Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-07
POLITICAL.
nn. CLAY AND THE TARIFF.

We are not unreasonate-we are disposed - accord
tn public men who Gene before the people for Their
suh,aaes, any reasonable anouut Of srng, tia, they
may place themselves in such variety Of attitudes "a
they think necessary t, render themselves ngreeaie
but really Mr.. Clay eccentric and extreme IN ms
shifts and changes that 1t would require twIie lac
tory TO find him in line. OF late he continually re-
curing 'more rope, and It is scarcely possible to ''pay
OUT fast enough to his acquisitions He darts
hi,her and lhther in the political With such sur.
prIsng locty of I'm, that long Tom Coffin himself,
could scarcely preserve the Wing boat from being
dragged under by this alert and agile leviaban. lime
was-yesterday, ;bereabouts, when the Clay cleo
toneerIng conducted on the high tariff principle,
The appeal being altogether directed to tie manuiac-
turing interests. IL was the "American Syst,m-Alf.
Clsys American Sysiem-and they were enemies TO
their country who wouI gn far hs in it's sup
port. hen suddenly TIE letter 10 Mr.. Bronson,
10 which have had frequent occasion To refer. In
this, MIR. Clay assumed the Democratic ground Of
economical administration Of the Government, xlth
tariff for revenue. adjusted TO afford incidental
lection 10 such Of our manufacturers az need IT. But
now the "greai pac,ficator has issued another Letter,
addressed 10 Mr. Msriwether of Georgia. member Of
the ,st Congress, and opposed t, the present tariff,
from which epis'le we copy The suhjoined passages
.ur. ciry 10 Mr.. .He-irch,r.
sYou aro right so far a. The record concerned your
n.rn,, for ie Tariff 1915 lo2i au;
rcd ihe principles aud haze always adn'e Ina Wa in
iii moi vote for tie Tariff Sas which, oever, NJ
others ei our present opponents, dt vote Aud is remarkably
that rom tat coI e1crt" IN Congrs hGre teen drected
supported tint Tariff, which sr.ay mo,ncd and rc!rccd Tie
Tariff Of c, nsonu, tar vas supposed by reasonable men
The year SE brought forward the Compromise In sii
Supported tie lari 9" that year, which was limited - The free
'inee- in ttsor Of set Regarded as M,h Iyc And
pcscn, opinion perfect coincidence with that oi whole
Wing the Cmed States, including Georgia. as under
II never wa. in favor or duties helm. high amount
best for all Interests that there should he competition
81 sou,u have preferred that tie Conomsc, III al its paris,
including the Home valuations corit have been adhered To-"
1t s difficult thing the reader mast see, to reel
off line enough for Mr.. Clay in THIS Tremendous rush
of his to find shelter IN the harbor oil Southern anti
Tar,ism. But his present opron--how flexible and
accommodating opinion sonnet mes-is g perfect
coincidence wti that Of the Whole Wing party Of tho
u. S. IScLuDiNc GEORGIA. This s rather 'singu-
lar coincidence, as 1t pretty well understood tina,
the Wings Of Georgia a:e t. q man, opposed 10 pro-
tec,;ye Tariff Al! the Wigs of the Georgia Con-
ressonal Delegation hot lie to the existing 1a
r and in favor Of the prime pies of the Clnpr 1mise
Act-a duty OF ~ per cent. ONLY: and so-s'i iarpng
on the Georgia electoral vo,e-Mr Clay in,imates to
s Georgia Trends, that "hc stoaid hars Ptterred tint
tic Compromise IN nil its parts eond hare 6ea ALTERED
IT," As vi: Clay thus dispo'es Of himself j, may be
rs well 10 enquire whether "the whole Wing party o!
the U 5; submits cidy 10 .!ia same d:spo>i;ion,o
Al avowai OF friendship for tie ~ PEI cent. Tariff
What DO the Pennsy iYania Wings say TO ihisdo they
coincide with the Wings of Georglaare they III favor
OF tie principles Of the Compromise
Probably the most curious portion OF tbs AerIwc'
iner liter, is the Introduction Of The OF Mr..
Van Buren,, Celonel Johnson and Mr.. Wright, 10
charge them with being the advocates ana supporters
Of the high prct ctvs tariff of les; Will, 70. HIM
SELF as he tells his Georgia friends, he, the "AmerI-
can system, has "irom that period, directed his ex
e.tons Congress, 10 the redafO!a and moffcG;.0R
laftqrifs" He IN favor Of high tariff -
Ii THIS be so, il ceit,inly aves some Of The Wings OF
Pennsylv in strange position, with Mr.. Van b.
rem a the builder up OF the high tariff of lo2S and
with Mr.. Clay it's pu,!er down-the modiiier and
reducer Of all tariffs. They have MIR. C!ays own
word for it, that such is the fact, and he s OF course,
good evidence far nse Il concerned. He likes
not high tlrifs-he is t'not in favor of duties being
high as 10 amount I, prohibition If III. articles
which they laid. but rather prefers the Georg
theory Of tariff and lhat would be -prGtentre thrift
Nr. Clay takes much Inc, that he involves ms cd
hercrtJ IN complication OF taDg!es.
There are also further contradictions 10 be recon-
cled for, in recert letter from Mr. Clay TO Messrs
Brenhrm and BeGsoe, he distinctly says, that he "vo!ed
for the Tariff OF 1916, 1894 and ls2 but he informs
Mr. hlerwethcr tha, he cid net vote FOR TIC Tariff Of
1916 ard -2i But let this pass and Ia put things
some What straight, would be well for Of the
pennsy iyania Wings 1, write forthwith 10 Ashland 10
ascertain whi. duty NJ. Clay would have laid cn iron
and con according t, his heretofore unknown colnc
dence with the views OF Georgia Nhiggery.
Pnmsy,1a"tqn.
MR. CLAY'S fUT,!rG OPINIONS AGAINST DISTRIBUTION
o. THE fC:!.lr LANDS.
fFran The GiabrJ
The passage quoted By the Winchester Firginian es