Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-28
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lEnquud.
have seen an EDITORIAL in the Enquirer on the
subject of the late "Hunbug Tariff Meeting" in
this city. containing tho following language; "lf
II. be the hes, champion whom they summon
to the field. srd IL may judge OF the justice o.
their cause by the strength Of their redoubtable
author. what will the world think Of both, when
the iollowin reply has been read. They will see
how completely a STRIPPING has defeated this cham
pion-and how this young SIMPSON, though armed
with pebble and a sling, is able to PROSTATE the
selected Goliah Of the Federo Tariff party"
will pass over the gra,uitous assertion that II.
was the selected champion Of the Wing party on
this subject, and also the fact tina, almost every idea
in the Ioduction OF the "Son Of a Woman" has
appeared in the columns Of the Enquirer at least
ten times a year for the last sixteen years lever
since Crav ford's defeat, who advocated incidental
prot lection and Bank. too; but yet received the en-
,husias,c support OF the Enquirer for the office Of
President.)
The last statement in the article OF 81 he son OF
Yeoman," is the one on which wish to make a
comment; that statement is. 'hat in eight years OF
comparative fee trade (iss3-iD our exports in
creased nearly $500. 100000 Our exports to Great
Britain, alone, exceeded tho imports sl3 5000 0o
In the same years we gained si9,ooO,Ooo IN spc'
eie willis, in Is years of our highest tariff sai 33)
we lost $4,000, 900 in specie"
As regards the increase in our exports, would
beg leave TO say this young "Sampson," that the
exports OF a country exceeding the imports, when
estimated by Custom House returns is by no means
sure criterion OF nations prosperity-the excess
Of the former may be caused by high prices in the
country from whence exported, and ruinous sacri
fees when sold in the countries TO which carried: rs
for instance, in iS25, when cotton that cost here
81 cents, sold in Liverpool for IA. According to
"Ssmpson" We lost 3,oOoOco from "2l to 49," in
tariff times and gained 40 900 900 from 80 TO al in
glorious FREQ trade. As Sampson" we are inform
ed, is stripping, would beg leave to give him this
piece OF inioImation-ihat when writing to enghten
the people and ndverting TO facts TO sustain his po-
stons, it is proper TO give oil the facts bearing
on the subject. Now there two facts connected
with the loss and gain above, that changs totally
the balance, the first s-,aat from "2I to 49,
We paid something like 90,OO0,O 900 OF national
debt two thirds at least or co 600 600 of which
paid to foreign creditors-deduct then the loss Of
5000 coo from the GO, AMI we are a clear gamer
OF $1,000 900. During the 10 years of restricted
trade-the last, that from 80 to Al, the States and
companies incorporated by the States borrowed O.
foreigners 5000, 00O, O00-now deduct the 80 from
the 900 and we are clenr losers OF Isl millions in
the years OF free trade. How them does the mat
ter stand by this Wanted test Of "ihe son." Thn'
we gained 81 millions in the ~ years-irom 81 to
S3-which taken as an average of the 90 (2l to
4D would give 95 millions MS the pro-
FITS OF 20 years OF incidental protection, had
il lasted so long; and that we los, ISL millions
in the years from 80 to Al. which would give los;
on the 30 Of 377i millions if they had al
been blessed with free trade; making only the
slight ference, by the one system the o,her il
a period OF 20 years. Of 472. millions, and thai
ference in favor of the principles Of the "FederC
Tariff Party" so bitterly nssai-j 10y the youthful
Sampson" and the aged prophet" C.