Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-05
va. Thursday, Jau. d.
THE MEDIATOR OF THE sOuTH,

MIR. Clay's policy begins to unravel itself He
goes for The reduction of the duties of Tea-and
against the reduction on 4tlun Sdt-and still keeps
his eye on the line chalked out between the protected
and the non-protected articles-And yet it was but
the other day we told, that he wished to be the
Mediator of the South.
One OF his oracles at the same time, told the pub
lic that MIR. Clay would advocate the reduction of
the IanH to the amount of Sl0,000,000-and that
as to Internal Improvement, he had never voted for
the raising of one cent, with the view of appro-
Pratng 1t to such an oblec and that all he had asked
was, Tor any accidental eXcesses" which might he
In the Public Treasury-But let us call Mr. CLAW
himself INTO court; and let his own declarations con-
iradct these temporizing assertions.-ln his speech
at Cincinnati in 1880, he says
"Bu notification and disunion are not the onv nor the
most formidable OF assaling the tariff It's oDpo-
nens opened the campaign the last session of
and with the most obiging franknes have since public
~ exposed their plan OF operations is TO divide and
quer to attack and subdue the system detail They be-
gan by reducing the duty salt and olasses and re-
storing the ddtcbdck Of the duty on The latter article
dilo,ced The expectation Of spirits distilled from, H. To
all who arc interested in the distaion of spirits from ma
tive Materials whether fruit moasses grain this latter
measure is particularly injurious. During the admnistr
uon oil Mr. Adams the duty foreign moasses was aug
mcnted and the drawback which had been evousy Al
lowed of the duty upon the expectation of spirits distilled
duce, and to lessen the competition of foreign spirits or
spirits distilled from foreign materials, with spirits distilled
from domestic materials 1t deemed TO be especially
advantageous TO the Western country great part of
gram can only Ind markets at home and abroad by being
converted INTO distilled spirits Encouraged by this par
a success the foes OF the tariff may next attempt TO re-
duce the duties on iron, wooens and cotton fabrics
cessiveiy The american, Syse1n Of protection sho,
6eregdrded IL as, entire and co,nprebensre s,v
tenn, made up of uaro,s items and aiming at The 3s
Perity Of the ,ChoIe Union, by protecting The Interests
coch part Every part, therefore, has direct interest
III inc protection which it enjoys Of the articles which its
agriculture produces it's manufactures fabrcate and also
collateral interest in the protection which other portions
oil ,he Union derive Tor their peculiar interests Thus the
aggregate for the prosperity OF all is constituted by the
sums Of the prosperity OF each
"The straagem which has been adopted bv the cos IF
the SYSTEM to destroy it, requires the exercise of constant
vigilance and firmness prevent the accomplishment nj
the object They have resolved divide and conouer
inc ends Of the system should the Revolutionary
motto OF our ancestors, Omitted stand divided we fall
Ihey should dtotC alteration in anu part of The sys
le as noo e~iss, cich did not aim at rendering more
UuciotS me system Of protection ,Chich The achoIe
rs ounded Every should reflect that is not eouo
TO have particular interest which he is DESTROYS should
be osered in his part Of the country protected aooin
foreign competition without his being willing 10 extend
me principle to other interests deserving protection in
other parts Of the Union.
"But the measure of reducing Tho d,v ~, col, -, -
Iasscs ana TeyIvng the drawback the importation of
spirits distilled from moasses was an attack on The svs
les man another which was made, during the
last session OF Congress, ON kindred system
"li any thing could be considered as settled under ,b
present constitution OF our Government, had supposed
'ha u was It's authority 10 construct such internal inn
pTovemeI,ts as may be deemed bv Congress- ocressn J
proper 70 carry into eject The Po'oer granted 10 it,
This power necessary to all parts of the Union i iDdi.
pcnsabie to the West Without IT, this section can ncv
ENJOY any part OF the benefit Of regular disbursement Of
Tie vast revenues Of the United States.
"Yet we told that this power can no Ionoo, bo
ciseo Wi,hout an amendment of the Constitutional On
The occasion in South Carolina 10 which I vi
diverted 'cas said that The tariff and internal ,rogc
nss gre intimately connected, and thai The death b9,c
@ t hoPea me enc nat receped ,cH fnaliy des-
roy me oher Iconctr ia the opinion mat Mey are in
mHfey y net indissoiu6iy uniied. Not connected TO-
59hef WIN The fraudulent intent which has been imput
a. b by her nature, 6y the endpcy oC eocb fo oruce
J national prospcyity" '"s"'''" "' sum
mere then we have II. Clay expoundne his own
up the Tarfnot ouy to protect do
nestle manufactures, but TO carry on the kindred svs
EN- OF Internal improvemcnts with which il IL DIN !
lmatey, IT not indissol,5ly connectedp'-In other
yords, keeping up dutiee, and thus raising money
OF tDe express purposes of carrying them on-not