Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-13

z | understand you then to Say, Mr RiyeS,
liza, this actof42 wa. 'emphatically a measure Of
protec;ion-that it lost sight entirely o! the rrin-
ciples OF tlc Coiupromisc-and hat il even went
hcyoud the high Tariff oil 1928"
Il. | certainly did 50 declare il, At the time 1t
passed.
q. May then ask you, what youthink of Mr..
Claws adhcring 10 il? Do YOU c0nscien,iously
consider il as carrying out or violating The Com
promise!
A. My honest speech in 1872, shows you what
| thrn though, OF the law.
@. And this was about the time, Mr..
RiveS, when you were mcdilaiing a reunion
with The Republican party, some ire or six
weeks before that notable production from your
own rem, i'll which You even ridicuied the posi-
bili,y Of your ever supporting MIR. Clay. Very
well, Sir: now tell us frankly what you think of
vour own course-lOu. who :lcn declared Your
self prepared 10 seize with firmncss and diScfc-
lion The opportunity of redrcssins the injustice
which the iaw inflicis-you. who relied 50 much
upon the estimate Tahic OF the effects Of the mi
nimm principle, as the foundations Of your charge
YOU, who denounced the law for lis high pro-
lective, aye, Irohibi,ory G.aIUrcs-and for lis ont
ragcous and oppressive violation olthe Comrio-
mise Act-and vet. bat lately, in n long. sci and
elaborate speech, you sickle for this act OF II.
and tTv To >lur over as lightly as You can, its pro
tcc,iyc features. But whilst you arr upon the
witness stand, will You be pleased 10 tell Us, what
YOU think ofthat other Southern Senator, the apos-
tate Bcrricn-Who 80 very consistently makes the
Two following declarations:
"Alr. Eerrien, in his admirable Report TO the
Free Trade Convention of Philadelphia in 1881,
declared: 'Wc are the advocates ot Fee Tradr.
-. > II is The unque>,ioNahlc right OF every indi-
v:iuaI 10 apply his labor and capital in The moic
which he may conceive best calculated Ia Pc
mote bis own interest. II is hc interest 0f Mc Pgb-
liz that he should ST. apply il. : Laws
which project by bounty any peculiar species Of
lalor. canno; BE- said 10 encourage American IN
du>iry.'"
And now. this same Mr.. Be.ricn declared in
Boston, on he ih of July last, in the presence Of
Daniel Wchster-"How is ii that L sIcai people
like ours should bc vacillaiin. between free uadc
ard protection TO the domestic industry oil the
country? (CheerS) Free trade ? A rhan!om
which can never be sra$rcd-a iallacr which
is uttered bun to dccciyci (G,cat applau>e.)-
a hing practically for Tie Advantage OF foreign
nations uino,s TO. if | may 80 term il. onr "
holy brotherhood. loud clcers.)
Here. indeed. is a mos; extraordinary trio Of
coGsi>,cn, politicians. Bri We have another
Southern member of tine Fraternity 70 ada 10 The
schedule. Call Mr.. John I!ah6dcn Peasants
into Cou.i-wlo has been so polite IL TO remiE!
Us ofsomc opinions we joined in expressing near
10 years a1c-expre>scd under circumstance
which tic Richmond Wing does not seem 10 aP-
rrcciaic-ard At the inomeni. only calling ior
rather higher duties on the imported articles Of
Europe" than existed in lS0s-and every one
knows, ,l.atlhcy have since been extended far be-
vond this limit-until their very excess makes
them Too oppressive to be borne. We shall return
TIE compliment, n Rowland !or an O!ivcr-and
force orr Critic 10 cyccraie with his own lips
this whole protective sysiem-(IotectiEc 10 one
cIa,s op.g,Ssiyr TO al the rcsr)-aad we viii show
the T.. Wing condcming utterly II. Clay3s slightest
claim 10 the confidence Of Virginia. lssne a
.SiImsaa Dpccs hc1m. and let the consistent Nh
JOHN II. Plcasani> BE- in CouI;, on Friday mex
n;he meantime, Mr. Sergeant, adlonra the Count.