Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-16
From the Democratic Press.

THE Hon. A. STEWART, Ne'h"el vi So' 10
from Fayette and Green counties, IN this stale'
has addressed letter 10 several oil the country
papers, in which he vindica,es himself against
assertions which, orla,e, have been literally cir
culaled 20 his prejudice, by the Jackson party
resident in the district which Mr.. Stewart re,
presents. We have not room Tor the whoe oil
the cores pon6ence, but the following extracts
will, we think, put our readers IN 'uii posses
sion Of the accusations ot The JACKSON men,
and of MIR. Stewards triumphant Vindieaiion
81 am charged in the public prints with IN
consistency in not no,O supporting the eitc'lon
of General Jackson-whiic | should be justly
so charpeab,c if did, as mus, be apparent
from a very brief and plain statement oil my
course and the principles by which II has oeen
gove rncd-
"Convinced as l always have been that the
adoption Of the American Syslem-lhe estao'
ishmcnt Of Domestic Manufactures and me
promotion Of Internal Improvement, was lndis-
! .,.s1sible to our prosperity as people, ana 'hat
WIN, hem we mus, be doomed TO perpetual
poverty an" -~sndence on foreign countries
Ior "na' we can ana '~oht to supply a, home.
Convinced 700, that the adopu.r of this policy
! constituted 10 fact the great question which
now divides the politicians OF THIS COUNTRY into
lwo great paroles "rhe friends and the enemies
of the american SySiem," | have determined TO
take my stand on the side of the American
System-and 10 support those who support
this policy, and oppose those who oppose it,
withou: respect to persons. Accordingly, III
1924, voted for Henry Clay, the uniform and
able champion OF this system Of national poll
cy. When The choice however devolyed on
Congress, voted for General Jackson, IN obe-
dience To the kno,1H will of my constituents
which shall ever hold myself hound i'll Ike
cases TO obey, as also because, aithoug" he fot-
ed q reduce many Of the duties contained In
the oil which was sent 10 the Senate IN 1924,
yet he finally vo.ed for the bill when the duties
were thus reduced.
"But how stands the case now? We see
majority Of the states Of this Union arrayed on
opposite sides Of this great question OF adopt
ing the American System-we see the South
ern states, Virginia, South Carolida. Gcors ia,
Alabama, entering into solemn Legislative Re-
solves, den9uncing the American System, Do
mestc Manufactures and Internal Improves
ment. as unconstitutional, unjust and oppres-.
sive, and some Of them resolve that they will
Insist upon this construction Of the Conslitu
ton, and will submit 10 no Other" These states
have all resolved to support Gen. Jackson for
President, while on The other hand we see other
states entering into counter resolves III support
Of the "American Systcm," TO wlt Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, indiana, who are all
believed t6 be in favor Of the present Admit
niptration, except Pennsylvania and part of
Newly ork. Thus parties stand divlded-and
which side are we TO take? If any doubt re-
main as to the views and policy Of rhr Sc two
grea, parties il is completely removed by tue
Official Exposes lately furnished ia Congress
by the Report Of Mr.. Rush, Secretary OF the
Treasury, presenting what are known 10 be the
views of The present Administration in favor
Of the american System. aud on the other side
by the report Of MIR. N Duffe, Chairman OF
th- Committee Of Ways and Means, presenting
what is believed to be the views Of the Jackson
party Of which he is an able and distinguished
leader, in answer 10 the report Of Mr.. Rush,
and in opposition to The american System
Mr. Sleyart here makes copious extracts
from the Treasury Repor, on the one hand, and
Mr.. McDufhe's on the other, fully establishing
his previous positions. He goes on 10 shew
that the present contest is, not as those who
are attempting 10 direct the public mind from
the real question at issue, a contest between the
old parties Of Democratic and Fedrralis,, mo
continues MIR. S. the truth is, and il is in vain
to disguise il, that the contest is between the
Friends and Enemies oil the American System.
The real question is, shall the policy Of pro.
,ec,ing domestic manufactures and internal i'm
provements be established as the permanent,
policy Of this country, or shall they be pu,
down by putting the reins Of government, into
the hands OF their enemies. This is every day
becoming more and more obvious, and every
man must make up his mind to take his stand
on the one side or the other of this question
we as Pennsylvanians ought to take is a guess
| ton which every man must decide for himself.
Ia letter Of later date O5th Feb. 1921
addressed to Mayor Henry Ryder, Mr. S. thus
forcibly aud sensibIy expresses himself.
:" can never vote for any man, even were he
my father, who is hostile 10 the system Of po-
Icy, which consider essen ial to the prospect
ty Of the people l represent, and OF the country