Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-28
"CAUGHT A TARTAR

A few days since, the leading Wings Of New
York headed by Mr. Freinghuysen, (Phu,bus,
what a name! not half 50 euphonous or easy 10
write a. "nallasrD invited the Reverend MIR.
Spencer, an English Clergyman, TO lecture upon
The Corn Laws of Great Britain. In the course
of his remarks he gave ulterance to the following
fatal sentence, as reported by US yesterday: The
let alone policy is the rcry JcA policy that ever
was introduced" This was too cruel in the lee
turer. He ought TO have spared the tender feel
nss Of his Tariff Wing patrons and ushers.-
The Editor OF the Tribune was one of the great
taken in, and he does not handle softly The ora
tor for virtual violation of The tac agreement,
that he was 10 regard the protective system ofthis
country as sacred from unhallowed touch. The
Tribune, in surly Tone charges that he travel
led out Of the record, unless he had seen fiji give
the public fair notice that he was 10 lecture
against onr Tariff instead Of the British Corn
Laws" II further belabors him for having made
his lecture "assume The shape-uniairy, We
lhak 10 The distinguished Wings who had been
induced 10 unite in inviting him 10 leclure-oi a
general attack on The principle and policy OF Pro
lection. There was no necessity for This, and
no propriety in it,"
This is fair specimen OF Wing justice and
propriely They invite stranger 10 unfold his
opinions upon question which is now attract
ing the attention OF The whole world, and because
in striking at The principle OF the wicked system
he is necessarily forced 10 attack it wherever il
NAV have been engrafted, he is coolly denounced
BY his hospabe patrons, as guilty OF "unlair-
ness and want Of propriely."
il will moi do for the Tribune 10 put forth the
wretched plea, that The grounds OF objection 10
the corn-laws Of England are distinct from those
mon which our own protective system is BULL
nm. They are one and The same. The laws OF
trade are universal and Interchangeable. What is
true in England is true in This country. The corn
law operate oppressvely upon The people of Eng.
land. For the same reason, we contend, n high
nroeclive Tariff works injustice and mischief 10
The people of The United States. They are both
founded upon the false principle Of projecting
and enriching the few, at the expense of the ma
ny. How, them can an attack upon The one moi
affect The soundness OF the OiheT2
The Tribune would. forsooih, hear part OF
The truth but would suppress The remainder. De-
nounce, as much as you please, the odous corn
laws Of England, but paint in bright colors onr
darling protective system, though itbe based upon
The same broad principles OF injustice. That
is The game the Tribune would play. We re-
ioice al the coup dc theatre, which must have an
moved and embarra ssed the Wing Tariffi.e lis
teners II will open the eyes Of their followers 10
s,ric, comparison between the protective sys-
TENS of England and this country; and, as the
principles advanced by their own orator, speak
ing By authority, have been shown to be equally
O ious in each system, they cannot condemn the
British Tariff without denouncing our own arti-
fetal system of injustice. The lecturer, loo, was
bred in the midst Of the protective system, which,
for so many years, has weighed down the Eng
lish people; he has, necessarily, studied all the
mysteries of the system and traced its principles
in all its ramifcalions-and his voice is entitled
10 consideration. when he comes amongst US and
demonstrates how protection" has worked in Eng
land, after long trial, and how fatally it is des-
tined 10 operate upon ourselves, after it has been
fully tested by practice.
The Wytheville Republican announces the
death Of David Sluaii son Of Archibald Stuart,
Esq, Of Patrick county, Va, at Chrisliansbure,
on the 10Th inst. He was just % years Of age,
had settled himself as lawyer in Newbern, and
was on his professional tour, when he was strick-
en- down by The hand Of death. We served with
Mr. Stuart in the last Baltimore Convention, and
became attached TO him for his manly character
and ardent, generous disposition. Had he not
been cut of By an untimely stroke, he would, We
are satisfied, have won for himself no common
fame.
II The Hon. George McDufie, Senator in
Congress, from This State, arrived in this city yes
lerday, on his way 10 Washington. We under.
stand be has taken lodgings at Jones Hotel