Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-08
nBRITISH TARIFFn

oil May are 81 ,4o2 iuo W, dhu lot me same ume
10 1876 were ,277, 227 45-being an increase of
2O5, 4sl "a; and in the five months commencing
with the lst OF January last and ending with the
last OF May, The increase OF duties over The same
period OF last year is 1924 95.
For the same five months, The imports Of this
year are 43,3I3Ol4 and Of last year. 81, 132, 252-
being an increase Of II $50, 1862; and the exports
OF this year are is, 9O0s49, and of last year, IL
94s, O7s-beng an increase Of 6,952,77l.
In addition TO the increase Of duties (l5242
95) for five months OF this year over the same pc
Rod of last year there is a considerable amount
of duties ye, 10 be received from goods ware
housed Truly may the Journal of Commerce
remark, that they who predicted decrease Of re-
venue underline new Tariff, must he set down
az false prophets.
The increase Of exports is $685., III; and the
value, ls9OO,S49. This, says The same paper, is
altogether unprecedented. New York isno'ruin-
ed yet.
The NJ Y. Express referring to the immense
rise in breadslufs consequent upon the late news
from Europe remarks:
ne ADVANCE UUW VIII UC ICdiiSru WHOiiJ ~
the holders Of breadsiufs. For the past six
months when an advance ofprces took place, the
ship-owners put up The Iale Of freigh!s in proper
ton. and. fortunately for them, were greatly be-
nefiiled. Now the number OF foreign vessels in
mort is so great, that no advance Of lreights can
lake place.
The want Of capacity in the Canal is now
most serious evil. The whole population OF this
city, and OF this portion Of The country, are pay
ing full fifty cents barrel more for -four than
they would be charged, if produce could be trans
ported with greater despatch, and at lever rates.
We do moi know what truth there may be in
the following anecdote-but if | be genuine, il is
strange indeed. Ii will be recollecied that The
gallant Mason lost his leg from round shot re-
ceved in the battle OF Cerro Gordo. A Wash.
ing,on correspondent Of The Pitt6urs Gazette re-
la,es Of Capt. Mason, that he was al the great
fair al Washington year ago, in company with
The present Secretary OF the Navy. They were
viewing The various specimens Of skill and indus
Try there exhibited, when they came across some
wooden legs very insenously constructed. The
Secretary sd id TO the Captain "As you are going
10 Mexico, Capt. Mason, you had better supply
yourself in time, as you may require one before
you get back" Unfortunately for the gallant
Captain, The jest has been turned to sober earnest
Winfield S. Feaherslon, of Chickasaw coun-
", has been unanimously nominated BY Con-
ven,ion in Northern Mississippi as The Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress from The I'd district
The Union understands that all the guns cap
tured from the enemy and brought to Norfolk on
The 81. Mary's will be ordered TO The seat Of 60
vernment.
We have no doubt that the New York Sun is
correct in stating that The President will shortly
make visit TO New York, unless The public bu
siness shall necessarily keep him al Washington
Should he do so we trust that he will vsi, the iron
works and colleres OF Pennsylvania the cotton
and other factories OF Lowell, The shp-yards OF
Philadelphia, New York ard Boston, all Of which
ouph 10 assc Leen "rulned" by The Tariff OF 1916
We lepublish an article from The neutral N. Y,
Sun. which is full oflrulh and justice We are free
10 saw, however, that we are not prepared 10 en-
dorse The proposed inscription ION every banner
Whatever result may be achieved By The progress
sive marrh of liberal Institutions, and however
satisfied we may be that This whole continent will
in time be swayed by the Influence Of Anglo
Saxon energy and principles, we should leave
lha, even, 10 The gradual workings OF lime, and
not force il by the action Of our own Government,
AT The same lime, we hold il 10 be our duty 10 pro-
vide for the safety and welfare Of our own Re.
public:
VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT TO NEW
YORK.-Between the 18th and 20ih OF The pre-
sen, month. James K. Polk, President Of the
United States, will honor our CITY with visit
He comes with view IN witness The gigantic
improvements and growth OF our metropolis; 10
inspec, The condition oil the Navy Yard, our har
Dor delences, and 10 enjoy for lew days The
hospitality OF The frs, city in The Union. After
The ipcessan, care and Toll through which he has
passed, since his accession 10 The highest and
most responsible Office in the gill of any people,
il is inst that he should seek some relaxalion and
the country will honor him as be passes through
her farm fields, villages and Giles, win as bright
| wreath as sever bound a patriots brow In call
ing the attention of our citizens to The TACT OF this
| visit, we stand in no partizan altitude OF llen
| Our journal, independent OF parties or chques
consul,s only ruth, justice, and Inc nigheSl gooo
| OF The greatest number-givlng lis approval OF
| condemnation OF men and measures accofdin.
no parry or policy except The American peo'
| pie and their interests; and II is IN view OF
| his being one of Mls people, and having devoted
| his best energies 10 MDsc interests, That we feel
| called upon 10 ask our citizens, one and all, mai
the President NAV meet reception here worthy
| The man, his Office, and that confidence oil the
American people which elected him 10 H. IL
| there has been one administration more marked
than others Tor its labor, devotion and sell sacri.
fee il is the present When another genera
lion supplies the place OF this, and The record OF
it's acts is cleared from the dust OF parizan cla-
NOR and conflict history will point 10 The all
mnislralion Of James K Polk as The stoTn-
est and vet erandest in the chain OF our hisIo-
nv. We believe no other President and Cabinet
in the same time ever wrought ou line same
work Idlepess has had no corner in The depart
ments but, early and late, consulting The conn.
try al every step, the President and his Cabinet
have loiled, often in The face OF cliques OF both
parties, OF The widest and bitteres! kind, until al
length lhey have The proud satisfaction OF seeing
the Union freed from one danger that menaced II
and triumphant over anolher-we mean The
Oregon question and the Mexican war. The
first has been happily settled 10 our advan-
,age and honor; the second, forced upon US
in defence of sovereign Stale, by The firmness
and decision OF The President and his council, and
with The appreciation OF The county is brought
near 10 its close; and lhongh u mas COST US Diuou
and treasure, ii has saved US honor, and shed
lusire upon The American name which no lime
can shadow. Measuring il by its relations and
accomplishments, The administration OF James
K. Polk stands The most brilliant in our history.
# has strengthened our peace relations with eve
~ nation in the world, save Mexico; and by lis
energy in prosecuting The Mexican war, and the
efficiency, heroism and endurance it has combined
for Thai Struggle, short as was the time, and un-
nrepared as the county stood, has resulted in
series OF victories as unparalleled in The annals OF
war as they have been astonishing 10 INC word
When was there ever such task set and accom-
plished 10 twelve months by one man moving at
the head Of nation7 Our history and those oil
other Empires furnish no parallel. In twelve
months an army raised, provided, marched thou
sands Of miles, and after battling with The
ferccs odds, planning The Stars and Stripes
over six hundred and fifty thousand square
skn Of no hot-