Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-21
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WING ABsTRACTIoNS.

,rnes by appealing to few simple and consistent the
ories which are sanctioned and sustained by the uni
versa assent Of scientific men. The Wings decry and
abuse theories and distractions, and are nevertheless
the nselves the authors Of new-langled, contra
dctory and absurd theories than all the world besides
| The Of this is obvious enough One false the
DRY political SCIENCE requires and gives rise to TWEEN
ty other false theories make the first appear plaus
| Bile. We will illustrate and establish position by
familiar instance The Democrats hold the doctrine
of Free trade. Nothing is more simple intelligent and
consistent in all lis paris, than this doctrine. IL only
proposes that nations should regulate their trade,
nomy and dealings, on the same principles that lndvl,
duals do.
Simple, however, it is, and sanctioned 1t is
| alike By uncultvated common sense, and by the pro-
foundest researches OF science, the Wings pery de.
nounce it as visionary abstraction. In place OF tins
noble doctrine, which is the very basis and corner
stone of oil free institutions, they offer to supply US
with batch OF Wing distractions more irrational,
crude and incoherent than the dreams Of sickness
the rawlings Of deIrum few of these absractions we
will cite.
| WING ABSTRACTION THE FIRST.
Government, by enactng protective Tariff may
enrich the manufacturers without npairng the means
Of the rest Of the community.
Coroliary.-The Will Of legislature creates wealth,
therefore Man has ouwltted his Maker, and need no
longer earn his bread by the sweat OF his brow.
ABsTRAcTIoS sEcosD.
The best way enrich nation is 10 compel the PEG
pie I'd UlluW OCCupdlioHS lot Gic Heilhei
fitted by skill, capital, soil, or climate.
Coroliary 1t is cheaper TO make sugar from beets,
oranges and pine apples in hot houses than
TO buy those articles from the West Indies.
ABSTRACTION THIRD.
! A protective Tariff benefits the nation by dverting
industry into and more profitable channels
Cor0lary.-Government is the best judge OF what
pursuit in life each individual is fitted for and should
control men in the choice of their Professions trades
and occupations.
ABSTRACTION FOURTH
If other nations lay heavy duties on our exports we
can avoid the i'll effects Of those duties, by placing
equally heavy duties on imports from those nations
Corotiary lst.-lt is wise maxim, and worthy OF
all acceptaton, TO "bile off your nose to spite your
face
Cor. 2d-f you have 10 sell at cheap rates. you may
remedy The evil by buying at dear rates
ABSTRACTION FIFTH.
IL you exclude the manufacturers Of the resi- Of the
world from the home market, and give monopoly to
few domestic manufacturers, you will encourage conf
petition, and reduce prices.
Cor Monopoly begets competition, and dmlnlshes
prices
/ ABSTRACTION SIXTH.
I The manufacturers ask for Protective Tariff, be-
cause il will reduce the prices of their manufactures
Cor-The largest profits made by selling at the
| lowest prices.
ABSTRACTION SEVENTH.
| (This is the pOns assinOrum of Wing political Geo.
nomy, first demonstrated by MIR Cluy)
| In the absence of Protective Tariff, the manuiac
turers sell lew goods at loss-under such Tariff
they sell great many goods at still lower prices
hence, though they lose each article yet the
frequency and magnitude of the loss makes the bus
ness profitable.
| Cor.-Small pecuniary losses runous, but large
| losses make mems fortunes.
ABSTRACTION EIGHTH.
(See Wing Address.)-The Tariff is voluntary
tax because If chooses not to salt or IRON,
nor 10 wear cothes-but to live like Northumberland,
NO bovo f ha mill ma
whilst he lives; and may avoid it in dying, ne
will put stones in his pockets and drown himself,
there being no duty on stones and waller, as there
on hemp, pistols and powder and he might thus too
dispense with coffin shroud and heaIse and avoid the
pos.morlem taxes Of the Tariff.
| Cor.-All acts are voluntary when the penalty Tor
disobedence is merely death, because q man may
chooSe rather 10 die than obey
ABSTRACTION NINTH.
| The manufacturers will give the farmers higher
prices for their grain, when the Tariff cuts oil The 10.
reign demand and produces gut in the home mar
ket.
| Cor. 1st.-Gluts are the causes OF high prices,
and when supply exceeds demand, prices always rise
Cor. When you wish 10 get high price for an
article put yourself IN the power Of The purchaser.-
He is sure to pay high price, when he finds he can
fix his price.
ABSTRACTION TENTH.
(See Wing Address 1.-The Tariff imposes the hen
West duties the articles consumed chiefly by the
rich.
Cor-Mesmerisn is true at least in politics, since
the rich alone feel the blows inflicted on The poor.
ABsTRAcTIoS ELEVENTH.
The foreign producer pays the duties under our Ia
riff and thus the Government derives lis support from
abroad
Cor educational Debt and high taxes are great
blessings, because foreigners pay them for and We
receive The payments
Cor 2d.-lt is folly TO repudiae, whilst by tariff
you can compel foreign creditors to pay themselves
ABSTRACTION TWELFTH.
horizontal tariff is partial aud protective to the
manufactures therefore is right to discriminate in their
favor and render the tariff still partial and pro-
tecuve
Cor.-When necessity compels Us to do slight
injustice, diminish the wrong by perpe,rating al
gross IN us,ice.
ABSTRACTION THIRTEENTH.
The protective Tariff of 1898, was bill OF abom
natons-the discriminating Tariff of 1912, differs
from it in name only, and is jus, and salutary law
Cora 1oont smell as sweet by any other
name.
ABSTRACTION FOURTEENTH.
Competition amongst manufacturers is greatest I'm
der Protective Tariff, because it excludes foreign
competition.
Cora part is greater than the whole.
We could cite dozen other equally absurd theories
OF the Why's invented sustain the prosser absurdily