Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-15

!. - :, ~, ,oot,ct,rers Of Manchester. Leeds, ara
R,,m;,ha NJ the farmers o. Massachusetts, tofh'e
lieut. and New York Do 70 t,e 'l"'"'ac VIZ ',,s
i,shma,,s N their vicinity. Distance MAKES u' ON
$40. 1,,r ,sto,ai uiarkris--dr!ged MT from hnmsh
ch,,ss hn, r,nu, the Providence OF G. ID are MIN
chester B-m,ucrcm ard Leeds, ana the o'hef m'a"u
cct.n, ,ov,s II Europe. Whrn ynu cut US on ''o'"
- ~, ,,,,c,,at. the same nj .s,,ar rs u you were
=. 49, ',L Massachusetts farmer from dealing with
nt,cah,ring maanfactory, By psohI5'tory eoy o"
their exchanges 49,, ,,r.a tho
rb.. :; nrot1,r ar umcn,, of which, believe, tne
,a.r,,..,s lr,u constant supply stereoiyped Tor
Tho ,sn AZ ,bar Gus ,onefs: that high cntes upon ~
renu ,m,nr,s d.naas'', instead oil enhanS'ng' P'Ie
NJ ms IL o1e a! those ncomorehfns'bie patauae
-, .h.y can successfully address only Il lie onu
f,nh Of ,,-.f u!inwefs. They grevey tell US mat
revenue ants If - per cent, which WI certainty e"
hoDc. ,,,eas - per cent will moi rnaSie them 10 nam
,., oc,,o,or win the rival manufacturers; bot I"
Won .u ada - pr cent. more to the dniy' my "a
tbsu o.. Their manufactures cheaper tran the7 co""
b-inre, Exclude The c"npeilt1r who "nC'rse.is ."'
and ,h.v " l.naieda'ely b. able 10 undeIse ma
My Sir If high daues produce lew prices, " %'o'e
seem 10 follow thu. log dates would produce hsn pr
.... and tire manufacturer should 60 stenuons'y TO-
Rn,. + this argument must b. gIavely met, 'h' an
swer is as simple IS il IS conclusive II inc '""'.-
,,,.r c,roo, ctta,n remunefsnng prices u P'o,e
,nn l 10 per cent: lie My cnnno, afford TO si a
lnwer Hr;ces; hot If he can aa,a 10 sell Ell lower pr
css h., csf;inly does not require more pro'ec''n '1
30 per cent, VIII siford h,m .,
| Another argument AIr. President, winch mas nee"
advanced, from very high quartet IN .avo, W s
.yspm is tia, ~ sruding foreign Manufactures we
,l eve ourselves from paying tribute 10 foreign nations
Yes. air: p.es,dpn, of the United States, Our.
Adams) who has filled varions stations VI he
oC Ibis count-v aad has made distinguished ny uie "
thea, J. formally promul gated 'h's e1"aofo'nay W
armenian sr.us foreign CO nnie'ce, IN one oil MS an
aua, mi ssages - Congress. Pty'ng 'r'b"f -
,.,;oosl When We hear such doctrines rem sue"
hub authority Xe caa scarcely woodrf al ''e Po'o'e
teius,oas winch have 80 extensively r't'"i " va Wv
s,.'.c Now, s:, ir, us Sc" ~ WEI ms tou'e to
,sts Foreicn ~ :cus turn sh InetSei Tor d"nes-
nc PRODUCTIONS which cannot sell al h"n' ana '"ey
,v. us IN exch.r-o rraar:.ctnrcs required oroa coi-
.url.t.on. But TIA. not a.; they supply US WIN
these manufactures -. -. aad ~ per r'h''
tn,a csn obt;,a them nom cur G"jii.sHc n''u'-
;;te;e, aui is that wheel! constitutes W "'''
,a. ~ 10 this ,afaloxca theory Now sIr, win ne
sgrln, de:.reacr lhink t." tribute grows out 6" inc
y.,y .yspr; here recntl ni:d, and goes 10 sA"'nef
cna7ic Tho. sysem c"mce's - u pa ~ average ~
soTie &c 10 pei more ior dcmesc mia",dc'u'e
than the price for which could Obtain the i"Fsieo,
ard ccGlTon sense teaches lhat this 10 III u'j $780,
oppressive tribul'.
Another Kindred fal'acy has been recently rrop'Ge-
ted: and am sorry say, b. distinguishes s'a'e
maR TIE acknowi,ds dyed head OF one OF tile great Po''
teal parties o! this country. =
In ina conclusion Of the letter 10 Which nave al
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policy OF this Country in regard - ore'n commerce.
81, sci! as much md bus as t'e as possible. con
irss, Sir read this with surprise II lhto"a ''s e"'
podcd coc.rne Of the ta'anc- oil .rade an'T 'h'" tue
shade That would certainty be m very gA;nih! COM
msrce in hith we should give mn"h End rtceVe III
he |, il precisely what even A-xaGGer Ham'ii "
cenominslsd N VAN attempt 10 sell every 'hlng ahl
buy no hing /: horse Jockey we're ADVISED 10 ADOPT
sm,'ar policy, aud, in all his exchanges, 20 CIV d
horse of great value ard receive Gae cHhPa'a'Vtiy
- a II
Bat cannni be sup. sd, ta me Distinguished "r''
of letter III question: meant so absurd 'hhg, "s
advise his counirymen 10 give 70 i'fe'9" nat o's
more than gel Grou them lie must nave 'ntehdeo
IL recommend the policy, OF sending aofaaa as large an
anouat Of exo3s pcs tle, and OF RECEIVING, IN re-
torn os small proportion ri consuTaoe eo'amohilfs,
and As large prop,r;on of ID and silver as possol-
THIS whole theory grows out OF Tie popular ia'iacg,
inst money ..ch The measure ri the relative
values og thosr con.umah- commodities, which const'-
ue national wealth, lis L. not only TIN representa-
i've hu; The OF wealth. No nation upon earth
could carry on commerce, exchanging the produc
tons Of their industry, or The precious metals Tor zen
wears without sinking INTO poverty ana "Ie'chedness
Such nation would truly tepreeFn 'he folly oil a
mser who should perish for want oil the common ne
cesafes Of life III tie midst OF his golden treasures
This policy Of selling much AID buying lii'l-, go
stronniy exemp6sd ~ our protective system, IS The
very same in principle as that which 'mpovsrlshed
Span after The discovery Of America She carefully
hoerded al the precious metals produced oy Ter co'-
MES. prohibited its expoTstion by severe penal re-
rola,ons The result Wss, that she became the most
im;over.hsd nation in Europe Now, oy extending
foreign imports By s-Hng rueh aud buying NUE. oy
refusing TO t,k roa tn man"fac uring NATIONS o. Eco
rope The productions Of their own industry tor our great
staples YOU prodnc. forced mpot'aton oil the pre-
cous metals which adcs not Cent to the snos'anoa'
wealth of the country end you pfohht expoitaon
and of course he proft,tle Of those metals, by
means mare ei!ectua than the penal laws oil SPAN,
that IS by prohibiting the importation of Inc i"fes"
commodities for which alone is al all desirable or 10
orion, nossbic TO exchange them But, Sir pass
ave, several topics OF less interest and shall now pro-
ce-d to orasent some views o this subject, which are
IN me o. more intense at! engrosslnI interest," t1ah
INV or all of those WHICH have hilbert, presented
llnda IN the unasi unequal, end oppressive opera
ION of this protective s;s-, upon taGt portion Of thu
r States OF which the capital and industry are almost
entirely employed IN producing The siap's oi e%pHtla
,ion Now SIR, thr - are spae fve o! SIX States IN IN
North and Northeast 81 this un!on, largely engaged
80 ,,, ,.o6uc;icn of manufactures Ga the ohtr hsBd,
hoo gre s,re eight or ni:c Sa,es the Snuh and
Son,hw, and some OF them a!"st exclusive
H. engaged in producing the great asrceltnta staples
of exporat,on And 50 happens, that these loregh
manufactures which receive III exchange for our
s.,orts n.e precisely those which are manufactured
mot extenstyev in this country. ]. is the interest oil
i'm domestic m,nuisciursis-st least as they under
stand t-not ONLY diminish, but - prchh't enfey
the mpo tation of these rival foreign manufactures
II IS on The contrary, the oavons 'n'eres! .! The pro
duoe,s Of exports that there should be restrictions
NJ all en- n. importation Of these natural exchanges,
which they receive for the productions OF their capital
md labor Here, then, it IS not t. he disguised, is
direct conflict Of interest between tSo great branches
If domestic Industry You cannot impose duty upon
one however small and for whatever purpose, thai
vii! mt unaveidaaly operate as burden on that
| me ard bounty t, iha ether. The very act by winch
YOU confer bounty upon one, imposes cc-sx-
iensive burden the other II the Government had
20 use ic- revsnue, and DOR foreign t;ade lite
,a!.y fire from oil cuss, there would BE- fair anc
-oue competition between thes9 rival branches OF IN
ins,ry. Each class al producers woGt enj " their
turai rights, aud neither could asl complin. Bal
the nione the Caeerrincn, imposes on o1e revenue
duty (say - per cent however necessary and expo
d. nt ii una vo>dl l.. destroys this equality. dscri
nnalion made against one, and IN favor OF 'hs
( oh.- - :~e p-ec,se amount Of the tny Nos, ahs
yer tu-. - IA, t5rs we" al the sahrct, Is
hat t., o The SIS plea O.! expectation, as com
pared w.;a liz value al domestic manufactures is d.
mnish~d in exact proportion - the dces imposed on
the foreign InanoiciGr received FOR tnose staples -
IL would seem re almost self evident proposition
TIA, The true measure OF the valnn OF exports
The onau;tv at coasumuhs commodities We eau obtain
N exchange ior them. II there no duties fci
the annual crop Xp0Tted, Say 2GG0 Ou ct baes
thc States hat produced II could obtain, II shelf be sup