Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-04
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4. IsIa.
Hnme lIfrrkei.


than any other in this country. The editor of thai
paper. whenever the name of Great Britain i,
mentioned, flies at once into rage. He becomes
, full of fight from head to foot. He cannot bear
+ not he. that meetings should be allowed in Eng
land TO further the views OF the abolitionsts; and
he would fain 90 to war with that Government fol-
allowing them to assemble. But let IT he propos-
ed TO take any step To sever our dependent con-
nexion upon the British Ises-et it even be hint.
ed thai we wish TO have a market for our produce,
in the event of being driven into a war 10y such
men ms the editor of the Enquirer-let the idea
once be preached, that our brethren in this coun-
try are worthy of encouragement rs the pauper
class of England, and find the tone ofthe editor
altered in . moment. What will satisfy the gen.
temanl The public is tired of this eternal harp
ing one or two subjects. lfthe gentleman Will
have uS 90 TO war. and there is no knowing when
n man of his belligcrent propenstes may next in
woke tho God of ''blood and carnage let him in
form us how we are TO do II, when cur very means
of existence depend on enemy, If his voice
is no longer for war: if he still continues in his
resolution TO keep us bound, hand and foot, TO the
throne of the British Queen; if he is bent or de-
sroving our only resource in of actual war,
let him keep his peace henceforth and forever
He is like the militia captain, who gave the order
to his first to ground arms, and then TO cha re
bayonetl
After quoting portion OF the remarks of Mr..
\ Webster, the editor saws:
"Unblushng sophisuy! Oh, no don't help the
acurcrs but must help you. the aTmers-turnish you
with a home market OF manufacturing consumers-and
therefore, build up and protect the manufacturers
A most contemplate evasion indeed the following
ney article of the New York Herald shows. Mr.. W. not
oh,
tom House returns, and the OF Commercebut he
directly contradcts himse-and for the evidence OF this
fact not only the money article Of the Herald, but the
subsequent letter from one OF our intelligent correspond
ents'
Has Mr.. Webster any where said, that he was
opposed TO helping the manufacturers On the
contrary does he not insist that the interests of
the two classes inseParabe, and that the pro-
lection afforded the one, operates incidentally, 10
the protection of the other! Where is there any
evasion in this! He tells YOU, directly, what sort
of protection is to be afforded, and the manner in
which it is to be brought about. If the Enquirer
will only be as candid with the Charleston Mercu-
~, as Mr. Webster is with his audience, no more,
we venture to say, will be asked of him. But the
Enquirer, 10y way of knock down argument re-
fers to a money article from the New York He
raid, the vehicle of Mr. James Gordon Bennct's
] SldHuCISslIJOH inc American people! In Or0er
/ that people at distance, NAV not he deceived by
this array of figures, it may be necessary to state
that no business man either in this city OF in New
York, regards these money articles, as worth
pinch of snuff!
The whole argument of Mr. W. is utterly faiacious.
The States should protect the property the farmers
well as all classes fraud and plumber The States
should also furnish the farmers with roads, &C. trans
mt his surplus productions market. SO far, good
zRf aIan
10 demonstrate with other against heavy mpo.
sIiiOns nee, tobacco and open door
wider for such productions Of soil ports-bui
1t not the duty nor the right Of the Federal Government
10 open markets at home for farmers any body
TO regulate the labor Of people, and portion
OF our country for their pretended benefit but for the real
benefit OF another"
"To tax one portion of our country for their pre-
tented benefit but for the real benefit of another
This is the sort Of logic always used by the Enqui.
rer, to misIead and prejudice the minds of its old
world readers. Ii is in vain, that the fact sares
him in the face, that articles arc cheaper during
the existence of a high tariff, than at any other
time it is in vain that the farmer buys his nails.
his hats his shoes, his salt, his iron, every thing.
at onc-thrd the price be gives at other times
The Enquirer tells him me is taxed for tbe
benefit of the Northern manufacturer, and the En-.
qlIirer must be right. Besides that this paper and
the clique associated with it, have degraded the
standing of Virginia, and dragged her down from
her ancient pre-cminencc, to the rank Of Il fourth
rate State, their counscls are annually costing her
farmers thousands, actually paid out Of their pock
cts, in the way of the excess above the manulactu
red article. with a Ior foyif, over and above what
IL would cost with tariff sufficient for revenue
purpose. They do still worse for in the event of
waJ. what would be orr condition, with no other
market but n foreign one, to depend upon, Per.
haps the Editor Of the Enquirer has forgotten
certain meeting in the days of the Embargo got.
ten mp for the express purpose Of advancin. the
manufactures Of the country, on which DR.. Vim.
Foushcc, ST., presided, and Of which, one Thouas
Richie, figured rs secretary. We know his apo.
logy: that there il a difference between the stale
Of things then and now but will he undertake 10
say, that the same state then existing, may not, by
possibility, exist again! Suppose Congress had
acted on Mr. Pickens' war.liltc document in the
spirit nc desired; would not the emergency have
already ariscnl If such is the fact, whore is
the wisdom of postponing until actually comes,
those measures which are necessary to enter
into it with spirit.
"This attempt at war with the principles Of our Con.
suuton, and the sound rules Of political economy II
atvar with Free Trade aud the right Of every citizen 10
md his own market IN his country; buy where he
can tho cheapest, and sell the dearest il would be
imPeruncnt moddngo Of Government with private
ccrnsand oil the sopbsty Daniel Webster cannot con.
ccol the usurpation or the cheat"
Are VIC to understand the Enquirer as denying
to Congress the right to lay duties upon articles of
foreign manufactured Has the editor actually as.
cended into that seventh Heaven of transcondcn.