Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-16

console us by telling US it provisional measure,
1921 n meet present < geneies; and that il will be
renealrd or greatly modified, IN short time aile! we
net INTO mower They doubtless think so but WIN
h. the case Can they, reflection, seriously heeve
,ha, The necessity, which thev plead IN excuse io '
woes. will be less then than It 10 now:
Do HEY really think that the manufacturers WIN pr
L,, .bia 10 bear a reduction of these hieh cnles
,bon, 10 be imposed, ii is alleged, 10 save 'heh'
than they are now Go $ 'thcut ,hein ~ ,heJ ",
,bev will be wofuliy mistaken. we have mao sooc
ds,i or exner;ence on the subject. The elect OF heh
du,ias i not to decrease the necessity oil coh.n""e
,L I'M, The reyerse-to increase the necessity Of 'a's
,rg III ~ still higher. This bill itself FURNISHES some
sr;k;,g evidence Of the fact. Among lie aitcies on
boh !. ~, noses the highest rates al duly, IS lhh VI
coarse cotons-raies no, less iLan ~" pr - ="
desc1;,ions-and they the very articles so highly
cvored by The Tariff Of 1916 under the minimum cuty
which The Senator from Kentucky mr. CrltenaehJ
60 k;cdc brought TO his recollection IN The course VI
b;s remarks We were then told (as we now are Oh
,bis hl, liza, il was mere provisional measure l"
-, -, ;of,nt manufacture, which, IN few years,
,,.o,ld ,ro.ct itself by lis own intrinsic energy, ahc
ye, nov after more than quarter Q. century, 'hs
manufacturers of the same articles COME anu o."
a still higher duty, IN proportion, .han what 'hey 'e
d;J As.iu. another favored article, al tina; pereo,
w,e ro.a non: to protect which against the foreign
dptv of $50 per ton was lad on The imported, ano'
nov also rs manufacturers cone again, a'ter so s.a
J,nso NJ ,i,ne and ask duty Of $50 per ton: winch
is an ad valocm duty on the present cost greater 'hah
Tho rate No, centun in IS!6-being not less than "nr
hundred per cent lie would add another item that
If cation barc;ng and bale rope on which the rate
per cen;um is much higher, os now proposed oy ths
bin, than under the Tariffs Of lc2I or le2S alhorgh
we had then the same assurance as 10 II, as we nave
now a. 10 this billtat il provisional, and that te
home market would furnish cheaper and better
article In fact the whole bill, taken IN connexion
with the declarations of its advocacs-that the manu-
features must 20 down unless these duties are iwpos
ed-forn,s volume of evidence that the whole eiiec's
Of all past protection, from 1916 10 this day, have
been but to require stall higher 1t Is indeed, IN ihr
nature Of the system he had proved when he We
,oed bill was before the Senate that every dnly nm
posed had but Tie effect of requiring stu higher
The CRY ever has been, "n:ore, more, more. Inc
more has been supported the more required 10 DC
supported.
Those, then, of our political friends Who intend 10
vote for this BILL deceive themselves, in supposing Eey
are imposing provisional or temporary burden IL u
easy TO put the burden hut will prove hard In taKe
i, ai-as we have had ample experience. The exigency
under which they, unfortunately, suppose hey are COM
pplled vote for il, will be as great-nay, greater
against repeating or reducing the duties il imposes
hereafter, il is now 10 impose them Instead OF pe
ing less dependent The operatives, WHO 1--we oy me
bounties IT grants, Will be numerous, ana mere
leprnden and if TO refuse impose these cuties now
would subject them starvation, we are 'od,-to
peal or reduce them hereafter would more cerIa'hly
he followed (and ;hat, 20 greater eNieh oy Inc same
al
the fatal STEP that they about 10 Go what cono
not be undone short OF the extreme medicine o! the
CONSTITUTIONS unless the excess TO which It Is proposed
10 push The system should bring empty Treasury IN
10 conflict with protection, the great advance OF IN
tereuce should teach the many that the whole scheme,
with all plausible catchp phrases, but device OF the
few TO live on the products of their labor.
Such at least, was bis conception, and he heheved
he might say that of the many friends around him,
and who, with him, are opposed 10 this bill. And
what are the motives which held out to Us 10 give
it our support We are told by It's friends and ndvo-
Gates that lis passage would settle the question lhey
say the country needs rrpose, and that It's business
nd prosperity cannot be revived TIL II IS attained -
That NAV be admitted. But will The PASSAGE oil ms
bill settle the question, and give rePose ne very
reverse. 1t will greatly increase The agitation. Inc
principles involved the controversy are so directly
hostile that the question never he settled III one
or the other shall permanently prevail There IS, and,
in the nature of things, there can beg no compromise
between those who hold that the power n !cvy'ng dn'
ties was given only for the purpose OF raising revenue
for The gu nport of the Government, and can cons'.u-
,onay and honestly be exercised only for that pur
posc and those who hold that, in laying duties for
The wants of the Government, they may, at the same
time he laid for the purpose OF taking money from nc
portion of the community, 10 give 10 another. ''e
great struggle between these conflicting principles
oy. IS which shall gain The permanent asccnoancy'-
This bill, If should pass, would at least for the pre-
sent eve It 10 the side o.. monopoly, and against the
side of equal rghis-and if that asccndancy should
become pertganea,-lt It's passage should scuie 'he
question: as its advocates londly hope, in vain VIII be
our victories this ard the Extra Session Tor popular
institutions The popular party, of which we are nle
bers, must 90 down; and our opponents, WIN their
oo!icy and The form of Government TO which 1t must
necessarily lean will rise permanently IN The ascend
ant Justice and equality justice rigIdy enforced,
and equality between citizen anu citZen, o'a'e anu
State and one portion Of the country and anolher,
are essential elements Of our system OF Govern
rnent, and of the party to which we profess TO pc
long; and no system Of policy can be adm'tlea'
which shall permanently depart IRON lhem' WIN
out fatal consequences to both Already, II we may
intge from the declarations OF the Senator ifom
Massachusetts,, (Nr. Choale,) and other advocates
Of this measure The protective policy which th's
bill carries So far, has made fearful changes Tor the
worse in large portion OF the population 'i oar couh
try According their representations the operatives
in manufactures which have been forced INTO
by the system depend for their bread Oil the
passage of this bill. Is such state OF dependence on
the movement Of this Government consistent WIN 'he
bold and independent spirit OF ireemen: IAN poPu
aton be relied TO watch over and contoi us move
ments or resist lis encroechments, when wheher they
shall live or etarvc depends OF the change Of Two or
three votes IN this or the other !louscand that, too
depending, perhaps, on no higher consideration ',ah
the calculation oil political chances That any portion
OF our population should be in so low and dependent
condition excited his administrations If such are the
blessings Of the sysem--if il can humble, IN so
short time, the once proud hardy, and Independent,
ycomanry of New England-he, for one, would mi
nitev rather the portion of the Union where ms iot
IS cast, povershed by its exactons, but still retain
ing its erect and independent spirit, than wallowIng IN
ali the wealth. 1t beslow.
The portion Of our party who have unfortunately
separated from this measure rest their support
diIe rent grounds. They plead, in the first place. Inc
condition Of the Treasury as justification of their
vote. Thu, it is bad that the demands ii urgent
and great and Tia means of meeting them small that
The public credit prostated and that the agent, who
has been idly abroad 10 negotiate the ioan has pee
treated with scorn, was he apPrehendcd, but too true,
and 10 be lamencd that is true But who respon
sible He and the party of which he is member are
not. We had no agency in the measures which have
led to the peeen, exhausted condition Of the Treasury
On the contrary, have done all in our power to re-
sst it. We saw the danger al the extra session; aud
,;scd then and have continued ever since TO raise