Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-28
A HUMOROUS AND SENSIBLE VIEW

A HUMOROUS AND SENSIBLE VIEW.
We clip the following excellent hill at the e.
,ravagant calculations and cormorant appetltes
OF our Wing Tariftiles from the Ohio Statesman.
We understand that, al our Agricultural Exhibi-
lion, on The ilh and 9Th November, specimens oil
Tea, grown in Virginia, (by Mr.. Puliam, We be-
Level will be exhibited 10 The public. No one
will seriously contend that, without a heavy duty,
the Tea growers Of Virginia will be able 10 COM
pele with the Chinese market. But why should
they not have The same protection as The Eastern
manufacturers There is nothing in the Consli-
tuition, which can be construed 10 give more pro.
lection 10 manufactures than TO agriculture. In
Justice, therefore, to the adventurous tea growers
in Virginia, letthe Wing proteciionists come for
ward, and propose duties upon Chinese Tea hea-
w enough 10 exclude the foreign article and there
by "prolect" The domestic production. Il is no
excuse to contend, that The number OF persons en-
gagged in the business is inconsiderable. Will
no, that objection hold good against the manulac-
turers Of the United States, who in comparison
with the whole population. are few indeed3 II the
principle of "prolecton" be a sound one-if The
Congress OF The United States have The right TO
regulate, al their discretion the business OF The
country, and TO 'proiect," by bounles, any pari-
cuar class, il is but Just that this infant prodnc-
ton of Tea should receive quite as much favor
as The manufacturers Of the North, who have
grown strong upon legislative favors. The latter
have established themselves firmly, by aid OF the
Governments il not fair, that this new enter
prise inst bursting into life, should also receive
some of the faltening showers of legislative
bonn,y2 II the principle OF 'proteciion" be con.
,inued, in the name and on behalf of The half do
zen tea. growers Of Virginia, We demand high du-
ties, for the protection Of Virginia Tea:
"v,RolSiA TEA, &c-We see it stated in some
If our exchanges that The experiment OF raising
Chinese lea is 10 be tried in Virginia. This will
afford fine opportunity for our Wing friends 10
Jest ono Of their protective theories. They say,
subsanraly that protection is all that IS needed
10 enable MS 10 produce any article. According 10
this, we can have nearly every Thing that grows on
the land, or that is drawn from the sea. Pine
appes in Maine, and ice in Louisiana, will be-
come common things; while all manner OF tropl-
cal productions will be within The reach OF every
man who can only setlh Government TO benevc-
lenly ldA cSc1J OtiCi pSiocA' rs 80 - ''S
especial benefit. There can be no possible end
10 these beneficial operations of 'proteclion.'-
Why should no, The Virginians then raise tea;
and why should not they have just as much pro-
lection a, the expense Of all the Other States, as
will enable Them 10 do it probably This will
place them on level with the manufacturers OF
the East, now so beautifully supported BY Govern
meni. 1t is true there are thousand things which
Virg mans can do if they so please, and which,
being pointed out as their proper pursuits BY Ma
ture il would be more wise for them to enter
upon; but shall not every man in his free country
do as he pleases with his own, and has he not
RICH, 10 cultivate Tea, even if his land is thou.
sand Times more adapted 10 the culture OF tobacco?
Certainly there will I've people who will object 10
making up The virginians losses by paying him
round sum every rear out OF their own pockets;
hui these are faclious characters, who are enc
mics Of American industry, and, therefore, are
very properly taxed To alone for any insane mis-
direction OF its energies"