Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-20

ucheu the aDohton oil duty necessary article, be-
cause some in New York may have taken it into his
head to speculate upon necessities.
have thus terminated the examination which l had
proposed and nothing remains hu, that the aggregate
on these four articles be presented The bar
alone, exclusive OF all other iron, which would
nearly double it, il 81 .OO0,O0O
On sugar and molasscs, exclusive OF white. 5i97 900
On cotton fabrics, 100000
On woollels, IL 900 900
Making amount these four items, of S3i 491 900
From which, il you deduct third lor possible errors
you have upwards OF $50 GOA, 600 annually levied the
industry OF the country have neither time strength
10 enter further into the OF tins system. will
content myself by reading extract which has been fur
nishcd me by friend, the subject OF British taxation
and as proceed Senators make the application our
condition. 'rhe magnitude and severity of taxation may
may be illustrated by few comparative facts The Gin
md whiskcy that exra,c John Bull, yield sum to The
Government equal to the of the Spanish monar
chy The tax levied beer which sd<es his thirst
equal to the OF Bavaria. IL pays as much on the
tea that retreshes his wife Francis L. draws from OCO
600 Ncapoitansas much the tobacco which ,ra,iies
his appetite 900 900 Italians pay Charles Fe!ix-
~ much for the soap which washes his hands as sufces
TO support the Pope with all his soldiers and retinue-
and Tor the privilege OF having daylight in his house.
would fill the cohcrs of the King OF Hamburg And final
w the taxes levied his thirst alone, il variously in
cines TO brandy rum whiSkcy, beer, wine exceeds
the money paid by 600 600 Russians for the benefit of
paternai despoiism." How rapidly initiating this
blessed example, leave to others TO decide.
We are nevertheless told that relief will he afforded
that the protective system will he sustained. Ii man can
zee the limit in point of time, his suiengs he braces
himself and conpoedy awaits the arrival of the period
Whcn his sulfsrngs shall The south
this system patiently Tor heen years. To this she
has looked with all the eagcrness which hope and conf
dence inspires and when the the Govern
ment are gone, she is still told that this system will
not be relaxed When, then, will the authorizations of its
friends he realized and equality OF price be established
between the fabrics of this country and foreign fbrci
The answer must be when shallhave attained a maxi
mum OF population equal TO that OF England. Then aud
then only will this end be brought about Run the con-
rsst Mr. President, between the situation of two coun-
tnes Go with me to the map of the union and its Terri
oes, and tell me when in the of time our popu
iaton VIII become as dense that OF EnSland-whcn shall
our countless and unreasonable wilderness be thread
ne ude oil population has yet reached the foot of the
Rocky mountains; and when shall arrive the time when
1t shall overcome those mountains and flow TO the shores
oil the mighty Pacific! Here is spread out before ne rc
gon capable OF containing population 900 900 of
SOULS at which distant and unasccrainable day labor will
De reduced to the necessity OF taking the wages which il
now brea,hes on in Europe. fc here read from ncwspa.
per the iolowing Ths Paris papers announce the com
Pete restoration OF tranquility Lyons The only cues
oh now Is now he starving workmen be provided
for In private letter. il stated that more tban ono
uru9l ue worKhen are without any employment all
ana hat ue other wohirds do not than I'd TO
1od day Sir, we hear much talk about coonzinc The
iree blacks oil this country, with which this Government
has nothing more to do than with the inhabitants of Sib
ma without previous amendment of the Constitution
but what do in Great Britain? Every expedient
rssored TO- which human ingenuity devise TO ret rid
OF me starving whites; and ii abor-saving ma
chine introduced it the signal of riot and con,on
When, then, will labor be content with the scont ,vames
IN this country that it is the Atlantic! For until
,he great operative shall be earn but bare
y enough 10 keep body and soul together here
cannot rival, IN chcapncss, European production Will
not America realize Doctor Frankms tale of the how and
tho whistle! Alter all the noise which is made about
nome industry shall not pay much for the whis,s
have said tlat the effort is made 10 ovcrsen co,,,r;
10 advance from infancy old age without waiting for
the due course of nature This is the first effort Of
TINS sort which has been made in this country similar
ert was made in Virginia ia the year 1861 The colo
nss, whose settlements had spread more than finv
miles in any direction from Jamestown resolved to oo,
the silk culture and the Government; npclled no donb
ny inc eioquence OF some wise politician who sought 10
rival Henry Nv. of France, by Introducing the six worm
into Virginia, as Henry had done in France held ont
strong Inducements, in the form Of bouncs for the nont
ing oil the mulberry and the culture of silk For fine
all went on swmnngIyarge orchards were planted and
the annuncaon of the fact that the then monarch Of
England had appeared in public, dressed in full suit of
Virginia silk you well imagine the spirit of pride and
exultaion which pervaded the COLONY B,t The C,overn
mcnt very had the wisdom To see that nature was
wiser than that she beckoned the settlers to the will
dcrness, and admonished them that the ready mode
OF enrichng themselves, and bcncftng poserity was TO
conquer and subdue the EARTH and from hat great abora-
tory to extract not only the nccessacs but the Iuxs of
HE Many OF the mulberry trees then planted still exist
in the neighborhood OF Wiamsburg and the wind, il
signs through their decayed branches speaks in plain and
ineligible language, Of the impotence folly of all hui
policy which is attempted set I'D in onposition IN
the DEGREES of nature Ny honorable friend; in nv eve M
Coke) has often looked upon these monuments of bvgone
times and them with ming cInoons
OF regret and ridcueregret, HAT common ancestors
should have been deato the adnoniions of wisdom and
rdicule nj the puny and aborve effort which they made
Shall not lay this thing hearts and profit bv it?
Sir what's the condition of the United States! in hat
does that situation differ from Virginia hen she made te
experiment OF which have spoken? IL the wilderness
reclaimed? the earth subued? need not repeat what
have already said upon the subject when engaged in
another branch OF the inquiry But if the situation of the
old states is different what is the difference between the
colony at Jamestown in 1861, the States of Indiana
Illinois, and Missouri There they are i'm the midst of
Wilderness virgin and fertile soil inviting them TO re-
claim ii and yet these States uniting in support of this
American system, and agree TO tax the very axe with
which the forest TO be feed and tho spade and plough
with which the earth is to be cultivated.
No doubts but that the silk culture might have becn
forced, Government had perseyercd in bestowng bou
ties and so might the culture Of any thing else If ouI
wise should conclude that tho raising of -opple
would contribute TO the cncOuragcm American indus
try and American wealth. they could undoubtedly sue.
ceed Only offer sufficient Inducements and the shuttle
and the loom would he abandoned for the hot house
would recommended for adoption and support bv all
the considerations which lead TO the advocacy of the
American ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of foreign nations And
tropical fruits well as in the article of broadcloth The
pineapple system might be found, however TO cost TOO
much and then, if tie Government sought TO get rid of
IL, would be deaened, they are with the
cries OF plighted faith, public honor and know not what
Our doors would besiegcd they arc bv the adyen
turers of fortune; and five, from the south venrcd 10
urge the propdcty OF modifying abolishing the system
should doubt, be told that were the advocates
of policy which would recolonize America.
The honorable Senator from Kentucky was undoubtedly
right in the prediction in which he induged when this
system first introduced lie told us that he had then
foretod the speedy accession of States to lis advocacy
lie certainly correct Massachusetts, well remem.
ber gave but single vote in favor Of it in 1920 think
was for that vote, discarded by his constituents Let s
he fO New el,c On.