Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-26
POLITICAL.
From The Petersburg Mteiiigencer. I
TIIE TARIEE OIESTInN

III ANifF
In The list oil the Revolutionary worthless of Virginia
lew names are more conspicuous and imposing than
that OF Edmund Pendeton. Mr. Writ covers it in his life
oil Patrick Henry, with prouson OF his most brilliant
supcrlaive He represents MIR. Pendle,on as one who
whether in The capacity of lawyer or statesmen had
"ew equals, TAO supcriors-a friend has put into our
hands leIcr OF this eminent person, written forty wears
ago, subject which ia under the most earnest dis
custom throughout the United States.
PHginid, Dec. an, 1892
Sir--By my friend Col. Taylor, whom men,ioneJ ,o
you at Rlchmond have TO thank You for the two
pamphlets presented me- which nave read with aen.
ton AMI pleasure perhaps for tho most powerful of aft
sons mat he sentiments IN general coincide with NV
own.
moderate impost on imports and TONNAGE on ves.
soils, may properly be- made part of every fiscal sv
tcm and hive per cent seemed to have been fixed OH a.
standard Of mode by the general consent of Ame
ca-but the Object should be merely revenue unmix ed
with other purpose; that if sunptuary laws or other
projects are to be uicd, let it be by other detached laws
10 stand or fall lay themselves: and let the posts be
expected TO answer oil governmental purposes however
extensive; Tor that would be runous TO trade and of
10 the citizens; and they would vet be
oil H. not knowing they paid the tax, although they did
with large lncrcase.NO, let them at least feel this
increased buren, and they will then inquire of their re-
presen"tves why IT laid, and how the money is dispos
ell OF, as they ought TO do-Laws which AeIicre in the
private employment OF citizens, and encourage one kind at
the expense OF others by premiums, hounes or prohibit
"ns are as ipohc unjus' they violate private rip hts
not cedeu 10 society ana letter occupations well
Ter the produce O Labor both O which succeed best
when elt Tree the will contracts of those,
d. Its iddcious argument indeed that the nqrcu
tural interest is benefited by opening one new agent
aud Is the effect Of those laws, weight of ,ylic, fall
upon ulag' whereas when manufactures are IL fl TO grow
out oil the natural order OF things, they to the
cultural market as ne" competitors upon equal better
terms; and until they afford do so without the
hd oil premiums, tits better for them and the community
100 mat ucy should remain IN ing the edI tn. cannot
conceive any reasoning, however specous which is less
solid, than kind have frequently met with; "tha the
whole price paid for imported articles which might he
made Is lost TO the community which is fully relted by
familiar put to prov it,: is farmer who has
produce TO barter Tor necessaries foreigner offers al
low him ten pounds for his produce and to furnish the
articles he wants at eight pounds. is neighboring
manufacturer who wants, and will allow for the pro-
duce the GlO but must have GlO for the necessares in
exchange either for want OF skill industry in his bust
nessor want Of proper bands instruments TO carry il
on-ost probably, from the superior value of labor en-
pIOycd in hushandry that of the other If A bar
tiers with Is, how is the IS saved TO the community
Is not obvious that trade with would have en-
titled 10 balance OF 40s in cash, clear gain to him
and The community too? (who body only interest
The balances paid or received in cash in trade
Now, II the legislature add tax upon the necessaries OF
jOS 10 prevent the foreigner from underseing b. they
not only improperly inerIneddle with the private dealings
of and but in plain English tax A 4Os wear TO
save b from loss for he gains nothing having laid out
The sum nncreased expenses Is this Justice or consist
ent with tho equal rights OF both? for the interest of so.
ciey! by means let both alone, and will either i'm.
prove his system his 4Os without loss to A.
or take up AS occupation and gain 4Os aud add SUN
(sigaedJ EDM1ND pENDLEToN.
PRrMoSfToRT SYMPTOM. An excellent preamble
and refoluion' denouncn. Nuiicdlion aud approving
me PiOclamaon hal passed the House Of Representa-.
ives in Kentucky unanimously he Clay leaders in the
Sena'o sui red II TO lie hG table until near the close
OF The tesson The patriotism OF that body then forced
1t up Robert PickiiGe, nator from MIR. Claws og n
county aud own. aud las devo'ed partZin then made
violent speech four hours iI length against its passage
IN which lie yiucdted Calhoun Co abused the Prrsi.
dent, Georgia, aud every thing else which has INSTRUCTED
TIE march of MIR Cl4y's ambition. lie emphaticsly de-
cdred that he would afford all the Pesden in put.
ng down Nu'caiOn, hut leave him to manage it as he
best c0ulG!
What was the result? Out Of 80 Senators he Induced
one 0HiY, besides himself vote against the resolutions
The lay men count toeHty thorough going men i'm tlst
bdy, aud Of them tCO 0iy could be found who would moi
pledge themselves TO support the President, Vet the
impression wac general, that M. Ucktfe smoke The pri.
cate sentiments dndJeeingS Of .lfr. CidW-W Gfobe.
United States Bank The Journal Of Commerce
states that the sfdrcg o TIC United States Bank sork
have been sold advance aboI one y cent sales
having been mAde II lO4 100, in consequence Of the
rejection Of the ii TO dspose Of The shares held by the
government p. tled they wcr not sold below par We
should have suppo'ed 'ha II would have had greater e
ec aud cannot egard te advance i'm price az any very
strong evidence IN he good management Of the affairs Of
The stations. On tie contrary, regard wi
dence that the public confidence in II Is entirely destroy.
ed. Bait. Rep
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WAsnINoToN, February 19--Tbc House Of Repre-.
sentaves, will b. seen, yesterday again took up ,e
OIL, usually termed Mr. Yerpancks Bill, and were for
lime proceeding w II as IL with determination bring
II TO some conclusion. Even Mr. V'sOwn motion, to lay