Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-05
THE HIGH TARIFF.

We are not the enemy Of domestic manufac-
lnrcs-but only Of me hol-5ed artificial system
Tor which like Franklin's whistle, we pay loo
dearly No man likes 10 see them flourish more
than we do. no enc was more delighted with the
beauty o. Cumhcrsoc's loc,-7, and Colquilt's sad
dies, and Dcnoon's crates aud Bosher,s coaches
Blu, let MS mel pay too dear for The whistle. Our
conntry indeed is admirably calculated Tor manu-
'ac.urcs But lct Us no. force thea too much
by ho;-beds They viii rircn sooner Than in
any other country, b"cansc OF the superior sa-
saciiv, industry, enierpr!le and especially inse-
nuity Of our connlrymen-and particularly OF
the citizens O! he Easl-in The invention oi
labor saving machines. Il was an American
who invented the pin machine, That enables
three girls 10 Turn OFT Two barrels of pins
day. |, was an American who applied
s;eam-rowcr 10 HE frine cars and the dash
ing boa-thc most glorious Of all the disco
veIies Of The day. IL was IN American, who
invented the card making machine, which OF all
inanimalc matter that W. have seen comes near
est 10 mind These laHor-savng machines are
calculated 20 abr.dge tho expense Of ore of the
great elements OF price viz: lator: and if the "a
pi,al which i nescesssv To make them. and
build M the factory and carry on lis operations
were bu' n cheap, We m;gl III few wears defy the
world for almost every variety o; manufactures.
But still We mus! not pa 30 Gear for HE wis
he. We are willing, however 10 20 back 10 the
Comnroinis, act, which with is cash duty of 20
rcr cent or the home valuation, amounts 10 from
25 to 30 per cent. protective dur, and which Mr..
Clay calculated 10 be an adequate protection 10
our manufactures. This is thee or loartmcs the
duty, which was laid during General Washing
TONS administration. We are perfectly willing
to extend such protection t. Al. the nlanufac-
tures III Richm0nd-;nl ill there are narrow
mind. enough 10 call us an enemy 10 manufac-
turc.-and therefore an enemy 10 Richmond
and ilerei fore unworthy of enloyine I'll the he
nefts of the elective franchise Pm IL Mai pass
Do the boastcd friends of high Tariff recol-
lcci, when they are claiming protection for domcs.
lie indns'rn, that manufactures are no; the only
production OF home labor .? Is moi the labor OF
The farmer domestic also! aud of the merchant
and OF The ship master and OF The mechanic =
And is ii altogether tar or po!.,ic, 10 encourage
one domestic labor CT the cxpens Of another? |.
il according 10 the free and ieleratirc Govern
mcnt, which embraces 50 MANY climates. anC
soils, and cmploymen,s, and productions 10 bcne
fiji one section or class only. and burihen all the
rest One domestic employment is indeed pro
tec,cj, hut il opprcsses all The resi-. Have mol III,
merchant and the shlp-builder Il RICH; 10 complain
OF too heavy Tariff? Do you really promote
the prosperity OF city, Tia, is blessed with uppe
an lower navigation, By giving too much protec
ton 10 domestic manufactures Such ceitainl,
was no, the opinion Of meeting, which tool
place in Richmond some years since-when tina
wise old merchant and miller, Thomas Rulhcr
foord, Esq, presided. We venture 10 say. tina, a
this day he remains of The same opinion-anc
yet, who will call him an enemy OF Richmond !
Mr. Rutherford is 4 Wing but he is an homes
Whg-and is ;oleran: enough 10 allow for an no
nest difference of opinion in am man, who differ
with him about National Bank.