Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-15


A special session Of the Massachusetts Legsla.
ture has been convened for the purpose OF dsric,
ing the State according to the Apportioument Ae,
ofCongress. After dwelling at some length upon
the particular provisions Of the law, Gov. DAVIS in
his Message refers 10 certain national questions of
great political Importance. The following, in alu-
sion to the Tariff and Observation-Disclosures two pre-
mnen, Wing measures-is marked by that sound
sense and clear expression which characterize the
style of Gov. DAVIS:
Those who opposed TO Tariff, Disseminated
so as 10 protect industry, and who are in favor of
reducing the wages Of labor, will no doubt be on
po,ed TO distribution oithe revenue from the lands
for hey perceive what has been so long and so deer
y felt by the friends Of American industry that the
surest way To check manufacturing enterprise, and
TO obstrucI the division oflabor, is to keep the reve
nue. laws in n state of nuctuaton-to m AXE il nm
certain whether he who has twenty five per cent
protection this year, will have more than ten or
hf cen the next. Nor are they blind 20 the fact
that the revenue Om the lands will almost necos-
sirily bel Irregular as 70 work cut this result.
II any injustice were done st ties or 10 the peo.
pie by the distribution, We might hnd i'm that ri,
eumstanee motive to resist the policy But what.
ever sums might be distributed, there is nota Stale
where the people would not be relieved TO the ex.
tent ot all II receives, ffom drec, taxation In our
own Commonwealth, We raise annually great sums
for free schools, for the support OF highways and the
poor, and TO meet the multiplied eKigencies of the
times So II IS elsewhere, and many Of the States
are burdened with debt more seasonhble and vel.
come relief IRON publc burdens could not be afford
Ell TO the who'e people of the United States
In country like ours, differing widely from the
old continent IN this, that land produces through
the blessing OF Heaven. enough OF the substantial
comforts Of life for OIL is matter OF surprise thai
the measures which are beet calculated TO promote
n division OF labor, by which alone these blessings
can be so distributed as 10 make ALL who have the
capacity and the will to take care Of themseIy, 8
comfortable and happy, far beyond the enioymentl
oil Other countries, should be steadily and 1850
uiey resisted.
But the people must not be discouraged by Dc.
ieat-they have the power to set this matter right,
and steady, patient, resolute perseverance Mt the
oaiot box wal accomplish It. M friend OF the gr
Interests OF labor should sacken his cxeitons I'll
the ds'ributive policy is carried into successful
operation.
AFPLEs.-We convcrsed, a fe " DAYS since. with =,
gentleman residing in the vicinity Of Boston who
has now upwards Of 80 acres Of land ia orchardng.
The trees IN fine healthy state and in full bearing.
re was ihen securing the STATE, for the purpose Of
Ouying young vigorous trees TO enlarge his orchard
much beyond its present extent. When we saw
him he said he had eight hundred barrels Of apples
on hand IN prime order, for which he could have
three dollars and holt a biue. He tells us Tint
The demand for expectation is limited only by the
supply That 10 every part Of the globe, where Anne.
rIcon vessels 60 they profitable article Of ex.
port and that TO an almost unlimited extent
Doe merchant in Boston, applied TO him last fall
Tor 5oO barrels OF Baldwin apples, Mt two dollars
and quarter a barrel, to shin 10 Calcntta in ,be
East Indiei. He had shipped ahou, the same onsn~
Ii'y Tor several previous seasons and with uniform
success: Shipments to ENGLAND, the West Indier.
South America, the Mediterranean, and other places
give equally good returns. The apples of New
England keep much better than those raised farther
South, and are preferred for shipping on that &C.
count Worcester Spy.