Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-01

mat the harvest was short" Notwithstanding her g,sf
harvest England imported United States grain be.iu n.
farmers oi tie nlied States supply cheaper ,an
o England and the people Of England thereby et u,ai,
TO eat Mr. Meredith make appcar mat Eu-Yj
can buy grain only when her harvest j. short
But Mr. Meredith says thar duties were TOO lov ,ri ~
bi for the large exports the revenue would have eu
ritnt Now Abbott Lawrence esq., in his famous lfts
Of lS46, stated distinctly that rs the inevitable 80
oil tnfsc low tariffs the country 10 he 'ieGaai wLh
goods TO such an extent break all the banks and m
chants; as in 1896 state of things which would ceran
give revenue 10 the government,
Mr. Meredith thinks the revenue and therefore The imnos
would have declined Then certainly his other object Of
encouraging home manufactures would have been attained
10 keep our foreign goods is encourage them Tie
oi ms remarks IS however, hardly worth following They
nave been made clearly only because the party of the a
instraon expect some remarks. In relation the
araVe merits of specific and nd yaorem duties every Gus
tom-house officer in the country is opposed lr Meredith
In England when such subjects discussed paralae
tary committee Is appointed and all the practical men cy
amned and their answers and reasons published intc
now hundreds of appraisers who have held oc years
under me al rdforem system and daily hourly decide vl
ues under the law in all that time. Mr.. Meredith knows
nothing whatever of the matter and MS opinion j no
worm rush; and his reasoning is than talcou be-
cause subject party bias His estimates of roverue and
expenditure are evidently strained that hcrc is every
prospect OF there being surplus stead Of deficit
Inc effect of these documents is very beneficial npU The
puoic mnd because they demonstrate tn !ncapaci
Of the government TO make OUT case against the existing
ordor things, and are therefor decisive change
Mr.. Webster in his Baltimore pecch QSi3l ralerL,l in
relation TO the tariff:
depend upon il, gentlemen, il is change aud The appre
hension of change that every workngms arm in
this country Changes felt changes feared blnc
VI our industry, and the prostraton Of our power.
ms Is true to the letter; and Therefore il il that absolute
reerrade which admits of no charge il more be cll Than
The continual tiukerng OF lawmakers England has thrown
down, for instance the bars which prevented lmrican
ships going 10 her colonies freely after they have become
Well engaged in that trade Suppose she >hoU! put the
restrictions agan the interests would he ruined
10 make the present law operative there must be-
that there will be change and while akn- advantage o
The more liberal offers OF England merchants
levcd from the fear that they will BE- deprived ot them
through the retrograde movement OF
Hence, the new year will open with greater degree 81
buoyancy in all respects
JUST REWARD.
Thos. Butler King Wing member OF Congls<s TON,
Georgia, California emiSsary il IL blNed
the Regency pocure the adoption OF State Constitution
By California with the anti-savcry clause
rom Old Zack hc bitter cup of meeting the slavery que,
which he had duped the other section the Union
Mr. King instead of returning 10 his post Washington
moment of deep interest to the South abandoned the
pie of eorgl their fate and openly ceconeered for t
place Of T. s. Senator from the State of California HI
cupabecoEduc has received merited rcbuseal accounts
agree, and the returns of the election confirm the impression
that ho will be disappointed i'll his ambitious aspirations and
will be driven "bootess home and weather beaten back
We are gaiifcd recognize among the members oi the
State Legislature elect from San Francisco Edmund Ran
doph formerly Clerk of the L. 5. Circuit Couu IN
New Orleans which honorable and lucrative situation
he resigned says the New Orleans Courier, "n orde:
that he might betakc himself the Land OF Promise
Mr. r. is only saunch and orthodox Democrat OF the
Dld Virginia school, but of extensive learning ani
sound abilities" We have known Mr. r. long and we'll
and doubt that he will reap we'll meed distinction i'll
his new home.