Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-04

:. .,.-. ,,,,,,ed bv tho Taylor dynasty nno |
augmented by the present administration, WIN a'oe
an annual demand upon tbs treasury ior MY N.''o
lars VIVA, prospect for a further reuuc'' " ,rce
d, ,n,o,;ma,ion 10 free trade even the conlhua'
IS rho nresent comparu lively low duties, VIII sucn
allow In 10 the beginning OF the present !'' 900
GENTS into The treasury from the pubic ianuS ri
0e3; equivalent an average annual domain
,,re han So 100000 The immense purchases u
-o.,,y made and the rapidly swelling flood OF e's
.s.h 10 moving westward promise largely to aue"'v
e,,e from lands during the next hall ceh''' IT,;
| tho warrants TINT have been granted as bonh"e' .,
sboll be exhausted as they will DC uu' -, f
unprecedented demand the receipts ino w. r., q, ,ea.
this source will not unfrequently reach' " ,h
and 1926 6fteen and twenty five millions o. uo"a'' - Wv
vear If this income be withdrawn from .'' "'N''
n,aco must be supplied from SONIC Wv
| mono other exias but from duies Ap0N 80. oe
| Increased burdens must DO iaiu 'r
tho country carrying with them in'ieaSeu ''N1,
| w a. n,l. Thus the leading measure OF
49, lo,o,r, ,c nolcv-a light and impartaly ADJUSTED tar
,g m h s,bver,ed and with It all other OF those demo-
, measures now in force whose existence oePeho upon
.drn,,s,ro,on of the public lands would In few
M ore,nment 10 relieve the commerce of the
Union of the greater portion OIL the oufoen "h'ch ~"
susains and gradually to approximate system Vi ee
de which Is so emnently demanded by the interests oi
tho South The experience OF ooutnorn merchants h p
we'd tina, when duties are as low as twenty per cent upon
,r,c.s thew can compete successfully with the North
mnor,atons but that long the duties are above
h, imports seek only those regions where frauds
h ysnne AZ rife and dishonesty habitua An honest
and economical administration the land revenues would al
~ If reduction Of the dutie, below that per centage and
a snove the prominent obstacle direct Southern inn
portations.
VIRGINIA will not therefore abandon her long cherished
policy and yield up fund.- eonsecraed TO national usos 10
general pccuaton. She will not surrender measure
whose loss will enange the stability OF all those Democratic
measures which she has so long laboed TO establish She
will not abandon virtues side She will not fore, her char
acter as Constitutional State for the sake OF dishonest
gain Nor will she be wanting in sagncity as to submit
10 be en,iced scramble In which the vicious and I'M
prpcped will secure every thing while she will reap nothing
but an Infamous reputation
GEN CAsS AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
When Judge Wood called upon Gen. Cas-, at Cleveland 10
express his views upon the Harbor and River Improvements
and upon the subject slavery he lie said to have replied ha
tho noise and confusion would proven, him from being
heard The Washington Union however is authorized by
General Ca.s to say there word o,Eu,h in the
and that II Is manufactured Of the whole CLOTH
General Cass Il seems did say that he should make no moro
of faith he did give that reason Tor H.
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To-day has been fixed upon for the election OF u D SEN
a,or from New York. Hamilton Fish has been unanimous
" nominated By caucus of the Sewardes-out we have
strong hopes that tho "Sver Grey" Wings 80 in number
who refused to 20 caucu and the 81 Democrats will be
able TO defeat the So "Wooly Head Sewarditcs The lat
ter have violently opposed any expression OF conservative
opinions on the slavery question: and the SILVER drey
seem resolved TO insist upon such expression as cono
ton precedent We trust that the conservatives OF both par
ties will defeat the "Wooy Head" schemes"
gratifying know that Chatheld tho British Agent
In Central America the author and omentc of trouble
and mischief has been last recalled BY the British Go.
vernment.
The great Nicaragua Shipcana promises to go aheai-
Four surveys have been made and the finally selected
presents every facility and much smaller expense than
anticipated It's terminus will be at Reaeo-but shorter,
better and expensive route has been decided upon
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We ask the serious attention of the Legislature TO the SEN
sble views of "a Planter The proposition II adopted. we
are convinced will diminish theft and drunkenness The
part of slaves Sound policy orbds their education but not
their moral Improvement, which would be promoted by for
bidding them buy whiskey. BY denying them this priv
ege from them of the strongest temptations
to theft, besides promoting their health.
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MIR ERENCH,S EXPERIMENT.