Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-31
Democratic Theory of the Election.


been carried by gross exaggrraion of the war policy
Of the administration but thai Virginia has never falter
ed Sin support of he great Of informal policy
which have been boldly and successfully put in op
Grafton by the present administration" Now, setting
aside lis very unduul contradiction of the .sUnon, )"
which asserts that the is still popular in Virginia,
perceive The evidence dcuced from the recent
elections To show any approval Of the financial
mercal policy Of Mr. Polk, orof any Of his poll
cy, internal foreign. Although the accumulation Of
goods which awaited the reduction OF 1916 sweod the
immediate receipts at the Custom Houses, we have no
evidence of any Increase of duties since that time and il
the receipts Of duties continue TO be large formerly,
il I've evident. that larger mporiations must he
quiIed and that instead of taking in specie the returns
for the rich harve st which famine and wise change OF
European policy have given TO the producing States Of
the Unon Virginia in common witlrothers must import
merchandise keep up the receipts of the tariff. al
the same time that its reduction. at period critical,
will discourage the establishment OF those manufactures
peculiarly required in Virginia aud which cannot sustain,
once the Withdrawal of governmental aid and the es
tab'ished competition of northern skill Should there
fore the increase under reduced tariff Virginia,
already much impoverished, must pay more specie for
merchandise To raise her proportion Of that revenue
ould it decline, Virginia must pay her proportion of
the national debt created 10 maintain The government in
peace or sustain It's offensive operations in But
in wha, other particulars has Virginia pr,6lrd by the
reduction of duties under the ia1 Of lSGl Probably by
reduction of duty salt, exactly equivalent to the
freight from New Orleans up 10 the kanaNha Salines
This reduced the price at time TO cents per bushel
II has been temporarily ceuneIacted. and the price raised
eighteen cents by the formation of Salt Company"
for the purpose Of preventing competition amongst the
manufacturers themselves. Now, when estimate the
5000, 600 bushels of salt made IN Virginia with the
market for western provisions and the hire of eastern
slaves dependent thereon, cam better ascertain the par
ticular profit which the tariff Of SIC has produced in re-
gard to this great interest.
Then tobacco which pays in the United Kingdom from
600 10 1860 per cent Duty has never been lower than
al present, nor does the commercial treaty with the Ger
man States, now lie anvil, 10 have uecasioned
an advance in price at all proportional to the immense
advantages anticipated by the Union and Enquirer. We
have had frequent sales of sound tobacco in this market
recently at from 50 10 70 censso that, either Mr.. Polk
has been peculiarly negligent of the interests Of Virginia
in not having secured reduction Of duties upon tobacco,
or Great Britain who, inspired by the enlightened exam
pie Of Congress, nagndnimo,'sy reduced her duties
bread stus, months in advance Of our free trade
tariff, and whose universal philanthropy has been com
PEELED 10 surrender system o penal Discrimination
against slave grown colton and sugar. very philosophical
" chrws the slave grown tobacco Of Virginia. burd ned
with the most unjust and offensive duties and squris the
amber into our eyes the only reply TO enquiry
monstrance.
In regard to iron and coal we offer no estimate of in
jurv We have been TO note The significant fact
tina, Senator Cox, of Chesteed Southern State Rights
Democrat of great legislative prominence and rowess
and coal HEAVIER, believe, very large scale,
of opinion that duties that particular article might be
advantageousy increased and thought the Secrca
ry of the Treasury, after the Pennsy lvana election We
therefore cannot imagine how the tariff of i6 has com
mended itself to Virginia. since It's effect, upon the great
industrial products of the State, shown in an unexam-
pied reduction of prices in salt, tobacco the salts
faction OF the coal aud iron interest As for the Sub Treas
sury repudaled under Mr.. Van Buren, in lS40 and re-
established without the desire or the appreciation of the
people a hard money scheme, lased upon that IVA
pour credit operating upon certificates of deposite
fer drafts and other bank machinery, ard only visible
to the people when the specie paraded CATER the man
of Cromwel the Chinese indemnity of later day
through the land, drawn wagons and escorted by Sub
Treasurers to this system which operates well in
Spain, Portugal. Turkey, and every other despoism
with which is cursed. we cannot say how far it az
iccts the interest Virginia. seeing that no government
al currency except the drafts of some cross mail conirac
the Post Master here, has crossed aim 1t
probably does little than establish more firmly
the supremacy of the northern Cities by exposing the
Banks of Virginia TO sudden specie demands from the
Treasury, from the Northern Banks from Messrs Cor
coran Riggs the Barnss Of government in its
sional emergencies
We could prolong this article by rei,rring TO the eff
fects Of Mr.. Folks foreign policy which. unless Virgin
ia is the tribe ofssacha itself cannot fail alarm every
rejecting citizen, Wing Democrat This war taxes
Virginia to buy popularity ard provisions in the West
and 1t will either surround with mai enant circle Of
free States, will expose exhausted TO the
competition of millions Of the fertile lands in the
most delightful climate. producing the most psoftable
staples in the most unbounded abundance. These lands
will be given gratdiousy to engTans from the United
States. They will Cher such temptation cannot be
withstood. Our reole will emigrae, carrying with
them the moral and physical wealth of Virginia and
leaving desation Of pine and broomstraw, unbroken in
its duration. until the 'norhern hive, )" teemng with
the increase gifts and the ngress ofioreign popua
ton, shall find ia Virginia lands cheap shall
have found in Texes or Mexico. Who shall estimate
the loss of value in the property Virginia, BY the nev
table consequences OF war, conquest and annexation
Such have appeared 10 us the direct and probable ef
tects of 'he great measures Of internal (and orcgn)
policy which have been boldly and successfully put
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