Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-30
SENATOR woopgURy,s SPEECH.

The Daily N. IL. Patriot presents report of the
speech OF Senator Woodbury. in Convention lie week
previous After dwelling at length on State politics,
he closed with the following remarks upon tho:eo ma
tona import.
MIR. W after some further comments on the perver-
sons which bad been made Of his opinions and those Of
his political brethren 10 State matters obserd, that
he should detan the Convention but a few minutes
longer, referring to the principles that should guide
ns concerning men and measures connected with the
Government. and coming al this time under ocr con-
sideration First, must go into National Conven-
ton, with the Democrats of our sister States IN that
same amicab'e spirit, with which meet here among
ourselves. The General Government was formed only
ny compromise and by compromise alone can il be sus
ained-not compromise Of great and eternal truths
in principle, but oil differences to men and forms
We want foil and fair convention, in orde; that all
may feel interested in it, and acquiesce lis DECISIONS
without such an one, we may not only lose The eiec-
ton of orr candidates, but the predomn1nce power
of our principles | am satisfied, them you will be IL
beral es 10 the time, just well liberal respect
to the choice Of delegates; and not unjust lloerai
as 10 any of The Democratic candidates. Without IN
delcacy after oil that has been said as myself for
candidate, It may be fit for assure you, that
claim nothing, ask nothing and hope nothing in no
event shall accept OF any nomination, unless made by
that Democratic National Convention.
Next, II 10 clearly duty scrulinize closely your
agents selected here or elsewhere, for the centre OF The
Union. Confde great power TO them, you must from
necessity; but hold them 10 strict account-keep
them within the Constitution-veto and approve vetos
of all departures from it, Require them to crush all
monopollzng and dangerous National Bsnks-to bic;
out all demoralizng bankrupt aws-to repeal all dis
trhutlon Of public property given for other purposes,
and needed till the Union itself is nsaney dissolved
by some political fsnaticisn-to eschew permanent
public debt in times Of peace, and 10 insist that oil
kinds Of taxaons by tariff otherwise shall be equal
to all the great interests sections and classes Of society
The farmer ought longer 10 tolerate being robbed
OF every other busbe Of salt he buys by the IOO per
per cent tariff on this great necessity of life, nor get
but one chain, plough, axe or scy,he, when hs
pays enough for two, and when at the same moment
The raw material of the manufacturer is in cases
free, and in others no, taxed fourth rs high Do
say s because hostile TO manufacturers, On The con
rary 1t is because am the friend of ALL and want all
equally treated, and ground to the earth by in
direct taxes, such fall heavy also on the poor as
'he REM ahu tiis 10 give, not revenue 10 the
public treasury, but less. 1t gives more profit or re
venue to The favored manufacturer alone Manuactu
res can send TO London and Manchester cottons
from our own Stark mills, and the farmers of Ohio, lard
and pork TO Paris without any bounty. We are una
BILE to give Mr. VS. remarks on much Of this point
but he closed the consideration of it, by urging the
principles oil free trade in all legislation, no less than
in tariffs.
He abhorred too much restriction, regulation and Of
fciousness in government about anything He Gcpre
Gated governing too much where population was like
ours, moral and intelligent The world was growing
wiser on this Who would now permit governms nj,
directly 10 fix prices for individuals as they once did,
Who would permit them to regulate, by sumptuary
laws the fashion Of our clothes or prescribe Paris
ian or a Londbn cui' Who would not rebel now at
provision requiring to believe in Calvin rather thar
Luther, or Whefeld instead Of Wesley. or TO read
only expnrgated books' adopt only the political aitt
OF mouarchist'