Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-07
From The Richmnnh Win

From The Rirbmond Wing.
THE SUGAR DUTY AND MIR CALHOUN.
We believe the exclusive rradrrs Of the Enqu,-
rcr aware. and never viii be- OF the mos,
Singular controversy raging between the Whir.
DrninCrats tn LuuIsIana-tuucuIng the duty bu
Sugar. Both sides clam 10 lie the IGue aud thor.
Osgh going advocates Of protecting that important
Interest The bui>icruus yckemeuce win vhich
the Democrats or Free TTadsrS. urge their pre,en.
i,ns the charat ter ui Pro ecIiuusts tb.,,Ns th
Wings completely IA the hack er,,uuJ-who are
well nigh Supplied with nsUnIshment aI the hmm
dence Ul The Lpcns.
Ia. the beginning If the roniesi. the leading La
culOcus paper (Ihe CnurIer) asserted that the Lnc.
were the great champions OF the Sugar duty The
Wings rcjniued ny addUcmg the vote Ui Mr. Daw.
s'an, Tie only LrcO fnco Congressman irum t::e
Slate. against the duIy--aud the notorious Free
Trade doctrines uG Mr. CalhOuu-uHe uf The m,,.i
prominent OF ihe Democratic uspira1ts for the Pres
IdeuCy. The Conner eVuded Ihis 10y declaring thai
Mr. Calhoun not a DemOcrat-he was n mere
! aux tlIury. ! his reused the chivalTy who came
down Ia wrath upon the Courier The Courier
greatly GRIm'd, made haste Ia repair its error-
| anal re'read NJ Calhoun into The churcl--by n.
vuwIng IT'S willingness support him TOR the
| Presidency. Bnl then the sugnr duty! That Was
still un hand, aud had Io he rersucrcd To Free
L dncIrnrs. To effect This very curious Ct.
| ter from Mr. CALHOUN was puhlIShed- in reply To
"ne written Ia him 10y Nj II Nicholas. MIR
| Nicholas, aware at The importance Of cummiiIaI
itom hr Calhoun. wruIs a very ingenious leIIet-
setting birth the peculiar and delIraIe character Of
the Sugar InIere.l--Its identity with the Cotton iu
iere t-nnd the strong ff'rIs that were making BY
the English and The AbOiII, nIsIs 10 CTush bnib m
This cOnnlry-and the danger of IheiS succeeding
nn'e'S Sugar "Ss protected 10 this letter MIR Cal.
hOun thus replies.
WASHINGTON, III Ma. 1912
NY Dear SIr-Y"u de- not sale too strnnrIy n o
danger iu which The South. and IA fact The ,h,Ic
country. IL "XIOsed. Never. Ia my opinIon Inns IN .
country been IN more danger than at the prrsent
/ The administrator B IOWerltss. and the NVbt,s
infatuated; aud II the object To ruin instead of
saving the country, IL Would he sc RELY possible
| 10 take n m"fe ciieCIual way than that WHICH ha,
| been pursued
! Il concur IN most Of your views and rchscrinbs
on tie identity ct interest (iuiTly cunsidere,) be.
tween COTTON and sugar aud, lar as my priEcIes
Will admit, will zee iull justice due Iu the IaIier
Ia the * EFT that a can nc rfii c,d By my .Irt.
i"us l can, however, agree To M duty buI suci,
| as the revenue may require; aud none 80 high OIL
any afHCIe ns VIII push II beJ uuJ Tie greatest a..
Lnunnt revenue THAI eau he derived ir. IN The or.
uCl". These arc the limits within which 1 nisv
act. and with them exercise a sound discreI,,n -
But, az determining The amount at revenue Tequ-
Tet shul tEp"ci economy and reIreurhInerl on
tie lari Of huse having The cuItTnl. lar - pub.
lIc 30 cy may permits aud Thai part the pub
lac shall he gwen aWay. Oh>er, Ii,r turse
! ruieS, aud NIh the s'"Ur they will admit ,hnli
fake pleasure IA PROTECTING your 4 eat staple
against The mat tHalIOuS ui I!e opponents al lave
iahOr They are ever on The watch and stand rea-
dy To seize every opportunity 10 render our lshur
worthless, aud 10 rukeu lille la our property.
& CALHOUN"
The d, mocraiS relying mon Ihis letter. affirm
thaI Mr. Calhoun Is proIccIunIsI Yf The first va
Ter. aud ury InSaiuhly PRINT the word PRO
IECfiNG' which o,curs ia lie cIIer, ia large
capitals. Henry Clay aud the Wings. they say are
lice very worst cncmIes 10 Tie sugar interest =
TINS - excellent i"T the Democratic Free Trade
party!
But what are we To say the euer nf the great
Free Trader hiu.selR Dues II not rather chow
the while iealher7 Dnes IL not show u rendinrss
To back out from principle. at least a willing.
ness To Pfu 10y The idea that he will protect sugar
while he aft cts TO DO free IradeH7 lie wnnIs
the voies VI he sugar planeTs-and he will get
them, II he But the reason he assigns for pro.
tectHg sugar Is peculiar ami emIueuy Calhoun n
lie wal not protect Il To promote the prosperity and
welfare Of the sugar planning dIstricIs! NO-IhaI
would De unconstitutional But he will project u
against The eHciuIes uf slave labor W hat a rem
son How verify ct sIa:esman! II is a gru,s
violation of the Constitution Iu project any ol The
IEteTess nl the Tree Siales;-huI Tie staple of Ihe
sIay ehnldug states lair subjects for prUteo iiun
uis the watch To- render our labor worthless and To
weaken our Hlle to our property"
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