Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-14

nc "American system has been nurdercd has breahed
ITS last while yet struggling for life, under the unmercf
blows inflicted by the who has been set down as
heartess foreigner The Senator will forget or
forgive, either Albert Gallan or the venerable Senator
from maryland, iartherest at my ef The has de-
monstrated that the "Amercan System is all cheat and
deiusion attempted be pracsed the American peo-
pie; and the other has left the American nation TO infer
that their Department of State was great part of the time
without any competent head home, attend to its To-
reign relations during the last Adminstration!'
Mr. H. subjons this Note the above passage of his
Speech "General Samuel Smith. Mr.. Clay flushed his
three days Effort by applying the following coupet the
age OF this gentleman, who has been tbrv-nine wear.
member oil one or the other branch of Congress
"God ss~ o." s sI SSSd Ss wisdom to sSs past s
1t will be rccollectcd that General Smith in his pnbsb
ed speech in the debate Mr. Van Burens nomination.
had proved the direct and positive assertion of Mr. Clay
The instructions to Mr.. Hughes 4n,erean l;n;sier IN
Scede by ,cieh the claims of oar citizens for snoo
toms OF .dn'er'edn property had been obtained. The
Senator had never written a word ON the sub;ect A0er
TINS personal provocaon General Smith answered that he
could relate unpleasant facts by way of rctor for the as
au's oil the Senator from Kentucky but that regard
he dignity OF the place he occupied forbade It. Mr.
Ciay;-'l DARE YOU, SIR; DARE YOU"
1uess's Cioy and Cdihoun-Thc following is an ex-
Advocate: " ~
~ mus, give Of tho explanation which
Ws me speech took place between sir Clay
"nay OF prot, Give rrT MIR Clay treating tho cons,-
y Il was he said obj ,con orsa; even the Senator
SUBJECT o, Sn, o5@soe @ S s%s,ssos
e,ea he eonsloonaiy Of the ar denied be-
citizen of South Carolina. chair of this Sody Sc M
TO his opinions. tariff Tor pio,ssion as
The s's human sSS @
s debate of s % G n.n no such opinion the
w WAS no, a 10, rsvcsse not tho
considered dO6raS,e" ' '' " ''' '0' " "AS "0' 1e'
There must be some mistake in the above statcmcntor
M Cahoun could scarcely have forgotten the ground he
took in 1916. "Thc substance of his speech con Mr.
haiuo'ph mouon to strike on; the minimum valuation on
co,toL goods, in APRIL I5i6' is now before u.s. We see
instances: "
Gircnmsonced as our country is, these stand the
shock OF war? Behold the effect of the late war ON ,be,
Il"en Our manufactures are groun 10 a certain Deyfc
ton, as they scM under he fosfering cnre oF g
oeTnnen zoe 'c,H no longer experience those euiis I"
io give perfection 10 this state of things il will be
necessary 10 add, as soon possible system of Inter-
nal improvements and at least an extension of our
sy as WI, prevent The cutting of OF coasng trade.
ne advantage OF each is striking, not TO require il
usaon, especially after the experience of tho
war thus the of this government and
PIE would De placed beyond the power of foreign war
materially 10 impair"
To this distressing of things there arc two rome
dies, ana only two; one in power Immediately the
DINER requiring much time and exeron but both
hng in his opinion, the essential policy of this country.
he meant the Navy and domestic manufacturers Nv tbe
o.ner, we could open the way TO markets; by the
latter are BRING them from beyond the ocean and naf,l
rdhze them an our soil. Had we the means of at
tanning an immediate naval ascenlancy he Acknowledged
that the policy recommended by this bill vould no
questionable; but it is not the fact-as il 1, ner;oJ rc
MOTE win every eXeron, and will probably be more So
from 'at reaNauon OF eXerton natural peace when
necessity Is not felt became the duty of this house TO rc
sort to considerable extent least so far as il n,ono,od
to the only remedy the protection of our na,,,,fac
lures" " 'o'
"Anothcr objection had been made which he ,n,s, oc
knowledge better founded that capital emnIoved in
manufacturing produced greater dependence on the
part OF the employed, than in commerce. navipation and
agricultureit certainly an evil and TO he re%retteJ
but he did not think il decisive objection TO the svste,
especially, when 1t had incidental political ADVANTAGES
winch, III his opinion, than counterno ~
IL produced an interest strictly american as ,cb so nc
agriculture. IN this az had the decided adpant1oe of
commerce or navigation; and the country will from Il de-
rive much advantage Again. it is calculated to bind To-
geher more closely widely spread republic 1t will
greatly increase our mutual dependence and
and WILL as necessary consequence ercie an incrcos
tcdy so ultimately connected tci the ultimate nftnjn
et 81 national strength and The perfection oT ou no
H'cdf institutions He regarded the fact Thai i, w. IN
make The parts adhere more closely that il would form
new and most powerful cement far outweiphng anv no
ical objections that might be urged against the system In
his opinion the liberty and union of this country were
separately united 49, '
This was in lSi5-Mr. C. maintained a similar doctrine
IN loZl-when he was in favor of the protective system
declaring, mat as soon as the building Manufactured
was rased the scailoldng might be removed-Wc do no.,
blame Mr. c. for this change hisTopinions If h
MODEST spirits IN - O. as have always spoken of him
IN tins paper, (and Tor whom, Notwithstanding his ouer;cs
ana his personal nuendo the of them we homo al
ways TO cherish the feelings of resnect hos
essentially changed his opinions since 1924 as he has had
the magnanimity publicly avow in wav that was col
cuated to endear him the TO the hearts of bis G
low-citiZens 80