Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-27
Federal majority,

Er,7ac, fran the 7ddrcss Of the Democratic Central
Committee Of The State Of Mississippi
"What are important questions really at issue,
and which the Wings prefer keeping the back ground
during the present contest They are, first, great
National Bank a Bank Of discount and circulation
abslracling millions annually from the pockets OF the
people the form OF bank expenses and bank DIVIDENDS
for the benefit of n few favored individuals. Bank,
able buy up your President and members OF Congress-
control The dasnes of this great ma ion at pleasure and
in the pride Of its strength the ballot box and The
people a, defnncc.-A bank that would, from the very
nature of such institutions, drive the precious metals
from the country, 60 on expanding It's circulation 10
crafty the morbid and Unsuitable aPpetes OF It's cor
rup,ed voares md increase lis own gains until the
bloated monster would again burst leaving the country
overwhelmed in debt, and The Government bankruped
IN morals THIS IS the grand Caihccon-the cure OF
every i'll, which the Wings wish TO see fastened on
this country Yet you must overlook this taroric med
sre-help them to bring this fearful monser into ex
is,ence on account Of the paramount importance of
coaescing with them in securing the payment OF the
Union bank bonds -
Secondy-A "Rercnuc PrOtectire TariG-A Tariff
for revenue, that adopts the odlous aud deceptive
scheme of minimum valuaton-that is, for example,
yard of cotton that costs IN the foreign tnnfkel
from four six cents per square yard, shall be ad
Judged TO have cost twenty cents per square yad-and
then, at TINS modern valuation, little "fevenue
Tariff" of thirty per cent, nj eatorum Is collected
or of the article with other object, than to raise
article Now this little Revenue tax is really from
90 10 100, or $50 per cent, al ratorum, upon Inc
prine cost of the article, and is absolutely pronbi-
tor- non.imporation act Suppose the system should
no carried out in The same 10 the value OF every
article imported could the foreign manufacturer pay
the enormous Duty and compete With our domestic
manufacturers He could not, and, OF course, home
monopoly would be created The foreign manufactures
being unable TO sell us his goods, would be nnape 10
buv our productions. surplus of our raw materials
h.,
WAYS depresses the price. The price must also hecss-
sarlly decline in the foreign market IN proporuon as
we depress by Tariff the nett value OF Inc gooos
of foreign manufacturers. home monopoly ne'ng
created the domestic, or home manufacturer mas II IN
his power extort from necessities such price Tor
his FOODS as will barely prevent foreign competition,
and will avail himself o. the inability OF foreigners 10
nav US fair prcesto get our cotton ana other Fouuce
at The lowest possible rates. While human nature re-
mains wha; II is, we may be sure lhat they VIII W
so If we give them the power
But what beautiful revenue scheme is this Beng
as we have seen, when stripped Of Ills DISGUISE "o'
importation IL there he no imports, there can De
no revenue. Just in proportion as we GRIPPE COM
mercc or diminish the amount OF imports, IN the same
ratio we diminish the revenue. The people, however,
nav more on the articles of consumption, than they did
before and in what they pay on manufactures, "ooVe
the cost and eights Of the foreign article, were Pd'o
into the Treasury, it would be filed to overhow'ng-
But does not into the Treasury for under The !ae
Tariff the revenue has fallen off nearly onethird The
question s, where has it gone Into The pockets oil
the manufacturer. How dd it get there by means
of Tax Law, 10 raise revenue as is pretenoeu, ou'
realy 10 protect the manu(acturer-or, more correctly
speaking you taxed not TO support your Govern
ment, but build up the fortunes of the few, at the
expense of the many. And this IS plain, common
sense exposition of the meaning Of the cant phrase
"Protec,on of American industry Have you, lei.
low citizens, felt any Of the benefits Of this protection:
Do you get any for your cotton than You a."
before the passage OF this Wing relief measure ~
from It. No sooner did the newg reach Europe tna'
the late Tariff Bill about TO pass, than instantly
the price OF began rapidly 10 deci'ne-aud not
outstanding the abundance Of money IN the European
markets. il has continued decline, until It will mol
now pay The planter the cos, Of production And 'h's
is one Of the favorite relief measures OF the wings
"a Revenue Tariff, incidentally protecting American
industry - And such is the paramount 'mPor
of forcing the people of Mississippi TO pay the
Union Bank bonds; that in order to effect IT. you mus
aid the Wings in fastening upon the country thus sys
tenn of robbery, this unjust arisocrac, anti Republ
can and ant, A observation-disclosures, ncidental-Pro
tection Tariff =!
Thirdly. Intimately connected with this "revenue
incidental, protection" scheme, stands the Wing mea
sure, for enrching the States by distribution OF the
proceeds Of sales Of the public lands The lands cedee
to the General Government by the several States, sne
devoted by them to the purpose Of deraying the com
mon charges against all the States have been nearly