Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-13


strikes boldly al The very root OF "proeclion"-
tells the American people, that the Geieral Go
vernmcnl "has no TOlrcr 10 raise rerenm, or I'M
pose t0rss, except jn hie purposes enumerated il
tie Constitution, "-and yel The Wing says iii ha.
only been within three or four years past, that
out Of South Carolina, The PRINCIPLE OF polec
lion, or The right and duty Of lie government le
adhere 10 lha, principle, was al all seriously con
tested"
Gen. Jacksons opinions, expressed in his las
official address, were The result OF mature refcc
ton aud steady observation Of passing events
He saw The mischievous operation oil partial le
gisalion, not only upon The physical commons o
large majority Of the people but upon the moral:
Of the nation. With prophetic voice hepoinlec
out the disgraceful consequences which were &C
tually witnessed al Washington, not long since
Corporations and wealthy individuals" Begging
Congress TO give them "h;sh tariff to inereaa
Their gains" and weak o. designing politicians
either "conciliaing favor" by their votes or de-
serling The interests Of heir constituents under
the effects of that false panic cry Of "ruin" which
these powerful inr,ercsb" had raised. Had he
lived 10 This day, and sea The blessed influence
OF anlirestriclion pracle al home and abroad
who can believe that Anlrew Jackson, with his
strong sense and devolim 10 The welfare of The
acholc country, would beranked among the friends
Of high protective tariff
But, argue The Why's, the principle of ''pro.
lection" has been recognized by every President
since The organization If The Government. AID.
mil this 10 be So for III, sake Of argument, The
amount OF protection isvaslly inferior 10 the rate
Of duties contained il the Tariff OF 1912, in
whose behalf the Wing are so clamorous. The
famous act of 1870, III, only act that ever con-
laned in its tie The terms protection and cncon-
ragemem Of mannfaetpes, contained rate OF
duties ranging IIom 1912. per ceni.--and what
is more large porton1i them were 81 The now
much-abused al ralGtn class. The mannfac-
lures Of iron, paying in Washins,ons lime II per
cent, pay under The Tahf of ~ from 50 10 $50.
Salt paid per cent. ard in ~ from Is 10 100.
Cotton goods paid y; byaci Of IL 30 10 iOo-and
so on Even in Mr. Jefersun's Administration,
The highest duties leviei were not one-Ihrd as
high as they are under lh act Of 1912. IT. during
III infancy of manufactures these low duties were
considered sufficiently "rolecIive, is il mol plain
that now, when The manufacturers themselves
boast oil The progress Of aeir skill and The perec-
ton Of their fabrics, the enormous duties Of 1872
are fuil Of injustice 10 The consuming class
and only calculated To increase the gains" oi The
manufacturers The argument, then, that pre-
vious Administrations have recognized the pTin,
ciple OF protection" il Of no avail in support 81
The exlravaganl and unjust protection" which
the tu-sruwn manufacturers now Demand
The Democratic party have willingly granted the
"pro,eclion" which Washington and Jefferson
allowed. They seek 10 have things as Mey rerc
at that time. I, is the Wings, who have departed
from The practice Of our early statesmen, and
gone b,w-shol beyond them in The amount Of
protection"
We have given the last words OF Gen. Jackson
in opposition Ia "prolec'ion," and We now con-
clude with the las, words oi Thomas Jefferson
whom the Wings have claimed rs the champion
of their creed. Thai he did not believe in the
power Of Congress 10 interfere with our domestic
industry, otherwise than by laws operating Incl
denlally, is evident from the doctrine laid down
by him in protest agains, The Isurpa'ions oil The
Federal Government, drawn up by him for the
Virginia Legislature, in 1929. AT the same pc
riod he renned his celebrated etIer 10 Mr.. Gilrs
from which we make an extract:
"DrcENpsR 26, 1925.
"Dear Sir: see as you do, with the deepes
atilic,ion, the rapid strides ruth 1rhicd The fs!cra
branch Of onr q .rctnmeat IS adrcncln. forard:
a usurpaiioa Of all ,ishs reserrtd u The StGt6S ant
The CONSOLIDATION IN ITSELF OF ALL
POWERS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
and that too, by the constructions, which, il legi
innate. leave no limits 10 their power. Take To-
ee,her the decisions of the Federal Court, the
doctrines Of the President, and The msconslruc
lions OF the constitutional compact acted on By
the Legislature of The Federal branch; and ii i
bu TOO evident, that the three ruling branches .
that department are in combination 10 strip thei
colleagues, The Stale authorities Of the powers
reserved by them, and To exercise, themselves, al
functions foreign and domestic. Under thu
power TO REGULATE COMMERCE., 10 as
sumo indefinitely that over agriculture and MA
~
take the earnings OF one Of these branches OF i'll
dustry. and that, too, The most depressed Of all
and Put them into the pockets OF The other, TN
mos, hourishing Of all"
Does he moi, here, lake the broad ground nov
occupied by the Democratic party, that Proec
tive tariffs are no, only violations OF the Cons'i
tuition, but violations Tor the purpose OF "prnec;
inc" one branch OF industry al The expense Of an
olher, and that one least requiring in Had h
lived until the present day, can any ono believ
that he would side with the loose CONSTRUCTION
OF the proieclionisls
GEORGIA ELECTIONS-We find but few
returns in The papers:
King, w. Cohen, o
Chatham. COG 3s5
Eiiingham 100 W
More Than 200 Democrats failed 10 vote i
Chatham county; for what reason, We cannot in
agine.
The Wing papers say that Messrs. King, Sic
phens and Toumbs, Wings, are reelected
Congress.
The fine Revenue Gutter "Polk," we under
stand, will be launched on Monday The 9Th Oci
from The Ship Yard of Mr. Joseph r. Anderson
in This city.
Since The great "la" of salt under The Ware
housing System, The Custom House las been re
moved 10 The large buildings next door TO Messf:
Workman, McGruder & Co, on the street pas:
ing by the new aCiiy Hotel" The new localio
is convenient to the merchants and 10 The ship
ping. For a few days longer The Office will b
kept over Mr.. Henry Fishers, near Mayo
Bridge.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT VlCKSBURG
We learn from an extra OF the Vicksbur
whig, dated Sept. 90, 9 o'clock, A. NJ, that di'
astrous fire occurred in that city on the mornin
of the 29lh ult. The extra says:
Solar as we are able 10 learn, The fire origin;
led in store occupied by some Jews, about day
light this morning, three doors from the Post Q
flee. and in The same block OF buildings. Tn
whole square, between Jackson and Grove street,
and on the west side of Washington street, wa
consumed, together with the buildings on The ca
side of Washington street. The amount pre-
perry destroyed cannot now he ascerained.