The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-27
MR. WEBSTER AND MR. CLAY


10 his Faneuil Hall speech Mr.. Web.
SER took The liberty of attacking the Com
promise Ac'an also those gentlemen who
voted for II, and seemed to impugn the mo.
hves that governed them. Mr.. Webster
and MIR. Clay having always been on friend.
~ terms, this surprised us not little
But nothing should Cause surprise when a
man is willing 10 hold Office under per.
son who has given him almost direct in.
suit. All know the manner in which the
Harrison Cabinet was dissolved. The at.
tack Of Mr.. Webster on this act has called
gu, Mr.. J. NJ. CLAYTON Of Delaware. one
of the gentlemen who voted with Mr..
Clay for this law. He was present at
meeting of the Wings of Philadelphia and
being called on 10 address the meeting he
referred poin,cdly to the Faneul Hall
speech, which was delivered on The eve Of
elections in Pennsylvania, ard New Jer.
sey and shews clearly what Mr.. Webster's
object must have been in making the at.
tack at the time he did, and when il would
be too late for Mr. Clay 10 reply. Op.
position 10 Mr.. Clay is the test for of.
lice--like muster like nun. The follow.
ms IS an exirac! from Mr.. Cayton's re.
marks;
Aficr the honorable gentleman had alluded
W very appropriate terms TO the city Of Philadel
phia, and Independence Hall the birth place OF
liberty, he referred TO the spocrh Of the Hon.
DANIEL Webster, al faneuil fall, Boston lie
lMF ~ appeared al tho meeting Re was address
sed Is witness, and not as popular declaimrf
he came to state circumstances in rcicienee to
the honorable Secretary Of State, the citizen
whom tho Wings lad delighted 10 honor He
lthe speaker heid no Office, and wished 20 hold
pone, and therefore he was the more ilnpartial
ia reviewing The Honorable Seeretary's speech
That speech referred 10 events ia reference to the
eompromlse act, proposed by Henry Clay, and
passed March 81. 1913 Mr.. Webster no; only
attacked that act, but inpeached the motives OF
ihe men who voted FOR IT. Mr.. Clayton referred
very polntedly ~ the time when Mr. Websters
Funnrl Hall speech vac made and he was sure
the meeting would see at once that il was made
on the eve oithe elections in New Jersey. Penn.
syirsnia, and other states ; il was made. too 80
Tar as regards Influence on elections, al a time
when !; was impossible Tor Mr.. Clay TO reply 10
II. lie, Mr. Clayton, could not rontcnd against
such giganttc intellect that Of the honorable
Secretary, bat even he humble As be was, v Guild
stand up md tell the truth for his fellow citizen
and friend. Mr.. Clayton was in tho National
Councils al tho time OF the patsage Of the com.
promise act; he knew the motives ef Mr. Ciayat
The TINE that act was passed. and could not suf
ter any man 10 snpeach them inpoach tho
motives OF a man who stood head and shoulder
higher Than sny other ia the eogutrT.
Mt {. said hc voted ior tho compromise act,
and that vote vas one Of the proudeci acts Of bis
life. lie was member Of the Committee TO
which tina, act was referred. lie would refer Tor
a tow moments 10 the circumstance MIR. Yer.
planek, Chairman of the WAYS and Means, OF
course with lh1 sanction OF President Jackson I
waoao b.|i il might ,nSsed have been called, Of !
iercd tariff biii which to raise si2, 600. 600
and lay duties imports not lower than 10 nor +
higher than % per ccht.--being an average OF Is +
per cent. The Committee OF Ways and Means /
reported that bill, aud il was shought BY many
that il would become the law Of tho land. Had
Il done 80, every factory would have stopped
Hitht1 Nt@f tah 1Hiilflu1 OF Inc american avs
tenn, stepped forward 20 save the mcehlric and
save the county from the con
sequences Of Modification. And what was the .
result Why, the nulliiois would rather accept
and dbl accept - per cen. n ;f' from Mr.
Clay, with ntnn years and halt - run, than
Is pcf cent tauG FROM General Jackson to take .
immediate effect. Henry Clay proposed a bin /
with certain duties, graduating downwards aud
az the end u Hlu1 and halt years 10 br no more
than - per cen; on home valuation, while
Gen, Jacksaa's blll Nr. Yrrplaneks it was all
tho same aaa Is per cent duty with a foreign
valuation. Aud this was proposed by Mr. Clay,
not with Yicw to crafty any private or personal
aim, bot solely v th view 10 preserve the Amer.
team system, 10 uphold the American manufactur-
err, the mechanic sud tie llhorcr, and not 10 70
dnco them 10 tho Enropssn level OF sixpcnce
day If MIR Claws bdl hsd not passed, tho bill
ofthc then Secretary 81 the Treasury would have
passed to the ruin Of the manufacturing classes
Of th,s counify. From such evils,--evils, tie
depth and bitter consequences of which no man
could loresea--we wcrr saved BY Henry Clay, and
by no other man. Who is II that datcs to hold
Henry Clay up as mol being the friend Of Amer.
lean manufactures labor, and interests IL was
not his Mr. Clayion's) Wish 10 speak dsrespeet-
folly OF Mr. Webster but when the motives of
Mr Clay we're impughcd BY that statesman, he
would ask who had dared so do to Why, m +
1891. Mr.. Webster had stood up strong advo.
cato Of British rights, by eonteuding against pro
per protection 10 American manufactures; Mr.
Webster was the Champion os tho free trade sys,
TEN, while Mr.. Clay vas for protection Of Amer,
ican interests. Aud their eloqaencc, on such an
occasion. was not less than thn eloqncuee OF Fox
and Pitt in tho picuies' d,ys Of their fame. Bat
Henry Clay was tho mar round tho flames OF
whose bgckler ell tho friends Of the American
system delighted 20 rally. No mans motives
could have boeH purer-thcy were the defence and
promotion of American labor, genius and indus
try. And one other motive, too, was spparent--
tina, OF holding out the olive branch to the null.
der, who took Henry Clay measure in preference
TO Mr. Vcrpanck's.
Also another motive, truly Christian and pat /
rio,ic, to prevent tho possibility Of American cit /
ions blood being shed IN civil war---Io prevent I
the possibility OF an alienation Of part Of this
Union and ano;hcr, which all knew was et one
time threatened by notification. Ito held out
this olive branch. tho overture was received, It /
gave time for reason to her empire, aud our
bye,hrnn Of tho South to pluse before they null.
fed tho laws OF their country. The danger OF
notification was not put down by tho sword or