The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-23

GOV. MOBEHEAD 4 NIX. hENhA'
In our last. re promised . nnliee thai
part 81 he debate u which ne nsA can
didases defined der positions On ne Ia
.iff question. The public who Hefs 20
present viii Be equally surprised WIN
hose Who we're present. a ne sgeen'enss
whish finally appeared N he opinions q
lhs tso gentlemen. Gov. MoTehead STAT
a that Ne vas utterly opposed % that sorf
iof Free Trade which exists ~ present
"a Pre- Trade on oar side. and taxed
trade IN an countries with which We deal.
He Lad no s0rt of objection 10 Tree trade
On both sides. He stated, what no ons
can deny, that our agricultural and manu-
featuring productions are taxed IN Eng
land 81 various enormous rates, some as
high a. 1000 per cent or > tax Of ~
lines the value or the article; and that tax
had 10 be paid before The American lar
mer or manufacturer can be permitted 10
sen his productions in England. Tobac-
90, worth from 2 10 Q cents, Is taxed %
cents pound. The TAX on Flour varies
according 10 the price, and il i only
when the article is very scarce and high
/ thai il will bear 10 pay The tar. Cotton
i taxed. All manufactured goods from
this county are Of course entirely exelud-
ed.
With All these enormous burdens on
our commerce. we are called on by The
Democrats To throw open our ports 10 The
admission Of every production Of Foreign
nations, free, or with a merely nominal
tax; whereby our country is flooded with
foreign goods, our people tempted by
their eheapness TO 60 in debt for them,
the interests Of our own farmers, meeha>
mics and manufacturers prostraied, and The
like inlorssts in Europe upheld and en-
riched. He was for no system that thus
worked against ourselves and for Eng
/ land and France. The Wings were
sometimes called - British Wings" but
/ the advocates Of such a policy as this
were the British party. He had no more
fancy for this policy than he had for thai
which would compel North Carolina
farmer TO pay SO cents for the privilege
Of selling a bushel Of wheat In South Ca
rolina, whilst the South Carolina farmer
is at liberty to sell his in North CarOlina
/ without paying any tax. ~
/ lie then quoted from Gen. Jackson. Ear
authority that Mr.. Henry, as might have
been expected, did not venture TO gain
say, the following passage:
/ From Gen Jackscn's Annual Message. 1881.
"The confidence with which the ex'
tinguishmeni Of the public debt may b.
anticipated, presents an opportunity iaI
] carrying into effect more fully the polio.
! in relation TO import duties, which ha'
been recommended in my former MESA
ges. A notifications Of the tariff, which
shall produce reduction Of our revenue
to the wants Of the government, and an
adjustment Of the duties on imports viii
a view to equal justice in relation to iht
confederation Of foreign policy, so far a
il may be injurious to those interests. !:
deemed to be one Of the principal object:
which demand the consideration Of the
present Congress"
Gov. Morehead then asked Mr.. Henry
! whether no was In favor Of Gen. Jack.
sons system Of countervailing duties!
/ The Governors statement had heen SO
clear, il so addressed itself 10 the com
mon sense and national feeling Of the poo
pie, that either Mr.. Henry was convinc
ed or he did not ventIre TO express hi:
!, dissent. lie answered in the affirmative
lie did approve Of Gen. Jackson's sys'
! tenn Of conntervailing duties. II is evi
dent that this confession covered The
\ whole ground, surrendered the very poin
at issue, repudiated his boosted Ere,
! Trade" and placed him side BY side will
Gov. Morehcad on this great question
But how foolish he must have looked th,
next time his eye rested on his mottos
I" Free Trade and Sailors Rights" &c
! On the subject Of Prescription, Mr.
Henry dwelt at great length, reading III,
long list Of Locofoco officers who, on th
expiration Of their terms Of service, ha,
bcen beaten by other candidates. AL
this Mr.. Henry called prescription. Sc
majors Brown and Strange had been pro
scribed," because Wing Legislature hal
had better sense than 10 re-elcct them
ATTORNEY General Daniel had been "pro
scribed," the Locoioco Councillors O
State 10 Wing Governor had been pro
scribed." With equal propriety may
be said, that the members of the Lcgisla
ture who arc not reelected from year I,
year arc " Proscribed."l Gov. More
heal replied to this ilummery, by the 10
cular remark, that if Mr.. Henry coul,
only establish this doctrine, and conyinc
the people of its correctness, il was tn
very thing ne desired. II would Of cnurs
be prescription" 10 turn him ont Of In
Office of Governor at the next election
But, said he, If my competitor shoul
be elected, | assure him he will neye
hear word from me about 'proscrip
tion.'
! In regard 10 the death OF Gen. Harri
son, Mr.. Henry had said, in his letter o
acceptance, that it was the vengeance o