Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-25

HouoIas for n PROTECTIVE Tariff,

| lf there is one doctrine against which more
| than another the Democratic party has wagcd
a determined and persistent warfare, il is that
of protective tariff: The old federal idea that
the industry Of one section should l'c ;aMc,. :"
support another section. has never gained 4
roothold in its creed Under the banner q! i
"tarif for revenue only it won many and
signal triumphs over the old Wing party-tr!-
| umphs which are Justly numbered among lis
| proudrst achievements. BY degrees, the last
vestigc Of opposition 10 this Democratic doc
trinc has disappeared in the Sonth. The rco-
| pie Of this section have. ut last, become
thoroughly enlightened upon the subject and
see that they are the bearers of the burden,
while the North is, exclusively, the beneficiary
of the protective policy No Southern man
will now dare to advocate il. Prominent
among the men who, in days gone by, assisted
to uphold the Democratic banner IN this coli
nct with federalism, stood Stephen y. Doug
las Since his advent in public lile up TO the
commencement Of the present campaign, he
has uniformly opposed the policy OF a pro-
tcctvc tariff, and favored 4 tariff Tor revenue,
unly, in accordance with the established doe
| trinc Of the Democratic party. But political
necessity has demanded al abandonment .!
principle, and Mr.. Douglas yields TO its require
mrntS. In recent speech at Harrisburg,
Penn, in order to make capital for himself, he
renounced his former faith OH this question,
and declared in favor Of 4 protective tarllt To
foster the iron interest Of Pennsylvania. Here
is reported synopsis Of his speech OH that
subject:
MIR Douglas commenced his speech with =
flow of cuugy Of Pennsylvania, Il State that had
always been loyal to the Unon-always patriot.
ic--always true. An Empire within herself
she, rs 4 State, had great interest in the lnIon
and the Government. Her interests required
tile ruStcrin; lanl of the Government, but she
had not received that support from the National
| Government, which she was entitled TO. She
had the whole Union for market Her lnhc-
rails were inrXhauStiDle and worth more than
mines of gold. lie pitched generally into the
conduct OF Congress and the General Govern
lnent for the past few years. The Federal Gov
crnncnt had failed to perform the functions lor
which il was created.
"The esystem Of Government WAS conductedst
arunous expense Of $50, ,0o0, 900 over and above
the revenue This system must DC changed or
disaster must occur. The Government must
either reduce It's expenditure or increase its rev.
enuc The only remedy is proper tariff
When tariff was proposed in Congress, 1t was
always over.slaughcd by the intermnable negro
question. The cry was 1.-THE negro. "tiic ne
yro," and the tariff bill was lost.
$50 i. has been at every session Of Congress.
When you ask your representatives why no
tariff bill has been passed. they will tell you it
was lost for the want Of time Why lost for
the want Of tine7 Because the negro question
must be discussed All this was wrong.
"The Judge then went into an argument de.
fensive Of the protective policy, especially as re-
CARDS Pennsylvana's interests. But the qucs-
ton will never be settled till the intermnabc
negro question is thrown out and repudiated.'
Thus, one by one, Mr.. Douga as takes alice
tionatc and final leave of his Democratic princi-
pies. Only few days since he announced the
federal, absurd and infamous doctinc that Il
sovereign State must be whipped into subsection
by the General Government, If the former dared
TO think for herself and act upon her convIc-
tons. What federal heresy he will next ad-
vance is matter for curious though unimpor-
tant, speculation. (olnmbns (Ca.) Times.