Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-03

H. isfTcu NJ yuu VIII NStc rttIl, lHut
IN the most cxei;ing question that ever plan
\ ted anger between The north aud lhc south,
the Tarff.-hc obidcs by the compromise.
| That measure aud the spirit OF that measure,
saved ih. county ~ us greatest pciil--and
the peril lkpD winch II rescued u, can alone
enforce and properly illustrate the rxpcdien-
Hey of au,orng To II. Letshe seal be taken
\ from this covenant OF peace, aud We are
again Ariit on Wild sea OF anarchy aud
\ discord. We see reason 10 believe, IA the
| events of The lime and the changed rclolions,
n that the South i holding to The world, that
| IL will not only consent Ia, but Clserlully
| ad"pt The terms Of The compromise, as the
/ basis of a National accommodation. The
W - citation aud llccnllous Incendlarisln OF
| England is daily teaching our nninediaie fell
luw-couniryinen, the policy OF relying more
on a home market aud ot tendssing that
market ~ sure aud eXicnsYe az possible.
England has given us plainly To understand
that che will take our cotton not u day long
er than shc can help It.
II We think we cannot err IN surprising that
It is the present disposition oil Inc Souiw To
yield, steady, moderate, and permanent
II protection TO American manufactures, such
| as the compromise act affords. On the other
hand, we can as little doubt, that the North
mast be profoundly convinced, that The al.
tempt To impose an exlravogant iarh on The
| South must end IN failure aud defeat. That
no tariff, however high, can be OF any avail
To them, that does not satisfy the South
II That cannot flourish amidst agitation and sud
| den change. That their true interest hes,
|, IN Il tariff that shall be permanent, certain
and moderate. However, then, individuals
and individual interests, may raise opposition
10 the comproniist as atordlng inadequate,
insufficient protection, yet we cannot sup
pose that the great mass OF the people, will
not see that il will be to their solid aud per.
manent advantage to adopt II. We have
seen that General HARRISON already stands
| pledged TO the compromise, and 1t AIR. CLAY
shall have sufficient influence, with his us.
,istauce aud the cooperation OF his friends,
To make this act and It's spirit, Me permanent
lpolcy OF the country, we are convinced, that
Yin this respect, that the South will not regret
his connection with General llARRIsoN's ad-
II nInlslration.
II There Is another and greater question,
II upon which there can be no doubt, tnat the
South will be satisfied with any influence,
which Mr. CLAY's counsel and temper may
exert upon the Coming admlnlStration--th
II Abolition question. The service winch be-
has already rendered. will not say 10 the
! South-but TO the country, on tins moneI.-
touS issue, cannot be calculated. Ills great
| speech carried demonstration end convIctou
to tho minds Of the North, that however
much they Diglilbe opposed lo. slavery, yet
that they had no Jurisdiction over our lnslt'
rutions-no responsibility for thcm-and that
both as matter of conscience and patriotic
duty, it was incumbent upon them 10 observe
I he II a
leave us to work out, uniIsturbcd and uu-
molested, our own destiny. The results Of
hat wise and patriotic effort must have been
noticed, in the South, in its effects upon the
great religious bodies Of The Moth. They
!. have all, with one accord, come To the con.
| clusion, that it is not their duty to entertain
!, ,urlsdictlon oil the question Of slavery, and
that it belongs entirely TO Southern Chris
tians, to determine for themselves their duty,
under the circumstances, in which they are
|. placed. The dissolution Of abolition soce-
Il ties tell of It's effects also. s'The dennncla-
tioa of the entire wglg party, by the lrre-
|, caRnable fanatics, because OF u, anu their
i sanction of it, bears witness 10 It's power.
| The furious denuncialion of OCoNNsLL,
! speaks the praises of its author. fhls Is his
language:
i " I.et them declare that no slave own
er can be admitted into European So
ciety, and then Calhoun and Clay, and
men like them, who stand up putting
forth their claims to be President OF
the great Republic, must yield to pub
lie universal opinion. He had made
mention of two men--hc would only
say that Calhoun should be lrandJ
with the blood issuing from the stripes
of the slave, and Clay drowned in the
tears of the mothers and their chill
dren."
/ Vie South, then. whilst il rcposos implicit
confidence n tho iirmncss OF General iiAR-
EIsON, to Garry out lis patriotic pledges 10
maintain the compromises -of the Constitu-
ton, cannot but congratulate itsclf cn the
fact that his hands will be strcngthe ned for
this work by the AID of so powerful an uily
as Mr.. CLAY.
Upon the question Of Internal improve
mcnt. too, the South will have reason To be
satisfied with any inllnencc which MIR. CLAYs
views may exert over Gen. llARRIsoN's
administration. His vote, in contrast with
all The leading Senators of the ndminstra-
ton, against the appropriation of three hun
dred thousand dollars for tie repair Of the
iOuN, P''S'o'J '"'N
ed. yOur attention. Whilst these gentle
mrn talked, Mr.. Clay acted. hope, sir, II
did not escape the notice OF tho South, that
whilst tho mouths of Mr.. DENToN, Mr..
GErNpr. Nh DucHANAy, Mr.. WRlGnr, ard
Mr.. ALbtN, were filled with Professions 81
economy, and ccosclcss defamation upon
strict construction and Slate rights, they vo-
ted away, at a time when the Governmentl
was compelled to resort 10 the issue OF trea-
sury notes, 10 meet lis engagements three
hundred thousand dollars for ntcrn1l I'M
proveincnts, and that in an administration
Senate, the appropriation was only dJrafed
by the votes of Mr.. CLAY, and his friend,
MIR. SOUTHLAND. , remark upon this point of
Mr. CLAY's conduct, as an earnest OF hls
iuture action. aud Us an evidence that his
declaration of principle in his recent liano.
vcr speech, is not empty profession, but, like |
all has declarations, cnllted TO perfect con.
idcnce.
/ Upon all these great questions, the South |
has reason 10 be satisfied with Mr.. CIlY aud
Gen. HARRISON, alike-and has II mol reason
TO he satisfied!
\ In Conclusion, | would offer few brrf re-
marks upon the principles and policy of the |
min islr I han az