Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-03
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
wednesday Morning, July I, 1916.
Characteristic Inconsistency.

of tho pres;dcnt-but We find the WORK SO nea.9
and succinc,lv done by that excellent paper ,1s
PENNSYLVANIA, that we adopt ii as our OWL 49,
al reco,lecr how fercely Mr.. Polk was ass"', n
for his wanton assumptions oil po"eI-A0 ..m
his cruelles, in removing IRON once
Wbics he was painted as Nero OF oa's''u
how The Indignation of the country was chii'"
down unon his head, for having, upon MS own
responsibility, and 10 crafty his. amo"loh VI
,ome worse passion, wilully plunged the nauon
into war with Mexico. In all this he wa. po'n.
Cd at az yery despot-one who SET up MS wv
opinions as paramountto the eohs w
If Congress, and TO The popular will
Rn, nnon The Oregon question, the Wing poll
:, l. rsversed Though they had constantly as
s.;Ied him as designing wantonly 10 BRING Inc Nd
.;aa =, s,,,e of war with England yet when'
=; ~, Difference 10 the opinions OF Congress ana ID
ax.c, imitation OF Washington, Jefferson anu
I.cksop, he asks The advice OF the Senate as -
rho terms OF the British Oregon proposlt'oh' 'fese
-a,,. wb;es ridicule what they style his want OF
6rmness and decision Of character, unworthy u
The Chief Magistrate. Suppose he had ae'eu
wi,hou, consulting the Senate, and Teleceu INT
nronosiriop: war might have sprung Out Oh II
and in that case the clamors Of the Wing press
would have filled the land. But, war Ut pea.I
!, must be blamed. The Pennsylvania ma"s9
,;,o, nj, At their inconsistency-ahd,i hoie
,b,n all tits strictly true. The grounds assumed
bv ,be Wings in attacking the Administrator,
are as diversified and changing as The phases u
-. K ale;doscope-but there is one feature COM
MON n Them all-,hat the Administration is al
WAYS in the wrong, and the Wings always fish''
We nigh, add, that they are consistent IN one
other particular; in all our collisions with o'nef
nations, The Wings generally attempt 10 place
their own country in The wrong;
arbe readers of the Wing papers, and we nope
all who read us, look occasionally 10 inc o'he,
aide of the picture also, cannot but have reserved
,he remarkable contrast which is iurnisneo 0y
he onnos;lion press in their frequent assaui's
won The executive. with their attacks upon lhe
| ADMINISTRATION only a few weeks ago. Iney
now assert that Mr.. Polk has proved hin'seh "
bc Miscellaneous and weak, because nc eup.un
Cd The Senate in regard 10 the otter oil inc br'.'sn
! Government in reference 10 oregon, insNau y.
taking The responsibility Of declaihS upon a.
once This they declare proves HIM 10 Dc iilioe-
| Gle and unsteady TO the las, degree. "A lew
weeks ago. while discussing his course IN regard
10 Mexico. and particularly that part oil his pol
lev which wisely anticipated the wat win
Mexico, and sent our soldiers to The soutn-w west
ern frontiers in time 10 repel The army oil mat
country the same papers declared him 10 De
acting despocally and harshly, and wondered
why he did not consult Congress first! They pro
nounced his conduct arrogant and sel-willed N
The last degree. Here, then, we have, accord
ing TO the Whie press, an Executive, VINO, yes
teTdav. was a Napoleon in decision and bold
ness. arroealng TO himself legislative powers,
and making war in cold and conlempuous dell
ancc of the people, but who, to-day, according 70
The same authority, becomes weak aud SHRINK
ipr puppe,, blown about by every popular breeze
traitor 10 his alleged conscientious conVlcliohs,
| and 10 The notorious expressions oil tne Puoi'c
will Such is The amusing and contradictory poo-
licy of our ever-changing opponents lhey au-
here for so brief a period 10 any single opinion
that it will require some political Daguerle 70
follow them with mis- glass, and copy lheh III 'le
elmpses that are allowed OF their numerous ana
eyer-recurring transformations II This idea couiu,
be carried out, The pictures oil their magical ana
conflicting opinions, would prove 10 be as various
as the shares of the clouds, and almost as pleh'i-
full as The sands Of The sea shore"
| We have confident hopes that Congress viii
essentially modify the Tariff This opinion IS
strengthened by the gloomy and deprecalory out
pourines of tie Tariff press. We cannot dono'
that on Thursday next, the House OF Represent
,a,ive. will strike blow al The system oil mono
poly so unjust to the great interests OF The nalioh'
and SO repugnant TO the character oil Tree Peo-
! Ole and to the liberal sPirit Of tho oso. Wo do
not arprehend from this movement any injury 10
the manufacturers Of the country. IL IS true, II
will throw into the National Treasury some Of
The heavy profits they are now reaplnS-bui IN The
revsnue duties Themselves, they will have great
advantage over other interests, and suillclent pro-
lection" in all conscience. They will, more
oyer find lhatit is to their interest," TO have mote
rate, We, stable duties, giving fair profits 10 all,
and keeping down that irregularity and confusion,
which are inseparabie from The present hoi-bed
system. There will lie flmness and safety in
their operations not only beneficial 10 themselves,
blu, 10 the business Of the country.
But, say the TaTifiles, The modification Of the
Tariff will bring "run" to the manufactures. The
country certainly expects reduction ofihe duties;
and, yet, we hear OF new factories about TO spring
into existence in our own city We also learn,
that the Richmond Wooen Mandatory is
about 10 expand It's operations and erect new
and extensive building contiguous 10 the present
They have done well hitherto; but they 90 no;
fear ruin IRON a reduction Of duties they do
not need the heavy "proiecon" Of The present
Tariff; they can make money under The duties Of
The proposed Tarfbill. From the following article
mil ba IL l..
iron company in Massachusetts, tho in the pfoba-
Bile prospect Of reduction Of the Tariff, is abou,
to extend its operations TO distant Stale Does
all this look as il the manufacturers dreaded "ru.
inn" Far from it. While their immense profits
may be somewhat diminished by The reduced Ia
rif, they will still be able 10 DO good business,
and al The same time give fair play 10 the other
great interests OF the country:
VALUABLE PURCHASE-The Fall Ri
yer Iron Works Company, which has large es-
adjustment al Fall River, in this State, including
rolling mill Ala feet long and 100 iccl wide, a
nail mill $50 feet long and IA feet wide foun-
dry, 81 pudding furnaces, an air furnace, and
two cupola furnaces, and five steam engines, has
lately purchased The valuable coal mine near
Cumberland, known as the Clifton properly, en-
bracing part Of the ten feet coal vein, 10 which
railroad has been lately opened from the Noun,
Savage Iron Works, connecting IT, by means OF
the Mount Savage Railroad, with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The Cumberland Civilian,
from which we derive this information, says that
"lhe annual consumption Of coal in the Fall Ri
yer establishment, is 1880 tons; and of pig iron
1850 ions; scrap iron 5 $50 tons; blooms and bill
lets go ions. The produce Of which is ] $50
casks OF nails; $50 tons OF castings 6,2Oo tons
Of hoop round anc square iron, &c, &c. They
lue of the manufactured goods for The past year
is 81 OBS, 500 Richard Borden Esq, is The agent
and director Of this extensive concern"
Massachusetts is thus destined 10 share in The
benefit of the Cumberland mines, By making then.
tributary 10 ksv o1oD industry.
This same gigantic company, We believe, has
established works on the Potomac river.