Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-20

AOth SU9i. ItGh. S:<aig She sii?: rfIa. "t@!-ss- "
rft c~cunt,y, l. TIERS aur reasor vnJ s ps;.:caig
clae, q! u.2autsrtuT.s located within two o- th:.'
STAGE mai. have the helr-ii. Of Government t1rta9
.,aG, sud shail be relieved froGi the burdens Th:ci
yoa remove from 'heir shoulders, G:G place Oil In
shoulders 81 Others, many OF wtum aIs perhaps les
able II Gear them! And YET Yea are doing TINS. !
you Atop! The oil which has been reported By IN,
nnicri:y u tts Coulni;t-e ul Was aui Muans.-
From what | know I. he men engaged III The lro:
manufacture. ! say, wlthou: hesitation. tist they III,
toe jus. and patriotic 10 MAKE such a demand.
L. there non enough produced here Tor tue vs..nn
! purposes OF the rai'toads in the United Statesi 1h'
IL progressive age, and the railroad spifi, has takeI
, possession OF Tho land, aud demands for ts execution
OF its plans Jar more iron than can he promptly sup
piled. This demand Is increasing annually, aud vii
continue 10 increase for years IA crm". Do you FRO
duce iron enough to supply all the purposes Tor whic'
The people OF this country require III The table -
the Importstions Of iron 10 which | have referred
proves tina. tho quantity produced fa'!s : r COO, uit
shor: OF the deinsudi aud now | desire Ia knon
from my colleague on The ut Wsys ant
Means, why il is thar he hes no., in his bill, spp!i-,
TO iron Tie salla scale az reduction Tia. he has sP
piled 70 Southern sugar
Mr.. WASIIBuRNE, nj Illinois. And lst him also
explain why, wien iron i, puf down in the bill Of tie
ta~siori:y Of the committee At thirty per cen;un, Lead
Is put down at ten per ceniun.
Mr.. LETCHER. / wss just coming to that.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. OF Pennsylvania. i will no!
a:sSer lie gentleman from Virginia 81 this time; !
90 rot wi.i: 10 coo-u,1r his tine; b?t / pledge III.
-e,. 20 Go 20 satisfactorily when | Obtain lie toor.
Mr. LETCHE2. / hope he gentleman will; J
had no doubt "::,e ZION would pierce biz soil, Il
;!IaTa YES auy attempt ~ !eiauva, or even reduce.
TIE duty ou thar P-uu-y'vanis staple Laughter, [
Mr.. CAMPBELL, OF Pennsylvania. / sa glad &c
k.cy Inc gentleman from Virginia, though he ha,
wrapped his bend with wool for bic argr 4!eni, has
found there is even su sTticie at tie South which re
quires protection.
Sir. LETCHER. Ny bill imposes g duty Of e;sfi:
per cent. on woul. his imposes q duty Of Ten per cent
Nov, i; my head Is wrapped with wool, there is just
two PER cent. difference between the quantity on mine
END ~. his, and ~ that extent be hos hsedvsntsge ci
Cs. Laughter.
Ii tins bill II the majority l.. irtendsd to cover the
whole ground, if II ia designed as . measure for all
tue great Interests OF the nat 90, Il ihs object is TO dn
.Crs! and -Ysrt Justice 10 all no matter where located,
uo matter what their pursuits IN lie mag be, why ~ u
tina. this blow il aimed n the srgsr Interest, the lend
interest. Ii. copper interest. ani the beInp INTEREST,"
Wiy il tins fierce war weg-d on these particular
brsnches OF Industry, located in the West, The North
ar.sf, and the South westi Why is i, that iron =
a!ons exempted? Does it not require some %exp!ana-
ZION! Have not the nrmhsrs Of this House *ho are
iuier-sted in lie production Of lead, hemp AID sugar,
q right 10 know why this hae been done! has not
every interest III this land the right 10 know why 1t Is
that 'hev are 10 he made TO bear Government bu7.
deis, and To be deprived Of Qnvernment benefits. and
tn. man utac: urers Of wool sud iron and the lovers o;
Granny HIIl "'Ic ~ " d tIlNsI Vaf'i'TI
Ny FREUD. un the Other side now ana then ralk
quite handsomely about Il "komc mnrkst.' The beet
sn.wer | can make In thei. arguments on this pom:
Is 20 give Mr. CHESS idea Of a nome market, oecaus.
ii presents the subject much more forciu!y and clear.
~ than | can possibly do by any language OF my
Own. He says:
The power assumed by the Government. under
cover OF The term home ipsrket. according 10 The
writer's understanding Of il, consists in restraining
thr owner from selling 10 whom he pleases, and from
buying vi whom ne pi-as-si ana thus substitutes gov
ernmen!al for individual discretion IN The Use ct pr.
vate property end thus home Market III i.s govern
mental atnae, essentially o1usists in compelling the
owner nf private property 10 buy Of those only, and
10 sell to those only, RS wei! rs To buy, or to sell the
things only, the Government shall choose"
And again, he says:
" 1t is wonderful 10 contemplate the ex,en, Of tire
influence OF nlck-names upon mankind IL j. won
dertul 20 see how great q portion Of mankind ID con
tent, and even delighted, with nick names, when the
thing. described by them would be rrp-iied with
disgust and indignation. The nick name home
market affords the most instructive illustration Of the
correctness Of this observation. Whilst the term
home market fascinGtrs the ear OF many unibins.
ing American citizens, the terin Continental system
would strike the same ear with lnfplf and lndignatiOn;
yet the terms home market and Continental sys-
tenn mean precisely the snrn" thins-bo,h are
grounded upon tie same desprtic principle, and both
produce the sam. practical results. The British term
! restrictive SYSTEM although, unfortunately, more
familiar 10 The American ear, ana therefore less
alarming, i. nevertheless founded upon the SAME
~ie=p"lic principles, produces tbs same injurious ct
f,-ct-, aud in substance means the same thing In
What di! the o!.0us French 'CoEtinental system
consist in precisely the same thing that the js'Orcd
American home market ouneisia. In refusing to
individuals the risLt 70 sell 10 whom they please, aud
To buy from whom they please-in restraining The
f'rrnrlr people from selling 10 Foreigners and buying
from Foreigners
That IS The 1t fnition OF i" home market a. given
by Mr. Giles aud, in my judgment, III +. a definition
which IL highly expressive sid strictly accurate.
We shall never LG"s c ''iolEe market IN this
country until thing reach tia, STATE Of perfection, 80
which liey are said TO have attained in the State of
Massachusetts many years ago. An Did woman hod
two remarkably promising bnya, who were very
,ncc! even 10 trading. Sac eult sh. verify believed
tt.-y we're 20 sharp ard cute a. q trade, that she
could lOca them up IL & room without e cen: OF caFi-
til. and they would mske five dollars apiece on, Of
each other swapping wsistcosIs. Great laughter
When you get things 10 that slate oi perfection that
our trading 10 TO be done Al home, and foreign nations
ar- rut vi; from trade with us-w!irn Hnihing is 10
be brought iato the c0un;ry that We viii purchase,
and nothing 20 be sent ont 10 be .rd By Gs-whun
our people are prohibited from selling to Foreigners,
and OF buying from Foreigners, q, IS now ths case IN
Cniua aud Japlu-thrn, perhaps, this much talked
OF, icrd win Inany Of our friends OH the o!he. side
snIiousIy desired, hume market will pe securely
bG; .r,ii The: tlE.e arrives "bVme market" will *
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