Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-14
Va, FRIDAY, OCT. II, 1872.
TIE TARIFF.

The Wing party are identified 10 a considerable e.
tent with q high Protective Tariff As the Wheeling
Gazette (Whg) says, "the Wings declare themselves
welded TO Tariff for proteetaon as well as revenue:
they will not be satisfied with any half way measures
the NAME without the substance will not iei,
purposes. The contest will be between The
Wing Of Tariff for protection, and their (he
Repubcans visionary theory free trade Let the issue
be properly made between the two, and We do not ar
the result" Nor do ace. We meet il boldly, and =
once The Wings have just made il the issue in Bati.
more and in Maryland-and what is the result. They
are beaten in Baltimore by almost an extraordinary
majority of 750-and in the whole State, they
are so far defeated to lose in joint ballot of The
| LEGISLATURE, a majority of seven.
In New York they are playing the same game-They
are harpng on the Tariff, the great string OF the
Election and they using the most insdions arts
even STOPPING TO scraps from anonymous letters, 10
carry the object We have great confidence in tie
Democracy OF the Empire Sta,e-and well Will ,hey
deserve i,-We viii her noble sons be entitled the
sympathy and supper, of their brethren, if they should
carry their Sa;e against this hue and cry of reck
less clamor.
Even John Macpherson Berren, the Senator Of
Georgia, has stopped to address the Wings Of ~ York
at their "National Hall the 9th instant-and joined
in the Chorus Of ga permanent establishment of la.
riff for Revenue and Protection" But Georgia has al.
ready given her answer 10 her apostaie son. She has
just ebuked him by her overw heming majority offs
200 for Representatives in Congress
him, who the author of the strong anti Tariff Ad.
dress OF the Convention Of 81. "Shame where is thy
blush
And Mr.. Henry Clay too-he, who offered the olive
branch in the year 33-the treaty Of amty and peace
in the Compromise act-wko then, as MIR. Wise states
originally introduced into that bill a clause shutting
the door against all protectionand who snce, in his
Hanover speech of 1910, declared that the ought
not TO be changed-and that 20 per centum with home
valuation and with cash duties, was sufficient to pro-
tect the Domestic maDufactures-now unblushingly
frward following letter. deuOunce
repeal of law, which is more abomInable than the
Of 2S and in variety Of articles 10 per cent higher
considering the present low prices Of foreign goods!
"SYRAcU.E, N. Y, Sept. 10, 1912
"Hon. Henry Clay: Dear Sir-lt having recently be-
come known among your friends IN this town that one
of our citizens had received request from you pu
chase and forward to you quantity Of Onundaga Salt
for use upon your farm al Ashland, large meeting
was Immediately assembled, at which il resolved 10
ask your acceptance free Of charge, of small invoice
containing specimens ufthe various kinds of Salt MANI.
factured from our saline waters
The letter concludes as follows:
"For the future we hope much from the recent lie.
gislation Of Congress in establishing tariff Of duties
upon foreign products, a1ording, is believed,
fair measure of protection to domestic industry.
"Bu we cannot forget that the wur.cy of repeal has
already been sounded.
"At such crisis, when that great system Of which
the honor of being the founder belongs TO you, aud
which il was your ambition to establish upon q sound
and permanent basis, had been suddenly FRUSTRATED
and when dangers again thckenng around ii, your
eminent services in the public councils in behalf that
benefcen system, cannot but be justly appreciated
The eyes Of the nation again turn TO you.
ain conclusion Sir, we beg leave TO express the hope
that your life may be long spared to your county.
awe are your friends and obi sevts,
AMOS P. GRANGER,
JOHN G. FORBES,
GEO. E. COMSTOCK."