Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-05
(From our Washington CorrfspondemD
TIE HKFNT INKTIF UtHAI T..
Further progress u The General Proterfirc Measure

and zeal dr the farm ana ms ueslre
enlist the agricultural classes in its favor actually con
tended that they had abiding interest IN lis in
crease than the manufacturers. He presented
statement showing that the falling off in the receipts
from customs and the nsulciency 10 deray the expen
ses Of the Government, increasing every year
Therefore, he argued that the duties should be ncreas
ed In the breath, however, he spoke for dis
trbution Of the land overwhelmingly multiplying his
own argument. The present duties are inadequate
even with the aid OF the land fund TO supply the wants
of the Government Therefore, they must be increased
and the land money given away. This was the sum
and substance of hs argument
MIR Kennedy, OF Indiana, next addressed the House.
| He is untutoad except by nature. and clever IN
spite Of the opportunities he has had tie treated the
measure in hand tar not levied on the whole conn'
try for It's general welfare, but upon the general well
fare for the benefit of few favored individuals He
exposed the system OF humbuggery practsed by the
continual OF the word tart thereby Disgusting
from the many the fact that they were sadded with an
onerous tax lie drew picture of the operation OF the
protective policy in England building up the fortunes
OF the large capitalists and at The same time sntnr
and reducing 10 The extremes o poverty ana beggary
millions Of her laborious operatives. He exposed the
attempt made the bill To hoodwink the farmers, and,
among other ways, BY dniy on potatoeS Who ever
asked for the protection of potatoes He showed how
iaacous it to suppose that the manufacturers OF
the North il protected by high dnties would afford Il
market to the South and Yves, for their produce Why,
SAID he the surplus crop of of the rich States OF
,
rers of New England in "hog and hominy Tor three
years The exports OF the country pay for its imports.
The taxes, being levied altogether imports, must
then fall chiefly upon the farmers, since they are the
producers Of most OF the exports Thus, The effect OF
a huh tariff imports is directly to diminish the re-
turns received b. the farmer for the Plies he has sent
! into foreign markets
Mr. Torrance, Of Pennsylvania, took ground in
favor Of an increased Tariff and moderate protection.
Mr. F. is one of those Democrats who, sound other
Of from n
keystone State, sadly at fault upon this The iron
furnaces of the interior have but too much effect IN
heating their brains and dImmng their perceptions
OF these, few send up their smoke from the
" Of Montgo msry, winch is represented by Mr. +.
Yet while advocating protection that would enure to
the benefit of the New England manufacturers MIR.
Torrance did not let them off without rebuke for the
manner in which they had borne their prosperity their
inaention all their former maxims ofngalty their
neglect oil the personal superintendence 10 which they
once gave their business and their increase of expen
ditures and enlargement Of machinery in the fancc d
security of continued high duties, and fixed demand
for whatever fabrics they might choose TO throw into
the market.
sorry did hear his speech, and cannot sketch II.
/ Ga the 22d, Mr.. Plckens, of South Carolina took
the floor, and spoke in strain of logical eloquence
that commanded the undivided attention OF every one
present He demonstrated the absurdity Of attempt
inp az Mr. Torrance bill proposed TO raise 27 ,000,
900 of revenue from only S77,000,0O0 of imports,
thus making an average duty OF 80 per cent lie
compared the condition of the country now with
that in l523 and 1899, when internal condition
was SO much better calculated to enable TO
raise a large amount of He showed that
with population of only 10 IL millions, there was
then $40 100000 more circulation than at present with
population of abou, l. millions At that time, too,
the circulation $l06 G00090 with only So7 200 00O
specie whilst al present It was S94 0000oO, Win
81 900 of specie. These facts added 10 the CIR
I hat n n oil
surplus pita and labor unemployed, whilst al tie Pc
rod above named all the labor and capital of the coun
try was in active use showed conclusvcly that duty
of % per cent equal to 40 even ID per
cent in Is 80 He drew further argument from
the situation of the Western States their advancement
in civilization, and the facility for smuggling afforded
by their proximity to the thousand miles of Canada
frontier The effect of high rate Of duty would be
to relax the principles OF morality implanted IN Inc
bosom Of the trader, and make him sinuggle articles
in which he would not do under low duty
lie drew vivid picture of the present advanced stale
Of society," which proposed to introduce the an
tauated policy of restriction lie replied to the argu.
men, that high tariff necessary to prevent the
expectation of specie. Admitting that it would bring
specie into the country, where he asked, would CEN
tire? In the protective portions of The conntry-in the
region of the manufactures, where it woud become the
basis of new expansions and more extended credits
This local expansion would have the effect OF bringing
the prices of labor up the very standard attained by
the restrictive policy for the manufactured article, and
inns the manufacturers would be Just where they
a, first and would be crying out for further protec ton
Mr. r. entered into number of arguments IN addition
TO the foregoing, and evidently showed that he had stu
died the subject with The mind of master.
FOR TIE RICNN0.ND ENQUIRER
Feo,o Cai-cns Of Iirgiaia:-Atter the Jealous ei-
forts made made last year, throughout Virginia, in be-
half OF Popula. Educaton which resulted IN the Edu
cation Conve nton and Memorial 10 our Legislature,
tina, we al! hoped,-alas how valnly,-woud produce
law the subject, cannot believe 1T possible
that you zeal has been entirely extngulshed by this
utter disregard of it, on the part OF your Representa-
tives will therefore, take the liberty to address You
AS if your minds were still unchanged in regard to the
vital Of Popular Edncauon notwithstanding The
unjus6abc treatment you have received from those
who bound 10 pursue very different course IL
is true, that n considerable majority OF the House OF
Delerates did pass bill-aiter delay OF nearly three
months spcnt-ll would be difficult 10 say how, but
certainly in proceedings Of infinitely less interest
THIS rejected very unceremonionslY, by Tue Sc
nate But what kind of bill was IL However good
light be its various PROVISIONS however urgent the
call for their one ration not of them was to take ei
feet for twelve months; and thus more than another
precious year the destitute youth OF Virginia was
mos, los, in the attempt to do what might
again fail although imperously demanded TO be done
with the least possible delay. For, be remembered
that year nearly, or quite, fourth oil the time
which the children of the poor can devote TO eementa'
nv instructions and Of course, that all who have osl H.
amounting TO many housands) Tor the want Oh those
primary schools which it was the imperative duty OF
the Legislature to establish have only three years lett
for the purpose even should they be established during
The next session.
If it were practicable legslate for ourselves, 1t
surely would be great folly to incur an annual
of one or two hundred thousand dollars IN maintaining
set Of men to make laws for us, who were SO inuch
afraid Of doing what they were especially delegated 10