Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-04
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MIR. CHAPPELI.'S LETTER.-TO TIE
PEOPLE OF GEORGIA

These instances will suffice 10 show both the
cnormitv II the duties laid on leading and essen
lal articles by The Tariff OF 1872, ana the reason
why the adj valorem principle is 50 ou,tagcon>ly
disiegartied i'll The manner OF laying them. The
eXogblancv OF the taxation, and The desire 10 uis-
SuiSc it. il has been seen. Is that reason. mus II
has ever been and will ever he. The mednators
oil great and mighty wrongs III Tree government
naturally court darkness conccalinen. ana ,nvS-
rcr, and the more eyincc their own Seltcondelnn-
ing sense of gull, by The very aversion thev show
10 open daylight How could il he Otherwise. par
iicularlv in this case! How could any man or sci
III men al any time, especially IN slich 'llhcS as
the people OF this country Were gloainnI under III
Isl5. ana for wears before have had the front 10
stand up boldly before the ha!rt-woiking, Govern
ment-SuppoItng farmers and mechanics OF lhe
land, and say 10 them, i'll plain language, I'VE lay
these new and heavy burdens on YOU, embarrassed
and depressed a Won are. not because the support
o,' Government requires it, but because the policy
al encouraging certain sectional pet interests de
rnan,is i, al our hands" For even il il were truc.
ilriici II ,aS net that these interests Were slfie
ing more than other>-more than those Of a"rl-
culture. commerce, carpentry, masonry, ana hu-
lnerous other callineS-Siill, even that ciIcull-
stance could not have justified the taxing, much
less the heavy taxing, oil all the rest ior Their ne
nc.it no NOR. lhan the diSircsscS OF one man can
warrant The ilcccin. another OF ms honest earn
inrs. Blu, will not Sop with saving that these
pei interests were suffering no more than OILERS,
and therefore not entitled 10 lay the others under
taxation for their support. 90 further, and as
sen. ON The authority of Mr. Clay himself that
these pet interests stood not III need oi any greater
protection than the provisions Of the Compromise
act. even after the duties under il should have
come down 10 twenty per cent. secured 10 them
les, upon this high auhurily-auihoiity which
ought IT, have weight with the WING party al least
Il pronounce that The protection secured 10 these
pel interests bv the Compromise act, IN lis lowest
stage of reduction was an adequate protection
And. in support ot this assertion, give You the
following extract from an elaborate speech deli
vcrcd hy Nj CLAY al Hanover. in Virginia. on
.he 21h OF June. $50, and maniiestly prepared by
himself for the press and which may he found ii
length in the National lntellisencer Of 18th July
following in which speech he holds the following
language, whilst setting forth what, IN ms opinion.
ought 10 be the priuc incs OF The administration ei
General Harrison and Tie W h'g party, IN ihe
ryent of their coming into power;
81. That lie pol;cy Of protecting and encou-
raging the productions oi American industry. en-
,rring into competition with III, rival productions
OF foreign industry, be adhered 70 and maintained
on The basis Of the principle and lii TIE Spiin al
the Compromise Of March, 1888.
Protection and national independence are, IN
mr. opinion. identical and synonymous. The pTin-
ciolc o; encouragement Of tie one cannot be- sur
rendered without forfeiture Of The other. Who,
with j,,s. pride ana national >-n>ihiiily yan think
oil su!jec,ng the products OF our own industry 10
al III. taxa!ions and restraints 0i foreign powers,
without effort ON our pan 10 c"aGic!ac Their pro
fibi.ions AMI hu.iaas by suitable connle!yai'Ins
l.oisIationl The question cai.loi. ought not 10
b. one Of principle bui oil measure ami c"glce -
/ ATOP. HAT OF tn Compromise act 10, because
IL is iilepeaiai.r hut because il ne, "i Tie s;ii'''-
lion OF The nation stability, with moderate ana
certain protection is lar more important thalI III
stability. The necessary eIaenec o! high pro-
;cciioa But the protection oil III" tonpt1!ntsc /
act viii be adequate in most. il not Is 10 all. Tie {
interests The - PEI cent which ii SiipuiaioS
cash duties, hcmc Valuations and The Isl oil free
articles Inserted in the act for he particular hene-
Il, Of the manufacturer viii cnSlnc trust srlli-
Glen, protection Ali together Tie: Will amount +
probably 10 not less than 20 per cent greater +
extent Of protection than vas secured prior to t'e (
act OF 1925 which no on: stands up 10 defend. /
This extract from Mr. Claws speech proves him .
70 have been content with the protection that would .
b, Afforded hv 20 per cent cash duties, with home
valuation. ana proves his opinion 20 lave been I
that General Harrison and the Wing party. in The
cent of coming into power, oIgll 10 abide by TINS
d.gree oil protection Oh tie iWo-tolI ground Of lis
bling that fixed by the Compromise and OF It's be-
ing sufficient in itself This opinion lnaniiesly
treats the question OF protection as settled one,
It manesty preclude>, as entirely inadmiSsib!e,
every thing like an idea Of augmen'ng the duties
for the $7tc cf p1Dt'ct'0a. Such Was The under
ST rjne Of the South when it hailed and accepted
III. Compromise We never doubted that, con-
t.nily with that great arrangement, duties might
Il any time te carried up Oh Tic I'd yalorem plan.
bey,.id ~ per cent. and 10 any height beyond II
which might become necessary. with IN honest.
H!33i. view ~ revenue. But, surely, we never
dreamed that the iigsi and every occurrence o!
necessity of raising the dles for the sake oil re-
venue was 10 furnish a pre:eXt 10 those who pro-
tc>Se,t respec, for the Compromise a0d de'crm:-
nation 10 abide b. il, 10 complcaie and cnhaIraSS
The question of revenue with the question Of pro,
,cc,ion. We never dreamed that that old quarrel
deep buried a we thought, IN The grave OF the
COMPROMISED was 10 have 4 resurrection The hi>'
moment thai financial considerations Should de
,nand oi Congress any elevation OF The rates Q!
The Tariff. In the unSuspeciing simplicity oi our
hearts. we thought that whenever thereafter ne
..esSi,y should exist for making the duties higher
Cor In, purpose of revenue, they were mol TO be
raised still higher upon Us ipr the >up"iadded puf-
no, OF protection, hu, that We should be lei of
with The loves, increase Of the rates al taxation
compatible with raising Tie requisite revenue.
How ircfragably is this view .! he matter
.. the a,, Wing Congress during The Extra SEES
sion Of 1871! All know what DAZZLING measure
The project far the distribution vi the proceeds OF
The sales Of the public lands among lii" States had
long been With Mr. Clay and the body ii his
tricnlS. as well as with many who We're not his
friends. General Jackson, however, SCI himself
AGAINST Mr. Clay scheme; and Gi;sr II had once
failed i;lr wait Of his sanction, i; rcnhaiicd IN
l,ni Of allowance until the Wing Congress that
r.. 40
Sci. Wei, Mir Clay was q member that Con
.,rc>> and il not Inc dictator, was certainly The
icade. Of it. His iagore measure OF Di>;libu-
lion Was Soon on the carpet: ami Ii passed. But
how did il pass As III absolute and uncondi-
,onal measure No! but viii pro:i>o which
r,:nc,S in The strongest possible manner the sane
,i,y which the 20 per cent rate Of The Compromise
.;:n possessed in The eyes oi tia; Congress. Mr..
/: ..!rn proposed AMI Mr.. Clay and majority
a. both Houses voted ior, an amendment to the
n'sinal bill providing that il al any time duties
shpaM h. imposed cxceciiag the fre'Hg pr cent.
81 III CoMGlomiN'. tl.e distribution should Stop.
ami should remain SUSPENDED until the duties
81 aid gain be brought d0~n 10 t.,Hip Pr teat,
IN which event the Distribution Should he again
communicates thai. according 10 The Soieina le-
:sslI;i.-c opinion ard action 81 these gentlemen
and ut Congress in 1911. The raising Of the dates
above twenty per cent. Tor any p.ipo>c tce4 fer
,Rnr was thing MOI 10 hc justified. provided
1t could se prevented by bringing the moacv arising
rom The land sales INTO the Treasury for illc use
.. the C;orcmmen,--Ia> thing - bad that Con
GEES were 10 be deferred from il BY The penalty Of
IN. loss OF all hi; money 10 lie States By what
at or argument; this an;ipaihy 10 raising iiie du
ries above twenty PER cent, even or revenue, can
l.r lcconl lied with an o;crwecninS willingness 10
rIS.. them TO forty, fifty, sixty eighty. and Z
hundred per cent ana more. iol lie sake Of pro
,riion am nol able IL divine. Is ii possible,
tb,, there can exist anywhere a race of politicians
and paitisans, who strain Al snat when the sup
plyine Of the Treasury is in question, hut who
can swallow camel when the sus,snation and
enrichment Of manufacturing AMI otllei Pc inie
rests is The Object!
Bat 10 proceed: II was the understanding oi,he
Soa:h. j, was the understanding OF Nj. Clay hn-
sell. that the question Of protection was pun 10 rest