Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-10
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Yours, &c.
To he Edilors Of The Enquirer.

To he EdiLars Of The Enquirer.
"Loox FIRST on THIS PICTURE, TneS ON THAT
MesSs. Editors | must crave pardon OF you
and your readers, Tor trespassins lillle on your
lime and palience. Having Just arisen from the
perusal of the last Wing and Enquirer, tax
inc them 10 The order they are here named, de-
size particularly 10 contrast their respective re-
norris Of The present plebeian Prime Minister OF
England, unon his contempa ed changes IN
IN, British Tariff, for Rersnue not i'r0tcff,en;
together with The faithful, able, true and eloquent
" appealing reasons 50 cons!!alnins pm. IN
III. ;'rner are sc.ne meagre extracts, showing
The articles upon which duties are TO be reduced
Wills, in me latter is thai lucid and truly n!2sli-
fccnl speech OF Inc Premier, proving 10 &C.
mons!ralon The soundness, propriety, nay neces-
SLY, OF The policy thereby recommended. Coh-
Tossing, with noble candof, the change III MS LOT
mer erroneous views OF the importance OF Ia
riff for Protection, as constrained by irresistible
evidence and experience, he especially prov
ed By The severe evidence OF the asi three
wears, adduced by him, hal although there
was reduction Of duties on articles to The
amount Of four millions OF pounds, (whereoy
loss of that amount was expected from " ..!S
arithmetic or protective calculaon.) wnich, 50
far from making an entire loss oil mai amount,
in the aggregate, Of the revenue, caused dehci
ri only f 500 900; and 10 prove me case more
strongly. in The reduction OF Inc Excise TAX 10
one million, (whereby nothing was orousn' ln'o
tho country Tor consumption instead 81 Itauc-
,;o, of that amount in The aggregate OF yearly
receipts. il had sweiled up 10 the former amount
of receipts, as though no reduction had been maze
showing that low duties give an increasing ana
not a decreasing revenue, all The world over IN
The editorials OF the former are 10 be read long
homilies on the present dangers 10 me mahuiac-
turing interest Of this country. which has at'ain-
ed its mammoth growth from the wing prolec-
tive policy, as though that, like Aarons rod, was
10 swallow up every other interest IN thls country;
also lengthy lost lab"rs 10 prove that these same
Whiys are no, tne British party, because (bellev-
ing lhen) Mr.. Polk is about 10 sacrifice the ines
unable Home Market, and thereby destroy the
AGRICULTURAL interest OF the land TO crafty British
ayarice OF gain, and cupidly OF commerce
And how, gentle reader upon Wing authority,
do you suppose all OF these desolaling calamilies
are 10 come 10 pass? Why, simply, by our Go
vernmenl carrying out the plain, common sense
principles advised By the British Premier ior MS
| Government 10 pursue, as most pIcauc''Ve OF re.
venue for the maintenance o! Government, as
well as for The happiness and prosperity OF the
neonle " having been cursed By this same
pro;ec;iyc policy from 1916 ill now, Secretary
Walker. as he was in duty bound, having sub
milled repor, and plan for levying dulles, whilst
not aba udoning The principle, yet as nearly SO as
is u0u expedieni, notwithstanding the marked no.
ror and distinction shown 10 il by that proud 6ri'
fish Parliament in ordering such a document LOT
the first time 10 be printed and placed on the Ia
bles OF lis members yet, il this same wing is
10 he believed old chaos will be resumed, when
The bill of denominations The black Tariff oil az,
is repealed by bill in conformity with that report
and plan. Oregon, Oregon only, is 10 be The sop
for this high treason against both Stale and peo-
ME: and vel, strange TO say, in that same paper
is an appeal 10 the farming interest, (Which has
been opnressed Tor the last five years by this same
protective policy) 10 repress their love OF land,
and 10 withhold their harry hands from The ma
nulac;urers, who, like the horse-leech, are insa-
table, and as The grave, ever crying, give, give.
II Sir Robert Peel had never appeared IN the
British House of Lords before this speech and
the undeniable and immortal truths therein pro-
claimed with the reasons therefor, i; would give
10 him through all time, immortality. But ne
makes the grand cause Of his speedy action IN
inc nrcmises severe dispensati0n Of Providence
-imnending famine TO that naion, called The
,-jtato rot. and the scarcity OF The SIAN OF
ME (bread s,uffs,) from short crop oi The last
season; vel, he does not attach undue importance
TO this aliiic,ion for all Of his reasonngs against
The nrnClple Of WWtCtWHi diC lHAe pSihsHi VI ~"
This. he says, was the immediate cause OF the
dissolution OF the Cabinet or Government
When he comes TO argue his individual defence
upon The charge OF change and apparent want oil
consistency. how nobly and magnanimousiy
great does he appear What a lesson OF wisdom,
Justice. mercy and truth does he read 10 all men,
whether Wings or Tories there, Republicans or
Federalisls mere How sloriously he ylndicaies
himself before the world, as acting for The good
Of his fellow man, especially IN his own country,
and thereby commends all men, everywhere, 70 40
Likewise The experience he records, and ap-
pcals from 10 justify his change, by reference 10
results from the reduction OF duties on some arti.
Giles. for some wears back, in confirmation OF all
he recommends now, is but the same and more
ample testimony recorded in memorable speech
of Senator Benton on the Tariff in l944, and 10 Dc
found in the speeches of other able senators ana
members of Congress Of that day. and indeed, OF
every nation aud people under Heaven, who nave
brought their Tariffs 10 the same 'esls. ms
same Wing, seeing no hope or lear 0. war IS
about TO be realized from their vaucinallons IN
The adjustment of the Oregon question: storm,
by the way. which has been conlured up more 10
frieh,ep old women and children than any thing
else; and thatthis same Tariff is heir only sheet
anchor OF hone and safety "a party; seeing, too,
thai abont To- be swept from under lhem, they
are directly limiting al war with England, as
preferable 10 its abandonment They, to",
The present. (as they sayO gTea! peace Par
~, preaching sunday-seImons for peace, yel
Strongly sir Inning at war as better than The
abandonment Of an iniquiioas Tariff; and
thai var, too, with England, whom they nave
panied as mistress. boin OF land and sea, and
panoplied as Mars and Minerva, whilst We poor
pismy people should tremble in our shoes at The
very thought. Not content with having plumber
ed every olner interest SO long, they would pre-
fer war, pestence, and famine TO its reduction.
4 As there are so few OF the many in The land who
take and read The newspapers, would that this
address OF Sir Robert Peel were published in
pamphlet form throughout The length and breadth
of th, vast country, 10 open the eyes OF The poo
pie TO he deceptions and frauds pTacised On them
BY this protective party.
Far he Enquirer.
The people will soon be called upon TO elect
Delegates 10 represent them in the next General
Assembly OF Virginia; and it Is important that
IL, naraoc,,e,, ebould nut only mainta in the aS-