Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-24

And 10 all others in the same proportion. mus
those employed in every branch OF industry can
now Judge for themselves. Clay secures the
American market for the American farmers,
manufacturers and mechanics. Polk give !; W
u the British or compcls the Amc:ic 10 come
,owa and work Is cheap as the paupers Of En-
rope. rom u to 20 cents per day. Clay IS ior
The American system, Polk ior the B!iiisil--ihls
is the true state OF the question AMI II cannot be
DISGUISED or e:aded When the British and
Americans arc cvn;endns Tor the American mar
kct the question i, which side will you taas? S"ch
being The true STATE OF the question. whIch shoeid
we prefer or President. James Is. Polk, the chaiii-
pion of The British system" OF Henry Clay.
The llus;rioUs champion and advocate OF the
American System =
"Clay is Tor he Tariff of lsi2, Polk for 20
per cent horizontal. This is settled by their late
ieters-Mr CIay'> OF the III May, 10 Harris
hurr and another of June 9th 10 Mr.. Cope OF
pi,,sburs, ana Mr. Folks OF l9lh June, 10 MIR.
Kane 0. Philadelphia"
This Wing document con;rivcd and intended
10 deceive the ignorant ard un.n;naing portions oil
The classes to whom il i ad,!ie,sed conric.s rs
manufactures an! cfcula,ors oiGownrsh saare-
r.. inns,icc and di>honest:. !: was doabileSsrut
forth with the hope, that the poor ignorant shoe
maker. batter. &c, Gas they suppose them 10 be-
would BE- deceived BIZ the apparent advantage
given 10 each by Mr. Clay; and, being satisfied
with that, would look no deeper into the matter.
Bot do these clever CooDS suppose that the rel!eSt
dol Of a shoemaker that ever waXed thread, IS
80 blind and stupid IS not 10 perceive that. while
Mr. Clay gives the shoemaker 90 With oae
hand he Ia il all baci; with The other hard.
with 40 added 10 it. and gives ii 10 his tiyo:ile,
The manufacturer, according 10 Ii" showing o.
their ogn Wing document! - that, without
NJ. Claws gracious h1ga,T. II, shoemaker can
u -. ~ !
his family n IL can v:,a Nj c. ~ aade'; -
his S!0)-5cc&use lie is c0Gpci'e,. hv Mr. Clay
10 pay tie manufacturer i-2uatT O; $40: IN.
vot III. shoemaker i. one Of the iavo'c! clsss"5
in this Wig tablc-iEa,iS, be is not 41i;c 81 .2c!;
neecct! b. Mr.. Clay rs some others. Is ior car
penter> hricslavers plaStcrcfs. stone n3sons, day
ia5ore.$ and many o.aer classes IS ili:2kc. and
no give, according % this same Wing document.
Mr. Ciay takes from them, % ;"e 10 his ia:oF'tc
manufacturer, but gives them ro.!iins Mr.. Gay
has nothing Of his own 10 give. Whatever he
gives 10 one, he ilchcs from The packets OF an-
cher What k0Aca man could bear 10 live on
goods iilchcd from his neighbour his friends and
ie.low.ci!!zenS even though il IL done under color
Of Tariff Law ? This is VIVA. our Coons are
craving; and Mr.. Clay promises that they shall
be fi!lcl-ayc 10 the throat an! yet they charge
the advocates O. the Annexation oi Texas win
self 81 m liivcS According u this Wig docu
,aent is clearly iemon>'rabln. i:;t ~ The really
isboring classes are robbed to ramrcr steam
power and water power capital, whether owned
hy British Wings or American CcoAs: and yet
their Editors have ,hc b:ass to call on MECHANICS
10 support their parry.
As 10 the American farmer, especially the
Southern farmer, who has u c!o:he his laborccs
and domcSlcS he is literally picae1 all around,
and from head 10 i31l, hy the SYecia! friends 81
the bountitui Mr. Clay--whiic, 10 make him hear
!; like :. man. they stun his ears with Ia" cry OF
Home Industry" aud charm Lis soul with the
ior Harry Clay '-"i.ivc rs a Home Market Tor
the farmers labor hat we may bwy at our own
price Give Us the world for err market that
We may ~A for orr own r'ice. and oWS VIZ &c
the fines; country in The world" Give US such
Home Market and We Lord and Lazy " hi@>
who lol stock in manufactures, will wax i3t l!he
IcshUran and kick asalns. ali authority, divine
and human.
Every farmer knows lhat the 40 per cent gwen
to him b. Mr.. Clay, a stated in his wing doen-
nea;, is all prc,ence-(( 'Roast beet and two dol
lars day")--for, there can be no impor,ations TO
compete with his products inthe 'llolnc Market"
which is already glel h. the effect, in part
oi the Tariff OF lSi2--so that prices Will hardly
reimburse him the COS; Of production
But, in order 70 show how This thing woE%s
anon the farmer. let Us examine the following
account current, furnished BIZ Il mercantile gen
,leman. Ii will be seen that the account is stated
in the most favorable view of the Tariff of lSi2;
for ii admits protection o. 10 per cent. 10 the
farmer. when. in fact he gers ~ protection, Tor
The relSyn alOva stated.