Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-29

| Senate and To myself When road that letter. s,f.
It's unbushing avo"as, and its unjust rcproaches
| cast upon my friends aud myself | was most re-
| luctanlly compelled TO change my opinion OF the
| honorable Senator from South Carolina. One 80
distinguished he Is cannot expect to be INDUCED
with speaking ~ he pleases of Others without re-
cipocal privilege lie cannot suppose that he may
set to the right OF TO the lrit. cut III aud out and
chaser, among principals aud parties often he
pleascs, without animadyersion. did. indeed. un-
dcrstand the Senator to say, In his former speech,
that we, the Wings. and upp0hiotic IN no,
uniting with him IN supporting the bin under eons,d
Grafton. But in that Edge6cd letter, among the
motives which ho assigns for leaving us, | under
stand HIM to declare that he could not back and
sustain those in such opposition, In whose wisdom.
hrmness, and patriotism ! have no reason TO con
hde."-
Alter having written and published to the world
such letter that aud alter hat has fallen from the
Senator, IN the progress Of tins debate, towards
political friends. does he imagine that lie d.n pet
suade himself and the country that he really oeeu-
pes on this occasion, a defensive attitude In
! that letter he says:
" clearly saw that our bold and rigorous attacks
had made deep and successful impression. State
| inlerpositon had oveithrown the Protective Tariff
and with II the American System, and put Il stop to
the Congressional usnir.tion and the JOINT attacks
OF our putty, apj that Of our old opponents, the Na
tonal Republicans, had rfcctually brought down
the power OF the Executive. aud atfeseds rncroaeh-
mcnts tot the present, 1t WAS for that purpose We
had united. True To principle of opposnon TO
tho encroachment oil power. from whatever quarter
1t migh como, We did not hesitate after overthrow.
ing the protective system and arrrsng legislative
nsurpation, TO Join the authors OF that system In or
der 10 arrest the rncIoac hmenis Of the Executive,
although W. differed AZ widely as the poles ON al
most every other qnesiion, and regarded the usurpa
ion OF the Executive but ~ necessary consequence
Il he principles and policy Of our allies
State iptcrposition that Is as ! understand the
Senator from South Carolina, nnllIhcaou, he as
serts, overtime" the protective Tariff and the Ameri-
can System. Aud ran that Senator, knowing what
he knows. and what know. deliberately make such
an assertion here had heard similar boasts be
fore. but did moi regard them, until saw them cou
pied in this letter with the 'mpuiaton Of purpose on
tho part OF friends 10 disregard the compromise,
and revive the high iarn. Nulliicauon, Mr..
President, overture" the protective policy No, sr
The compromise was not extoued by the terror OF
nulIifoation. Among other more important motives
that nflucncedlis pa,sagrIt was compassionate con.
csss,on to the imptndencr and inpotcucy Of nnih.a
ton The danger rom nulllhcaiion itself excited no
appre han would br felt by seeing arrg-
OF thohs md boys OF five orsA otage, de-
toiaed ID brilliant uniforms, with heH gaudy plumes
and tiny muskcis marching up 10 assault corps OF
Sc, 600 grenadirrs SIX feet high. AT the commence
ment OF the session oil 1872 the Senator from South
Catolina IN condition other than that OF die
tating terms. Those Of us who were then here must
rccocct well his hapgard looks aud ANXIOUS and
depressed connirnance. highly rstimabc friend oil
mine Mr.. j NJ. Clayton, Of Delaware, anJlng
to the possibility OF rupture with South Carolina,
and declarations of President ,ckson with respect
certain distinguished individuals whom he had de
nounced and prescribed, said TO me. more than
aston referring to theSrnator fio'e South Caro-.
Ina and some OF his colleagues, They are clever
fellows, and 1t will do to let old Jackson hang
them" Sir tins disclosure is extort.d from me by
the Senator.
SO Gar froln notification having ovcr,hrown the
protective policy. In asserting to the compromise II
expressly sanctioned the constitutional power. which
had so strongly coutroverted, aud perpetuated II.
There is protection from one end TO the other III
the compromise modified and limited, it is true,
but protection nevertheless. There is protection.
adequate and abundant protection, until the year
1912, and protection indefinitely beyond II. Until
that year the bennla reduction OF dutrss Is slow and
modelatc such WAS perfectly satisfactory to the
manufacturers. Now If the system were altogether
unconstitutional, AZ had been contended, how could
the Senator vote for bill which continued II for
nine Yeas Then BEYOND that period, there Is the
provision for cash duues. home Valuations, a long
and liberal s, OF Tree aricts carefully made out by
my friend from Rhode Island, CIR kSiGur) exp ess.
" for the benefit OF the manufacturers and tho pow
Of discrimination. reserved also for Their brnef,t
within the ratr OF duty fixed in the act 10
the consultations bet The Senator and myself
respect to the compromise act, every point upon
which insisted, he ea,o"ay. He was tor \ short
er term than nine years, and rn"re rapid reducu"n
| Insisted. aud liz Welded. lie Tor fifteen
instead OF twenty per cent. rs the maximum duty. bur
welded. lie against any discrimination within
the lil.ited range OF dutirs for the benefit OF the
manufacturers, but Consented TO the last he pro-
tested against home valuation but finally gave VA,
Such Is the compromise act aud the Senate viii
18th what pi oprely the Senator can assert that
notification lad oyerthrown the Protective Tanh aud
tn. American System. Null'hcauon which asser-
red the extraordinary principle that one Of twenty
four members Ola conl.deracy, by It's separate ac-
ton. could subyen and set ASIDE the expressed will
of the whole. Null,fcation. strange, inPraetlca-
slc inc hcnsltic doctrine. that partakes of the
character OF the metaphysical school ot German
philosophy, would be worthy OF the puzzllnY the
olo gicai controversies OF the middle ages.
The American system, Mr.. PresIdent, now so
much dcrded, why | know not, unless It be because
it he American. has advanced tins county IN the arts
and IN prosperity at least half century. | believed
and still believe II, enlincntly advantageous to
all parts Of the Union and injurious really To
it was alleged that II would dry up all the sour.
take the trouble to examine the early debates
upon the subject will find that have been the prom
lnent and strong ground OF opposition. The predt
ton being falsiIei, ITS opponents changed thrlr
position and CHARGED it with being the parent cause
OF the late great surplus IN the public revenue That
surplus was ~ tact chiefly produced by the ope-
ration of the land system, and it the land bill when
I introduced some Years age had been passed Ia bi'
nv the by to which the Senator from South CaioilHa
as op,1sed.) We SHOULD have avoided AL pefPeH'y
IN the disposal OF that surplus, because there "oa'o
have been none.
Noour, Mr.. President, in the comnenccmen, OF
the protective policy, ever supposed th'' II was 10 NC
ne .petual. We hoped and beloved that temporary
pDaJ n IN