Southern Argus., 1839-06-18
aaoItttraI.
From the Ign hburg Virginsan.
THE TARIFF.

| legation, we are referred TO MS past course,
while all his more recently expressed opin.
ons, indicative of his determination to
abide by the Tariff Compromise Of 1882,
are disregarded or forgotten! Ifthis be
legitimate mode of argument against Mr..
Clay, we should like to know why it is not
equally so against Gen. Jackson and Mr..
Van Buren And if 1t be as fair TO resort
to IT IN relation to the two latter gentlemen
as TO the former. with what consistency
can those who have heretofore supported
Gen. Jackson, and who are now prepared
to support Mr.. Van Buren,, reproach those
who sustain Mr. Clayl Gov. Pope, who
was a warm and confidential friend Of
Gen. Jackson from the period of Mr.. ]. @.
Adams's election till the yeIr 1897, de-
clared in speech, delivered at the last
session of Congress, that the system s'wes
too popular TO be directly resisted, and
the high tariff OF 1928 was a contrivance
of the Jackson party for effect, calculated
10 injure Mr.. g." IF this be true, it was
a most unworthy and contemplate motive
of action and it becomes the South TO
enquire if it is willing to be made the vic.
tim of legislative experiments, in order to
overthrow one political parry and to exalt
another. But if this was not the motive
Of the old Jackson party, then the only
other inference of which their course on
the Tariff question in 1928 is susceptible,
IS that they were as honest in favor of the
highest rates of duties, as Mr. Clay him.
self, or any other man. Nay it is worthy
of remark, that Mr. Clay was not mem.
her of Congress IN 1923, and did not there.
fore, vote for the Bill of Ahomnations,
while Mr.. Van Buren was then in the
Senate and voted for it! And now we are
called upon to denounce Mr.. Clay because
he was tariff man; just as if, in his re.
spect, Nr..Van BuIen were less guilty
| than HIMSELF
BUTT is said, that Mr.. Van Buren acted
under instructions in 1923. If h@did,
they were doubtless solicited by himself,
for the purpose of enabling him to get rid
Of an implied pledge, gwen TO the South.
ern members, that he would oppose that
system. But Mr.. Van Buren, was not in.
structed in Iceland he then, in comra-
ny with his ''iusrious predecessor" Gen.
Jackson, who was then also member of
the Senate, MIR. Benton, Mr. Eaton, K. NJ.
Johnson, sc. voted foi the higile pro.
lective duties. On the consideration of
that bill, nunberless efforts were made by
the Southern Senators to reduce the pro.
posed duties; and N every instance they
were foHed by the votes of Jackson, Van
Buren,. johnson, Eaton, Benton, &c. who
now, wihunparalle!e limpudence, claim to
be the Anil Tariff party, and who de-
nouncc r. Clay for his relinquished opin-
ions on that subject-opinions relinqush-
ed upon the altar of peace and patriotism,
upon which the Distinguished Kentuckian
is always the first TO lay his offerings and
10 make his sacrifices. In 1924, on the
passage of the Tariff bill of that year, in
the Senate the vote stood as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Barton, Bel, Benton,
Brown, Chandler, D'WoIf, Dickersoa, Ea.
ION, Edwards, F ndley, Holmes of Maine,
J,ckson. Johnson of Ky, Knight, L;n-
man, Lowre, M'Ilvaife, Noble, Palmer,
Ruggles. Seymour. Talbot, Taylor of In.
diana, and Van Burrn-25.
Nays-Messrs. Barbour, Branch, Clay.
ton, Elliot, GaiIland, Hayne, Holmes of
MI, H. Johnson. S. Johnson. Kelly,
KING of Ala, King of N. Y, Lloyd Of
Nd, Lloyd of !ii., Macon, Mills, PARROT,
Smith, Taylor of Va, Nan Pyke, Ware
. Wilams-23.
f We copy the yeas and nays, for two
PURPOSES. The first is, to show that the
leading Jackson Van Bufen men of this
day-incn,dlng Jackson and Van Iuren
themselves, and Benton the heir appa-
| rent-were the leading high Tariff men of
q that day. And our second purpose is to
a cali public attention to the remarkable fact,
that Mr.. Van Buren, in voting for the
high Tariff acted in opposition to his COL
league, Rufus King, VINO voted against it !!
He must have been very anxious for in
structions in l825-four years afterwards!
! Especially SO, as, within that period he
had become lie proprietor OF 10000
, sheep, and was therefore necessarily a tar
ff man from interest, as he had previous.
, " hcen from principle If he is now op.
posed to it, it is only because S luihcrn
votes and $25,O00 per annum are of more
importance than heavy duty upon wool
, and wooden fabrics; and he may, too, in
, the mean time, for aught we know, have
exchanged his sheep for "bank rags"
1t is really the height of impudence in
the administration party to denounce the
tariff, and MIR. Clay as a tariff man. with
these recorded votes Of the leaders of that
! party in favor of the mo t odous enact
ments of Congress upon that subject. It
only shows, that, with all their affection of
attachment and n gard for the ''dear peo.
ple," )" they hold their judgements and their
intelligence in the greatest contempt.
THE TIaEs.-That the currency can
utan any thing like an approximation 10 a
onditlon Of health and stability whilst
Martin Van Buren i president of the Uni.
q ed States, is an irnpossibLty. During
ne unexpired time for which he has been
elected, the country Tll have to undergo
Ill the financial vicssiiudes, derangcra hts
nd embarrassnents which had their ori-
gin IN executive tinkoring with banking
Institutions. Whilst the secretary of the
& treasdry exercises a controlling influence
i aver the monetary system of the country
: that system will be inflicted with every
!. evil that can flow from the incompetence
and vaciation of the administration. TX
the usual causes which elevate or depress