Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-19

isrdy, the award of thanks from tho people, small
We waive at this time all question about motives. We
80 for the actor reducion-ior reiefior justice
for the Union. Ii Mr.. Clay or MIR. Calhoun will
help TO give il 10 will cordially cooperate with
them-And shall be happy ii they will save their
country. They have done her wrong enough-and
shall be much graified, r they will right her,
When justice has been appeased, and the is ended,
intelligent people will then weigh and motives,
aud distribute the spos OF victory among those who de-
them.
We have no accounts from Washington of the probable
fate OF the Tariff bill in either House. a Washington
Correspondent OF the Baltimore Patriot Feb H. writes
1.-The Select Committee of seven, To whom the fate OF
the Tariff System (Mr Clay's billy is committed, had a
long sitting this morning. know nothing oil the result
Ii is generally understood that there will be strong dis
cus;ions in this committee. Three OF the members
Messrs. Webster, Clayton, and Dallas-will insist on
some important notifications do not know that any OF
the others will be very determined 10 change the charac
ter of the BILL Mr. Grundy will take good bargain
az he can get-and MIR. Rves will have disposition
somewhat similar. Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Calhoun will, 1
presume, go through they have begun hand in hand
We are thronged with Manulact who oi
considerable alarm unable at the understand
what will be the extern, of the evil about to be inflicted
upon them But we look to the good 10 be done-to the
South relieved from opprcsSon-and to the Union saved
from Shipwreck.
FdlsGcation.-Th U. 5. Telegraph again misre-
presents 1t charges us with palpabe contra
dcton in first saying that looked to the Presi-
dent for relief against the Tarlff-and then denying
that he ought to be held responsible for the failure,
of the bill. The contradiction belongs the Tele-
graph and not ourselves. We said that 4" To old
Hickory we look for relief"-against what? The Ia
riff? No-but Clay'S Land BIZ! Wehaue said, and
repeat it, that we had no doubt of the Presidents
doing all he fairly could to facilitate the reduction OF
the Tariff We said So because had the best
authority from private letters 10 advance the OPT
mon. What IS more, we had sufficient proof in the
public documents.
Did not the President say in his message TO the
last Congress- modification of the Tariff, which
snail produce reduction of our revenue TO the wants
oil the Government, and an adjustment of the duties
on imports with view equal Justice in relation TO
all our national interests, and counteracon of TO
reign policy so far it may he injurious to those
Interests, is deemed to be of the principal OBJ
Jects which demand the consideration of the present
Congress-" And did he the same time strong
ly recommend in order TO tighten the blow upon the
merchant, rs well as tho manufacturer, TO make
prospective, material reductions and to adopt ar
rangements" at the last session relieve the peo-
pie from unnecessary taxation, utter the eXtingusl-
ment of the public debts
Did not the Secretary of the Treasury follow up
this proposition, TO the great annoyance of the ma
nufastIrers? And did not Mr.. Clay himself at that
very session resist ii in the following terms:
"And to the class Secretary make
gradual but prospective reduction of the duties The effect
Tho object heg reduce the every descending
oics" ace oG the y % s %
they would io% % end nc
oatire srDversioa Of ute system If protection"
Yet Mr.. Clay is now the declared champion in
behalf of this "slow but certain poison" this "gra-
dual but prospective reduction of the duties"
Did not the President i'll his Message to the pre-
sent Congress- "agan urge his opinions upon the at
tention of the Legislatures" and lay down for our
chart, that "rhe soundest maxims of public policy.
and the principles upon which our Republican in
situations are founded, recommend a proper adap-
tatiOn of the revenue to the expenditrc. and ,bev
also require that the expenditures shall be limited to
what by an economical administration, shall be con
sstent with the simplicity of the Government and
necessary to an efficient public service?" &C., sc.
But the entire passages to he found i'm the last
Globe, to which we are indebted for the preceding
extracts.
We kno,o, that the President expresses the same
opinions in his conversations-and that he is doing
every thing he facilitate their adoption But
II he should fal-if Congress will not adopt the Re
transgressions?