Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-10
Richmond, Va. Friday, Aug. no.
sOUTH-CAROLINA STATISTICS.

dispreportonate duty the protected articles. To
reduce this amount, and to abolish the protective
principle, therefore, should be the ncessan exertion
of every friend of the Constitution. For one, we
shall think ourselves bound constantly to keep this
object in vewand, if we take this tariff act for The
present, il is under solemn protest against its being
considered as the settled policy of the country. On
the contrary, we pledge ourselves spare no pro-
per and active effort to down the erpences of the
governmental cut down the revenue TO the expen-
ces-and cut down the Tariff, as to euuaze ms
Tar possible the burhens and blessings of the Con-
stitution among all the sections of the Union
We cannot, however, join the Multiplying Party of
South Carolina in the remedy TO which they are
hurrying. We opposed to Nullifcaton-and
we object to the manner in which the citizens of that
State to be precipated into the measure If the
people rush into notification let them do it
with their eyes open. Let them not deceive them
eeves upon the true character of the contemplated
Tariff. Bad as it is, let it not be painted worse than
IL really is. That the extraordinary errors do
prevail about the effects of the act of July last is not
TO be doubted. These errors have emanated from
the highest authority i'm South Carolina. They have
been circulated with the greatest avity and i'm the
most imposing forms. We come prepared on this
day to expose of these misakes-and it is of so
glaring description that the wonder is how anu
man could have entertained -But, that it should
have escaped powerful mind us McDuffie's-
that it should have been directly countenanced i'm
solemn address to the people of South Carolina by
such men as Hayne and Nuckolls-and that not a
RsulfyIng editor IN all Carolina has been found cam
did enough to confess the mistake is only another
sneaaAcholy Instance of the extremes to which inn
Questioned politicians are prompted to go, when their
dyes engrosscd by some favorite object.
MIR Cardozo, the editor of the Charleston Patriot
was the first 10 arr1gn this gross error mt the bar of
the public Since his criticism has appeared not
multiplying editor ian Carolina has dared TO answer
him. The Charleston Evening Post who as Vol
taire said about tc writings of Frederick of Prussia,
Is employed 10 wash muc of the dirty linen, is the
only one that seems to have made any allusion il
-and all that il ventures TO say is, "that by simple
statement of facts which it consumed not thirty mi
nutes 10 enuncate, General HayRe demolished, at
one swoop, the whole of the anthl defences of the
present Tarff-at which the Patriot and others have
been digging and delving for more than a week.
The Post however, has very wisely forborne to
state any of MIR. Haynes argument if it be upon this
Point-but, for the credit of Mr.. HIS sagacity and
candor, we hope it was not
Nor is the mistake in question trhing one. 1t
began with Mr. Nc ufhe-in the last speech, which
he delivered against the late tariff and after it had
returned to the House of Representatives from the
Senate. IL was the strongest point he made against
the Bilf-n order to show that il was worse than
fhe Tariff of '2S. And that speech was evidently
made to go forth TO the people of South Carolina as
Manifesto against the measure Ii seems accord
tngyto have been SO used. 1t has been circulated
In pamphlet copies-republished in the nullifyinp
papers-and This important error has been substan-
tally adopted the by Eight .aidressers- appears
10 have been subsequently sanctioned by the great
estate Rights and Free Trade Party Meetingo held
at Charleston on The 30th uit.f
n
tions from these several papers:
IFRoM THE CHARLEsToN ADDREss-THe Hon Hem
ry Deds an the Chair.1
"Every principle OF justice and o. Ight-all the sacred
guards which the Constitution has thrown around us are
violated in this last Act 1t is established as the settled
and authorized policy of the Government as avoyed b,
its supporters The principle Of protection is not oniy
preserved but extended The bufhens of The ngyicR
ftraf States hare been increased while those Of the man
uacurng States have been ighenedand as if TO mock
at your complaints, you told relief has been a
forded TO you by reduction OF the taxes reduction
which consists IN taking off the duties from the unprotect
ed articles, consumed chiefly the North and throwing
fhe whole burhen of the support of Government on
he protected articles, chiefly received in exchange for
Southern productions. This is surely adding insult 10 in
jury Ifhdt then remains to be dome? Turn from those
misguided rulers and rely yourselves and on your God,
Resort TO that principle of self protection which He i'm
planted in the breast OF man. and which has been ncor
Poraed into all the laws and compacts by which we have
consented TO he governed
IFRoM ADDRESS 0f The ftr0 Senator's 1nd cir Rem
SeSentdtiues To The People Of s.. Cardinal
Ye what are the provisions of the recently passed?
The burtie7s OF the protecting duties are decidedly in
creased, estimating the cash duties and diminished cre-
cts, aud they actually stand average of more
chan fifty per cent, while the duties the unprotected
articles which, upon every principle of equality and is-
tce Should sustain the principal part of the burens
taxation are with few consderabe exceptions entire
yJepcGjedUPon those manufactures which are recciy-
cd in exchange for the staple productions of the southern
States, the aggregate increase tire burhns taxation
beyond what they under the tariff of 1925 is becv-
ca 10 be upwards OF million of dollars; while the
duchon repeal of the duties those Imports which are
receivedin exchange for the productions the tariff States
consumed IN thOyc Satcs amounts TO
about four millions OF dollars While therefore, tho ag-
gregste burthens Of taxation diminished four millions
oil dollars by this bill the positive burdens of e southern
states are not diminished at all and their relative burhens
nre very greatly increased
dgfW:-''1hey have made their ultimate sonces-
sion ana even that was yielded with great rectance and
accompanied by the declaration Of their leading
that The protecting duties would be hereafter increaseo
particularly wooen manufactures if fty per cenuni
should be teUnd insufficient protection toh cash dt
ties thdt are equivalent 10 ten per centtm more"
Thus appears that the Address of the Citizens
oil charleston re-echocs the address to the Peo-
ple-and that this Address re-echoes the Speech
OF Mr.. McDuthe himself; it nllirns, Hthe bur
thens at the protecting duties are deciey increased
est'mm'ng the cash duties and diminished credits"-
tna Is 10 say an consequence of estimating the cash
uuues, ~c-here then is "the back of the tortoise -
on which the whole error rests--Iet us then see
what Mr.. McDullfe says upon the sutherland we
WIZ also give two paragraphs in the Speech previous
20 the very erroneous one which has given rise TO all
this false calculation.
From Mr.. nc DuGe's 2d Speeeh1
I'm Tic hrs place, let US inquire what will be the az
gregae amount Of The reduction which il will effect i'm Tie
pubic revente According TO the detailed estimate of the
'cretary OF the Treasury, founded Upon the provisions oil
a.. h as II originally from the committee on Manu-
so,,,so Il, reduction would have been only Sl177 900
~ = =. mil, ne assumed that increase Of iDporta.
-" ,oiJ % ,ult ~om the diminuGon Of the duties
SINCE lie Lpi v,s ,norte however, several alterations
have been made In is rrovC's, some increasing and
some diminishing ibe rates o. duty The effect OF these
have infinitely investigated. ana dnd the result TO be
that the bill, il stands, will effect reducH Spe
thing larger than that estimated by the Secretary the e
else amount being 81 ,624 900. What Them will be The
annual amount Of e revenue after Ibis act shall bsyc gone