The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-30
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THE TWO TRANSPARENCiEs,
"TARIFF"-"nENRY CLAY"

There were but two iransparencies hung up II
Inc Exchange, IN Philadelphia, on the night OF The
prodlglous Wing rally and august celebration o
the preconcerted arrival of the Federal members q
Congress: "Tari "-'' Henry Chy." The on,
indicated the grand achievement Of the party; the
other, Il instrument by which it was asserted
this great object had been accomplished We
will submit few observations on these iranSpa.
rences.
When the act Of 1888 Commonly called The
compromise acr) was passed every une knows the
glory 1t was supposed 10 confer on ils distinguish
ed author. lie himself often Wanted of it IN The
SENATE, aud elSew here -drclnring that no man in
Congress wonld ever dare infringe or violate it;and
even down To inns very session OF Congress in his
speech on his resolutions, he talked of Ms heinz
observed IN tine approaching adjustment Of the tar.
H. II Is notorious thnt This act was neither olser.
we'd, nor pretended 20 he observed, hv MIR Claws
party, in The late legislation Of Congress; that il
was repudm!ed,h every project Of taxation brought
forward by the rdelaiisIS; that, in the bi. Mrill
bill passed by Congress aud vetoed nv the PreSi.
dent, every principle 1t gnaraned was put inside
That all Mr. Cay's personnel aud cal friend.
nom the North and the We,t, whist dennqnrinn
md rcpudalng tins net, voted in solid plmlanx IN
the Senate and The House tor his bill which crush.
cd T. And, 10 the tariff bin which finally passed,
Cine same, with the exception Of The distribution
clause, and the tax on tea and co0ec,) the icLapo.
rary opposition from his friends was no; from any
regard 10 the act of 1888, or any uhhnrrrnrc Of the
protective Ieatu'cs Il contained. hut wns solely on
The gronhd that it did not provide Or the tIisribu.
Ton OF The land-morcy To the States. We now sre
everywhere, in the North, Mr Chy's nnme con.
nerlcd with the tariff ac, passed; and his elevation
looked 10 as the Crane cnnSumluaton Of this nrla.
rlous proleclive-l,ri policy
Now, we wish these things 10 hc observed and
pondercd over, by upright men of all parties, and
most especially by The cheated and betrayed PEG
pie of the South, As little as Mr. Clay may I've
esteemed in othe: respects, he is no, so contempt
lille ms TO have no influence with his party, or to
inrhcnr exercising it when every movement affects
his precnSonS 10 The presidency lie il man Of
hn' little wisdom, but Of great influence on men
He - rash, shallow statesman, bun great party
leader; and however silly or desperate hi1 meas.
ureS mny hc, he lu'cratps 40 hesitation in the ohe
dlence of his followers. All the Transactions Of
Congress on the subject Of the tariff distinctly show
that there was n settled aud deliberate abandon
ment Of the act Of 1888 by Mr. CLAY. On ihl. ac-
count he Withdrew from the Senate that he nlig
not openly falsely his professions by his 0Pca nets
By his distribution scheme, and his Irce-liS, AT his
rAtrn session oi Congress, and eX,ruvaaanl appro.
prr'llons, he paved the way by emptying the liru-
sury, lnr the overthrow of the act Of 1888, and Il
return to the protective policy; 0nd then. stepping
ASIDE, lie len the coGsulnnlnilDn 10 his trained and
ohedient cohorts. Now he il hailed ~ the Int de-
Hrerer, rs well rs the ancient father nr the protcr-
tive policy. What will his anti-;arr adhrrenl,
say in the SOuih' Where il the ynunlrd faith aud
honor they were wont To impnlc 10 then 2rrSump
lnous leader? lr originating the act Of 1893 the
ground Of Mr Clay's popularity in the Soulh--was
mer'lorlon' and patriotic, what terms Of rcprnba.
flon shall he too strong for il flilhiess abandon.
mcn? They have got hS Professions - he North
his acts. They his negative rs pnrricy-lhc North
his real poIily. The sirangled dead act Of 1853
he throws To thcm--ihr qulrkcnrd mass or flt cnr.
runon, in,eriwImcd and smrd over in the nrl Of
'Sl2, he rolls into the satelrsS nav Of the mann
rlclurcr. Promises aud trrachcry 10 the Onr--
plumber and wealth To the other. And these are
IN coacscc, 10 hit h'n 10 the presidency! Can
human conicmp, reach deeper intensity Than snrh
expectations imply, lflhrrr rnud be- ANY, jusi-
cation 10 Mr Clay for classifying his public poles
sions and promises. and helrn,ing The policy Of the
net Of ls33--whirh he has declared To he Mru,.
fed with the peace Of the country, aud the p"rpc.
tuily Of our lurrn Of nnyernnrn--lt would he in
.
whom neither reason nor oppression Sinking lion,
his skirts, it nigh, be- par!oli.m 10 embrace and
crush. The personal mcannrs' which SurlcndrrS
principles, is not In be compared to the fuul hi
qny which would rls'en on the country vicious
ngrni. hy whose administration all that il deemed
valuable and free in our Government, according rn
their long entertained and proclaimed opinions, i,
TO he annlhaird
" Trig!" "Lsnrp Cicg'" Ir; these trans
parcncicS pass on 10 The South, and be hung over
every Wing festival, declurliory OF" lIhjg prip-
cip'es'-he s,nury,n'. of f,l,hood, ,rcurhcry.
and rpprG 'son nd when the wine aud patriotism
are highest, let them drink" The father ANIL dcs.
truyer of the compromise of '33: There is no
shame in dlshcnor; inluny IL true glory"
This party devirc. displayed in Inc professions
throughout the Northern CITIES, made hy the meme
bcrs of Congress devoted 10 Nr Clay, Is n rnutrlv-
ance TO obtain fr their Presidential candidate in
the manufacturing rr.ion the popularity and ud.
Vantage Of beng The father Of III. new prohihilnN
iariIL II il remarkable that, While Sorihst n
Uhigs were attending ihrS banner. hIaznned with
"TarT'-"iirnry Clay glory ing IN the cansc.
receiving the hnSannas seat up hy ihrrngs Of manu-
ErlnrrrS and responding in speeches Of cyultiiinn
their presses in the south rhnn.d. nj the same mo-
ment. reverse the story and proclaim that Alr Clay
hinisc' and those in IN south whose candidate b..
H.. "aiiere 10 hc p in 'ipics Of he compromise
0tr' While Mr krg Of G"crgia. Nr SlanIy If
North Carolina; Mr Carihuis Of Tennessee. and
other Southern members rf Congress, were hold
ing forth. by the light Of the "iqriF''--" Heoru
Cioy' Illuminated trinsplrrnrics in Philadelphia
aud receiving The homage Of the classes about To
share the huunles nf bill thu, laid burdens on al
the res, Of the people, we find the SIedahah Re-
pubiicon making this declaration:
"H'e deny lint .Nr Clay. or hc Whiss Of
Georgia rioye can ii9oic he is. seei for tie es-
idJiishmrai ora PROTECTIVE tai but adhere to Tie
principle, of The compromise net"
j. not this blowing hot and col ], fhr Mr Claws
benefit, with the same breath hot fnr him in the
South. cold in the North The Janus face given
to General Harrison ia $780, whrh made him mp
pear an aboioni>ls in the norih,lh enemy of their
creed in the souih-he friend Of protective tar
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