Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-15
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chiefs, gloves, ribbons,
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Every man in his own experience can make
The proper application of table ne VIII
I've able 10 saw whether or not the GUY would pay
his Docior's nils the schooling ct rls Children MS
State taxes. ani his contributions IN ChuIch-
AMI HOY much thes. ii added,o the Oilers. would
leave as his saving out ri IN income oil I'VE ho.'-
bred dollars He will decide, whether interest, OF
what he owes 10 himself and those who oepcho
upon him,-wheiher Justice iowarcs NE great
mass OF his c0unt!ymtn, or wise STATE P"hcy
whether the prosperity or The happy content oi
The various sections al our blessed Union require
OF him 10 Sustain this perpetual tax upon the pro-
tuctiyc branches Of national industry. 10 re az
piled TO The supper; of empioymcn> winch after
ALI principally 10 make the poor both morc
numerous ami more poor, and me ricll less IN
number, bit perhaps more rich.
Your Committee beg leave To close this part OF
their Report with the following resolutions Ihev
are dated in The wear 1920. They were trne then,
are true now, and will verremain true--tecaGSc.
tho interests may change, principles are eternal
They express, in language better than your Com
,ai;,,e can employ the convictions o. their dell
L.ratc Judgment They were written by Daniel
Webster, were presented BY him 10 a meeting OF
The citizens Of Boston. in Fanue;l Hall, on The
ID of October, 1920, and By that meeting unani-
mouslv adopted and were sustained by Mr..
Webster in a published speech, characterized III
the report of the proceedings as distinguished
Tor coscness OF argument, variety OF iluSifa-
lion and abundance OF fact:
"Rc@'rd, That we have regarded wiih1lea-
sure The establishment aud success OF mdnuiac-
lures among rs, and consider their growth, when
,,.lg J. farf ~
sgs,ea, nj bomniieS and protection, Is an evidence
OF general wealth and prosperity
'Resoired That, relying on the ingenuity, en-
terarise and skill of our ciiZenS, we be-
ievc that all manufactures adapted Ia oar charac-
Ter and circumstances. will BE- Introduced and cS-
tended as soon and as lar, as will promote The
Public interests, without any further protection
Than they now receive
'R.wlred, That no objection o,ioh, ever 10 DC
made 10 any amount of taxes equally apror,oncd,
and imposed for the purpose o, raising revenue
necessary for the support OF GoverGmca bat that
taxes imposed on The people for the sole benefit oi
any one class o. men, are equally inconsistent
y9iih the principles of our Constitution aud with
~ound judgment.
''i1ssnireG, That the supposition that, until the
proposed Tariff or some similar measure, be
adopted, we are, and shall be, dependent on ~
leinners for the means OF subsistence and defence,
Is. in our opinion, altogether iallaccus AMI fan
cilu' and deroga,orv 10 Tie character of this ma
Lion.
RsS,ircd. That high bounties on such domestic
manufactures as are principally benefited by that
Tariff favor great capitalists rather than personal
laius'ry or the owners OF small capital ana there
fore we 70 hot perceive its tendency 10 promote
n a,iona industry.
"HtSoirtd. Tim, we are equally incapable oil
discovering its beneficial effects on agriculture,
since the obvious consequence ot its adoption
would be. the farmer must give more than he now
does tor all he bays and receive less Tor all he
sells
"Rto'rcd, Tha, the imposition of duties which
now are enormous, and deemed by large portion
vi Inc people To be unequal and unjust, is danger
Gus, rs it encourages the practice ot smuggling.
"Rs0ired, That. in our opinion, the proposed
Tariff and The principles upon which il is avow-
ely formed. would, if adopted have a tendency
however diiercn, NAV be the motives OF those
who recommend them, 10 diminish the industry,
impede The prosperity, and corrupt The morals oil
The people"
TIE HOME MARKET.
The next subject 10 which lie alteration oil your
comlni,ice was directed is the cheaper, more
stable, cer;air, and sufficient market, which 1t Is
alleged the Protective System afords-in the
Northern States--;o The agricultural products of
tic South The leaders OF the Wing Party hav-
ing failed in convincing tic people Of The truth
al he paradox that the addition ol q high duty.
- tn COS; o! an imported article, lowered lis
price--(a proposition, in Mr.. !. q. Adams OF
nioa contrary 10 Ii. "panes! dictates OF common
sense" have rcsoiicl To another more plausible
t1lldcy. equally delusive, bu, Of a nature more
complex ana to lie FULLY detected, and exposed
only bv 4 reScy; 10 extensive statistical lntofma-
lion, 10 be obtained BY but few, and with great
.,itculty, End wholly inaccessible 10 the great
,nas; ~ The people. Wen aware of the value
and power OF 4 hame, and OF the prcpcsseSSion,
na,ur. 20 ibe mind oc c1ery American, in favor
q: every thing associated with "hone they have
p:cilxcd this endcaring and endeared name 10 the
maldet, which they say, the present protective
ur bounty svsie.A, creates Tor the agricultural
produce q. the country. Assuming that we do
not encourage homo industry, by enablin" foreign
nations 10 pu.chl>c--by THEIR manufactured pro-
ducts-ouR agricultural products, and that do
mes,ic MANUFACTURERS are the onIy branch of do
mestic industry which merits the name, or the
consideration OF the Government, they insidiousy
appeal u The national feeling OF the people 10 pro-
icct at any cost this class OF domestic labor against
foreign competition. To strengthen this delusion
various tables of So-c2llel statistics, have been
published. The gross errors, Gniairness or i2no-
rance displayed in which. we shall presently cx-
pose. Upon general principles OF justice rea-
son, and political economy, these plausible so
phistrieS might be easily re!uled and dispclled-
sustained az we should b. hy the opinions OF
Adam Smith, McCullock, and all the ablest
writers on political economy as we'll as by those
OF some Of the creates, statesmen of This country
and of England. But as our opponents refuse
u meet us on this groand, we will meet them on
theirs and will show that their boosted "lac;S'
ana statistics are as little To be relied on as their
theories.
EXTENT or THr HONE MARKET.
We proceed, them 10 consider the extent Of this
Home Market, and the cos: Of creating H. both
with reference 10 the market atlurded-by the ope
raliyes in the manufacturing eSiablishmen;s-,or
our breads,ufs, and also tina, afforded by those
establishments themselves for the raw material
produced by agricultural industry. And here
we cannot refrain from expressing our great
at the grossly false statements
which have been, and are daily made, both BY
Inc press, and on the hustings, concerning the
number OF persons whom the Tariff makes con-
sumsrs of our breads;ufs BY engaging them
in the manufacture Of protected articles no
hing is more common, than 10 hear and see
his number stated TO be 100000 Now, lie Gen.
sus Of 1910, (ihe only relate source oil iniorma-
ion on hi, point) shows only 9l5io persons
engaged .'in TRADES and Manufactures, inc'nd,
nS every blacksmith, shoemaker, carpenter ana