Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-08-12

riff, and what "rery" high one. but III
advises his friends, in consideration OF tn
strong opposition to such measures in Con
gress, "to look to what is practcable;-
look 10 the state Of parties in Congress ana
.oneeot 10 take such measure as zoe can
od" The northern manufacturers under
stand this las Mr.. Clay tells us the compro.
mise act was understood) to mean--we
cannot, in the present state of public sem
:iment among the people, reflected through
Congress, get tariff founded on the prin.
ciple of protection, 60 nonane (by that
name)-the best we can do, then, is to take
protection by another name-we will call
it tariff "giring projection as INCIDENTAL
to the raising Of rerenue"-there will be
no difficulty, if we can take from the trea-
sury the moneys arising from the sales of
the public lands, and swell the public ex-
penditures by lavish appropriations for
iaternal improvements and other extrava'
CANT schemes, in thus creating a necessity
for heavy duties, which will put as much
into our pockets Incidentally as it would
SEQ nomine.'' But be it always under
stood, that we are not compromised to a
bide by incidental projections. ave are
still for protection; SUCH AS CAN BE OBJ
tanned UNDER ALL ACTUAL CIRCUMsTAN-
cEs.'' If the southern people are blind
enough not 10 perceive that we do not a
bandon the policy Of substantial protection,
let them remain in their blindness till the
proper time comes, and we will enlighten
them as to what a tariff is, "glvlng protec-
ton as incidental to the raising Of reve-
nue." "as we understand IT," in the same
way that we, through our high priest, have
recently Illuminated them upon the "essen-
GaI principles Of the compromise act" as
ve understand than.
Lastly--Mr. Clay emphatically avows
his unallerabe adherence to the protective
system. In the debate between him and
Mr. Calhoun, in the United States Senate,
March 10, 1888, assigning his reasons for
supporting the compromise act, he says;
81 saw that the great manufacturing inter
est had so got into the power of the chlel
magistrate, (Gen. Jackson,) that it was
evident that at the next session OF Con.
gress the whole protective system would
be swept by The board. | therefore de-
sired 10 give it, at least, lease for years;
and for that purpose, ], in concert with
others, brought forward the compromise
measure, which, was necessary 20 save
that measure from total annhllalion."
In the extract above given, he says-"l
HAVE LIVED AND SHALL DIE IN
THE CONVICTION OF THE WIS
DOM OF THE PROTECTIVE POLL.
CY. | HAVE NOT CHANGED MY
OPINION AT ALL. lam still for pro.
tectioa-such as can be obtained under all
actual circumstances.
Then Mr.. Clay "has not changed his o.
pinion atalr' in relation to the protective
system-hei is still devotedly attached to it,
and out of the abundance OF that devotion,
in order to save the object of his early and
present affection from "total annhilation,"
is endeavoling 10 do for it what scan be
Obtained under all actual circumstances. y
This is the modification of Mr.. Clay'S o.
pnions upon the tariff, by which southern
opposition to the system is attempted TO
be deceived into reconciiation--a modii-
cation which contains no abandonment of
his previous doctrines, and is resorted 10
as temporary expedien! TO save his sys.
tenn by "conSenting to take such measure
as he can get," in the emergency, lest all
be lost; but ready TO seize upon the oppor-
tunity TO restore the system in all its splen-
dor whenever it can "be obtained under all
actual circumStanceS"-- modification
that grants every thing 10 the northern
manufacturer he would ask, and is based
upon concession of every thing the south
has been contending for. Let southern
anti-tariff men, and especially southern
wings, not be deceived upon this subject,
as they have been on the compromise ACT
let them examine carefully the speeches
ofMr Clay above alluded to-if they are
convinced of the wisdom and justice oil
the protective policy, let them avow their