Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-24
POLITICAL.
SIR. CLAY AND NJ new oglHfoys.


Who i -" f.:',ar Of b, ttigf.eao sys who the
rsa champion o protection: who the friend oil high
trf IFS; ..ho is lof laying dU''es whiea VIII exclude
toreirn mpor;a.ians, aa4 leave the fsd free to tie
patriotic American manu'actnrcf: Az tic friends If
The protective system part {! The country, and
he answer viii be-, Henry Clay
Yet. read the letter which publish our paper
Of 10 day. written only four weeks 10 DR. Bron-
OF Georgia, aud you Will fad all taIs to be ms
take. You learn thai Mr Clay is sort Of free trade
aan The change which public opinion has under
gone extensively in country, particularly in the
Western region has made 1t proper that THIS actor Of
all work should appear IN character. Mr.. Clay,
therefore, not the friend OF high tariff; he never
was lie did not vote for the tariff 81 l-- he thought
i. aud thinks II dsgraceful measure When he
into Congress in 1881, he struggled, lie tells his
friend, the Georgian Ia procure reduction Of the
horbitant duties imposed by that unjust measure
fis benev violent Efforts degree successful,
nasmuch ~ the Tariff of l-:i2 passed, which
greatly reduced the duties, and ugalsd the INJUSTICE
cone commerce. Finally, The eAertions Of ,hIs
great champion of the freedom q: commerce were
crowned, IN l-33 by the passing Of the Compromise
Act, which completed the relief OF American trade.
Thus far, readers will perceive, Sir. Clay makes
himself the friend OF low duties, champion Of the
shipping interest, wi,hsandng the selfish designs OF
the manufacturers, those knaves who procured the
tariff Of 1925. We get 10 the tariff of lsii,
which re.imposed the duties taken off ny the Compro-
mise Act Of 1888, the very act for winch Mr.. Clay
takes to himself so mucn credit " hat says Mr.. L.
to this
The old politician seems somewhat embarrassed by
tins change %. sind. However, !e trims himself 10
il as we'll he He not III Congress, he
says when II passed, 20 that nobody can throw III
his teeth that he voted Tor ~ the Approached
wher he must face tie question, when he must either
support oppose the bill, he took The prudent
Of reiirins-ie sknlked, the sailors say. He will
not he observes, express an opinion upon every item
of this Tariff H. would say however that the main
provisions of this act, which undOes what vas done
by the Compromise Act, WISE and proper. Both
wise and proper-the COMPROMISE Act which took
Off the exprban, duties, and the Tariff OF lc42 which
pu, them aga,n Mr Clay thinks very vel! of both.
He hints a SUSPICION however, that there may be ex
cesses and defects in this Tariff, though, unoru
naely, being at Ashland, he has not the means OF
ludsng-and if such there be- he declares they ought
10 be corrected. lie IL clear thai point-what IS
wrong in the Tariff should be set right.
Mr. Clay closes with telling his Georgia corresPon-
dent that he danger ri high Tariff hereafter.
Our manufactures he says have taken deep root, and,
therefore, he gives 10 understand, that they need
little and b. and by Will need still less
OF course, may then begin perhaps begin even
now--io reduce the dniles imposed by the Tarh OF
1888 and, if need be, pass another Compromise Act.
Mr. Claws views in regard to the Tariff question,
expressed in the following stereotype antiquities
"The sum and substance Of what conceive 10 be
the true policy of the United States N respect to
Tariff may be briefly stated. Ia conformity with the
that whatever revenue necessary 20 an economical
and honest administration Of The General Government,
on uhi be derived from duties imposed on foreign I'M
ports And believe that, IN establishing Iar'h OF
those duties such discrimination ought 10 he made as
will incidentally afford reasonable protection to our
national interests"
Thus we see Mir. Clay is for low duties, revenue
Tariff and determinations the iayjag oil dr-
ties he would make such would Incidentally afford
reasonable protection, wha; to manufactures -
Mr. Clay Is too cautious to say 'hn'-hnt TO "ouf ma
ona interests, elastic phrase, "h'ch may be TWIST
ed inioany meaning.
For our part, II il not without pain that we see
polilcon who stands al the head Of one o the great
.hi,d.h = ,d hs mon, and 10 whom 50 nY,.Yih
model of public conduct playing part ike hs for The
ma nesl purpose of securing few votes at The son,h'
and among the Of the protective system, beiy-
np his hole political course shrinking with an un-
manly dread Of nnpopuiarty from the avowal OF opt
mons he hes all along maintained, and aborng to place
his public acts in point Of view, which all who are in
m y. l.. Post.