part we saw
MA " here be any represent ion of tn, ,snor i
address, let TIE blame rect upon the heads Of those
VINO are gully OF T. The language OF The address 4,
the language ci muess and eernna,op and 4, will
DO me cu'e Of free trade no injury, in ration where
parties are aeeus'omtd 10 speak nation ,b al .ym
sah's-s naturally with the strong expression of rens
called for by the consciousness OF inury and eppre,
sion. >fP's'-
AZ to the course Of such Of our delegates a, voted
against The address, on the ground of The impoIicy a
'ome OF its 'xpresn they doub less had rea.ons for
what they did, satisfactory 10 themselves Bat 10 se
cuso their colleagues who voted for il, with bavipg
nansgre'sed tho limits Of their author ty 1. di.ulnu
in tho extreme. Taere i, not syllable in the rs,o
III ions adopted at the meetings VIII CHI thew were An.
pointed oro'ddng them to express their OF 6ou on the
son't''utooay oil the arf, even II the address adj
Involved ha question, which il clearly doe. not They
were to do nothing IN derogs'ion Of The Cons,i,u,ipn
and they have done nothing. Even IL they had stns
40 Tar as 70 qu'sion the eonst tn ouaiity OF the
'hey would have merely exercised privilege eomm,n
TO American ci zsns, in all Situations and und,r ali
circumstances IL We are 10 receive from Cougres. al
mo awe hsy choose TO make, without ever compstils
'n'm WIN me charter under which they ssi, we nigh
az well live under the Sultan of key.
nv. Y E. Post
Toe subjOineo aruei ish We copy from the Bos.
on Gazette OF the 23i ~. Is worlbv The ,erious go,
teni,on Of those who have ass rted tbat The eYs,n
urn cannon safSly bs modified We re fer riiruIsIls
10 Mr. CI9y's wesern triends, who have uLiiormIy
Gtts'ed AK ans any thing like reduction Of dutes
..d 'onended ,ha no improve. ment could be made In
tae existing tariff wi,so increasing tho duties ON Inn
pos" generally. Where the manufacturing interest.
are oprily Understood, il 10 believed the safety nj
tariff fLo,;sr;U- Sd
TO the Editor Of the Gazette
est Of The Free Trade party 10 moi 10 nu tv the sxi.,
ing iarif, but 30 TO modify it, tina, il sh all sill afford
suincient protection To the manufacturing interest,",
whhou, being bur hensome to other impor,snt iniere
IL Mis- be the obj.c, i. appears 10 mo to be one H.
which We all can agree. have no objection 10 a
rea'onsse redueiin Of tho protective duties on eoon
and woollen fabrics. l: WILL sincerely believe, b.
benehciat TO the American masuf,siureIs Instead Of
operating to their Injury.
"Pfsvious to the passage OF the present tariff ae
many oil our most oiellgent manufacturer, exoressed
their doubts OF iis Ten tfei,l .fset 1 myself wa, o.
opinion that IL would be Injurious 10 nv Int.r.st. AZ
manufacturer. l was app;ehonsive that Iba temnt,.
tons would ford would No he oo n any compe,i
tors, aud that the bu.ines would be ov. rdope The
event jut ned my fear' Thou, ands hurried eadloos
Into uie business, wtht Ut experience md without anv
adequate knowledge OF tbs me bod 10 bs puys,sd 10
promise success. Inmeose sum, were expended q,
rather sqsentered, to little puIpo,e. G.ea ouan,iue,
OF goods were al much greater expens.
han was required, aud were rod at ruiz ous loss
This was the consequences Of the prospec, OF immrus
pen which the tariff held ouI TO The manuiasiursrs
P'onh so eat that economy was deem, useless, and
le' 'no u"et contempt Misfortune has, at too grea
an expense, taught us the necessity OF economy: bu
We are now again in danger u dcspi,iug II A ,ho,,
period oil sueceis, and literal profit on the last
business, have been Too strong nducsmeni 10 al
Vrn'ures, and 10 tboSe whose money ba, been Iyipe
unemployed; and new factories arc rspidIv gor un
Bu,ness will fear, be sgain Overcome; sLd loo sny
w again mourn ov money lost, inste I'D of obtaining
the large Proh'' witch hey now anticipate.
NOV, hseens 10 me, that II less duties were imp,-
sed on cotton aud WOO len fabrics, there would be
e's temp alton for those excessive in mann
featuring; business would be mo regular and seaIy.
these ruinous hustuaons wou d not be t IksIv n, al
place; ana manufacturing would become like oihrt
branches oil business, sfIording a moderate bu, reson
able and regular profit This i, what with To Gee and
whish all rational manufacturers mus, desire H. az
am inclined 10 believe, reduction of the tar6 r;i,
have this effect, | assent 10 Il with all nv h.,,,
We are now 10 the constant appre tbs, total
repe OF 'he dddlt'ondl duiies may shortly take