Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-05

voice; and in 1888 they pursue an opposite course, ii cvin-
ces a discreet and timely submission TO the will OF the
country. That we do DOT misrepresent the motive which
governed MIR. Clay, let him answer for himselC-he says
frankly,
"I am compelled to express the opinion, formed AFTER the most do
%IS.I,s ' ,inSSGrnr "a a"S mS SS q 5S,l 1 ,ho T,S of the on Whole dc country, that
ger; II It should even be preserved during this session, it must fall
"It is thus that our distinguished men, even at the ex-
pense oil their consistency, find themselves, in every great
emergency, obliged to yield to the will of the majority
The union between Mr.. Clay and MIR. Calhoun, and the
measure they have projected, are mere evidences of the
allegiance OF ambition to public opinion that silent, but
sovereign and conservative power which will secure the
union OF these states for ages 10 come. But to whatever
motives we may ascribe those movements, it will be a
proud consolation TO the friends of enlightened liberty in
every land, to see, with what facility, under our free in
situations, the agiiahons OF a vast continent may be Gained,
and that too withou, the Intervention Of military power"
CURsORY REVIEW.
III any man may exclaim, " Save me from my
friends" it is Mr.. Calhoun i'm relation to the defences
set up for him by his sycophantic print at Washing
ION; lie Wen knows, that there are large portions
OF his public life, which scan only escape without
censnre, when they escape without observation
and yet he has the audacity to attempt their vindica-
ton, and the weakness to tolerate the ridiculous de-
fence of the Telegraph.
The Telegraph is impudent enough to denv. tbnt
Mr.. Calhoun has ever been am ultra Federalisf-and
believes that 1t is " now for the first time" we have
uttered the assertion. Gen. Green is mistaken.-From
1916 down to 1894, we have arraigned the opinions
OF MIR. Calhoun-and proved them TO be i'm direct
collision with the Constitution of his country. They
underwent a full disc ussion i'm this paper more than
eight years ago-and we then stamped their proper,
ultra-federal character upon them. So that these
oPinons are not NOW uttered in a desperate disre-
gard for truth"
The Telegraph denies that Mr.. Calhoun was for a
protective Tariff, from 1916 up to 1924. 1t saws, that
MIR. e. voted for the bill of 1916, but =" that that bill
was a measure of revenue, and not of protection"
NOW, what is the reader to think of this sycophants
%candour, when he is told, that i'm Mr.. Calhoun's
speech upon that bill, there is not an iota said about
It's revenue feature, but that his whole argument goes
IN iavor OF ITS protective principle. In his speech
OF 1914, Mr.. Z. "hoped at all times, and under eueru
policy, they (manufactures) would be protected
with due eare." In 1916, to borrow a pertinent ex-
tract from a late letter addressed by Judge Smith to
the Union party of South Carolina, Mr.. C. " began
He told Congress:
"Ihdt ne tods no manufacturer; and coming from
ne SOUTH ne and his constituents had no interest but in
me cultivation Of The soil;
That to afford to manufactures annie protection
ioo'"d enable the farmer to sell his produce high and
6"y cheap The wants and conpeniences IF LGe;
10 me security and permanent prosperity of The Onion;
1hdt ii tOOuid produce an interest styicfT .4naeyjcon
as much SO as agricultural, and far more SO than com,
n'erce and navigation;
1hdt 1t tcouldI produce a ne,o and most powerful com.
mem, Jar outDe'ghing any objections that might be urg.
ed against the system;
That 1t wonid preserve us from a neto and terrible
H1D1 IOVN, against tChich zoe ought TO be
.and that it toould afford 10 the cotton and ,,ooueo
ma,yGetures' protection TO put them beyond the reach of
These were among his arguments, and had he succeed
u ~ giving TO the cotton and woolien manufactures. and he
~ ne "ou.u do' protection beyond the reach OF con.
urgency, II would have excluded ION American markets
every foreign fabric OF which the materials were eli her ot
COTTON or wool. The manufacturers themselves only ask
or such protection as would enable them TO compete with
Wv V' no, 10 exclude, foreign fabrics. Blu, it was left for
nIr. Calhoun, who was no manufacturer. who. coming
from me Sou.h, he and his constituents, had no interest
out IN the cultivation OF the soil, TO push projection 10 he
"WhOet verge, ana sweep the whole of vour loreiyn rom,
meree from the face of the earth, and place himself pre-.
great benefactor. "
rms law passed by a majority OF only FIVE. Mr. Cal.
!" carried 10 It's aid, six South Carolina votes. Only
,mo IRON Ioa' STATE voted against it.-John Taylor of Pen.
G,e'on US ret and General Mogre of Spartansburpb
rau Mr.. Calhoun and his five other vo es gone apsins,
u n"i ~ would have been negatived hy a majority of Sc
ven, MS Is a mere sketch OF the part MIR. CslhoTn. Mr
M'Dufie, Gov. Hamilton and General Havne acred in .
leeung those systems-which they now with one voice
publicly proclaim, ~
care 80 oppressive, are so uniusf and ~ . ,roo,.i
Huoha', as 10 JUSTLY a di. solution of the Union at the price
OF blood And have said through their Ordinance. that
To'gress must gauge the revenue TO a hairs breadth, to
inc wants oil The government, before the frs, of Februa.
ry; or they will dissolve the Union"
we happen 10 know, that as late as 1924 Mr.. Calhoun
dd declare, that Manufactures ought TO be raised bv a nro
teciiye system-this last will be like the %scanoldi1g 10 a
that when the building was put nm. the
scaiolding might be knocked away.
So much for the Tdrif-and what savs the ToIeo,,nh
about Internal ImproUements7 Why. that if Mr. q he
'ior a splendid scheme of Internal improvements" so
arc We anu ; Is " Andrew, Jackson. Esquire /" Z" Upon
tme question oil internal Improvement, there is but lille
d,herence oil opinion" Indeed! The question is" ram,
mere as a question about it, it seemsD "bv whom .boS9I5
me improvements be made Tho States or the Federal
government General Jackson believes that te Federal
Government can apply the federal money 10 the construc.
uon OF national works Of Improvement" COnIy D,onev.
lnueeuJ MT Calhoun has never been charged NTH
more nan ms lie has given no opinion upon the con-
stunonahty OF any proposed work" Though he has
upon 'he system IN generally ellis celebrated 70.
port reserves tins question; il having been made in che.
ule"Ge 10 'e orderoi Congress; and although Mr.. Richie
wOu" rave US believe that MIR. Calhoun has not publicly
"uJuIeu ms opinions IN relation TO this subject, he can.
nor oe ignorant OF the fact that he is opposed to Inc exer.
c'se OF questionable povers;' Ohen the power of Internal
improvements Is not questionable3 " aud is in favor of
uohnhg the powers OF the General Government in reI,.
rCn " m!eTnaI improvement, by "a amendment Of the
what %wretched %quibbling does this driveller resort 10
~ - ~ llyOr OF defining the power-Is hel Was he so
IN Ioiif Did he pause for the grant of mower when he
brought forward the famous bill, which pronosed ,o ,IeIno
a permanent fund for Internal Improvepent The bonsts
ana the dividends Of the U. S. Bank What do vo 6nd
maintaining on that occasion? why-that " com
intercourse IS the true remedy TO this weakness.
anu me means by which that is TO be effected. are roads
canals and the coasling trade. On these. continued ,c;f5
manufactured, does the monied eapaci,v of Te
country, in war. depeud0 f"J WV
u - mainly urged, that Congress can only opplv ne
PuOic money 10 execution Of the enumerated potyers -
am no advocate Tor refined arguments on The Coushft.
ne instrument was not intended as a thesis Er
tog'ctoH to exert his ingenuity on. II ougbf IN bc
with plain, good sense and ,ebqt ca5 he mac
sfPreSs than The Constitution. ON mis- yeyy noi,f1, IA
ne goes on to assert the constitutional rfght to ap,ro
uV'ey 10 " n perfect system IF TO0ds and canals "
Dut W ms subject Of national power, what can he
I'oIv Important than a perfect unity in every part. in feel.
ngs and sentiments And what can tend moro ,omosC,i
w 10 produce it. Than oyorrrmsr- ~ m