Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-04

ard seq Wheicihc venerable patriot, Na'haiiti
NJacon1 Where his principles! Are they ih',
hedded in The grave TO which he has gone
well rccollect when first saw that pure ana IN
cor,up,ble man: and spollcss as was MS cHdi%o'..
reyarled by all Il now feel that we did Bol know now
n appreciate him. When regard his unaiiec'ei
>;mpiicy of manner, The unprccndlnS mature u
his dress. plain, but always ncal-wheh pa r'n
him living on his income, and that defl.e't nom
a crop of some four or five hoSsheacs oi .ou"OOo,
he stands before me assimilated To fapiicius "
old. Content with his income, he was iiioei. L
dent in every sense ofthe term. Such q man tne
wealth of an Empire could not DriDe. s9e =; i''.,
before me now. as frs, saw him. alraved III d
lohl sky blue coat. which he wore or fifteen IrdlS'
throughout the entire period that ] knew nun;
love The man who seldom changes his coal, ana
never turns ii.
Bul since his day. we have lost many pure ana an.
yirtuous men, and the prosperity OF the 3ou''
has been constantly declining. The blessings be-
slowed by Providence, all whitening behcaln .he
destructive influence of this system ol le5islau'e
robbery. h ~
Look 10 the South, and you find men who ar.
ravcd themselves against The tari'i Oh - ieu G'.
against its oppressons and bent all their energies
10 reduce il now the warm advocates of The Iarill
of4o which liucuaes vet is far higher IMAM lla'
of 1852 ~ -
To Wings and Democrats, if there be any OF
the former present | address myself ana ask:
wha, has produced this change! LOOK 10 ms
torv of the past and tell me. 1t is moi 10 be found
in any action by the mass OF The people-ior they,
10 whatever party belonging, are honest, ana m
tent alone upon their countIys welfare. btit 'Tis
change has been produced BY distinguished men
they have abused the confidence reposed III
them and nised and deceived the people
1 -. apv f.ba
reference to this protective policy, but blind at
tachmcnt 10 Mr. Clay? Yes, it is attachment TO
him. which has produced this change. well re-
member when, by some unfortunate coincidence
of circumstances Mr.. Clay was nominated by
! the Wings of Georgia asa candidate for The Pre-
! s;icncv and al that time, TO The bcst OF my KNOW
! ledge, there was Eol in Georgia, ono single adj
vucatc of the Protective System. Turn 10 Geor-
gia now, and you find their entire Wing dclega-
ion the warm and arden, supporters OF The Ia
! riff OF IL, which do not regard rs hardly cha
! raccrized. when pronounce il system OF 81
panic oppression, and OF legislative robbery
t And shall The South sacrifice their principles 10
the shrine OF ans one man God iorfd-it Is
| moi thus our institutions can be preserved. We
must cease 10 worship men, which We are prone
10 do in the South We must reform ms fatal len
! dcncv; we must not permit our hearts 10 be llxcd
| on men five wish 10 preserve the institutions he
!
united in the SuutIl-Sive union, we are identi-
! fled in interest and all is well. Here Mr.. Nc
| Dufie complained of great debility, and apollo
azed for the brief manner in which he felt con-
strained 10 treat this subject but said he would by
few illustrations show the tallacy ot some oithc
positions assumed by lis advocates
Mr. McDuilie continued-liis said ana main
tanned BY individuals, and by Conventions. in the
South as well as elsewhere, lhathigh duties male
iop prices and Mr. Clay al Raleigh affirmed this
remarkable proposition that high duties make low
PRICES ! address myself TO every merchant pre-
sent, whether Wing or Democrat, and ask him if
he PAYS an import duty Of 80 per cent. on any AZ
tclc, must he not sell that article 80 per ccninm
higher than if he paid no duty? The duty paid
mus, he added 10 the price OF the article. or the
merchant cannot afford 10 mport-and what ci-
I feet has ,S'upon the price OF 4 similar domestic
article? Why. surely, 10 raise the price OF The
domestic arclc-tor, if the foreign article paying
duty of 50 per cent; can be sold in our markets,
the domestic article OF the same quality will bring
about the same price. II the domestic article he
sold 80 low as 10 drive out the foreign then the
duty becomes prohibi,orv, and no revenue is de-
rived from that aItice-Ic; Mr. Clay illustrates
his position. by saving that manufactures are
cheaper now than in 1916 This we all admit
hut its legitimate cause is 10 be found in the iu-
provement> Of machinery, the chcapncss Of la
Dor, and the better regulation of the currency
and not in his Protective system-tur. although
we have extended 10 them protection since 1916.
now twcnty-ejghi years and the manufacturers
of the North have ever been clamorous for its in
crease, we now find that they can manufacture.
and are manufacturing, IS per cent cheaper III
England than in The United States. With allour
protection al home we find that abroad without
il manufactures are cheaper.
lS-oip-il,iS system advocated ny lis friends
because they say il protects the domestic indus
TRY Of our country against foreign labor. This i
q mere tellsion which will make plain 10y an
Illustration.
Suppose . farmer in your nciehborhood, who
makes ten hossheads Of tobacco, instead of sell
ling il in your market, should ship II 10 England
and exchange il for manufactnres-are mol HE
manufactures bought with his tobacco Is much
his properly as was the tobacco itself grown
with his own hands the proceeds of his own
labor Is not the tobacco as much his property,
as are goods made by a manufacturer at the
North the property Of him who makes thcm-is
no, The right and tile clear and indisruiablc. and
The same 10 each Has not the farmer the same
right to his ten hogsheads of tobacco, tha, the
manufacturer has 10 len hogshcadS worth Of mer-
chandize? Surcly-and bear IN mind that the
labor necessary 10 make the ten hosshraGs oi To-
bacco is about tonr times as great as that ?ccc>
sary To produce ten hogSheads worth OF manu-
faciures-and now how do they stand affected
when they come into market 10 realize the pro-
ceeds of their labor! Why the farmer who has
incurred four times as much labor as the manu-
faclurer must pay duty Of 80 per cent, before
he is allowed TO sell his own property, while the
manufacturer is permitted TO sell without paving
silver. This system, therefore, presents the
strange anomaly of protecting The farmer by a
clear and inevitable loss Of 80 per cen-whilc
the manufacturer either loses nothing. or there
is difference in his favor of 100 per cent--tor
if he makes the same articles which were import
ed BY the farmer, he adds 10 their value 80 per
cent, which the farmer pays, making gain 10 tic
manufacturer of 100 per cent.
beg, however, to present, that may make this
matter still more plain, an illustration used b. me
n short time since in the Senate Chamber Mr.
Simmons, OF Rhode Island manufactures an
nually about as many goods as are equal in
value TO my cotton crop-my cotton crop would
buy about lie quantity he manufactures. Sup
pose, then, ship my crop Of cotton say three
hundred bales, 10 England, and exchange it for
manufactures; returning 10 the port of Charles
ton with my goods thus purchased, am accosed
by the Custom House Officer, and told that can
moi land my goods until pay the duty, say 33l
per cent Obliged to give one hundred Of nv
bales of cotton, before am permitted To- land the
proceeds OF the other two hundred-compeled 10
give one hundred bales before can sell my own
property in my own country. But while am
paying this large sun 10 the Custom House Off
Ger, Mr. Simmons arrives in a vessel from Rhode
Island with his goods equal in value 10 my three
hundred bales Of cotton. What docs he pay
not one solitary cent-a stranger, rendering no
support to the State in which | live, the Federal
Government in its operation pays him premium
of at least 33i per cent. while lose that, and
am vel 10 contribute my share of taxes TO The
support OF my State Government. Surprising
my 800 bales of cotton TO be worth $4,000,
have 10 give one hundred bales, IS 900, while Mr..
Simmons realizes the whole $4,000. Now,
would respectfully ask, if my right to my cotton
is not as clear as his right 10 his manufactures
Is no, my cotton as much my property, as are his
manufactures the property Of Mr.. Simmons ,
And YET, in this illustration, lose $1,000, and
this is fair eScmplfcation OF desperation upon
the agricultural portion OF our popuation---is it,
,hnn harsh m characterize IL as an uniSt svsiprn