Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-19
"PUBLlC FAITn,-"iHe Compromise. -
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circuit vi tlo government (Crles OF ShlSH: IHal D
it.") And who does not re.echo the declaration,
"Ihats Right"
"PUBl.lC FAITiI-"Yae Compromise
COneiliati0n and Relaxation.
The South, having for ten years undergone the
burhenS Of the Tariff, would ha right TO claim
the blessings OF the Compromise act She might APP
peal to that "treaty of amy and peace, which MIR.
Clay announced 10 be the object OF his bill. We
might appeal TO his Bualoe speech of 1889, when he
declared that "the Compromise ought to be involably
maintained to his Hanover speech in lS40-to Ge-
neral Harlsons letter of November IL, 1885, TO the CT
,izens of gainesville, in which he dsclamed every idea
OF "repeang" even gathering the act of 33-but
have so recently laid these testimonials before the
public that they cannot be forgotten. We now appeal
to new moroccan of evidence. Does MIR Berrien,
who marshalled the way against the 1ar, IN The &C.
lebrated Philadelphia Convention, and, it is said pre-
pared its indignant memorial-and who, but the other
day, in the Senate Chamber, lodged the question,
when they were about TO saddle the South with bill
of denominations, than that ct IS, and directly
striking at the act of 33-does he recollect who It
was that propounded those questions 10 General Har
rson the 30th September, 1896, Of which the second
follows
"Do not good faith and the peace and harmony of
the Union require, that the rcl for the compromise OF
the Tariff, commonly known as Mr.. Clays bull should
be carried out according to lis spirit and intention
And Gen Harrisons categorical answer OF the 9TH
November, 1886, was as follows:
GOOD faith and the peace and harmony OF The Union
do in my opinion, require that the compromise of the
Tariff known Mr. Clay bill, should be carried out
according 10 its spirit and intention.
| Stand forth, Mr.. John NJ Berrien-for, you ore the
author Of these Queries.
.pubic Faith" then woull require the fulhlment OF
this "rreaty of amty and peace But noo' we DO mol
insist upon it, We do not vigorously stand upon the
bond Unparalleled and Unexpected times have come
upon the country. Her eope dls,ressed-Her Go
vernnent straened for resources. We would most
cheetiully 90 partly back upon the ancient duties,
1 If..,z do sttnn In
itself and to ourselves, by taking back lis own le
ultimate sources-so soon see, that the Uniied
States ure not wildly taxing the people, TO raise money
for the purpose Of dsribution-so soon as the Wings
carry out their pledges in their Distribution act
or Ill SO soon, they will carry OUT as tar asthey
can "he spirit and intention" Of the Compromise act
of 80 When these Just conditions are complied with
in good faith by abandoning Distribution, by dispo.
sition to pass Revenue bill, which is calculated to
raise the necessary revenue but to afford direct
and enormous protection 10 the manufacturers, from
the exclusion Of vast variety and amount OF foreign
goods through the operation Of high mlnmums and
high duies-we are willing to suspend, for limited
time the strict operation OF the Compromise act, un'
ii, the pressure passes off, and the country bghtens
into new, prosperity. Under the uusp crs of good
British Treaty, and of good Revenue bill, the dawn
of better day will soon rise upon u.s. We undertake
to say then spite of all the croakngs OF j. q Adams
Repot-in spite OF his psrversions-n spite OF his civ
war'-lhat snch measure of relief can be obtained
and that the Democrats willing TO give back four
or fve.tenhs of the former excess. We understand,
that say they will even go back for time TO the
duties of January, 1oi0-that is restoration OF SIX
tenths l; will be left 10 the Tariff MEMBERS to say
whe,he. they will accede to any such proposition, or
whether they will pursue their will o the wlsp leader
John @. Adams, aud his desperate crew oil Distfiou'
tonsts. VIII they acquesce in this LIBERAL system, or
will they adjourn wihou, granting any supplies 10 the
GOVERNMENT and suffering their manufacturers TO be
Frustrated by The competition Of free imported goods:
That is the question:: for according to their o%n decla
ration, there is binding law TO collect any reve
nue. at all.
Let the factous partzans OF Mr. Clay then cla
NOR about no law-no relef-nn revenue
Nor let the manufacturers demand OF us too severe
conditions Let them not press us with this late bIl
sript even Of Distribution. Let them not again threat
en- US with Simmons bl-which we believe from seve
raj of Wing Washington correspondents, Is now one
of their favorile projects. Simmons bill Why, it s one
of the greatest Frauds that concocted TO BAN
boozle free people. What estimate, all classes oil
salt at 40 cents per bushel when the best salt can be
had at Live pool cents hus making the ~ per
cent equivalent to 80 per cent? Brown sugar at
cents when the West India price s only 3 cens-and
woollens cottons, indeed all goods, are estimated
in similar proportons-that they may RAISE the ac'
tual duties To an exravagant ad vanrem-ior the
purpose Of heading Captain Tyler Catching him,
as u Richmond Wing said the other day)-pam.
pering the manufacturers at the expense OF The
revenue-at the same time a5ridglng the revenue,
and violating the whole spirit and intention OF the
not, will not sign, such fraudulent and oppressive
bill We venture to say, that if he were 10 sub.
nit it to the analytic mind of Albert Gallalin TINT sa-
oaeious nancer would pronounce it the erossest hum
bug and fraud which was ever submitted TO an Ame-
rican Congress on this subject.
And after all, are the manufacturers so blind,
as not to see the mischiefs it may ultimately bring
down upon their own heads An excessive tariff
calls out new factories, like hot bed-Thcse
ioslle each other-bring down profts-create fresh
tlev
duties In this situation, the agricultural and CON-
mercial interests insist upon reduction-the peace
of the country is again threatened-te duties will be
reduced and then the more manufacturers there are,
the must suffer
In any view of the subject, we recommend modera-
ton beraty, and wisdom, in the course they are to
pursue Refuse to adjourn, until you have passed
good Revenue bill Otherwise it is not only Mr. Tyler
who srfers-bu your constituents particularly suffer
the whole country sufersand upon your heads and
that of your party, the authors Of these rash and rum
Gus proceedings, the indignation OF an enlightened
people will visit all the responsibility.
-Looking present condition Of the countrys growth
and trade-e ability of the people the sweep
ing of the duties imposed covering almost every article
of consider the stuendous tax bill that
ever into the American Congress- i = true that
at first sight may n"i Ta on e e EARN S device
within power of legislative saeacy but upon carclu e1n
than any previous law Of similar character The
rates duty, including specific well as ad vaorem range
from
cent while in others they exceed that amount including the
foreign cost and all charges, except Insurance." 80
Speech IF Clifford 81 Name, July IL, lei2
We regret that it is not in power 10 compliment
the perceptve organs OF the Norfolk Herald; IL ms,
applies and misquotes expression, 'triple-headed
Wing monster" Our article plainly affixed that epi.
the not TO oppressive Tariff aone-but to the con.
junction of Bank, Tariff and Distribution. We hope
he will in future pay little more attention 10 the ac-
curacy of his text If fer that article deserve the
combine ntary title Of an "arstocrat at heart, and all
lhat-If because we wish to make capital free, and
labor free-to give every portion of the Union due
participation of the blessings well as the burdens OF
the Government-to exempt the South from the op.
pressive taxation Of the Norh-and the farming aud
commercial interests from the exactions of the manu-
featuring captalists-f these accounts we can be
STYLED ar.locra,s at heartif for these sentiments
the Norfolk Herald is to play the nqulsior upon our