The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-30


the friends OF protection at The North in what igh,
Will the allcnul nav making IN the an.larlti States
10 Recommend Mr. Clay Ia their favor as a party 10
the compac, oi compromise, be lOOkcd upon win
II not br adding Insult to treachrry: We know
that great deal Of Argument aud fury was eAprn-
ded by the fedr"aSs To prove that The act or 1898
was not conSuonaIIy or legally obligatory upon
them, because one Congress could not constitutions
ally and legally bind another, by IN lrrepeaabls
act. No one asserted The c0h,rary TO lhls neon
lrover'lble postum; and they knew ii, But it Is an
Cd device nj artul prOlligacy, by the misrcpre-
Senalon urn!herS, 10 bolster up case of sell JUS
lIhrailon 10y lit sehuud, To cover Grruchrrv. ] he
| appeal was To the tuiM Of them Who made Il, not
Interchangeable irr; 10 their moral sense. not The
courts, IL asked that legislative arrangement
mace u, those WHO nnw sought lis overthrow, aud
! ny when benefits had been long received b, ono
SIDE at lie expense of The other, should not be en-
rcy set aside " hen il was now To rebound 10 llie
benefit Of the other. Was il Inlr-wus II honest
liter the manufacturers had enjoy co FIR seven Years
an eAIraWgnnl rate ofdulleS, kept up for their benz
rtt--hot only needless Ion tie cNigencieS uf tho
Government, bn, actually threading the most seri-
oIS disasters from the O,eiiOwmg ui the treasury
- that soon rs the duties are to be taken Oft, 10
any great extent, they should iurn round aud deny
the arrangement wh.h had hitherto rrdourded on
" TO their benefit aud refuse To allow it carried out
Tor the benefit Of tie taxpayer and consumer
! suppose two farmers Qunrre about piece Of land
Wing between them, each thinking that he is en-
| Titled to II At length they settle the matter, by
agreeing rer6aiiy III would he legally binding on
| !! IT reduced To writing that one Of hcm should
cultivate all the hand iol nine years; but that AT tho
end Of thar time, should surrender all Of it except
Snall piece about his house, 10 his neshbor. lilo
cuIvatrS !, for nine years, and then hI1 ne,hbur
comes to hIm and requires him to surrender the
land. W hat would any honest Inan say of this
man he should refuse Ia Surrender mp the land,
aud plead ha, line contract not being in writing he
was not hoGnd IN law 10 do so! Would not nj
men say thai, he was unWnnlppd; What man
would trust him again, who lonacd for any sccnri-
~ for the performance ofoblgation, beyond that
ollorCe Law Is lorce;hc force rihe y huIe coun-
Try in rs r'quwmcn;,; and when men argue that
because they could legally change the act of 1893,
Chat Is, pu, SIDE lis nrrc )--lherl.Ire there YVES
no obligation 10 observe it; they put themselves Oh
this broad puSlliOn--lmi farce is The only re-
s,rnlnl amongst men--tha, even where advantages
are gained, and benefits received, in consideration
oi conditions afterwards 10 be performed there j,
no obligation To perform them, # their rliOrinance
can be avoided, This would he delcsiable moral
ny, even amongst robbers; but in civilized chris
lln county, 10 hear such positions taken, and uc~'
ted on by Il statesman, mu,t ,hlkr the whole NOR
Al fabric OF society Ia ils trrpas, foundations and
cnGanger liberty Itself For how does liberty ey-
Isl in ii county, but by The support Of justice and
high morality Break dOwn the sacred ohi,riion
NJ morals; let 1t be understood that there no JUS.
tee in n country bat that which force can secure;
'm honnr, hnh, benefits received, impose nv
duties 10 he Pc fotmld, rOr Sacrifices To a
made, aud all the lies which bind society together
viii soon uc dissolved, and arnuchy, violence and
despollSn rise supreme and reveI lrumphan,y.
The principle OF the compromise act was tina,
no duties should he levied not necessary for rev.
ehue 70 NE Government ctot lmcaIi! administered;
""" ''' " '''''' W r''"'n pr 'eh"gf should he
''''u' W'",, ""'e" ,'e ,"hs' VI o,,cfIlnlna-
""s ""P,''' >"u"u "r c"'',"ed, ne "o''!"'Ion OF
"'I"', NY W "'' HM'Wt ~ 'n' arrangement
was "',''.n'u " va N''!, !" rvs suing " fesoin-
''""' NJ 'hc '"'e se''loh' VA MN, ana those who
"oN"c'" MS p'.'u,onN 10 inc 'ht' M"s''lrncy,
u" 't T'"u"' III p''nr'P'e a"" P"OIic poilcy' Que
"'o,1 nave supposed ms recent acknowledgment
"""'" "Nc s',,'' wright h'' nv" n'ne' 'hh
H,H "c' Is "Hh'''' anu me striking results eS.
""Su ~ Us "l'c'"'"'' H'1 SNOW" !" "e annexed
"',iIe 81 the 10" "D' y toMWeicc'
Inc Nntr 'l me whn'c body 81 Democratic Ser
alor' ON VIZ se'iei PROPOSE lou--'trdfrl ncust
lwo-th'HN III me Naat o' "t''3ieS os dlSc'inIna-
Uon III i''or 'I ihe Glasses Interested III their InaI-
''"c'"'t--H Po'' 'i'' 'n'! were wing 10 eNteid
Pro'e'lnn us Jar as Is conpnlIhie wuh the rccenbe
W"r'Pe' hl' considered mat duty IF thirty
lhree per cent. was hl.h enough Tor ptolccllcn,ad
~ higli ~ admissible III lnl.l Tor revenue purpc-
NrSi although one or iva Democrats voted agIlnSt
H. because ihfi preferred another mode IT levy Gs
'he DUNES bui II an l'npo'I ct oae'ird Of the
value ol a lnrr'sn article coming IN competition
"Ih those Manufactured N lh' country be held n
maximum duty, Tie Interests oI revenue he con-
Snled what VIII he sad Of The ncw Tariff which,
; Gfiy TO tuur hundred prr cent. m, irtuns,s,
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