Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-12

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wholly rreconcilahle with other theof'e.
~ constant use by the Wings and Mr.. Clay himself
on this same subject OF the Farm nave choss" y
.onv,ct Mr. Clay of ubsurd'tes by appealing 70 '''
dniss ons and theories Of his own if,ehus ana Nv"
viii ask if Mr. Clay believes 10 his own theories
no n,t very weak man: If he sees their nbsurdlies
and only emoloys them to deceive 10 he not very
o o"u mr. NAM JOHN TAYLOR ef Caroline
/ TO the EDITORS or TIE ENQUIREh.
SCENES IN KING WILLIAM!
\ Ih,d had some thought of giving yon ~ ,ch o.
/ he nolt,caI discussion at King VILLAIN Court House
IN last court day but had declined 1t, until sa" ne
,trocons article in the Jackoss Wing th'nH t'a' pa
DOR richly deserves the appellaton have gwen ~ o
that no, the onT IT has used that Vulgar ana IN
decent o,oeIlat,on in reference Democrats. There
. anotber application Of the term in the same paper
And that; too, organ which claims al Inc uece",
cv Truly it is very genteel and genteman'y aho
exceedingly courteous! | think The Cabbage story
ruy and properly related, would be apt to choke 'he
editors and Their correspondent much as real ca7-
eaoe crammed down their Threats would Ii vas 'hs
70 illustrate the operation Of the Tariff, Mr. Seodon
supposed cabbares raised in the vicinity of Richmond
To sell for four cents head and tina! the corporate au
bortiss 10 raise for city purposes should I'M
lose duty of four each cabbage brought IN
This he said would raise the price TO eight cents, the
whole of which would be paid by the consumer Then
he supposed that, in consequence of the tax gardens
should be established in the city Every body Knows
i that The CITY lana Is worm IluCH aooi 10 NUN
higher and the Of raising cabbages would OF ne
csssity be much greater, that, TO make any profit
The civ raiser would have TO sell nj price equhl OF
nearly so 10 the price of the foreign article. Thus ali
persons wishing to foster the cabbage growing interest
in town, and consequently giving them The preference
IN their purchases, would pay the original cost oil the
foreign cabbages, -four cents, and also, the other
four cents in the shape of the duty, which has enhan
ced the price and, IN addition, that tins increase OF
price would be paid to the town producer and not 10
The city treasury and the object oil the ordnance, VIZ
the raising of revenue, would be defeated Is this
Jackass reasoning; Can any thing DE more mahema-
| tcul!y clear
| The CORES pendent, the editors, ct looks TO me
Ike editorial from IFS position in the paper) says
MIR seddon was carried fneas-kc, on the shoulders
4 the Democrats, much we're they pleased at his
CO. en reasoning. They very much pleased, IT
| true, the complete demolition which he gave TO
The Wing orators but this Eneas-rde was before his
speech was delivered, and arose, Coubt not, from a
desire on the part Of the Democrats who bore bm aoit
10 testify his Indignation The IN which he
was treated. Mr. McRae had spoken Tor long time,
the potco of the tavern and when 1t came to Nj
Daniels turn to address the people, between and
o clock magistrate, Wing one, | have understood,
proposed that should adjourn 10 the court house
all expectation of having court having been eban-
doned by most present Mr.. Daniel addressed the peo
ole for near two hours without interruption; hu: Mr.
Seldom had not spoken more than few minutes,
when Major Dabney vas called out, and IN lew mo-
ments returning, Interrupted MI D, ana stated that
the gs,raes wanted the court ilouge 10 transact 'e
business of the county. hubbub and confusion arose
with mach excitement. Mr.. DANIEL, and Others,
| Wings amongs, The festO demonstrated but Mr. DAB
gey would not yield The excitement increasing, hr
Seldom proposed 10 settle the difficulty by adlournng
! INTO The open air This answered with shout,
and general rush took place from the court house
| In the midst OF the huhbub, gentleman was seen
bearing Seldom aoft with his books and documents
one leg dangling the air Tine indignation OF Tie
1 toA DnD0fr n
angry and loud What Major Dabney's politics are, J
| do not know. He has been chairman OF wig Club,
and acted, am told, with the Wing party IN The last
canvass No court was held; and am not aware That
any Effort made 10 hold one.
| Mr. McIlae's speech produced lttc impression
He labored to ptG:e that the Wing measures o Bink
Tariff, ,Sc., are the real Republican measures That
they were originated and supported bY washington
Mydson and other great apostles OF liberty, ana una
| they could not be styled Federal He stated the wing
doctrine in relation Tariff to be- simply in iavor
f Tariff for revenue with incidental protection 10 ou
| manufacturing Interests, characterzing the Preseh
black Tariff Of that sort. He touched upon some
other of the topics now at issue between Inc paf"es
with ckessnees oassertlon and dearlh oil nrgumeh
tative reasoning, which usually character'zss wing
| slang.
| He was followed by Mr.. Daniel, who, in two
hours Speech recapllulatsd most of the exploded mum
bugs of ls40 in relation 10 Van Bnrens Magician tao
tics, Wing charges of extravaganza, &c. whicn nave
been so often eiute0-nS connection Will -h'S
md variety of trash, having bearing on the qnes
lions issue. HIS speech marked by his usual
ingenuity and eogGence but destitute OF point ana ar
Iument II was very pretty, and he mace some
handsome oufishes in a Of indignation nnsniled
| o the occasion. lie insisted that Bank, Tariff ana
Distribution Law, were the policy OF the Go-
vernment-that wanted Bank 10 give us UNI
form and steaGy cnrrency-but that Bank, however
powerful, could not do This with3utu high Tarii. lhey
we're measures so dependent on each otiPT 1at oht
,a1I rt,lt
benefit, without The other. He then endeavored to on
he advantages o. Tariff He had bought real
coat for SS VII ch would have cost him, some years
ago, $50. lie had bought suit Of clothes Tor less thn
$40, which, some years ago. would lave cost hm ga
to $40 Here was strong evidence of The way IN "cf
The Tariff, the high black Tariff diminishing the
prices OF manufactured articles He had taken Inc
trouble TO enquire OF merchants IN Richmond the
prices of the various Articles on which the farm
oprrated and lie found that prices of most OF then
had fallen very much He asked what interest had the
people of KING William in Free Trade He had scan
ned the Of the last census, and he found tina
they made little for foreign exporiaton-that lte
their products reached foreign port II all found
a market in the United States. 1t was, therefore, the
interest of the KING William people 10 foster home in
dustry, to good market at home for then
products The great staple OF the South, cotton, hae
risen much under the fostering care OF the Govern
ment and impetus had been given to trade o
, every kind DC &c. MIR. D., in the OF hi
,ary affairs of the country, Immediately preceding, ant
during the times OF specie suspensions, and attributed
them to overtrsdng, rage for speculation and exrava
gance buying without means and much beyond ability
pay &c, the TO which the Democrats have
always attributed them, and did not once mention Al
causes the removal Of the deposltes, and ogans
the Bank, which he and his compeers OF the Wing
Party used strenuousy TO urge as causes of The
monetary distress of those times. That shows the
power of truth However, If may be denied, and con-
cealed for ,ime-in the end, it Will prevail and bt
acknowledged BY its enemies. After MIR. ID. hut
concluded Mr.. Seldom arose and after making very
handsome exordira; ard beautiful nposlrophe, 10 h
SHADE ci Spencer Roane We all adjourned into .h'
open arr Is iao.e NJ nti.ned, where, III an earnes
and eloquent sir@;n, <" defended the principles OF the
Democratic Party aglns, the assaults OF the Wing
champions, bclclv and successfully in so much Ina
the Democrats elt their triumph, an he Wings, in thu
shame of def at hung their dropping heads He run!
the changes New,on's leter-showing the want o
cundor and fairness with which the Wings had con
Quoted the last campaign witnessed BY OF thei
own number, high their confidence. fe showed
that in attempting catch "brds OF every feather, th
Whrs had caupht themselves, by raising to the Pres