Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-06

aAs already remarked the war duties averaged
only oboui 81 rcr cent. The Wings ana thcli
orators admH orr present pcdtc delie> "r''"-t 81
pcr cent. We have no doubt inc true "t't"S' =
about 10 pcr cent, or al least 3o per cei' ABOVE
war rate of tax Is there any civiiized feol'c
under the sun, who ever suDnlue'' 10 s"ci :,
TEN of taxation
w,s th,r of 1916 with lis odious minimum prin-
cinle1 We did not approve that law the mIlie>t
III The whole. We commended, that the duties on
co,,nns and woolens were too hi9h-cvcn 10 save
from destruction the capital then invested in ma
nutacturrs II is scarcely necessary Tor US 10 say
thai we have been opposed 10 all The subsequent
Taril>-ihat wc have long since returned 10 our
/ first loye-and that we have been ANXIOUS 10 re-
instale the free trade principle, as rapidly aS II
could be properly cliccted-;lta maj we consider
sucL an abuse OF The Tariff, as has been prac-
Used and The constituting ot the power 10 ''fesu-
alc commerce into an unqualified power TO
nroeci one class. and BuRTnES all The rest Tor lis
ieufEi AS contrary 10 the spirit oi the Constlll'-
ton and 10 the GENTS ui the Government, ana
the very character ot free, cntcrprlsln9 people,
possessrd of indefinite abundance nj cheap, I'M
cultivated land and extending over an immense
Fcderalve Empire, with Il variety OF lalcGcS,
productions and interests.
And 10 what a condition has ii now rednced
us How stands the great staple business oil The
acrcullurists-'ih EirOfcd people OF God rs
Mr. Jefferson once called them-he farmers =
How do they stand in comparison with the ma
nuiaclurcrs Whilst all their produce is lower
than il has been for years rast-whllst they are
making only ) or per cent. upon their property,
the manufactures are dividing from ID 10 30
The following brief article from The New York
Pcheian shows how the two interests stand, III
the eye ri he Tarili law OF u:
From he .Nc7r Yoh- I'i.Lciqn
TuE TsRIrF AHD TIE FARMERS or rrr EAST
ERS SraTEs-Wc have convcr>cd with an intel
ligcnt Wing merchant OF this city. who has re-
Gently been on n visit through the Eastern States.
He informs lis that almost every farmer hc met
ilh, and there were many, were hostile TO the
present Tariff No matter what their political
preferences had been heretofore, they were deter
mined 10 support Mr.. Polk. on account oi his hos
tili,v 10 the Tariff OF 1912 that is 80 destructive
10 their industry.
We scarcely receive Z letter from the country
but tina, informs lis OF the determination oil The
great body OF the agricultural population 10 sup
port Polk and Dallas. The Eastern farmers
in many places are surrounded by the
manufacturers: they see that while the ma
nu!acurers are getting rich: they are get
ting poor! The advantages OF the Tariffs
benefits and protection, are all on one side. -
Every thing The farmer has La sell brings less than
under The Tariff Of 1910. II and IL: while every
thing he has 10 hay he has 10 pay all advance OF
from len Ia lorlv per cent He sees that the
called protection afforded by the Tariff is daily
impovrri-hing him. II he is in debt, he cannot
iaeci his payments; and if he is out Of debt, 'hc
cannot lay by dollar of his hand earnings. H.
would be satisfied with pioiciB OF the ~ and ~
per cent. per ann,im, divided by the Aiattewan
and Mcrrimack Companies, but his industry will
not net him over = az. ) per cent
Under these circumstances il is not strange that
the Eastern rs well as The Western farmers,
should oppose the Tariff. Mr. Clay cannot g,
the vote Of oa,-ihud Of The planting ard farm
ing population ol the Union We say this with
no desire 10 magnify Our strength, bu, in sober
ness aud reality Our friends from the country
assure Us thai the great hoiv OF The farmers arr
with lis that no argument Of orr opponents can
alternate them from orr support. The ior prr"
Of uagyo'ecied farm produce, and The hieh price
Of protccicd calicocs. &c. &c. are Arguments
that no ingenuity az sophslry of the Wings can
rciuic. The malor. 81 the farmers planters.
and ahoIerS OF The Union are with us; and their
yocs will decide the contest. Their decree j.
irrcyocahlc-lhc destiny of cur high tariff OPP
ponent> can nov h. loli With certainty. The
farmers are determined that they will be protect
ed; they demand tariff FOR tha, purpose They
Insist upon ii least aE equal share OF the houn
ties Of Government. Or more correctly speak /
in-. they are determined that the burdens ot Go /
vcrnn:cn shall nul he more @ricvous 10 them than
Ia the manufacturers.