Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-25

N,r,hern and Southern regionsare
n,ossn,sd as having adverse interests IN 'n'S
sp.e,n &c; and it combi's ms oP'n" -
which i, depreca'es as "misch'e'ous, 49, J..
ding It's view Of il with The reana'a'
satisfactorily appears that it IS 'he '"e'e'
,1,;,ed States generally, TO encourage mah"iac'
,,,.. !, merits particular attention, 'Ea' 'ne'e a'e
c;,c,, Stances which render 'hs present e''"'a'
non,s,, tor enLe,ing, uih zeal, upon Inc i'npof'
,ant business" Having cons'ue'e' : M
.,ms,ances" il adds "a full we" ha''n5 "o"
hoo, i. ken Of he inducements 10 'he p'o"o'o"
rm.,,tac,,re in lie United States, acconPa-
Nod Min an examination of the principal o0]ee-
,;or. which are commonly urged in opposi'ion''
:. nronsr in The next place, 10 consider Inc means
hv which il may be effected, }" &c. tihen consi.
ders at large, and recommends these "theans'
among which are the following ~. fto'ee'''s
duties. or duties on those foreign articles @hie"
are The rivals of Inc domestic ones inienocu " "
encouraged" -. Prohibitions oil rival aFuc'eS'
or duties equivalent to prohibitions" -. recu-
mary bounties." rs. Premiums" Anu
The exemption Of the materials oil manu''.'1
from Duty" with ONE other means W. y
are enough in all conscience. III -
one Of these means, il states, "a q'e'.
been made concerning The Constitutional 'tsN y
The Uniled States 10 apply this species :
rapemcn,; bur there is certainly no soou ioun
lion for such a question" Il! however argues
this question, relying on The power no lay ana
collec, lakes, duties, imposls and eIcisrs' an'0 On
The general welfare" clause, concluding us az
gumenl with liz sweeping declaration, that "thefe
seems 10 be TO room for a doubt, that Whatever
concerns The general interests oil learning, OF az
| riculiure, OF manufactures, and OF commerce, are
within the sphere of The national conncns, d. 'al
as regards Az application OF moneJ," II men
considers The articles 10 be encouraged under 'he
respective heads Of 'iron, copper, lead, fossil,
coal. &c. under each OF which il includes a long
list OF particulars, and winds up with supple
menlary remarks" TO enforce its recommends
lions of "lhe protective policy" Qo', if this is not
"lhc protective policy" We should like 10 know
what isl and is signed Alexander Hamilton,
Secretary OF The Treasury"
Here, then, is This significant fact" IRON The
record" Ms early as 1871, Gen. Hamilton, IN
discharge OF his duly, under the solemn sanction
OF an oath, prepared an elaborate report on his
very subject, warmly and zealously recommend
ing the adoption OF "lhe protective policy, for The
frs, Time, (tor he speaks CT "entcri"g with zeal
upon The importan; business,") and that with an
ability unsurpassed, (for even Mr.. Clay only
weakened The arguments Of This report, by at
tempting to repeat them 10 1924, and submitted
this recommendation 10 Congress, where il is pre-
served in the public archives. Yet the Wing, re-
lying merely on a mistaken inference from MIR.
Jcfsrson's conjecture about Mr.. Smiths speech,
boldly proclaims that 'Alexanier Hamilton"
fwas one of The earliest and ablest opponents OF the
protective policy, as We are told by Mr.. Jeffer-
son"!! Comment is unnecessary. Is The Wing
satisfied with his "faci from The record" that
Gen. Hamilton, SO far from being its opponents
was the author and advocate Of "tbc protective
p%olicy"7 If not, We will give il some more Of
the same sort. If satisfied, will il say so7 Re-
lying on the candor Of The Editors, we trust they
will; -bu, we shall see.