Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-05
C07sMgNaCATRONs.
FOR THE Enc UyRRR.

MR CLAY
The approach Of the Spring Elections, and the sus
pccted parality Of large number of Wing candidates
Tor Mr. Clay succession 10 the Presidency makes the
opinions of that distinguished subjrct Of the most
Interesting enquiry Tha, he iavors the reesabshment
Of The United S,ates bank, cannot be denied and is
therefore admitted; but it feared and with much
truth that he will hardly be able To get along with The
Bank alone his shoulders and since d!Forcing has
become mu2h the order Of The day, il is attempted 10
divorce HIN from his old irvOrile-A merlcan SRetem.
10 determine whether Mr.. Clay has abandoned 9d
hobby, has changed his opinnns to Internal
lnents and lie Tariff, let examine his speecae
senate on The 10Th instant The very latest intelligence
on that subject
He says, 1.-The American system no,o so much deided
why, know not, unless il be because It be 3ssccaR,
has advanced this country in the and prosperity
nj least half century believed, and slA kelce, il
emincnty advantageous to oil parts Of the Union, and
Injurious really 10 none.
In another part Of his speech in contrasting Mr. Cal.
hOun iickleness with his consistency In his opinions he
snys: "lle (hlr. Calhnun) like courier who riding
from post post with relays of flesh hrrs.s when he
changes bis steed, Ia forget ul0ge her the last
which he had mounted Nor Il is a part Of my pride
and pleasure TO say nt"t inrcr IN my life changed my
deiberac opnion any great o natioaa pott
cy but and Tint % YedrS dgO the question o
The pOusr TO ssiaLiish iank Of The Suites"
Speaking of The Tariff, he says-"For one am vii.
ling 10 adhere 10, and abide by the compromise in all its
provisions, present and prospective # is tr operaton
IS nndiSrbsd On this subject hr gives other pledge
bn 10 adhere 10 the Compromise and that conditional
one, Ii It's fair operation is undsiGrbpd But suppose
he adhees hereafter [" he cuaProsr, viii that satisfy
Virginia and the South We contend that that act like
any other, may be repealed if require it,
before the period of its limit 1872 The only sound
standard for Tat:f is the wants Of The government
economically administered If that Tariff o! duties rails
es more revenue than the wants of the Government
qulre, shall not abide b. H. II is not such settle
Of the question The South has considered ob!g
atory, not only because may Surplus Of revenue
but because IL contains tie principle OF protection 10 one
branch 81 industry nj III" expense OF another which the
constitution does not authorize. In this speech, Mr.
Clay says that ''ihr Administration party have again
and again Declared that they he!! themselves more
bound by the Compromise act, than by any ordinary act
of-legisiaon" lie brings 10 Tie notice of thu Senate
q proposition which he had made al the last session.
which test whether the Compromise act 10 be
held sacred; and the decision of which question shows
he remarked in the extract, that the Administration
not permanently satisfied, and that, the Tariff
party think it their interest 10 adhere, consequently
it cannot be ours.--lIr vote WAS, "a Wings for adher
irg; against the proposition, Benton, Brown, Cuhbcr
Ewing of H., Fulton, Hubbard King Of Ala, King If
Georgia Linn, Lyon. MGuton, Nicholas, Niles, Norvc
Page Parker. Rves, Robinson. Rugries S-v!er Strange
TaImadgr, Walker. White, Wrght-25. We are not
content with Mr. Clay PROMISE 10 adhere 10 the Cum
promise, although tina, pronls" was an unconditional
it is protective Tariff, according to his
declaration He says. in this Speech There is
projections from end to the othcr in the Com.
promise act; modified and limited, il is true, but pro-
lection nevertheless There Is protection, adequate AMI
abundant Protection until the year l1l2 and protection
indefinitely beyond II" lie further SAYS. in the same
speech, 4" With respect 20 Internal Improvements, that
other part Of the American System which the Senator
says he has left Us from apprehension o lis being re-
yyed the state of the country is greatly altered, since
the power was first asserted aud exercised In my
State, ard within few years, we have completed and
put in progress, most o. the improvements which are de-
srable there; and in all the Staes large and liberal APP
prcpra,ions of their means. and great ndvances in
their various works have bcn made. When the
land Al uuHp nrSIdI
passage would fully satisfy every reasonable e1pcc
ta,ion Of the several States in respect 10 the means
TO be drawn from the General Government, III
gard TO Internal improvements Since that PERIOD
has been adopted nearly equivalent t" the pas
snLe of tie land bill hy which about 3OOOU OGo have
been placed in the power Of tn" States subject to their
application lo objects of Internal Improvement 3ndJ
h0pe mny p'nre 10 Jc tie case. the iand bW Shond at
some future daD be passed. scarcely another wish
main az To the application NJ the of The General
Government to works -: Internal Improvement In
another place. speaking % Internal improvements lie
says. (afer abiding to Mr. Cah"uns sudden ah1ndon
men, of the polcv) For myself am ns, where was
then q the existence OF the power. although am
willing admit that the altered condition Of the country
has hSstnrd he d6grrsef ncc'ssiy for rs sr're'Sc.
have made these coplons extracts from the speech
that Mir c. latest opinions r fully Understood; md
now, ask, is there any thing /" Justify the belief Ina,
he is divorced from his avorlle American System? On
the subject Of the Tariff he has made conditional pledge
e. if its fair operation is undlsurhed 10 adhere to The
compromise act which irr himself DECLARES has not been
satisfactory to the Administration party which he says
is full of pro!eclinn rnm end 10 the other, and
which together with land sales probably viii produce
surplus of Of Internal Improvement h- says,
that the subject is abandoned bat Ihnt circumstances
have "sscned tie drecc Cf necessity for exercising the
power and must plainly implies that The necessity sil!
exists and that the power should be exercised, uness
the land bill should OF some future day be passed.
which believe never will, whilst we have Repub'I.
can President Republican Congress. The public
lands were crdrd 10 the United States for the common
,lr;p pintor o1l
not fulfil thai purpose. the wants ct The different
States on tina, subject are, b. means in proportion
to their population The application Of their proceeds 10
the expenses Of the Government IsSscnng The sum 10
be raised by Tariff is mode in which the common be
ncf OF ali is faithfully and fairly secured lie nndcs
10 the surplus federal deposited with the States
BY the acl of lS36-lhal fund BY the law is liable to be
called for although, cnniess, 1t is doubtful whether
ever will be. But. suppose we have right 10 use H.
how far would the portion Of Virginia (between two and
three mlions gu towards satisfying her wants The
report of the Committee of internal improvement re.
commended the expenditure OF about nine Millions and
that by embracing all the wants n me S az o
The same observation might be .','. , J.no,:,ed
the the n nsntl sf my States q les ~
There is nothing, then, either in the progress Inc
States have made in Internal imprnvcmentslhe sum-
cheney of the surplus Federal deposited with
them TO accomplish the object-nor in any change IN
Mr. Claws opinions TO aay fears as to the probable
revival of the American System, should Mr. Clay DC
elected He does not conceal his opin"ns he lhey
are unchanged, and certainly has made no Peoge lnat
he will not put them practice admire MIN or MS
condor and honesty. Unlike some OF his supporters ne
LET'S YOU know his opinions without disguise; so mat
every man may determine whether ne shoaiu support
him WHY then, should his friends wish 10 ihrow
cloak over him, which he does mol himself WISH 70 wra''
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