Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-11
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
"pRorEcr1oN" ON IT'S LAST LEGS.
lURsDAY MoRN1NG. OCTOBER 10. ~,

"PROTECIION" ON IT'S LAST LEGS.
The N. Y Mirror (Whig) is making noble fight against
the outrage Of Sewardsm and special avors TO The manu-
facturers II is singular fact that not long before Con-
gess adjourned the infamous aboonist and deiamer or
yirginn the South Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania
gave notice that should ask leave bring in the follow
ing bills:
bin 70 alter md amend The revenue laws to afford
reasonable protection and encouragement TO American Ia
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A bill TO abolish slavery in the Territory of Utah;
bill to repeal 40 much Of the establishing territorial
governments in New Mexico and Utah recognise slavery
in said Territories and pledges the nation to admit new
slave States into Union and
bill TO repeal and annu the fugitive slave law passea
September, 1850.
Ii will be here seen that this miserable aboonst not
only regards the territorial bills throwing open The
territories the stakeholder, but in connection win ms
mschievous purposes asks Congress to strengthen The aas
of the Northern Manufacturers rs TO enable them 10
WELD their fanaca weapons against the South lew days
since we were suprized hear that merchants still con-
ne 10 purchase and sell the candles manufactured by JACK
son. The noted aboionis who shows his gratitude for The
treasure dawn from Southern patronage by urging on the
ant, slavery fanatics the deadly aggrcsslons on
Southern rights and property. We trust 10 see tins we
formed altogether" intercourse, in such case is
vital of sedefence. But If is duty TO cut OIL
encouragement from single manufacturer al the North
does it equally become the South 10 refuse by speca
class legislation pour millions of Southern capital into
the treasures Of the whole class Of Northern manufacturers
weakening ourselves and armng enemies for mischief
with our resources? This is certainly not the time
for the South be enriching the New England manuinctu
rers BY high tariffs. There may be- with us few cases oil
hardship under the present tartibut is il not better that
they should suffer temporarily than that By raising the du
ties the North may be pampered, put forth new nacna
lions against the safety of the whole Souhl
But 10 return the n. y. Mirror which 7eaousy op
poses change of the tariff well the vile schemings
of Seward and his ales-and in reply the Tribune the
champion Of Sewardsm, socialism and high tariffs, thus
boldly and scnsbly takes its position:
"Ia direct could be taken The question to-day in
dependent the election arguments usually made use o by
the Manufacturers do not believe than tone NTH
OF the American People, would be found in favor of the mar
row doctrine of "Potection" We deny that this s any
longer distinctive principle of the Wing party The timo
,,as when High Tariff and National Bank were unda-
mental pillars Of the Conservative creed But the day has
gone by With all the "log rolling that be brought 10
bear upon Congress- it utterly impossible alter the Tariff
without reducing IT, In this age Of steam and lightning
everything is changing and progressing and what was o
vital importance in the machinery yesterday Is but dead
weight and encumbance upon the wheels OF to-day Po-
tca organizations like all things elsc must get rid OF these
"obsoec IDEAS fast possible or like dead limb upon
living body they will spread decay throughout the entire
system.
ave stand by the men, who in all emergencies will stand
by the Union and the Constitution and who repndiate now
henceforth forever any sympathy with the higher law
sonhisrcs of William H. Seward Ii Mr., Greeley regards
this the Wing party, let him make the most
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