Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-26
ne LAST LEGISLATURES.
THE TARIFF BILL.
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They are at some loss whether ats nents be wick
ed or charitable" For instance-the following edi-
torial speculatons various enough-and conside-
ring the politics which each paper supports, are
amusing enough:
ist The .Mnedgepile Recorder.-This paper leaus
decidedly TO Nulhcaonand breathes the spirit OF
Clayton, Shorter and Seaborn Jones.
"Anong other matters OF amusement (says this paper)
which recent events have brought about have euoy
ed not little the peculiar situation OF those whose ut
most efforts at present called into exercise, depre
cate the Bill Of Cancellation which has lately quoted the
country and harmonized its people That the manuctu
ring party should make mouths and shake their fists
what might have reasonably expected; tor however
just the rule OF doing Others would wish they
should do to us and however beautiful in its practical ope
ration, yet II requires stretch OF thought
perceive how the practice OF il in this be vastly
announcement to them However orthodox monopo-
izng brethren may be in other matters regard this
Divine injunction they utterly heteredox That you
should do TO others you would wish them do YOU
they have objections, but that they should do so, they
protest. is not to be found in the record Had they
entire faith i'm St Paus declaration, that money was the
root of all evil, their hostility the bill that efecuay
from them this root of bitterness hit have
been overcome. But this sentiment OF the Apostle has
not only staggered their faith in his inspirations but has
abated their idea OF his practical good sense and
has been utterly dregaded by the whole fraternity, from
the weaver OF broad cloths and shirtings down to the
manufacturer OF tin rumpets and foot gun Hints
We do not wonder them at ALL that Hezehah Niles SHOULD
be ready to strike his flag that Matthew Carey should
give up his dolized system in despair Nor that this
unwecone course they should give the deep
est tones of lamentaton That the manufacturer should
take up the cry of Ohello, occupations gone
attribute every thing but good those who produced the
catastrophe, sjust what might be expected False though
the cry is;-her occupation is not taken from Them
the fair exercise of their ingenuity wish them success;
they may raise their sheep and fleece them too unno.
iesed-we only deny them henceiorh the privilege of
ieecing 1s. But that we should find in their company
Southern poi,icansthose who have always been ready
to resist this unas and unconstitutional system-ho we
had right expect would have been found dying in the
last ditch, with flaming remonsrances on their lips and
bellpotent protests in their hands, that they should now
be found swelling the cry of the disappointed and dscon
IS air
nexpected."
The Recorder will have discovered by this time,
that the manufacturing prints are either silent, or
that they are satisfied with Mr.. CLAWS bill. All the
woollen manufacturers, in particular are delighted
with lt-and the cotton gentlemen are sufficiently
pleased with IT, TO accept il permanent system
we have information from various parts of the
manufacturing Districts, which leave no doubt of the
fact. But let call another witness into court
I'd. The augusta Chronicles rank and an avow-
ed nuifier-one which is devoted, body and SOUL
10 Mr.. Calhoun, aud is in the habit of denouncing
Andrew Jackson as n Tyrant What saws this most
jealous proselyte to the school of Nuiication this
Southern politicians? this man, who was ready 10
dle III the last ditch" not only in the cause
OF Free Trade, but of Notification itself? How
comes 1t to pass that MIR. Pemberton in the fol-
lowing article joins those discontinued critics who
fell under the lash of the Recorder? HIS que
rulous tone cannot be assumed because, as the Re-
corder hints, "Mr. Webster, Mr. Walsh, and the
monopoliZng gentry in mass attribute the overthrow
OF their system to the action of South Carolina."-
HIS "writhing under present suspicious state
of affairs cannot surely he "produced by the-con-
vction, (which must be produced,) that the views
of the strong States Rights men Of Georgia were
rght-that u milk-and-water policy was the thing
that so long trammelled the arms of Southern in
dustry, and blighted the prospects of Southern
prosperity? is ii pride of opinion that dictates the
course of those TO whom we allude? Ashamed to
confess that they were iii error and that others were
right! If So we can only say, they are as much i'm
the wrong Ill their present course as they have been
IN their former opinions, and that the sooner they
can get rid of both, the sooner will they stand upon
the firm ground of reason, of truth, and of Justice"
Let citizen Pemberton answer for himselfl The
following views, which he presents u.s. of MIR. Claws
Dill, are as strong, as we suspect they are generally
just:
After avowing his entire whoe-hog devotion to
the cause of the Nullifers, he goes on to find fault
with the course of the S. G.. Convention i'm repeal-
ing their Ordinance, as consequence of Mr. Claws
bill. This man then proceeds to analyze that bill
with a frankness and an ability too to which we
cannot refuse our respect:
at will be recollected that while Mr. yerplancks Ia
riff Bill was under discussion, we declared ourselves
against any proposition that did ultimately complete
y abandon the protective system, worse than the pro-
position OF Lord North Withdrawing the unjust taxes but
claiming the right TO exact them. This proposition was
properly rejected by our glorious foefaers with scorn
and we think that such should been accent
ed by their sons and particularly that only claims
the right, but exercises il also. Mr.. Cays bill is one of
protection, even at the end OF the preliminary nine wears
when the duties down nomnay to 20 ner cent but
actually 10 30 per cent only, for the introduction of the
cash duties and home valuation is considered by all as
equal TO 10 per cent, the imported articles and this of
lsell Is oil course, ten per cent. protection Then il
establishes discriminating dufes-and, worse than all
renders such duties the settled policy of the coup.
Try! under these discriminating duties a long list of
what are called the unprotected arces-at is such as
do not come IN competition with domestic manufactures
are admitted ddy Jreenot only all those so admitted
by the odious Tariff of 80 Zone of the greatest and most
Just objections to which, was, that il rendered the min
ciPe oil PROTECTION still exclusive by taking the du
ues OIL The unprotected, and throwing them almost exc
vey on the protected acles but many others are now
added TO bemhus placing the duties of 90 or rather 20
per cent mostly on the protected articles True the d
ues are to be brought down TO the revenue sadardor
as much lower than the nominal 20 per cent as shall b
considered consistent with economical administration
oil the Geyernment-but what shall be deemed such eco
y opposed TO u.s. and they will take care 10 render the
expenditures SUCH and declare them economical as win
absorb the whole nominal 20 per cent
III IS fatal error to suppose that protection NAV not be
extended directly, as well as indirectly, within a revenue
standard, or while money is raised than NAV he
actually expended 1t has been believed by many Thai
an equal al vaorem duty Of 10 per cent? on all imports
would produce an ample revenue OF course the low or
Tue rate OF duties the extensive the imports: ufv
~ per cent on certain quantity Of imports would pro-
duce no more than of 10 per cent on dobls
imPoraons and those numerous articles TO be adj
mtted duty free, we have doubt that an equal adj valo
rem DUTY oil 10 per cent all Imports, would produce az
much revenue as the nominal 20 per cent Here then
~ per cent, which, added TO that produced by tie cash
duties and home valuation makes 20 per cent direct pro-
tectioH beside the Indirect incidental protection 10
per cent? because all duties on imports, whether