Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-12

GUS cunning of this File.eader of the Wings the r.
Wing, to nsnuate that publish two Editions Of the
Enquirerone for the Northern, and the other Tor the
Southern market
SCENES AT WASHINGTON.
That merits IL is impossible to predict the result oil
the present agitaons Washington. Much Of course
would depend upon the Whig Caucus OF Tuesday night
Some Of the Ds,rihu,ioniss Infatuated, and ultra
Nothing sill satisfy them, but Distribution. Some OF
the Wings are more Tariff, than Distrlbnon-more
lard, than legn-and the interests OF their Constituents
may combine with their cooler counsels, efectng
operation with the Democratic party, in favor OF
some satisfactory compromise, and some moderate Ia
riff The specuatisns "pleny MS blackberres
Some say, that Barnaids BILL explanatory OF the exist
ing laws may be adopted. Others ecture that the
bill ust vetoed, with the Distribution clause stricken
out, will be the order of the day Others suppose that
the Compromise act of 33 will be set back two or three
stages in its process of reducton and that the duties
Of $780, of 1882 may be revived, with The re-
venue bill of last Summer under certain modhcatons
The reader will see, that Mr. Charles j. lngerso I'M.
mcda,ey after the Veto Message was read on Tues,
day, submitted brief bill proposing to 60 back to the
duties Of 3S-(which appears 10 be The same WIN the
duties OF 3-n which case, seven enths oil the tIceSS
above 20 per cent duties would be thrown BACK upon
the imported articles. Some Uras again are deter
mined do nothing all-hut break up without adopt
ing any efficient measure, and stop the wheels o!
Government; for, most of those who are Tor TN al.
ounment of Congress, hold, IN opposition TO MI Lee
pares opinion, that there is no INV IN existence 10 au-
thorse The Treasury TO receive any uulies al all
These members are of course willing 10 sacrifice the
domestic maj uIacurers TO their party Hobby OF Dstri.
huon-ior, as foreign goods would come IN without
being subjected 10 duties, The country would he nun
dated with them; and many OF the domestic factories
would BE- swept off in the general 'nnndaton) Al
all events they are Tor sublectIng the Treasury to all
the la.rassng Consequences OF doubt and vioen
filtration With protesting mcrchans-and nothing
Is SO we'll calculated to uc the credit OF our Govern
mcn abroad and TO defeat the success 81 our loans
And by tic By, the Presidents message takes no no
tice OF his difficult; doubt, because he is well
satisfied by the opuion of The Attorney General, that
the Treasury had rig hi TO cnl!ect its duties.
| II was sad, however, at Washington on Tuesday
even after The Message read in the Hnnsp, that
disposition TO pass some measure 81 reet was gaining
ground The debate the Veto Message may modify,
in considerable degree, the designs of the Wings
Some of them be confirmed in their desperate pur
pose But The more liberal and enlightened members
NAV he convinced OF the necessity of adopting some
moderate measure for the relief Of the country
Our Democratic friends have path before them as
bright as u ray Of light. No passion, in The first place.
No desire rritate the feelings, and provoke the des
perate measures of disappointed and desperate men.
! We have higher game 10 play, than the mere pur-
poses of party We have the great Interests OF our
country to promote. We would tell them, Cor.
re .coudent from the county of Kanawha writes
"I.et me conjure YOU, before beloved country is
ruiaed 10 lay party aside, and TO the rescue
The crisis is al hand, which demands every Patriot
Heart stand firm for his country his choie country
This is no time for nationbut with one great,
united patriotic enst 20 work. and rgh, the ship,
ere she drifts on The breakers. The Republican party
should he ''calm Summers morning -hrm, bui
neutrality-suspicious. 10 relieve the Treasury, wihou:
consenting 10 those n'qutous exsctions, which The
present bill (even s,ript o! DIsirbutIon)-which SIN.
mons bill imposes upon the hole South-ladeed, upon
the whole agricultural and commercial interests o.! tue
whole Union The rresiden; is right. What the ma
nuac,urcrs themselves mos, OF all require, system
Of mod.rafc duties Their ohiet 1ran IS psrmanency
caa staL;i,ty-and they cannot obtain these, without
wise system of moderate duties. Pass such "D'll
of Nominations as this, which alr. Calhoun charac-
erzes as worse than the bill of Is, and could the
ma uacturing capitalists expect that the South will
quietly submit 10 It's expressions that she will not
nlne dia,ey be thrown INTO fame-nnd wage the
most vigorous upon i, al the hustings, in their
State Legislatures and in the Halls of Congress- The
public sentiment swelling into torrent against the
Wings TIE Elections demonstrate that there
IS "Chance Change in the People Of lSI0-and when
tie fac,ious parlzans Of H. Clay and he Distributor
t.own cut OF the public councils, aud the ne It
Congress presents majority Of Democratic members,
this oppressive law will be repealed from the Statute
Book. "Fo;ewasGed, then, forearmed." We prench
up, then, moderation and wisdom 10 Of all par
ties Now especially is the time Tor the Democrats,
(wlio have been falsely sgmazed Loco Fccos,
Agrarans, Jacopn., factious and designating spi-
rts refuc tins calupny, and show the real " met
tie Of their pastures Vote against all propositions
for Adjournment; until an efficient tone has been given
to the Treasury lie, the world Gee, thai Jon will
ling to relieve The country Raise sufficient funds for
the economical administration of the Government
but down those expenses hereafter TO strcter
standard. We must bring them lower, considerably
lower than the Wing estimates of - Of % millions.
Some of the consIderate Observers at Washington
now express some fear that in the hurry bury Of the
pa ssohs-n the storm Of excitement, which might
sweep over the ouse-aEd in the hot hurry of ad-
ouFnmcnt, some eStravagant measure may hastily ne
fastened on The country.-We give il in charge 10 the
Republican party, TO watch calmly but firmly over the
Republic, and see that 'nsqrid dttrtmenti capiat.