Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-24

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debates published in The Washington papers, ou'
the main points are fairly presented We '"'uA e.
make no comments; the public can I0ose ~
themselves. ,;ns,
Au,be Virginia members present voted aga'hs'
The resolution, except Messrs. h'Ain'on'
coole and Pendlcon.
The Wings cannot gel over the absurd''y anu
contradictions of their positions on 'he am
They talk most loudly and palriotiraiIy .. Wv
heavy expenses OF the Mexican war. Ihey
cor, nos;,ivelv that, under the new Tariff 'ne ~
..a,, will ,.ll off that The Government VIII DE-
come bankrupt, and that direct 'axa'ioh WIN
;, he resorted to- This is one clement OF inc
.nanic" which they have set on loot, 10 oeu 'n'
Senate from modifying The present hiSn ooun-
lies 10 the manufacturers. ;.
But ,hey also touch another and an utterly ui''
cordanl key. They assert with equal Pefnnae'y'
Tho, under the new law The country will be SO
flooded with impoItations, that IL wit iu'n ".
present manufacturers. But VIII mol such 'eS0"
unayoidably fill the Treasury and reule theit al
orn.nt of \ deficient revenue and empty Treas
ury7 Let them take one or the o'hel 81 me-
e cerr,in ina, the TWO can never harmouize. One
Statement, utterly destroys the other. IL one De
true the other is necessarily ialse' ou' ne,n''
is based upon probability. WINE Tue ne" a
riff allows ample protection TO The manufacturing
interest (25 and 30 per cent, win Tue co'' -
transportation, insurance, commissions ac''' w
reduced duties will cause an increase OF luipoi-
,ations. and corresponding increase oil re'enue
as;, is n present The revenue is In great de-
cree sacrificed to The heavy profits OF the protect
ed manufacturers. Wha. the country desires IS
10 give little fair play 10 the producing classes
and 10 The public Treasury.
What has become Of the boosted Wing nome
market2" The GLORIOUS" Tariff OF le42 IS IN
full operation-and where are the blessings mat
il has contributed 10 the farmer? Have prices
risen z On the contrary, were agricultural pro-
ducts ever al a lower rate than al PRESENT. IN
the Senate on Tuesday, Mr. Breese OF Illinois
declared, that ten counties of tina, Stale could
supply the home market and that she wanted The
markets OF Inc whole world TO prevent The rolling
Of her produce.
Low as the prices of agricultural products now
are, they would have been still lower, had not
our markets, even with all the home demand,
been relieved by The large quantities senlto Great
Britain The New York Evening Post casually
puts its hand upon the following statement, which
is one Of many j, has seen:
"Durine only two or three days Immediately
preceding the sixth Of May. there were received
a, the porls OF London and Liverpool alone,
from the United States in fourteen different
ships. The following small bills of items:
$4,000 barrels OF four
5000 bushels Of wheat,
1899 bushels of Indian corn,
ll35 sacks Of Indian corn,
2'7l7 barrels of Incian corn,
1000 packages OF beei,
594 packages OF pork,
ISL packages OF bacon and hams,
1850 packages Of lard,
packages Of tongues,
100 packages of bread
lnI packages OF cloverseed,
1919 packages Of oilseed cake, an article
used in fauening swine
10 hampers fporaloes, and numerous other
articles mol pariicularized. This does not IN
clu;.e The British importation OF that great staple
OF the Sou,h-the cotton cror-ihe transportation
of which employs so many ships and men, aud
nj rates too, that have laid the foundation aud
reared the superslructure OF the wealth Of many
towns scattered all through the New England
States"
We ask our farmers 10 look al the immense
quantities of Indian corn which have been sent
10 Grea, Britain. All accounts state that il is
growing rapidly into favor with all classes Now
that The British duties have been entirely repeal
ed, the quantity that will be consumed in Great
Britain in a few years is ncalcuable. For
chea pness and abundance no article Of provision
and the cordial reception has already me, with,
indicates The immense demand, that may be
counted upon.
The Commissioner OF Patents estimates The
corn crop of this country for the last year at4I7,-
S99, 900 bushels What "home market" will ever
consume this vast amount? A few days since the
New York papers stated that the price of Indian
corn, already regulated by the market in Liver.
pool had advanced in The New York market len
cents per bushel. This would give us upon the
whole crop of the Union an advance OF fiily.one
as a gain 10 the producers in conse-
uuence Of reducing The English duties; and still
The pro,ectionists rdcue the foreign demand for
our produce and cry up the "home market"
But there are other facts, which must exert a
Influence on the public mind. In Mr..
Hunters admirable speech in order 10 show The
effects Of high and low duties he
quotes table compiled by Mr.. Calhoun from OF.
fetal reports. 1t appears that, during eight years
of high duties, the sum Of the domestic exports
was Sass, 1873 564;-during eight years OF The
compromse they amounted 10 S765 1852 1865. a
similar result appears in making The comparison
for serie. OF years. The exports Of cotton and
tobacco are much larger under low than under
high duties Mr.. Hunter refers to The operation
of The Tariff Of 1872 and shows that, for three
years before The Tariff OF 1912 the exports Of
tobacco were 81, 603 dollars. and in three
wears after 1912 were reduced 10 S20,5iS,0 5s.-
In the first period the exports of -four were S24-
1913 43l; and in the second period only Sl5,92l,-
I54. II appears Therefore, that during period
OF low duties the exports OF onr agricultural pro-
ducts are always larger than during period OF
high duties, and the price, in The same way,
rises or falls with low OF high duties These
fats cannot be misunderstood BY The farmers
of Virginia. They must be satisfied that II
is greatly 10 their interest, as proved BY ex-
perience, 10 have low system of duties, and
they will accordingly sustain the Administration
for proposing, and Inc Congress for adopting, (as
we have but little doubl,) The proposed wise and
and equitable system.
MEDIATION.
The Union saws that Sir Robert Peel must have
been mistaken in his impression, when he an