Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-24

I,uE TARIEF.

The National Int llIgencer devoies more than CO
lumn 10 attempt I, turn the batteries OF Mt Jeher
sons opinions against the opponents OF high Pfotec
tive Tariff l. qnotes The sentiments of hlr J when
Secretary Of State, jusving protection and even
prohibition. We were induced, more than year ago
to no, CO this Federal argument in favor of high Ia
riff and al that ne, quoted some pregnant paragraphs
which proved that when Mr. Jefferson had the
On tai and unjust working of The Tariff mlch'ne--
when he had the Const luton perverted, and VIC
l-ny tortured ITO the aggandrzement OF one portion
o the Union at the expense OF the other, he became
fully aroused, not only TO The inexpfdency, the mpo
cy ard the injustice of the movement, but TO the de
rangpmeni, the abuse, the mschievous action Of the
machine itself. This will be made manifest, by the
following passage, which we then extracted and now
republsh from article in the Globe, of July 2lst
1912 from the strong pen of gentleman OF Rockbndge
county:
Gan advocate of free trade in principle Mr.. Jeffe
son held free trade doctrines with few qualifications
as most other disciples of that school He was decl
dedly opposed TO the protective Tariff Of 1924; ant
were he now upon EARTH he would hur his indIg
nant and scorniul wrath against those who perverlng
his opinions are attempting, by the influence ef his
great name, 10 sustain system of policy which he
scented and detested Upon this subject beg leave
to submit the following conclusive testimony from
fuckers Life of Jefferson, VOL ii, page 367
BE this a BEEN aa Gs s p
mind received letter from Mr. Benjamin Austin
Massachusetts, which, among other things he tells Mr.
Jefferson that he was quoted by those who wished TO
dependence England
10 the passage in his notes which he dscounsnances Tie
pocy of establishing manufactures IN Virginia To this ee
he gave reply, been triumplIany quoted by
poers Of the tariff. They have however, given force
erc, which Will not justly bsar for while he seemed To hav,
", mne Of lbs former pejdes against and manu-
trieai r he encouragement" sensible both n their
| jHsnce and tnpDiey"
| "Bul what sad MIR. Jefferson himself after the Ia
riff question had been fully discussed ami while III.
Protective Tariff Of 1894 in full blast n le,te
to Mt Madison, dated February IL, 1896 few months
before hi. death, in accounting for his pecunary embar
rassments Mr. Jefferson uses the following language
the general posrdton # The rmng business under lUie for IA
support # the manufacturers, &C. with the caamitous uctua
of value IN medium, hare kept agriculture
st Of object DEPRESSION -tSce same volume, feS)
| "liesides all this, an intelligent friend informs me
that he heard Mr. Jefferson declare at his table, tina
those who advocated National Bank, Internal I'm
provements by the Federal Government, and Pro
tective Tariff, the legitimate descendants Of the
old Federal Party"
Had Mr.. Jefferson lived until this time, and witness
ed the baleful effects OF this great Federal Panacea
who can doubt that he would feel the same decided
hostility to tbs, tone of the legitimate descendants oil
the old Federal party
The Inelligencer renews the attack upon Mr. Van
Rurens for the Tariff of 1923 in doing which, a.
have often explained to readers he ODE yed
the Instructions OF the New York Legislature They
will also bear in mind, that he has expressly declared
his opposition to the principles and dea,ls of the pre-
sent unjust Tariff That he has favored protcction we
have yet to be satisfied, though the keenest Wing
editors should twist his published opinions into every
imaginable shape, to suit their peculiar rules OF
logic.