Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-04
Richmond, Va, Friday, NAV a.
THE TREASURY REPORT

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reduction Of the Tariff We cannot permit Il to pass TO
the public without also laying before them the results of
pes. which we have been able upon
s III we are brief, we shall at least be ex.
plicit We have not had time to consider il in many of ito
numerous bearings-We have no room TO present them
To-Day 10 the extent which we should have desired
We speak for ourselves Let every other ci;ze, ,bn
and speak as he pleases. We will satisfy our own feel
ngs expect no more Its hopeless task to please
all parties would be silly attempt than Thai Of
me boy who ran alter to catch the rainbow We NAV
offend our friends We shall certainly deprccae the
cepsures oil our political enemies. We shall scarcely
stoop TO vnlcate ourselves from the inconsistent anc
pauons oil the parasite print Of Mr. Calhoun who one dav
ranks US as 1.-THE recreant traitor"+ready aud me
odooedtes (o the Report and to denounce
on te very next day, is reckless enough TO predict
That we shall "be compelled to allure the .traud5
In taking up this Report il impossible for us to close our
eyes against the difficulties which bcse the subject Rocks
meet The struggling mariner every direction FIVE turn
eyes one way, we see large capital vested in
'aeues under the very shade of laws-much of II
vested by men, who honestly approved of the system
ana thought they had right profit by its provisions
ana much OF 1t, by men who greedy of spo and al
most indifferent to the means of acquisition Here ,h
we have ariihcially engratted upon our society finn
terest' OF Tree trade-a body Of intent upon
and what Is even the interest of one section of The
om0h arrayed against another.-We on the other
nah me tights oil the Southern sacrificed TO
the Northern producers, without compensation or eon;v
lent we see we humbly think, the best interests of
ayoung country, Astounding in lands and blessed with MI
mcrous ports-wh all the facilities agriculture and com
merce--circumscribed by narrow scheme of ,r,;fo;,
Ies.c.onsWe see the Chinese bandage tied around and
asorung The tender setthe swelling limbs forced and
pound up by the lgamcnts Of the laws-a set of men
called members Of Congress, presunng TO Judge what Is
pcs! Tor individuals to do in the sphere of their prvae
ousnesstWe those laws pretending to regulate ,b
diversified Interests OF extensive country bv The s,m
ana stretching us where too shor-while those Ia,S.
are honestly believed by many of our countrvmen -,
the purposes of the federal system and TO yio
iae inc very spirit If not the letter, the Constitution
isc-lt never intended, that should become bewe,s
OF wood and drawers of water any graspng onopos,,
in the world. TO P''''''
On the sile then, we have large interests erwin, nm,
Tor proechon-and touch but bristlc YOU have the
whole s'ye in an uproarand the ether the great in
'ees's oil the people, crying for relief We have al
most the whole South and South demanding reform
we see the large of the Citizens of s. Carolina
hear the oass at Charleston on the late
jubilee oil Jelesons birthday, ringing with nullcation
and we see one OF the first Orators the South drink
ing inns toast at the dinner at Columbia:
"By Col Preston.-The Crisis We are ready for it.
our rulers have not redressed gevances-and we will
redress them ourselvesl' ~
But, as If all these difficulties were aot sufficient e.
md other spirits, besides the honest patriotic enhu.
as at work-ready TO fan the excitement their eoun
try-convertng this abominabe Tariff into political en-
gne-iashng the tempest still higher they can that they
may "rde in the whirwnd and direct the storm" Atthe
mead oil one party the distinguished father of the system
carry through and trusting that the top Of
Inc buoyant wave he may rise into power At the head
oil. @ Is man OF splendid abitieswho has carried
than Alexander Hamilton bimseIf-who, in 1916 even
voted against the repeal Of the internal duties among
oe reasons gave Tor it, that money arising from that tax
could not be spared from the making of roads and canals
VINO warmly supported the tariff of 1916 rot upon the
ground oil revenue but OF protection Both these noI;
cans are aversc any immediate Arrangement of The n
ues' put on their own terms. They opposed 10 anv
practicable compromiseThey GO for adj or for none Il
me feelings and relations OF these gentlemen which con-
sh'nte by no means the smallest difficulty in this great
question. y - $3.50 e'
VINO are Tor preserving the Union-must needs be uon
the alert 1t time TO look the danger i'm the hceNu
seems more deeply TO have felt il than the able author
OF The Report before us.-We must the reore make great
allowances Tor him in preparing it, He truly remarks.
that without concession of present advantages
from az interests any scheme Of adjustment may be c0e
sdered as hopeless" Few have had more difficulties
TO encounte-n reconcing rival nteress-and in fixing
The proper terms OF concession.
We think that this scheme rs he modes,Jv ter,oS :,
Is much better than the present system-that he has
adopted some good principles for the adjustment of the
queshonthat he has made
to the Soutil-but that still requires some important mod
hcatons II does not in several respects make
en-, - one u me present dunes are not sufficiently
GOWN one or Two oil his propositions are liable
10 much objecton.-But TO come to particulars:
IT0~"e ike the following suggestions in the Report:
l. Inc great principle, with which he sets out as the
bans oil ms scheme viz limitation of the revenue TO the
wants oil Tie government Unless this be DONE we NAV
bid adeu TO the Constitution itself large surnIus viii
extend the powers of the government m NAV s,vc g
The great rights of the States No plan for the reduction
OF dueS deserves our support, which has this end in
view-"e were willing TO bring il about by degrees Mr.
McLane says, LEI be done year. WelI-so much
e better Pror'ded we can bring down the duties pro.
eced goods TO what they ought to be at the same time
But MIR. McLane does not propose it,
T. we like his principle of lesscning the dutv nm
Tutc materials and articles Of necessitu
D. we cordially approve of the scheme of aboisbine
the Ninmums on woollens. "The wcollens law (savs
Roger M ShermaDl upon almost all cloths v hich are
worn Tor dress, nomnay imposes duty of cents the
square yard on part under 33 I3 original value and
oil from 10 to 90 cent ad pdfore the rest This
would seem sufficiently eXravagant But by reason of its
FOUR mmimitmS, it actually taxes those articles from AZ
10 20 per cent In both instances the is heaviest on
the coarscr goodssuch by the poor, and by
persons IN mdding crcumsances."-T is done away
by the Secretary and the wooens are proposed
to be put lower than the other goods.
a. There is manifest improvement in the rates of the
wooen duty All woollens under 80 cents the SQUARE
yard, including the important article OF negros clothing
are to pay 10 cent only Blankets which paid 35 arc
TO pay 20 being one dollar saving in pair that $40
the duty on annels, baZes, &C. that from TO 1877
per cent; in FACT prohibited, pay per cent
ny other MANUFACTURES Of tcOoi TO pay the same.
D. There is an advantageous reduction in other a-
Giles; salt from 10 to centssugar, half cent oo liulcl
coiiee from to half controlled bar and bolt
reduced $40 in the ton, &c. &c. (ut we are not con-
noisseurs enough to know how far iron ought to be re-
duccd) We do not dislike this changes because cit is I'm,
derstood TO be satisfactory TO the manufactured"
D. We like the idea Of striking off the 10 and 20 per
cent added TO the value of the goods in calculating the
duy-and we also like the calculation the actual value
oil the goods at the port of shipment.
But, c0J-Let us look at the other side Of the medal
L. The duties cotton, allowing for the cash duties on
the hand and the lowering of the only minimum up
on II, on the other scarcely very little, reduced
advised. And this great interest is still suf.
Tered to be very oppressive upon the consumer. The
spiro compromise demands that be brought