Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-27

South BY the bye II JUST occurs 10 me 'hdt ".
Webster was, during The administration OF MT.
TYLER, charged with having been willing !" re-
accept The State Department. wilh The understand
inc Of advocating, or al least mol opposing me
Annexation Of Texas. ! 90 not remember
whether The charge was in any way substan-
,laled, but suspect there are people about Phia-
dephia who NAV know more about The matter
than do At any rate between The Rio Grande
and the Nueces we have documentary evidence
against him, which will require all his special
pleading 10 override or disprcve."
As some consolation for our Iron manuiac-
turers, who profess very unnecessary alarm for
The destructive effects oil the new tariff, We quote,
as we find il in The Pennsylvania, the following
extract OF a leler received 18th Nov, BY The
Acadia, from gentleman in London, whose
long experience and knowledge OF The trade be-
tween England and The United States, entiIle his
opinion to the highest consideration and respect.
There is certainly no ruin" depicted here Tor
the Iron interest in this country, and if The Iron
masters in Pennsy vania can get rich under The
new tariff, most surely our own manufacturers
have nothing to fear-as, by the admission oflhe
tariff papers, they can with their cheap slave la
Dor, manufacture cheaper Than their Northern
rivals:
al hope you will write me your opinion Of The
prospects OF prosperity, notwithstanding This wal
with Mexico and The abolition Of The tariff,
which the Wings say will be the destruction OF
The county, but which doubt much. On The
contrary, believe our Iron and Cotton manu-
facturers have excellent prospects before Them,
il they will work with prudence, economy and
skill. Iron al 60 per ton Tor merchant bars, and
80 per cent. duty, and freight insurance, COM
mission, &C., must prevent competition with The
Pennsylvania iroI master; and ii he does mol
grow rich now, he does not understand his trade,
and he DOES not deserve 10 be supported in bu.
,iness lha, requires good sense judgment and
economy There is no fear OF iron falling in his
country with nearly 10000 miles Of railway char.
tered in lS43, a. rs and '46, and all in progress
The consumption of iron here is wonderful, and
i, cannot be made fast enough. There are nc
stocks in hand The only difficulty is tina, high
price nlerieres with consumption. II will DC
some years before supply shall equal demand
and in the mean time our Pennsylvania iron
masters who are now going about crying Ruin
Ruin 4 Ruin y! will make their fortunes it they
are prudent"
The las, Union presents the following strong
statements, based on unique data, which
we commend to The iron men and the people o.
Virginia:
1.-THE annual product Of pig iron in England
is one million five hundred thousand IONS The
railroads now in contemplation, and TO be com
ple!ed in England alone, will comprise sever
thousand four hundred and nncly-four miles; re
CURED for railroad purposes in France, six hun
dred and twenty miles; 10 Prussia, Two thousand
two hundred miles; in India, two thousand miles
amounting in the whole, 10 ftcsfrc thousand thret
hundred and fourteen miles of railroad, which mus
Be snpplied mainly from England. It's estimated
that il REQUIRES five hundred tons Of iron Tor every
mile Of iailiudt, so thar, TO supply The demand Il
comple,e the roads mentioned, there will be want
ing six million one hundred and fiiiyseven thou
sand tons OF iron. Can England meet this de
mand1 To meet The demand Of England alone
she must supply, without afurd!ng pound 10 hi
continent or India, three million seven hundret
and iury-seven thousand tons Recocct Ina
her annual product is only one million five hun
bred thousand tons; and she must produce lou
million six hundred and ftly-seyen thousand ton
MORE than The usual annual production 10 NEE
line demand.
"In this estimate we have not calculated tn
quantity lest in converting pig into bar iron
| which is about one-iourh; nor The quantity use
for manufacturing, agricultural, domestic, ALT
other purposes. How, then, we ask--we deman
| To know-can The iron interest Of Pennsylvania
or Virginia be injured by The Revenue Tariff Q
ls46l TIE statements, therefore, which hav
beed promulgated by The Federalisl journals OF
this subject are false. They are intended to de
ceive. We declare that ihe iron trade Of Penn
sylvania is in no manner OF danger and the de
mand for the productions Of the iron mines vii
be fully adequate to NEE, any fair interest on an.
capita that may be invested. II is The duty Q
every Democrat in Pennsylvania 10 put this mat
ter right and to explain, upon all occasions
uulhfully, The nature and tendency Of the new
Tariff Of 1886 The time is al hand when il vii
60 into operations; and we feel safe in predicting
ha, the result will be salutary and satisfactory
The moneyed power cannot, must NOT, rule on
naion il must not encfoach upon The Congress o
the nation demanding exclusive monoplies AM
special privileges. The 'oing millions, the as
iculuIa laborels, the mechanics, The artisans
must be heard"