The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-04-27

roma, admired his genius, and for a great " hI,
had been upon terms OF intimacy aith him, hav,
constantly struggled TO think we'll OF him, and {,
ascfibe TO him public virtues. Even after his ia
nous summerset at the extra session. on NOR,
than one occasion defended his motives " hen h,
was assalled, and insisted that it was unehartabl
to attribute to him others than those which he him
sell avowed. TITS continued to do, until reat
this most extraordinary and exceptlonabls letter
Here hr. Clay held up and exhibited to the Sen
ale the Edgeheld letter, dated at Fort Hill, No
Vomber 3, 1881 j letter which l canno, speak ii
merited terms, without departure from the re
spect which owe 10 the Sesale and TO iGysef-
Nhea read that letter, sir, It's unblusbing avow
all, aud It's unjust reproaches cast upon my friend
and myself. was most reluctantly compelled Il
change my opinion of the hoDora ole Senator ron
South Carolina. One so distinguished as he can
bot expect TO be INDUCED With speaking he plea
ses OF others, without reciprocal privilege. he
cannot suppose that he may set TO the right or &c
the left, cut 10 and out, and chaser, among Prln.
clpals and parties often he pledses, Without
anlmadyersI0n. | did, indeed, understand the
Senator 10 say, In his former speech. that we the
Wings, were uuuise and uHpatriOtic 10 not unit.
ing "ih him IN supporting the bill under consId.
Grafton. Bot 10 that Edgefeid letter, among the
motives which he assigns Tor leaving Us, under
stand him 10 declare that he could not . back and
sustain those Ia such opposition, M whose lsdom,
irmness, and patriotism have no reason to con.
hde.'r
Alter having written and published 10 the world
such letter that aud after hat has fallen from
the Senator. In the progress OF this debate towards
my political friends, does he Imagine thai he can
persuade himself aud the country that he really
occupies, on this occasion, defensive attitude I!
10 that letter he says
~ clearly saw that our bold and vigorous at
'acks had made deep and successful impression.
State lnterpoeltloa had overthrown the Protective
Tariff, and with il the American Sy sleln and put
a stop TO the Congressional usurputoh; and the
JOINT attacks oil our party and that OF our old OPP
ponents, the National Republicans, had etiectually
brought down The power oil the Executive, aud al.
rested its entertainments for the present. 1t vas
Tor that purpose We had united. True 10 our prin-
ciple OF opposition TO tie tBcfoachment Of pow err
from whatever quarter 1t might come, We do not
hesitate, after oyerthrowing the protective system
and arresting legislative usurpation, to IoIn the
authors OF that system, IN order TO arrest the en-
croachment Of the Executive, although We differed
de widely the poles on almost every othet ques-
ton. aud regarded the usurpaion OF the Execu-
live but as necessary consequence Of the Priaci
Pl's and Poiiey Of our near aities."
State interposition that is. a | understood
The Senator from South Carolina, Rulltication, he
asserts, 6yerhrew the protective Iarltf aud the a.
ncfiean System. Aud can thai Senator, knowing
what he knows, aud what ] know, deliberately
make such assertion here i had heard SINH
lar boasts before bul aid not regard them, until
saw them coupled in this letter With the imputa-
tIon OF purpose the part OF my friends TO dis
regard the co pramlse and revive the high tariff
Nall 4 flFHkR he
tive policy M, SIR. The compromise not
extortcd b, the terror o notification The dan.
ger from notification itself excited more APP
prtbenslon than would be fell BY seeing rcgi-
ment OF a thousand boys, OF ft" or SIX years OF
age, decorated in brilliant unlostas, With their
gaudy plumes and tiny nuskets, marching up 10
assault corps OF $4,000 grenadiers, SIX feel high.
AZ the commencement OF The session oil 1882 The
Senator from South Carolina was IN any condition
other than that of debating terms. Those OF US
v 10 we're then here must fecolleet we'll his nag
gard looks andanxlous and depressed countenance
highly estimable friend oil nine, Mr.. J. VI. Clay.
ton, OF Delaware ABIDING to the possibility OF
rupture with South Carolina, and declarations OF
President jackson with respect TO certain dstln-
puishtd individuals whom he had denounced and
prescribed, said TO me, more than enc oceasion
referring TO the Senator from South Carolina and
some OF his colleagues, -" They are clever fellows,
and il will never do to let old jackson hang them"
Sir, this disclosure is extorted from me by the
Senator
So far from notification having oyerIhfown the
protective policy IN asscr ing TO the compromise
it expressly sanctioned the constitutional power.
which ii had strongly coutrovered, and perpe-
tuated 1t. There is protection from one end to The
other in the compromise act modified and limited,
q, hole her IL
protection. ADEQUATE and abundant protection until
the wear 1912, and protectiea indefaitely beyond
H. Until that wear, the biennial reduction OF d.
ties is slow aud moderate, such was perfectly
sa tisiaGtoty TO the manufacturers. Now. II the
system we're altogether unconstitutional, as had
been contended, how could the Senator vote for a
bill which continued 1t tor nine years Then,
beyond that period there is the provision for cash
duties, home valuations, long and liberal lust OF
free articles, carefully made out by my friend from
Rhode Island, Nh. knight expressly for the ben
Z iit Of the manufacturers, and the power OF dis
elimination, reserved also for their benefit, within
the maximum rate of duty fixed In the act. In
the consultations between the Senator and myself
in respect to the compromise act. on every point
upon which insisted he gave wsy. tie was Tor
shorter term than nine years. and more rapid re-
ductton. | insisted, and he yielded he was Tor
fifteen instead of twenty per cent. as the maximum
duty but yielded He was against any discrlnlna-
ton within the limited range of duties for the ben
eft of the manufacturers but consented. To the
last he protested against home valuation, but final
ly gave way. Such is the compromise act; and
the Senate will see with what propriety The Sena
tor can assert that nulhcatan had overthrown
the Protective Tariff and the American system.
Notification. which asserted the extraordinary
principle that one of twents-tour members ct
confederscy, BY its separate action, could suevert
and SET aside the expressed will oil the Whole
Mr.. Calhoun insists that tins paragraph IN his
letter does not apply to the Wings, bn' TO the Ad-
ministratiou party The clause is very ambgu-
Gus. andis susceptible Of either interpretation