Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-18

and the ros1n ot nearly the Who'll DPt''c'dIs '" ~
York on that subject These cheering Signs OF t'e
,e,r,pent grow h Of ,hose sound principles on the
SUBJECTS of taxation, protection and revenue WHICH
has been the Of years OF Democratic asctnaanc}
in that State and has been rapicy changing The most
rfnl st tie in the conPderacy from almost upan'-
m,,y on the aide or the Tariff TO lis present position,
ss neatly equally divided with strong aad well asceF-
timed tendency The side Of free trade There ~ no
part Of the New York Democracy which now enter.
tains views The Tariff less liberal than majority OF
the vota,s Of Georgia North Carona aud the m'nori-
ties in Alabama and Virginia, which were some years
ago considered pre-eminent anti Tariffs States very
large portion o: them are fully up To Inc ne OF the
Northern Democracy The free trade principle IS pro-
oreesive and its advances New York have been "a
Did and powerful. The whole happily united IN
favor of candidate for The Presidency, who hes De
carsd emphatic hostility % the principle aud cetai' OF
the present tariff and affirmed in the broades terms his
oonosition 10 al duties laid with view 10 protection,
incdent1l or other.ise and decl:res that protection
which manufacturers receive Numerically from reve-
nue. duties all they entitled To, and more t1an they
should receive, If better system could be otVised -
The union of the party then IN support OF such svnil
nents is strong sign of the power which Just prime
ples are acquiring New York and their success IN
the election viii be great triumph t, those principles,
and signal defeat of the 'farlN
The Democracy OF the South ought u cling more
closely the and the partY, which presents such
prospects OF aid The growth and early ascendancy OF
free and en!irhenpd doctrines this head Certainly
they can gain nothing IN principle or Pohcg oy h'fa"-
ing off associations with 81 large ard powerful party
aad making violent and offensive warfare upon theni,
because some among them less thorough on TINS one
point than their ass ca,es Much less they expect
10 profit either principle policy by discadng Nor'h
ern aid on these pretences-cu,tlng oft whole BODY
of friends in whom the free ,rade prnciP. is strug
rlinp with every prospect of early triumph, yin the
inconsistent and imprsctcable design OF building UP
Southern and sectional party on the Tariff Inc South
ern Wings farther renewed from sound consiitu-
,ional views this head than the Northern Democrats
whose opinions quote AID no nearer than te Tess
instructed class to whom such uncompoInlsing hosu-
" is vowed. The attempt is very Wild one, u SIN
cera in ils ayowcd motives To bolt from the party and
make war on such petences, opens Suspicion OF mo-
tves which not based upon principle at all bu' nav
ing real reference 10 other and rsona considerations
from tie Tt,ea DeTaoc, G.)
The following, from the Albany Atlas Of the 18TH
instant enbodes sound Democratic doctrines rs 10 -
Tariff and we trust it WI receive the CANDID con-
sidera;iou from ell honest and patriotic poiihcans,
which It's good sense and the Importance OF NE SUD-
iect of which il treats richly deserve. From va
r;eiv of causes amcng the most prominent o! which, rs
the rapd accumulation oil national debt u is appa-
rent that adius;ment OF The farm w''h reference
9th to permanency and revenue, must be one OF the
le iding measures of The present Congress; aud it IS
proper that the Democratic Party should be kept ad
vssd of the principles, on which portion, at least OF
that party would wish % see II modified The Alias,
we believe with yr-y large proportion OF The Demo-
cratic press 10 this State, among when, we inclnce
favor Of Tariff adjusted strictly revenue pnc'-
ples-wlinp 10 permit such 'prot7ct OF, a. lar't,
thus framed shall 'ncidentally afford any Particular
branch of ,ndusry-but unwilling To vary the terms OF
such Tariff 50 az TO specially favor branch OF
trade more than another This. take IT. is the only
Democratic basis for any Tariff and as we vary or de-
part from it, must infc.n wrong upon some portion
OF our fellow citizens, which is 10 be followed by
speedy retrbuiion.
"ruE TARrrr.-liy that provision Of the Constitu-
ton Of the United States which declares that Con.
gres shall have power 10 lay and collect taxes, du-
ties, mposs and excuses, TO pay the debts and pro-
vide for the general welfare OF tie Union, u ceitan-
" could have been Intended that Congress should
Impose system OF duties arranged as to run the
General Government in debt for the purpose OF erng-
ing existence, and nPho!ding partial ma i"ca,
interests Yet such is the effect at The Iari devised
by the Whp majority in the last Congress. The only
feature in that Tariff which is distinctly Wing, is
that by which the nation - run in debt to HE eA-
tent cf FIVE millions Of dollars year. Tariff Tor
revenue, Tariff within the view 1T the Crnst luton,
would meet the assent of every Democratic member
Of Congress; FOR there console rab'e portion o'
that party which, at III time, desires resort - d.
rect taxation TO support the General 6ovetnment.-
All are conten. with system oil cnstom house dn-
ties, and with the great though occidental, PIo'ec-
ton afforded by IL certain class interests OF the
country. But the Wing party demand more than
this They reqnrc system not Of '1S1tIon, Bat OF
prohibition; Of revenue, but OF debt TINS wing
system, il 1t is 20 be pepe taa;ed vii inevitably lead
10 extingush the debt thus imposed on the nation.
II wi!, either compel resort TO THIS double system
Of taxation, or else It win have TO be abandoned
"Thc acts and principles of the Congress which per-
yerted its powers thus TO destroy The revenues of Inc
country have been repud,a,ed and condemned by The
people This condemnation has been more distinct
and emphatic, than has ever before been dealt upon
any political party. Yet The Wing party still retains
the power to pcrpeuaie the evs It has nicted upon
the county ,h,s in The Senate a M jo-y sufficient
"a The will of the people expressed through the
House of Representatives. But though the majority III
the Senate has the power to pinlong The e OF ths ie-
mi sysem il cannot sheer itself from the responsible
Ltv of such course under the plea ignorance Of the
tendencies of its action. That apology might have
awaited it when originating THIS suicidal system. II
will not suffice that lis consequences have been
fully developed The system besides burdenins the
people with heavy and complicated taxes, which nave
gone into the pockets Of the manufacturers, 10 rolling
nm National debt at the rate OF $4,000 600 per annum
II il inadequate for that which the only lie
pitimate object Of tariff 1t has already created
debt whch the constitutional duty oil congress 10
spav' but which can only be paid by abandonment
of The prohbuorv features of the syst H. or by resort
70 some vel un,:icd measure of filling the National
Treasury.
"That the people OF this country, even those most
willing to extend protection 10 class interests S'e op
posed 10 granting such indulgence at cost .! ma
tional debt every dsnteresied person must concece
IRE senseless cianors of the Wing press in favor 81
the sent Tariff neither indicate the tone OF the put
lie mind on this subject nor lnnEence IL.
r'The people opposed TO IT, E:en the manu'ac
turing classes, in whose behalf the system was pro-
fessedy devised that it contains the elements OF
its own destruction and of their ruin IL arrays he'r
interests against the interests and necessities OF the
Government There is an instability in it which
alone defeats whatever good might result from II 10
them, TIE Wing leaders are not so Blind 10 public
opinion as tho presses which pretend TO ncicnts 1t
We have already seen the mill boy recsn'ins his
high tariff theories and have heard the Collie wins
pefng about the necessity of greater stability IN lie,
This cxac,s of the people too much for their
,ient endurance. Blu, viii they abandon il wa!
they yield up to public opinion, as they have The
BANKRUPT Law, and more of their PROMISED
measures Of relief. The guest on IS in their hands and
we shall soon know how they have disposed OF IT
KEsrucKr The Legislature cf 'hs s'a'e convened
on the sOlh ul,, John Helm was elected Speatcr o.
the House Wm }. Graves, Che ANA sonls OF 'l|
lsmen,ed C,rav) Mr. Helm though lie has heretofore
acted with our opponents, is greatly ds''ted By N.
particular friends OF Mr. Clay who brought out VI