Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-28

r MI CLAY rose 10 address the Senate aud oIser, t,
that, although his hca, tad not So lar Improved rs h
tad hop'd, and he stl felt hls bodily strength much IN
rrled, s after the lHdullent kindness shown hun b,
the senate yesterday IN the Psiponemenl Of the debate
IT which he now returned his grateful aehnan /
Ied9mcnls he could not think ot ttslasslug further ul
hcr orb arancc, and would therefore ondeaso 10 hob
Die on as well AS he could IN reply 10 thu arguments
advanced by gentlemen the other side, lahlne
care to consume as ltte he could Of the Of Ii,
Stuatc.
lie had been saved fam tie necessity Of sa,0g muel
That he had Intended, 10y the very allie Arguments o hi.
ir'cndS who had preceded HIM, aud he hoped that. with
cut any UNJUST discrimination, he might particular Il
those OF hs friend near h.Ia. (Alr E,AAs) the chair
man OF The mance Committee, whose allie speech on
the present OCCASION went To demonstrate the CORRECTNESS
ii the opnlun, expressed III advance by Nj G that II
elevated 10 that hugh and responsible position he would
discharge them in manner conducive 10 his honul
and I'll" advantage Of the country.
~ considering the various opes advanced ~ gentle
men oPl"sed to the resolutions he had had the honor
submit, the first which would demand his Wa
the objection brought iorWardby the Senator from nth
Carolina, that they necessarily lnvolyeda violation 81
thu tumpruniSc act That gentleman thought that tia
important act would he violated III several must
important particulars. HIS object would be to show
that according TO NJ C.'s understandings OF that act q,
well from c,. ap'fantdns Interpretations Of IL aud from
the concomllaut circumstances, rs from the terms q te
law itself the resolution objected talmphed 10 Violation
OF lis prov islous " hacyer-none.
But, brtre lie projected 10 do this he he allow
ed To say that he had himself attributed to the
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extreme The utmost amount ol his convictions oi That
subject was that ii to he viewed rs IN at entitled
great respect. hum the eAgenry 81 the imes in Which
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the rrrrl f iricc,n altI,npb il mo-, fad and rs
uaihca it. If ,nuIar,d die pr,,isianof home yalna-
ton Of ourimrorts winch was avoNdIy placed tlere f4
the protection Of the manufacturers and II WAS rar aid
parcel If t!o protective system In reeard 10 HAT nea
sure VI & could moi agoc with hls lrend from Maine
(Alr Eyt,,) ~ ia opon that II would operate prac
caIly. e. dlan., Ih alnaun OF the revenue He ad-
rlitlcd thar would lessen the amount Of imports ut
no, in drcr,I 10 G, ift,r yail The benefit derived from
the augmentation il youd eject III the rate o duties
Icciycd. To orc WHO sbould take a mere superficial
yi. ol the SUBJECT. it might appear be matter
course that a dninuton Of imports involved proper
uannI GrnHuon o revenue aud 50 there would lie. II
the duties remained the same tut more thar ronpensa
ton might BE found in the increased rate Of duties BE
this as 1t ught the home valuation clause was the
only point ia winch the compromise act recognised and
iac'uay inIodod the doctrine oi protection. II required
ais, ttc payment IF duties in CASH which always a
ay.rtc point ltn the friends q the manufactures and
the adyora'os Of protection. And still more, tie act
iPtScn ed long list OF articles which were 10 remain
rce duty after the 3tllh June. le4 which provision
had been inserted expressly t9r the benefit 81 lie hal
acurcrs ItCgc, then, in three several PARTICULARS all
of them highly important, the principle OF protection
was conicsSodiy, and OF deliberate design. .ngraed III
the comrron',' bill. so far from It's involving an aim
dunmcHt Of that principle, would have Teen utterly
Impossible, as the Senator must know, To have carried
the bill through Cousrs "lh such an YoNa! ifum lis
friends. 1t was very true that The act did III Oily TIE
protective pole y; hut. III that modified iorm II Iccog
niscI, prucailnc /, aud Pgrpctuatcd that policy.
What are the instances which Tire Senate
l.,'t il cuu.onllng that tics resolutions violate tha
! act?
Tia tlcy went 10 enlarge the isl Of free articles.
= That Nothing was done at the extra session 10 IF
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