Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-03-20
259 1872 l.u6i. 49,
Increase from 1850 to 1850, G72 Ol1 pc-1Ge.
Increase f-ora 1910 to lS5U, 2,7sl, 46o pounds.

have not q doubt, If you could have the statistics
accurately collected from 1850 up TO the present time,
sho wing tie annual production of wool. yuu would
end tina. tie rate q decrease IN the New England
States in this item Gas been ;ac:c rapid s!uce 1856 than
prior 10 that time. And is il not natural fnst j.: should
be sol Look al The rigid climate Of tie New England
States. The cold is go intense that they mas: house
and fec, their steep during a large POI ton Of the year
in Greer 20 make them productive in wool snd to do
this, III. oIEes - Subjected to IN gIoun; Of eypeCse
yhirch the Produc: tf.;ho gcoi will Tery made cuatcly
requite.
tr.ire most respectfully to osil ;ae ~at,ention Of
our friend. from tbs New England S,aiea uho object
to any duty upon wool, TO this table and | ask them
10 consider wh.ther they will not be placing !her.
selves in a very unenviable position. aud whether they
Ear rot c. S;ect their motives 10 serious misc
ton, /: ,he3phF.! i,@i't ION the passage o: c BIZ: in
accordance With ;is Vrsciae teri, the demand on
this and other points in i'saei Si:, 10 il reasonable CT
riyht that the manufacturing interests stall Do o.ieyeG
from duty upon the raw material, aud that YOU snail
l.sye the burden upon the manufactured artiaie, 10
ha rad ~ .he consumer when he comes 10 use il, as
use K lie l,u:t3 tthi, is the theory that is now incul
ca,sd - lhia the derlenS :!:c: IL l.91sed rfon ue.
So fer az New England j. oon56r6sd. sLd Il. the
diversified interests in this land are involved, / mGin-
tain that, !: you will take the tariff OF 1916, if you will
reduos. ;: :rseEty per cent. on all the schedules. sud il,
for the sake Of cnr-2rcrniae, you will 90 It'll further,
and agrse TO Ei"e 10 ;!!ese Eea..r;1.- the bene!! 0.
their raw material greatly iiSirtened or theiF BURGERS
II: lie shape Of dut!es. :hcy ought 20 b. ccL..ea..-
When We Sdrsrce To- mat point, have We nor gone u
great rsy, IA tie epi:,t Z. SccunmodaiiUn, for the 2hr-
acsa g: bringing about : s-:tIeI-ent ell. sd;u.tInznt
of thi. eu.:."ysrsy Upoi! business p.il, iplesl The
bill reported by tie .-."oriiy VI the Committee, OF
Wsys aud Means is The result OF .".s -1ggrrous spirit
and fe.,ihy, Sirs, can you ask ne, as Just men, =.
men having q proper respect for the rights and utter.
ests of our own constituents, that 80 shall rot only
% Ss!f wav, but when we have done that, we shall
90 ssii! tS5tte-, nd relieve YOU from 81! duties on
your raw ~rnafsSfaf. wh!.c tIa burden Of supporting
Z. ..,F b,f ha Ir.tipr 40, - ft nt--E8 .rfi.
c!ss consumed by us remain the came, and are 10 D.
paid BY the consumers whom We represent, anil
yhose rights, whose interests. are copfided 10 Us FOR
protec;0ni Gi-, ! soy, With great respect. i: - Ut
reasonable TO ask II; ana / tr"at that our New Eug-
land friends sill surrender en- this po,nj, Ind Feet
us in 3 spirit "a generous as we have exhibited TO-
ys.ia them and their interests. Ii q tariff shall be
adopted "itE e duty Of eight or ten per cent. on wool,
and they can GeDvostrGte 70 ;hs gentleman from
Ohio, Mr.. STASToS, and iGosc ~I.C 0ccGpy hS Pc
sition. :h:t the rePsai Of the duty Oh this srtIc,e, or
upon any other article o. fsE E,s.sr:a,. would operate
70 the advantage Of the iu;sre.'s e fte country, BE-
well IS to the in;arsais Of themselves, Ia u no! better
20 bring il forward xhsH you have tested il b. e1-
pertinent ta6n -. Congress 10 act upon il, and grant
20: this fave. p:wI ! en- ;nc,iuet - concur with
you IL opinion en- this poiot; cad yer are right, tine
viii: $3.50 deuoastete it. You cannot f.i! to ses that
there II decided 1pfGsi:ioa TO yorr theory. Is il the
part OF wisdom TO p:es' Iii, aenaad seY7 j. it not
better to test yeur theory BY actual experiment., sd
then come torw ari and ak Tor il. sdcptiou7
I,:bmit TO every uan IL this House whether The
demand for free Eoc! ;s not too radical 70. III. ,enprr
Of tine tinss-rhether so crest q cssngs, If carried
oct az once. is not likely TO have the efsc. OF alarn-
ing end shocking the confidence Of the country
Y'hsn y5a take the articles of hemp, of wool, of
sugar, CT Iolssses, q "trip Of sugar, and o! lead,
and reduce them at once rna1 ,hi,,y &C ts5 Ger CENT,
at a time when all these interests are no, expecting
such g radical change in the policy of the Govern
ment, you cannot reasonably hope that the measure
vnp mav adOns viii ha aAtiefanforv sn sh0sa tmDOTIdGt
inie.estp: might ask with great ~propris'y why it IS
that tie i'm iLt..eor {: tk;s lsnd is TO Be exempt from
the common reduction thst Ealls On al oteers' 70
those interested 10 the manufacture of iron demand CT
desire TO be exempted from their fair share OF the our
dens imposed 81 Government for It's support Is
there anything ic that particular interest which
throws around it The vsil Of ssnctly, and preserves il
from the sfscts Of a reduction Of duties, that falls