Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-15
CHANGING GROUND.

We ask attention TO The following striking ar
licle from The Ohio Stale Journal, The Federal or
gan in Ohio, with The admirable comments OH
PENNSYLVANIA and the Cincinnati Enquirer.-
Daniel Webster has long since declared Ma
,ional Bank to be an "obsolete idea" The time
is rapidly approaching, when The Wing party
will also consign to the tomb Of The Capulels the
doctrine of "pro,ecion" and Legislative monopoly.
"The world for market and no restrictions" will
soon be the universal cry-and The presen, much
lraduced administration will long live in The me.
mories of people, tor having so ably, boldly aud
successfully stricken of The shackles upon COM
merce and agriculture, and given free play 10 the
boundless resources and energies OF The young
giant of the West. Not only has the clamor OF
The panic. makers been drowned in the swelling
tide OF national prosperity, but the chief support
ers of the protective monopoly are openly taking
their stand with the Tree trade party. In our
most sanguine expectations OF The workings OF the
new Tariff, we had scarcely hoped so soon TO see
such strong indications of conversion TO the true
faith:
sTbe caoaci,y of these North Western States to fur
nish supplies of provisions Is yet very naasqnstey
understood, even by our fcllow-czens Of The East
An requisite is proper incentive TO eau onl our
resources aud capacity for supplying breadstuds
and provisions bids defiance TO competition nat ca
naeity Ia lust BHoIrrss be developed and our East
ern nephbors regard our present atanments Win ad-
mIratjon Give us but a fair swing-THE WORLD roa
u,sxrr and no RGsrkicTfOss-Hnd we might almost
nnasyake 10 furnish tho world with bread As pro.
ducinq State Ohio Is unquestionaby nuch IN advance
of her sisters Of the North West but she has never yet
hesn Jared 10 ne.fourth probably not aent, Of her
IN will he whole
of this North West shall be brought into iuh cunVa
ton? One thing is certain If England does not pro-
teet her own VIM as h1.as But we canno,
well afford, merely for her accommodation or caprice
10 GINA noe QUA roLIcY TOO rRreurSrLr."
This is the languageoi leading federal paper
The Ohio State Journal. II is singularly expires.
siye. Il abandons the whole argument recently
upheld by the federal presses, tina. even with our
abundant supplies we could moi compete with 9th.
err sellers in The English markets. Al one brush
il oblitera,es The whole dogma OF home market
md here is a gentle and graceful dropping into
the free.trade fold in the following sentence, which
Is truly nimilable: aGiue us Tie ,corld for marke
AND NO REsrsIcrIoNs! The Journal is The organ Of
Of federalism in The agricultural State OF Ohio
and has numerous opportunities Of estimating moi
only the capacities OF that member Of The confed
| eracy alone, but Of The noble Tier OF common.
weai,hs Of which Il may be said 10 be first. On
| the opposite bank Of the magnificent river from
which il takes its name, and which constitutes il:
| Chief boundary, are The powerful States OF Viz
GINA and Kentucky, rapidly becoming aericultu
raj. On the west Is the productive State OF lndi
ana. aud on The nor,h that peculiarly ine1haus!i
BILE wheat Slate, fourshing Michigan. The
journal has seen too much Of The resources o.
these erea. commonwealth lately, not TO be con-
WINGED OF the necessity OF a thorough change o
front On The subject OF the tariff.
Our able contemporary OF the Cincinnati En-
qaire1, however, exposes what is doubtless The Sc
cret OF the conversion Of the Journal, and wha
will, we predic. have its proper effect on oihel
federal pspersin due time.
.sBut why the necessity Of departing from the linz
OF onsttency and adopting the vews Of another c
Of Southern men, Just at this moment Of timer Ths
4 answer 10 here. Gen. Taylor, tAo6gh In many othe
particulars holding Whis doctrines ~ 4jstr rEApi
rAr. or that ihersis mistake This Is the score
| Of the yexyrars convaralon-the wire upon which Il
40 adroiiIy ehsnges the scene. sr.-E
aTbe present 10, doubt, REGARDED - an admirable
sfecer Il b put forth TO ASCERTAIN the pulse OF th
party vet indicates strongly the complexion to whicl
Il must come at last for II the party do pot consen
10 take Gen. TAYLOR a. FREQ trade man. II cannot hav
him at all. This mountain must Come 70 Ashomet,-
for Mahomet will not 80 TO the mountain Ihefeiop
Tits that the Journal intimstes 10 its parry follower
The ground upon which they may plant themsAses.-
'Ws CANNOT AFFORD 70 cHAEep pus POLICY 100 o.