Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-31

We had given MIR Clay more credit for moral cour
age, than he deserves. We had hoped, that in the
contest of 1914, should have far hight IN open
field with oppone nts-all non commIttalism, all
ambushes, all mummeres, thrown aslde-out we are
satisfied from Mr.. Cays Lagrange letter on The iar'fi
that he is playing " Postum" as well as Coon-and
that he is trimming down his Tariff position to propi
tate the South. We learn also from the vehement
declaration of one of the orators of the Clay Club on
las, Saturday night that they must have Log Cann
We are not then 10 be exempt from the mummeries'
which drsgraced the Federal party in leio
The Ohio Statesman notices the terms IN which the
author Of the American System" has repudiated ms
agorte Character-and the ridiculous endorsements
in which he has thrown his Ohio friends. Inc lenta
Committee have recently issued an address, IN WHICH
they declare "If the result Of the election does not
xhblt the Wings of Ohio in all the strength oil lo4V'
enough has been done show that the plague OF Jree
trade and its kindred evils, have been stayed. ana
here comes the great champion himself coming out
with his loo duty letter, (which, If It does not sqnn'
at free trade goes for what W" suppose - meant by s
kindred wis., viz rerenue duties, with only sneaaentu'
protection If this letter of Mr. Clay does MOI nake
his roaring 'home league, singh Protective Tariff, and
anti European pauper labor followers oil ONO LOCK IKE
whiiened sepucbres they must surely be destitute Oh
soul and conscience.
The Father of the American System IS trying
now to utter new VOICE bal will be extremely d'i-
cult for all his followers tune their voice 10 ms pch
nine Here for example, IS the Cincinnati paliy "a
riot with H. Clay at It's mast head) who states 'e
vie Tvs taken by the Hhig purity on The SncJtet me I"
riff that they advocate the principle oil pro.eei0" 10
such that they want tariff winch, whist " WIN al
| ford sufficient revenue for an economical aom'n
istra,ion of the government WILL at the same time,
afford 10 our manufacturers certain amount OF
protection necessary TO their exlsts nee Here, LOO
is the las, Baltimore Patriot, decilring That " ne
Wing party favor OF discriminating ia"h-
dfscriminafi0a nude ach rieao 81 aFOranS pro-
lection to ME industry Of our 0on people, lney are
IN favor of collecting revenue by system of import
duties they and desire to invest that system with pro-
tecve character Ii the wants OF the country requeu
high Tariff they would be in favor of that but Inc
skill and industry Of the American peops have already
rendered high Tariff unnecessary. In The infancy
of our manufactures, when We had the dIhcutes o.
commencing enterprise TO encounter, ana want
ed time TO acquire the skill and knowledge winch ea-
perience in any business only can give, hgh iat'l
was required But it not wanted now; and the
Whps as individuals and as a party, wouio not, u
thew had the power, establish it. But oil dscrmi-
mating protective Tariff they are in favor lhey VIII
not consent 10 hazard that protection upon an acc''
dental effect es the Richmond Enquirer quotes Mr
the en-c. stouI.woud use sn" this Question, {te
| Wing party believe the country with them"
But il is entirely difficult 10 understand the Cham
pion hmself-tor his old genius is constantly warning
with his newly assumed character After writing this
letter the l3 ptember who could believe, lhat
Mr. Clay himself would IN short period afterwards
return his thanks in such remarkable language 10 some
ladies' Of Kentucky, who had made him present OF
blankets, declaring how necessary it wus even to
independence to make our own manufactures-that
they had better dispense with the merchants &c, &c.
as if each country could raise every thing within her
own bosom-as If various countries not fitted even
by Nature herself for various productions if COM
merce any thing more than an exchange of the
SURPRISES OF for those OF anoher-and If this
liberal interchange Of commodities, instead Of making
country the slave of another, not calculated
only 10 bind different countries together by the sense
of different wants and the supply of various articles.
But Mr.. Clay must not expect TO escape the fire OF
public opinion under the smoke of The battle. His
course must receive the censure which il deserves