Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-20
THE PAST AND TIE PRESENT

! THE PAST AND TIE PRESENT
IL may 0e worth while t. Gail UP The following "a
minlscenses from the Wing Journals OF The past Co..
pare them with onn MEASURES and with thtir prs,,,
doctrines. We draw upon our Wing neighbor of p,
tersturg. Hear him in The spring Of Is42 thus bold
ing forth Flying at the masthead Of the Pet.fsbn,
lnelligencer, March 29th, lo42 is the following ~
scripton
Tayaiion The result Of Loco Foco msrnle LET THE
PEOPLE BEAR IL MIND that by the jccn Of 5000 600 Of
the Land Fund this year, and perhaps double that for me-
next the necessity viii be imposed upon The Leg stature
ing the Taxes thirty cent for the purpose ner,
the birens ncw upou The Treasury And dis too, at o
unparalleled pressure aud difficulty Arc The yeomany he
county-'he sound thinking and hadwosins mrn-wllne
sustain abstrac"nists when they such results thee
We cannot believe III chariestOH (trsOaJ Free Pres
! Mark THIS S2oO,O00 quota of 1.42, and the ex.
pected 100000 OF ls43, has, in fact, dwinced down
to 81 or $4,000. And the Richmond Wing at one
time cried up the mighty min. Of money we were 10
receive from Uncle Sam 10 half million! Yet with
all these golden promises fitting before their mag.
nations, The good people OF Virginia, the brave yeo.
many of the land, 'heir counlry's pride did yaIue
their principles (Which this Federal scrbber attemp,s
to nickname 06strdctionS much more than the quo
oflhe General Government, spite of the "upparal
eled pressure which then prevail d, thu, they purned
the douceur, and elected decided majority Of R-pub
leans 10 represent them IN the next Legislature
These Representatives, too, DID their dnty, and
scorned the profiered :bride. And now when the
mountain has dwindlsd down into molrhtl
and the two 100000 dollars shrunk into 81 O0u
dollars; when this unparalleled pressure has happ,y
vanished and the times have become more easy !.
least, and promise be still more prospe rous, these
expect t. raise another storm around our
heads, about Distribution, and carry the followers Of
Henry Clay into the public councils. VIII these
slang .whangers never become acquainted with the
character Of tho VrginiansF-ThIs was graee before
meat-now, let US have the grace after meat-thst IS.
after the election of 1929
From Tie Petersburg Iateiigtneer Of MAY S, 1872.
1.-THE ELECTIONS From The hirl, have been al
ready been received there doubt that the British Cheap
Labor" Party have by a large majority.
speculate on the causes of this rrsn would br Idle The
fact and that enough for The Loco Focos ana Little
much for The VI Wigs.
As the British Cheap Labor Party have the Legislator
% @ ,E 81 pope' DS S't h, yhr thew ~
display which calls for all the prudence and wisdom
which the Commonwealth Is capable OF furnishing
sour Loco Foco friends have promised well the people
We shall expect the interest of the State Debt paid
measures provided gradual reduction Of principal
shall expect good Stale currency afforded and the Bank
kept in their proper bounds and oil this we shall eipecto
any, the slightest distress The people
TO, these things promised by Loco foco iend,
Very wel-All this seems TO be thrown out with
OF sheer. There is upon the British cheap
labor party Chat to say, upon the opponents Of ts
protective Tariff There is also upon the lavish
promises hcy made and upon the lack oil performance
which the Wing Editor expected Yet, what turn,
out 10 be the fact We have the advantage Of
standing in the midst of history" Here are the pre-.
misses of the RepubIicans-and there their perform
good State currency restored, and the Banks kept
about as good bounds may be expected from their pre-
sent charters There stands the Revenue Act OF c
the glorious monument of their moral courage and OF The
honor of the State They "carried the State by aise
majory"-and for what purposes did they employ their
victory. Not the late Address of the Wing Con'en.
ton declares, by passing an oppressive Tariff law OIL
1912 the principal fruit" they boast, OF their VIC
tory in lS40-but by boldly passing revenue bill, on
new and juster prinspes of assessment TO pay thc N
iercs and provide for the eXtngiishment oil lhe hoas
inc debt of the Commonwealth-and they did all tins
glorious work. without imposing any very serious as
tress on the people Did they dodge the respons5iy
of managing properly our State concerns" No. pd
they exhibit that wise economy and foresight and pru
dence which the crisis demanded YES ASK your anzo'
coun,rymen who then IN Europe, looking on WIZ
the most intense sensbilly they Virginia emets
ino from the cloud which some of her sister States had
thrown around her-rcpclling with the one hand the
nrotered argess Of the General Government and WIN
the other laying upon her people the taxes that were
necessary 10 redeem her own honor. ASK also Tue
Brok rs abroad. See of the proud BANKERS Oh LoN
dom advancing offer his hands TO the Sun proude'
yirrinian. soon after the law passed, when he hap
penrd 10 hear that lie was citizen oil Virginia
See her publ stocks rising from 80 TO 100 ara e'r'
suit the high character for energy and ih'esf'Y'
which these Loco FJco Deiegatss-this "hftsA
Cheap Labor Party '-have earned Tor virginia 20 %.
reign marts And after you have seen all THIS, then
turn TO tn. Sc FederaI-(aye Federal, we VIII not
ahate lot OF their Legitimate epihet,) these fedefs.
Wings these attaches OF the author OF the falsely
called "American System"-these camore's alter the
flesh pots of Egypt-and see how molly they sought to
reuurd the Republicans, for having encountered the
re- pousibhty, and discharged their duty IN io'?~
g. See these Wings clustering at the Hastings
raising clumor against US for passing 'ns heve'
nue. Bill-for having paid oil every cent OF me
rest, and provided for the extinction Of the noetns
debtor having saved the State, in fact, from The
disgrace Of Notwithstanding our candidates VITA
laying and oppressive exactions upon ihetr co"s
tuenis-and attempting 10 Gust them from TIE 'e'i'
they had honored, IN order that they might n! 'hem
with their worshipful selves Such 10 the accomplish
ment of our promises, BY performances, and sGci
the contrast between the acts OF the two parties
OF all the insdlous man9uvres TO which the WIZ
Party have ever descended, next TO their mumneresG
1910, by which they threw cloud of suspicion o'r'
free institutions themselves, their clamofs, du'Ht
the last Spring the most odious and disgfacsiH
We grieve that the land Of the Old Dominion ever
profaned by such acts, and stll more that they "ee
carried into execution by any OF her own chdfo
But to return to our text-,o the Wing O'ace, 10
whom indebted for the above revsIstIonS W.
be believed that the same author who rates %, 81 hes
Willy about opposition 10 distribution, and sneeed
at the friends Of Free Trade On the true OF TIE
word that is, friends of trade which is levied on'
for purposes Of revenue and not for the emotions o
Protective Manipulating System0 should have pl'
forth the following revelations:
Extract. from N, Hrnd BW Of the Fg Candidate far Peersj.
IN ls4 re-: The EhtOr If The fntsiiigeHo>r
"The National Treasury must be raised fom The rshao''.
condition has been reduced by the mismanigem"ut3
the administration before the measure OF Dr6uton %
in m opinion, be proper"
The SIKH charge in favor OF increased protective
dulles is likewise gondless against all Tariffs,
designed soey for the purpose Of
oppose any attempt let from what quarter may
disturb the Compromise Bill"
Verily-verry What "change has come over the
spirit of our dreams' A Distribution System is pro-
per go long as the National Treasury is in want OF
fundsNo Tariff, which designed solely for the p1'
pose of revenue--no disturbance 10 the Compromss
Act!-And INV look at the Creed Of the Wings"
avowed in the late address of their many dreaded mor
s'rous Cow nton, and how strongly both he Pf
teetoe System and the Distribution System recos
nized among the articles of their faith
Whilst upon the subject Of the Tariff, conna'
forbear glancng al the following query propOunded
DR.. Bronson to Mr.. Clay 22d August Inst,
Please your views Of the protective policy Of -
have undergone any modification, and what extent ~
would you, If yon had in power for bill a prtsc
In its principles the Tariff Att of le32:"
Now look at Mr.. Clays reply of the 18Th Sepem
r. and see how he lodges the onsbity OF answer
ing this question Take lie query ard answer in CO..
ncction with each oiher-and then Judge of Mr. Ca!
present eqnivoca,ing policy. lie tells Dr. Aicriweih
too that lie has been for high protective dn''
p-nhihItory tey for