Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-26
To NE Editors of the Eaquiirer

Before ms last communication was ready Tor
the press | saw second article in the Rich
mond Wing, over the signature OF "Inckahoe
| did not think proper 10 notice il al that time,
because The only part OF IL really worth replying
To- was based on statements in the Report ot Inc
Committee OF The Democratic Association, which
were incorrect and incorrectly attributed 10 me-
and, knowing as did, that the error would be
corrected BY the gentleman who made il, pre-
ferred that the correction should be published be-
fore went further than simply 10 defend my
own production on the Home Market. The er-
ror is now corrected and proceed to notice
briefly, "Tuckahoes" second bulletin" as "he
modestly, (by no means pompouSlyD terms his
productions.
That gentleman declines 10 fulfil the promise OF
the Richmond Wing, when it challenged me TO
discuss the Tariff under my own name; bu,
takes the opportunity, afforded By the Report OF
Committee of which was 4 member, 10 vent
ON me large amount of righteous Indignation.
By this am as much latered as offended, as
such partisan bitterness rarely ever effects lis Oh
lect Indeed, | am inclined 10 believe, that some
other person than "Tuchahoe' penncd his second
bulletin, and, even il "TucSahoc" had anv thing
10 do with it, he trusted 10 an amanuensis who
took unwarraniable liberties. When the article
speaks of 'ihe position taken by Messrs. Gray &
Caske, and our@ires," and when the public IS
informed, that "Tuckahoe' is the first named gen.
ieman, The question very naturally arises, who
is this third party, called "ourselvesW l. Tor one,
am unable 10 say, or surmise further than that
this, and many other expressions in "Tucka-
hoes" communication, leads me 10 think, some
Eltor has been meddling with the manuscript,
(even if iTuckahoe' wrote the anicle;) while, on
the other hand, am unwilling TO believe, that
the organ of large and respectable party would
introduce gentleman TO the public, as one quail
fed, by his pursuits and the circumstances under
which he had been placed, to speak rather more
as witness than an advocate, and then use his
name and stamp 10 give weight and currency 10
the spurious coinage of lis own brain.
Without arrogaling 10 myself that full and
complete knowledge of any subject which pre-
cludes the possibility OF error or mistake spe-
cies OF dogmatism which is sure evidence OF a
bad taste, and most commonly indicative OF a
worse Judgments and without even denying the
want of information on the tobacco trade with
which stand charged, | must express my re-
gret that Tuckahoe has not enlightened my igno-
rance and that the correction of The Report OF the
Committee destroys the most material part OF
"Tuckahoes' second bulletin il indeed any OF II
has material influence in deciding the question
al issue
Omitins the portion OF the Report which al
ludes to "Tuckahoe's" first communication 10 the
Richmond Wing the Committee occupies pre-
cisely the same ground which took in my first
article on the Home Market. And, the only diff.
ference inlhc corrected tables of the Committee,
and The one prepared BY me for the Enquirer OF
The 18th of September, is, that the estimate which
made OF the quantity of tobacco exported in the
years 1912 and 1913 bounded uponihe statementof
"Tuckahoe" aud another merchant of the city oil
Richmond is rejected as incorrect, and its place
very properly given to the statement of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. Then, the general prnci-
pie is maintained by me, and sanctioned By the
Report above referred TO- that protective duties,
hybuilding up a domestic supply of manufactured
articles lessen the exports OF manufacturing ma
tons, and impair the fund at their disposal for
purchasing our agricultural productions And
in support of this deduction, the fact is proved by
the statistics of our commerce gathered from Off
cial documents that during each period Of our
Tariff regulations from 1924 to 1Sf3, the average
price per hid. of our exports oftobacco has inva-
riaby increased whenever The Tariff was dimin-
ished, and as invariably diminished whenever the
Tariff was increased Such is the proposition
advanced, and such the facts which | adduced to
maintain it, And, without assailing my argu-
ment or controrerting my facts "Tuckahoc," for
getiul of his declaration of the 18th December,
1910, that "somc few facts are worth thousand
theories, endeavorS IN show the principle lay
down to be Incorrect and the extended statistics
adduced 10 be deceptive, BY auributing the
decline in the price of tobacco since 1912
TO an oversupply, uniniaenced by our restrictive
regulations.
Here wonld say, that admitting there was an
over-supply in 1912, and even in 1913 if he de-
sircs IT. yet even his mercantile knowledge and
experience cannot induce him to say, | imagine,
that this over-supply produced the whole decline
in the price of tobacco-,hat the over-supply was
Just great enough TO produce this exact effect and
none other. Surely, he will not pretend that his
ingenuity has invented system of weights and
measures by which cause and effect can be so
accurately determined and adjusted. Unless
"ruckahoe' can do this, we have the force OF my
deduction, and the practical operations of trade
combined leading us to the conclusion, that pro-
iectlve regulations lessen the value of our agri-
cultural exports-a conclusion which, in my
Aumble Indictment shnuli MT be aha nd ned