Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-15

-, yb,ch is 50 devouiiy wisheo ny rs 'e
ne6cinr,es and suppor,ers-when we SUN ''I I'LL
much md hay as ule as p"s'ioie - "e ,.
,I,d n. Golden vision, OF "selllng everything,
| X. ,,.,,r no,h,na' hat VIII be the cohn''"" "
The expn,ting States of this Union eon"e 49,,
| tween nations can rest upon u" "''' ~ - Ia
| a mutual exchange of the prouucto"s u rrc
W., van have prchb:led The mpoftaton OF "'ahua.
49,. f. rnrone vou will have totally destroyed 'nt
a.m,nd for six.seven,hs OF our COTTON, iehue''"
utterly ynne!ess would as soon ."at y"n s'ooi"
-yery cotton plant in the bud '"' thea We
L IN, .s,iny aud be spared the labor OF prooucuo'
III, S,r hive we fearful premontohs OF 'h''
..L:nr c,,as,rophe. With delghtiul cima,s'
Genial s,;I as industrious popuialoh as a"y =" ~
face Of the earth, and staple "i'I nus ,ss
80 ,l,n INV otber to clorbe with chenPnes' the COM
e,c;, nations of the world we arc steao'iy shh'hs
90 ,nar resr in eli that constitutes The prosperity
a,d Greatness Of States Our efforts ID cnnnefacl ~
downward course, serve but 10 shh US s''ii w
while our annual production has 'hc,sasso' uryo ga
VIZ -, .,,raoate value has actually deprecated
,rt; &, i onesiion of life or death To The ooulh
- co,,hre., The crisis approaches when IL must
Ia decided II is in vain that We close our eyes
tha on,ronchins danger. iou have pleaoy oeSloyeu
one haf of our commerce By the sleuoy p'ose VI VIC
fatal system for more than twenty years; ana 80 long
- as a,d,red the oppression that We have almost
To-, tho ssns, to feel the spirit 10 resist H. or, We
ore surrounded with Imminent dangers; ior whi'e
ano,,cal crusade carried on against our
h t;I;s,ed socti here and IN Great Britain, you
Iona
~. n,-y I, &c .,3erute with our domestic ncenda-
res in the unrighteous work OF destroying our graz
sonle by destroying The means OF Pfoo"o'"s a. =.
ovs, since the Tariff Of 1873, nave rega'oe" "e "a
porting the slave States OF 'h's onon, =, 80 ,s
c,uy reduced to state o! colonial Vassaiaee 10 .'e
manorf,ctnrinc States And feel authorized 10 aoa,
,bs il i much oppressive stae OF lf'nu'afy 1e
ao. ma, that which once bound us to Great bfi-
,n 1'rua we ere then compelled to tFaoe win tue
,ber courtr, bat that country afforded Us the BEST
| t,p f.rls hut N
lid rnaer renaliy of 40 per cent. on The amount
- ON, ANIMAL productions, to trade with these master
S,,,.s 10 The obvious and utter sacrlhce OF our V'ta
and IN GROSS violation OF our natural and con-
,;,.,c.al r,gls Even it you were TO come Gown u
:, revcunr .uiy with the Determinations have stated
i could be- the most unequal and oppressive, in lis ope
roion on III, exporting States, o any revenue system
n me wo,I No other nation at mpted to throw
IN. whole burden OF tlxatlon upon imports Even 10
Greet pri,ain the country which draws most llrgrly
from her imports much the larger portion oi her re-
venue derived from her various internal taxes direct
! and indirect.
So disguised and complicated the bearings and
operations Of this SYSTEM that lis true character can
be in no way so CLEARLY exposed by comparative IL
us,ra,ions by comparing this with what all must
admit TO he an equal System Of ta1allon It's great IN
equality as il affects the two great rival branches o
exporting and manufacturing industry, will be appn-
rent have here tpfore stated that there were l60
600 900 of domestic manufactures annually produced
REMOTELY with foreign imports The amount of duty
paying imports last year $4,000 eco The whole
amount of these manufactured productions, imported
and domestic, is 5000 600 000-a of them The produc
lions of our domestic industry, equally entitled 10 the
protection of the Government, and equally liable, upon
princ is Of equality, TO pay the BURDENS OF taxation
Suppose, ten, thai should far change oar sye
lem us 10 npo.- equal rate Of duty upon all these
m nufacures-a impos duly Of 10 per cont. on the
on. class and duty OF the same rote on the
/ .,.oil nrG- IL
abundant for ali the wants Of The Government; end
the burden of would be Light. and, what ~ more I'M
Dor,ant equally distributed. Nav, Sir, ! challenge
the Senator fro m Mime any one else, to point Gu,
Single objection 10 tins system, upon the score oil
Justice and equality Sir il cannot be done; and yet.
in what striking contrast does stand 10 your protsc-
tive system and IN what deep colors does exhIei'
the enormily Of that system.
Mr.. President, there yet remains one more compare
tive Illustration, quite ifrrent IN is character, to
which mcst ask the attention Of the Senate. shall
suppose then, that the catastrophe TO WHICH we are
haslenns under this suicidal pulley, has actually &C.
cured bv the total destruction OF that great hiahch OF
our foreign commerce. which alone gives value 10 SIX
of rloe of era"riniion and My sup
niles The Government with revenue. what would be
the inevitable result Can II b. supposed that we
should sill prrssvere in producing staples 10 perish on
| our hands Certainly not. Wnat, then, should we
do Why, SIR, we should have the siivish privi-
egs OF dong what you had not yet prohibited us from
dong we should follow the example Of oar op-
pressors ALL excepting their expressions, and divert
our ca pi,a aud industry from agriculture To manuac
TIRES For this change, let me tell you we have great
and abundant facilities surprising these OF any part ct
the Union, in many respects The raw material would
be cheaper for we should make supply, and
take care make none for our rivals and oppr ssoFs
Labor would be much cheaper; Tor, notwithstanding
The absurd theories Of political economists IN Europe
who can know nothing hbont II, the labor OF African
slaves trained fed, and accmaed ours are, is The
cheapest labor in the world for lis eiiciencr-not eS-
cepiing that OF the white slaves nj India we ABOUND
in water pnaer. and extensive regions OF our poorest
land are covered by thick and lofty Forests furnishing
inc xhuus,ib. resources for steam power Let II be
supcosed therefore, that patriot, standing amidst
the RUNS Of commerce and acknowledgement
al the oppression that had Produced and mortified OF The
ma acouescence that had so long endured H. shohli
say to his fe'iow-czens and fellow sutferers-"Be-
hod around you the monuments Of oppress'on IN your
d,uida,ed cities and your dasoated fields There now
remsins I only The poor privilege OF making the
most Of condition, hy improving the means not yet
destroyed by oppressors. Abandon your helas o'
their crops are blasted they rise. Sell and sacrifice
Your lands aud appropriate the proceeds to the esta-
b,ishinent of manufactures As have not had the
spirit 10 oppression, let at least have The WIS
dom 10 repair lis rayages.
/ Now cir, suppose ,aa,, conforming to this advice,
our people ceise TO planters and become manu-
fac,urers. Suppose driher cir, that Vt should be
found that owing the advantages just stated the ma
nulacurers of the South and Southwest should be able
TO underse their former oppressors, as much as they
now can by sending their cotton abroad and exchang
ing it for foreign manufactures (and this 10 no eXrava-
CANT supposlon their operatives would not cost
on I'm average more than - cents day y would The
usacturers Of the North and East stand this com
petition Woud they consent that their manufactures
should not only be excluded from our markets, bnl
driven back 10 the very gates of Lowell: We should
have an empty treasury, for the revenue from imports
wonld he almost destroyed What would they say
when you proposed to lax them? Suppose they should
say, (as distinguished Representative of Massachu-
So its sad tie "her House Of CongressD thai
the free labor OF the N,,th Should never come INTO
sqnel competition with ,he slave labor of the South =
Srppose further, that member OF Congress-irsl
gratifying himself for such task ty foresseoring his
allie ui1uce The Constitution and - The God OF ever
listing Justice should in ms place, ami pfopos-
bill providing discriminating duty OF ~ per cent.
upon all manufactures mad By slave labor, and lnpos-
ing duty al npcn nanufaciufes made by free la
Dor in what manner NJ. plesde"t-l :sk you in whs!
manner would such Inv nc received by the people Of
The slaveholdng States; Sir, they would rise up as
one mao, and, animated by soul world shake this
Union to .s deep foundacns by the indignant voice OF
their Awakened wrath. The spirits of on; flters would
rise up from the grave, emd, like the shade of The muir.