Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-03
NUMBER2 6,
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From the Trenton (E j. True American
RETALIATION.

Ihe Newark Daily Advertiser prctcnds to snccr ~:
the determination expressed in Virginia, IL infcd.c:
trade WIN Massachusetts, until ahe shall br dispos"
10 retrace her steps and faf her obligations 70 the
Constitution. The Advertiser though il Seems ~
think that the penalties Of this nerdict will fall upr~
the people Of Virginia. still wishes to interp0S ~
advising "suspension of any suicidal legislation 1
she discovers by the ultimate course of thr By
State whether it is absolutely necessary for Eer -
make martyr of herself actually "r thcor.,i cfNy.
which last probably all that the State OF aLstra"
tions really Intends
In this We would respectfully differ with tie h'
vcrtiser. We think the most effcctual way 10 Hr, I;
Massachusetts to its senses ia TO diminish tc brptt
which il so largely receives from is trade with; 90
South. II may perhaps be unnecessary for Nn-I;SS
aud the Southern States to iss's'1tc OH the mH'' =
but the people OF those States emulating the exam
OF the people of Massachusetts themselves. w...r
they put ban upon the consumption of tee previous
to the revolution, should voluntarily refuse 10 ,H"-
sumo any thing manufactured sold in :hH; S'.'",
or in any State which shall violate the ohlrgG;ar..
imposed upon them BY the Constitution. No: ou-..-
they 10 suspend such determination Tor n 81 n
day; they have already done go 100 l"rg. IT,. ls
perhaps no State in the Union upon whrh l.-7
trade would have so potent an effect on ts pa" ..
as Massachusetts. lis history proves thar rp'. ..
lie the almighty dollar more influential. A. .ue ,.'
when commerce was its main dependence, - So ..
men advocated and insisted upon free trIdu: g.
when large portion Of It's capital became iny.
in manufactures, they as loudly advocated ~ .
trinc of protection, and thar their n......
tures NO longer need TO be protected 10y h-h .g-'
they are uniting with the free trade men Of H." So. .
10 keep down the rate of duty on the pro!Gc:i"'-
other States.
Thus, it vii! be perceived that dollars at'i &C..
are tho governing principles of Massachusetts, lr.-
tics, and by striking ut those, is the most 'l"" o..
way 10 produce an influence sufficiently rnwrr'. E..
counteract the mad fanacism which ia sn!,i' r ..t
foundation OF the Union.
The Advertiser 10 think il would be SUI" 1'
the part Of Virginia to her commerce. ....
tercourse with Massachusetts. Why sur, " tin ".'..
not be 60, when 20 many hundreds Of places wr
readily supply the former with all thar IL" la: ..
furnish. But admitting that Virginia should --.. .
some dctrmcnt from such course, sIIall she 20.
suffer greater detrment by submitting 10 haya &C.,.
rights intericred with-her citizens robbed "u. .-
suited, and her interests sacrificed by the cvu-''
gres,iuns Of her uIknd aud ungcncrou. no.. .-
But this would be ut protection m..,. ...
ways costs something und there Will D. SOM ,:..
lation in the idcathat where she will .os. rar u..
her adversary will lose ten. The Advertiser CT
imagine the effect OF an nterdIct by 81" So
States upon tho OF all goods mn"utn'i1 , ..
Massachusetts, by the loss which IL siiT,'nr
would occasion, ii applied only Ia the ci;yo! So.
and perhaps the tone Of its article derives - "''
ter from the idea that the action OF tho Viz
may serve as q warning 70 those who in ;,.s' ...
are tanning a 6ame which, once kind!cd, Il - ...
essy 10 Guench.