Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-11
(From the Hashm rton Giobe.J


Liberty IS always in danger. 1t too precious pos
session TO be retained without molestaton IL CONSISTS
in equal rights and equal privileges But tnere are ai
WAYS in the bosom OF every society (ts most 'aia anu
restless enemes) those who desire rights TO be partial anu
privileges to be uneQnawho not content with p"llti-
cnl or legislative regulations which place them on e
gel with others Gle vnton above Others or
on The substance of others There is eternal struggle
song of man with man, and OF combinations OF men
nguins, society, lift up the few, and wrest The labor
Of others to their emoumen What man cannot do, by
his own power, he turns TO Government, when -
the power of all to effect Hence, the never.ending
devices Of using Government, to promote the interests
nf the f4w at the expense of the many. One man
SEXES lis power and makes all tributary to hm AND
he IS king few combine, and establish an aris'n-
cracy. In Republican forms OF Government, the same
principle always work. under the most artlul dis-
ruisss and j,aterng appeatlons and, although pr'
yileged order, in terms cannot Se estaolished' inc
same thing is accomplished, through Government in
lis partial and unequal operation on the property ana
pursuits of its citizens. AS the principle OF such
Government is the welfare Of all the welfare oil all
is. invariably their professed object DO q few men
banks to swinde the people, a2d speculate them
selves into palaces The good of the people re.
onires their establishment Is 1t very convenient 10
some others, that canal should pass through their
lots lands, railroad to their mines ne peo'
ME demand development OF our resources! 10
lew thousands wish To grow rich by manufacturing: OF
is the whole country depressed, and is desirable that
they should be relieved at the expense OF The people,
by having increased prices, through lar'h, rom
them, for the commodities they manufacture: me
!.bor of the country American industry The people
cry aloud for protection And BY way OF protecting
and relieving the pi,eousy distressed and oppressed
people enormous taxes-In the shape oil protective
rari-ae heaped upon them, BY which they are forced
10 nav to these patriotic benccarles double aud Triple
on nl the necessaries OF ie.
What terms Of reprcbaton and contempt can be loo
harsb for those who seek TO make money in their en-
hu Government Interyent on. serve
Government IN civil military capacity slionofable
and it is dishonora5e, in contracts to render eqn'
yalrnts TO Government But what language snail de-
scribe the moral characteristics of those, who, looking
upon Government grand money making Insiru'
ment WELD the legislation of the country, IN Ills tax
operations to appropriate the property OF others They
know full well that Government cannot give TO
them yhout taking from another; that At imposs'-
Bile for taxes to rebound to their benefit without they
receive some of them; aud as shsy Therefore, gro"
rich by the imposition Of taxes, the peoPe-'he
| consumers of their commodities at The enhanced
ptice-must grow poor. They know all this; and
az ace their intense craving for taxes 1t they were
foribly to take iron, The citizens few dollars out
of the millions they ex,cri BY The intervention of Go.
yernment il would be robbery, and they "ouid sui
fer the death OF the feon. II by artce they should
whrede h,n oct o; it would be swndllng, and They
would know the rsors Of the penltentiary II lhey
committed either Of these crnes by the agency oi ano-
! Their, their punishment would be mitigated How,
the n the offence be less, in moral point OF view'
if committed by the agency of Government; To get
Government n matters not by Ghat pretexO to lay
tax on cny commodity consumed by It's Citizens, IN or
der that the price may be increased, and thus money
be taken FROM them and gives TO The manufacturer OF
the article is n,qutous in the Government.
! There was once some excuse 10 the manufacturer
although shallow anel in the plea that the Govern.
mcnt by its taxes imports for revenue; having eriP-
pied foreign commerce. rendered It profitable 10 manu-
iac,ure in The IT, S ard having, therefore, enliced
capital into manufacturing pursuits, it should not al
low the capa thus invested be endered p:otless,
BY reducing the This is an Argument for eter.
nal taxes, which only in eterna desposm should Of
fer in the first place, the manufacturers specialized
for their owa benefit the operations OF The Govern
meni aud il ihcy omitted in their calculations that
the people did not belong TO them, ane the taxes beng
laid TO pay their Grb;s and support their Government,
would therefore he reduced these did not
require their imposition-it their fault. But
the conclusive answer is, that, in 1883, they were
given distinct notice Of the inture course OF the
Government; aud nine years were given to them
TO prepare for scale Of duties required only by an
economical administration Of the Government, imposed
on tue principle q: revenue only But what have we
SEEM Instead Of using this time to prepare tor per
manent revenue system oi dnties--instead Gi acui'
cscnr in return OF the Government TO the principle
Of laying the people for the people nly-they
have used the time to strengthen and exend their in
ieres:s and length despite all guarantees seize the
Government, and convert il again into an instrument
for appropr'ang the money and property OF the people,
as their ln,dly rrerosa,ve. They have passed Ia
riff defeating the revenue mposclishlng The Govern
meut and cnric ing selycs--insead OF one cacu-
lated 10 supply the wants Of Government, to which
they might .ie!tF.y adapt their business, and profit
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