Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-30

TlnN-tEriiloS AGAINST Tng sIIN
The following admirable satire is from H.. p,n
IL Mr.. FREDERICK Eastial, The spirited and talen,
q, leader u The Free Trade movement in Franc.
AID The anlhor vi several excellent works ON Do.
h'cai economy. 1t purpors 10 be-
The Petition al the Manufacturers OF Candles
Wax-lighls, Candleslicks, Shutters, Es,in,
gulshers, and He Dealer. in Grease Oil, Rusin
and The Spiris ii Wine, again,. The ruinous
opposition they experience fron The San
~ NE MN The Members IF The Chamber Of D,pu,iss -
uehliriheh: ! Gu are III Inc rignl path You
rrJecI abstract theories Questions Of abundance,
cheaPness, and 50 on, concern you bur lille -
lou occupy yourselves specially with the aflaiis
~ "e Pieuuceii you seek 10 place hun beyond To-
reign competition. In word you desire tina; The
TASK oil National progress should be accomplished
Solely by national labor
we oHrr yon an admirable opportunity OF an.
plying youf-whai shall we cail Il 9-yuuf lheo.
iyf-no: nothing is more deceptive than lheo;y
your doctrine your system 2-yuur pfincprl
but You DO rot like doctrines; you have a hurfor
ol systems; and. as 10 principles, You asser l.al
,leie is nothing olI The kind III social econcny.-
We call II then your pfaclict your practice v nh
on IGerfy and without prilc,pleI
We experience. geuIlemen, the most intoIer.
able competition from loreigu rival, placed in
! position 80 inhniely superior 10 ourselves Tor
The prudncton OF light, as 10 inuncale our nation.
al market al price that is acuay felton,
| Immediately that he shows himself our lrad.
ceases, every Consumer supplies himself al his
| shup, and branch ot naive industry ui which
The famillcaiuns are innumrrable, l., Immediate.
~ STUCK with The most serious and perfect stag.
hatiun.
This rival, who is no o,hcr Than the Sun,
keeps np such a Constant opposition 10 DER inter
al Mo lat
| ased ny rehiious Albion, inasmuch - kr tx.
| hib'iS towards that naughty island a loyyy con.
sll.Tation, which he altogether r. fuses 10 usi
We iequest, hon. gentlemen, that yua viii liz.
| pleased 10 make law ordering The Casing VI
all windows, shule.s. blinds Curtains. bu.ls'.eyes
aud u all opening, holes, cracks, creaks b.
and through which he light OF the sun Is in The
habit ol penetrating, In The prejudice I'll those
valuable manufactures vi watch we have IA
y"led The county, AMI which You cannot aban-
don lo 80 unequal struggle without the gIossesl
IngIatiiudr.
"c trust, hon. gentlemen, lha, you will mol
lake our demand lnr satire, aud that al least
you will not REJECT our petition without hear
] ing the reasons We have To advance in lis sup
, port
In The first place, hon. gentlemen, il you close
as much as possible all access 10 natural lisnt
aud II y0u by This ia"ans create demand tor
The arniciai agent NC have 10 supply, is there a
singh manufacture in the country that will aol he
encouraged by the lawi
II there Is greater Consumption al grease,
more bullockS and sheep viii br called fer, ard
d. consequence, there will be an increase OF
meadows ipr pastnIe, 81 n,ea and Of wool, Of
leather, and above all ii manure, The vrry ioun>
dalton 81 agricultural wealth!
II there IS greater consumption o. OIL there
M he. an ~ a
thus these rich and powerful plants will come
apiopos 10 profit hy tha fertility that The raising
ol 50 many cattle will certainly communicate 10
The soil.
Our heath lands will be covered with trees OF
TcsIhcus nature; numerous swafms ut bees will
collect upon our mountains those perfumed urea.
snTes which al present evapOrale without use
like The nDwers from which they are Sent FORTH
Thu, there is no! a branch oi agriculture which
will moi b. benefited ard increased.
II IS just the same with our navigation. Thou
sands OF vessels will 50 fishing Tor whales and
10 short time We will have marine capable
oil supporting The honor OF France, ard OF SYM
pathisng with The Patriotic senslh;lity Of The un-
dsrssneI, dealers IN Candles and rush>iiehts
There is 70 one, in sh"it, from the poor lamp.
lighter al The top u his ladder, 10 he mrancho>
" miner nj the bottom ot his black pit, VINO viii
Gol experience an nrrca>: q. incom, and CON-
iod. Tnsfe is nci lrcnchman, from lhe veal
thy capitalists 81 Pans 10 III. most needy vcnd,
of ma ches. who has no, an interest in the sue
cess OF onr humble petition.
II is tue theie are objections; but none We
Ale SURE save such as are onnd 10 h unsanclf.
ed books made use Of by The friends oil Free Trade.
We DEFY You 10 pronornces an argument against
us that will mol turn just strongly against your
selves, and agains The principle that diIecls
your whole policy.
You will tell us that il we obtain this prolec-
ton, The nation will gain nothing al all, because
those who consume will have 10 bear all the ex>
pensea.
We eply--you have no right 10 invoke the in
lercsl vi lhose who consume. In all other cases
where the interest Of The consumer has been found
oppose, 10 that Of le producer, you have chosen
IL sacriii = il. You have done 80, 10 encourage
labor, Ito increase The market Q! labor" By
The same system you ought 10 do so again
You have even gene III advance al Tins utlcc-
loo When you were tuli the consumer j.. IN
ter, s,t ia The ire inirt ducun U! iron, o coal,
and oi w"oitns,-yas, You replied, bnl The produ-
Ger is interested in their exclusion. Well, then
il ,hr consumer is Interested in the natural iigh',
the pfoiucer is also Interested in s exclusion.
But You will say again, the producer and The
consumer make bnl one Ii The manulacuT
er gains by prot clion, he asn increases The gain
al me agIICulIuTlSl. .dBIICuNuIt VlDSptIS, VI
opens fresh channels Tor manufacturers.
En- Bisn II you confer on us The monopoly
OF furnishing light during the day, we shall be-
gin by bringing large quantities OF grease, Of
COAL of oil, o. rosin, ol spirits vi wine, Of iron,
Of bronze, OF CrYslal-all 10 The encouragement
of native industry; and IN The end ourselves, and
those from whom We purchase 5c conlDg rich,
will consume great dealt more ihan al presen;
and thus increase and enrich every branch u
natiouai labor.
Do you venture 10 assert that the lie III OF the
sun is gratuilous gift, aht. thai 10 reject such
gll would he to ciecl wealth itself, under lhe
prcle1l Of encouraging the means vi acquiring n}
Take care that You do nol carry destruction into
| the heart OF your whole system Of policy. Re-
| member that hitherto yuu have always rejected
the produce OF other countries because il assimi>
| lated 10 a grauilons gill, aad that The nearer il
approached 10 his gratuiious slandafd--lhat is
| The cheaper il was--he stronger has been your
| dislike.
| In Welding TO the demands OF other monopoliss,
| you had but oae half motive: in our case you
| have a motive entire, and 10 refuse rs on the
grounds that our claims are stronger Than those
oil our neighbors, would be 10 reverse The order
of justice. More multiplied by more, Counts less
This would be your principle! In other words il
would be TO heap absurdity On absurdhy.
lIaUDr anu HdtuIB COHCuI VII GIllclCUl pIbppI-
lions according 10 climate and county, in The
! creation OF all products. Ia. part that nature
| contributes is always ga uiious; j; is The par,
that labor contributes which gives value: and has
I 10 be paid Tor. II IN orange al Ll.b'n sells Tor
/ hall the price nt an orange produced in Paris. il
! is a natural and Sralunc> hra watch occa .icns
the difference ny doin. for one what an an fetal
aud consequently mare expensive heat DOES ior
! line Other. II follows, therefore that when an
/ orange arrives in Paris from Portugal, we may
say that one hall is given graluously. Now II
is his iaJ gratmify (ll we may The vot.i) that
i, is The object I'll your policy 10 exclude. You
say hove can national lahcr support the compe-
tion ut foreign labor when The one has every
.h.ng 10 do, and The later has only II accom-
plish The halt OF The work, the son taking uron
ITSELF to manage tie resi- But If the hall quantity
determine, you 10 prevent aotape'iiion, how can
you preyrn, Competition where The quantity is
entire ..iIhcT you are no iGer'ans, or You
ought since yon oppose the hall qnanIi!y as
| hYr,lnl In national intcIestS--to uaCoSe with