Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-08

Oft as pared " CHER articles il comes
here g rna,eta! useful 10 manuf.ctuie'
The begsatly lazz,ron Of Naples may a5or 10 col.
Iect rags FOR paper and all sery we'll FIR the aang
facturer te encourage Il By ow rather I, al pcoh'b
tory duty, and make the community pay high
the Paper manufactured 'ran them. The coayIct L.
borsr Of New Holland, the slaves IT rocco nv
shear cheap WOO. ant send here FREE or ., p .nce
OF caty, De used By the manufacturers while t1oe
who use tie eeelle-s made from !, ncs pay high
tax on them Even the lan toll If On i or Buenos
Ayes may throw The .isso end collect hides al small
expense, and the manufacturers are "ng 10 bedtns
a, the lowest duties them 81 all that paGper labor,
and charge u high for tae l-ataer made from them
ard &C: similarly b. TIE iator of the serfs Of Russia
m raising hemp, which, taonga paying higher dug,
pays one not hall So Oh az lmPosed on Us for the
manufacture G! y: and wthou. giving instances,
the very garments coored in par, by IL
%, cultivated by tire slave labor Of India admitted
Tree here though the garments are taxed high, anu
though Il ~ m American production, and once
ee.abiy raised in the Southern States Hence there j.
indemnity Tor The o:he, IN ries Of the protective
system, By lis employing encouraging, in these
ways, either American labor capita bu., OF The
trary, direct Discriminate in favor 6. the psUper
abor all tn worc over, 10 the ;ngry Of al American
/ .a5or at oil! competing with il, or which might
p-te S''E =, Il protected b. IS high duty I'M
posed on The manufactures from il. And Why
shield our labor 10 one case as fully as in the other
and By Ike duty. il any If devoted would then
ne TO such productions And II the farmer mot nog
haaacerl ot Anta.isjs should ask fer more protection
tor his pine apples and grapes could ha not defend the
prayer IN sd Of ~ American labor and capital qUtts
a pses ~ as some paris o.. the present syssG
! defended
I TO show in o:nec respects how It'll. avcrse ia
friends TO tie Of foreign aaor ,ad foreign pro-
ducts, wh-n useful hem that en,irely free !e
refer the Senate 70 thirty forty such ARTICLES n
the act OF l-42-a rs. @: most Of which IS appended %
table NJ. 1.
The only escape from all this is mere question Of
dollars and cents IN profit ard loss by manufactures
other pursuits; AMI plausible but exploded
one that they arr more American and therefore
patriotic But 10 those greater gains We have o..
ready attempted % eyplln how IN the long run. the
species of msnutacturrs raised up BY hga protection
has rot bean dura5y productive Of large profits the
who'll engaged them, CT Of advantage 10 the conf
muntrv whole.
II the restrictive system, then, employs
American laho: and capital than would re employed in
other pursuits md n profitable nanufac here with
o.. Il: il IT nsss foreign lsor foreign products
whenever more beneficial 10 tn manufacturers them
s-lres. H. n fine. = yields greater profits ~ the
whole country. 4, whole crater ability and pros-
periiy than w'thGu: IT. en,reat gentlemen 10 point
out how II IS more patriotic, useful Than oher pur
suits, 30 a. 10 produce those great advansges IN
general p-in, Of view, which are sn9posec BY to
couaterbllance the many evils already explained -
Tue OILY specific p0sl,tos left their favor,
ned =, that they tend n make independent, a
nation, q other countries Il MT independence n
Z
national c@tsnca IS many erroneous. suppose; since
nave long made fo- ou-s- Ives, and III dI,as
hrh low Of II i consec 9enc-; bat lnde-
peEdsnce tor the necassaries an! comforts we'll
snre ri IN UIu-.es Of ege:V day and peaceful lite.
Yes, Sir hs kind Of Independence lravpiy urged a.
m0msn taus The nation, and for other classes when
the manufacturers themselves 90 10 foreign countries
for all ;7sIr m,terles dyes. and machinery, when
Obtained there cheaper hsn they dependent and
It's part ~ Their system r. remain dependent m To-
reign coun ries much Of their hd-s, hemp, cheap
wool, indigo and hundreds Of other articles, because
they Obtain them at lower prices there Can gentle
forget tina, his IS an ADMISSION of ell we contend
or whica 70 be dependent other countries Tor
manufactures themselves, no less than oher articles,
wnen We obtain them .aere cheaper and only
then
On this principle only l-k leave TO amend this
partial system ihl. may 60 for fine co,tons aad
Scol!ens 10 England and France where long exPer,.
and skill, and great capital, enable them make
such articles cheaper than here, AID whzre improve
mens, too, rapid and great. So, when dependence
between different classes and pursuits commend
ed By eloquent arguments in faror Of diversity OF pGr-
suns and sweet intsrchange- Of industry, II forgot
ten that under system, this variety and kindaes-
would sll remain 70 useful extent, and De, by orr
commerce. fused wider u all pee pie II tbs
tual dapsntaGce among Inhabcnts Of al nations, a
well ~ " The SANE which the great nurse of con-
me-ce. ard wealth, aac civ eaton |, divides among
them The s1rpus OF each veil all their ard
learning anc cther exce-n II the pathfinder nol
only - mutual gan, bul pG!eF reiiGn ana hi.ner
prosperity ana more durable peace the world
Foreign nations hns become "a dependent on u o. we
'hem political oepeadence, winch ofteu mad
verieny conounded with II but al aad CONNER
ci4 auc literary cep-nd which lh- best guarau-
tee 81 progress IN human aTars.
|, folly suppose that any other nation can
successfully thin itself the productions ind
nuac,prers Of all othersa q mates, and oil sages Of
civilization; that EnylanG i cheap a.G
useflIlg drugs Of Turkey Turkey herself or .ts
/ fr,,. G,a,, 81.
with England in making ron. or with ~ IL ralsng
cotton pork, making lead And hence, while
ought not - become e Mates cr vsonares, attempting
to concentrate ere.g tEng SPOT. (Shlch alone
could be ciscted ~ Datty, bu yet for
sons has been done By him. l.; Us be content to
buv all need whore without force be produced
cheapest, neither al home abroad ard cell al! Do
nat need WHARF Il II brrg most whe ther at home
ABROAD 10 this way, shall follow the apparent
dictates Of Providence, giving advantages, n
things, to all climates and people, 10 be exchanged
with others through the blessings Of free commerce.
and has adopting the best apparent method Of
ing our prosperity, ard extending civilization, and &c
curing peace throughout the wor!t.
Whll- all has changed. and moving onward, are
We 90 back aad elm. to the dark restrictive sys-
tens Of RIDER civ,zauoo are prepared to
take the backward sep a. 10 protect b. dscrfnna-
ing dot IS the old channels o. commerce by ne ka-
o1rates and the ist1mus u SIez. and TO build
% Tyre, Alexandra, and Veac., rather than tontng
the Cape Of Good Hope Are @e 10 tax ghe' the
use Of steam IN navigaion, 10 encourage
and sails
By odicious legislation, Sir, TO stop all IN
proy-nsnt and, while this power IN commerce
i bringing oil sr and making every people bitter
acquainted each oihsrs alrfs and aaun dance
only transferring ST. Lou~ 10 Pitfsburgh, and New
Orleans to Charleston but Europe as Halifax.
in DAYS OF wore, 10 cnuneract these new fac
trs for intimate, enlarged prosperous and free
trade and while the Celestial empire itself opening
ports under the progress Of the age, virtually bloc
all foreign up - and onrs forever, by more
stringent and restrictive policy par,
Much more beware Of pushing this selfish
svstsm so operate not equally one gr-a. p-o
pie, bu, INV ousy sections and classes s. more
must We beware Of such unjust u'se among our
selves and under peculiar form Of government,
founded and 10 be sustained only on mutual conces-
SONS mutual sacrifice. and gains. and what should
ne durable and faithful compromises Ds"a'e, SIR, o.
seeking 10 escape from srch comprontses-tnough, III
technical legsa,on forever o'nding-ltst al ami
cable and honorary engagements become s,rpp,d Of
much of Their moral force, and We seem pune N ap-
o.,,ance If no. "a reality. B-ware, TO, Of perrna-
nent rsurn 10 that sgt N, which has been sban
donsd FOR - perils, 10 al held holy our political
bro n-rhood Bea-e Of tea,ng open, to tester anew,
onTs hat had l2an 10 heal