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


ed on this subject then have been an attentive observer
oil passing events in Washington for the last light wears
70 very little purpose have throughout the whole
OF mat PERIOD during which three successive Tariffs have
been enacted, increase of strength ON the mar,
OF the supporters OF the American systeI have seen
them making steady advances toya,Is ,ho .o., 80;
OF their pohcy-l have the leaders of political par
ties struggling for by counting the favor of the sup
PoerS oil that systenl have influential oppos-
cd TO the system an principle carried away by the cur
rent OF popular opinion, and excusng their apostacv
on the ground that the system was established and
was useless any longer 10 resistit Seeing all these
things passing before my very eyes-yynessing ihe
almost daily enlargement OF the power, and exten.
sion OF the patronage of the Federal Government ac-
companied with dsgraceSu scramble for the public
money-hndng that the appropriations of TIE last year
had exceeded by several millions the ordinary expend
lures oil the Government-tat proposition TO divert So
oooooo OF the public (now derived from lie p7
TIC lands to purposes of EducatiOn Internal Improve.
ment and Colonization had actually succeeded in ono
House, ana was clearly destined TO succeed i'm both I
nave oun impossible resist conviction ,at ,h,
American System has triunphed bv the connl.o os,h
Seht OF It's perncous principles; principles which Edo
most conscentiously believe must evenuay laad 10 ,h
establishment of consolidated Government, 10 h i o
humiliation OF the States, as independent sovers,n
ties, aud the utter destruction of oibe prosperi,v nv
OF The very existence of the Southern States" i,
does seem to me too obvious TO admit even of dispu,e
that the exercise by great central government ri tho
power oil Regulating and controlling the whole labor and
capa OF The country must inevitably DESTROY the fedora
wv % VI our government, and 'erect upon its ruins
one great consolidated despolsm, without limitation "a
powers 80 rapid herc been the advances mn ado nj I,e
years 'o"afds lhis end that it is melanchoy truth that
IN many parts OF our country, the people have had ,ber
eyes so constantly turned towards the Federal Govern
men as the prolific source of bountics and Tive ,ra,J liz
buter OF " me spORs, whether of political victories or
oil partial legislation that it has actually come TO he The
prevailing opinion that is in fact consolidated CO.
yernmen; that the States stand in the same relation n b
oeu states as county parish the State OF which
law P"'' "'"' 'e VIII oil the majority is the supreme
whatever difference of opinion may exist as 10 the rate
bor % " h ie amount OF reduction, under the Bill.
ten in every nao ,h, :, SeeI" character 1t is writ
RIFF and H. I'll; w. - IS HIGH PROTECTIVE Ia
venue ,"t u.s Is 10 De the leading feature of
debt Wb;in ,h We a ,eAuhgushment OF the public
the new Ri 70 on 'ne protected articles are under
the rcyo,n w. a. ,',aineu' al rates greatly exceeding
reduced res, ho ISe on e unprotected articles
aroont 80 $500 oeiow 'la' Standard and to very large
HE Of tb I euey repeated The following ia
hibt this so nlapiv ne m ese TWO heads will ex
$500 ~ 80 f''y' do " make comment unnecessary:
TABLE
PROTECTED ARTICLES ''' T rSs rarg. ,
Hooien Cloths Plains, sis 5 to 10 per cent
sFlonn5 S' uu'y ID per CO.. TO % per Ct
Boctirgs, finest finest 80 per cent. ce eSsJ5rs
Pgi55ss, ,xesp T be coaIs per "a Gem.: s fes
cent Grieksi'osr free
'FiSor Cotss on some qualities, Tn n Plates free
InoN rolled UPWARDS Of Inn nor Po'Ie crude amond
cent. sins camphor asx P,u,"S mgs, o.
Hrdpa 25 to 300 cd do oreoi gum arabic
s Sgd Tp S 50 per cent m epauIetie lac dye Nader
per cent F " " nSSG i 'oot hutS and berries used
srRIrs $50 per cent xoaJ a nSI"' saffron tpnerc,
G G5 e. 30 per cent Burgundy pitch, bark Peruvian
h n di per cent coclnoaI, cnpes chamome dow
uciasses AZ per cent as 0oganaeI seed G@ntbodes,
And so with variety odcus dates lbe2ts 6e
other protected articles, such stones iankincense
ging &C. TO ali which tbc nron honoeh enbane horn
addition be made horns and ips India obb n
he, diminished credits, aud change ccuanha ivory, unmanufaetn
Tf omonH ~ IL co jumper berries, musk, OF
protected articles is3 p"ntn"s' mH Oh o. JUNIPER
exceeded OoOCO nnman1iacod reeds do Io
n e. new bl MI pro stone tamands tortoise rhubarb
600. " ' " 7-'' '"e'' 'e's~c "H Free
THE taken from the Banner
iu1n OF July lse The six last items the Trea
~ '''" " MA! "s''
10 exhibit clearly the true character of this Bill will
sae mat taxing The whole importation of the year
looo' ($oo'l3O,o'o) appears from Colonel Drayon's
own statement tha S29l2O629 were of protected articles
leaving Tor Tie unprotected and free articles S29OlO,O46
ON "hch ulere VIII be levied, under the Bill, a
e FeDe"ue (htter deducung drawbacks, adding the
t,es omitted anu The valuation OF the pound serling) on
the protected articles oil SlO,224595, and the unpro-
ecieu ana "ee aruc'es oil only S322I353. statement
WIN whch nave been furnished exhibiting this result,
Is hereto anheNcd
ung our OF view other clear indications of the spirit
y "ch me a'e congress was animated in the arrange
menu OF me Iari there were tour distinct propositions
"Ie ny nySe'i III me enate-aIl cordially and zeal
at py me southern members-the fate OF
real sentiments of the Tariff party or the nrnc;I ~
'ehueu 10 De emDoued IN the new Bill The first my
amendment TO MIR. Clay's Resolution, bV which propose1
to bring down the duties gradually TO the revenue stand