Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-06
To The Editors OF Tie lvh-s:

To The Editors OF tie Wing;
GEyrLENEN-I attended our las, Charles CITY Court, or
the leih Instant when the Congressional candidates Gen
bayly and John j Jones, Esq addressed the peoDs wa
Delegated with Jonos address, particularly the Mosicar
war. lie was Truly eloquent that subject. He il
young man g decided talent, and will certain D,
make me orator with Industry and experience II,
deserves the gratitude Of the Wing party for throwirr
himself INTO the breach when they placed IN lem
ma H consequence OF Mr Carter declining the nomination
and trust the Wings will give him handsome support al
the election. lie certainly be elected Il the Wings do
men duty Jones Is ne spirited young man, aud the
wing cause will bc perfectly safe IN hrs hands
Gen Baylys speech full of bold assertions but very
little argument 70 support them. He Is very euent ana
handsome speaker; but such round crons never
before tie sail that already reapng the sdvsn-
Ages o. Tree trade mat the high p.ce Of corn and oh
breacsiui- meats, &c. manly owing 70 the rlr. o.,
lolb and tie repeal Of The BRUSH corn aws! -! He d
admit that tie poilioe rot had slight effect on PRICES
but said that Tree trade the IN cause lie forgot tina,
the art OF 1876 only into operation on the lt q,
December last, and that breaisuf &c had risen 5,f,s
mat Tune lie SAID nothing about the failure the differ
en- gram crops IN Europe amounting almost famine
that m Great Britain France Germany, P.usgs Iav and
even IN Russia, there great dCcieucy and that The
states IS tie only country where there is any supus OF
DIead aHd meat &c ind Of course that in consequence of
tins e1irao!dinaly state Of things these articles must e
cons deraby IN this county INDEPENDENTLY of our tariff or
the Brush corn laws
But what asonsied me wss, that Gent B4yly said
that although tariff Of duucs on foreign Imports yo,-
cd 50 per CEN, the British duties our exports not m
coed avcfage OF per Did any one ever he,r rh
round and reckless rton Way the foreign durez
on our io5acoo alone (which a5ou 1000 perct amour,
10 81 u % millions OF dollars, and that, upon usun e1
is Of about 100 millions per anuum Is more than 81 p
cent The BRUSH duty tobacco Is from 700 &, 1909
per cent? sugar 2jO PER cen ON our m,ssc. 400
per ci on our wkey 700 per our timber 100 nor
c.; nnd yet Gou' Bayly told he people hot the Brush l.
ties DID not exceed an average Of per cent! De. he
WIhN iLc people are e. gIof1u ~ believe such fou.d
assertions Why did England change her corn lae.s Ian
average oi hu per cent wheat CON- &c and 20 pr c
on me1s, occD Bsrluso sh- found that tie o. Stns by
encouraging her own mnnuf.c urrrs End bu8i 2 I'D m
immense home market would uud. rse ner and 4, e. M
pet with u5 She must feed her manufacturers chrrr-r-
and not Tor any 1--we Of co uad She has had too much
eFpef cnce, hnl BE- too WISE Tor that Oaig d.. full cron
o. gram &c occur again in uopc, and we Iha zee what
beuci ihe change 10 tho BIu laws will be OF 90 the
United St-tcs Before the Charge In her laws y. had
pretty much monopoly through tho Car1J.e and v,.i
deal Of our surplus wheat tat way o. England bu
now me whole world b. on par supp sIrr her and b
examining The price OF wheat 40 thr Bate r.rs Tor the Ia
10 years pu1r 70 lStJ, you will f1d the asCage price oil
wheat was only about 30 cents aud she frrebts from tho
Baltic 70 England cheaper than from ins county Now
a'k, whether we can compete with North 0f Eurp-
when they make foil crJps1 II the po1'oc should con-
uuuc, and that plant 81 I'D become extinct o.. peril. s
may, We may demand f,r ~ surplus ln DO
burp' but suppose that demand should anoun 10 com,
few millions Of bushels, shat that o. the home c8nsp,p
ton which amounts 90 400 or $50 millions of busnrlr +
s mere drop boo the bucket The crop uf corn made be-
1915, 10 ths untry be- c.tmafcd 500 million. Of hcs
But arm masking long communication, i1s'csd Of
few lines as ! intended
You made few yp sropica errors in o. last c.nlrru
nic1tion, signed Ctatls CITY" For instance. you sa,
thot will be contest between cDlHiluoul. republic
CAM" &ci 20 should have been 90 c,HfttufirnlI roU.b
he"-n0f " republican" Again: &" Tho t.rH policy %
1872 Sufficient for revenue urd 81 the time &, ,ncour
age ond sustain our home Industry" d. you ori out ih
word " time" hiost rssprttI .I.y
March 2jh, lsi7. CuAHLEs CITY.