Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-24
ksicllnRond, Tuesday, April ga.
THE TARIFFS.

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Richmond, Tuesday, April ga.
| THE TARIFF.
This "vexed question: is of more conscuue nee
than all the Stanberry disputes in the world. Ii is
becoming source of the keenest interest i'm the
Southland every days delay in Congress is adding
to the anxiety Let them adjourn without adjusting
IT, and who viii answer for the consequences?
The N. York Evening Post of Friday last contains
the following interesting speculation:
Ihe editor of the Banner of the Constitution
himself TO be OF the number of those who believe that
the present session of Congress will not close yv,o,
reduction of duties which will impair the priucine Of
lection We most earnestly hope that this belief may
prove to be well tounded but confess tha we do not at
tach much weight 10 the which the Banner of the
Constitution ascribes for the opinion ii advances ssWe
are led TO this opinion, says that paper ''on the npcr
GUS evidences around us ola giving way of the Tariff Par
w not founded, indeed upon any conviction that the
manufactures ought 10 enjoy monopoly but upon
fear that the Southern States will any longer submit TO
De oppressed by what they consider be unconstu
donal system of legislation" SO far as we have observed
the complaints uttered the South of the oppressi and
unequal nature of the burdens under which bey are sc
ieng have excited, fear, but rdicule Their com
plants are answered with bes, their threats will sneer
bidding them separate from the Union if they please for
the north and the east and the get along very we'll
without them Wehave felt our blood boil hundred times
perusng tensultng language Of the papers in this
quartero The country; we have no
usposiuoh 10 conciate Should the threats of disunion
ever be carried into effect such presses the National GA
zet'e oil Philadelphia and the Daily Advertiser of this CITY
may take TO themselves the credit ohavng largely promoi
Ell The resu-or their columns have teemed Tor wear
past with taunts and ieers against hc South of the mos,
heartess and exasperang descripon-whh expressions
suc as no true friend OF his country could have written
and no true friend of his country could read without feel
ihgs oil warm indignaton; unless indeed his eauabilv
mure preserved py rejecting on the nsgncance OF the
source whence the malevolent ef1usons proceeded'
i We have various signs from the North On tl,e
one hand, we are TOLD, by intelligent observers on
the spot that the manufacturers are NOT disposed IN
concillate, and that they will not make concessions
adequate TO our demands-that the manufacturers i'm
line cotons the iron-mon gers and the woollen wen
vers, especallly are unwilling meet our Wishes
n the other hand, we see it stated by Mr. Niles that
very large sums of money, or CREDITS or means are
now suspended by movements in Congress on the
Tariff question-that there are or 3 cases i'm which
nan million is suspended i'm its desired use in Penn,
Sytvdnid-tlat twenty-five houses which were TO be
puit ut hanayunk and Norrisown, have been slls-
pended within week"-tlat "goods are nj lenst X
per cent. lower within u month; that some mills
nave stopped spinning, and that all improvements
are suspended"-Mr. Niles, of course. considers
all inns as very great grievance-But if it were all
true, does he not how strongly il shows Tho in
ordinate gains that the Tariff unnaturallv conf,rs
! upon the manufacturing interest? Who hears of
the rush OF so much capital Agriculture? Who
hears oil the farmers thriving under its influence?
III was told this morning, (said one of the best
planters IN the State Saturday that ma
ny OF the manufacturers TO the North are mukng
20 per cent. ON their capita while we, farmers
make or per cent. Is this difference to be toe-
rated' Ihey can afford to be cut down--and they
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Political Economist to the South
Let the Thriving manufacturers or the insulting
thew viii VOC o .sa s'''-lr"h ieer as much as
fhihaDle system. Yet we will meet them on liberal
principles Abolish the minimums-reduce the ner
centage graduaIy-but ultimately bring down the
revenue to the expenditure point--aud we will M
lienty wait the period of approximation. We egree
WIN Mr. Niles in one thing-that eternal chance is
pad Tor any business, and that "tis question should
DE disposed OF and settled, with prospect of per-
mete"cy '-bui, lntli the arrangement is made GER
fanny but gradually TO cut down the duties TO the pro
per point the South will always be struggling 70 oet
10 Iii, however, the present Congress should rise
without Inpairing the principle of protection: with
out reducing the tariff on liberal principles then
events may arise TO the South, which will terminoe
the foolish gibcs ofthe North and bring her noanr
featuring stock infinitely below par. Rely upon il.
that South Carolina will nullify We have no doubf
oI u from all that we hear and all that we see The
language OF Col. Bansingame of GreenvilIe sboxys
us how the spirit is moving He was member of
me Union Party. He is now n candidate for the
Senate. In his Address he tells the District: ~ ms
Wen us many others, have fixed on this CONGRESS- rs
the utmost limit of patience and the prospec seems
more and more unpromisng as the session progresses
no man, however, will exult more than T. should
satisfactory adjustment of the tariff take place this
session, and the State be freed from the necessity
! OF acting in any way TO relieve herself II ,vouI1
Indicate "A state of public sentiment of the mos,
cheering character. But we have been TOO often
deceived TO have confidence in such occurrence"
The Editor OF the "Greenvle Mountaineerm depre-
Gates Dsunon of the States i'm the strongest terms
and paints the consequences in the most affecting
manners "But, says he, ifthe Southern people fl,nk
1t better to incur all the dangers of the revolution
TO undergo all the evils of civil and serve war and
TO FISK the consequences, be what they NAV i'm the
name OF God let it be so, Or, if The Peope offsouth
Carolina are willing to engage in such contest sin
gte-hdnded and alone, it is be hoped there will he
no TecTeam co'card GaitorOus shirt tcithin he b.
SoDl"--Such will probably be the languaqe of AL
most all South Carolina, if Congress adiourns win
OUT soltenng the tariff.
VIC do not approve of the s. Carolina Remedy
we dIsclaim nulliiicaGon.-We 90 for what we
nave long gone, COuventon-ifneed he n Southern
CohVentIon-to state our wrongs, and to obtain re-
dress-But If South Carolina should resort TO n,,lIi
hcatIon, Virginia will be 10th indeed to send n man
or musket for her subsection. She toouid not.
CASE OF GENERAL HOUSTON.
1t was desirable thing to keep the case of
hessrs. Stanberry and Houston, 10 Judge the con-
quot oil both, and to settle the jurisdiction of the
House, upon their own merits aone-and aloor from
all party feelings. But it seems TO be jmnossible =
houston has only been charged in the opnosit;o
prints with fraud, but the charge has been pressed
nome upon him since he has been at the bar of the II
oil Representatives; and in the House the case has
Deen made to bear not only upon him, but upon the
'oecretary OF War, and the President himself The
opPoSiuoh prints have taken up the cue-and every
ehOrt Is now making TO hunt down Houston. and TO
InPhcate EatoI--aud to strike at still hpher oame
% lar as the matter has come out, however the
charge IS unsupported by evidence. We have read
uc heavy columns which Diff C,rccn ,, 90, Gil