Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-03
OsEPH NJ. CARRiNGTON
For The Enquirer.
WING POLICY.
7 sacred name disguised.

CONE, BY whatever sacred name disguised.
o?pr. ssion, CONE. and in thy works rejoice!
See Natures richest plains 10 prtrd frns
Turn'i by Thy fury. From .h-l. cheerful bounds
Zee RAID ,h' onliv ming village, farm and scat.
See rurni toll by thy raracious hand
hobb'd u his poor reward, resign The plough.
, Oppression walked at large, and poured abroad
Her unrC lenting train:
Hateful projectors Of aggrleving schemes,
To sell tie starving many Ia the ftW,
And drain. a thousand ways, In exhausted land
Evn trOn that place whence nran. pc-tr should now
And gospel truth, nhuman bigois shed
Their poison round. Thomson.
Gentemen:-ln former communication
we're considering some OF tac important hearings
OF the Tariff Bank and Internal improvement.
po.icg OF The Wig patty There is one vew
OF The subject which, | hinl, shond never BE-
los sight oil: 'nean hs intimate connection re-
tween The Tariff ant Internal Improvement poll
CT. Il was he remark, | !hink, Of one OF our mos!
distinguished statesman, that she advocates q
high Tariff would, il they could devise no Other
method ci sqhandering the public money b.
willing 10 see II sunk 10 The bottom OF the can"
THIS was very strong expression, perhaps TOO
strong, when applied 10 the whole party-but
that many ofthe parry would soinclne, facts no.
toriOus u the whole world, and fair course OF
reasoning, give room Justly 10 inter. History
teaches u, that, III all ages, AMI under every
rm Of government, the puallc good IS too often
signing lew. This mus be the case, while hu-
man nature is constituted as il il. Human ma
lure is The same here as every where else. The
saC,a faHies auri-hc love Of money, tine root Of
all evil'-lhst powerful, principle in the human
character is sutf eniy sfnns 10 induce he ava.
Iic;oes (and nos lew ale there who are mol mere
or less So b mere as we'll as elsewhere, 10 ceSirc
10 grow rich al The expense Of the public eoo'.-
Such persons as tnsse. having already bal their
appetite for gain whe,,ed hy large dividends,
would very naturally thus reason with them
selves: II Congress can t. induced 10 aPPru-
ptia'e 10 works ui iuefna improvement or
to .qnandcr, III any other mode. some eight Or
ten millions Of dollars, there will lie consider
able vacuum in TIE treasury, and this will have
TO be filled by a tax on the sugar, flannel or
coitons. which we manufacture, and this tax or
duty will be so much clear gain in our pockets,
as the duty vii! be that much added TO the price
at which we should sell our fabrics, were there
no such duty. True, they Won say, the rest OF
the people will have TO pay that much more for
these goods; but that Is small matter 10 each
81 them, Individually; but TO each of Us indi-
viaually, il would he very important matter; II
would add most materially TO our profits ' And
thus, by way OF DEPRESSION, II would DC that
each, and all, aud every one OF these greedy
duty on the mass Of Inc community, the consul
mers, would leave them in such situation, that
most Of them would no, be able 10 make both
ends meet) But 10 return to the point from
whence re digresscd. While human nature is
constituted as 1t is, il is perfectly juSuhable 10
suppose tina, such a course Of reasoning would
be adopted By many. very many; perhaps large
aior ty of those who would DC Immediately
he IA Iuli on
this, lei him look al The journals Of Congress,
and he viii find tue adrccaies ot the High farm
policy, and tie representatives Of high Tariff
districts voting, with scarcely an exception, for
every scheme, which has for lis objec, an ex
pcnditure Of the public money! and # he still
doubts, let him observe how these same per
sons g.oat over the deb. incurred IN the prose
cuton Of The Mexican War, as aHording pre-
text for again imposing high tariff on the coun-
try. There is not doubt that the two schemes,
the Tariff and Internal Improvements, are log
rolled, doyc-lailed. and affiliate into JOINT
scheme, for plundering the many for the bcncht
of the few. The sitempt has tcen made, anu
with some degree OF success, to make me New
England people believe that this Tarih policy IS
advantageous 10 majority of them But TINS
cannot be 50. The only persons IN New England
it seems 10 m, who arc materially oenehtteu
by ibese high taxes, or duties, or iorri2n e ods,
are the owners OF the factories. As 70 the asfcui
m-aI interest i. is benefited thus lar and no ar
tier These manufacturing villages constitute
small neighborhoOd market, iGr some OF 'he
surpus ri, ducIiGns OF The small talnns an gar
DIN, il their immediate vicinity; no mcie Lo"-
eli. Tor instance, have 10 contt can nave all
her vans suppiled; can 10 lei, D. The Country
surrounding her, for a distance OF i've or siA
miles. II The Massachusetts farmer, iHY or
e-en wsaiy m,s of, The Lowell marie: can hs
Il no vairc This farmers Interest. wouhi no
donbt b. pfomo'ed, II a palefnni anu kinu gov,
ernnen, wunG suffer him 10 take hi cheese ana
bruer. his beef, wool and pork 10 Bosom, and
nrocrre in exchange for them the articles which
be might want un5ufdeDsd by heavy system OF
| prohIhiroIy ,.dles. OF shat advatlis: i ! -
! ms ,arm,r T, Tor government u impose GUY 0!
one Eindfed AM fifty per cen! IN in"si! co'ons'
| None literally nDGr. This duiy on ne coarse CO.
Iors ne a,es, not nny LARGELY rahances Their ptcc,
| but il. unfortunately ior nl.n, adds nothing 10 !le
priec If IL. productions, but, Oh the contrary, IL.
| mioishrs lacir price. FIJI When tne iatthtI ee's
l., Pos.on ,,ih his productions, the heavy hu'y
| has sepl on II maize; he reign prodccer oi
coarse cottnns, AM, nc being KEEP out mere IS u
| course one bidder less Tor What The farmer ms
10 sell This argument, as reads me iafmef J
verify helicsc. will afrly 10 i0li-htas oil lie pee
plc Of New England, mol ryen excepting Tie ope-
r,iiyes in III factories themselves. we nave
heard great dea:, kaow, about shat INC 'ac'o,
| 20 ,irls re, fur their workout can any inena OF
humanity seriously So, al ne ecl:eVes d ma
;n.i,y If tnem are benefited BY being cooped ny
ff u n ii hours day ii The IN" nolr:oGi
walls a these acicGics, exposed 10 a.: thr Temp
atians 10 sin, nccsssaril? incident 10 NC shu.s
,ienq Think not-I know not Wha, they gel
ncr d,y. say il is fifty cents, which presume j.
Inc csien,- would any discIee, parent or guar
Alan i. willing 10 cunsign his child, or ward, to
those walls. il he coud get employment ior lnem
in trcer, families II one tonrn oi that p!i''f
shculd Suppose not. But suppose he lacioty
orls &c, as much as Il IS sah they ooi-uh'
der this system Of heavy duties, 'ael' sane
pr. an unreal mockery; iar great msJnI''
:. ri me goods they use bsing also heavily
,ared by the lime their expenses ale all paif
,ho,s vii not be much lett 10 them. The Dc'
mocracy OF Maine and New Hampshire seem Il
| hav- understood This mater Tor some Tine, ans
,h,se &c Rhode Islani, Massachusetts and Goa
pec,;cut seem 10 have beea good deal, Oh
rather by fits AM jeras, awakened 10 prope
| ssnsa q; ,hei. Interests Lit u hope thai II WI
no -, Ion. before Trey wll give US = long pull,
strong pull and pull all together There IS n'
dnubI tina, Mr.. Jefferson egiHced his usuai sa
oacity when he spoke OF he No7sheia ~.
Democracy Of the Norm ar ire masses, ne 'V''
ing millions, as toniraiistiugnishc,i IRON -
oraspine few, whose paiicy wnait convcr iheH
mo beasts Of bur.en. To boy where yen ca
buy che a pes, ard 10 ell where you can get ih'
bcsl price is The true interest q az cur people
whe!ner North, South, East or West. BY tar
policy neither agriculture, commerce, navigator
or manufactures wil be crippled III theif enei
sies, as the low tariff policy oi me Democfa.i'
narty Dow ia operation abund4ntly proves. II
fac., with he grea, chcspness ani abundance .
The raw material, the innumefable localities 10
cheap and The most efficient water power, an
he un .uroasse! ing -uuiy and skll-nt our coun
lrymen. they can compete, and vii compel; sue
cessiu!I., with the whole wcfit, even were iher
no tariff a, all. Thcn whv should hey ,:esiF
The rest OF the community 10 be taxed iof them
Surely for no other reason than this. T0at tn
zaou BE- enabled 20 make more tiHa far pratt o
ths,r business