Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-08-12
From the Richmond Wing.
Mn. JEFFERSON THE AMERICAN
EYH TEN AND Mn. CLAY.

In Niles Register for IssO-thal inc
vnluhb bic compendium Of American hisio
we find The annexed letter from M
> Jefferson. II tells Ii Tale new 10 many. wi
are in The habit Of swearing by oil Mr.. Je
Persons opinions--and who, nevertheless
through ignorance, OF sotns lees excusab
cause, nrs accustomed to quote him ts n,
ihofily for their denuncittiops Of Mr.. Cla
and the" American System" FROM
previous letter, written In 1917, il appeal
that ho was Tho man who fret called th
Tariff The !" American system and glor'
ed In iis adoption.
From Niles Register, July Bird, 1880
In early lifa4-in The vigof Of bis intel
lect. Mr.. Jefferson certainIy was In favo
pf the protecting syslein. His report on
she fisheries, soon after he was called 10
the department Of state fy President Wash
ingtou, and hundreds of other things are
ready In proof Of it. Among them he Hiig
gested high duties to induce manufactured
10 come into these states, and In his first
message To- congress no spoke OF The pro.
lection vi lnanufucturas--in q hitter une.
Of prohibitions To Insure sucfI protection
And what says his letters TO Messrs. Aus.
lin and Leiper, with that inserted below,
md d large number of others Yet sune
would make him out 10 have been an enc.
my Of tho American System by HE let.
Ter OF the 2gth June, 1917, published in
our paper of the 18th ultimo, page an4, 1t
appears that he was the author Of this Gig.
nifcant t%erm--whieh term IL fully recogni.
aed In tho letter below, and to The greatest
extent that the most ardent among us con.
tend for. lie appeals for his sentiments In
favor Of the system 10 The whole Of bis
past life and policy He asks 'why should
wo travel TO Europe for supplies1-Mr.
Clay himself never said any thing strang.
or than The third paragraph Of this letter,
and yet Mr.. Jefferson 10 held up to delu.
died people In the south Nc an enemy of
the protecting principle: all letters of this
character being suppressad--and others OF
different tendency, OF al least That may
bear a different construction, are proclaim
and repeated.
"Ilis name, with tho venerable one oil
Madison. IL also used by the ''nulliliers' 10
support their unholy purposes-whieh
equally bring shame upon those concerned,
IL respect they have for Tho lllustrious au.
thor Of the Declaration Of Independence,
deceased, or the fovefed father of the Con.
%stitution, slill living.
Tho Rhode Island Literary suballern
Of the 25th instant contains an interesting
letter, which we subjoin, from Mr.. Jefief.
son ito n distinguished manufacturer and
capitalist Of Massachusetts"
.'Mpnticetfo. May %, 1893.
Dear sir4-~I have received your letter of
tho 10Th Of this month, and nj the same
time wa delivered me by Capt. barlow a
piece Of domestic fabric called negro
cloth containing twenty six yards for my
acceptance and inspection. thank you
for the kind and very ilaitering expressions
contained In your letter, and tho handsome
present Of The cloth, | should be happy 10
return you something moro solid than emp.
~ thanks.
have examined the cloth. and although
| am Of opinion that it Ii well calculated
Tor the dress of negro slaves. who reside
in South Caroliniu and the moro general
climates Of the South, | am fearful that II
would not be- found adequate TO the wants
OF the Virginia alave.--For the summer, il
wenld BIO too wHrm--for The winter ton
cold; still, If you can improve The fabric
by putting u little more wool in the Cling.
and mixing n little with the warp, | do not
know but Il might DO found adequate to all
our purposes.
You ask my opinion Of tho American
systemi Relating to that somewhat absorb.
ing question, | should hope that ths whole
Of my past life and policy had given a sa.
sisfaetory reply. | have always boon of The
opinion that their exigencies demand, If
they can do 50, and that they can do 30
without applying TO The workshops Of Eng.
land, France and Germany, who will
doubt Cottons and woolons we make in
rare abundance, and of n quality quite
good enough to answer NIL our wa nts and
demands; why then should we 20 TO Europe
for our supplies I For our silks and linens,
wo must for some timo to come 30 to the
workshops of Europe ; but | apprelsead that
the day IL not far distant when even they
will be manufactured by native industry.
You nsk my opinion Of the merits of Mr..
Henry Clay and his pollcy for tho pretec.
ton of domestic industry andmanufactures
These are questions which | feel some de.
hcacy about answering, first, because Mr..
Clay is now a candidate for the presidency;
secondly. | never yet fully understood to
what ends his policy extends, and although
\ will advance my opins,ns relative to tho
question you put to me, l must beg that
you will not at this juncture give my views
% the public through the press. As Mr..
Clay, / consider him to be one of the most
talented and brilliant men and statesmen
that the country has ever produced, and
| live many years longer, Elsope to-
him held the place OF chief executive
of the american republic. Hiscareer, thus
far in life, has been II career of glory, and
he has achieved that for his country whilst
engaged in her cause which would orna.
mcnt the brightest place in the escutcheon
of tho most favored statesman ofany age
or nation. / say thus much in reply to your
interrogatories, but, rs | said before, | do
not wish to have my remarks given to the
press, for the reason that this country 10 in
welved in n political excitement, in which
Fam not disposed.to take a part. as + have
long since resolved not to take part in the
politics, of the times. MY wrist, which il
quite lame, admonisies me TO discontinue
this hasty note. With assurances of tho
most perfect respect.
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