Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-10-31

tor of the distinguished loader ofNMRAliigs Mr.
Clay saw his DRIFT and asked why thtYcnN van from
Mississippi made him the peculiar obiec Of hpattac9
The old Senator dslikcd tho pcrtncsa Of the new one
and declined the competition which he sought Mr.
Walker could not forgive this slight and "the cayeuI
of malice" which has been working in him ever since
he wishes now TO iniuse into our minds, to cperate
there against man to whom gratitude rather than
cnmity, is due.
But Mr.. Walker assas Mr.. Clay on all questions
general as well as locl and will now advert to two
reasons against facts. VThcy are the Tariff and the
annexation of TeXas to the United States.
Mr. Walker associates Mr.. Gays land bill with the
Tariff System, and undertakes to show that the disri.
button Of the proceeds Of the public lands among the
States, as contemplated by This bill, will reduce the
amount Of the revenue Of the General Government
as TO require an increase of the tariff and he carpes
Nr. Clay with having such result in view. The
tariff may indeed be increased whether Mr.. Walkers
or MIR. Cay's bill succeed, not FIR the interest Of man
uiacturcrs but for deiaying the present enormous ex
pcoses of the Government, and the future greatly in
creased CNponsesQf carrying into effect, and then sus
tanning the pryoscd Sub.Trcasury System. Mr.
CIay's protective tariff may be found too low fer Mr.
Van Buren's democratic administration.
Our Senator affects to have great fears yet of this
tariff system, and Void make us believe that MIR,
Clay at the head Of INC party in favor Of it, and Mr.
Van Buren, at thu head of another party against it.
But where are the facts TO support this attempt at i'm
position on the public mindl Mr. Clay is truly in ia
vor OF the principle of protective tariff to reason.
abe extent but he not in Congress when the
nigh tariff of 1898 was adopted. Mr.. Van Buren, how
IeSCr, was there at that time, and voted for 1t. Mr.
Clay was then in the Department of State, which has
nothing to do with the tariff, other fiscal concerns
Yet MIR. Walker would persuade us that, in that situa
Ion he influenced both houses of Congress to pass the
tariff law of 1923, which produced so much distur
bance in South Carolina Did he influence Mr. Van
Buren,, with all the other members of Congress, to
give his vote for this measure? Mr. Walker excuses
him on ;he Of instructions; but why not excuse
Mr.. Clay on the same grouud? II he not actually
instructed, he was virtually and constantly instructed
nhSnuch rs Kentucky has always been dec dCd tar.
Iif state New York also is a decided tariff State
land so is Pennsylvania: and Mr. Van Buren, would not
thank his friends to declare him an anti-taff man
there, whilst he is quite wiling that they shall de-
clare him so here. One doctrine for the North, ana
Ianother for the South.
After Mr.. Clay left the Department Of State and
was elected again to Congress, he effected reduction
OF the tarIL and rcConcIcd parties by his compromises
saying at the same time, that the tariff thus reduced
was high cnough;-irom which il would seem that he
thought the tariff of S9s too high; and had he been
IN Congress that year, he might have used his niu.
2nce to make i lower. Mr.. Van BUacn voted 'or tel
nigh tariff and Mr.. Cay caused it TO be reduced; and
yet Nh Walker insists that the latt.rs high tariff
man aud the former an amtitari man. SucLis the
reasoning, and such tuc candor al our Senator!
TO keep Mr. Clay and Mr.. Van Barren en- opposite
sides all questions, and the latter always lh him.
self, Mr. Walker Will have it that Mr. an BUrcn il in
favor Of auncyng Texas to the United States, al.
though he declined to CntcTta the proposition when
the icXian Minister urged it upon his consideration
Mr. Clay 5 opposition to such measure, Mr.. Walker
considers the greatest of I'LL his crmca ed he seems
to take the failure Of this proposition O., heart much
more than Mr.. Preston, who made u. Mr.. Preston
does not think Mr. Clay bad man, Tor disagrocing
w!th him on this question, nor for GsNgrccing with
hm about the politics Of South Carolina; for although
they had sharp alteration this exciting subject
MIR. Preston has since spoken Of him in terms Of high
commentator. lie has declared to the world thut
Mr.. Clay is "a noble man." Such is the generous feel
ing Of this splendid orator towards senior statesman
But Senator is SO surchargcd with vanity, as tc
think that he should bring to his views the veteran
who has grown grey in the service of his country, and
great in the estimation the world
| Mr.. Waikcr aims al effect not only by pervcrsion
OF facts, but also by the use Of rickrames This is
practice Of ibrcd boys, TO insult; and il is truly hu
initiating TO SEQ it adopted By an honorable Senator to
deceive. lie calls Mr.. Clay's bill LAND Tariff Dis
rihutCn bill" ! hc word "Tarif" is used here with
las little propricy or deccncy, and with as much bed
motive, the cpithct "lcderal is used in nickna.
ming National Bank. From the appellaton mere
given to MIR. Clay land bill, mauy may suppose that
this Is the true title oft and that the bin contcm-
plates increase Of the tariff we'll as Il certain
disposition OF the public lands; and such is the impress
sion which our Senator wishes f. make But how I'M
worthy of the representative OF State! How PERM
cioua the practice! How corruptng the example =
1t is by such artiECo this, that the politics of our
country have cgrcgiousy dcgcncratcd within The
last ten years Tho process of corruption has been
rapid beyond example. Primitive principles are al.
ready abandoned. Political morality is no more!
All the publications Of our Senator Cvncc a bitter
feeling against Mr.. Clay; and he will even travel away
from his subject, to empty upon him the contents Of
his gall. Surely there must be some personal grudgc
at heart for political differences do not JUST such
malicious assaults. But all this hostility be polt.
cal and intended to operate on the presidential cleo
ton, why begin the war before it is known against
whom it should be wagcdl Mr. Clay is not yet an.
nounccd candidate; is it certain that lie will
be- But if he be, he will, in despite Of our Sennor s
ordinations get an honorable suppcrl-thc support Of
those who approve and admire opcnhcartcd, gen.
crousninded, independent, magnanmous man.
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