Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-24
W. h.v. reduced our Tariff and, BY so doing,

We have reGuctd uUI Adilui anu, y o.
have increased The consumption oil toreisn ar
tic,ss in our country. This increased consoihp'
lion Of The products If foreign industry increases
the fund al the disposal Of other nations ~ oe
exchanged either directly or indirectly Tor Anne
rican productions. Whether there &c short crops
in Europe OF no, This will be The result II mas oeen
the result heretofore, and we ale sanctioned oo.
BY reason and experience, in saying maj IL WIN
continue 10 be so. Prices mag nrctnale nom
temporary causes, but give The principles OF Inc
revenue bill fair and impartial trial and II VIII
yindicae It's claims 10 The support OF The country.
AS tie cost OF manufactures is diminished II may
be found 10 impose 100 heavy duties in some IN
stances; then The great principle on which II ID
founded will suggest a still further reduction
Then The Wings may again prophecy rum, un-
less they see, as they did in 1910, prospect oil
gaining power BY promising 10 respect the he
venue Laws. In the latter event. we nope Inc
nsonle will remember The past and the present.
The Times OF yesterday argues that we nave
moi drawn correct infeIences from General lay
lors letter to Mr.. Delony II fails, however, 10
convince MS of any error whatever in that oehan.
General Taylor says expressly that ne does mol
deny Mr. Deopy's right TO ask his opinions
But declines 10 Stale whether he advocates Bank
or Tariff either on The ground oil expectancy
or i,uiunali,y And for not doing SO he
gives bur one reason, and that is "as regards Inc
second and third inquiries" be says, ~ am mol
prepared 10 answer them; could only do SO alte'
dun ,nresfigat,ng those subjects, which cannot
now do; my whole time being fully occupied IN
attending 10 my proper Official duties, which " us
not be neglected under any circumstances. -
Here is direct and positive declaration that HI
IS NIT PREPARED TO answer he questions pro-
pounded with regard 10 The Bank and TAIN
and an assertion that he COULD NOT do SO wllhou
investigating those subjects. Now ii seems Il
u, that if The Times and The other Whls
presses assert that General Taylor can ansWe
the questions propounded by Mr. Delony, and tha
he did mol require lime Tor investigation TO enao!'
him 10 do so, itev must accuse lin ~ answering
fais'y For ourselves We believe he spoke M
ruth and that he was acluated By The motlve
which he expressed 10 Mr.. peony
We can see the difficulty in which The Times
is placed In July, it said that il Gen. Tay
lor had not formed opinions on these eadinl
questions, il reflected on his patriotism or inteRt
eeuce And when General Taylor says he can
mol answer questions on those subjects, ant
requires time 10 enable him TO do so, il pre-
sen,s rather a lisagreeable dilemma 10 ou
contemporaries. They have TO impeach his can
dor or question his patriotism and intelligence
The Times endeaYors 10 break the force .
the extract we have made, by such remarks az tn
following: 1.-THE declension 10 answer in III
form expressed, does not amount 10 declaration
that The General had no opinion on The questions
puln We give our assent 10 This, and admit lha
il would have been entitled 10 consideration,
Gen. TAYLOR had declined 10 answer The qnss
lions because of the form in which they wer
EXPRESSED. But as he inimales no such Oh
lection, we have no right 10 suppose he MAJ
anv The Times continues: "lt nc say
he hadn't time 10 deliberate as he desires, I
express as would be proper, his views about
| BANK ana ldIlN " uOCo "os io'io '''o' -
views. nor does il follow that The want oil time
the only difficulty" Tine enough. But, unlor
pna,ey for our friends, he did not say So
lie did no, say tina, he required time to eaPres
his views. lie said he could mol say what III
views were, and that he wanted time TO 'areAi
rate the subjects about which he was qnesl'cne
no, 10 express, as would be proper, views AREA
dy entertained on these subjects. The want q
time is not the only difficulty; for an oppoTiunl
Of investigating tie questions OF Bank ana Ia
rim is needed in o,d>r 10 prepare Inn 10 Gns"5r "
al. The improperly Of expressing his view
wurie ne Is commanding The army o. occupation
can be admitted in all its force. Al We conlen
for is, lha, he puts his failure 10 answer on ohe
ground on Gal 81 inability. He says thai, 70
nearly forty years, he has been in lie army :
The plain meaning Of this is to account Tor III
fact that ne has mol heretofore formed opinions o
political lopics-and, 10 justify him for net form
ing them ncw, he pleads The want of lime 10 il
veslisaie such matters. All this is plain enough
and warrants Us in saying that GENERAL TArLo
is NOT VINO.