Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-19
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

fabrics by cxorbi ant rates OF duty. To this con.
cusion our doctrines and theory lead, AMI you
cannon get around il, disprogc IL or deny IL. ne
conclusion is plagaey ugly one, ana W.
Walker walks into our party, and splits Us open
with it, just like New England farmer splits
orcn log Of wood. Mr.. Walkers Report IS US
tough as lightwood, and while you may burn his
Report, or light your cigar with 1t Ike you
would bi, Of lightwood, you had as well give
il 10 confess the corn, and lei Walker alone
Abuse him as much as you chose, tut don't at
tempt argument .e,.o
Abiding 10 the Tariff of 1912, you say ''lf the
manufacturing industry Of this country IS so pro
dirious, that in the course oil iour years, IL hao
a ready cut 0tF considerable sources Of revenue ny
supplying the articles hcretoi re imported Wna'
language can be lofty enough lcr lis praise: Is
that Tariff best, which, instead oil increas,ns,
cuts off considerable sources OF rtuenuet nau
the Tariff of 1882 been continued,and so altered
asto cut Off nil sources o, revenue, you would MOI,
according t. your logic, have found language vol
~ .nouohn 10 commemorate its merits. Again
YIN remark that you shave never seen such a
Iriumohanl argument in favor OF pfotection DIS
mis-. which The Secretary has offered against u.
mi, IS the best joke have seen ior a long spell
Mr.. Walker writes an etaIna and 20 eriul ar
gunent against the protective pollcy-ah afSu-
m.nt which none on US can diSproVe-ahh yon
turn round and say is The most trt "m-phanl
q. gument in |luOr Of protection you nave ever
seen! Now ms is slick way Of sellns along
and NAV fool some oil the Democrats, but not
gull our party, guess. You say, too, that, oy
pursuing tue protective policy, England mas
drawn 10 herself The wealth OF he world, and
made all nations her tributaries" LABOR IS
not as well rewarded in England as here,
l. a mi M nc a -
del for rs, you, and all Of we Tariff men, are
constantly asking The government 10 protect
our labor agains the chcap paupcr labor OF that
very country which you represent TO De such
4 Paradise, and Ina, same country which
you kno,r consumes more Of our products man
any her in the world. Walker has cnrtted we
.iiif men thoroughly, aud mas taken on our mar
iG many places. Let Us bear ii. what cant De
cured mus be endured, and that is mvPhi'osophy
hav. 70 wrie a lee: Id my friend, Major Bliss,
10 whom Pm about sending one of my hes, clocks
as pfesen; SO good day 10 you. Your friend
and brother, SAM SLICK.
SLlcKviLLE, Jan. Oh lS49.
P. S. II Gen Taylor should be 50 angratefM
as not 10 give Vi good office, we should have TO
look oul Tor some other business ny which we
could make some money. In case We are dis
appointed. | gusSs We would do good business
b. joining partners. and sendins ship oad
Of clocks round 10 CALI rna. could have the
clocks maze in ie@ weeks, and be of by the
l., May. We will both know what 10 do By The
Isl April, and you can be thinking all The while.
Yours s.
M.m You must Try 10 get cffi,e frst-ii ECU
tail, ihen go cour.ine down to Lowell; and il M
gal here is in ldvof OF annexation, inen, hy The
Isl u May, We will be of ior California like
slreaks Of lightning. SIS,