Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-28
The Wing Cause in Western Virginia.

A letter from distinguished gentleman in
| Western Virginia, observes
The of Henry Clay greatly on the advance in
this portion of the State His will exceed that OF
General Harrison in 1870 The people in this section are
fast becoming Tariff and this cause mea-
sure. is owing the increase of Mr. Cay's popularity"
/ This is the cry from all quarters. The people
are every where getting sick OF the nostrums OF
LocoiocOism-The great Wing policy and its no.
bic champion winning golden opinions daily.
In the middle and agricultural States particularly,
the popularity of the Tariff has increased fifty
per cent. within the last five years. An approach
to Free Trade has been madc--its fruits have
been tasted-and they were bitter and ashv as
the Dead Sea fruit. There was neither SAVIOUR
nor nutrimcnt in them. They acted like slow poi
son-and were wasting away the substance ofthc
body polite to n mere shadow.
The boisterous advocates of Free Trade had
fair opportunity, in 1871 and =, TO give their
boosted system full and fair trial. Many Wings
at that time, acting the principle that nothing
could efiectually cure the dStempcrature of the
public mind on this subject, us to let the system
go into full practice, disposed to yield the
reins TO the Locofocos and let them put it into ope
ration. They would not take the responsibility
themselves Of abolishing our Custom Houses and
exposing the whole industry of the country 10 the
ruinous competition oithe pauper labor of Europe;
but they were content 10 endure the evil tempo
rarily, for the purpose of etfectng a permanent
cure-if the Locoiocos would act out their prnci-
Piles. These gentlemen, however, would not toe
the mark At the bare idea of realizing their
wishes, they scampered in all directions, and the
Richmond Enquirer startled, that it rallied
like a mailman against the "madcaps and desper.
ADDE'S of the Wing party, for presuming to let
the Locofocos have their own way, and establish
the glorious Free Trade Sysieml We will, in
few days, rG-publish some of these strong appeals
for tariff, that the world may have just concep-
ton Of genuine Free Trade Politician.
We observe it stated in a New York paper, that
fully three-iourths of the entire adult population
of the Northern and Eastern States, are in favour
of Tariff, which protects domestic interests from
the ruinouS competition Of foreign labour We
do not believe the estimate is exaggerated: for in
this, and other middle, and in the Western States
there is, beyond all question, decided majority in
favor OF such Tariff. Very many, who call them.
selves Democrats, have had their eyes opened TO
the bcnciiccnt effects of Tariff, by witnessing
the wonderful results which have been wrought bv
the present Law. At its passage, every national
interest was drooping-the agricultural, as well as
the manufacturing, was depressed; and there was
no class of men hourishing, save the "shavers."
At the same time, the public credit was below par,
and the Federal Government could not borrow
money at home abroad. Tho Tariff stepped
| in, and changed the whole aspect of affairs. Men,
whose minds are not sealed to the light of truth,
could not resist the effect, which such fact as
this, was calculated to produce. And if the qucs.
ton of Tariff, no Tariff, could be submitted sing
ly, to the suffrage Of the American people, the vote
in favour of Tariff, would embrace fully two
thirds of the whole.