Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-24
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
wednesday Morning, July 22, ls4o.

petition from every uig 6oo'' ''"f "a,
ton" against The passage OF the new ann, O.
ad yalorem provisions would sacrihce lhe ao'iiS'
tic impor,er 10 The corrupt foreign importers
with their false invoices false swearing NC.
The tragic tones in which Mr.. W. presented 'h's
document, and The cry OF ruin, which nc s'A
forth 10 alarm The people, were well calculate" -
lake in The unwary and lmid. But The iac's Oh
the case, when properly examined, snow 'i''' -
be The llinsicsl trick ever enacted on pun
stage. The whole amount OF imPoiiatioh' INV
gos,on last wear was lille more Than twenty
five millions of dollars, on which Inc u''ies "e'e
abou, sir millions. Less than one-'hil'iesn r,
Of The innovations at that port, or 'Sl'ooo uo',
,ars wer, dry goods, on which The du'es pa'u
49,, hon, onD 600 dollars And this is The great
interest which is ,hreatened WIN lu'h al" "''''
!, The whole business of the country!
d., Ia, ne look little farther into the lacls.-
rho Ir,;on nublishes letter from Boston im-
norer OF dry goods. He says that MIR. WEBSTER
nrosslv erred in stating that the memorial was
e;oned by "every dry goods importer in Boston,
Hc says, moreover, IL find, on inquiry, that many
houses did not sign il. II was gotten up am
told by one ,eho is largely concerned IN m0"'yae-
lures" ne
Here MIR. Webster is again wrecked on II
onres" The latter portion ofthe letter puils oach
the curtain, and exhibits the real motives oil the
ns,;,ion which Mr.. Webster, with all his solem'
nity, in The open Senate, and in The lace o' 'He
whole country paraded as the masterpiece OF
arnin" II was intended TO brighten The nation oy
il, deep tones Of dislress-but the a'arm-sons Is
cracked and It's notes are literally fdfse:
nThe whole secret oilhe movement IS, inc ieal
manufacturers have that people should know sne
actual amoun, OF duty that is PAID. Noo.i ias
cashmere shaws, fancy articles oil many hinas'
which are difficult TO Judge OF, and more 'ldole W
f,aud lhan anv kind Of cotton goods, have Paio an
al yalorem duty for years, and no complaint maui
by these parties who are now SO vociieIous doou'
frauds. ,or,.c, ye,
"Ahough the bill is by no means PEREZ, ~
il we can once have the ad valorem guy y" Pldas
lice on cotlonS, so many articles Oh nsn. "'a ali
such as ginshams, prints, camorlcs, 49,, WI "nd
come in cheap, that people VIII oe
pleased al the change"
From all accounts Washington at The present
time must be thronged with manufacturers oesies-
inc the Senate Chamber and using all sorts Of ap-
nliances 10 preserve untouched The Tariff al lS42
which has turned all their enterprises 10 golo'
while the agricultural and commercial interests
mps be satisfied with dross. We have no tear
that their ceaseless efforts 10 buy up The repre-
senta,yes of the States will the astinfuence
But is it not Notifying to see even the attempt
made. and by men whose sole motive is that Of
personal, selfish INTEREST," While the manulac-
turing interest is so strongly represented al Wash
inoton. the farmers Of the country, engaged IN
their honest labor and unused 10 the tricks OF d.
nlomacy and the nsidious game oil the lobby
members must trust 10 the honesty OF their pubic
servants and the intrinsic power Of run ana
heir cause 10 see their interests protected. The
odious machinery set on foot by The TarIfntes
will fail. we trust, as signally as il did IN The
case of General Jackson, whom The Bank men
attempted 10 lrgh,en from his "propriely
even by the threat of a combined and vio-
lon, movement The "Od Roman" coolly
me-, The storm, and in doing his duty, was
sustained by the people. Thus it will be with
The public men in Washington, who will adhere
10 The right fearless Of consequences. Should,
however any Republican Senator play false 10
his principles and desert the cause In The present
critical moment, he will be crushed BY The indl5-
nation OF The whole country.
The Washington correspondent OF the Penn
sylvanian, denouncing the de,esiable boring sys-
I'm now resolted 10 by the Tartfies, who hover
around the Senate chamber, says
alt is 10 me proof positive that there's some
hing rotten in Denmark when men OF inferior
calbre and of doubtful integrity, are sent to the
seat Of government to cnhghtcn honest men, vast.
" their superiors The Bddle Wings resorled
| - his system. 10 extor from Old Hickory The
reservation of The government deposes 10 their
rorr,n, bank, and a prolongalion Of its criminal
career. and they literally beseged his doors as The
apcien, lice did the kneading-irou oil The Esyp-
tians. But the gallant Jackson proved more lhan
| an over-mach Tor them all. lie 'pfo'eelca MN
/ selt from their opportunities BY ciosTc has doors
cgo;nsttbe,a. literally declaring, Thus lar mayst
tEon come, but DO farther And venture 10 al
firm. that there is not a page in The Old Hefos
history. that al the time, elected more univelsal
and heartfelt commentator"
The Wings boast OF Mr.. Webster's Triumphant
overthrow OF Mr.. Lewis calculations as 10 the
revenue 10 be produced from The new Tarln bill.
Far from ii; Mr.. w. cornered himself, in his eS-
ulline but blundeIing saticlics. Mr. l.. haa Is
timaed that in The coming year, at Inc average
rate Of %. per cent. on the amount of dunaole ar
r;cles the new Tariff bill would produce twenty
e;ob, millions. MIR. Webster, from the same I'd
IL deducted the exports and DRAWBACKS upon
,bo,n and endeavored 10 convince the SENATE
,h,, Mr. Lewis had committed an error IN mol d.
,o,.;nr ,bem 10 be sublIacted; bnt The later IN
s,an,,v showed that he had allowed LOT 'he ofa"-
hacks already, and that Mr. Webster was lot ue-
S..a,;r,, hem twice! The "Godike" should moi
aoscend 10 the petty matter OF figures. lie inva-
r;ablv loses himself in the mazes OF arithmetic
His gigantic powers may be well employed in
ehou,inp that revenue Tariff in 1920 may be the
only true and safe policy of the country, but that
in 1916 the same Tariff is "ruinous, +" vicious
and "desola,ing." To reconcile his own slarins
inconsistencies NAV we'll occupy his great Ia
tents and plausible ngenuity-ior it is really an
Herculean task. Blu, let him not NEEDLE with
figures they are dangerous weapons, and have
more than once wounded him seriously.
al trust | may also congratulate the House
that, Notwithstanding The great reduction IN Inc
fiscal burdens Of the country, our finances are
in prosperous and buoyant state, and that on
the Isl Of July next, The return which will be
made 10 the House will be, that Notwithstanding
the reduction Of taxation, The increased consump-
ton of articles Of customs and excise, and the
general prosperity of The people, have supplied
the void which might otherwise have taken place.
fSu r. Peeps Speech, 3oM Jlns, 46.
This is the experience of England. Reduced
duties supply an equal amount of revenue, and
promote increased prosperity among the people
Men who, few years since, devoted all their ia
Tents and their political and private influence tc
the upholding OF the corn-law monopoly, now
come forward as champions Of free trade. The
same Parliament which, with omnipoent majo
rites, rejected and defeated all the propositions o
the tree traders, now bows 10 the supremacy 0
all their doctrines. These doctrines have become
part and parcel Of the statute law Of England
In that country, amid host Of obstacles, the ban