Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-16


Nails during the year 1922, into the same port, en-
tered at the Custom. House, consisted OF
3G35 lbs, in American vessels.
$4,000 in foreign do
Co. 595, which at cents is S2,423 30.
This statement shows, that 3 cents produced more
| Revenue by 80 per cent than cents, and gave EN-
p!oyment TO ships that the latter Duty amount
cd 10 prohibition, nearly so, Is evident, since The
ships by which they were imported, were chiefly char
tered in Europe 10 load in Virginia with Tobacco and
Cotton and the Nails serving ballast were conveyed
free Of freight. Although the present duty at cents
is excessive, yet is proposed BY The Bill to lay an
additional duty of % per cent What can be more oh
yious than that the point to be attained IS total ana
complete prohibition: -.
Your Memoralists believe that the proposed Bill, IT
it becomes a law, will produce the following effects:
l. That it will greatly increase the burlhens of the
farmer the planter and other consumers 1t VIII com.
pe them 10 pay dear for those articles OF necessity and
| convenience, for which they pay comparatively
less They will probably to purchase the foreign
article but the home manufacturer Will take care thai
the domestic article substituted IN its place, shall only
cost little less than the Foreign, and as he will have
monopoly of he article without any ioreign compet
ton his own price will be fixed on It,
9 II will iniure the commercial interest; because,
unless the merchant can meet with ready sales, and
make reasonable profit on his sales, he must cease 10
import.
5: 1t will inure the navigation and tonnage OF the
country for as our imports Decrease so must our ship.
ping our seamen, and our foreign trade.
a. II will diminish the revenue from imports, which
has heretofore been considered the most convenient,
the least expensive and the most productive way oil
rasnu Revenue this effect necessarily results, the
Government will be compelled TO resort to direct tax.
a,ion and excuses, whose odIous character so well
known rs not require any remarks
5 1t will inevitably produce smuggling, and all OF It's
train Of evils: and is certainly true that there no
country in which this business can he carried on with
greater facility than along our wide spread'coast-
IAnd the NemoalIsts might have added, our eAlcn-
s;ye Lake shores TO the North, on which any guam
tity of goods might be struggled, after being passed
through Canadd subject to very low duties, ana avail
inp themselves OF all the facilities which Canada sup.
pl,ps-the Weland Canal &c, &c)
There is another effect which, your memoralists Sc
riousy npprehend will take place, ana WHICH, 'nough
il NAV not Immediately ensue, yet will be attended with
more extensive injury than all OF the others Is there
no danger that the governments of Europe, seeing the
restrictions which we impose on their proouclions WIZ
praduuily and suits their interests retaliae our
measures; and impose restrictions or prohibitions up
ON our raw materials. It tobacco is indeed pecu.
urly adapted to climate and our SOIL that no other
country produce so ahundanty and so cheap can
the same thing be said of cotton?
II true that in Virginia very little OF mat aruce
produced when compared with that of our Southern
nephbos and is also true, that they are able to state
their own grievances, and we have no doubt they VIII
do So But we will beg leave to say, that the CONNER
cia and agricultural interests OF Virginia are most IN
Southwestern States. Whatever affects their prosper.
ty, is most sensiby felt by Let them be brought
to ruin; and our bankruptcy is not far distant
What is the grea, md general beneficial effect which
the manufacturers insist will be produced by these re-
,irictye measures, 1t has been sad that the proec-
on of our manufactures by protective du,es will rem
der us independent OF foreign nations In common
with our fellow citizens throughout the u b, we enc
IRISH our political independence, and prize the right OF
sell. government, the greatest and highest ear'hly
.l,o trf DrnutI o.
but an entire commercial independence we consider as
neither practicable, desirable Is 1t not obvious,
tina, the various soils and climates of the globe are
ADAPTED 10 the growth of various products AND that IL IS
more beneficial for country TO exchange win o'ners
ito various productions than TO attempt TO rnse all OF
them itself For wha, purpose did the great Author OF
Nature provide the great highway of nations but 10
enable men reciprocay to exchange their ploouc's
and to hold communion with each other with facility:
It is obvious to u.s. that the independence on foreign
nations of which the manufacturers speak 30 much, IS
msnomcr When rightly understood, 1t means de-
pendence on themselves
It has also been said that the establishments oil manu-
features will open more extensive market 'ot "" va,
breadstulis and provisions IL may De true, ina, ine
withdrawing of number of laborers from agriculture,
and plscno them in manufactures, may diminish 10
limited tent the productions OF the ianer anu luoug
this NAV be beneficial to that class IN the immeo'ae
vicinity Of such establishments, ITS Dement'S can never
extend to remoer quarters: and IN the consu"'p'o"
,,an,i,v GROWN A market, such this, the agricul
urasts do not ask for the planter rejects and neher
is willing accept it, rs boon from the manniac
turers for the grent sacrifice they are called on TO MAKE
and the burhens likely to produce hereafter lhey
haze TO nav most exobitant price for il, independent
o The hazard of being forever excluded from much bet
Tor and more extensive markets. which they now ENJOY
al much less expense 80,
Your Mcmoralists cannot but regret that at tins day.
when the wisest statesmen in England are regrett'ng
the pernicous effects of their prohlbory laws ano
deploring the difficulties which existed against ''e''
removal our politicians should anxously WISH 10 w
troduce that restrictive system into our CODE; Tue wno
effects Of which no man can toresee, aho "ho'e ''
cacy the greatest sagacity cannot unfold. u
Your Memoraliss beg leave farther to say ina. 'ne
restrictions. which have heretofore been imposed on
the commerce of the country have always oeen ~"
posed Tor great national purposes he hmos'go a''
Non.nercourse laws in all their various noo'hca.'"S
were intended to retaa,e upon foreign na,'ons .e''
own Injustice or to defend s'from their hosui,'y
Their object was to compel other countries 10 90 US
Justice, but the present scheme has no sucn ooect-
I Ata time of most profound peace, we are cae upon
10 sbacke our commerce, 10 divert orr caP'ai ,'oi
agriculture and from commerce. for the purpose OF IN
| creasing the profits Of the manufacturing cap'e "a
deadly blow is aimed part of the community 'oi
the sole purpose ofbenehtting anotnef pa'' u e
/ community
i Your Memoriasts, therefore, most earnestly ieques'
that YOUR honorable body will, in your wsoon 'hnk
Il nroper 10 ward off this evil from US, oy re]eeUhg the
Bill promptly and decsively.
ROBERT POLLARD, Chairman.
BERNARD PEYroS, Secretary
AT a time when the madcap Wings are passing OIL
to give their Clerk the e1ravagant power OF excluding
cD he 1T CONGRESS.