Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-17
From the o,fo,d M,s..ippi observer, Sept. o.,

BRowS, CLAYToS, ASD acknowledgements FOR
GovFRSoR On Monday last had the pleasure
of hearing the three cand dates for Governor address
the people tins place, who assembled to hear their
views State and national policy. Gen. Brown The
Democratic candidate, opened the debate IN his usual
telictous manner, and lie must certainly be ranked
among the first orators of the State-whether We re
gard his his matter, he is equally captivat
ing. He commenced by explaining the circumstances
under which he had become candidate, and then al
luded TO the odds agans, which he had to contend
the positions occupied by his two apprenticeship one
(Williams) protesting to be Democrat, yet not only
refused HIM discussing Democratic princ-
Piles with his Wing bond paying opponent, but &C
tually gave the weight of what influence he might
possess to Judge Clayton and there seemed I" be
perfect understanding between them as Williams re
echoed the attacks on him made by Clayton. The
General SAID he should for while designate his two
Wing bond paying opponents as two men, nut ~
short time he would hammer them together that
there would only be one of them tie certainly mace
good his promse for he held them up in such an I'M
enviable point Of view that their mutual friends
seemed greatly mortified at their ridiculous position;
and here the Generals sarcasm and wit were most ell
ecual- creating of laughter from all present
Gen. Brown then discussed the present farm OIL,
as passed by the late Wing Congress-compared II
with the Tariff Of 1898, and showed most conclusive
ly that it not only violated the compromise act OF
s32 but was more odous and oppressive IN It's ope
raons upon The South, and the poorer class OF per
sons than that of -, which South Carolina nulihed
and his opponent MIR. Clayton then approved and sup
ported the of South Carolina; yet he was now
found the bold advocate Of the present Tariff law,
which, although it called Tariff for revenue, was
in fact Tariff for protection in IT'S operations, as COULD
he seen by an examination oil some OF IT'S provisions
He showed that under the present Tariff while duty
of but per cent taxed on diamonds jewels, and
precious stones-5 per cent upon watches-lO per
cent upon wines and other articles of Injury imported
into this country, which were used alone by wealthy
persons-that 80 per cent was taxed upon ordinary
straw bonnets-23 per cent upon blankets-3O per
cent upon ladies' shoes-100 per cent upon cotton bag
gng-6 ga per cent upon sugar-Sl % cents per pair
upon boos costing SD, and from 100 TO 2O0 per
cent upon common calicoes and other goods oil COTTON
manufacture imported INTO The country which arti-
cles chiefly consumed by the poorer persons -
lie showed, that upon many of these articles the duty
high that il entirely prohibited their introduce
ton into the country, and thereby protective IN
it's operations, that although few of the articles re
er.ed to could be purchased nj less price than the
amount of duty imposed on the imported article, yet
that only showed they could be manufactured IN this
country cheaper than they could BIZ imported from TO-
reign countries, paying they had to do, such an
enormous duty under the present Tariff whereby To-
reign manufactures kept out of market and could
moi come in competition with The Northern manufac
turers and were compelled 10 purchase of them al
their prices and pay yearly tribute to keep up
hose establishments, favored portion Of the Unon
when could obtain the articles much cheaper,
were the trade OF other countries permitted 10 no" INTO
our market. The General further showed, that the
Tariff passed by the late Wing Congress was so highly
protective in It's operations that did produce more
hnn one third as much revenue did the comp'o
mise act which II destroyed by winch means both the
Government and the people were injured; and none
benefited but a few manufacturers of our own coun
try for, where there was but te competition among
sellers, the purchasers had pay higher price, where
as moderate rate of duty would benefi, both the peo
pie and the Government, 10y enabling the one To pur.
chase goods al lower price, and in the other
couraging the importation of foreign goods, thereby
increasing the revenue in the national Treasury.
General B. then took up the "Drstrubuton Law,
and showed that the amount Of money derived from
the sale OF the public lands by the General Government
should be appropriated to d-fray,ng the expenses OF
the General Government, instead of distributing that
amount among the States and this was Ia be- dime
whilst the revenue raised from other sources not
sufficient TO carry The operations of government;
and that, too, when large national debt hanging
over the connry, caused by tho extravaganza of the
presen, Wing admins ration and party IN power. He
SAID that the General Government. after PAYING large
number Of officers ten per collect this money
from the people, then, collected paid
FIVE per cent to other officers distribute il out among
the States He said the nquity of this measure would
not be great if 1t distributed out in equal pro-
portions TO the people who paid IT. but under the pre-
sent operation of that law New York receives lust 90
times much of the money collected from the people
OF Mississippi for lands sold TO her citizens as did the
State of Mississippi herself The General said the
proceeds of the public lands distributed among
the States not so much for their benefit, as TO give
The wing party ~ power some pretext to pass the
present high Tariff bill The Wings all now saw that
high Tariff is necessary, raise revenue to carry
on the government: tut IN paying back the amount
given away, il not done in the same proportion
that IT had been divided out He showed clearly that
Mississippi paid great deal revenue in proportion
to her population, into the National Treasury than did
the great State of New York. This measure he s,p
mased as oppressive and unjust in its operations upon
the new States.