Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-08

import nothing-consequently pay no revenue. The
agrcnturists the merchants and The laborers, are the
importers and consumers. Upon every article import,
ed, revenue paid this revenue supports the Govern
nent; this Government protects the manufacturing
INTERESTS this manufacturing interest," when compared
with agricultural aud commercial interests, dwndles
into utter insignfcancy either in point of number
or capital So, in fact, vast majority OF the people
of these United States heavily taxed to support
| few rich moaopolies, which, for years, have been
craving aid at The hands Of the General Government,
not because they unable to support themselves, but
that they may heap up riches, and increase their
power by multiplying the number of their dependents.
This Tariff not only neglects the agricultural interest,
TO the enhancement of manufactures, but it also makes
an invdious and unj ust distinction between the rich
and the poor. Take the articles Of cotton, woollens,
iron, rnlt-aye salt, which is used in every hut.
cabin, and homestead the land-and The lax tariff
them, you will find be higher and burlhen
some than the duties the delicious wines, which
tickle the palate of the rch the jewels and silks
that adorn the persons, furnish the mansions OF the
citizens of wealth and atfuence.
Again. We believe that the true object OF Tariff
being OF producing for the purposes
Of Government, this Tariff will prove Intellectual
inasmuch as III proportion the duties on imports are
raised lowered, will the amount oil imports vary
Ii Tariff be so high as to preclude consumers from
buying merchants will decline importng-and IT no
goods are imported, whence comes the revenue? Com
plants and murmurings heard through the length
and breadth OF this lard when the Tariff oil les,
known better perhaps the "biil OF denominations,
passed. Compare, if you please the duties OF 1879
and those of 1872 and it fourteen years ago, that To
riff was odious and vcxatious brick making with
out straw was TO the lsraeliies in Egypt, how much
oppressive must this Tariff of S42 be: Then IL
10 reduced 10 this point, that consumers must either
pay exorbitan price Tor articles OF every day use 10
| supply Government with the means of protecting a
particular neres:-or, must protect this particular
interest by directly palronsIng IL in purchasing these
articles from nanufaclurers-or, We must go without
them. reasonable state of things, indeed! If We 60
neutrality-suspicious., labourers and merchants Pc
rsh-lf we buy OF home manufacturers, we enrich them
and support them al our own e1pense-lf we import,
we are ground into the dust by heavy imposs. You
called 10 say, that you will counenance this act
are you prepared TO do' Are you willing to ga
crfce the great navigation and agricultural interests OF
your country 10 The aggrandzement OF manufactures:
Are you willing 10 tax your fellow citzens-a vast ma
jory of them-io maintain and nourisb few: Will
YOU sacrifice Southern ineress-fort the South is wholly
growing counlry-to Northern veal? Are you ready
to yield in vile submission to policy which fosters
odious monopoles and creates exclusive prvileges:-
Are you ready and willing 10 say Perish commerce
perish agrcuI,urr,' Are you willing TO admit that
manufacturers worthy of the protecting care
Of Government than your own interests: II so, let
the Tariff as it is, continue But If equal rights and
Exclusive privileges, be- Us 1t was wont TO be- your
watchword-f you wish to all the interests OF this
great nation equally fostered-t you wish TO the
Government supported and the burthen OF its support
borne equally by all-then come to Chesterfield court
house, on the nth OF November, and instruct your
Senators in Congress, through your Delegate TO vote
for repeal of this onerons law. Come and declare
that the bone md snew of The land ask only health
and the blessings of Providence protection enough
10 the efforts Of the vtuons and the industrious Tell
nufacturers, you con support yourselves you WILL
without aid from Government and if you cannot, 1t is
because you will not, so perish Let the cry from the
waichtower, from Till the Presidential election,
be-"Eqnal rights and noexclusive privileges" Keep
it before you-let it be your weapon of offence and
defence-canvass ii in all your gatherings, and SHALL
like Thread thrown upon the water, return after many
days" crisis is app'oaching-be ready-be vs,lan'
we have wary enemy 10 contend with. Their
candidate is already in the fed-h is horse of good
bottom, though of little speed Our candidate in due
time will be acknowledgements for the race-and glo.
ry for him who shall be victorious. Democrats, 10
your posts! Let no wait for "convenien sea.
son. bu, be instant, ''In season and out OF season. =
Meet the enemy wherever he will. Make hun come
on, fully, and Tell his sentiments Let Us have fair
fght-nnd if beaten, good citizens let us sub.
nit peaceably, and not plot and scheme "abducton,
rendering ourselves silly and foolish spectacle 10 an
asonlshed world and bring ing disgrace upon our coun
try name. 'olER.