Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-12
Thomas RICHIE, ESQ, Richmond Va
VIEWS on AMErIcAy POLITICAL ECONOMY.

From Tire " J. journal II Cmnmesee.J
OPER,TioN T,Rsf We said, after the passage
pr Tariff law. t il wouh opinion, tleid
sufficient Icr the support o' an economical admlna
ton Now, that wc publish the vast eep a" onr Custom
House. asked iaIHngly whether think the tack
Tariff VIII produce suticen, our is that
have not changed our opinion Wehave proc aimed through
the years ia Bank Bank, Tariff Ia
mr. whether had Government good Government,
o,o,, ,voud Ms from lis drprrssnn: ana Ina. in fact She was
about upun Of unexamped prosp rty oar
will reG.c this aud viii remember O" these cries 81
Gland o! were nd cned ana The people gmVey assured a
1oud rsruotrd the CURRENCY, in fac by possible
means except the election ri the roaker 10 Office What we see
now il only the of representations uttered in the
commercial distress IL certain 10 he
But The Tariff acknowledge has increased the action Of
business al The law adopted period Of
and certainly will pretend that mplrd any
stimulus trade Business remained for whole
unhnu feeling slightest benefit from the Tariff the least
revival from any Gold pouring until unprecs
dencd stock accumulated hut tncre signs OF life III
the dry homes Every tIns dead The first fss, G The Ia
~ gosass he he1h.y reaeen IF ,,@a /, rensn'e5
gold fthr COMPROMISE Act had been carried ought 10
and pIghrd faith o-te rate OF duty having been placed NJ -
per cent in lieu home vauaon;ee would pfohahIy have
gold Thr of The Protective a therefore was, Ia
pgsfppne ~ bH>iT6ss, aud by Creating greater
-. Two agencies work. whose oce would 20 10 in
crease of The reaction when 1t should lake place
ton have pro what have during the year la3 and
wh i, now gang This scarcity OF goods aud cheapness %:
nancy have enabled pay ,hy, ity seventy
five and hundred ". dny cash ani sometimes more,
and vet Tier goods promptly, aud with good profits Under
uilup
mar cost and many fabrics Of England together WITH her
HARDWARE, TIE pr0pn"n Our own
.u5apaae of supplying the vat demand which
yi.t. so that although tb goods have advanced thirty iiy aud
pressing demand iher nd with the utmost d i
r.nre ,sqk furs he maximum 81 Their MS ~ IL
only TX The mnnlacures uf other countries bought IN ac-
t,ya markets a. ip,parnd ag,tS
These Influences rnssd fks Pc n factory ''oes 10
,;es ~ t,ee te p,e year aga and ,cu.aads 10
hdur new factories. The emf al all ms unless pftdHy
checked bp modaon The 7rJ, viii he an organized syste
If smupsnr rastiy Of capital and labor
rested sappy ~ g1"a Scarcity VI hn-
ney the prices ~ "dndefnrfd goods, the oanh-
ncv of manufactures. and diminuon n trade permanent
matter which with The dheItHi rfrtnae whith We
prrdced ago, predict again now aus IL that any
G 10 rfpuae trade, disorder M ana any Effort 10 pro-
,ert parcu interest," mp in that Interest, an over
urown clumsy competition nj nome more dangerous 'hah e
regular, opca operations Of foreign trade.
We are drlued become great manufacturing peope-
We are in fact already great IN commerce. agrcn'ure ah
rrrs and f.eries We have much business, aud Pro.
ytruce has given condition much superior 10 hat oil
ob.r noon that prosper all that sci our hands unto,
uni we pressing upon us IMAM bu hghest
can accomplish We manufacture all Sorts n Hler-
other peoples "r can 'uh cGt lie pro
ducts agriculture untold carsoes f"hi cheaper h'u ai
o If We canno, and sail ships cheapI than any
ber natn can better, anh get higher ifeetS
and make qucker and we can eaten more " ana
pess oil um them 10 jJfe 1s people on any one 81
h, OCCUPATIONS cnoAc cannot but produce masiee disode
md Io.s .-t had Government than we shall
ever endure cannot nor prevent housn ma! ie'au'
our onward march of prosperity
TABLES OR STATIsTIcs.- We are compelled to lay
over TIL Friday the tqt!es " praess aud rteus OF The
Tariff Of ~ which have been prepared Tor the CEN
tro, Committee by a merchant Of Richmond, Tor the
purpose of cseling and exposing lhe errors OF Inc
tables in The Richmond hhieJ