Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-20

The Champion Of Free Trade i've prsdieInsa,
We find the following very wonderful passage in
the Erquirer OF yesterday we copy iOr the
benefit OF the Virginia readers Of tina, paper, who
DO not, probably see the Northern edition:
NO revenue bill Is TO be passed All supplies are to be
cut OF No duties be collected That s the war.
cry and the President aud Cabinet ~ he ss 81 OF
oeo Hut these ~iscsercs Ear Transported by their
passions as not e. sec, that the manufacturing ncres,
the Great Weston for Foreign Goods Pass no Revenue
Bh land these whg clam iIcrs there Is law
will come In tn considerable amount, Tree IT duiyani
domestic goods will be undcrhi an the factories will be
sul,l sa,vc Captain Tylcr--sarvc tic srny-Save the
nay-en, his; OF ALL siarvc the manufacturers Does
the lnclscucer really believe, that this cniiment Ia
recay prevalent among the friends VI domestic Indus.
tpI CAN'T possibly DO - niHuatef' Hut the mischief
SINNERS 1t sue-hu At what fearful cost The balance
guoa srceo must he shipped, the Hanks pressed, and
they ssan will press the people. second suspension
will probably take plaec anda general distress pervac
the community. Editors OF the Nat n, prepared
tot such caastrophef II rnEN are, W. not-and
the Government and scourge the People. Rather than
encounter such calamity we are willing 10 adept liberal
Compromise kct-ahhough, General HarTia,n said,
GooD Farm lmish require the Comp OF The Tariff
to its spirit and intention" Geleral Harrs,n's reply
Beriicn, Now T. 1876 In these extraordinary times
when the Treasury ~ exhausted aud the public crc
suffering, We will not sickle upon the lh part ola air
10 relax the Compromise Act Taxe supplies for the Co
vernmcni, aud tho Republic from iisgracclu excite
ineni and serious distress. Them MY sentiments"
Who would ever have thought that things would
come to this pass! The very head and champion
of Free Trade, protesting with uplilted hands
gainst that glorious system, and begging and en-.
treating. scolding and threatening, that Congress
may pass high Tariff! One would have sup
posed, judging from the denunciations of Tariff.
and the calls for meetings Throughout, the State to
Join in the anathemas, which have filed the columns
OF the Enquirer for years, that hu would have hailed
the present crisis, which gives him Free Trade, ns
the greatest blessing that befcll people as
something OF political millennium! But now when
the long sought object is within his reach, he in
Weighs asons, it, and shulders ut 1t, as though it
were the Old Boy himself. Was there ever such
somerset. And yet the old turn coat-while de
preclting Free Trade as the greatest cur.chas the
impudence to attempt 10 hold himself up to the
Virginia public the uncompromisng enemy Of
Tariff! What must his dupes throughout the
State, if hey see his Northern edition. think of the
game he is playing off upon them Requiring
them 10 expose their ignorance by holding meetings
to abominats the Tarfr-while he tells the North
ern manufacturers that HE is their btst fricnd-Hr
IS no anti Tariff man-uE goes for "dutes Of 25
per cent or higher" They must lc Handicapped
il they submit to this.
But what is most worthy OF remark is the iri
umphant vindica,ion oil WING policy furnished by
the course of the Richmond Jun,o. For years that
clique have been inveghing against TariG-nnd
now when, by accident, and the stupidity OF the
acting President, they have opportunity Of &c,
ting rid of it altogether they open the hoodgaes Of
-.
the opportunity! They fly from the objec, for
which they have prayed, by night and 10y day Il
is most loathsome and detestabe The Wing pa
nacea is the only cure for the crisis "Dnties Is
per cent. or higher"-the "sncted and iuyiolate CON-
promise"-and the many patriotic Resolutions of
the Free trade meetings TO the contrary moth with
standing Free trade will DO 10 talk aLou, and
bamboozle the people, but they cannot consent TO
subject its merits TO the test Of experience. Ii will
dissolve the Government-sinrve the oilice.hoders,
and bring universal ruin upon the manufacturer
and what is more than ALL IL loM break N, Banks 4!
There's the rub The Banks can't stand it. That's
a .uificien, clue to the new lights, which have
dawneI upon the Juuto. The farmer might be De
prived OF a market Tor his products-the manufac.
turer might be ruined by the pauper labor Of En-
nothing could have opened the eyes or touched the
sensbtes Of this patriotic JuntO-save the danger
OF the dear Banks. These beloved institutions, il
has been ascerained, could not hold out under the
glorious Free Trade system All their specie would
be distracted to regulate the balance Of trade,
which must be greatly against us, when we buy
every thing from abroad nnd cell nothing This
has wrought a conversion OF tho Junto-but the
conversion is rather sudden, and not attended with
enough good works and evidences Of repentance.
They canno, be admitted yet into the fold.
Blu, &c they profess change, We go for Free
Trade. We wish to see that system tried. People
have n knk in their heads on the subjec, and some
Of them will never be satisfied until its virtues are
tested. Now is as good a time as may ever occur.
We cannot be much worse OFF, than we are now,
and consequently are in very good condition to
undergo another experiment, which we hai,er our.
selves will be the last the people will submit to be-
lore returning to the paths Of prosperity from which
they have strayed. Let the fee trnde experiment
20 forward-open out ports to oil the world, and
let us he inundated with goods ns cheap rs dirt,
from every quarter Of the Globe. In the mean
time, Capt. Tyler can carry on the Government
without any reyenuo-or If he cannot, he may levy
a direct Tar Of 80 millions TO supply his wants
The People are in a fine condition to pay that
amount Of money, to be worse governed than any
people on the face Of the eorthl
We raise our voice for FREE TRADE.
HJS Mir. PRoFFIr, the distinguished member Of
Congress from Indiana, has been mentioned as like
ly to be made Secretary Of War, rs soon as Con-
gress adjoums. a more Fl, selection could not he
made within the broad limits Of the Union. lie isa
genius, the like Of which, is not encountered moro
than once a century. lie possesses every endow-
mont which falls 70 the lot OF humanity. Ills head
Is stored uh the greatest amount Of the most use.
ful and varied knowedge-Ilis eloquence puts 10
shame Demo sthenes, and his voice is more musical
than the pipe Of Hermes. lie is profound and saga
and quick. His honesty would make
Fahr.cius envy him, and tho annals OF paliiodsm-
anterior IN the present roign-fuTnish no parallel
Tor his noble and dsinieres,ed devotion to principle.
His personal are not less exalted than his moral at.
tributes. Ills person iS tall and mposing-his dir
lofty, md his carriage mos, majesiical. lie looks
dagger, and struts tho very God OF War.
II Captain Tyler he a fool in other respects, he
beats FalsiaT all-hollow in choosing men.
iDDThe LOcos held a Tyler meeting in New
York a few days since, 10 laud the Veto. mot
ley crowd assemblies and orators, famous in Tam
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