Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-02
a nI1MRITG EXPOSED.

The Tariia was his great idol, and IN me sp'enu,"
establishments ofthe Lords OF the Loom At Lo"sh'
and other manufacturing towns, he drew ms iuSP',
ration. and sang loud raans TO the prosperity anu
glory of Tho Tariff monopolisls. lie ed'eiu'y
suppressed the darker features OF the Pic'uie' aa
blazoned forth, in the most brilliant coiors' VIC
bo.r,;ss and benefits OF manufacturing, as ma
mayed by he overgrown joint-slock companies %
the injury of the agriculluriss, and oil me hec"a
MICS, unable 10 compete with their prouu fivais
This we should moi have complained o. inns
letler-writer was fully privileged TO laud 10 inc
skies the blessings Of The Tariff. no one haa
right 10 complain of what was dictated W no
pleasure or his interest.
But when he stepped out Of his way 10 a''ack
the elevated motives and unimpeachao'e 'i'es 'r
" of The statesmen OF the South, because 'hey
had The manliness TO stand up for The Cohsli'u-
lion, and rebuke the oppression Of the arm mo
nopolis,s-"S ou,herner' though ne caieo MN
self he laid himself open 10 criticism anu expo
sure. We were, at the time, struck WIN pas
sage in one Of his letters wherein he declared, III
substance. that, in his opinion il would be DIS
grace 10 associate with such man as george
McDuffie, The able and elevated Senator from
South Carolina, in consequence oil ieuer nc
(Mr. McD.) had written TO the British League.
This sufficiently explained TO Us Inc character
ofihe writer and convinced US that no opinion or
statements from source, so stepped in prejudice
and illberaity was entitled TO The least respect
The Wing Tariff press of The South copied ms
learned dissertations and imposing statistics, as
full OF unanswerable arguments in behalf OF high
TarifF-and The Wing Tarifpress otthe North pa
raded these sentiments OF The newspapers as con-
elusive evidence Of salutary change OF pubic
feeling in the South in favor OF a Tariff II was
a skillu! game-but we suspected trick, and
resolved,,o watch The manGuvre 10 the end
Some weeks since, the Wing published what
prolessed 10 be the proceedings OF The operatives
of Manchester, IN. Fl } denouncing in The coar-
ses, language, and the most unqualified Billings
oa,e. The Editor and correspondents OF the Union,
for daring 10 expose the injustice and oppression
Of the manufacturing monopolsts of New Eng
land. particularly in regard TO their refusing 10
adopt the "ien-hour rule" "Soulherner, wiring
from The same place, refeTSso The proceedings
and assails the President, Nr. Walker. and the
Editor Of the Union ia the following elegant and
dcccntlerms. The concluding sentence IS nimlia-
bic for its point and wit:
aThe operatives, while was here held a ire
mcndous meeting 10 Tepel The slahdeIs OF Tue
Union in pronouncing them siarcs. The large
har was full of male and female operatives
The excitement was very great Richie and
polk GOT itrieh, and left. One more such attack
mon manufactures and the operatives will re-
deem New Hampshire in six months II has
reused the females and the farmers. The dirty
I.ocofoco paper published mere was the iirsi one
10 commence the attack, under the hope that il
would sci the operatives against their employers
bnt il had quite The opposite effect, and now The
moor cowardly slave OF power can't show his lace
10 these reuplc, or any respectable man in the
place That vile attack has made thousands 81
operaiires H1igs, who before were prominent on
Inc other side hope you will publish their reso-
lu,ons 10 counieract The base siande'S when nave
gone through the South. H'his ibe! affects The
Standing oil our own white operatives. Are they
10 be degraded 10 the level OF a slave? | trust
mol. Political Race Jockey Walker sent in here
for several OF these sanderous papers, 10 show
how degraded these white people were The edi-
tor here who frsl propagaled these SANDERS, was
thanked by Walker, for himself and Polk. Lei
me Tell these two ntean and miserable siandere1S
Of an honest, worthy and industrious class OF
people, that the papers you sent for will mol help
to keep up your sinking ship. There is not one
single man, and certainly no female in these fac
tories, but whose character far exceeds Folks
ank Walkers in morality; and am authorised
10 saw not one OF either ever run negroes of 10
Texas, 10 escape paying their debts. wat long
ears a jackdss has, and riat niue nc MAKES
Now, what are the facts connected with this
tremendous meeting" which was 10 decide The
political destiny Of New Hampshire? A Man
chester correspondent Of The N. Y. Morning News
thus pricks The bubble and exposes The humbug;
"You may have seen in some neighbor's print
The proceedings OF what was called an operatives
meeting here, for The purpose oil rebukins sundry
ISLANDERS alleged to have been propagaled by d.
vers Democratic papers against them-lhe ope-
tatiyes, Well, there was a meeting here, but IL
is 10 be borne in mind. that il was called, conye-
ned, carried on, and concluded by orcrsccrs, econd
hand and special friends, not exceeding one hun
dred and fifty, all told Since then, the opera
tves have had two meetings. More than one
thousand on each OF The Two evenings assembled
in The new town hall, and were ably addressed
bv MIR. Clnre. the Scotch weaver from N. Bed
ford. Committees have been chosen constitu-
tons are soon TO he drawn up, and We can say
with confidence, that inll one thousand names
will be pledged 10 them, demanding The practical
adoption OF the ten hour rule in all manufacturing
labor. Operatives were present from Lowell al
The last meeting Correspondence is To be open
ed with those of Pusburg and other places, and
The Fourth of July next is TO be sci apart as the
day on which The deed is 10 be done throughout
the United States. II is Just demand, and We
hope il may be peacefully granted before that day.
as il is The only thing that can alay present and
powerful prejudice against corporations, and take
away their reproach.
"Success 10 your worthy paper, the Weekly
News. Ii combines political soundness and IL
lerary worth in high degree, avoiding alike
party bigo,ry and slubbornness, and the pursuit
of the phantom folles OF ambitious and noisy re-
formers Your literary department and your no
tees of new books present Two Of the most harm
ing chapters we are accustomed 10 find in any
weekly. Yours, &c. u. w. e.
This tremendous meeting tuIns out 10 be
handful Of operatives, set in motion like puppets
by the orersee,s, &c And Mis is The movement
tina, is TO shake the granite pillars Of New Hamp-
shire Democracy, and convert thousands TO the
heresies OF Federalism
But the above is moi the only criterion by which
to condemn The statements and opinions Of "Sonlh-
erner." In The New Haven Register, Of The 25lh
December We find the following significant ex-
position. Ii seems that one OF The principal wit
nesses, brought forward by "Souiheiner," turns
mon him. and discredils his evidence Is any
other argument necessary 10 convince the reader
that The imposing statements Of "SoulherneT' are
entitled lr not the leas, credit2 II in two in
stances he has made such garing misrepresenta-
lions is il not fair presume that all his story is
of similar himsy materials? As
far as we have watched the course OF the Demo
cratic papers OF the North, even those situated in
the manufacturing districts, they sustain The reve-
nue. views OF the President and The thousands
whom "Southerner" boasts OF as likely TO be
changed 10 Wings, BY The conduct of the Presi-
deu,, will turn out 10 be like Mr. Parker OF Meri-
den, whose pregnant letter appears below. We
feel satisfied that The Tariff monopoly will be
s,r;r ned Of lis oppressive features in spite OF all