Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-12

| We mad Inc lollo"loS souuu 'ie~' - N
n Y. Journal OF Commerce, one OF The ables'
Free Trade papers in The Union, and jealous
| supporter OF General Taylors election:
THE TARIFF-Some OF the ULTRA Wing
oapers have tiled hard 10 make il appear that Inc
recent Presidential election was decision against
the present Tariff. They have tailed 10 make ou'
heir case On the contrary, 50 lar as Inc evi'
dence goes, il shows that great majority oi the
neople are in favor If moterate duties. Cas- Ger
| aioiy is free trade man in Inc Common accep-
| talon ot the term, and 50 is Van buren. Ihat
| i they are opposed 10 the Tariff u 1912, and Ia
| nro,,c;ion for p,o,eclions sake. They in Ia
yor ot low duties, unless the exisencies OF tie
| Treasury REQUIRE an increase aud IN that case
| they would have The duties laid with prIma-
| nv view 10 revenue.
The aggregate vote Tor Cas- and Van Bnren
in The nation al large, (mlking fair allowance
Tor South Carolina where The Electors are cho-
sen BY the Legisla,ureD exceeds mat OF Gen.
'raylor by l4o 900. So that, even admitting that
Gen. Taylor were opposed 10 the present Iariff,
ana in favor Of that OF 1912, the voice OF the ma
ton. as expresset by this election, II expressed al
all on The mater in question, is in favor OF COM
narrative free trade But there is no evidence that
Gen TAYLOR is opposed 10 The present Tariff, or
IN favor OF The Tariff OF 1912. True he denies,
in one nj his euers, that ne lever stated 10 any
| one that he was in favor OF the Farm oil 1910,
ar nthai he originated the war with Mexico
| I'm -, lhe other hand We challenge the proof
| that he s'cyec stated 10 any one" MAT he was ID
favor Of IN. Tariff 0. 1912. So hat IN voIlns iof
Gen. Tayior, men in general did mol voie either
Tor or against the new Tariff Two oi The slaunch-
| est free trade papers 10 this city, VIZ. IN NM
| ror and he JapInal OF Comm-tce, were among
| me earliest ami s,rongesi advocates OF Gen. Tai
Tor. Did they HEREBY repudlae The present IA :.
If. and invoke the restoration Of that oil lo42
| We trow not.
There were lew presses, and but a few, so lar
! as our observation extended, which presented me
| Tariff question as one OF the issues OF The then
pending election; and Mr. Webster in Two OF ms
| speeches. told his stall led constituents, that !
| Gen Taylor was elected, the new Tariff would
| b. repeated Mr.. Webster is an orator, anc
| knows how to ADAPT his arguments 10 me taste
| OF those whom h: wishes 10 IntueEct; ont we
! cannot suppose that ne did then or does now o.
,icve that, he Tariff will be essentially modified IL
| Consequence ol The election OF Gen. Taylor, OF
| Tor any other reason For he well knows, ihateVen
# a majority could b. obtained in The lower toust
in iaycr oi It's repeal, vhich is very doubtful.
the Senate would override the attempt. For al
least two years after the 4th OF March next u
is certain that there will be a Democratic MAORI,
~ in The Senate, of from six to ten. And the
chance that one or two Democratic Senators
will vote for the repeal, is al least balanced o,
the chance that one or two Southern wing
will vote in favor of "things as they are."-
What folly, then, for the Wings TO attempt to
restore the Tariff Of lS42, when it is manifest
tina. the only effect will be to produce dissen
sion in their own ranks, and so reduce them 10
their accustomed minority.