Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-06
4 CHI MOND:
SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER q.
Hon. rnd1,ry-.Neo York conr.ntiO,,, &c.

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| The friends Of domestic industry as Represented
by twelve States Of the Union, held n Conyen,o,
IN New York IN October. and among other thing.
adopted sundry resolutions calling the attention o
the people OF the u States to the present condition
OF ahi'rs and most truly and justly aseribins much
OF inc distress OF the country TO the one sided and
disastrous policy which admits an almost unres,rie
'ed importation OF foreign merchandise whilst tbs
ports Ct Europe are closed. Except at enormou,
uuues) against our own Productions. This Con.
ven''on was not formed exclusively Of manuf,c,n.
re's, but OF all the Industrious classes and of all
lteal parties combined. and among the names VIC
hnd prominent the former Secretarie, Of the N,xy
Governor Dickerson of New Jersey, one of the
most uncompromsing Loco Focos in the JJn;o,
Inc proceedings OF the Convention seem TO have
h'a most startling effect upon tho nerves of tina,
great political economist, the Editor of the ENQUIRER
lie breaks out into the following tb,iIi,s s,.i,,
uon-f friends of Free Trade and of the true prin.
eiPes Of the Constitution look, on, for br,,Lcrs,,,
and winds up with the following solemn Fremont.
uon-"We warn the South asain.-Look At the
movements of the next Congress. There are break.
CTS aneau! Are we never TO lie done with this
everlasting nonsense about Free Trade and the Tar
M VIII the Enquirer-or Professor Dsw-or the
hon' MIR Hunter, 10 so kind and oblisins as 10 in.
form us what they mean by Free Trad,1 C,nanv
trade between nations be said to he free which is
not reciprocali Is that free trade which shuts the
u States out OF foreign perls-and gives 10 f,r-
eisneFs Tree admission in:o our own at Iow du.;os
thereby virtually surrendering TO them The mono.
poly OF our markets and fatally paraliznc our own
domestic industry! We cantell tho advocates Of
mat SHY doctrine OF free trade-that there i Io,c.
majority OF the American people who scorn ard
de'esi 1t as miserable humbug,-and when the
fues'''n Is iuIIy and isiry presented before them
"he'her American Industry shall tail PROSTATE and
p'raIzed before British industry-they will. ns
with the ght and power OF a strong man. resoIv.
that the Union Itself shall no, hold together AZ sucb
an enormous and desOlating sacrifice. There ar.
breakers ahead, indeed-bu, We shall see x,bo :, :
and what class OF opinions is likely to be ship
wrecked.
The Enquirer publishes some Of the Resolutions
oil The Convention, and among them the following,
10 which the Editor subjoins in italics and in p,ren
thesis (rhai humbuggUyg
"Rssorsd, That the establishment and pre.e,-
Na'ion OF sound currency can only be promoted Lv
s.eIuy, security TO domestic Industry, and any
- CHANGES
Is name 10 paraIyze Industry-proslrate trade and
commence, anG subject the country to rcyulsons
itm'neht'y dangerous to on: welfare"
Now, according to our humble CONCEPTIONS. every
'ne OF this resolution is ndisputably ,rue-and we
should really be highly gTa;fed to know by what
process Of reasoning the Enquirer has arrived a, the
conclusion that It IS not true, but On the contrary is
all humoussery. The United States is indebted
10 Europe about two hundred millions # dollars.
The annual interest on which mus, be paid either IN
the products OF the country or in spccie;-now, II
IN addition TO this cons;an; drain, our imports shall
eSsSnonis exceed the exports they have hi,hcr.
IS,aS-.s PIons,- then the large exc
por'asS sPe-Ai Inevitable. \ large subtrac-
ton OF 'he%eS ietals from the Banks tsup.
posing 'hem't' resumed specie payment.)
must be auendetdnavodably by one of two con-
eqaenees-suspenssn nsan-or ruinous cur,ai
men', Which VA. again, as it always has done, bring
suffering and distress upon all classes
We hope that Congress will axe IN the question
OF the revision Of the tariff early at the mex, SEES.
sIOn and, in defiance Of all the silly distractions O:
designing po,iticians,-and in spite too Of all the
threatened breakers ahead, that they will fearlessy
discharge :hrir duty to the country.