Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-28

domestic industry. Il the ;id furnished be sufficient
TO enable the domestic r:2dCcer 10 compete iaiy VITA
the foreign own .ig!kr', ulltoH' e"a5itny hh
cnsross that market tie INJURIOUS 'i:@c' 81 lht on'y
,.us il ceives al! lot. coi nsytr" Il wi'cA IA iie na-
tUrc oi ,ngs .'l a"d tiie Fsu'', Is 40"
by rNpe-,lcc hes usually hycn balance &; gam The
o. public oafthch :nl" pane baarn', ny
,leapeuiu IN tur arI ,sn The prcc - tie coiniodi-
" rs vel! ~ etrging The occupations oi domestic
industry.
II Is obyious tia; 10 imposc dues artic,cs which
cannot he protacvd 4; home is TO impose them IN TIE
only form IN w:i3ci t.Sy produce unG't9a!ed loss
mud that an cclal scale oil duties all commodities
alike is with auy other oil rctioa LATHE 10 THIS, that
SO IA, As It includes articles exclusively oi foreign pro-
,iucon, II taxes the consumer tends 10 the Advantage
.f no domestic interest, and drmnShCs the po"er OF
tie Government foster Tie industry Of the country
The duties thea should be adequate 10 the purposes
Of revcnuc-t.ay should he discriminating also with
view no: ONLY t. favor domestic productions, hai 10
heneiii the consumer also by cnlarsng Tie supply,
aad bv nd .iag domestic petition, ".ah is Always
active to tcresgn competition. wh:c is sometimes ~.
sufficient and - never regular aud constant. lie
oiv Ground left hrn fit possible doubt or csseIson,
is IN the choice articles suited 20 domestic fod@c'
which S2!. * i&0e 10 receive inns !htHehla Tn
ronragement
rh. great interest, not of Virginia only, but &C The
couat:g tic agricultural interest," save respect to a
few G. IS r.otuc,s) has happily nothing 10 tear IN our
own markets What II waits IS not protection, bu IN
reed demand cCusl to is capacity tor production
Were that within the power Of Congress ly opening
toreirn markets rrocuc:s, no measure would be
hailed v, greater satisfaction 10y every class oil "nuS'
~ n The country. As II Is, agriculture can Only be
relieved or aided bv directing ether occupations or-
Ion OF Tie labor arp,cd 10 ~ and y increasing at the
came t:mc the domestic market for lis products. No
braach Of industry the country hes therefore clearer
interest in the due and support OF hole
m1nu(lctu-es than the ar:cni,ursli
There remain calv the Mining and Manufacturing IL
trlesls ncln nr an the Mechanical trades, 10 which
AID can be afforded by Discriminating duties Amongst
them there t:sccrdthcy are IN conflict with no
other perestor the contrary every species OF Me
o!an:cal, Mining AM Manufacturing industry IS more
or less dependent he general prosperity OF al and
all OF them every influence which ;hcy are capable
of exer,iny tend to promote the welfare Ut The whole
country and Of every part OF II.
II is true, them branches ii industry are very une-
qually distributed through the country. The States
haze therefore, unequal interests III their success-but
thonch unequal, they not dlscordan or conflicting
'Ia ineauatv, even, taking into account all the al
yanlccs resulting from t!em, indirectly As wei rs DIT.
rccv is much less t.an is generally represented; but
let u BE- wha, may, there nothing IN The spit't OF
The mon which viii permit any State 20 reject what !:
useful to ITSELF Tor no better reason han that It rs sii!l
more useful To- another
Amongst the Mining and Manufacturing products
al the country are m1ny which are Indispensable 10 It's
defence in war lis comfort and prosperity NJ all tunes
things which belong in truth 10 lis independence
iron coal, and the Common iabrcs oi cotton ana oil
wool are eyampes In regard To the two former,
uarl.cularly We wash to say-"hlch IS true, though
not perhaps 10 the extent OF some other products
thai though the resources for the production oi them
are abundant throuc ont the country, yet The actrai
production of theta for use, attended wi:h great labor
hazard aud exaensa. requires much time, skill, and
capital! cannot he iuaGa snhscrricn' To sudden and
temporary exigencica ~ I" endure rapid fluctuations
of he market a:.d IS therefore enneny proper 10 be
secured AGAINST the injurious effects not only OF care
tlI !er station home tut ottose irregularities OF the
market 10 whie! Il - peculiarly exposed by unequal
.mpor,.tons from abroad, varying mol only wl'h The
oteifn relations OF tie goye.nmcn hut wrh the To-
leirn aGs 81 the country AMI TIE state o! TIE iofeSh
,n-il;ot for Ike accidents
IN resrect 90 suc. products choice is left us,
ce ,it!, 10 abandon the capital AID discharge the Ia
,or noy employed IN lica, and consent 10 be depend.
them for foreign supply, "h 10 he interrupted
hs ar and subject a. al itnes 10 the caprcious or IN
,erested control OF foreign policy ur to lay such duties
IN the importation Of The shall enable Tie d"mcs
,ic producer ,nsirtnn lar competition @ith Tie TO
rcirn IN our own markets
IS certain that under the present rates Of duty The
coal trade of virginia, an! Tie mar uacu:ts q! 7on
and cotton al! o IA! poran, snt rrwng Interests
al the co:rtrr, suffering very great crpfession
and are threatened with utter rum. They Go not re-
grc for ,hc means any ex'ra:agant or unusual rae
al duty they able go siiin themselves under cur
Du. STAGES Inch " II psfGt TIE same k'ndS u: bust
ness ese. here in the country hut We EEL
thorough convection that without some Increase CT the
p:es - duties Impossible iof them 10 flourish.
Ia regard 10 the Goa! and products Of Virginia
~. s, leave to refer 10 memorial Of the Golfers and
ifon masters ofihis vclnhv LAID before Co1glcss ~
h.Ch last and Ia he lct,r accompanying. the sam"
ANA -, rrs,.c, Ia Ne, other manufactures q: Richmond
..,,. hs,.to Statement Of he capi,al ,m,,oys,
~ ,re,, I'm. vain. # her prolscl., and the nurLei
,,r,e,afre.
We tee leave to ada. specially, ut IN ell earnest
mos. and .ncrr,v iiot even m VIRGINIA. these inter
,,,o IN, ,,,,,,an, \. ilrv AZ. every where IN To-,
oci nerl 10 be ioncer NEGLECTED. or postponed to IN
,.r.or Considerations The subject is ~ our isinen
l,cec cnoun, to lie disposed - by ,;self and upon it.
own merits, uncuanec,cd with the subjects to which
las ITO necessary material relation and unaffected
ly the influences of party.
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