The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-27

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Mr.. Mehssrs had ssood n sirong adso-
cafe n British rigl.is. BY conirading
sguiass proper Prsleeiion % American
manufacturers. Mr.. Webster Was the
champion ar TIE free trade sysirm. whiis
Pr. Clay was Tor he protection Of Ame-
rican interests. And their eioguence, on
such IN occasion. was not less lhan the
eloeuenee or FOX and piii in ilsr proUdesi
slays Of their fame. Bul Henry Clay was
lie man round Iiie flames of whose bnSk
Ter al lie friends Ol The American system
delighted 20 rally. No mans motives
could have been pnrer--ihey were The
ldelence and prunlniion Of American Ia
Dor. genius, and industry. Ard one 9Th
CT motive. too. was spparen,-ihai Of
holding out the olive braneh 10 the multi
licrs, who took Henry Clay's measure in
lpre1erenee 10 Mr.. feplanek's. Also
another motive, Truly Christian and pat
rioiic, 70 prevent the possibility Of Ame-
rican citizens blood being shed in civil
war-l0 prevent tie possibility Of war
and alienation Of one part Of this Union
from another, which al knew was II one
time threatened By notification. lie held
out this olive branch. the overture was
received. il gave time for reason 70 re-
sumo her empire. and our brethren Of tile
South to pause before they nnllliied the
laws Of their country. The danger of
modification was mol put down by the
sword or musket, but by Henry Clay
Could motives be purers Yet il had
pleased the honorable Secretary 10 inn
pugn those motives! Mr.. Webster also
impugned the motives Of the members
who voted with Mr. CLAY; and these
were successfully defended by Mr.. Clay
ton. He proved, on the testimony Of
Hugh i. White Of Tennessee. an honest
man. thai General Jackson was so pecn-
liarly and deeply sensitive on the subject,
| thai when the committee on the tariff and
compromise acts was TO be appointed, he
Gen. sent 10 ascertain the names on
the committee, and suggested that his
lMr. Clay.on'~l name ought not to be
there, because he thought that Mr.. G. was
not on the best terms with the then Sec
rotary of The Treasury, and that he would
therefore oppose Nerplanck's bill.
| Mr.. Clayton fully concurred with Mr..
: Webster, when he said in his speech in
Fsneuil Hall, that there could be no sub
s!antial restoration ofconfdence aud pros
perry without the aid ofsome national in
siitulion 10 restore the currency. lie
agreed with him. Some persons thought
that the tariff was to produce a political
millennium; but withou, the aid Of some
thing TO renoVa,e the currency, nothing
like the prosperity of former days could
be anticipated. Thus far he concurred
with the honorable Secretary; but having
gone on thus far together on the same
road, they came 10 fork, and must pant
--on taking one side, and one the other.
lie then discussed the bank question in
all lis details, traced distinctly the ditie.
renee between a national bank of the
olden time and the miscalled United
States Bank Of Pennsylvania, which was
no. Wing measure, and had never re-
ceived The sanction OF the Wing leaders.
The National Bank Nigh, be likened to
"a gun ship at sea. while the United
States Bank of Pennsylvania was "a gun
ship in mill pound: the one, with its
branches and national character, could
work admirably for the benefit of the ma
tion-while the other had no room 10
work at all, except in kiting and fishing
at which she caugh. nothing Of value at
all.
Mr.. Clayton spoke Of Mr.. Ewing's bill
or plan, sen. to Congress at the Extra
Session, and commenced OIL Mr.. Web-
ster's remark that the objection made 10
that bill. was theoretical objection, and
that the omission to exercise power was
not a surrender Of the power. In reply
to his observations, he read further para
graphs from one of his former speeches.
Well did he remember this mastery
speech, which, he said, was made by Mr..
Webster, when he was true Wing. He
did not say he was not one now. He
(Mr. W.. says he is Massachusetts
Whig--there were none better; and he
says if any one attempts to read him out
of the party, they mus! take care that
they do not &c, OF; first. Now, my fel. |
low citizens, said Mr., e. shall no, al
tempt any such thing. hope Mr.. w.
will long be a Wing and true one. |
can tell him that, |, two, am Whig--a
Delaware Whig-and none OF the Blue
Hens Chickens, and defy him or any
other Daniel come to Judgment, to read
me ont. He asks what is TO become Of
him! can only say, I lind private life aud
attention TO my professional business
quite agreeable. For one, however, |
should be sorry the country should be de- |
priveI oi his services, so long as he is as
good Wing as he was few years ago.
TCheers.l
Mr.. Clayton noticed and refuted vari-
ons objections to National Bank, ridi- |
culing, with good deal Of causiic satire, |
the idea of danger from the fac. Of the !.
stock being owacd hy foreign capitalists,
so long as i! was under our cantrol.
On the subject Of the Bank Mr.. G.