Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-04-07

ing what the late administration had left N
done; Tor putting i'll order the Notifications {
the country, increasing the Navy, Sc. and thi
was the difference between Mr.. Van Buren,
administration and the present one they speu
money IN proiusion where it never was see
again, we spent it on the national defences
we had something to show for it, they moth
ing; 1t might rs well have been thrown int,
The sea or melted down into a solid mass an,
buried But while we did this, we were a
work at retrenchment in every Commute,
room IN Congress the cry was srelrcnch,' .re
TRENCH and objects were being sought for up
ON which this principle could be brought to
| bear
the United States and Mexico, and spoke o
the insolent language of the upstart tyrant al
the head oil the government of that country a,
this time, Santa Anna, who was treated with
SO much consideration in this country, and sent
home in public ship. He had forgotten this
| treatment or was incapable of apprecia.ing it.
The subject of Free Trade came next UNI
der review and was handled with consummatc
ability. MIR. c. wished TO know what the gem
lleman from S. c. Mr.. Calhoun meant by
Free Trade. Is it that trade which is open
TO one party almost free of duty, while the
others were met with almost probibiiory du-
lies Was 1t that trade which received The
Soods OF one country at duty of 20 per cent
while upon those OF the other country were le-
wed 0uties to the amount from 100 to 1900
per cent Was this the sort OF free trade pro-
prosedb by the Senator from S. c. England
levied dulies upon our articles, Tie growth and
production of dis country say on Tobacco
manufactured, 1900 per cent; Beef, ll2;
Pork, 100; Lard, 200; Candles, 100, Soap,
27o, Sc SC, and on the bread of life, when
her people were in.s starving condition, 40
per cent. And this is the free trade that is
commended 10 us! Up TO within Il shor, time
our manufactures have been protected, and
'hey have therefore prospered, now they feel
The want of protection and arc suilering-what
say the Iron manufacturers of Pennsylvania
give us the duty of 1910, and we will be con-
tenl.o
Mr. Clay observed that il was with pride he
averred that all our predictions, every one off
them, had been fulfilled to the letter; while
not one OF those made by the opponents of the
American systemhad proved true. They had
all been lasliied by experience. Without 90
ing INTO particulars, he made the general as
serton that III every instance where there has
been an increase oiduty upon articles coming
IN competition with American fabrics. there bcJ
1 lie question was oitvn asked, why, If this
was the case, manufacturers wanted protection:
The reason why, and Inc modus opcras,di of
the duty in reducing the price, Nh. Clay clear
~ explained.
Mr. &. then showed that no interest was
more benefited by the protective system than
than that OF Agriculture this he proved by
iIcts and statistics lie stated what was the |
british polcy--nanely, TO foster her own i'll
dustfy aud to look 10 her own coionsts for a !
market Tor her manufactures and for the raw
material to supply them. AT the same time to
secure as much foreign trade--as much of lha,
OF THIS country especially-as he could. He
spoke OF the vastncss Of British possessions in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and the
magnitude Other designs-but while she was
scattered over the four guar ers OF the globe.
we We're compact aud III body. if we would
but unite like brethren, cultivate and cherish
our resources.
lie alluded TO the distress prevalent in the
country, the result OF This free trade system Of
The Senator from S. c., which was verv much.
he said, like the warm water and blccding sys-
EN- OF Doctor Slngsado. WHO on being rcnon-
'trated with by Gil Bias, that all their patients
we're dying under the operation of hot water
md bleeding, and hat lhey must clanre their
system, exclaimed What! change my sysiemI
nave not ] wrote Il book in favor of II f? let all |
the people die sooner than will be so incon- |
slsieni" Mr.. Clay told the story in his own |
peculiar manner and with admirable zest. and
1t produced general laugh in the Senate and I
galleries.
Bat he did not wish to be misunderstood.
lie had been all his life attached to the pro-
iective system and should die with that attach
ment; and the day would come when the
whole country viii rise up ard call for il. |
but S:dd1idy Wi,h moderate protection, was |
better than instability with high protection,
aud lii the present STATE Of parties, the friends |
oil the American sysleE must take what they |
could secure. lie reviewed The state and com !
position OF parties, aud showed that the doc |
trihes OF the Democratic party, as they called |
themselves, were opposed to protecting our
own labor, our owa manufactures There is |.
a great change here-where were all those
voices we were wont 10 hear in favor of tie |
protective system from Pennsylvania? All ST. |
lent as tie gFaye--hushed by the Democratic !
party This PARTY was against the american
system, against domestic industry. against de-
mocracy it cares not how mach other ma
sions are encouraged, so ours is not c..cour-
aged at all.
Mr. Clay next took up the question Of the
Land Distribution Bill. The cry had been that
so much had been taken from the Treasury
he showed that the men who made this out
cry had themselves proposed, some in one
way and some III another, 10 dispose Of the
Public Lands. MIR. Calhoun was for cedng