Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-17
THE ENQUIRER.
RICH MOND, VA
Monday Morning, February 10, ls4c.
A GREAT DOCUMENT.

MIR. Walker, The Secretary Of the Treasury,
will gain new laures for his profound and u-
minous report On the finances. Elc has diycd
deep into the mysteries of finance and has drawn
forth rich treasures for The guidance OF Con-
sress and the enlightenment Of the people Usu-
ally, The Treasury Report does moi exceedihiriy-
FIVE or loriy pages This year The report and
accompanying documents nil upwards OF $50
pages MIR. W. has made no half way work OF
il. He has seized The subject with boldness and
power He has brought up AS witnesses before
The public tribunal The manufacturers themselves.
tIe has called upon them for information, with.
out distinction Of party, or locaiiy-and with
an imparialiiy fully 10 be commended, has laid
the abundant fruits OF his industrious and intel
ligent enquiries before Congress and the world.
Congress can, with The important aid thereby
rendered TO the !, move intelligenlly in the mat
ter, and can frame Tariff bill which will DO
justice 10 all, grant layors TO none.
To show The valuable nature OF this great State
paper, we will give briefoutline OF the accompa
nyins documents; our readers have already had
an opportunity Of examining for themselves The
Reporl itself. We find, annexed 10 The Report,
MANY interesting financial statements, compiled
from The records OF The Treasury Department and
from the reports on navigation and commerce,
illustrating the history OF the governments sys-
lem of finance from lis establishment 10 The pre-
sent time. There are also comprehensive state
mems of the duties, revenues and expenditures
Of the last fiscal year, and Of The quantity, value
and duty on the imports OF the year ending me
30h June last, with the estimated amount which
would be produced by duty on The same amount
OF imports Of each article, al an adtal0feM rate
Of 90, p and 80 per cent, giving in detail The
quantities and produce OF each article. we mo,
also, an abstract OF each OF the Tariffs OF dnlies
on imports fixed by the various acts OF congress
since The Government was established, with iabu-
lar statements showing the rate oil ot''y on each
article; also, separate tables exhibiting The
amount Of imports Of the various klDds OF iron
and its manufactures, coal, sugar, mo!asses, col
fee and lea, imported each year from the iounda-
ton of The Government with the rates OF duty
and The produce OF EACH There are also various
tables, exhibiting at one glance The aggregate
amounts Of imports, exports, duties, drawbacks,
&C.. and The amounts OF specific articles, and The
duties they produce in each year.
The greatest part Of this expanded volume is
made up OF the replies received by the Secretary,
from every portion Of The Union, to the inierro-
eatories OF his circular Of last year. They are OF
every variety; embracing elaborate dsquisilions
on finance and other subjects, and many valuable
statements OF the productions and resources Of
particular States. We may hereafter make brief
extracts from this portion OF the documents
While, with few exceptions, The enormous joint
stock manufacturing companies assert that re-
dnc,on Of The Tariff would be OF serious mischief
10 Them we find individual manufacturers and
mechani les declaring that they need no ''protec-
lion" save against The legislative monopolies con.
terred upon their giant joinl-stock rivals. They
ask from The Government nothing but lar play.
T, is 10 be remarked that many OF The large manu-
featuring companies decline TO answer, either
from their objection 10 disclosing the heavy pro-
fits lhey make, or from the dignity which their
monopoly Of wealth throws around them. But
more anon-We desired simp'yto refer 10 this new
proof of,he industry and ability ofthe Secretary OF
the Treasury, which will shed food OF light up
on The great revenue questions, so soon 10 be can
ya,sed in the House Of Representatives