Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-18


The Pe1HsgIrlni1r the organ of tae Administration
Democracy in the Keystone State roces az the passage
through the lower House Of Congress OF Protective
tariff 10 prono1nces measure OF "ar greater conse-
queuce than au of che pending issues not excepting the
veyed question OF Territorial legislation popular
erei.uty" Tue law Of 1850, which was a triumph of
Democratic craftsmanship, the PsHHsg'raHiaH deuoun-
ces as "uadcioas and the OF widespread suffer
ing and distress "Eyer since the enactment Of this law
o. SAYS and the crisis chat swept the country u
"the same year. our enterprise and industry have been
iu o. au-ui,h.us condition. Numerous public and pr-
yate works railroads mines factories, etc, DO process
of construction could no, be completed because Of the
insecurity of investment resulting from state Of things
which every intelligent person felt could not last, aud
because of the high rates Of interest demanded under
these circumstance and u consequence Of the eNces
ve drain of specie caused by uucaed for reduction
"of import duties While imports have been in
creasuz i1 an unprecedented manner our factories
have been compelled 90 restrict their operations, many
Of them working with from two-thiris TO onehaf Of
,be forces they employed under more favorable auspj
secs Foreiga trade haas reaped a rich harvest bat
was 40 the expense of jhe vastly more important de-
par,ments OF native industry and internal commerce
While our foreign import trade amounts in value 10
some ss5oO01.01, the annual products of our indus
q" try are estimated at more than s. O01Uooolo. IL lisa
bad and ruiuouz policy therefore 90 subordinate the
latter 90 the fogmcr-rlino,s not alone in ecouomi
.lI but also iu q moral and political sense. Continued
depression of business poverty distress and crime, and
"Uoical connection follow Il natural and logical sue.
"cessou'
That IS what Pennsylvania Democracy thinks OF a
1 assure conceived I'm the wisdom of &c, party leaders
aid eubodyug the essence OF is p4-,y creed as tdd
and tsucb, here In Virginia But that is not all The
Pr4s .1rrn has the holiness 90 dauouace the South
era authors and supporters OF the tariff OF lss,oC whom
Hunter is chief as "ssa'i FRY politicians" 1t saws.
much Of che sectional feeling existing between North
and South tJ- ,s origin iu the slo-tsgbted persistent
sld stubborn oppOs.ros OF the small fry Of Southern
politicians .u Congress to the idea OF protection 20 ua-
mona. industry while no the time they clmor
Gus for protection 90 the interests Of slave labor They
demand upon principle protection 90 the labor of OuQ-
UUI slaves u t.g South and jr the breath deuy
upon principle protection to the labor OF che IHUHuUHU
free working men .u che North, Forgetting iu the latter
instance that tte end of a good government E TO- pro
t,cr a legitimate national interests. l- s gross error
aud che origin o., M sectional strife lO regard cultivation
by slave labor as am exclusively Southern aud uJuUiac
turing industry Northern tuition. They are Ul-
toas interests aud the object o. Che Congressional lse
l4tou should Doe TO make chem co-opr-Ie MrmoUiolsy
90 the material and moral advantage OF tag whole c1uu-
try I IS by no means difficult TO demonstrate tll, the
South though beer distraction, politicians unable 90
perceive the 'a.t would bs immensely benefited by au
efficient aud prosperous Northern industry
Now when the Democracy get together in Baltimore
and have settled .he- rePrssibe conflict on the slave
D. question, we h0Ee they VIII give ,te country clean
sIoa-g on this question 'ot far greater coascgl
Do ley approve OF leplia.s che principle of prosc ing
III, national industry Let the Manufacturing states de-
mad as ureauyoc declaration on Cha, subject as Size
Cotton states demand on the slavery subject, This it is
their right and duty 20 do and 20 withdraw from the
Convention unless tte demand is complied With TO their
satisfaction. Nor would 10 be ont Of place If the Lake
and River states and che PsbcLaud states should each
come forward with an u.aua,am, touching the questions
Of Internal Improvement by the federal government Dis
taIuton Homestead laws Gc. Iftbe South has peculiar
Interests, have not other sections peculiar interests also
IT,, each section therefore define It's policy distinctly,
and adhere 20 20 eat every hazard and 20 the last ex
nsnity aud we shall know vas, deal more about De-
mocrlcy than has ever yet been confessed by its adhe
rents