Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-07

the other way and according 10 the lowest the reduc
10 my view oil the subject, however, is perfectly imma
eria whether inconsiderabe amount less has
been added to or subtracted from the duties the pro-
ected articles, whcnn manestly appears from Col. Dray
tons own showing, that the duties the of three
mihons on the unpfDs"cted articles have been entirely
rePeafed' ana upwards Q million more taken OIL while
the duties on the protected articles have remained sub
staniially undminshed With these data before them
am quite willing to leave the public make the cacua
tons for themselves.
II such arrangement Of the Tariff as this is TO be re-
garded as acompromisc which ought to sasfyth South
then only say that have greatly mistaken the SEN
hinens oil my constituents, and will add, that have
for eight years past been making seneless camor
no purpose whatever; Tor will assert, any
moment during that period, the slightest inmaon that
such a compromise the Bill would have been at
all satisfactory u.s. would have been instantly met by
ready and cordial acquescence the part OF oppo
nents There never has been instant OF time, If Mr.
Nc Dufe any gentleman i'm the confidence OF the Free
Trade Party OF the South had risen in his place, pro-
posed to compromise the difficulty by such adjustment of
the Tariff as is contained in the Bill when such pro-
position would not have been eagerly embraced and
controversy settled for And this for the paines
in the world, because il would have been regarded
cesson eminenty beneficial TO the
nizing and establishing the principle Of protection by
peang the duties imposed for and leaving almost
untouched the duties imposed for protection; by leav
ing the South subject 10 its burdens and the North i'm the
enjoyment oil its 6ountes by taking off the taxes from
cles OF luxury consumed chiefly by the rich, and which
the duties operated every where alike and throwing the
whole burthens OF the upon those very ar
Giles which the Tariff States receive i'm bounty more
than they pay in taxes; the very articles, too which are
the fruits chiefly of Southern industry, and which are
brought into competition with the manufactures of the
North In estimating the value OF the concession which
is supposed TO have been made by the Bill it
10 be entirely forgotten, that from the fall of prices which
have taken place since 1925 in order bring down the
specific duties to as low rate fixed by that act at
the time IL passed, very considerable reduction
duty necessary, Thus, $50 dollars ton upon rolled
iron is higher duty when il be purchased in
England S22, than 37 ton in 1928, when it up
wards of $780, and nost every other article. If the
reduction of prices be taken into tho account am per-
biaQ, IN have
been greatly increased beyond what they were when the
Act oil lS2S was passed But there is smother aspect oil
THIS question: entitled 10 very serious consideration; is
that under the new Bill the revenue will probably greatly
exceed the necessary of the Government, and that
very large sums levied upon agriculture and commerce
and brought into the Treasury merely for the purpose
afiording protection TO domestic manufactures-w have
to be divided among The States, make the subject of
disgraceul scramble, in which, according Mr. Jefer-
son, "hey who meanest will get most'-a system by
which portion of the country TO he impoverished in
order that another may be corrupted The Secretary OF
The treasury has chosen 10 make his estimate OF the
ture revenue OF the country the basis of the receipts
the year ending on the Both of September, 1880.
In estimating however, the probable of the flu
ture revenue OF the country think the present receipts
or those of the last year. the acreage receipts of the
last sr gears will afford safer grounds which maxi
our calculations Let what will be the results a.
! cordng to these data. N
The nett revenue of the year, ending the |
3lst Dec 1881, (see Sen. Doc. No. 1859 ,
was sso,5]s72
to the new Treasury sIo,eme" "e'O'O'"e ss7O7s
Bill of ''0' ""u'' '''e ne" @5,2e4 2o5
From which take the average expenditures
sive Of the public debt 100000
And we have a surplus of II, $la,264,295
To be scrambled tor. 4,
The estimate in the annual Treasuyhe-
port OF the probable receipts of y year % mn nm
From which take the estimate deduction
as above and we have 900 $z4'9l2922
/ not roy baiur
ordinary expenditures OF to De scrambled
for
The average nett amoun,oi receipts from
the customs for the laHx years Is $22,5l6,312
To which add for publtSSnIs' &c 3,5OO,OOO
we have 26,OI63l2
From which take tbProposed reduction 6,lS7,07S |
And we have $40. 1920 1884
Being Ss 80 "a more than the ordinary expenses of
the Governrent Several millions of this surplus have
already bed asorbed and have no doubt that at the
very of Congress the whole of the remainder
will be gorded for, unless the proceeds of the public
lands sh IL otherwise disposed Of that in after
relievinne country from enormous public debt we
shall subject to nearly the amount of taxation
as if Vpubllc debt had remained undiminished
I'M take leave of this painful subject In presenting
hes views TO my constituents can have no motive UNI
der eaven deceive them, if capable of such
b9ness' AS God is my judge it would have afforded me
ylhghest satisfaction TO have been enabled to tell them
at all was not lost and that there vas still hone from
eacuon In public sentiment returning sense of ms.
uce Oh Tue part oil our oppTessors. But cannot bring
myself 10 think so, cannot consent to savso feel hound
20 warn my constituents oil the actual condition of their az
AIRS ana 10 leave to THE to determine what il
proper In such an emergency TO be done AS faithful
have felt myself placed under the most
solemn Obligations TO state my honest conviction bowever
PAINFUL may be the truths have TO communicate and IN
Whatever lmputaons Imay thereby subjected AT home
u abroad The part which have been compelled bv
eep sense oil duy to take has been painful TO me as
must oil necessity have been Improbable Representa-
I've III Congress- who, refusing enlist under the hammers
leo cSp H ehleans struggling for powerstandng
oo from the party conflicts OF the day-yyhois constan
irving against the extension of the power and patrona
II the Federal government and endeavorinq 10 resci1e
rom The grasp oil the monopolsts their gotten gains has
pest 0uta hankiess Office and svery much i'm the stua
ION Oh one VINO should undertake from the hungry
ION MS prey or rob the oness of her young III could have
cit myself at liberty to retire from the UNEQUAL conflict
should long since have abandoned the field i'm despair
'od knows have other interest in this matter Than that
Vhlch common to all my constituents IL there he one
wish nearer to my heart than any other is that coud
eceve AN honorable discharge from this warfare and az
er seeing my fellow citizens in the full enioy-
nent OF their just rights and country restored IN
erty and peace, that could be permitted TO retire into
yate lie with the consong reflection (which il is moi
the power OF man TO deprive me- that unseduced bv tb
andshments, the frowDs of power in every situation
winch have been placed, have been faithful to INV
That the Almighty Disposer of events may
oveTrue the counsels of men, bring good out of
w. ana though clouds and darkness round about u.s.
hat we may ind out the way LIBERTY and SAFETY =
my constant prayer TO Him who holds in his hands The
estnies Of nations
have the honor to be, very respectfully your fellow
itizen, ROBERT Y UAVNE
Barnard r. Bee, Arthur Middleton Henry HorIbeck
gohn Huger, Richard w. Cogde William Carson
Edward H. Edwards, Thomas Cormick, Jehn Wilkes
alexander Gordon, John l.. Novel;, II. W. Sey-
nour, Henry j. Hardy Francis Dupont, John b. Irving