Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-22
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saoe in manufacturing 10 advantage, my col
ieaoue mir. Seddonl has conclusiyely shown IL
his admirable speech Besides, il we were 10 d az
tempt il, We would require protection asans. ", h'
northern manufacturers mere ihan asd'"s' -. ko
reign They have got The s:ait o. a ,h -,
E,,,I,nd eniovs over them. They are aifeaus
established and they have more experience aho
o,n;,aI Bur the conclusive answer IS, we do no
ass;re 70 do il. We are already engaged in asfi,
culinre. |, is more congenia 10 our tastes auo
habits. And all we ask is ha, we shall mol o =!
driven from the pursuit We pTeteh 10 ehsase -
one we do not. -,.,r,, ,ba, The
Was il, Mr. Chairman, in mockeiy :; .n| ,hsse
gentleman invited US TO purchase s'ochs III ~, wv
5sc,ories Il we though, they were maki1s ia.s -,
nros,sa 7 should have though. so, u oio no'
i,nnu. ,ba, The gentleman is incapable oil amus'hs
h;n,sslf wi,h The misioriunes Of others bul IL
LOOKS very much like it. We complain mat our
pursuits are rendered Improbable by inc uuuo y.
advantages given 10 Others; and 'hey Tell Us ~
sell on, and Join them! unioiluna'ely We ean,
moi 40 so Our capital is land and negroes dn any.
~. ~. ho,y are we 10 iuin III IN INFO ftciofy
s,ocks2 They tell us, sell out. But to whom ale
w. m sell To persons who have The same III
dncement 10 avoid the pursuit that we nave II
was not designed As such, but II looks very ihuo,i
like knocking the calamilies lhey have produces.
Inad occasion 10 expose several oil ihese Id VI
tallacies in my speech already referred 10 oii .ne
harbor BILL particularly that proiec1ion Was Us :,
cessary to secure US against The PauIei iaoo, y,
Europe and that manufactures affofa US o'' peS,
market for our agricultural produce ! shonia
ELa IN elaborate these views more luily, ou1
h,v. moi time 10 do So Bnl there are a Il" o'hel
NJ these falIacies which have been pressed ptoin'-
nen,ly in this debate, which desire 10 noticc.
Isl, We are told that no nation mas ever
o,own GREAT which did not resort 10 Tue P'o'e.''e
nocy. and we are pointed particularly 70 uiea'
Rr;,ain On the contrary, say most OIL Tue 3d-
lions which have grown 10 wealth and greatness
have been extensively commercial, ~hien l. III.
comnarible with the restrictive system ANA %
all The nations OF The earth, England'S experience
i The best ret,taiion OF the position taken ana "
sustain which her example is quoted vi dii ~.
nations, she has enjoyed tree trade 10 'he sea'es'
eyrenr. Her colonies are located in every hemis-
nbere and in every Cline. WIN tneh her udue
is tree In other words: for long time SUE I'D,
,nioyed free trade with greater extent OF
.onn,ry and with a larger number OF people,
Ian any other nation. Hence in par her great
ness. ,s. -
FUN from England with all her greatness 10
Soa,n country Than which none is more blessed
by nature or more cursed BY man. der picture
is drawn so graphically by Mr.. w. Brown, u
Liverpool, 10 letter 10 J. ii. Patten, Esq VI r
which Mr.. B. has had The kindness TO send me IN
communication, IUl WHICH
that adopt il in place OF anything less sd''side-
tory from myself He says:
DIET those who think well OF protection ana
nrobih,rion look TO Spain In that great, oni
wrerchedy governed Kingdom, protection anu
prohibition have brought ITO existence one nun
bred thousand armed smugslers who sometimes
are an overmach Tor The military; inc COUNT.
swarms with brisands robberies are frequent, anu
il appears that three hundred thousand people ale
"a
houses produce comparatively little, and Inc ma
lion is bankrupt From this picture turn 10 ttoi-
land. a country ireer from commercial restraint
Than anv in Europe, except Switzerland Where
they have no cusiomhouses al all. IN hoiiahu
person and property are safe, anu lana more va
iuabe than in England; there are no poor rates
no begsars, as Government employs Inc idie'
whilst The inhabitants ENJOY high ueSiee VI com
fort civilization and wealth. ana owIzeriahu,
with obvious disadvantages OF climate ana posi-
lion. carries on prosperous trade, and boasts
nanny brave. coniented, and independent people.
Rnl The sransest Of all Is, we are asked to I'M
la,e ENGLAND in a system the existence oil which
she regrets. and which, Tor a long time, she mas
been struggling 10 throw of. We are asked 10
initiate her in errors which she has herself dis-
carded.
And we are asked TO perscvcre in the reslflc-
tive system as the means OF making US indepeno'
ent OF foreign nations. In the first place, say u
is not desirable, il practicable, TO make one nallon
entirely independent Of the rest. Il IS win nd.
,ions as with Individuals reasonable depend |
ance OF one upon the other is desirable. II was |
the wise ordinance OF an all good God that man
should not be- entirely independent Of his fellow
man. Ii is their mutual dependence upon each
other which keeps society loSelner, ana iehus u
all It's value and charm. What Is true oil moi
viduals, is equally so OF nations. a mutual oe-
tendance between them Is The security lot inc
performance OF those Offices which make their IN
iercourse agreeable, and is the most etfeclual Sc
curi,y for keeping the public peace. We have
lately had striking illustration OF this. VINO
doubts tha, but for the mutual dependence 10
great extent Of England and The United States
upon each o.her-but for the tact that they are
able to do each other 50 much good IN peace anu
SO much harm in var that we would now be IN
yolyed in il with all lis desolaion and all lis hor-
roIs}
We are told oil the suffering We will undergo
in war, with England particularly, for The want
of manufactures goods. But tree trade will pre-
vent the war, and thereby The suffering. Besides,
what would be the extent Of the suffering, il the
calamity should beiall usl Our imports OF ma
nutactured products hear proportion TO our do
neslc product Of about one-sxth. So in Time OF
war, il our imports were entirely cut of, our sup
ply would only be short one-sixh. All we would
have TO do, therefore, 10 remedy The evil would pe
10 enforce an economy becoming such condi-
ton All We would have 10 do would be to make
five coats last as long as six ordinarily do Tins
would no, be great hardship. And IN the case
OF Great Britain, with whom near halt oi our
commerce is conducted, she would rather suuer
from her dependence upon US, in time oil war,
than We upon her. We could DO ~'lho"' Nv
manufactures during the war, as nave sho"";
hut how would she do without our col'on a"u
proyisions2
The greatest however, Of all these iai'acies, IS,
,ha, non d,,i,cs make lop prices We are grave
ly told by manufacturers, that protective thf'h
makes manufactured goods cheaper, ana ae' .e"l-
iural produce dearer. The answer 70 ,,'e', -
,hev advoca,e the system, and no man will advo-
cate system which makes all ne mas 10 SCH eneap
er, and all he has 10 purchase dearer.
p,,,., ~ examine for moment The reasoning
Nv which gentlemen attempt Ia prove thus strange
naradox They attempt 10 establish II oy com
narine The prices of articles now with what ihey
were >, some former period. and then credit The
protective policy with the whole TALL They al
low nothing for the improvement in machinery
and sk;l-ihey allow nothing fer The fall in The
nr;ce nf ,be raw ma,eGial-which, in the case oi
cotton has been very greai-or anythln. else, all
is mi TO the credit OF The tariff But there IS sill
Greater unIairness in the comparison they make.
They do not compare period OF free Trade with
one Of protection; indeed, with The exception of a
few months, we have had no period OF free-lrade
for thirty years; but they compare one period OF
protection with another, and they lake The price
in this country as The criterion. Now, i, is per-
fectly obvious lha, The only fair mode OF compar-
ison is 10 take the same article al The same time;
ascertain the price OF il IN our market, tneh as,
certain The price Of il in the foreign market, and
estimate what it could be delivered al here under
a revenue duty. Ii gentlemen will adopt this
mode OF calculation they will find thai The fact is
directly in the teeth OF their theory. Bul how Do
gentlemen attempt 10 sustain ii BY one gentle
man we are told that il is in consequence OF the
domestic competition which the tariff creates
Blu, what is The domestic competition which you
raise up in comparison with the foreign WHICH
you cut of The very ground upon winch the
tariff policy is advocated is, that our manufac-
lures cannot stand the foreign composition, al
,La.ah LIZ, ca n 81 md lhe domestic The gentle: