Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-15

For facts relative 10 ;his matte, W. rclv ca "A
statement ri III" quantity 81 tobacco exported
!ro. lie United St",c III each ;car from lI9l 10
ISL. and of the value ot ti- sane from 1899
10 1911 inclusive. compiled from oilri;l docc-
mcn,, = and "a lara :r"lc> 10 the 4nani'T cX-
po!scd III the year 1872 wc iaae ihc nanlcr
given in the Report OF the Secretary oi The Trs;t-
sury. before quoted.
4 glance a: the ahorc table Will show. that
,.urin. each Period tIo;a he year 1921 ~ thu
gWr ISIS inci1Sirs ,IiE 'PE;cG OF TOBACCO uaS
UNIFORMLY FALLEN WIEN TIE TARIFF was IN
CREASED, AID iiaa ~ UNIFORMLY INCREASED
wIlrx TEE TARIFF WAS REDUCED. This ha>
been III. case n0i tor month or year only not
from the frsl ot January, ISL. 10 the hist Of
JannaIy, ISL, (irhcn Tie m1rkc's rcyc e!Hitcd iy
H.. iwpUiotioHs uHdCr the LOW DUTIES n Tns
COMPROMISE ACr, an 0Hi.ipGii0n ~ Tdr,BD
out during he whole period Of the pfohibl'ofy
policy las Mr.. Clay calcd the iarr = while the
county and ;ls coinineice was exposed! Ia every
variety OF circumstances tendIno 10 deveiope the
lave Of trade Al!this variety oI circumstances
amcns which we mention h. terrible revui>ion
which overlook us III lS.;1, could not obscure
the TACT that the Tariff reduces The price OF To-
bacco the principal agricultural rrpluct of Viz
GINA True tlle price o; toDacco til, like The
price of every thing else, IN TINT year "a a
dd 7,of %. bci,v The price u the r07srcps
fines Of 1899. when 'the Rill OF Abo.niua,ions'
was in full operation. During The reduction
ol The duties under he Compromise act. ne
price rapidly increased NJ 10 thr Itcn's;on OF
1887. NOTWITHSTANDING THE "E%ST IAch"'tE
~ IN. SUPPLY; and ton: taot lime ID iii.
violation OF l!ic Compromise, OR iV"accc
crop brought each year more monc;' lHto the
country than it did The preceding ycjr. Even
in ISL, wHES the EXPLOITATION MAS GREATER
rIraI IT fyEG HAD BEEN DEros.:; IT SOLO FOR NOPE
MONEY THAN IN ANY YEAR az TIE WHOLE FIKoD
wE RAVE Et.E: CONSIDERING. An cNem,ha,lon OF
HE table vii. show this to i" = FACT. ". The
Wing parry ,.nrhi have the farmers oi the COUP
rrv believe that the present ow pr'res 81 toll accj
az caused, moi b. GRIPPING our Intercourse W,h
fnyooe: Du ~ PIT si!E!h.noi:s :cemp' l" VI
pore ihosr laws oi Iauc. which Al" liz fcgna-
lions OF Aimgt:y Power ard all-seting wisdom ;
In. hy working iuo .nrct ard Is producing tcG
laucu Til. cur Wiz b:chrcr have toh IS 2no
wil continue 10 Icl u.s. in Gespll" ui u" ia, hat
The expeditions Of tobacco haze ci.aiGshc s'nce
the passage al Ire TaiiE ;ct noa >tandlaS the
testimony q: experience 1lo:es, tina. agricultural
products s;;otLo rise 10 price 2Sure'. ;.ei;lnce:.
Yes, ;Acv ci It's this, win their owl. ceciaiai'on
staring item in The face ifGt f,fetrR yeSft,ti'ns
desiroB orr Gj,iiig 10 hEv tto-l fGreieh 7ciprs-A
DEcL .RsTIoN, WHICH TiIET ApMT 20 rs TIE En-
;rs o. THEIR CREED: For all the S"ulieIr 1aFii
r.cn a,!egc, t.;t o:sen prohibitions and icS;rie-
lions by wcaaLaing ctr resources, alone Jrsa.y
- in building mp domestic manufactures: aid the
chief excuse for tie war hey raging asaias;
commerce, is the exclusion Of onf 0sflnF"[n,
,foIActs from .orcigE ports. They but add 10 the
evils We sur! ~ reducing tie demand or what
we Esr. 10 ,e and Increasing TIC r.ice ii What
we hay. 10 purchase: since ihey rein!b1is Sc lie
mannfae;n,e1s Tor the haaships suffered ~ III,
ogl,cabpfuii3f. Jruly oar farmers should beg 10
l. delivered floa ne oi'icous attention Of such
siad friends as ti.ose who have altcuniary int
rest in The advice they give.
p. v DANIEL. JE.
CHARLES l.. OSBORNE,
JOHN WOMDLn
THOMAS II. ELLIS,
WILLIAM WALLACE,
THOMAS S. REATELI,
GARRETT T. WATSON,
THOMAS T. GILES