Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-11
THE ENQUIRER.
MON ID, VA.
Wednesday Morning. June o, ls47.
A NEW GAME.

of The new act they commended, would surely
bring "ruin" upon all classes-and the poor lar
mers, especially, were interested IN Inc es'ao-
lishment of "home market" 10 sell their crops
which would otherwise rot in their granaries, as
the ioreien demand was treated as matter y
but little importance and almost as "humope'
Time has rolled on and The predictions oi Inc
Wings have been lasified. So far fom the
manufacturing establishments being stopped and
the operatives turned adrift upon a cold world IN
every direction we hear OF new enterprises sci on
foot and the hum OF industry animatIng almost
eyery village. So far from the farmers being
broken up for the want OF 'home market" we
find them receiving the highest prices Tor their
agricultural products, which were formerly
drug on their hands. The revenue Of the Gov
eminent which, according 10 Wing prophets, was
TO be vastly diminished by the reduction OF the
Tariff OF ls42, il is ascertaned, has been in
creased al The single port OF New York 1882, 600
in five months over the same period last year.
We briefly alluded to these facts, as falsitying
the predictions OF the Whigs-and yesterdays
Wing pounces upon our article and sends form
alugubrious editora, 10 show that The increasein
The prices OF provisions is a national calamity
that, while il is grievous tax upon The laboring
portion ofthe community, tenures almost entirely
10 the benefit OF lew rich spectators and there
and there a wealthy tarmer" The Wing may
have means of Information not accessible 10 US,
but il seems TO US a strange paradox TO contend
that an increase in The value uf agricultural
products, is not benefit TO the farming interest,
constituting as itdoes an overwhelming majority
I OF the neople of the Union. We admit that The
high price of provisions is a temporary inconve-
nience 10 the aborng portion OF The community,
Exclusive OF the iarmers) but can any one deny
that the enormous capital brought into the coun-
try by The sale OF provisions abroad has given 10
all species of business new impulse2 Who
can doubt that the prosperity Of our whole nation
depends upon that of the agricultural class? And
vet the Wing seems 10 bewa it as national ca
lamity, that our farmers are receiving such rich
remuneration Tor their labor. Wewere surprised
to hear that Mr. Bolts had, in speech in Hano-
yer, avowed the humbug, that The high price OF
agricultural products would be injurious TO the
working classes OF this country; but we scarcely
looked for such an argument from the leading
Whig organ OF our great agricultural State
Once the Wings urged The farmers 10 give up the
plough and belake themselves 10 manufactures;
now, we presume, they will give the contrary adj
vice. Tor according 10 their arguments, all other
interests are injnriously affected by the prosper-
| " of the farmers. Even with the Inconvenience
Of the present high price OF provisions, the manu-.
featuring establishments and mechanics oil our own
city are doing good business. The operatives
at the Tredegar Works abandoned their employ.
ment, not on account OF their demand for higher
wages. but, as they themselves expressly avow-
ed, because of The employment OF negro labor
II, however, the wages, under the present prices
ofprovsions be too low, is il not better that they
should be increased al The expense OF The en-
poyers than that the agricultural community,
the overwhelming majority OF our people, should
be stripped oflhe rewards oil their labor, of which
they have loo long been deprived by artificial le-
ssIation7 Upon the principle OF 1.-THE greatest
good 10 the greatest number" the present stale oil
things ought TO be regarded as national blessing.
as ascribing exclusively 10 the new tariff The i'm
mense export OF breadstufs. We have given
The proper credit 10 the demand produced by the
scarcity abroad-but al the same time have con-
tended that the demand was 10 a certain degree
increased by The adoption of liberal commercial
measures on both sides ofthe Atlantic. Not ma
nv days since friend illustrated the views we
entertain in manner original, striking and con-
elusive. A master of vessel is becalmcd at
sea, his water tanks are fast becoming exhausted
and few days may witness an entire privation
of This important element of existence. With
foresight and ingenuity sharpened by necessity,
he spreads his sails 10 catch the water that may
fall from the skies, heavy rains come on his sails
catch the refreshing liquid and his water tanks are
supplied So with he Administration and The De-
mocralic parry; they did not produce, nor could
they exactly ioresee the scarcity in Europe, but
they took measures 10 avail themselves u such an
occurrence whenever il should take place, and
adopted measures TO throw open our ports TO The
commerce OF the world and 10 encourage The ex-
porations Of agricultural products, which were
| pershing in our farmers hands Tor want of con-
sumption, even though the magic "home.market"
was in full operation.
We conclude these hurried views with single
suggestion viz: that if The labofng classes have
had 10 pay more for provisions, they may have
gained something in the lower price demanded
for other articles OF necessary consumption. The
last Mobile Tribune IA neutral paper) is now be-
tore US, and in il we find cited instances OF sales
in that city of brown sheelngs, "long cloths, and
other bleached cotton goods, and also OF calcoes,
al least fifteen per cent. cheaperlhan The domestic
article, affording at the same time both profits to
the importer, after paying an import duty Of
twenty-five per cent, and all other expenses
freight insurance, commissions, &c. II accom-
NAMES this statement OF facts with the following
differences
awe are not sure that there is a single man in
Mobile who believes in The exploded doctrine OF
protection as just, permanent and wise policy.
We say exploded, because we believe the doc
tne is entertained only by those who are deluded,
or those who get bounty from protection; and as
they are interested or incompetent judges, their
opinions in favor OF The system can hardly be re-
ceived as authority by men who are seeking The
truth.
Let those in want of such goods lest the ques-
ton, and in doing SO an opinion may be formed
OF The enormous profits that have been distracted
by the American manufacturers from The pock-
els OF the consumers. Live, and let live is an
excellent motto, and even al The risk Of having
our patriotism and NEUTRALITY called in ques-
lion, we say give us The glorious privilege of
choosing The cheapest and best goods, no matter
where they are manufactured"
Far be il from our desire 10 interfere with The
Republicans right 10 give ulterance TO sour (iIs)
honest thoughts" on The Mexican war. Al The
same lime we shall not fail 10 use our own pri-
vilege oil crilicizing all attempts 10 make "mise-
rable" party capital out of The lamented deaths of
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