Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-12
THE ENQUIRER
Richmond, August ..
Tie y1sws or TIE cABlNET.

CuTfe: nonnent, aS lar d. the! 1870
account in assa;lins Tie Administrator y
hi, fair, that The Democratic presses shou" ~
woke the same authority in setting forth The mer-
is q The Cabinet, Il is bid rule thai VIII mol
work both ways. We have already had occaSi'"
10 expose the bunging errors OF The writer, esPe-
cial!y in regard 10 the sanction Dy VI. e'i" ~
any ntimalion that he would DC a cahu'od'e 10
a second term. This morning we snail MAKE i
few extracts from one Of his letters: 10 sho" '"a'
The Government are entitled 10 cream ior oc'o-
lion TO The principles which were ple"Sed al 'n'
Baltimore Convention. We do 50 The more rea-
div. becanse we are satisfied that Tie writer Is,
non, on the right trail.
He commences, tv saving that, "Mr. Walker
The Secretary Of the Treasury, Is RhoWh % " az
lively engaged in procuring arranging ana pre-
pairing information AMI statistics IN relation 10 'ne
Tariff in order 10 make a report 10 Congress on
the subject, when that body meets.
He then refers 10 the various Opinions as 10
what the course oil Mr. Walker and me Admins
tration will be-ls,. Some think that he VIII mol
recommend a revenue Tariff, without mth'mams
., spcej6c du,iss-hul will contend that iron and
SUGAR should be retained in the list OF protected
articles with specific duties, while al ralo7em du-
lies shon!l be laid on planafac'ures- IN o'her
words, that he will recommend Mr. Mckay 5
bill, slightly altered ID Another opinion is, that
he will advise the adoption of second edition OF
the Compromise Act, ITO leave the monopo'iSts
in The enjoyment oil their exorbitani protective du-
ties Tor several years longer, SO that al the expi
ration Of that timc they may have 4 chance 10
enact Tariff with still higher rates Than any
before. as ,hey did in 1912" But, 3dly:
"O,hcrs believe that Mr.. Walker will adhere
10 his principles Of Free Trade'-hat he will re.
por, in iavcr Of, and Go all in his power 10 pro-
care the passage, ii tariff for revenue alone-a
tariff in which every duty shall BE- laid for he
| purrose OF raising 1erenuc-n which no duties
\ viii DC laid al the rate Of SO much per pound
weigh, Of lie article impuried-in which no
Goods or articles imported will be said 10 bc worth
so mucl-possibly i've or ten times their val'ie-
and their duties assessed on that fictitious value;
tariff in which every duty shall be laid I'D RI
| Joysm al so muc. pcr cent. on The actual value oil
The goods imported, and that rate PER cent. gradu.
aed according 10 the point al which il will raise
| the mos revenue considered with reference 10 The
! wants Of the Government, and lhe most equal
method of distributing the burden OF iaxalion.-
! These believe that Mr. Walkers statistics will
show and prove some very essential iactS-as,
for instance that protective dnleS never project
ed the laborer-ihat they always proec; capital
al the expense of labor--that they do mol (as
rule) benefit manufactures; tui on the contrary,
that under high protective duties. ne r"'e has
been that the increase Of manufactures has not
kept pace with The increase Of populaion-lhat
protective Guies have no, been The canse Of the
of, This country
but that the principal manufactures were es'a-
b!ished without protective duties, and made great
er progress without protective duties, compared
with the increase of population, than they nave
done with ,hem-thai protective duties can never
teneiit nation, but usl inevitably, and beyond
dispute, cause the community Ia suffer great
loss, Ike larger portion o! which IS worse Than
thrown in the sea, while the other portion Is ex-
,rac,cd from lie rockies al the mass OF the people
10 enrich those who are already rich; to make Tue
poor poorer, and the rich richer. have very
good reasons Tor believing that Mr. Walker will
prove .rue II his principles that he will fulfil The
expectations ii The Free trade men, who look 10
him with feelings al anxiety, and who anticipate
from him report with recommendations 10 de-
s;roy n,a;nuzas ard sycclfs d.i,es Chose ingeni-
Gus methods OF throwing dit IN lie people eyes
10 cause them 10 suffer heir pockets Ia be picked
ard 10 establish at roloysm rates, while his stalls
tics and information will enable him 10 Indicate
what rates OF duty will he most profitable 10 the
revenue, and how much each rate viii probably
realize so as 10 enable z jus, estimate 10 be mace
OF the amoUnt o. revenue the tariff will raise
This I1epcaf hare s.,ac grail reasons for bcl,er-
inc, ir,N 6e INC eeHr;s Of M Eatkcr"
The writer, next, answers The erroneous otJec-
somewhat committed 10 the principle Of protee-
ten by his celebrated "kanc Letter" The sub.
stance Of The reply 10 The directors may be found
in The following passage:
"They overlook he important fact that # tic
Tart If 1912 protects svmc persons and c10b1S
them 10 rel y,th eosier than they eoud IN their IN
aided latr /, IS tceauss hcy ea rich at Mserpensc
| 81 he lobor Of he nation, putting portion OF
The results Of this labor into their own pockets,
and a much larger portion being worse than
thrown in The sea, and the whole nation being
loser that few NAV become rich. OF these facts
James X. Polk is not ignorant. lie was moi,
ignorant Of thein when The Kane Letter was
written And he cannot, therefore, in accordance
with that letter do other than explicitly condemn
the Tariff OF lsi2 And This he 7riN do. NJ.
Polk Ib,ticrc, arat5c fund trae on TIC Iar,F q"cs-
+! ton"
The next section Of the letter paysa handsome
compliment 10 The sound views of Mr.. Bancroft
We are glad 10 learn that this distinguished scho-
Iar, agains, whom there was some little prejudice
at The moment OF his appointment, is rapidly
gaining on The public favor b. his fine talents and
energetic discharge OF his duties. He will live
10 show The world, that great scholar is not pre-
cuded, hy his peculiar habits OF coset-study
from making an enlightened and practical states
man:
"Mr. Bancroft, the Secretary Of the Navy
almost think ought 10 have had the first place in
| connection with the Tariff, when writing OF il in
connection with The Administration. He is a
thorough Free Trader. The Free Traders
verify believe, cannot have better representa-
tive in the Cabinet than he. Clear and decided
in his views and reasoning, and persPicuous in
the expression oflhem, he is, notwithstanding he
is from the Old Bay Stale, sound upon the sub
iect OF the Tariff He holds the true doctrine that
all duties are taaxS up,n Tic pUrehasr-,hat mi
nimuns and specific dulles ought 10 be abolished;
,ha, every duly ought 10 be laid with view 10
| revenue. These views be will ably and faith
| fully support, and if We had no other indication
| OF his views | should be content 10 rely upon
Mr.. Brancroii, from the way in which lie treats
OF the Tariff, Notification, and the Proclama-
| lion in lis eoosy on General Jackson. A man
"a Northern or rather Eastern man-who, on
an occasion IKE tiiat-ih ciiCulsduCes Inc most,
could and would treat the subject in man.
ner lie did, plainly shows that he felt the JUS
tire OF the cause in which South Carolina was
enlisted, and if he was not disposed TO eulc2ize
| The departed Hero, Al The expense OF those en-
| gagged in a inst cause, he may be relied upon 10
support their inst cause where ne has the oppor-
tunly George Bancroft will earn the admi-
ration of lovers OF equal and esac, justice 10 all
men by his support Of Revenue Tarilf-in
opposition to protective and consequently unjust
one"
The writer expresses The opinion that Cave
Johnson agrees with the President on the subject
of The Tariff. He reserves for another time the
sentiments of Messrs Buchanan and Marcy
Judge Mason, all know, is true on this question.
Wehavc feltjus,ifed in making these copious
| ouo,a,;onSh rcanse Ills subject is \ vital one