Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-21

adequate motive TOR refusing with puerle
carry the other branch, should rather operate
motive for extending and improving il. III the u. States
the property OF single individual ho would be uni
versaly taken for mailman il he should avow the pnc
Piles and pursue the policy which have been ayowed and
pursuedby the majority in Congress How would ON IN
dividua of judgment aud discretion act under
similar circumstances H. from any cause one oi his
toners should cease purchase the productions of hs
farming he would cndcavo 10 make the he could
out OF the productions OF his planting estate particularly
the demand of his customer for them not only ut
mnishcd but daily increasing. II The farm could not OBJ
tain its accustomed supply of manufactures in exchange
for grain, part oil the wOrkmen who had been accson
ed TO make grain, would be naturally diverted to the bust
ness otmokng manufactures. But TO ,uake this change
la the economy OF the FARM il would Ice necessary 10
interfere at all with the operations OF the plantation IL
would doubt be found that the labor diverted ion work
ing the farm to making manufactures would be as
profitable that which employed the plantation in
making cotton. IT, in this state OF his affairs, the landlord
should determine that lac would cur,ai the exchange OF his
cotton for manufactures the production OF these
OH his farm in other words, that he would transfer,
as rapidly as circumstances would admit the profitable
labor Of his plantation to the most Improbable o. all his
empioyments that OF making manufactures he would
exhibit precisely the degree Of folly and absurity
the Legislative guardians OF this great COneeracy have
exhibited i'm the establishment of the protecting system.
How, then, is 10 be accounted Tor that the councils OF
great nation governed by less wisdom than those of
ina most ordinary individual; The reason is obvouste
farm and the plantation of which have been speaking, do
not belong to the same individual. and the of the
farm has the power of regulating the labor distributing
he profits OF both estates. 1t is nothing him that the
plantation Of another goes to ruin, if he thereby
cause his farm flourish
Here we have perfect epitome of the action of the
protecting system. What would be folly aud faulty in
an individual turns out TO be injustice and oppression in
the government resulting exclusively from the fact that
tho Legislative power though and ndvisibe assumes
to regulate and control great local interests which are
not only separate, but dramatically opposed TO each
other
In urging the restrictions of foreign countries as pre-
text Tor our own England precisely because she is
BEST customer invariably in for the largest share
Of the dd cdpdndtn denuncaons of the orators and pa
'rio who maintain the protective policy. have speech
now before me Mr. CIay's) in which, after adverng
the high duties imposed by Great Britain on our grain
rice, tobacco, and lumber il said yet Great Britain
the power IN whose behalf called upon TO ees-
late so that zoe may enable her purchase our cotton
Now, why this complaint against Great Britain, nation
which receives larger amount of our domestic urodnc
tons than all the world besides aud under moro
dues than any other nation, excepting, perhaps Holland
She admits our most valuable staple unSer vcrv low %
Inviting commerce with the Southern States which has
supplied more than half of federal revenue and vet
sir as il the Southern States did constitute part of
the unon we are habuay told that Great Britain will
Guecy ""y OF our productions! The truth Is, that
there no other nation in the world that has made such
advances In he policy OF free trade and To our reproach
be SAID mat che has Tor l6 years received twothrs
our cotton under nominal duty, while we recpro
Gaze the cVty by imposing extravagan duties the
nuiarurcs we receive in exchange The protecting sys
TEN in England is the work centuries Originating in
the time OF the third Edward has grown with lie rroy
oil inc country, and become SO interviewer with its whole
economy, 10 render its overthrow work of time and
difficulty. Yet this work is its accomplishment
The corn laws almost the only remaining
oil the folly and injustice Of former times and those
their continuance TO the existence Of landed
separate estate in the Government Rut ,,a go, -
reform is abroad in England well as in this county, and
hope to see the march of liberal principles illustrated in
both hemispheres by the cOemporaneous overthrow of
the English laws and the American resctons Rrt
SIR it is most extraordinary notion certainly that we L.
gislate to enable England buy cotton PRAY what
Legislation OF ours is necessary 10 enable England 10 Inv
our cotton Will any gentleman inform me But for
our foolish and unjust legislation she would he able In
purchase some two hundred bales more OF our ap
ehe now does IL is not from oar leSSldtiOn but bv the
products Of her industry She is enabled r.
chase our cotton This reciprocal exchange of productions
IS beneficial to both parties but most beneficial 10 MS for
the very reason that obtain ~ Droductons of h
,ha" - 80 49, " ~ ore value
I a. r'e'on of the distinguished gen,le,ar :.
For oner s,J referred Is great national rrjevoncs
~, "eT Sd'hg that the value of our in,nor, YgHg'
exports fifty millions of ne ar is surprs
ing how we have been enabled to sustain for long
Tune, trade very unequal" And again 'and will
gentlemen tell me how would he possible for this
Try TO sustain such ruinous trade;" If the honorable
gentleman will take counsel from practical men, will re-
Ter MN TO The horse-trdders O Kentucky for an answer TO
this question Any of this and intelligent class
OF his own constituents will tell him that trader who
gives hundred dollars for horse in Kentucky and OBJ
iins one hundred and fifty dollars for him in South Caro-
lima adds just fifty to lis own wealth and 10 that of
much from il. Aud if this "rinous trade should brine
annually into Kentucky five hundred thousand dollars
more man carries out rather think the people of that
and philosophy e'O
The distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts, (1r
AuanS IA me report recently presented from the Com
mttce on Manufactures and formerly in MESSAGE ,viIs
he was at the head OF the Government seems to Give
countenance to this notion He distinctly assumes ba
In receiving this immense amount of manufactures for our
exports we are paying tribute the industry of England
Tor our clothing Now, what is national tributcp / am
not very learned in definitions but should saw il was tho
Iorcoie taxing OF the property of nation icithO ann
eqHUdent there be any tribute in the exchanges OF
our foreign trade 1t must consist in what we give: i'm he
COTTON, Tor example, which send abroad But the adj
Vocates oil restriction do not complain of this They
say on me contrary, we may send abroad much cotton
as we please, and so long we bring nothing hack the
nation pays no tribute, growing rich But the mo
heh we supply The country with abundance of cheap
manufactures, we become tributary to England and the
tribute consists in the wealth which we thus add In tho
country! III this be tribute, sir shall always he in
10 pay It, But, with becoming Difference ,voulJ
bnrey mint to the gentleman from Massachusetts that ,e
only tribute IN the is the protecting duty levied no
hs Government on The productions OF southern Industry
10 sustain aud oster the industry of the north
VIII here notice an argument which hatuaIlv urged
against me reduction OF the protecting duties We are
0d that me manufacturing establishments will be utterly
soan0hed and the wreced operatives will have 10 Hy 10
tle Western wids for relief. When a gentleman Gon,
Massachusetts, made this declaration two wears ago ash
ed hm what business the manufacturers could pursne
more pIohaby than their present employment wod he
even er The duties shall be reduced 10 the re VIENNA
me question has never been answered Sir and il never
VIII Oe Inc truth is, that the People Of the North ,oiIl
continue to manufacture IL the duties shall he entire
w repealeJ the ouly difference would be that thev
would nave to cufia their enormous profits and reduce
the exrdvagant wages OF their labor and sell their mann
lectures cheaper. ~
iho same argument which am noticing was used in
"nner speech OF Mr.. Sddler member of the British
I"dheht which he delivered at Whilby in favor of the
corn laws, and in which he alleged that if these we're rc
Peaed millions Of Of the richest soils i'm tbe world
Woull he uncuiyated" In the Westn1nster Revie,
ms lded Is tius happily ridculed and ro,,,o,I a..