Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-02

now rs per cent 80 PSF cent 20 ss to increase the
eooe Well, to do this he than double tho inn
pors now amounting to moro than eight millions year.
and thus he must import millions Of dollar. worth of
ron instead OF eight. destroy eight millions Of American
manuiae'ufe to make way ior the foreign. and thus
import twelve millions Of dollar. worth Of foreign
(mostly English) grain aud other produce used In
,ne manufacture OF ths iron for the fact is ueon,esa
@ a more 'han three fourhs o the vslue Of iron made
up ot he produce OF the soil And this the policy TO
'NSr American farmers and American iaborsrs Throw
inc plough out OF the furro turn labor out TO ssrye
make way for British goods and increase revenue
%'; o SAID ne had not time present, but he would
sVa himself Of tho t proper occasion to show a. he
ne could most clearly. that all the theories of the
- anu ms lolowe' IN favor Of their free-usde poll
ey were no, only false aud unounded but that exactly the
reverse OF those theories true He referred TO the
hes hat protection for the benefit Of m
at the expense OF the farmers and laborer. Of the
Una, protection increased the price Of goods
aud reduced the price OF labor and produce that n fa
rored monopoly and wealth the espenc OF the poor:
mat reducing duties would increase revenue,r &c He
could scarcely speak Of gross sbsutdes i'm
terms What! favor invested capital by building nm rn,
peuon and cfessing the supply OF the articles thew had
u sehf lnIure the farmers by doubling the demand for
their produce, Materials and breadstus every lind,
oPpress and rob the consumer by giving him good. nj
fourth their former prsel Reduce wages by doubling the
demand Tor sbot-labor OF men. women, aud chiJreni
fes 81 incr'a'e the price Of goods by do bng the sunn
aud reduce the price OF agricultural produce by doubny
'he demandf Favor OF monopoles BY building up compe-
uhon the only thing TO destroy heml Such are IN, al
surd incomes OF freerade But gentleman must FIRST
verse all the laws Of trade; the great and
oe"anu and supply regulate prces' law as and
unsHaoie IN It's operation the law that governs tho
ystom-must not only be repealed but reversed in n.
rsons, before gentleman could sustain any of these ah,
dites ~ " ~ aosui'
The clock admonished him that his time was nm, H.
would avail himself OF the left TO wntn penensn
they would allow him to prophecy, he would saw y.,
uehen pass this Treasury BILL approved ss he
oy the Caenst-orng back the scenes of IslOre.,or,
your twenty per cent tsr-bankrupt your Treasuryn.r
eyze your nauonsl industry-break down your
manufactures. end mechanics by Importing goods and ,I
porting MONEY Pass this BILL and eighteen months Won
WI" scarcely have speciepaying bank or specie dollar
ie IN the country. Pass this BILL and YOU will NOT only
ofing back the scenes. but repeat You will bring with
mem the political revolutions Of lS40 Again will be heard
'noushout the land the cry OF "ehangs-ehanRe-,,v
ehdnss must Be for tAe hsttsr-Potca revolutions are
me fruits OF popular suffering and dscon,ent in prosper
" the cry Is LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE"
voiie; Then as Wing, you ought to 20 for the new
Tariff wv ~ "e"
Yes (said Mr. s. if like some gentlemen on ,bi,
noo'-h loved my party Than my country would;
out rs love my country than my party will not II
were not for the lash and drill Of party discipline mi,
BRUSH blu would find few advocates on this floor \,
was the banting Of pary-the egim,te offspring of the
Baltimore Convention, that Psndoras box whence Original
ted most OF tie troubles that sie, this country Bu,
NC ugan warned gentlemen-pass this BILL and in the
strong language OF Democratic Senator on late oeea.
son. VIII tink he party low that the arm of esur
recuon could never reach i-so low h,-Ihere the hour
having expired, the Charman's hammer fell and NJ s 70.
sumed his seat - "