Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-21
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| "eipsnt himself or the benefits conietr,d on so
ee'y IN geneta than that OF Zane ful atom;
TIE wtd sifceulatons OF which are ever tunnies
ifom one phantssyto another, and never teduced 10
any p'eeHcal or useful purpose. The mere vi
sonarv theotis', who cceup es time which mich, he
otherwise better employed, IN erecting hi, n hull,
castles upon thH Supcrstructutc Of this or th,, Il,
'oNe theory, subjects himself not only TO the r,ii.
Sue OF a" sensible men. hut "a destined to witness
sooner OF later the FINAL demolition OF all his Sehe mes
"hnihet t'r the advancement II h,s own Inherent,
:" hAt OF Others. true extmplar Of tho character
visionary IS exhibited IN the person OF Mr. John
N"""nn: gentleman who,e brain has been for
years pAsi MED With more ehitnetN, ia IN ever ~
sted even in the imas ION OF the reouh,c1
q" In Manehs. Ills fAvotite hobLy a, present.
upon which he has ridden over land ami ", 81
oeen So,net'mes carried even high az the moon il.
hee trade, which could it be establi.h.I ,,on a. :
C.'s liberal principles, would possess or. n,.,,,
leas'' as u would DO more Justly entitled 10 the
name Of the American System than The $50, ~,
protection i's.i since it appears that all the ,1ssa,
ny, u any there be in such a chmesic,l ar 4 -,
notion - 10 oeceI from our side of the water ,ns
consists IN still permitting Great Britain and F,re
10 Hood our markets with goods, free OF duty M,
outstanding the heavy restrictions imposed bv
mem on our exports. This, tn my mind, would be
'0'"'nns good Tor evil. on much larger scale than
IS even enJoined upon us 10y the sac ed serip,ufes
themselves. To prove tho delete ous fleets Of this
osau'iul system upon the interests OF The nctcu,.
u.s. Us Wen as that Ct the manufacturer we have
10y 49, w Nuc compromise Act. fha
approximation that has yet been made 10 il under
the operations OF which, tho prices OF agricultural
productions OF every deIetip,ion have declined and
COTTON, the great staple of Mr. Calhouns State moro
IMAM any o'her This reduced price Of the last ari
Gle, 70 mainly to be attributed To su.penson oe an.
operations OF so large a number of our ,nuf,.,o,;s
ana no one can doubt that counteryailinr duties
would have salutary effect in enha ncinr the mics
oil The Others. But experience has not ,o-y,d 10
convince the Senator OF the al,aey Of his doctrine
a. ~ IL efsf ~ r.. "a
cy constituting IN his imagination no, only The ,le
mentery principe Of the science Of political ccono-
my, out embodyin. in its ample provisions the
"Ho.e anu entiFe system; accordingly we see him
sNstung MI hls powers OF persuasion to induce the
oehei That the prosperity OF this natter can never
teaeh It's acme, until tho benefits Of free trade !.
extended to every nation and kindred and tonsue
under heaven. But the opinion, of Mir & secm
nov 10 possess out little weight with practical men
a"u a'e es,I",a'ed ny them at just what they are
~o''n, "hieh Is greatly below par value. Not So
however, with some OF our Junior Statesmen ove,
whose minds he wields a vast influence which i
manifested by the identity of their views ON ,b,.
snolee', ana their consumption OF Tune on the floor
oil congress, which ought TO be employed in CON
ee'tns measures for the mitigation OF the dis,res, Of
the country, ins'eai of propounding ouestions
when nave been repeatedly and so fully answered
as 10 De- one would think, longer open to discus.
SON Sleh as II raising the duty on an Article has
the effect Of reducing the price 10 III. corsurner
how can II afford protection to the mapuf,c,urc,i
and the effect be to reduce the price of nj, rbric7
10 plain man. who has not to look through n mis-,
OF distractions for an answer to a pain question
mere appears to bc no difficulty in the solution Of
these problems. "
In reply to the FITS; query. will say. that /, ba,
ever been the policy OF great Statesman to regard
'ne consequent results, rather than the Immediate
cueeS Of any system; and that reduction of pric.s
Is produced by competition, is an established prin-
cip'e IN trade. Now, that protection which Offers
a reasonable prospect Recommendation in nnv b,nn.b
OF business Is the readicst way in the world In
create eompsiton, suppose will scarcely be denied
1 &c second qucry-Gn old woman's reason-wil
soSe, whieh IS, that hail a loaf is better than no
oTeadi or IN other words, that market is better
than no market at all. II is not, therefore 10 he
Wordctef az, that our manufacturers should wish
such protection as will enable them TO participatr
IN Dement'S Of our home market, excluded as tbsv
arc olh9s1 enite.y, rom foreign markets. by the
one'sded system OF free trade for one tboush
4 cotton planter and grower OF grain wish sireereiv
10 see afforded, under the full conviction thai m.
interest OF the ngriculiurist will be best suhserxrd
ny so dong. According to the sediments made in
congress Oy some OF the South Carolina delegation.
The agricultural productions OF our country are ali
hat are allowed FOR the consun,p,ion Of H. men,
Ac1uter, every article Of foreign importation and
specially he articles Of food being consumed Ly
Southern planters. What gormnndzers these o.n
cHeh must oeF Nor Is II strange, that retiring 10
rest, with stomachs disen6el rs the,rs must ne
'essir'y be, that they should fall into such fnoilnI
ifeams as the benz ;s OF free trade, the horrors of
nonopolies, &c. Toe whole Argument of tbsse
against the protective system seems IN
" oiseo on tue iase idea, that various pursuits and
occupations OF mankind must necessarily produce |
conflict OF interests, when il ia in fict the conn,rtns
INK oil the chain which birds them so infimateIv
osether. tnat no one branch Of industry can mate
Tnly suffer, WITHOUT injury TO the rest Awnv
men with this chimern OF tree Irite which MIR CLAW
has truly pronounced TO bc beautiful vision of
theorists aud philosophers I an Mr Edtor mn
myself, which | expect YOU have sl- |
eady perceived and cannot be expected TO exniai,
nc phenomena OF nature-but IN my mind t,it |
hing you c'il free trade is new species of isnus
'tuus or jack OF the Lnntero, nearly resembling
he old sort as 10 be scarcely disinguishaule-the
'ne produced by the Vapor arising from the ground
n moist and DOGGY placcs-ihe other. nothing mere
man the misty IDEAS Of dlsiempercd Imagination
.Auo'ns through some soft place in the skull. The
nrst Is sad often TO msead the benehted traveller
oy dverSing from the plain and dlrec, p,tb and
eseing ln'o some intricate place, from which it is |
dihcult Tor him TO exuicate himself The last has
led MIR Calhoun 10 the moon, where God grant he
could oe content 10 remain, ana carry out in all its
length and breadth his system Of policy so fully |
adapted to the wants Of the inhaGIants of tba,
cline. " "
Do master Johnny G. Calhoun
Commence your nishi towards tie nom;
There seated high throne Of state.
In pomp preside nni laws create.
i'ee ira = extend 10 every cline aud zone,
AMI distant world 20 yet unknown:
But do permit this stupid nation
"ihouiyour aid to work their own salystion
Through nis's which have sobscured our ,sh,
The western star ere long shall shedhsIsht;
Reason will then again resume her sway
And hail with joy the name Of Henry Clay
A COTTON PLANTER.
MIR Editor: Many persons arc very an1ou, TO
KNOW WGat IS the cause Of the decline in the price
Of the different Stocks in Va In NV ooinion !, !. !
THIS that for ;he last ten years. the United State,
has been h1oded with paper money, and il is now
coming to the specie poini--cvcry thing which !. !
regulated by money has fallen in the Same propor-
I9n as ihe stocks have. will further say, that the
d herent Stocks IN Vrgnil sell higher than the |
Stocks Of any other Siitc in the Union.
The currency Of the country is getting rich, eve. |