Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-10-01


out the Comp omise Act "n its spirit and
intention" In the wing Advocate of the
10Th Sept, 1870, it was said to'be the whig
faith, that f" every interest in the country
should be made to Stand on its own basis,
and that unless the Northern manufactures
can compete with the importer, wiihou,
protection or commercial regulations, he
should abandon his business. Atany rate
one portion of the people of the United
States should not be compelled TO pay an
other part, for the privilege Of purchasing
their domestic products at ruinously high
price," The same article abuses Mr.. Van
Buren,, for admitting the consttutioualhy OF
a Protective Tariff; so did Mr.. Prentiss and
al! the wing orators and presses throughout
the State. Now how poorly will Mr.. Clay's
views and the views Of his Northern para
sites, compare with these, the principles Of
the wings of 1910. Mr.. Clay is no, only in
favor of Protective Tariff, but he claims
to be "FATHER of the American system." He
says he assented to the compromise act, for
the purpose only of preventing the destruc-
ton of his banting. He is held up BY the
manufacturers as the especial guardian of
their principles; all over the North, his name
is connected with the Protective Tariff po-
Icy. The presses friendly to him, say that
he wrote, urging his friends in Congress
to pass the present Tariff Bill, and he is
considered tho instrument by which that
object was accomplished. To prove this,
we need only refer to the grand celebrations
of the passage of the bill at the North, with
the words TARIFF HENRY CLAY
streaming on their banner. Instead of car
ryng out the compromise aot, in its spirit
and intenton,' which spirit and intention
was, that after the 3Oth June, l84s, duties
should be paid in cash, and should not ex-
coed 90 per cent, and such duties should
be for the purpose only of raising so much
revenue, as might be necessary for the eco
nomical administration OF the Government,
this Tariff Act disregards the Compromise,
and is highly Protective. 1t is evident,
from an examination of the act, that this is
SO; for ii provides that nearly all the articles
for which the cotton of the South, and all
orr agricultural products are exchanged,
shall pay heavy duty, while those for which
the domestic manufactures of the North are1
exchanged, are left, almost, free of Duty
The raw material used in the manufactures
at the North, are admitted either free or on
very light duty, while manufactured arti-
Giles, similar TO those made at the North and
such as come in:o competition Herewith are
taxed highly, 1t is therefore, essentially, a
protective tariff. aud is indeed admitted so
to be by its friends.
Entertaining these views on the tariff,
what right has Mr.. Clay to expect the sup
port OF Southern men and Wings OF 40?
Certainly none. But, there is deter mina-
lion among many Of the Wings to support
Mr.. Clay right or rrong--many idolize
him and would abandon principles and
country to secure his election. To SUI,
theii views to his, many of the Wing ed-
tors in this State have already left the
principles they pretended to fight for in
the election of Harrison, and have most
suddenly undergone metamorphosis into
avowed protective tarifiites. Many men
without protesting any change of views
on this question are yet so warmly devo-
ted to Bank with the "odour of national
lty" about it, that rather than abandon or
even postpone its establishment, they will
consent to aid by the elevation of Mr.. |
Clay in palming upon the South system
Of taxation so oppressive to her interests,
so "palpably, deliberately and dangerously
unconstitutional" as, in their opinion, to
have justified sister State in resort to the
extreme, though rightful remedy, of Multi.
fication. Let those who then boosted that
their swords we're ready to "eap from
their scabbards" in defence of South Caro-.
lima, in cause so holy, though it should
lead TO the bloodshed of their brethren, re
fleet how they will stand when such state
of things is again produced by their aid
and assistance, as it probably will be, il
Mr.. Clay, "ihe father and destroyer of the
compromise" be elected President. Will
they then rally under the banner of null
LITIGATION ?;-if 50, how will they appear
engaged in a war against what they could
not only have peaceably prevented, but
what they contributed to produce! Would
the principles of morality, or justice be