Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-20


Wing" signed by John II. 80 1873: ,.,n g n.
Peasants and others: no" tue s'ei, wv, :, a,
Jhat IL any fnct can people benefited by pay
established no human evil ing riee much for The COM
We have proved that modiss which they purchase
merchandise foreign and do they trinscaly worth
n-siic, cheaper than before j. mystery wheel, a NV H.
The Tariff raised" u may br easily so,'eu ~ ~ ~
Ioneed can never br unraveled
by an ordinary understanding
and is nexpicable by the plain
aud ObriOgs principles " common
sense
This Richmond Wing THgS declared, Its ad-
vocates abs,udiy contend. that ty fostering and
encouraging the manufacturing interest, (WHICH
CAN ONLY BE DONE BY DEPRESSING COM
MERGE AND AGRICULTURE, the prosperity OF
the United States will be promoted, md its wealth ra
oidy increased In their estimation, the manutactnr-
ing class constitutes the whole nation; and 'hey oy
imag ine that to compel the community to pay for Its
support 50 100 per cent for the produce OF its
labor Than it would ports open and our
trade free, lhat they enriching the country
This same Richmond Wing, also then declared, that
this restrictive "system originated in ages OF dafbarism
and gnoranee-is 'founded in fraud and rapaety is
supported only by "posophical nonsense lis rulnous
and oppressive 10 the rnany TO benefit the teho meta
rous and detesfa6e object"it plumbers the mechanic,
The Ggricuitufisi, the merchant &c without the sleht
est necessity tqpaen TO gfut the nordinafc AFARIcE
of the manufacturer, Nc. &c .Noo, tor motives winch
can perfectly understand, the same Wing Sings an op
posite tune only the question: but also on the
banking question as the following from of
its articles the Tariff, i'll 1928 (Aug 800 will show
q" embarrassmen,s and distress have been experienced
by the mercantile and agricultural classes they have orr
pinated from causes OF entirely transient nature
from the creation of banking institutions, and the ex-
cessiye issues of bank paper which all at once gave
aricia and fictitious value 10 every species oil pro-
pery They, by afording TO merchants and farmers
facilities for obtaining money, encouraged habits OF
a1travagance and idle speculation, and ruin, IN many
instances, ensued All rotrd for time IN luxurious
indn gence-the merchant forgot that the capital on
which he was trading borrowed-and the farmer,
that he might fail in his engagements, by fall in the
prices of his produce: none thought OF economy, oil
irugsty, of outstanding their resources hut these
evils of temporary character. And they were
not we suspect il would be difficult 20 convince the
merchant and The farmer that the nSlon would be en-
riced by plunderng them Me grtat body Of The peopi,
10 support arstocracy of manufacturers.
II will scarcely be believed, that the sentiments now
advocated by the Richmond Wing and i,s Clique
advocated IN the face of all fact, our Committee
Of Democratic merchants laleyproved; fact asirssoll
ing from the very nature OF things; aud IN the very
lace Of the sounde.t principles of Political Econo
my, once acknowledged by the Richmond Wing
tsel-as proclaimed, some years since, 10 The me
moral Of the enlightened merchants OF Richmond
with that wise man, Thomas Rutherford, OF their
head as we'll as other citizens Of Richmond, assembled
in genera! meeting-princpteS, ayowed and proclaimed
in Report of extraordinary power and beauty by the
j
le3l-a Report that sanctioned at the time, not
only by Berrien Of Georgia ia repuied author, but BY
some ofthe citizens of Richmond, members of the Con
venton, going far as 10 declare high Protec
live System to be unconstitutional will scarcely be
credited we saw that the sentiments avowed.
(avowed only as late Us Saturday last) BY the Clay
Central Committee of The State, and, among them, by
John lampden Peasants, should have been once dc
nounced in better tines in worthIer spirit (as ap-
pears by lie preceding extract from its columns OF
August le21)
But, the presen, acting Editor claws of from these
strong denuncations Of the Tariff system, by the state
ment of the fact that he was not then at the helm of
the Wing press-tliut he absent fom the U. D ION
his way, presume, 10 the execution OF that splendid
TO South America, which finally landed
him. not al his post OF destination, but at Lyerpool)
He says with Macbeth, who did not kill Banquo but
only employed The Assassin do it, lhou canst not
say that dIdit."-No, indeed but what did he do
The Committee of Democratic Merchants, 10 whom
not Gnly the Spartan Band of Richmond, but the De-
mocracy Of he whole State so much indebted for
their ability, their m:ny temper, their moral courage
for dssipang the iumbugs Of the Wings, comes for
ward again in the following Address, this morning. to
stale the most astonishing and striking series OF facts
which this whole campaign has brought out
When was regeneration ever more complete, than
what they fascn upon Macbeth himself? They
have tried "the old Coon"-and they find hirn
going further in 1924, than his substitute did in
1895. Here have him charging Henry Clay
(he present lord of his idolatry,) with shopping 10
ride into tie Presidency The back Of the Tariff
We find him denounclng Mr.. Cay's Unconstitutional
opinions his Tariff and carillns, cic must orerfr ef
ciude him from the rate Of Virginia. (7hefe the Wing
IS clearly right) w. find him boldly charging him
though "a natre Of rginia being "oPposed 10
all her interests and political opinions with being The ac
tire and uncompromsng friend othe Tariii-ot The con-
sodatng Fedtra policy -(mark ye this those recent
drvellers and Sophiss who have attempted TO deny tina,
n nod T,,l,o Mn anIf Int
all these alarming Federal measures were the acts Of the
Republicans Mark ye this, and blush for the mposi-
lions you now attempting 10 practice upon the peo-
pie y Here we find MIR. j. ii. Peasants charging Mr.
Clay with "disiking Vrsna true to that text,
MIR. Clay told Mr.. WISE in 40 g" rejoice that old VIZ
GINA has not gone for the Wings for We will no longer
be embarrassed by her peculiar opinions Here we
find Mr.. P charging Mr.. Clay with beng "the father
IF all those great schemes, rnOu aud oppressive to
NE Southern Atlantic cities"-and calling him "Ihe
aspiring, moon-reachmg Clay
We beg the readsr To remember that these anments
were uttered by the Richmond Wing in its palmiest
days, before had stricken the name OF "Constitu'
tional from lis flag. ls il not wonderful that one,
like the talented Wing Editor who almost went be-
yond him who went The larlhest, in behalf oil the Slate
Rights doctrines of Virginia-u1til in on evil hour he
joined the slnrfed fortunes oil J. Adams, ana ms
shameless coalition with MIR. Clsv-who was, at Gil
events time true to her strict CONSTRUCTION doc
Tariff, against IL Clay, because he was the enemy OF inc
South and hereto the Virginia iailh hat iiE shouo
shnmeessy forward TO bear noN the banner OF
this same Federal champion. He Nr Clay) mare cut
rageous now than he 1874 because ne adds TO the
catalogue of his ransgressuns, the support OF dsri
button system (wl,hout the precious sanction OF the
Constituton,) which is only calculated to enlarge The
Tariff and exaspera,e its evilsand moreover has add
ed TO his abuses of the Constitution the establishment
of n Bankrupt Law, which is equivalent to an nsol.
ven, law, affecting all classes Of the community and
never intended by the trainers OF the Constitution
Yet he now comes forward to support tins Federal
leader for the first Office in the world.
But lie (Mr. 2 not singular in exhibiting TINS eA-
traordnary phenomenon of the most e1t'nvagant
change. We have other remarkable changes IN our
eye. We have tine of Berrien of Georgia, who
assisted in preparing TINT Report of the Free Trace
Convention of Philadelphia, in 1881, which even
asserted the Tariff 10 be unconstitutional yet
j. is but the other day, that John NJ berr'en
coniradiced The whole spirit OF his report by h'msy
and apostate speech in the Senate. Must we again
remind our readers of The admirable protest which
was adopted by the Richmond Merchants few years
since against high Protective Tariff, prepared by that
strong minded gentleman, Thomas Rutherford, Esq,
who, true he them still true to this day. to The
principles OF Free Trade