Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-07

cession not to the Constitution not to the ordinance
Of 1859 but to himself There lie the secret springs
his movements, and there is the fountain oil his errors
ls ambition has maddencd him, and his passions nave
Land naked his Hans and to the truth OF this, the ufur
will but echo back the voice Of The present and the Past
In my next propose 10 state the general consoeia
tons which led to the deeds of cession, the object o
these deeds and the rights which have accrued under
them JET EhooH.
From me Charleston .ircryl
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER-TaElfF
In noticing the receipt of the April Number ot the
.HessrHnlr, promised to refer again TO an Article M
il in favor of PrOtee.ce Tart We afterwards COPIED
from the South Carolinan censure OF that ar
tceno whit severe in our opinion than II merit
cd The Messenger lays claim to the character Of
literary periodical and such should be chary OF IN
truding discussions on purely political qlestinns-
Still more, the Messenger claims to be Tree from all
party partiaes and 10 be only so tar sectional as 10
he true all the great interests of that portion o! The
Union on which It depends for support. Every one oil
these prelensons grossly violated by the article in
question. 1t is political discussion, on the most holly
contested question of the day-it is thrown IN at the
very moment when that question has assumed the
most startling character, and when reply to IT was
likely To have hearing before the vote OF Con
yress would be taken the system OF dutes- taxes
broadly the anti. Southern ground-It is a vehement
party disc ussion finally and worst o! all II, from begin
ming end, treats with studied contempt, rldcule and
slrcasm the entire doctrines of the South on Const'tu
tional construction and free trade. There IL not IN the
whole article honest respectful reference TO The ar
puments of the Southern Statesmen in favor oil Tree
trade The editor OF the Messenger, in preface To the
article, makes great preensions TO mparalIly and su-
perorty to party polcs-le had better discover some
other mode OF showing the and the other-tor we
here denounce this article one OF the most extreme
in lis scope-onc of the least scrupulous in lis con-
struction of the limits OF the Consttution-the most
serve in It's tracking the beaten path of party ar
gumcni and Of the least respectful, most pre-
JUDGED, false and sanderous attacks on Southern pc
Icy that it has fallen 10 lot 10 read. II the editor
of the Messenger incapable of discriminating between
this and impartial discussion of great question OF
mankind interest, it is high time he han changed his
title and adopted that of orn blower to the Peters
burg Cotton Manufacturers.
The writer, after laying down this false and stupid
propostion slat there is an absolute obligation upon
every paternai government and particularly ours, to
protect Tie industry Of lis citizens against foreign
rirairy'-which would have INST as much sense 1t It
laid down that the Government of the u s. was bound
to switch every one Of It's citizens and put them to bed
at o'clock, F. M-Gces on TO inform US that ne does
not think necessary prove this by facs-"and far
less will it be necessary 10 combat the shadocy Snbiie'
tics and but theories Of political economy. Some
allusion tits true, TO the !oy aEi agh-souadtng pre-.
tensions of that science, will he unavoidable, DC, and
accordingly he alludes to the ustrlous Adam Smith
afterwards in very much the same terms that one
might be expected 10 use in reference to the oty and
hiph sounding prctensons Of Joe Smith, the Mormon
prophet In his definition of Tariff of protection, he
with The objections To il on the ground OF
political justice II is in the following termS that he
speaks Of the advocates of direct Ia for the support OF
Government
"Some few riSionarirs are to he found, even in our
own country, who, impelled by bind hostility and pre-
judirc towards the whole system (of Tarlii0 would
prefer TO see the Cusom.houses demolished IN our
scaporls, and the land COVERED WITH swhRMs OF TAX
CATERERS And ExoIsrMEx; invading, like the plaques
tl,a N ln-
MEsrIc LlrE."-The principle noticed in the first part
of the above beautiful and snpartiul and Gin the
rght spirit sentence, ID one which we hold sacred
and if we cannot make the writer, we mean to make
the Editor Of the Messenger treat with decent respect
in fuiure-fur the latter part, there is not well in
formed man in the Union who does not know it 10 lie
an utter violation of all truth-wIth every MAJ. OF
benr brutal and deliberately concocted SANDER
The advocates OF DIRECT TAXATION have urged 1t on
the ground that was the cheapest simplest, honest
est and least oppressive mode of supporting the Co
vernment-that it would require fewer officials, and far
less invasion of individual independence, than the Gus
tom house systeH-and if the writer Is, even on The
meagrest plan, qualified TO discuss the question: he
KNOWS such to be the fact
Further on, the writer charactcrizrs certain maxims
of the friends Of Free Trade "the vocabulary OF
these am;able theorsls-a species of small change
which, like copper medal. resembling genuine coin,
being repeatedly forced into circulation, acquire some
degree OF credit though of no intrinsic value. And
lie says-s'the maxim of let us alone mil ht
very convenient protection 10 outlaws and praes-but
is altogether nappcablc 10 a law governed commu-
nifty"
Turning from his manner Of treating theories and
axims, let give specimen of his impartial
way of treating facts. Abiding 10 the resistance Of
South Carolina and her triumph in the Compromise,
he re reas Mr. Clay's assertion, that the South had
gained nothing by the progress towards free trade,
aud makes the fiintcst auson the reply OF Mr.
Calhoun which, by simple and infab!e array of sta.
tstics, utte;ly demolished the statement, and showed
that tie value Of Southern products had increased be-
ycnd all precedent under The Compromise, and that
Sh Corolina had gained millions by the reduction of
duties! What shall think Of an Impartial" writer,
wio under the mask Of perfect lberaty treacherous
lvinfuses into The pages of a literary magazine such
slang and sGch pcryersions Of the paIncst arthmetIca
fads as this, But more harefaced than the above
lie goes on 10 say Of South Carollna-"and what be-
nett has this proud member of the Federal compact de-
rv.d from this concession: Nobng-literally nothing!
Ne. great staple has reguariy declined in ratue We
ned not say another word TO prove in The ampes,
manner that the writer has undertaken 10 discuss
subject on which he has not even the common school.
boy amcnnt Conformation unless he prefers TO be sci
down as wilful and surprisingly stupid fasfer WHO
asserts for truth what every man knows TO be the di
red opposite.
Ne are are sorry 10 treat anything in the Messenger
in this way-but We have higher duties than any we
owa TO literary Magazine, and assure MIR. White,
if sc of ms subscribers, should consider
hi, article so Gross violation of the mutual under
sald;ng, to render withdrawal of subscription only
\ moderate manifestation of dis pie asnre.
IIiMpBEN sIDSEY CoLLEGE.-The Summer session of
this Institution VIII commence the Isl day Of June
4h Wednesday September following.
Tie expenses If the session Roa'd So Tuition ga;
81; deposit 81 servants hire :; ~ all payable IN advance
MOSES u. liOGE CLERK Of the Faculty.
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