Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-23
THE TARIFF

Convention adjourned 10 O'Clock next morning at the
Methodist Church.
THE TARIFF.
we have before us letter from an old republican
Correspondent, whose suggestions we always re-
ceivc with respect. We lay the following Extract
without hesitation before readers:
! "lf the President could be prevailed pon To- re-
commend to Congress gradual reduction of the
duties on the protected articles, say only per cent
a-year, until they are brought down 20 per cent
or lower, think it would he attended with the hap
pest consequences. 1t would come from him bet
ter than from any else in the worldj because no
one would suspect that it was the effect of ntmida-
ton; especially after his triumphant e-elec-
ton"
Our Correspondent might also have added with
great propriety-" especially since the law of 1882
does not come up TO the Presidents declared views
oil reduction; since also it does not reduce the re-
venue to the actual wants of the Government as he
recommended in his last winters Message; and since
also 1t is far from satisfying the desires and demands
OF the great body of the consumers"
we repeat we have no hesitation in laying this
suggestion before our readers, because we are hap
Ply to inform our Correspondent, from all we can
learn-trom the frank declarations which were made
to Mr. Litte by the President and the Secretary of
the Treasury; and from avowals more recently made
by the President and his whole Cabinet that they
are desirouS of such reduction
Governor Gayle of Alabama, in his Message adj
dressed on the 9th instant the Legislature of that
State, now in session. expresses The same hope i'm re-
garde to the views ofhe President. lie SAYS "Shoud
the decision ofthe people, which is mt hand be i'm f
vor ofthe administration of Gen. Jackson our cause
will receive an auxiliary in that iustrous citizen
whose influence his opponents know well how to
estimate, and whose patriotic eXertions in favor of
constitutional liberty they cannot counteract lie
has already rebuked the spirit of monopoly which
has for some time been predominant in the national
councils, and proclaimed his determination to bring
pack the government to the true principles of the
Consttuton;"-and he subsequently hints. as if he
hp
cutlve will devote his influence and his powerful en-
ergles to sustain us in our strugges"-Of one fact,
we are certainly assured, that the South and South
west land we may add Maine and N. Hampshire)
never VIII be satisfied with the present Tarff-that
they will demand its reduction, however gradually
put ultimately, 10 the revenue point-and that the
South particularly can only be saved from the high
est excitement and some serious convusion, by a
concIllatory and constitutional course of this de-
scrpton. We can never acquiesce in the present
abomnable system. The Tariff and Notification are
both great evis-but let it be understood that the Ia
i1i is to be adopted permanent measure, the ag-
grleved States will fly some other remedy Ethan
NuIihcation,) for redressing their wrongs. What
glorious opportunity is presented to the Presi-
dent, of throwing himself in the breach, and doing
every thing in his great power TO the Union,
store the ConstitutOn-and protect the rights of
the States. From whom could we expect such an
achievement sooner than from the man, who signed
the two Vetoes; who has honoraby been again
invested with the confidence of his country, and
WIN no Otbcr OIIlce 10 NJ the hands OF the
people? Ii is the just settlement of this vexed ques-
uon which is TO form the keystone of his reputation.
Mr.. Walsh it seems, disclaims assassination" as
being within the meaning of " some catastrophe not
dlstant-and afiirms that he only used the "lerm ca
tdStTOPhe in moral and political sense" He hints at
the fall and expulsion of Charles X of France" &C.
Does Mr.. w. mean to threaten Gen. Jackson with
such catastrophe this and is this the UiOLent
language which becomes at this time the man, who
denOunces the .NidLiferS of South Carolina? Yes
this is his meaning-for he warns Gen. j. against
the 1ntoricat'on of success and fatter and in the
latitude of prerogative and vengeance, adopting
messages to Congress akin to the Ordinances of
Charles" For (says the omnous Mr.. wy" the con-
cluslon of the drama of his administration may be
earlier than is now supposed and prove n caiaStrO-
Phe IN the usual import ofthe phrase" What are we
TO think OF these grauous suggestions, and this
threatened catastrophe from of those politicians
who arc most decided i'm denouncing the angry
spirit of S. Carolina Notification?
1t is all flummery!-No man who has seen Gen.
jackson since his late brilliant Success but is struck
by the calmness of his manner and the moderation
OF his spirit.-Success has not turned his head-in-
deed he has been too much accustomed to the tide
OF prosperity TO suffer his victory to excite
" the arrogance of his spirit" Nothing is so well
calculated to test the of his feelings as the Ian
guage he employs in relation to South Carolina
we understand that he displays the utmost desire to
abate the storm that is rising-to concate the cti
Zens Of his native Statc-and that his measures will
be like his language, calm unimpassoned most liber
al while 1t is most firm. lie will conne himself to tho
letter of the law and the Consttution-looking to
these only as his grlde-and the civil power as the
great means OF Keeping peace-assuming no power,
consulting no arrogant spirit disclaiming all latitude
Of prerogatiUe amt vengeance and striving to preserve
the Union, to avoid the shedding of one drop of
bood-and at the same Time doing every thing in
his power to modify the Tariff and to reduce il to
the revenue standard.