Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-22

Hllr Wood the nominee FOR Congress, acuTesS-
"a tho s,rnn ami nce>. lcompany with Tue gen
,leman already namcd, assuming Tue s1n'0 o'o"'
Ground in favor of ll,si and eqaa system o re.e-
nuc and enforcing j; with distinguished ''oili'y;
Our opponents on the other Ind brought 'oI wiz
ana kept prominent throughout siie coin.us'' VIC
single question Of the "Tanli as II IS. NJ ceii,
didate they had named, was Inc nles' e'oqWn liu
able man in their ranks, and possessed lhe iull
confidence of his paIiv and had well earned II by
long and valuable service IN lis cause
He had canvassed the country thoroughly, III COIN
many with the hes, men OF his party, hlnisei! one
nfibe mos, effective speakers in the ranks oil Thai
p:r,v here or elsewhere. The election ol MT.
| Wood under such circumstances, IN Dislrict
| which for many wears has been the stronghold oil
Federalism. which was unheSilal'nsiy counted on
br our opponents for some six hundred majority ~
the contest which We conceded % 'nelh .! us III
estimates in whic The alpna;sden anu : mo e
Whissery were mo>tgreely reSol,ed 10, Is mos .n
erarifyine md auspicious triumph. IL rcbutes all
the nockery and wicked falsehood involved in that
one word protection. in the very midst oil those
who were the louies in using il, the most comb
dent in their reliance on It:
In nlacino this mark Of condemnation on the
Tariff a, il * he electors OF Albany have re-
baked the Injustice aad oppression OF partial
and an unequal syys'cm, But their opponents
have afforded them new and different viEdica-
ton for their judgmen,-have ostentatiousiy eA,
hibi;ed This system :" the World as great Social
evil corruping revolutionary, directly subver-
sire of Our Republican institutions. Every
where in this co,inir that monopoly could do H.
il robbed lis epsndan,> OF their right IN The sui
trace The alternative oi voting Tor liberalism
OF being dismissed from employment was, WIN
hardly an exception, forced on The manufacturing
laborrrs This class OF men were brought 10 lhe
coll, in bands and compelled TO surrender The eX-
ercise of ,acir free wills, and vote according 10
the Iiciation OF their ,askmas,ers. Al he ISht,
which had been placed IN their hands as means
Of defence agaiLs; superior class, was WreS'eo
from them and turned against them. Monopoly
seemed DESTROYS OF presenting itself IN all the re-
pulsvene>s OF tyranny. L; d.sdained all conceal
mcnt. and seemed 10 pride itself in revealing lis
mathematician instincts and lis destructive pow
ers. Ii gave new illustration OF the meaning OF
protection Oppressive taxation, discrimination
against the poor and for tie rich, restraint Of
liberty of trade had all been before included in
that word.
cat the las. moment this new feature OF wrong
was added to its definition by those who claimed
alone 10 understand lis meaning II The Demo
cratic electors have thus Signally re5uked TINS
system, when ONLY half lis injurious meaning
was revealed, what, we may ask, Will he lheir
reprOoduun Oh II, WeH ueiIiled ~ theHS !s" .'iu
oil injustice
THE TARIFF.
Substance Of tie Remarks Of joan J. Buren,, Esq
Reported for the Albany Atlas.
Mr.. Van Buren, said, that there was no subject
on which greater pains had been taken hy The Re
deral party. to mysliy and inislcad the public
, mind, than this oil the Tariff. Although the re-
marks he had 10 make would not snsge>! any
new idea, or BE- particularly Interesting, he hoped
10 make them Ineligible from their simplicity.
The Democratic party were charged with being
Free Trade men this was entirely untrue IN The
sense in which it was used. The revenues 10
support the Government can only be derived from
direct taxation or duties on imports. There Is no
other adequate source. Those vino advocate the
former mode are Free Traders We challenged
our opponents TO point 10 leading man, or press,
or TO the action Of any number OF Democrats as
Semble,, in a convention or a legislative body, who
or which countenanced even the idea OF direct
taxation for the support of the Government. On
the contrary, it was an undeniable fact that the
Democratic party had been in power during the
present century, in the National Government,
with but two Interruptions and he believed
thai during the administrations Of Messrs John
Quincy Adams or John TYLER, one or other de-
pat,mens of the National Legislature had al
most always been in possession OF The Democrat
c paltv, and yet during that time the Tariffs OF
1916 1924, 1923, 1882 and 1912 had all been
passed. James H. Polk, our candidate for Pre-
sident. vo;cd for the Tariff of 1882, and if Mr..
CLAY. hi, opponent, was hailed as the Saviour OF
his country, and the great mediator Of the age,
for Introducing and passing through this act,
| Gov. Polk who also sustained i, cannot he justly
termed British free trader and an enemy 10 his
! country SiIas Wright, the Democratic candi-
/ date for Governor, voted for the Tariff OF 1872,
and the bin was carried by majority Of one
Surely. if Mr.. John NJ Berrien, of Georgia, who
voted against the bill! and whose vo,e would
have killed The bill, but for Mr.. Wright, is en-
I Titled to the cncomums lavi>hed on him at the re-
cent Federal gathering in Albany, Mr. Wright
| and his supporters cannot consistently I've de-
nounced as free traders and des,rucures. ii is
due TO candur to say that Mr.. Wright did not APP
prove OF The act of 1912, and has already, by his
public action, evinced desire TO correct its I'M
lus; and oppressive features he voted for ii be-
| cause in the Judgment OF eminent men, there
was no existing law in force authorizing The col
lection OF duties after The Law then in force ex-
pred and he was unwilling 10 throw open the
! ports OF the United States TO the unlimited intro
dncton of forsign products, and 10 leave the
| United States Government without means to
meet lis engagements. He preferred Il Temporal
| rs injustice 10 lasting evil and disgrace
Enough has been said 10 show that the Demo-
cratic Party are no, Free Traders, and are not
opposed TO Tarih-or, III other words, thai
! they are, and always have been, in favor of sup
porting the Government, by 4 Tariff or lax on
imports. But it is said, they are opposed 10 pro-
tectCn--or, as il is The fashion 10 say, 10 the pro-
lection oil American labor. Let US examine this
charge for moment. We all concede, that 10
project the people, is not only the highest duty OF
| Government, but is the main object for which it
was instituted II is for this purpose, that armies
and Iavies are raised and paid-iurtiiicalions are
! huil;-poice and quarantine regulations are
established, &c. Our candidate for the Presi-
I deNcv recognizes this duly OF protection in the
strongest language. Hear what he says, and re-
collect, too, that liz is no Wing, but Democrat,
who will keep after he is in power the pledges he
makes before election. He says, "ln my judg-
ment il is the duty of the Government 10 eX,cnd,
! as far as il NAV he practicable 10 do So by its
/ revenue laws, and all other means within its
power, fair and just protection 10 all the great in
terests of the whole Union embracing agricul-
ture, manufactures, the mechanic arts, commerce,
and navigation" Now, can there be more com
prehensive system OF protection than this?-or one
more equal or more Just ! But when the Go
! vernment established for,he common benefit, and
Intended to be supported al the common expense,
! inirudes upon the private occupation OF the cit-
/ zen, and assumes 10 say 10 one class, you shall
/ be projected by having the entire control OF the
! home market within certain limits, or by total
! prohibition, and 10 another class, you shall be
heavily taxed to pay for protecting others, they
warp the Government from its legitimate pur-
pose, and create Il scramble Tor the rens of
Government on the part OF the various classes
Of our citizens, which must unless you can
change human nature result in legislative ac-
ton, which will enrich the successful class,
and Cypress all The others. Partial protection,
and partial persecution OF this sort, are rs un-
fair aud ANUS; as they would be if the Go
vernment persisted in ordering troops to Bos-
ION when New York was attacked, or sending