Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-06

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policy, modified her navigation laws, her COLO
NAL laws. her commercial laws, and has now
abandoned her corn laws, and established a re.
%ciprocal postal intercourse; is about to abandon
her navigation act, and nust soon re'iuqaish her
colonies. The steady progress OF the CONNER.
cial principles so successfully carried out by the
outgoing administration, has immensely enlarg.
ed the markets of our sale AS an indication OF
this TACT, the quantity of American produce old
and carried abroad in American vessels has
been progressively as follows:
Provisions Expld. American YES, tons.
1s3o ss, lO6 $50 97l. TOO
1910, $1,000 1913 l,64I0tS
lS42, II ,467 634 $50 4ol
Is45, 75,438 l23 2053,9u
l64S, 95,5442l7 24i4,e2o
Under the high tafid OF 1912 the exports, or
sales oi national produce, did not increase. Blu!
they have since done SO largely, and The tonnage
OF American vessels has increased near J nn'i u"
IONS in six years. Following This Increased Tor
mage has been The increased employment OF all
parties connected with the marine, as wen lnm-
bel growers and sieycdores, as ship builders ana
semen, or hemp growers and cordage makers
The larger The quantity of produce TO 60 abroad,
of goods 10 come home, by so much IS the &C.
mand Tor American shipping increased. Mo-
wilhslandiGs The l~iberalily oil our treaties, Anne
rican vessels can overmalch all opposition, and
in its prosperity Inc hemp grower oil henincRy
and The ship bnilder Of Maine have a mutual m
leIesi, aniagonisic 10 the designs OF the Greeley
school OF politicians, who would destroy those
| great ~in,eles!s in orter 10 pander 10 the monupo-
lies OF The Tariff aristocrars.
Though assailed AMI blackhalled by polilical
foes, as was never Thomas Jefferson by the Fe-
deralisis OF old; though deserted By false friends,
aclualed mainly by Sc fish schemes and PERSONAL
spleen and revenge, James Il. Polk has pursued
The even TENOR Of his way, Drawing the elements Of
opposition from whatever quarter Il caue, aho
devu,ing himself night and day 10 such measures
as were necessary 10 vindicate The honor ana es'
| tablisn on a firm basis The interests OF Tie coun-
try. He retires TO his nome in the west, WIN 4
free corscience-satisfed that he has dcne his
duty, and that he resigns his high office, leaving
his beloved Union, great and powerful and pros
porous at home, respected and veneraied abroad.
/! Tomorrow Mr.. Polk will pass through his CT
ty-and VIC doubt not, lha, The Democrats a.
| least will seize the occasion 10 lake him by The
hand, and cheer him on his way with, "We!l
| done, thou good and faithful servant"
The Wing has a very strange article on Ar
Folks Administ; alton. Ilsays:
sFour years age the party which elected him
seemed oil powerful in the Union. They had
lust defeated, in one 81 the %severest contests
known 10 our history, The great champion OF
the Wing party. The Wings appeared pros
| tra,c, beyond the power of ever again raising
their heads. The President had an easy task
before him
But, argues the same paper, MIR, Po'k "ylo-
lated the Tariff pledge" given to Pennsy va MIA
and ",he doom Of The Democratic parry was
sealed from that day. Without stopping 10
refutc the mis-statement Of the said pledge
we cite history to say that il 'the doom OF the
Democratic party was sealed" the doom OF
the Wing party, as such, was al'o sealed
through the ing orious defeat Of Henry Clay,
",he great champion of the Wing party
So triumphant was the pc icy Of the Demo
cratic party, that The Wings dared not 60 be
fore The people upon their parry principles out
by Sinking them, succeeted in inducing lhs
peop!e TO believe that no change OF principles
or Offices Of Government would be made, ane
hence they sneaked into power. We canno
say that we believe that they vii play out the
mo. party game. We believe The contrary
and that they will prove false to the honeyet
professions made during the canvass.
But The Wing goes farther ard assaiIs Mr.
Polk with having set on foot the Mexican wa
and the acquisition of territory, 10 make himseI
popular and establish his power. History falsi
Ges such a charge. The war was forced upor
us by an insolent Toe, AMI 50 unanimous wa:
nublic sentiment in favor Of The acquisition G
leni.ory as indemnify, that only nins member:
OF Congress could be found 10 unite with III
mad.cap Stephens in voting 10 give back sal
territory. Blu, he present. position OF The WINS
Itself on the war is so ridiculous, that We carno
bur depict ii to our readers. That paper has de
noupced The Mexican war as "miserable and &C
cursed" What did il say on Saturday lastf
1--WE opposed that war from is inception; ye
no,c we confess we are NIL sorry that 81 occurred
Ii developed the power and resources oil gu
country in such manner as 10 command I'M
admiration 0! the world, and raised US MAN.
grades higher in the scale OF nations. II ofo'!sh
out Inc great qualities Of our soldiers, who ha'
been r%eposino so long in peace, mat inc Wor'
had forgotten how well they fought. II e1hloIie'
Winfield Scott in his true characteri a characte
which, bot for il, he would never nave Ore
known TO deserve; that OF The greatest oil iivin
,acticians. Above all, il Frustrated Locoioco
ism, and brought 10 The aid oil his country IN
srea, virtues and merits Of Zachary Taylor"
Here's patriotism for you, with a veneeance!-
Our readers will make their own cnmnents uPo
such extra crdinary tergiversation What fait
is now to be put in the sincerity OF its denuncIa
tons, while The Presidential compass was go,n
on?
We conclude with a brief extract from 10
Philadelphia Ledger, a neutral paper, which pay
a iusI tribute TO the late administration
"Whatever NAV be the opinions Of individual
r.sooctino MI. Po,,,s official acts, there can b
ma dispulin.. even BY the most prelrdiced parl'
Jan rhat lie goes out Of Office leaving the countr.
in he highest staie Of commercial prosperity, y
character respected and honored abroad, lis posi-
lion exalted ard lis power greatly enlarged
Various causes, Unforeseen and unexpected, ma
have assisted 10 produce This favorable state 9
affairs. oul an enumeration OF the principal mea
sures ut The administration, also show the gov
cfnins influence and control OF an in!eliIser
prescicnce and a wise states nanship, that fore
,aw The bearing OF events and the operation 9
PRINCIPLES, ana knew how Ia 'urn them adVar
taseously t. he conntTy's benefit"
WIG PARTY SCHEME"
The Senate Of Virginia have, by a decide
vote. rjectcd The Sbinplaster Small NoIes BIZ
vel Mr.. S,anar RI wasted The whole day On Satu
dav in an All. nlpt 10 have a PRoTEsT inserted G