Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-26

goods wanted for SALE have but sixty pieces
10 De converted into money, be exchanged for
commodities, while the manufacturer has his hundred
pieces Tor same purposes; and if should happen meet
at tie same MARKET the two articles sell the
price, being oil the quality, the manufacturer WILL
81 course eanze iory per cent more Than the planter
Now, Sir, what are We 10 do in this dilemma! How
we TO escape this unequal burden! The Senator from
Kentucky Nlr Cay on aformer occasion taxed his nge
nuy 20 provide the means OF escape; aud must pre-
sumo that il his ingenuity failed the is altogether
without hope There are four ways, said the Senator by
which the South may avoid the tax First "5v abstain
ing from the purchase Of the foreign articles. But,
Sir we cannot do without them; ard this trade
furnishes the only market for productions. TO adopt
tins alternative, would be seal ruin. Secondly
said the gentleman eniov he rial american fabyie
But, Sir, the manufacturer would take our cotton in OK
change Tor his productions (Which he cannot do except
to very limited extentl we should pay heavy tax
an the piice OF the domestic as in the duty on tile
aoc; or no one will pretend, that if the quality be the
same there would be difference of price in the Amer
Sif, we cannot manufacture. Except as to few coarse
arucles slave labor utterly incapable of being applied
suc an OBJECT Slaves are too improvdcnt, incapable
vi ha MINUTES constant delicate attention and that per-
severng industry which is essential 10 the success of
manufacturing establishments. 1t but the other day
that some OF our New England brethren got it into their
heads that they understood institutions better than we
od ourselves and undertook splendid manufac-
turing establishment in the district represented by my
distinguished and valued friend (AIr McDuiie1 Ii was
accoraihgiy put into operation, but had gone on but
short time, when of the slaves was tempted 10 MAKE
rec wh the goods, and, 10 prevent detection burnt up
tue whole establishment. 1t might be supposed Sir that
the people OF South Carolina would have been ncln-
I
the cuipn had escaped, presume we should not soon
nave heard the end Of it, Not so, Sir, however We
havea law which Furnishes arson, whether committed bv
oiack Or wn'te man, with death.--Thc offender
brought TO trial. and being convicted ON the cearest proof
o , ,he penalty OF the law And, Sir, show how
n''ie uSnce Is sometimes motod the South will
state The iact that since arrived here have seen an
eos1. %, s ans9eon in print headed. with large
mat poor innocent negro had recently been hanged in
SCUM Carolina, for burning down building by accident
l think Sir, the gentleman W i'll now himself admit, that
proposition, donly he In old
adage jumping out the frying pan into the fire. The
rus. suggested by the gentleman, is that should
supply ourselves with household manufactures" What
SIR give up foreign trade! Abandon our agricultural
pursuits and involve the whole southern country in desc
auon and ruin! Are TO be driven from the pursuits of
facturers! " Wv ~
The case which have stated, OF the bale of wooens H.
Illustrated the unequal operation of this system upon tho
ticuinrai industry OF the SOUTH the rne
@ ~ o. ',G norm. what Is true Of single BALE is
uue OF INC whole amount OF foreign importations which
are taxed Tor the protection of the domestic manufactures
oil ING SIGHT millions of imports received in exchange
Tor tho production Of s. Carona-and of the forty millions
received In exchange for the productions of the plantation
states or thereof embrace protect
cd artices Our northern friends saw however, that part
oil our cotton and rice belongs them. BE il So What
ever rcRnis TO u.s. and is rightiuy ours subjected TO
Is put beyond oil dispute, that the agricultural industry
oil inc south Is taxed, unequally uniusty
III Us 'ooign exchanges in order TO render profitable
tue manufacturing industry Of the north. Taxed will moi
say 10 what extenbu, precisely the amount of the duty
imposed Tor protection and the price added the domestic
lr.t
the taX and that the Sate pay full por-
uon OF The tax on their consumption Sir think this may
oeWeH uoubted-our habits different. South Carolin,
iane whose crop is worth thousand dollars sends pcr
maps, inc Whole OF IT 10 market and exchanges for TO-
reign productions, paying, IL be, duty of fy per
cent His tax would be five hundred dollars the northern
o western farmer raising produce 10 the value OF thou
sand dollars, VIII consume nine hundred on his farm
ana exchange but hundred for foreign articles and be
SUBJECTED TO duty OF only fifty dollars This difference
oil habis between the different parts the country il
greater than would be supposed possible. have known
wealthy planter in The neighboood of Charleston that
dd not raise single article that not sent TO fregn
ana who purchased thing that cons,Im-
cd by himself or his slaveS. His cloth fom England his
wines from France, his horses, mules hogs from the
west-his corn from aryland--wooden ware potatoes
ana DINER notions from New England; and assure our
new EugaDd friends, that although not re sh all of
neir notions there are some that prize very highly
u Sir the consumer did every case pay the whole
amount OF the tax, and the consumption was i'm exact pro
portion 10 population, could gentle even then fail TO seq
inc Wide difference in the operation the prote citing
VEN on Tie TWO sections, when they consider
TIL states are Teftncrdted, and than remunerated
Tor any tax which they may pay The bounlies ihey re-
ceNc' "hlic we receive no remuneration Whatever If
'S DC doubted VIII apply test, which, think cannot
possibly deceive us. DO New England brethren not
understand their own interest? DO you Think Sir that
'hey would be 10 fall in with IA alton and
court the mpositions OF burihcns' How comes H. then
mat they have been taught to believe that 'taxaton is no
tyranny but on the contrary, the greatest of earthly
oessinSs W ny is IT, that they would regard as the hea
West OF caamies, the reduction of the public burhen
IS IL not clear thcn that they regard the duties as boun
~ 10 Their industry, and that they know that they have the
power 10 indemnify themselves for all that they pay in d
ues' (Io be contintted.)