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American manufactures. labor, and il
terests? it was not his, Mr.. CLAYTON
wish 10 speak disrespeclluily OF NJ
> Webster; but when the motives OF Nj
Clay were impugned by that statesman
he would ask who it was that dared S
. ITO dof Why,in 1924, Mr.. Webster ha
stood up a strong advocate Of BrlIls
rights, by ~contendjUg against prope
protection 10 American manufacturers
Mr.. Webster was the champion OF tn
free trade system, while Mr.. Clay wa
fot protection Of American interests
And their eloQuence on such an occa
sion, was not less than the eloquence o
Fox and Pitt in the proudest days o
their fame. But Henry Clay was Iht
man around the flames of whose buckIeI
all the friends of the American system
delighted to rally. No mans motives
could have been purer-they were the
defence and promotion Of American Ia
Dor, genius and industry. And one 9th
err motive, too, was 0pparenl-that o.
holding out the olive branch TO the nul.
LITER, who took Henry CIay's measures
in preference to Mr.. ~VerpIanck's, Al,
SO another motive truly Christian and
patriotic, to prevent the possibility Of
American cIIIZans' blood being shed 10
civil war-tO prevent the possibility OF
an alienation Of one part Of the Union
from snolher, which all knew was at
one time threatened by publication -
lie held out this olive branch, the over
tuFe was received, it gave time for Rea'
son TO resume her empire, and our breth
rem Of the South to pause before they
nuIlifed The laws Of their country
The danger OF Modification was not put
down by the sword or musket, but BY
Henry Clay! Could motives be purerf
Yet it had pleased the honorable Secre.
lary 10 impugn those motives! Mr..
Webster had also impugned the motives
Of the members who voted with Mr.
Clay; and these were successfully de-
tended by Mr.. Clayton. He proved on
the testimony of Hugh L, White, Of Ten
nessee, an honest man that General
Jackson was so peculiarly and deeply
sensitive on The subject, that when the
com mittee on the tariff and compromise
acts was TO DO appointed, he, Gen. Jp
sent TO ascertain the mi OF the com
mlltee, and suggested that Mr.. CIayto,'s
name ought not TO be there, because he
thought that Mr.. G. was not on the best
terms with the then Secretary of the
Treasury, and that he would therefore
oppose VerpIanck's bill.
Mr.. Clayton fully concurred with Mr.
Webster, when he said in his speech at
FaneuII Hail, that there could be no sub.
%slantiaI restoration of confidence ard
prosperity without the aid Of some ma.
tlonaI institution to restore The curren
cy Of the country. He agreed with him.
Some persons thought that the tariff
was TO produce 8 political millennium =,
but without the aid Of something TO rem
oVato the currency, nothing like the
prosperrty7of former days could be anti
cipAlcd, Thus far he c]oncurred with
the honorable Secretary; but having
gone thus far together on the same road,
they came to a fork and must part-one
taking one side, and enc the other
lie then discussed the bank question in
all its details, traced distinctly The differ
ence between a national bank or the oil
den lime and the miscaIIed United States
Bank Of Pennsylvania, which was not a
Wing measure and never received the
sanction Of the Wing oadors. The Ma
tlonaI Bank might DO Ilkened TO a "a gun
ship at sea, while the United States
Bank Of Pennsylvania was 7Agun ship
in q mill pond; The one, with its branch
es cod rational character could work I'D,
mirably for the benefit OF the nation
while the other had no room to work at
all, dXcept in kltjaE and fishing. at which
they caught nothing Of value at oil.
But we can follow Mr.. Clayton no
urlher, as our limits aud the lateness Of
the hour prevont. The closing portions
Of his speech abouUdcd with some eX-
ce!lonl anecdotes, and his appeal to the
voters to stand by the laborer, the poor
mechanic, and the humble manufacture
or was truly eloquent aud heart stirring
lie spoke two hours aud n half, and on
closing the meeting broke forth w!th
three hearty appeals orapplause.
Morton M'MlchaeI, E-q then address
sed the meeting with his usual CIoquence
aud ability. lie concluded by submit
Ting the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted:
The Democratic Wings Of Tho city and
county Of Philadelphia have assembled in
this Mass Meeting Tor the purpose OF re-
newlrg to tho country aud to each other,
that profession of political faith which
was lr,umphaniIy sustained Wv the peo-
Pile OF the Union ia the y%earl840. They
desire to address their fellow '%cltl2cn'
with no appeals TO passion, prejudice, Of
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