Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-16


Errdtf % letter 10 a gentleman in this City dated
".f6dny, November y, 1882.
"The intelligence from all parts OF this morning ust-
hes the opinion that Electoral Ticket has succeeded
by 10000 majority We shalt elect 80 out of 40
OF Congressseven OF the eight Senator's large ma
jory III the A'scmby-and carry Governor by strong
vote.
{" John w. Taylor, and Judge Spencer and WiIkin and
Pendeton, coalition candidates for Congress- are
Every county yet heard from given nsoes for Jack
son and Van Buren, We shall probably poll 300 900
A PRoJET.
IL may be within the recollection OF the eader that on
the 9Th inst we published article from the Charleston
papers, containing extract of letter from Mr. Lt,cI
Of Philadelphia to Gen. Haync under date of the 23d
October IL seems that MIR. L. who is strong advoc
OF Free Trade, repaired TO ashingon soon as the
President had returned from his journey 10 rtaiu from
himself and from the Secretary OF the Treasury, whether
there was In reality hope for redress OF the grievances
which are more strongly resented by the South but hch
press with equal weight upon us" Mr.. l.. saws he
found the President fully tcifh the South upon the gen
ern principles and ready aud willing carry il into effect
with little delay prudent caution against precip
tate changes will adult" Mr. L. adds: .o the Secreta-
ry OF the Treasury showed the project OF sincere pa
o,, for the permanent settlement Of this question: upon
basis which think ought be satisfactory TO both par
es-and IN supporting ,cheh, the advocates Of Free
Trade tco,iid compromise constitutional princiyle
Without reservation he expressed his entire
OF the principle upon which it was founded"
Anxious To know upon what terms this rered question
might he settled in the opinion of MIR. L. aud parc
y amidst the storm which gathering from soutl,
Carolina we took the liberty of addressing line TO him
he lll
mitted. He has been kind enough TO make the follow
ing repywhich we lay before their con.
sidoration:
TO TIE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER
DEAR SIRs-i have received your letter of the 9Th and
very gladly avail myself OF the opportunity Offering TO
the public under snch favourable auspices plan for
Ting the controversy which has led many good mon i'm
all parts of the country into the sin OF deparng of the
Republic
The friends of Free Tra'a and the true Aner;c,, s
TEN, in the Middle and Eastern States have tro,,q The
long storm looked to she South for their ables pilots
y these will not desert their posts now that the cloud,
are breaking and the wind changing The good ship the
Constitution, sound yet and will carry us all safe into
portland although we cannot sail so fast we wish we
shall get into smooth sooner if we don't rive nm the
ship Than by taking 10 the long-boa
new Tariff, TO be free from constitutional ohie cons
should ultimately and certainly to the revenue
scale aud even IN its progress that state should no,
rest upon preference of one kind of industry 10
And yet there strong why the change iran the
present system should be gradual.
The following is sketch of the proet audod 10 i'm my
letter to Gen Hayne, through the Charleston Patriot
To reconcile, il il be possible, the contradictory difficult
ues-o avoid giving up the principle which the South
eohehus and yet TO avoid sudden change il is proposed
now TO enact,
That the first of January, 1885, all duties higher than
10 per cent AL vaIoren, be reduced by one sixth of tho
excess over Is per cent.
That on the first of January 1884, they be further re-
duced by the same anounand he reduced from wear
to year, I'LL at the end OF FIVE years there shall be no duty
higher than 10 per cent.
Provided That this reduction shall not take eec, upon
the produce European naton
will not admit the produce and manufactures of the Unit
Ell STATES at corresponding duties.
That the President of the United States he requested Tn
send copy OF this act 10 all ministers the United States
with instructions to lay the before the people or
courts TO which they sent.
Advantages OF this plan:
will restore peace to the Souh for there Is no eonst
fufiofinf objection to it.
puts the true american System forth 10 the world
suspended in It's full operation only by the refusal of o,be
nations to reciprocatc with
Aithought says nothing about the protecting policy
lit yet gives five years, by positive TO the manula
turers-ad contingent further delay, which they NAV
think oil considerable Importance In the me an tim. c
eTedsing Tariff is uufavourable 10 the accumulation nj
large stocks of foreign goods.
FOR my own part should rather omit the promise az in
consistent with The principles upon which the doctrine of
Tree trade rests but have introduced it, as the onIv
means could think of, by which the advocates of the r.
riii can he consttuonay conciliated
III cannot be long before the full policy of the AL
npon the subject will be officially declared
ana IN The mean time congratulate you upon the rcpor,
confidently stated here) that any multiplying act by our
friends in South Carolina will leave time for the action 0
want, Il, \ I1TEI '
Philadelphia, 10th November 1892.
W We must remind country friends tla, they will
nave an excellent opportunity of sending us the
due this Office, by the members of the Legislature Al.
ough II may appear that So from individual canno,
De OF great consequence yet the aggregate amount from,
those who are indebted 10 would he very acceptable
US ~ is season. particularly since the cholera had multi
phed our expeuccs, while il curidle collections for 81
weeks We therefore ask them to examine their last re-.
ce'pts' aud do as they would be done by"
The Friend If Truth We received Yesterday o,o III,
manning Documents with which supports his scutes oon NJ,
Calhons letter to Mr. Reynolds. We commenced the ~
soon possible. T ~ -
Nrrr.r r.w