Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-27
uon; fellow -czens, let above all things, beware
of blind confidence i'm "PArRIorsn
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more than another, IA To the last degree, saturated with
the csSence which pcrvades the whole production, it is
ui"t IA which the Sinking Fund occupies prominent
place Scarcely icor'i in it, but conveys uuruth,
perfect aud complete in srl Independently OF the part
Performs III the general ni.repr senaiion OF which it
constitutes one of the elements Its effect upon the mind
correspondents HAT produced upon the by those
eemtrard preparations on which the chemist has exhaust
cal is art 1t creates of fullncss and oppression
which makes the nnd Sckcn at its contemplation, and
'hrnk from the close approach required in the tack OF se
ptritiug its ingredients Nor this the Only sense in
which, all ludacios insults offered to The under
standings OF a people, it is the ilagrant No, only
the assertions o which it is made up separately I'M
true, but from their very urc, il is impossible that the
aggregate could he true.
The assertion that the protection intended by the Tariff
OF 1916, was OF the SustdiHing conra-,sngushcd
from the cc0urG ginS, stimulating .t,iGting
htnd,that II was afforded merely administer Temporal
ry sHfe"dnce To the Embellishments already in existence,
au not To simulate aud encourage manufacturing indus
ny, Scncraly,iS assertion which MIR &. has resolved
shall not ia obtain crcdrnce want OF reiicatio
30 lar a. know, II was first advanced by him. rather
deNcrousy inSinuaicd in review of his public services
calculated and c0Ored JOr that point of time presented
in lis dnner-speech Abhevillc in Nny 1925 In The
enlightened system OF measures, in favor of which, he
Then stated that he bad, the close of the war; given his
Jealous efforts, was comprised, ga due protection of
th0se manufactures OF the which taken root
during The period of and restrictions" In the small
portion OF las letter, under consideration, this
ton Is repeated no less than three tines modified
so as exactly to suit the present state OF the
case IL Is no longer the protection of those nunufdc-
t"es OF the country which had taken root; but, OF
those establishments which had gIO,cn M and the
KIND OF protection intended TO this very res, iceJ
class OF objects, was not the present OCCASION TO be
admitted 10 have been the direct kind II was To be a,,a
lied, so as to give the incidental compile xion he has
here con,ivcd TO ring the changes upon 'public debt
"sinkng fun, 'shighcY dues,' and lower duties Sc
50 To bewler the unwary reader into strong belief
a the protection sstendnce administered even TO the
establishments, merely the ucIent, cgcr,', r
revenue measure the real, substantive question having
BEEN how soon the public debt should bc paid The
consideration, that the higher duties which would he nc
cesSary TO Its carly eXlnguishment, would themselves
have the operation Of sustaining the existing establish
ments had, he admits no small influence in determining
congress 10 X on short period, and raise the
'i''u accotuhSly Siil, the real question was when
hall the debt be paid?1hc real object for which The din,
the debt; consequently the Tariff measure of re-
venue, as distinct from one Of protection"
II might seem, that this statement as to the character
ct The larii might he passed with simple reference
to the general contradiction which il receives from all the
extracts thus far presented. The nature Of my un,lcrak
ng requires however, that particulars hc xhiLd i,
their true light Snd, ~ the involved in this
count receive, Individually and collectively spccitc and
poh%n contradictions from the public records of the cou-
| try, this must be slcwn.
Let u.s. first, however imagine Mr. : account 10 he
strict irue aud see what IT, bottom amounts to- SO tar
a. IT has bearing upon the point in dispute between the
'aitrS a," uef opponents In the first sentence, we
arc told, that had not the and the restrictive ,nea
sres converted large of the capta OF the coun
,ry To manufactures, the duties would have been fixed
nwcr and more time would have been allowed for the,
dSchargc OF the debt. This time shortened be-
cause The Incidental effect would he, to sustain the @
tabliShncms The direct effect OF the shortening womb
be, to require the more revenue, and consequently high
err duties; and the direct effect OF these duties vnI,Ii
| he, TO sustain &c Thus the direct OF the
higher duties he tho effect of that nca
.urc which required the higher duties This il tho
mount OF Mr. CallIonn's history of the matter tn
be sure, alter telling he does the words usi amt,
ed, that but Tor the previous conversion of canit, r.,
lectures, longer time would have been allowed for the
payment oil the debt, he that the existence of the cs
tahlishmen's had "no small influence" in detcrminino
Congress to shorten the time: thereby implying that Other
considerations cooperatcd in causing this determination
Tins alluSon to cooperating requires therefore
mat III sctnos portion only of the shortening should
IN stating Mr. Cs story be set down the account of the
esdbtshmentS.-let us apply the toucl.one: 9c
corning 10 ms ueision V the matter, what was really
The o6jfct, with view which the duties were fixed T
the higher rather than the lower point? $50 far as their be-
ing hXed at that point was rendered necessary 10y that por
ton OF the shortening which is attributable To The es,
shmonis.) Was it the carly payment of Ihc ,ei, NJ
niicsy not. According MIR. C.'s.own story v,Lc,
closely looked into the payment of the delft was bnt %
INC instrument for diSposng OF the revenue. The real
object was protection Aud yet, these assertions of Mr.
e. are put together in such TO leave uuon e
n OF Tue reader strong impression, tdt the Office,
IN raising the duties reUenue and The protec ion
therefore, but incidental. How it, that this fleet is pro
Huced Where lies the secret of the process lis very
Easily detected: the mind is first filled with the idea of
'Grcat constitutional Otlrcta great debt which rcoucd
Sea revenue; ana the propositions pat together i'm
Shc way Ihl Tie last impression left by them H. that
the duties were necessary the revenue which was elr
necessary to measure determined with reference TO
ta' great constitutional object The reader is made TO lose
sight OF the circumstance, that this great measure which
required The revenue, which required the higher duties
which afforded protection, was lTdecrmiuedo in M
der that the higher duties might he necessary AMI d.
the protection should he afforded Accorlinr io Mr. C
own showing it nppcars as soou "a ,,,, mini y =
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measure OF projections and the raising of the fund mere
eNpedent 10 cXpcnI upon constitutional object which
dId not require H. certain superuous revenue that would
result from duties imposed for the purpose OF proecnu
Lei us suppose We may though certainly NOT
"'loFt danger ot contradiction from the next Telegr,nh
or Mercury, hazard the assertion that Mr. c. is Tor ,cs
~ lc case may bC) decided strenuous advoc,c of
cr"i system o internal improvements Measures for Ills
ecl are or were a. constitutional and as any uea
sure can possibly be excepting measures for
the payment OF the public debt, To Judge of the relative
Importance anl urgency of the objects from MIR 4 =
speeches aud Jealous Efforts the former occupes or nc
cnpcd the first place indeed, this very passage Of Ar
u cUcr asserts That ihc payment OF the debt at an early
p'n would not have been deemed cxpcdient but for iis
Wc'"e"f"t bearing upon another object suppose then a
grand national measure oil internal Improvement TO be nov
determined by Congress and that be determined on
not because 1t is cXpedent upon il at an early RAJ
trr an remote period but in order that the iuciIen
Ia cicct may be, to support the establishments NOW i'm
existence: ~ oheT words, that il may he made the in,
Funch Tor eXpendiug certain superuOus revenue which
"ouI arse rom another measure TO tCit; Tariff fx
ing duties on Imports higher than il would be exucdi.
ent 10 Tx 'icm, but for the existence of those estaLIs
ncnS Would ibis Tariff be measure of revenue ns /
Ninct rom one OF protection because il was thus con
nectrd with the internal improvement measure PER
maps, however, II may be objected the analogy nf ts
raSe iat Tie establishments in existence have rnv
up under the operation Of the unconstitutional Tariffs or
~ &C. " this objection be urged, 20 back 10 1920
M suppose similar brace OF measures 10 have bcen e
uoPed M order TO sustain the establishments which had
grow" up during the war, ami under the operation Of
INC c0nSfWi1ndt Tariff Of 1916 Is the analogy Of fb
rase perfect? But have no more time TO woytc uno,
'WP"s"'o"s realities demand our attention
10 relation TO Mr.. C.'s assertion ,a the TsriT re,yceJ
me duties wc have, in another place. first weighed tbc
assertion, 10 precisely hat belief O.,