Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-05-25
~ SATURDAY EVENINGS MAIL.
Editorial correspondence.


1-s'r-aaaHrats7w Asuissros MAY ~. 1876.
This city. you may well suppose, 10 crowded with
tiers, moot VI whom doubtless dawn hiLsr BY the
National Fair. The variety well as the be ,uty aud
elencs oi tho numbere.. articles brought together BY
novel aud interesting exhibition constitute theme VI
neral sdmiraton-rven those opposed the Pro-
Ave Sysem uniting In the admission that the collection
d-. without question. The u.hpesi evidence of tbs sbi.
tho American People 10 compete successfully with their
opesn nvsls not Gully in those predictions Of
loom aud forge essential TO comfort aud indepen
ice. but In those articles also which may DO styled strict
elegant aud ornamental lnsies however, VI yielding
they ougat do. with good grace. this triun phant
LEGATION OF the wisdom Of the SYSTEM pifAsut lshfeA r,
psid hare sueA crafty ng erhton Of the skiu
industry Of Amsriean asfifaas and iabo,srs thew
their ingenuity derive from IL an argum.n, I'm f,yo,
IL. overihro~! These very evidenc.s OF the ,uperi
Of American fabrics their European rivals and
r cheaper price. they say, show that IA mo-
igor necessary" This assumption. IL will be seeu in
the admission tina; the domestic good. are cheaper
Pm the foreign. which In itself confutcs the direction thu,
Tam operates, rs tax upon the consumer. But the
ec'ors lose sight OF the fsci that for tho res,on
protective duties originally necessary Ia give an
pulso to the syst they still necessary IN order to
'tain IT, And what injury eau result would ask, to
consumer, VI ne gets better fabrics cheaper pricef
here Is the oppression, about which have heard so
UGH scnscless and have 90 little proof
Their In Argument In practical results But have no
pom nor leisure now 10 argue the quesiion-and deem
indeed, Tho less necessary since, far can learn
ere is very little TO apprchsnd serious modca
,n OF tho Tariff Of 1912 the present session of Con
fes'. The sober second thought in connection with
almost Certain wants Of the Tre,sury growing out of
pc with Mexico, combine from overthrow hi.
tai feature OF national policy, which, all experience
bows, We can never either wisely safely abandon
wish could give you a description uf the .plendiJ
|uding erected by the Managers Of the Fair or of m,
eauiul articles brought the city for exhibition But
leave that task for those who will have more eire
pan myself for minute and critical examination Of m,
last collection, embracing Does the catalogue hun
reds oi different varieties in almost every of
'anuacurinr lsbor lmay however, general terms
bat although Richmond has contributed very largely to
general stock she has not dsgaced herself by the spo
-ns OF her artistic skill which have been exhibited The
bwling pieces made by Mr.. Tyer. the iron - FOUNDER
ON the Tredegar works the highly finished
I'M the foundry Of Mr. j. r. Barnes and ths
Broadmeadow Steel have heard particularly mention
H. admirable specimens OF workmanship II deserved
be remarked too, that the Virginia cotton cloths exhi-
I'ed, and marked at the prices those Lowell
md other Northern factories said be of decidedly
hyperion quality My examination Of the articles
IS been limited 10 e than hour this morning
being induced tai leave - O'Clock for scarcely less
attractive nj the capitol for which runor had
barred the public mind.
Yesterday you will have by the papers, the Com
mt ee OF Territories IN the Senate had asked be dis
harged from the iuiihe consideration OF the bill sometime
'nce passed by the House Vt Representatives. extending the
Jurisdiction OF laws American citizens in Orr von-
bill IN which the "Union has been ende for weeks
past. 10y the nccssant application OF the party a.h TO in
luce the Senate promptly tn concur aud MIR Wes,cot AS
he organ OF the committee. had moved Inst Its further
'deIaon should be postponed until he first Monday in
December next. To-day it known that that motion
would come up, and that Mr. Benton would avail himself
81 the occasion 10 define his position, hereof
quiyocs. on the O'egon question The galleries and lob
by OF the senate consequently crowded at an early
hour but " may infer the general Judgment from my
'~n the large crowd was amply repaid Tor their
the powerful aud schtng speech OF the Senator from
Missouri, who occupied the floor nearly two hours in
7ioding certain and pernieous which he said
rad embarrassed the Question-and having thus sceared
away the rubbish from his pah he promised to discuss
The merits Of the Oregon question Monday TO winch
day the Senate adjourned
The thus exploded he said were three in number
The h's is tue assumption, that by the treaty between
Russia aud the United State, 54 10" il the boundary line
between the respective territories these two nations on
hr fecic.-ihe one going Jam up" and other
ng Jam down" 10 that line squeeze Great Britain
sncly from that coast aud leaving her not room enough
10 plant one OF her Lion upon that part ii the Anne
ean c"ntneni,-and that, too. IN the teeth O the fac,
IN all preceding gotisuons her. had conceded
her night To Of least six degrees Of Latitude Mir Benton
denied that there was such treaty in existence.
The second 10 the declaration that our title 10
Oregon there is mo break" and the corrosry from this
assumption, that we must therefore have 'al none
SO lar Is this from being true MIR Benton SAID ouf title a.
teroni of Oregon derived from less than four
different souces--he two most important of which are
these Up 10 the Columbia, title based upon explo-
question: Beyond that TiVer, rests upon treaty with
Spain IN 1873, and ~ more questionable Yet he said
The claim to a or none, 50 often harped upon ba.
sed upon tho unity and indiybiy Of nre which is
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