Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-11


treated unSrly The Ia .n people were abused as the
authors OF this new SYSTEM got up make their tribu
taries The tariff OF lSl6 aided by distinguished
southern politicians, against the wishes the East The
protective clause which he, himself proposed 10 strike
,,on IT. was retained by majority OF four votes five of
The persons forming hat majority from south of the
Potomac, ami three OF them from South Carolina.
In 1884 all Massachusetts, with the exception of Mr.
Baylics opposed the system, edon by Mr. Webster who
in the discussion Of the question: made his most happy e
Tort Oi Mr. Baylies was proper say, :hat standing
alone against on that question of ali The
hives OF Massachusetts, he stood alone also on another
that between Georgia aud the United States about The
Creeks oni Cherokee; and for his part might he self
lsh, but Mr. Forsyth could rccollect Mr. Baylies
heresy on the tariff without remembering his orthodoxy
on the Indian question: 10 OF higher interest and
men oil pressing danger Subsequently,, indeed all New
was ioI The protective policy because as was
Alleged large capitals had been, the faith of the 90
vetnmenVs adhering 20 it, vested in manufacturing esSb
ilslinen~. There another cause, not less powerful
although not acknowledged la 1928, and at This time
The political hopes OF the leading men i'm New ENGLAND
were identified with the maintenance of the An,eri'
System, and it would not be abandoned by them
wme there was chance of success for its chief
supporter Annhia,o these hopes for their res,ora-
ZION to power under the auspices of MIR. Clay aud YOU
WIN go lar to readust their opinions on the
const,uonality and policy of the hot system for rails
ing manufactures In the mean time, let the New Eng
land opposition members have justice for their early efforts
TO defeat the OF 1916 1921 and be condemned on
Tor their conduct in 1928 aud 1882 Butin New England
itself there since 1928 manifest chances and II The
wishes OF the dominant party in Maine and New Hamp-
shire, could have been the recent
tions would have been more Intensive and moro
Satisfactory Ii was perhaps not known three sena-
tors during the late session, voted in violation of the wishes
oil their state legislatures, for retaining the highest duties
upon protected articles, and that many the important
questions in the Senate decided the south bv
majority varying from TO three
The failure TO adjust the tariff correct PRINCIPLES AT
the last session Of Congress, spoken of by MANY as
conclusive evidence that there was no hope from Con
greS NO hope from Congress? Mr. f. had all his hopes
hNed on Congress; the Congress whose term of SER
wee expires on the 9TH of March next-from them all
ad been that probably could be obtained On the 4h of
March next, new House of Represenatives ho,a ne
/ he last
new adjustment of political power. BY the ith of
March next one third of the Senate of the United States
would have TO be elected Are these events TO produce
no change on the character of Congress-? Who win ven
ture TO assert that there is these no ground for
hope' His confident expectations were founded upon
ms personal knowledge of the condition of parties the
Senate of the United States present the strong hold of
the manufacturing interest.
In the West actual chances had been made Man, Of
those who still; adhered TO the system did So more from
Difference TO the supposed opinion their states than from
any settled conviction of their own of the policy
IT. The East was msrepresened by some of the soma
tors rom that quarter, and many ofthose formerly
conhded In implicitly when against the system, are now
us advocates, from what would prove be temporary
causes Have any OF those who giving up Congress
IN despair calculated how small change in the represen
aons IN Inc two houses, would put down forever the de-
u'Ve system cannot this change be wrought Have the
Just and natural and rational means been used to ensure
SUGGEST who has gone TO the high tariff districts make
converts TO the true political creed? The great southern
champions make statements prepare pamphlets circulate
nammatory speeches. in the SOUTH where public opinion
is already right, neglect the benighted districts or leave
them to the exclusive of their own agitaors With
nan oil the time that had been employed half ofihe industry
and talent that had been exercised producing and main
tanning the excitement South OF the Potomac revolution
might be Accomplishment New York New JERSEY Penn
syvana and Ohio, without whose aid the Oh taparty
was III hopeless minority in the Union and in Congress
ne admirable memorial OF Mr.. Galatin, the detailed
statements prepared by Mr. Lee in Boston had already
produced sensible effect, although confined in circua
uon Ihey should be scattered the whole country
he sent to every cottage i'm the middle States TO every loo
house beyond the mountains. Instead of stimulating at
home conviction into prejudice let us reason with our
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gin by admitting what is not true and what TO them in
suung that the tariff policy is lie them but death to
us Let us not say abandon it, or abandon the Union
we have formed under the hope it would endure forever
This neither the language 10 Tempt to convince nor to
persuade Prove TO them that the policy is injurious TO
mem as Is TO us; that we detes ii because is ruin
Gus not TO the South only but country our common
country our whole country; that there is nothing the
cou'uoh oil the north or south, east that renders
ms pocy rWnous to one, and wholesome all either
oil the others 1t is runous every where those only eX
ceptcd who, engaged in manufacturing have by the in
dustrious of monopoized press dcued their fellow
czens, into the belief that it good for them TO be fax
ed, mat manufacturing profits might be enlarged.
Sha we Indulge angry and reseptfu feelings harsh
ana nenaclng language towards those who are taxed like
ourselves, burhened aud differing with us only
IN this, that they only taxed deluded into the be
iie' hat II is pubic goo We are taxed, and know that
II Is public evil Was yet found difficult to satisfy
reasoning ana reasonable people, that taxes were bur
lonesome and shond be so levied press upon the
abour, and take least from the profits of their industry?
when the experiment, to carry conviction home to the
bosoms OF our brethren the western i'm the middle and
appeals TO the people themselves has been fairly made
anu Jailed, we may despair of redress from Congress
Onh men, TO urge that there is hope from Con-
Sress, IS unworthy OF our cause-a confession that il
cannot be sustained at the great tribunal of public
opinion How little has been DONE NAV be known
from the statement of a single fact not al all cred
able to our southern libcraly. public journal es
abed IN the heart of the infected districts and con-
Quoted with great ability devoted exclusively to the cause
OF ircc trade mas been twice the eve of being
abandoned Tor want OF patronage almost starved out by
neglect Establish il on firm foundations give life and vi
10 others a
ousy far and wide for the benefit of those whose imme
date representatives. favour them with line or
statement in favour OF southern doctrines Translate them
INTO all the languages spoken in country the benc
M oil every citizen who is ignorant of the English tongue
Make The truth be known every where and leave to at
chcve its own yicisry.
There were many southern politicians who looked for
ward TO the late session Of Congress and taught their cons
tuens to do So peculiarly favorable period for an adjust
inentOi the ar on just principles Mr. FORSYTH said he
had never considered the time particularly favorable to
'he re-eStaDhshnent OF the true system The eXngusI-
ment oil the public debt being hand dimnuion
OF duties was inevitable; but how did the extinguishmeni
OF te pubic de6t affect the principle upon which the du
ties were to be diminished? The acts of 1921 and 1928
were not passed to increase public revenue more speedily
TO pay OIL the public debt They were passed to protect
manufactures. Public opinion those acts was indeed
changing, but not changed The tendency of another
matter, the Presidential election particularly unfavo
Fabie' he Presidential election prOruded itself into
every political question; where more intensely than
deeply eli; no where it essentially an element
IN the adjustment Of every disturbing interest On
the ann IT'S commanding influence was visible al
every turn Inc protective system the ground upon
which one party hoped TO succeed TO increase their
chances, the game samatiZc their opoonents az
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