Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-12
RICHMOND, FRIDAY, APRIL IL.
the TARIFF.
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We warn the people Of Virginia against the de'n-
ha ex,r,ordinary political dogma, that high duties
.,aLa i,c nrices II this dogma be indeed true, these
sa,scous Whr politicians are certainly entitled 70
he entire credit of its discovery; ana are wiser w the
dy and generation than all the men VINO have llVeu
$50 ,bsm for never We believe, tll now, was such
oe'oe nanes,ed or even dreamed of. The very re-
." or ,6is PROPOSITION has hitherto been admitted IN
~ oumen, of The Tariff question: as lar as we are
oformed upon all sides, by every party aho oy every
cIss Hitherto all men have believed that Inc Ten
dencv of high duties IS to enhance tue prices OF tue
,;j,s an which such duties are imposed; and tins
:.l beIief the Wings have the audacity to tell
49, hoe been founded upon Ignorant m'ssatement
| 49, uliuI falsehood." Having themselves but lately
,ds or supposed that they have made, this strange
dscovcry that high duties are TO reduce prices these
Wing leaders would seem 10 oehounee the rest o.,
H., felowmen as fools knaves, because they will
w., r,oyiso admit its truth The people Of Virgina
n not he influenced by such false and stupid denun-
Citations. ,., ,,; o;,.. 49,, ,
$500, t,Ilacv ia announced, By these Wing leaders,
" o,e, snrpssssd by the ignorance or wckedness-,he
n,n, Of informat,on or the design 10 decelye-whch
10 dsnlayed in their bungng aud aborlIse efforts to
eus,o,n Il They admit, that IN theory u would seem
10 be false but assert that facts demonstrate mat is
true notwithstanding: and appear to be mol little as
,,n;sbod ,b,m.eves at The sage conclusion to which
he
,uis seoso Their first exposition upon this sub ect,
o nor,ded before the Public an "lmportant Docu-
non. addressed ",o the Wing Clubs, Wing speak
ers and Wing party of Virginia., and was avowed 10
contain afacfs" for the truth OF winch, reference was
made 10 several worthy merchants Of this city, upon
whom. cali may implicitly rely" The very frs, and
most important 'tict, stated in this "lmporiant
Document is that sin the year ISL, the Ia
ria, under the Compromise Act, ranged at the rery
LowE-r rates Of duty" Upon The truth OF this
ufact" the correctness oil every deduction from
their tables depended; and this important "tact
Turns on, 10 be no "tac;" 1T oil. 1t ~ shown,
that it was not true; ,ha either by mistake design;
TINT either through Ignorance, careessness lnadvert
ance or deceit IT had been miss,aed; that the very
verse was true; that under The Comprom Sc act only
three or four tenths Of the of duties above 20
Der cen,um had been taken off in 1S1I not materially
yaryinp The protective character Of the Of 1892 and
that il vas not until The 30th day of June, 1912, IN
,yUth and in "fact" that he Tariff under the Com
promise act ranged at The very lowest rotes OF duty
The correction Of this msslatement at once destroyed
every deduction drawn from their imposing array oil
statistics; and the s'importan document is oyethrown
bv single blow Tins correction is known TO be true;
no attempt is made 10 controvert III lis Importance 10
obvious and vet, so far we have seen no Wing pa
No, and no WING committee has made the correction OF
this mis- statement of theirs or even alluded 10 II. We
call upon lem now 10 correct it. If they do not, We
shall surely be warranted IN The conclusion, that they
are at least willing to deceive.
The Whrg Central Committee OF this State, leaving
the .im2or,ant document TO its late, have now pro-
duced another exposition less allacous in its cha
rac.er and no lesi unfounded in It's statements. We
shall on Tuesday next; publish reply from the De-
mocrac Committee; and We feel warranted in saying
they yyll deIiosh this rev exposition a efectnay
a. they have done the ''Imporant document. Point
ing TO The former ldaces Of these Wing leaders, which
hey seen, afraid or ashamed correct houg detect
ed aud exposed, assure the people OF Virginia, that
their present exposition is no less faulty and vulnera-
BILE, incorrect and untrue; and promise them, that il
shall be conclasivey refuted and completely over
thrown. The faacy they are cndeavollng TO uphold,
is as false in fact as is admitted TO be foolish in lfeo
ry The means 10 which they resort 10 sustain II,
might we'll warrant the belief that they know IT 10 be
So We warn you against trusting 10 their pretended
facts and laliaclous deductions; tending, if not design
ed 10 impose upon your generous confidence, and to
rob YOU Of once Of your property and your rights.