Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-25
LYNCuBu.i., OCTOBER -, i>:,2.
ME- YAN RI1HEN.S REPLY.

TIC reply Of Mr.. Van Baran 10 the inquiries Of
the North Caiulina coma ttee Will bo found
! irst page tbis morning. We vii 10 him tie JUS
ice TO say that II IS nue., 'nore explicit than VIC
had expected, and, indeed with the exception OF
SINCE poit-the arrangement oftIe Tariff is
as uncquiyoca as could have been desired. tnfor-
! tuna.ely, however, Mt IS the very point with lc-
gard to which We ware most anxious to obtain
something Ike definite idea of his views. The
friends Of the Electoral Tickle; nominated by tie
! Caucus are highly delighted with the reply and
they point to 1t, with much apparent truni, h, as
being both in the time Of It's appearance, and in
the sentiments it dcve'opes u sufficient answer to
the charges of Jesury, mys,iication and cqulyuca-
ton heretofore urged against its writer by his 30
lltcal opponents. 1t seems to us, that Mr. Van
Burens friends do hun an injury, by tie surprise
they manifest at the panacss Of his speech mas.
| much as il shows that HcR have heretofore had not
much more confidence III lis integrity than his ot-
ponen,s, or, at all events much oso dian they were
Wiling to acknowledge
Mr. Van Buren, declares il 10 be his firm conyc-
ton that the power TO protect lonestc manunc-
lures by lmPosl duties, belongs TO the general go
: vernment-bHl, he says !" il has never been his
wish 10 see the power III question exercised with
an oppressive Inequality, upon any portion of our
citizens OF for the advantage OF one section of the
/ Union At the expense of another" This is all We
+ ry far upoa the face oft and no one could objec,
TO ,ie creed, whether he be favorable or unfayora
bic 10 .he Protective policy, except tht ultras, who
deny the right ofthc general government to impose
duties or any other purpose than revenue. MIR
Clay might and would subscribe TO tie same creed
and 50 might any oher man, who admits the con
sttutonali;y OF the power, hut who denies the JUS
tlce aud expediency Of exercising it, In short i,
Is Gen. Jackson's judcious taliP' over aguin--
and suits Que party just well as tie other-thc
nulltyerS always excepted. We VII illustrate
this, more iolcibly, by reference &c another portion
! oft R.ply, and by contrasting It's legitimate re-
suits with the fore gong senence.-It is cyden,
! that when Mr., Van Buren, dcprecates such am ex-
ercisc of the power OF lcyyng protecting duties Us
WIN operate with an oppressive inequality
portion the Union for the advantage of another,
he intends that the South shall understand that h.
is opposed not only to the tariff Of 1923 but also to
the bill Of lS32-both Of which great majority in
the South say do operate with this oppressive inc
! quality. But, ii would not answer to come out
with this sentiment openly. Tina, would have been
as @"gtse as the open ayowal Ola contrary sontj-
mcnt. 1t was his design 10 tickle both the North s.
the South with Il same feather Thus while he
IS against an unequal and oppressive rate ofdacs
TO please the South he refers his No7i4efa friends
| to a Speech delivered by him some years ago on
the subject the Tarif-a speech with which we
W the solth, are not very conversnnt-yindca,in
hs votes as U 5. Senator, in favor OF The most obi
Gus provisions of the law OF 1875 as containing the
view which, he noao entcrlains.--W ell then, what
are his sentiments MoSt clearly, if his Albany
Speech IN which he Appealed to his 500 600 worth
oshecp hostage for his fidelity to the protecting
system, be far transcript Of his opinions on this
subject, he Is n9sc, as he them an advocate of
this system TO the fullest extent and consequent
! " his flourish about Oppressive inequality and
/
expense ofanolhcr," is nothing but the all canfan-
DUN cunt of the day, signifyins nothing, whist it
seems to mean IA great deal-uoa et pretcrea aihi1
la short, if any definite idea can be formed of his o.
pinions, from his Reply, it is this--"I believe in
the constitutional jurisdiction Of the general gov
I eminent over this subject an, against its exer
else, in manner which shall operate partially and
veyl do not believe that the tariff Of 1929
or that of 1892 did or will so operatc-and there
fore um in favor Of the System, as maturcd and
mod'hcd by those statutes" This is his creed.
When the idea Is disen,angled of the mass of YER
biasc in which II is hd-and, if it be SO, we ask.
wherein is Mr.. Clay or Mr. Sergeant more olic,,-
uonable, on this point, than Mr.. Van Buren, The
friends osMr. Van Buren,, however, say. that he
could not have been more explicit on this subject
without entering too much into detai-that he could
not reasonably have been expected to furnish us
with table Of rates, showing to what extent he
was willing to increase, repeal or modify exi,tino
duties ON imports. Granted. But he could have
SAID whether or not he thought the tariff of 1928 or
hat 1872 IS obnoxious to the charge Of section
al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he is for gradua. reJuo-
tor of duties until we revert to the rates oflSl6
whether, in short, no is in favor of the prtue,.
pie laid down in Mr.. Clays resolution last winter.
or of Mr.. McDuffe's l2l per cent. ad ralorem.
scheme. But he had no intention Of being thus
specific He had seen that Gen. Jackson's lucky
} idea OF judlcious tariff had operated to charm
securing to him the support ofthe utras of both
parties each being equally confident of his sup.
port, and each being equally ignorant, up to this