Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-20
Friday Morning, November 20, ls4G.
MON VA.

RICH MON ID, VA.
Friday Morning, November 20, is4o'
uTbe democratic Party have taken their stand upon
il, and cannot rriraci lheif ianks may y. go aver
by The Proleciionsts among them eolhs W.
10 The wings but Free Trade and the iafn u ~,
The Democratic Party must conquer OF die ,e az
always said. and say so sl lhal Tue pa,v ns, r,rrv
timely avows the doctrines OF Free race mus al.
the country and the world. Before MI Pnik eri y.
office expires oppose the Iart 81 40, nn % Us ~
as 10 nppose The Of Telas or louisiana hu.
his xrrr moi So the party stand by their ilae now
unfrrd and ii they do, both the President and senate,
If moi the House, will be mpre gnahie patiers aea'
any back track in political econsiy.
Nothing was ever more truly or better express
ell than the above strong language OF The New
York Journal Of Commerce. II has almost Inc
force and solemnlty Of an oracnlar declaration.
But, above all, it is based upon the rnpresnaole
foundations OF truth and experience. Who does
not remember The sneerng manner in which The
annexation Of Texas was first treated by Inc
Wing parly-how, even in this city, the Wing
organ pointed 10 the injury that il had done ana
would continue TO inflict, upon the Democratic
cause-,hat The conservative members OF our
own party would shrink from association with so
ing new erritory7 Time passed on-prcPer aP.
peals we're made 10 the patriotic sympahes oil
The people-lhc blows OF The ponderous balle-axe
OF Randolph OF Roanoke" fell thick and heavy
upon the fallering ranks OF Whisgery-lhe party
rallied 10 the cheerful sound Of annexation"
and The glorious measure was carried and The De-
mocratic party iriumphed, in the face OF most
boastful and sell-confienl party organization
So will it be with The Tariff of 1916, and the great
Steps taken in Free Trade. II will succeed, be-
cause it is The cause Of freedom of thought and
action, is responsive to The liberal spirit OF this
enlightened age and is The bright harbnger OF
'peace and good will among all nations"
The timid may hold back lot while-lhe
misrepresentation OF the restrclionis;s may co.
yer the question with doubt and alarm Tor brief
petroleum, truth will burst forth and impress IL
self enthusiastically upon the public mind
Snch revolutions never go backwards" The
Democratic party have placed their foot upon the
poughshare ard must 60 through the ordeal,
whatever destiny awaits Them II they recede
single inch, ihey ale lest and their principles
scattered TO the winds |. they adhere 10 the
proud stand they have assumed, they mus lri-
umph and their SOUND ard conservative policy be
permanently ehsrai,vd upon The country. OF the
operations oi The new Tariff We may fairly Judge
by what We now witness. The Wings predicted
ruin" 10 all classes. We have already cited
Numerous cases in reiu,a,inn of these grumbeIs.
We have shown that the old manufacturing es-
ablshments are foulishing, that many oil them
have been enlarged for more extensive business,
and that in all sections Of the country new and
extensive enterprises have been sci on FOOT with
the brightest prospects Of success. We shall re.
fer 10 two instances Of Wing "run" which have
casually met our eye. A company composed of
the most wealthy and intelligent citizens OF Port
land, Maine, has inst been formed al that place
Tor The manufacture Of iron, under The title Of the
Portland Iron Company. Their capital is $3.50
0O0 and lhev are making arrangements Tor 60
ing into tie manalaciuic u iron IN scale Of
s.ea, ex,enl Again, rhe Wig Haih Me Tn
bnne announces that con'racs iuf hceirc large
acir sips have 5cc1a'g been made by lie ship car
penlris I'll tha, town.
We learn, says the Cumberland AlIe2hanian,
that S,nce he paSSogc n Lac N,r Tar Il, Me bnsi-
MSS Ut H. Hia Sora,e iran Compcnp lbs IN
creos.d Railroad iron is i'll great demand, and,
ii We are correctly informed. they are making
over 'wo hun.'fcd ions per week, when they sell
at $50 per ten. Wc learn rom The Civilian that
il uny COSTS the company iily dollars per ton,
thus exhibiting profit Of thirty dollars.
But is The agricultural class "ruined" by the
new commercial reiorm7 We shall lei The Bos-
ton Pos, point out lis own eloquent
"Facrs FOR the FARMERs.-The Wings have
tried 10 wheedle The farmers, as well as The ma
nufaclurers, into he belief that The lew tariff
vas going 10 ruin them. Now
| IN IS a fact that The farmers will produce an
amount oil produce exceeding in value this year
SEVEN HUNDRED MILLIONS OF dollars.
| "Hts fact that, in consequence OF the in.
creased demand Tor this produce created BY
liberal commercial system, The prices have gone
up from twenty 10 fifty per cent.
an Isl tact that, while the farmer will get high
| er prices Tor his produce and find large market
for it, he will also get The articles Of necessity he
uses in his daily Toll CHEAPER than he ever got
| them before.
"These things are worth looking after BY The
farmers, and they will do well 10 ask why they
are so. Why has one business for few years
among them their own-have barely paid ex.
pensss2 VIVA; has il been owing 10 but UNEQUAL
| Laws? II the farmers wish an open field and
| fair play, lei them look Tor il in The benign in
Aucnces o truly Democratic legislation. There
is nolhing like this TO make young and free Anne
RIGA GROW"
In word, the country never enjoyed greater
prosperity, and signs indicate an enlargement and
continuance OF that prosperity. There are good
grounds for belief, that The new tariff will produce
more revenue than The much lauded tariff OF '42
Why then, should il be touched, even in a sin
gle particular 2 If il be modified for Inc be-
nefit OF particular interest, would il not he gross
injustice 10 all other interests, and onerous
burden upon the consumers? The new tariff is
high enough-ndeed il is loo high; but we are
willing TO stand by it-and we feel assured that
the President and The Democratic party will not
bate one ola OF devotion 10 its preservation in its
present form. They have pledged themselves
10 The country, and, unlike The Wings with The
compromise act, they will not lreacherously "rail
the seal from off the bond" which they have
soemnly entered into with The nation.
II is not only absurd, but il is disgraceful slnr
upon The industry, genius and intelligence OF The
American people, 10 ask for more protection" 10
American "labor." What patton has ever evin.
ced such astounding energies and mechanical in
genuiiy7 The Federal papers at The North are
filled with details OF exhibitions of American in
duslry, enriched as they are with The mos, curi-
Gus and wonderful labor-savns machines-and
yet il is for these ingenious inventors that the
'rariffles call for artificial "proleclion." A few
days since, during an interesting visit 10 the Wash.
ing,on Arsenal, TO see The satisfactory expert
menls OF the "musket pendulum" with The Ger
man cotton powder, we were struck with Two sim.
pie and beautiful machines Tor making percus-
sin.caps, out Of strip OF copper, and bullets from
long cylinder Of lead. We felt at the time tina,
i, was a slur upon The American character, 10 re-
gard people SO full OF invention and ingenuity,
as requiring Legislative protection"
But we have no time 10 diIale upon this view
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