Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-13

VIZ "o'e"eo, VI course, assumes tho same hue r.,
sPPreo''.e iuhy, however, its otcn essential up,rh
independently Of any connexion viii, a,w ,, um"u.n
must advert Tor moment, TO The r,uture of ne 80
tenn, and the results which tyere exnec,sd r., ~
to the belief which really tcas believed IN ,h ~ ~,
Jeet. We shall then clearly see that the belief IT,,
asserted nothing but belief inrenfed for the
year. Ammo Domiu 1882; aud that this is one OF the
maps numoeriess Instances in which, different stages Of
ms career in stating his former views and nets hc ba
anu Soloreu then SO as to make them the ac.
'ua complexion oil the times, Of the particular .no
where he then Glanced to be.What really tcas
regard 10 The duties, as the evidence shows was this,
s,a al some PERIOD (perhoPs before perhaps after the
eAo"guisnhent oil the debt but this was novi,e
connected with the views concerning the protective
n,1 we manufactures on which merely protective duty
men iai' would have become so extensively esiab.
seo' ana 50 successful, 10 supply the entire
al the same price, about the same price as the
articles could be afforded When this period sboiJ
nave arrived, the importation OF those articles fvbich
was TO become less and less every vearl ,.onlJ
nave ceased, almost quite; and the duties ON be,n
woniu yield ME or no rerenue The very ground
then, on which he states he believed that ga CORE
Ing reduction Of those duties would take to viii.
surplus revenue from them,-is ground which no alv,
cate oil the system Cat least correct adv oraeno one
VINO advocated because he H.
independently OF any effect its advocacy have unon
VI" acc'ios OF those supposed 10 be peculiarly interest
e" wheh no correct advocate, then OF the system be-
e'ea would exisi which, OH the contrary cveiy one of
them confidently believed would not exist A moments
aenon to We ,arih-report Classification OF articles will
amy one that so soon as article of the second class
MAD become so extensively aud successfully
as to supply the demand. aud thus fulfil the reouireenI
oil the SYSTEM not only would the duv ON
arucie cease 10 be productive OF revenue hut
TO the principles and plan of the system the article itself
would be transferred TO the first class and there b. made
secure 10y DUTY amounting wholly nearly pro-
nioiion; winch, II was thought would not subject the
consumer TO any enhancement ia the price Of the artic
The following short extracts from the tariff report will
adu TO Tie light shed upon this point, by those elsewhere
presented la the latter, will BE- SEEM the report says
, nc maarsd state Of the first class of manufactures rere the
eay Duties might be freely imposed "pOn ao %as of
similar articles amounting wholly nearly prohibition with
SS sS sufficiently
Among the observations Ola the next class the fol-
lowing:
ho second class of presents consideration. of tho
mo % snd no, of the least
s'En OF Iala some remarks have already upon
upon The policy Of rendering them permanently
woidirse,od patronage to pi aS s
tho s aS Ss i %e the an
S few years. aud tho of comparatively
Ofcourse, when they should have been placed pon The
JooHng &c the plan would require them transfer
en 10 the hrs class there 10 he made by duties
amounting whoHy nearly to prohibition; such as
the Secretary recommended in relation TO the first class
ana soere iGid 6y the tariff act See particularly, No
(Zo) W ould require only temporary support" Strike
out single letter in the word manufacturers so as 10
transform 1t into manufactures and this statement as 10
Tie belief OF the day, becomes strictly This belief
was one Of the vital principles OF the system What do
we mean when say that manufactures mot ,nanufac
fuers: the alters the very materially require only
q temporary support! Why that the Temporary support
viii suffice TO establish them fully and permanently: so
that they will be able TO supply the demand the same
terms as the foreign article could be afforded and thus
exclude the latter and put end to the revenue derived
rom as Importation This is the meaning oil the words,
when by the slight alteration above made in one of them
hcir meaning made TO accord with the truth, the
ooects ana The belief Of that day Ii then gives the lie Ill
rect 10 all the beliefs asserted by the words
preceding. The reader be al no loss To
Why the here inserted Let this little letter stand
ana then 1t follows that the support afforded merely
rs temporary accommodation 10 the manufacturers 10
ow mem me 10 ge, out oil the serape, by Withdrawing
Their capital and putting an end TO manufactures.
lz92 10 understand IN what very, very limited
lhs Is true, Nos. ami 8. To understand why MIR
" favored the limitation which is the only foundation Of
It's truth see No Sit viii there appear that the reason
why MIR. C. wasi favor OF bringing down certain duties
at the end OF three years. from rs 20 per cent as the
point OF permanent was that being an ayo,veJ
and earnest advocate for ample permanent projections he
believed that 20 cent would be sample
(sO) On account of the manufacturers. How greatly
las the importance Of this class OF our citizens become
n"gnlhed since 1916! How much do they figure in
Mr. Cs history OF the measure than they did in his view
II at the time! Then, however great might be their
'0sitiUe Importance, il relatively inconsde
or notice See note 9-It would be fair pass
his "doub without acknowledging thai il is well
ounded; 1t Is In double sense La the first place.
he TWO subjects The payment OF The debt, the system
we're perfectly distinct there cone xon whatever
between then In the second place, the system had
lie 10 do with account of the as had
q do with tito debt
(Sl) Here, this point, (because 10 doubt it is Of
such Immense Importance, compared with those about
which he has all along been very positive and because
moreover il is conceded by believe epeyv one Mr.
,vnces trutovng hesiancy, aud inserts saving clause
with regard to the accuracy oi his recollection!
(32) An ordinary revenue bill! SEQ Nos aud 3, and
indeed the whole evidence.
(3S2 Not disiinguisliaLlo in prncple See No par
icuarly.
(34.) See note 80
(35) (3T) These ifs be il noted are lust 40 MANY as
'ertions that 1t was not o considered
(36) Aud suppose it had been considered that the mo-
ley was not wanting suppose that not dollar OF the
ley hdd been waning,-what would Mr.. c. have done
k.ad his speeches; read the other evidence; and you
will be satisfied that this is what he would have done il
ne had not purposey created wants for the money he
would have abolished all duties OH such articles
tea coffee, SC and he would have so raised all the
others as to preclude all danger of superuous
rom them. What is &" The money! which Mr. c. here
has reference The proceeds of the reuenue duties p
hat money would have presented difficulty il had
not been wanted, nothing easier than 10 get rid ofi The
proceeds Of the protective duties The plan of the Tariff
would as easily have removed this too had il
been But it Glanced 1t will be seen in
he evidence, that this plan required the Tariff he
anged That the revenue arising from should be az per
cent more than the estimated product of the single duties
mas, because money wanting. At the time il
was TO be arranged also, that the duties large class
IF articles, should be fixed about the point of prohf
ion; and on another large class the point of efficient
protection this, because security and protection
wanting. Had money not been tcdntng the difference
his circumstance would have made, scarcely presents
even deep mystery f" the minimum" The follow
ing extract from the speech of Mr. Tellair not comprised
among those have given elsewhere, finds appropriate
place here
" The surplus duty may be fairly and has bean truly e
'eope OF this county, but just add the laid beyond Tie
qstioH Of us the deficit which will arise from
a'On prohibition ipportdtionfor up
other objects of aXaon AID therefore, much Of the land
md ought be taken into the estimate which appreciate
Tho bounty which tho people have order satisfy the
Few POLITICIANS"
circumstance Of the money being wanting is introduced
here but may not be amss TO Taise the question for