Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-01
To Tnox.s Nrlsos, Esq, Collector, Richmond, V
Irrom our Uo,hinoio Correspondent

THE TARIFF DEBATE ne ftHfra RGtit R6Hnrd.
Ga FRIDAY, June II, Mr.. Sa!;onsia The General
in Chief Of the manufacturing interest Of the House
of Representatives, and he II remembered, one "i
originntors ard actors ot the ce"bracd Hartford
Convention, made his speech IN favor oi TINS ihlrr'
est. ll.s tone was ia,ld ard his manner subdned,
but not on that account marked with less degree oi
art He did not me ion Distributor. hugh Ia
rift, he said, necessary 10 drive away hard uhrs
lie made effort show that the AgHcui'urai IN
terest was Interested in Tariff and dwelt especially
npon the memorial from Petersburg, Va ,prrsen's ls
morning Nv Mr.. Bolts. sian from Old Virginia u
or 200 persons signed Taf,n petition therefore, The
State coming around and The dgrtcufHT"t interests
OF The South crying for protection. Mr. SIS exutla'
ton over this memorial verified The old aytnG"ih"re
is more 10Y in heaven repentant sinner, &c
But Mr.. ;. did not conlne INNS il 10 discussion OF
the Tariff o: protection: he also treated IL
measure Of revenue probably because lie liusht
the argument about protection was too weak aad had
often broken down before The neresSifteS OF
the Government have of late been precious theme
with the iarifites Knowing how Tie Free
Trade policy stood under favorable circumstances, they
now seek in evil hour 10 as,en on The country that
system OF measures, winch, IN different circumstances,
they would not dare 20 propose They speak oil the
nfcessieS of the Government, and labor to gain favor
for their policy by lis rrmsGial influence, when the
journals Of the House will show that they Che high
Tariff mem have done more to create those necessltrs
than the representatives. Of any other section OF the
Union. Appropriations, no matter how ex'ravagant,
view to put the Treasury in state 10 require iarIti
repenish H. II is weIi kaowD, that the people oil the
North and of those sections OF the Union most inter
esed in Tariff frugal in their habits and little
prone to expenditures State or individual account
How contrary the oi their representatives. IN
Congress- II is not the public spirit OF their consi'tu-
ents that justes these representatives, hut rather the
knowledge that the high appropriations thus voted
must be met by measures operating unefnaiiy on d'i-
erent sections of The Union, and TO the manifest ad-
vantage Of themselves.
On Saturday, the 18TH il came to Tie turn of MIR
Iabersham, Tirpecanoe Wing from Georgia, 10
speak illustration oil the principles OF his bill. Mr.
Ilabcrsham calculations based OH different year
rather, average Of years, from those OF Messrs fiii'
more and S:ons'all who take l-3O (wlen the imports
we're exceedingly sr.aD for their standard. These
gentlemen propose S27 on, 0G0 whereas, Mr.
II advocates mere economical administration oil inc
Government, requiring but II or % millions. ne
duties according TO lis 5: 10 be uniform, and 10
extend number Of articles not included IN the DINER
tariff measures The idea which 1t IS founded rs
equality IF taXation-he burhens of the Government
falling alike all branches Of s"c!ety MIR H. spoke
but abstract Of lis speech, which he asked the COM
mittee consider delivered, and which when pup
sled, will abound IN information and many valuable
tables
Mr. Aaron V Brown, Of Tennessee followed IN a
speech OF great powe aga ns the increase OF the arm
and especially against any violation Of the COMPROMISE
act Of 1883 lie called upon the parties 10 tnat hstrn-
snch solemn and memorable circumstances lie qnoleo
freely from the speeches delivered in tie Senate ol
the u. S., when that was introduced ahc
when objections were UT. ed against ii on the srounG
that its provisions would not lie adhered to- Henry
Clay then asserted, that wond dare tn pro
pose violation or departure from its guarantees
Yet his partizans, who look TO him as the head a"o
front Of their every movement are now the men mos,
anxious to Go that, which Mr. Clay said, none could
stie,mpt without shame 10 themselves Mr. Brown
cave mos, humorous account Of the sayings anu
dninys before the COMMITTEE Manufactures by me
interested individuals, who on from The worm
and swarmed around the committee room, Win thei'
pteous tales Of disaster 1t appears, that the repot,s
made TO the House favor OF Tariff were all iouhc
ed upun Interested witnesses The consuming poi
ton of the country not heard The farmers ha
other fish 10 fry, shan travelling over the country
Washington, 10 give their testimony against the pc
Icy of Tariff. Thus, the details not only OF 'h'
bill reported from the Committee of Ways and means
but also that reported from The Committee on Manu-
features, have been matured and inserted upon lux
statements of individuals interested in each zen
except in a very few instances, where the comm','ee'
| happened to have New York importing merchah
| before them.
On the 2Oth, the debate was kept up by numoer =
sneakers Mr. Van Buren, of New York delivered
sound and practical speech against the protective fo
| cy. lie dwell particularly upon the effect OF mary
the high rates III prohibiting many articles rom o'
imported and thereby defeating one OF the oojec's o'
tar-ihat of diminishing revenue TO the Government