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


thirds Of their articles hey m';;i depehu " ~.
portalion--an! the moment 'htl ~ ~ = ,,,.,,nJ
- abroad for market, they are as nuch oeyoiiu y,
nro,c,.ian a, the farmer is now. Then, how WI -,
il stand! viii The country h. the gamer ~,
i, he in more prosperous and healthy conai'loh'
And especially will the manufacturing ana i'ic-
chanc.l interests he better OF Wecah ahs"ci
his question. il we will believe in experience ana
history. The government Of Great BritaiH-'o
which we are pointed for an example oi thc WIS,
dom %. this rrohibitor, roiicy, have gone thfolsn
with this They have tried he experiment, . anu
most c.IectualIy They commenced ~ PIo'G'.oi
10 manufactures By 70 and 100 per ceh, eu'ls '.
But they had a more efficient system uiHn W
have. The British Government he.''lci " n"
public opinion nor on cohs'h1,','aa' ~ no.,
tons TO carry forward its poiicy n'' t,i's ~,
do? Al the start when il became an o'.eci Vi
government ~ protect particular interest, they
Sal. in terms in The law, This shall nn he ilnpo't
cd And for Two centuries, the importation oi
wou!lcn cloth into England was entirely Plo'ipN-
cd-no duty abaui H. ii was made penal 'oi Any
subject 10 wear cloth not wovc ana spun "i'h'''
the realm, Wen, they forced enough oil lhcif 20
rulaiioa into manufacturing, 10 consume III uie.
rroiuclS ola"r:cul.urc What ) he eonseqiielce
Formulation increased. The farming interest
turned back on them and dcn'anaed Prosect'o1
agains, foreign bread and foreign ii'ca'' di"
foreign provisions, and now nave Sot +" l,i"-
lcc!ive duty Of more than loo per Gem on eve
re- necessary Of liic-and The manufacturing IL
Dor of the country is starving 10 death. That IS
experience Thcrethc thing has been lrlcd. ana
now they have cot 10 a point which Is uhchah@ihS
50 long Is the agricultural interest can control.
lie, me add a word which may be relevant 10
a state ofthings with rs How IS il that the aeri-
cultural interest of Great Britain, composing
seven per cent of lis population, l. able 10 com
inand The Legislative policy OF that great coin-
try? II is because the Government in the
course o:ihr pursuit of this policy, has buiN upa
dcht resting on H.. lend oithe coualry-lh lie Stock
held b. The landholdcrs and Landlords OF the coun,
irv-which ihr Government cant Pay-and
through is credit and lis ,cbi, The landed interest
commands and must command While mat mo-
narchr exists. lis legislative policy. And il can
command protection 10 lis wheat and beet and
other productions while the lahorcr s,arvcs al his
loom and spinning jenny. Do We, leow-cit-
zsns-and am sure address people large
ina orilv OF whom are farmers-do We desire any
monopoly 10 the agricultural interest. Cries OF
no" sno"l Then, the manufacturing and me-
chanical interest should no-aS wise men among
them 10 not-tlrire TO drive the agricultural III
tcre> ~ seeking = monopoly f;g themselves. 10
his result Because the road is plain. Il is Il
beaten track Not Enelans clone. In, France,
Spain Austria, have followed it % the same con-
clusicn Now, the argument is-'mc'cciion
a.a;n>l tic pa0pcr labor Of Europe How has
tina, paurer labor been produced? BIZ carrying
out he prohib!lory policr. We should protec:
ourselves to The whole cytcnt OF tie re"eEuc OF
our Government, with the exception of what we
enjoy wi'hcat taxation, ~ duties on Imports
Beyond tha, il would be impolitic, aS it would be
unjust, 10 60 But am OBTAINING yon too long
on this subject. A mother word shall close.
What * his system of benefits which or OPP
rcncn,s 50 ur:c uron Ia, and 10 oppose which,
lhcy say, is anli-pairio;ic and American
Strip il Of lis imaginary qualities, and Of The
beauties o! rhetoric in which they dress itup, and
il is Il system OF taxation on the people. Ana
di.! our Revolutionary fathers ever dream. when
they wc.c comforting on the Federal Government,
his Tremendous power Of taxation, l'!rt III. pco-
pie were 10 stand up in mass and Instruct their
cprcseH,ativcs-''iax Us on-tax ~ o3-t@cause
by taxation Won can drive Us Into uncSamp.c6
Laurhtcr Fcow-ci'zens, II IS
a lallacy. Divcst the human mind prejudice
and l. will detect the fallacy al once. Il is hot
system of blessings al ALI ana il your Govern
meni rcquirci no revenue, no Congress would he
permitted To lay taxes IL tax von into prosperity.
This is all The beneficial the homes, part Of The
BY Il Just regard 10 the different
interests Of tie country by an hottest excrlion o!
he taxing power YOU may relieve hulthens on
the community Tax Lightly the ncccs>ares OF
life, and You relieve taxation Oh the poor end Il. !
boring classes. Tax heavily the IiiXuTicS, and
you reach property that shoiild bear the heaviest
portion Of taxation. Where year Interests coE-
ll,ct with foreign Interests, bear taxation on the
foreign article is bard a ii viii bear. consistent
II with revenue, You I'LL the Treasury and re-
i;cvc taxation from Another source. What Pay
more Tor ny coat ar cotton wear, DO not pay on
any thing clsc-whil>, | aid al important intc-
rest. Bu, the moment You depart from that prn-
ciplc and consider any system of taxation bless
Ing, ! have shown h. The history Of the old Go
vcrnmcn,s of this world where The system must
lead