Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-22

ton. And among other facts Earned about
their BEAUTIFUL fabrics was this Hi1i many ~
itfm hal prices fcsd upon ls>m reru niach Lore,
Maa he same quatttu and les ription 81 90 Is can
be imported for f,on fore,gn eountrlcs
The beautiful imperial carperIng sent from the
Thonpsonville mandatory, in Connrcticu, is
priced at 80 IS per yard-a price very much
lower than the merchants can obtain the same for
in the large quantities.
Now, this fact proves one OF two things-viz ::
that these fabrics are offered at lower price
Than the manufacturer can afford 10 sell them for
or that he does not need protection.
OF course, Congress y i'll take the manuiacru
Ter at his word And if he can produce as good
II Mi b:rer fabric, as his foreign rival al a
toTer pT'cr, there is no need OF taxing the con.
>umer for his particular benefit. The argument
IN favor Of protection is removed at once.
Thai il IS a fact that The American manufac-
turer can manufacture heller fabric al a lower
price Than his foreign rival, is souty commended
for, understand, by The z; aous advocates OF The
protective system. This was he alleged reason
on their part for getting up this great political
Wig fair, which is Ia be held in this city next
week. lis avowed design is, 10 show TO Congress
and The world, that The American manufacturer
can make better fabric Tor The same price han
his foreign rival; ami cOnSqnsn'lv 10 prOre Matfhe
dmc'ican manufacturer stands N no nced NJ hi.h
dnhes II p,0tect hin from Tie compcttiGn II he tO
rClgn mannfa,iBTtf
As The friend OF moderate revenue tariff,
am reloiced that the manufacturing monopolisis
have concluded 10 make this demonstration upon
Congress, and thus to establish the fact 10 The
world. that they stand n no need of what they
call protection. hut which, in other words, means
no more than the privilege OF taxing The great
mass Of their ftlluw-citizens in order 10 enrich
themselves
The privilege Of dividing profits at The tate OF
from 70 10 100 per cent on their capital stock
each year, through the aid of an unjust Tarif-a
system OF legislative robbery-cannol be surren-
dered without great effort. Money will be pour.
ed out like waller 10 prevent it. The manulactu-
rers can not only afford TO pension Senator'S 10
act in Congress as their agents and attorneys,
hat lhey can spend probably 100000 in geuing
upa great fair, 10 operate upon The representatives.
Of Inc people. Allhi> is nothing in comparison
with The immense privileges q piliaging their
countrymcn, which they have al stake.
My opinion is, that The eliecl Of this srea, de-
monstralion of the chiefs oil the Spinneis and
weavers OF the North will be only TO excite scom
and coulemp, in Tie bosoms Of members OF Cen
sress whom it is designed 10 affect.
During The bank panic OF 1884, The myrmldons
oil federalism threatened 10 march an army OF ten
thousand men 10 this city Ia encamp on Capitol
Hill un;i Congress restored the deposiles We
are now 10 have an army Of gentlemen manuac-
turers, (no; Inc "operalives") 10 beleaguer Con-
grcss 10 order 10 prevent The modification 0: the
tariff, and, trust and believe, with similar re-
suli.
IT conclusion, l would suggest tina, the sner-
chanis Of he country would DO we'll 10 attend this
far, ani purchase their supplies, az NJ prices of
GceA IN Inc san.p. 10 BE- McSc crib,tsd Ii the
manufacturers refuse 10 FIJI large orders a sach
prices, they will onlY show 10 the world that they
have come here for h. purpose Of deception. II
they will only prove that :hey need no protection.
On ono oil The horns Of the dilemma they must
hang. FAIR PLAY.