Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-18

Thus wc see that 10y the operations oi laws.
aS they now exist. this large sum oi .lI .uU".ruu
had to be paid by the State To outside opera
tons in the Union, which is within $l2. .Vou,Ou0
of the whole imports ui the United States IN
1871, and within $1,000 600 of the whole eN-
ports in the sane year, i'll which year accord.
inr 10 The statistical table furnished III my
last letter. there was very nearly oncSiNth oi
the cutirc exports shipped from Virginia alone.
Such facts are well calculated To prompt enquiry
rs TO the carISc for II.
do not know II more Instructive Study iur
Southern citizen, than the debates oi the Con,
ycntion, in the formation OF the Constitution.
10 throw ight upon this matter
On August 22d, lIsI, Mr. Gorhcm sad '"'
d,ai,d Il 10 bs remembered htat TIE E"''D"
.Stut,$ had NJ mo'ice 10 HMion bW' It commtrc,o'
nue.. 72.y rer, rdinjLs IN protect Mo"sej''s.
7A,g ,r,rs net griWoi Gf er',r"M dmgD, and
Jd nat HceJ the aM or' tie >oNthGm Shi'cs
After some further discussion the report have
before me- says the Constitution WAS the result
0i the comlromtf.
The largest concessions were made by ;t!c
Southern States The movin. spring Of :hc
Northern States was TO command the rVHlasf'"'
Of the country through the Federal Govern.
mcnt.
The Southern Delegates iorcsaw the danger.
Cot. Mason. in the Virginia Convention. >n:d
.tha; for more than three months, eight States
oct Of twelve voted for requiring twn;nl:,.S o
the members present IN each House ol Con
crcSS, to pass commercial and navigation lass.
That afterwards they were carried - they no"
are There was Il great majority for rcIWlrln.
;wo.thir,.s Of the States i'll tins business. III
compromise took place between the Northern
and Southern States The Northern states
agreeing To the temporary importation "l
slaves. and the Southern States ccncsdEg, III
return, that navigation and commercial! iaw'
should he put on the footing they now stand.
The repeal of these laws, aS have before
shown, is Of first importance to the wiIo,c Z"
the great interests Of the State.
One of the first. if not the most important
duty of the Legislature Of Virginia at lis az
preaching session, will be, to foster by whoie
Somc laws. tic direct importation o. S"ci
foreign imports as are uscd am"n: ~
which now reach US through New I"'. ""1
other Northern ports, at large cost tN'la '
the nett expense ot importation. IN r'i.'it"
ing this duty tn" law Of $50, which has i".
such Il wholesome effect upon the coffee trace
with R;o, If applied 80 - to ia""r diicr' trace
with E.uropcan ports for such foods - "''
here used, hy making such discrimination :!
favor thereof in our revenue lawS, IN hci!A.i d"
direct importation. will produce Ike ELECTS 90
that trade also and lessen the lmmcrsr 'irai'
upon the wealth Of the Statcwhich now exist
Another source Of evil. which appears Su'r'!a
Ia tue interests OF the State, is our Banks al,
their financial connexions in the \orther'
ports.
Doc. ~. SESSION DOCUMENTS OF VmGMr,
lsj5-G. PART >.
Tatai U;scor"ts payable in amt o"t "f HI
STATE ct tie d;gtreHt Bmks md dso"c@'' il
IngiNia, .trom Ortoj,r IL, 1851, n Orio
Jc;' 1T. lSjj:
Payable In Nr. Payable OF: