Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-01

Il these others belong to the agrcui'u,a o'ss' w
icing near -fout,hs OF all our poeu'a",
ns,s of this enornous burden Is tnI'~n ca '''' 49,
,s, ,nd,., ,bam N time the real facts are we'i
,nders tooi 10 demolish The whoie sys'e" VI Pa
protection and require as some OF Us 40 n'", '"".
Tariff for such protection De cortec.eu "tu'" .''.
80, daI.y What docs it amount to per head year
> nc,ndnS Their families Over two dollars II each
nan woman, and child, on an average What, IN the
ross are the present duties few separate articles
+ great vital, and universal necessity Oh iroh' az
% lbs per head, it is 500 OnOO00 lbs Tor our wno'e po
,ulaton now twenty millions of people anc the tax
IN this at only three cents per pound is hieen m's
f dollars ten. eevenhs of which is pad by o'hers
han The manufacturers. On sugar, al ~ Po"huS Pc
Head OF two aud half cents duty per pouhd 'he 'aA
Sc ven millions Of dollars and on SAT- aoae
without rolDr into other articles at pusnei per
read cute million and q half OF dollars
AS an illustration how this presses on my o"" Out
With population of about 300 QUO, ana Tue a'sp ,a
them farmers, the tax for IRON alone equa's
r fonr tines the amount of the whole State TAX oi
,ngor SlO9 600 more and salt, 81, making
n only three articles, an aggregate o. more lnah
bird Of million and near seven tunes the whole OF
What is technically our State tax. None OF our popu-
,a,ion get relieved from thus, except the lew VINO
make OF these articles much as they consume
All can see in moment, how this prevents the con-
.umer from being able to buy, or enjoy, or lay as
much, with the came money and means, as ne other
wise could for by the rise OF price, he ges ou '"'ee
Dr. four pounds OF iron, sugar, nc, lot Tue SAINT 'o
III
,ost of the difference going to the manufacturer aho
he revenue The whole Union, as consumers, and
far not makers of such articles, leel the dsc
a,ing oppression, and are thus IN the NORTH Us wen as
ne South the East and the Middle States, as we'll as
he giant West, oil suffering under its unequal bearing
y means of the present Tariff.
But look at another aspect OF the inquiry, n NJ
Getting the producing classes The producer usually
farmer or planter, or manutscturer-though mos
connected with the last class only about million
ID hale rnn thrPe-tOuTlhS,
,ected with the two former Now, it the producer mas
% nav forty per cent. more on many indiapehsaue
,rtclss which he consumes 1t will soon be manifest
hat, unless manufactured, and thus indemnihea' ne
,ufers doubly under this system, and esfeCa!y d.
ompared with any other consumer
shall not now enter into any technical reasoning
.bou, wha, is called the tory-tdie heory-ihough II
would be troubesom to defeat by argument me cogen
.easonng of the Senator beiore me- (alr. ScDuhiel
3ut Tins much 10 demonStrable that such producers
ire frs. burdened and injured by the higher price Of
what they consume. Whether they purchase II mere
nth money, bring 1t home in exchange Tor wna'
hry produce aud send abroad the consequence IS the
same that they get less in amount for consumption
and when argued that, in such case, they hao
|oetter not use foreign articles raised IN price, OUT
oring home money, pray what 10 to be done WIN 'n
money not eaten, nor worn, but some OF 'e1ehinSo
for necessaries or luxur'esand, wheiher OF 90
lnesc or foreign manufacture, enhanced IN price So
ltbat he cannot procure enjoy so many oil them AZ
lis this excessive taxation, in all possible ways, on the
producer 10 England, that emps Parliament u con"
Ii nue. the Corn Law duies with view 10 remunefn'e
line arrculiur,s by higher prices, thus caused, Tor
hs grea, staples. And yet, after all that, having, tas
In. mas almos,0 a monopoly OF food, he grinds The
laboer int, riots and incendarism, while the manu-
acturer not much the pet there, works SO near lhe
minimum price, necessary 10 sustain HE, thai ouu
harvest and in food, rise IN COLON, eho
gut Of markets, so is to diminish manufacturing
Throws millions upon public charity for their daily
bread Much of those trying evils arise from exces
ave taxation, in various ways and esPeclaiy hshl
duties corn some bearing on one KIND OF pfoomc1,
and some another, and all fall there on the hnna
ted laborer whether engaged 10 manufacture, or ayr
culture The relief there, well here IS the grea't
proo!em ano il 10 be found IN reducing, ana NOT
raising taxation furnishing both bread aud clothing
we'll all other mltsrias, each from the places
they can the present state OF society, ana w''aou'.
forced means be made chea pest. Then, G"d ooun-
ues IN every climate and stage Of improvement n 50,
cie,y will, By commerce, become interchangeo, anui
universally dfused, and the whole human family De
blessed, rather than oppressed by each other acVan
tages aud excelences.
Proceed, then, and lower the highest duties here,s
and the revenue would still be sufficient; and, othert
hngs remaining unchanged the bofer as we'll as pro-
Queer Will be aoe consume not only as much more
as The difference OF duty would buy, but industry ano.
the prices of his products will be SO increased 20;
the producer that he Will be able 10 buy much more
49,. -~o--crahie instance Of n change IN inns
Fespee. OCCUR n The eass & tf+:a
when fo,eirB aad Is COLONIAL, but So2 'i3 iosi
were consumed But The cutes beng thea reduced.
halt. lhe c0asump,ion from that and other causes
increased by S40 To IS 66l, 1856 lbs. Mr. Evans here
asked If ENGLAND produced any coffee; which Nj.
Woodbury. replied, that she produced some IN her
colonies as we'll as sugar. II 10 remarkable tact,
that the duties remaining high during that same pc
Rod sugar. the consumption OF IL ieii OH "",oo~
cwt.
Producers are next suffering by not being able under
high duties to purchase lands and stock, and hre ano
TO the extent they otherwise might, in order to increase
the quantity of their produce 1t Is also CERTAIN tna
under tins system, produce vs. iRey 10 sen 'oi ieS,
cause their markets abroad are exposed TO be cut OH
and dimtn,shed much more than under system Of low
duties aud LIBERAL reciprocity.
Thus it IS that The great agricultural producers -
he South and w es, feel deeply the evils %. ms sys-
ton having ,c remuneration Tor them, or fei'ei
from ;hen as the manufacturers themselves have ana
Inn some respects IN the North part OF those living u
their immediate neighborhoods. And II u were not
tor the low price of lands in this country and their v
gin richness and blessed fer,iy the distress and pros
would in past years with farmers have been much
severer. . Lo
| Next their markets are thus exposed to become
cromned or deterorated, under retsaiions and me
urea, principle of trade is acknowledged now ny most
oeople, as laid down by Franklin, that commerce
mrst IN order 10 flourish durebly, CONSIST oil mutual
'e exchanges. Wf'tinS 10 ffehe" sen'ie " ~
(vo >, p 3691
Government TO favor commerce, manifested N thr
late v6gisment You appear to be possessed OF """
which lew Governments are possessed o'-that \ mus
take some of BIS produce; otherwise viii not De abe
no nav for what he would take OF a.
The evil operation, naturally attendant on h'sh ana
|dscrminating tariff to inure oil markets abroad IS
one which presses hard the friends OF such system
And hence II is o favor,e ground assumed by them
that the foreign markets are Of tng conse 10
Tho nroducer compared with the domestic or home
market, and that they but liule affect his prices and
that their system furnishes demand 50 much better
o an prodaced cs to for the loss of al markets
abroad.
Now, sir, as these positions are deemed by their an
thors great pillars TO support the protective system,
will ask vour indulgence short tune IN ORDER 10 expose
how u,ety unounded they are on The real icts npp-
c,be 10 them; and to show afterwards the further evs
of ms system 10 navigation and the fisheries, and
even TO sound manufacturing industry no less tnan 10
hs GREAT classes of consumers and producers so as TO
be entirely una,oned for by any benefits really resulting
from II.
(7o be CGn:Hued)
CoNGREss--Firsts Session.
CosGREs+- Wednesday, Fsb. 81.
7, -, Senate Mr. Wr,aht presented memorials