Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-18
srRONG TESTIMONY.

.ally in favor OF a protective Idi'N'
moreover Of gross blunder, IN feieii'"s =, MI,
rsoro;. io,rpal as a Democratic paper. nd,
nor / y, The Wing s,ripe-lnough as We SUD"
ihow lie Tariff nations smack OF pemoc'a'''-
srho auousta Chronicle, Wing. says:
nws had arrived al The conclusion rom .u ,e
on,s ,ransprine before u.s. and IN "nen ~, ~
sve been humble actors for some years. .na' ,he
nTh;o n,r,y OF Georgia, in common WI" -"
80, W h;o narty of The Union, were oPsn a,o
80 o;isd advocates of Tariff afording aueTua.s
,rs,sc,;on 10 American industry. sucn 80
ive have boldly and openly advoca'so' an onar,er
mn, before had it in,imated, !teln Guy ,Ya;,h ,hs
,ha, nnr sentiments were not IN unison WIN .ne
,nal oui - Georoia or at any rate the great mass
of the parry" .sors
On The other hand, and in reply to Inc aooVe'
The Georgia Journal puts forth Inc following
strong and unequivocal views:
ave regret that we are compelled 10 ueen; u
necessary 10 re-assert and that 100 IN oPpos'.,oi
10 The opinion OF an influential wing p'ess' 80
The Wing party OF Georgia are opposso, ra,e.,;rc
/. hodv have ever been opposed TO Pr0lecetess
To,;F. that no,c. as ever, Their are misrepreseaeo
when i is said, that they are opposed 10 the iale
Tariff act (,he act Of lS46) because IL is a"t'-p'o
tec,ive IN its character"
l, then proceeds 10 quote from recorueo e'
aence 10 sustain ii. position. 1t shows mat lis
delegation in Congress- the Wing members irou,
Georgia. and Senator Berrien himself s'e0
AGAINST The Tariff OF 1912. Again-in the ueo''
ola Senate in 1872 The Wings voted unanimous
10 Ear a report. which was brought forward 10 &C.
tsrd Iudee J. M. Berrien, "the author oil the
Georgia manifesto" and the Wing party Oh
Georgia, from The "imputation. uniounaea ana
altogether unjust" that he and they were ia'ora'
n. ,oa Tariff for protection. The Report says;
"Wea are. and have been, in favor OF DIN
FIR ,.penue and yerenue only, ana tnal Iof ." "'o.'
r~rsnue than is sufficient 10 support inc uosein
MON, in an economical administration thereoi
a Tariff ,for Dyoaection' 10 which we are, ana
Nave heen opposed, is where the Tarif IS ievie0,
NOT ,r,lh r;s,o 10 rsrcn>, but for the pronotion'
,o,.,lv or in part. of the importation OF certain
articles from abroad, that the producers OF suen
articles in this country may have our n'alket W
themselves free from foreign competition; OF 'na'
The price Of the foreign articles may DC ~ enhan
ced by the excessive dutes as TO enaole Inc iiouI
nrodncer TO enter the market without iear ci
competition. Against this we protest. because
tho means used are moi legitimate; and II IS hShly
onnressive TO the interests of all other classes IN
sori,tv who are the consumers of such arhcies.
As far as the Government in the proper e1elcise
Of its powers, can give encouragement 10 .ne
general industry Of the country, or ana IN 'ne ae
yelopement OF its resources, II should 10 Il. o"'
not one step beyond that should II 60.
The repor, concludes with the following reso-
luton:
aResolred. Tha, in our opinion the mos; proper
and eYpedient way Of raising means 10 meet lne
ordinary expenses of the General Government,
by duties on imports and though IN Inc ievylns
of such duties, for this main Object, Judiclous
and proper discrimination be exercised, YET ~ no
instance should The duties be lad for me purpose 4"
projection, but to1 rsrenue oaly"
The Georgia Journal adds, "This is our po-
si,ion, and this we believe to be The position o.
the Georgia Wings, taken as party AND mere
we would add that this was, few years ago, the
position of the Virginia Wings, but from party
associations they have been hurried along with MI.
Clay and have boldly raised the flag OF "proec-
lon." Still we believe that large number Oh
them still maintain their position in favor Of
Tariff for 2evenue-"but mol one step beyond
that"
The Georgia Journal continues 10 pile up iesti-
mony. Il quotes the following resolution adopt
ed by the unanimous vote OF the Wings and De-
nocrals of the Georgia Senate, at lis last session;
and, strange to say, The portion OF The resolution
within The quotation marks is the language OF Mr..
Polk:
rre,vtrxa, Ina, IT'S nul Inc intention oil Inc LIE
sisture to say, s'that the duties on articles should
be al the same or horizontal, rate. Some arli-
ces will bear higher revenue duty than Others
Relo,c the maximum Of the revenue standard
Congress may, and ought to, discriminate IN The
rates imposed"
The Journal has fully made out its case How
utterly inconsistent, them was the course oil the
Wing members Of Georgia, who, at the last ses-
sion, voted against all notifications OF the la
riff of 1912, agains, which Georgia Whiggery
has been SO steadily arrayed!
The Journal concludes with the following De-
mocratc sentiments in which we fully concur'
save In lis indiscriminate censure Of the North
ern Democratic party. The large body OF ina.
parry we believe to be sound on Inc larin' anu
time will bring all its members 10 support Vi
the true revenue standard. But what Will Inc
North American say to these declarations oil lis
Wing associated Will it not class him among
the "plotters" determined 10 "subiugate the North,
and eventually destroy the Unionf" When inns
Wing editor asserts that the manufacturers nave
no need for more protection than that which Inc
new Tariff gives them, is he not "warring merci-
lie " agains, every Northern INTEREST,"" The
North American may sigh forth in Truth and in
sadness. ct tn, Bratsi This blow at the prolec-
tive system, from Southern Wing editor, is the
unkindest Gu, of all! But we have said enough
10 show that the Southern Wing party is far
from being united in favor OF a protective Ia
riff. and ,ha, the broad differences between the
two wings OF tina, party in Georgia, must, with
the proper exertions Of our friends, lead 10 Free
Trade triumph in that State:
aWe asser, that 1.-THE Wing party OF Georgia is
worse than mesrepresen,ed when il is said they
are opposed 10 the late Tariff BILL" because il does
not sufficiently project certain articles, or that II
in NOT Sufficiently protective in lis CHARACTER
This is Northern Wing, and Northern Democrat
ic eround the ground oil the N0thcr's p'ocet,0nasts
ofbota parties; neither of which have we any par
lially TOR, or confidence in. IL is the doctrine OF
the manufacturing party-lhe ultra proteclonsis
of those who have already had more protection
Than they ought 10 have had, and who will, we
hone be content for the future with s or 10 per
cent. profit instead OF 25 or 80. Why even in
Georgia, our manufacturers according to their
own Showing, have been realizing some %, some
80. and some 40 per cent. profit. Waatneed hare
such interestsor more protection than that ,oA'eh the
lals tariff aet gtues them? We leave The query
Tor those to answer it who can"
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