The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-05-04

own mile gallant Siate--s State of which he has
spokea IN such conteDPtaous language. II was
the well knew principle OF the American System,
Of which the Senator is the author, that every ar
tcle which can be manufactured al home vas 10
be protected that protection was 10 be extended,
if possible, even TO prohibition. The Senstor nov
! says thai he continues 10 think that prIHople q
sound ons and yet the compromise act surren-
ders by express terms the system II protection;
gives up the principle TO which the Senator tells
US he still adhsrss, and TO The surrender of which
the Senator frsm Massachusetts (Mr. wsbsrer,)
II rightly rems H,ber, objected 10 The compromise
Now. | would ask, what was il that caused the
surrender Of this prncipIe7 1t was because I
took a,y stand firmly, resoiuteIy, and refused 10
compromise at all, uHless the principle Civ.
Ell up.
But the Senator tells ns that no is amene the
most consistent meR this world | an, not in
! The habit Of charging others v it'll ineens,tency;
but sns thing will sat, that il the gentleman
has not changed MS principles, be has most Ger.
'aInly changed his company; Tor. though he boasts
OF settling ont ia pubic lie a Republican of the
schssl Of SO, he Is now surrounded by some ef
the most distinguished members OF The old FEEDER.
al party do not desire TO dispsfage thai PARTY.
have always respected thsm as men. thaugh
bsllesed thslr principles to b. wrong. Now, eth
or the gentleman associates have changed, Ut he
has; fer they are now tsgeihsr. though belonging
ieraerly TO different and opposing parlies-,ar-
Ties, as every one knows, directly opposed to each
ether in policy and principles. | repeat the as
serton. that the Senator's present friends we're not
only associated lth the old federal party. but that
they were distinguished members Of it, and al
tsised renown from the advocacy and defence Of
lis principles, and they b We nov got together,
leave it to him sno them to decide whlch has
changed.
As charged With Inconsistency, ard tho
charge Is so often repeated BY the Senator, / will
maze brief reply on that point As ii respects
the bank charter of iei6, the Senator well knows
that al that tIus The choice sas between the
OF State banks and national bank, as the fiscal
agent of tn. Government. The State banks we're
Then the fiscal ogeet, and il ives Impossible then
TO break the uAlon between the Government and
the banks. | acquIcsced 10 viii Ses bey oBd my
control, and inevitable al the time and as then,
as now, preferred a National TO the Safe banks,
then advocated the tsrme, sgslnst the latter, as
Voula DC In the same state OF things.
He says Was in aror of the tariff ef 1916, aud
to"k the lead in its support. He is certainly mis-
taken again. IL vas III charge OF my colleague
aud friend. Mr. Low I'D Chairman thea ct the
COMMITTEE OF Ways and Means, as a revsnue men-
sure only. took re other part whatever but to
deliver off hand speech, al the teques, of @
iriehd. The question OF protection, as eous,iu-
tlona question: was net touched al all II was
net mad, II nay memory servssp 9 for So, years
after. As TO protection, believe little OF il, ex-
cept What all admit was itciden,sl,s revenue wss
contained IL the act of 1916. As TO my views in
egsrd to protection at that early period, refer
% my remarks ia 1913, when opposed renew
al OF the nOh-in psEtstlou ect, expressly on tho
ground of s giving too much protection 10 the
manufacturers. But while declared in nav place,
tuai | opposed to il on that ground, | at the
same time stated that | would go far as | oul9
with pfopr,eil, when pace returned, to protect
the ca pta which the and the extreme policy
ct the Government had turned into that channel.
The s. nator refers 10 my report internal i'm
provemehls when | Secretary OF War; but
usual with him, fereets TO tell that gdc it in
obedience 10 resolution of the House, 10 phteh
bound to answer, and that | expressly stated
that did eel involve the constitutional question,
OF hich the Senstur may nov satisfy himself, IL
he will read the latter part of the port. As 10
The bonus bill, II grew cut of the recommendation
,f NJ. Madison IN his last message; and although
proposed that the bonus Should be set apart Tor
he purpose OF internal improvement, leaving il
to be determined thereafter, " neither We had the
power, the Constitution should be amended, in
conformity to Mr.. Mddison's recommendation, 1
aid not touch the question To what extent Congress
aight possess the power; and whsn requested 10
insert direct recognition of the power bv some
Of The leading mcmbsts, | refused expressly on
ihe ground that though | believed it existed, | had
not made up my mind how far il extended As
20 the bill, 1t perfectly constitutional in my
opinion, then and which still remains unchanged,
10 set aside The fund proposed, aud with the object
intended su, whick could no, be used without
specific appropriations thereafter
L. my opening remarks to. dag, said the Sena-
TOYS speech remarkable, both for lis omissions
AID mistakes and the Senator infsrs, with bis u.
Susl inaecuracy, that | alluded to differences be-
tween his spoken and printed speech. and that
answering the latter. In this be was mista-
ken. | hardly ever rsad q speech, but reply to
what is said here in debate | know no other but
the speech delivered here.
As to The arguments of each Of US, am willing
TO leave them 10 the Judgment Of the country his
speech and arguments, and mine, will be ,ead
with the closer sttsntioa and deeper interest in
consequence ofthis . tits all ask.
The Senator supposes that some remarks in my
letter alluded TO tht National Republican,. which
gave him great offence; bu, here again he mis-.
sAtcs II alludes TO those in power, and not 10
the National Republican party, which the readinr
OF the entire paragraph will make manifest, viii
the Senator send me the letter for tina, purpose
AS obvious as all this mus, appear, fell that
assumed heavy responsibility in taking the
course did II was impossible that all the cir
cumstanoes and motives under which | acted
could at snce be. generally understood, and Of
course, the part was eeupslisd to take was liza.
bic to be mlsconceved and grossly misrepresen,-
ed We have been so long centensing against
The abuses and eEcroachmsDts OF the Executive
power as TO forget tina, they originated In The pr.
or abuses and entertainments of Congress, and
were accordingly exclusively intent on expsling
from office those who hss acquired and exercised
their authority in q msUner dangerous, without
retiscusg into whose hands the power weild 90,
and what principles and policy would gain the
cendaneY. With this state Of feeling on tho pnrl