Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-06


n, r.nit.' Then sir YOU are in favor ri Talil
Tor ie;caue ana Of % mnca duty as may &c nc
cess. ny 10 support tie Government 10 pS
ure-:s much 81 rs Yourself. And here wa
the explanation Though he called himself !;
free trade ana an-,ariiI .nar hc was III laVoi !"
Il Tariff lor Revenue, and opi'osra ON! 10 d !. ::
rif laid for thc mere Il pose oil fro'efsioh i'ohc
THIS was the TX ,lan9t:on gwen y! an lilese y
!leanen Of their positions as rec '!aoe hit" y
they We're caniii-it the, told me NE run, 'le'
are not free trade meu. though they cal lhe'h
selves so. For free trade necessarily implies an
entire absence of .lu.ies. and have not YET ne
the frs, man in pubic life I'M hiS tnon, VINO WI
admit in conversation that he is IL favor % such
a principle. .,..,.,;
Nh w. went on 10 al.ertto another m'salr'i,
cation of terms lie Said - lle.c .cli"cH,t; ''
he was in i;sroro protective idf'h' ana Wy II
p!y was, Won ale in favor OF ! ci.9', a'' ",
preston: an inequality III Tie '''!|i :"
he Government Gul what WAS protective
Taiid, in the proper sense ol ''a' I'm
Tariff, in his judgment imposed ior 'nc 9rea'
purpose Of supplying the Government "''h fe'c-
nue., and so arranged as 10 protect, as lar rs ey
may be protected, all Tie great interests oil !he
c3unlry-,hc main ami principal object o. winch
should be revenue. for tn ruric Treasury. Even
his Southern friend wouM Tell him that nc loun1
no fault with l,la,-hg: what he understood ny Il
protective Tariff would b. q iarill cl duties M
posed not 70 raise revenue Tor the treasury, ou,
purely and simply Ia protect certain ia.o'i' "l"
particular interests 10 The prejudice Of Others
| Neither was Mr. w. in favor Of such Tariff
Here then was an explanation oil what Mr. ~
meant hy Il protective Tariff, and OF what MS
Southern friend meant by free trade Where lheh
was the difference between us -,
MIR. w. stated what his rule would be IN ar
ranging revenue Tariff. He would by 70
meas lay the same rate ot du'y on c"ery article
! Of importation. The thing WAS nPract'rabe IN
itself: because one article would no' pear zen Pc'
cent. until you prohibited il, AMI destroyer IcNe-
nue. Another would bear 80 per cent, ana ye'
| The trade hold ~. from The nature o!the Article
! II was absurd IN revenue seESe. 10 say Pun q
uniform duty on both Because do that ard
! Won 81 her fail Ia get the revenue vou want III
( You prohibit HI importation aitose,hcl MI. W.
1 vonll then discriminate according 10 'hc nature
! OIL article. That would be one ground o as
/ elimination Another ground. Every co:'iH!u-
7 niiv consumed Of foreign imported articles,
portion which are really nrceSs"TicS OF NE; OF
Z have become 81 among al Glasses. another
norton were cmphaiicalv luynrcS They we're
/ purchased and consumed to ggatiy tas;c III p:;de
Of dress. the pride Of living. The style oil our
houses. carriages. sc. Would he tax ,hcseiwo
classes alike 10 raise revenue? Would he lax
The, n ,cessaries OF, lie wl.ich every man, woman
and child mus, consume. and the laAuric> OF the
rich coualiy! No lie would lax the neoes>a-
ries as Lightly rs he could an secure the n:ccs-
Saiy reyen;c: and ne wonid Tx Inc Injuries Is
heartily as ;hey cout: IL without destroying ieFe-
uuc b,: curing up The trade. This was another
ground OF discrimination. But there va; another
and \ ,hir, ground There We're certain Interests
IN This county, Which came in competition WIN
similar in'cres:> in foreign couniIies-and MI
" would discriminate i'll reference IT, lhc3i.-
When an Importation came in competition "i'h
domestic article he would raise the tax OF Inc
foreign ai,;cl. as far Is revenue required !" ID
yar tie domestic. But he would not 90 50 Tar a.
10 lclca, the object .! The whoc-ihe o"'aii.'9
Of revcnac for the treasuY.
To see how ier We might So-takc hF>l she
.rrinur.l ii.tctcS, OF Ibis section 81 The coun,rf
Xhern r,,, the articles vou could benefit by
,aril! VIVA, we're our principal staple articles
Bread s;niiS we're one Could you benefit me
farmers and the growers OF b.ead-siu!i, by put
ting duty on foreign brcad-stuf> NO WHY
not! Because W. do not import bTcad-siutiS b''t
exoort them. We looked for 4 marker not mere
H. 10 or own country bu; - ,he whole WoiG,
an; ne sen. oar -four - al quarters o. Inc &'"ic
N"ha then ,aad. the price oil oar flonf ana
where was i; .l.de! II ne great nlarkeiH 81 our
coaHtry--ia New iG-;. Bosom an! fhilddeiph'a
principally. VIVA, sogcrncd tie price lhele!-
~. !: lie cal, al our own pcopc OF those towns
il. aou-l 10: h1I tic entire demand !eE Houf IN
Ncw YORK. g,.-craol lie price there's VIC u lEe
demand i1r Xpyuaion Is IN consumption MAJ
.r,ol t.ea did our duty on foreign ,!onr aiid wheat
ia when foreign fonr and whoa; did not come
,herag None whatever The duty nchcr brUa@h'
money into The treasury nor the pockets OF The Tar
mer. This was 10 au!; OF the law, bnt Resulted
FROM The impossibliiy oil protecting an article 80 as
20 raise the ptGe, while w regularly cXioiied ii;
h,r AZ ,li,i iiuDO-i heel Tor
consu,ur,;cn. We raised in9rc than or own REQ
ME would buy, and wc Ioa.;ed 10 Other countries
inr = market ior our s,,rp!us. Then dnig r:i'rr
thr present Tariff goo r.! cent on nc present
price Of bce.) did our farmers no good. II coaid
no,. Follow on with your cheese The prcscn!
Tariff inn ,se,! 4 duty of rim" cents pound on
cbaes.. Where was the !agncr %: this or any
other carny of the STATE, who could say that this
has had even little effect on his cheese this year:
[Langhrrrl AYE, sal! Mr. w. tear It VIM
nroy. 10 he true that The farmer will bc glad TO
frcr even half the duty Tor the whole price OF his
cheese. So the duty on these articles was oi n"
nr,c,icable u,i!ity-noi because the faul; was IN
t:onoccss or the law, bat because we exported
the>e articles, and they therc:Jrcco0! not he pro-
l.c,cd IT, then these aT;ir,es were ont OF Inc
r,ach of protection, 80 far tic agricultural inter
a., was hegond he reach o! pr1i-cion Where
J;j the f.r.nc. como wiihin il! On hi. wool
We never exported wool We dill moi now. We
I'D not cr,w as mach n ~ cpns'i:nea. ETcH
year we imported foreign wool Was II not casy
10 s.. how or duty projected or farmers tof
w,ar:, H.. Snaniarl or lie Bs'sian brought his
wool hcy.,. he must iits; "a; uur duty ami mcei
our farmers on equal terms. THE dnty iiien was
= projection, and the article was subject To pro-
,crtion. II would Re reached ly Congress in re-
cnla,ino his Tariff law. lie wonh', then raise
The duty high on wool, in proportion to articles
that rcouired no protection. He woa!d do this !or
H.. nr,ieriion of on. -rca, interest Ia, "uilh'
bn On :, high ihat wool could not yc imported =
Prohibit importation. and :eitai any revenue
from wool! II he did Whit would DC Tie coiise
currce? [, wonid give 10 ~" farmers WHO frisco
wool a perfect monopoly oi the marker. hcl
could connand their own price according I" the
d.manl f,r wool. the foreign article being exclui-
I'd. and every citizen who dill no. raise wool, ana
mist wear woolcn cloth, must pay mole. Ana
where was his remuneration II lie paid feve-
mo dr,;, his remuneration Wu"!i lie revenue ana
relief from taxation. But il foreign WOOL was
ob;hi.d il raid nothing into The Treasury. and
in addition 10 the price Of Wo0lien c:o'h SONIC
,h,no else must be taxed. TE:s would &c Clearly
mo, protection, but prohibition. And here was
The difference between rs and onf respected ,,'Po
nen,s They went Tor all lhe any t'icy couiu g,
all von could impose for prollihircrr, instead
o' nrS,ec,iyc duties THIS Mc. ". W., against.
lie would not raise M a monopoly among cur
! lgr,ners. any sooner than a'norg cur man'i'Gcr-
rsr> and no sooner anon" orr manu!aciGrcrS
I ,,,.n nho,s He believed in fair hcal:hiui COM
ns,;r;on il every trade ;ni every hing. But he
wou,t pro;ec, the farmer where tc could
See The inequality Continued 3ir. " y OF ms
nrohihi,ory policy In reference T. wool. you be
pall the farmer and give him a monopoly lon
get no revenue. Ills neishbor r2ises grain, ano-
her beef another latter and cheese ana pork
You cannot prot,c; them; ani yet you mus; tax
,hcm on some other article of consumption, 10
summit, Tie Treasury the rcvennc OF which II is de-
priiT.cd by your prohibition Of vol Is this fair,
useful, equal, ius,1 To ny mint, il is moi either
So long as ycu derive the revenue, and ynnrdu'v
is a revenue duty, with protection lnch;cn', ali
o,ber interests derive an equivalent because you
o., revenue But prohibition sinks revenue and