Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-02
Il Discriminatisc Tariff.

We promised, before we left our post, to call the
attention Of friend ofthe Albany Argus 10 The doc
irine il has put forth the subject Of the Tariff
We find that The Charleston Mercury has given able
criticism the passage-and we shall, II ne
cessary, carry out our views IN few days We shall
express our own opinion on the queeton-|ith all
proper rankness, with all the respect which we sin.
cereY feel for our ancient comradc OF the Argus,
whose paper occupies such distinguished positon not
only ia New York, but in the Unon-and without The
slightest reference to any other question or person In
The time, must request tie Editor to reod over
tie following money article from the last n Y Herald
md 10 con over the biei passages which we have
ma rked III iacs we cannot subscribe 10 the positions
OF The Argus as they forth in the following pas
sage
i, 7AnlTr ron RkYESrY, Or rAE'yr FOR PROTECTION.
"Ihe political parties are divided upon this mai
ter Tho Democracy 60 for Tariff sntice INT to cetray
The expenses the National Government economically
administered discriminating IN the duties, laying main
IL upon such articles III competition with th3se
produced in this country, thereby aordns incIdeniai
iy" stroar, aud by most people believed snttcfM
protection 10 American industry.
"Thc Wings 70 for Tariff which does not stop here
They would increase il still higher upon articles which
can be supplied IN this country, and rase the'r price
still higher for the sake of "pro,ection only although
it should increase The revenue above the wants oil lie
National Government, and produce surplus, again 10
be distributed amongst the States or deposited IN q
National Bank he loaned out 40 do business with,
or in other words, 'Jor purposes r. Sp'ealGt,"n
"tProecon means 10 raise the price o! the article
protected A duty is protection until l. does RAISE
the prise The Democracy, both at the North and a,
the South with few exceptions, are willing 10 he taxed
TO raise sufficient revenus to support the National, as
we'll their State Governments: and hey are desTons,
for the sake Of protecting American industry to pay
that upon wooilcns, cot"ns, 1orsed stu.', IRON
nails salt sugar glass and ali the articles which car
b. produced here They also DESTROYS, that thos
reccssat;es Of life which not the productions oil ths
country such tea coffee, Spices dye woods, and
great variety of othcrs-shoud be relieved from ti:
thot it may be increased upon articles which can le
produced here and that too lor The sane OIL 'pfo9ee
| ten -
Now. We hold, that i; there he nny discrimination
made in dates shall not b. made for tie purpose oil
protciioa but of may follow, ''cs
dfnia or rather aceidenoHy is mol The purpose
Of the dscrminaton) !. is 10 raise the most money Tor
the Treasury, not 10 create pr"sfton Tor manu- ac
tures-at the expense OF the agricultural aud mtE;aF-
tile classes The power of taxation was gwen or ths
purpose, and should not be diverted Ter any cols'eFa
purpose Of promoting the private interests 81 i'a7cu
lar class of the community, % sections % the country
This appears to bc the true doctrine, from the ODDS oi
the Constitution lis earliest records--and from
The true spirit of Institutions. Even Aexan.
der Hamilton himself admitted in ':The fedenlis,,
Tia, the power To encourage manufactures ras re-
served as an oppnItenance OF the States. We irnst
that our friend 81 the Albany Argus viii review lie
ques,ion-and will the Incidental danger, which
! NAV threaten Us from the position which re occa-
ped, perhaps III Z nasty moment fo'' uaisei 49,
arise from The indirect we'll as the direct au!ho.
ritz 90 lay dserminatve duties. "for the sale OF pro-
lection: " Much safer is the doctrine q! the lie
rald that 'sH IS necessary 10 gre I7 al o"e' 0ad tor
rre- all anempS 70 make one class % e-eis r'ch, ut
tie trrfnse OF another, under The plea Of protection,
and 10 isrg its dates solely lcuh cise "a sonn rece-
me. The expense Of supporting the federd Govern
menl should be considered by every citizen as necessay
as part Of his house rent other domesii; expenses
and eucl TO be regulated with economy andpaid cheer
I sIpyr p IL
tar tor The dentft Of his neshbor, 1t bceones him to
resiSt instantly and FIRMLY.
tFrozl tie Money .srar's Of u, - ]. AtHa( -,
| The following the monthly receipts u The "es-