Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-05-08
TIE TARIFF "a ESTIoN.

f"'S 'a u" Presidency ~ The lntutco ranks-anlun.
"h'" "as one Ia rei' rence Ia the adjustment OF the
iarh IL these inerro.alorI,s Mcssls Calhoun John
S'n, as> and buchanan promptly responded while MI
an bnfen has preserved, illus iaf studied silence
But. since the pubrdio. oil the ansu,ts of his rivals
ior The purple Lhs, been Announced IN the Allan,
Argus. that MI an liufrn answer Will snu bo firth
cunning. Il apart from present rnfnr. Ia ,neur,
Why hr has 50 long played the Iafl al General Nna
and Why, directly atterr Pihodiioto he responses ot
ms comp ctiios lie lurrlc> forward hs own. Suffice II
10 say, What intelligent obecy,nl MUD can fail IN
perceive, that suel cons, is in perfect harmony with
the Strategic oi the hIhafs ~,luol oi politicians who
never give decisive answers "L,h point, flhcy can
help 1t, and who, when compelled 10 do So like 10 ,aLr
peep al the hands Of thct ad,, rsars before they show
their own Mr.. Van Bnr.n's silence. from tho fr,t of
January 10 the last OF April, and his sudden remem
brancc oi Tho courtesy due 10 his qnr,uners so Soon ".
he had road The replies Of Mcs,fs. t,lhuun johnson
ass and Van Buren,, arc entirely CHARACTERISTIC aud can
MI but eAcila admiration or his cunning where
ma, fail 10 inspire respect Tor his candor We reserve
iariher comment. however So far he Ia concerned
until the apl erAnee of promised answer We proceed
III the mean while 10 redeem promise. made IN our
last 10 show that Mr.. Calhoun differs IN opinion from
all the other gentlemen named. aud that hose gentlemen
concur IN opinion with The Wing party. IN relation 10
the principles upon which the fau system should be fl
naly adjusted.
Mr. aihonn. it is true, in his reply 10 the Commit
tee otlhc indiana Convention does mol enter into = do
tailed statement of hs opinions conrutine himself with
the simple declaration thai he opposed 10 "a pro,ec
tive tariff Bun w have a1il ht 10 ass,,fc ,lat bs
own sentiments this important aud vital qncs
iiuar .tri.t a..
who supposed to be in his conid encc an, who pro
TESS to have night III his To eve pledges 10 the
people over when le is 50 ANXIOUS IL preside. We
select or this purpose, the best authenticated and
most authoritative exposition Of tasc ,onlimcus lie
iollowpg paragraph copied from HE Address OF the l.o
cooco Convention oi Virginia, which assembled in Rich
uond Iasl WINTER, AID which, although /, annrdo trult
lul and inviting theme Of comment, shall for
He present permit 10 pass without further remark
h'cause our design now Is not 10 expose lis laary,
II asnrlly. lis mischcypusnrSs an, national splr
II, and lis entire opposition Ia all the well seit, and
long established, and until now undismtrd prnrplc
upon which the government has been administered In,
merely to co,iri'si with The avowed doctrines of his
brethren o the "DenocIatlc old all Of them aspir,nts
Tor the votes o r ,arty. for the highest Office in the
peoples glil and who, Judged by THIS standard alone
are as good u hss as NJ. Chy hi, wcW Perhaps, be
lore quoting the paragraph referred 10, II Is proper to
say that the .idire,s of the Virginia Loco .oco Conysn
to from which II Is copied. though adopted +, body
large majority Of whom Van Buren, men. rs
"'ttfen by The hadcr ofhe Cahom portion Of That boI
and was swallowed by ther b,cL,Ien doubtless. as
We have recently hrard IT swaowed In CuiLo,o, ,ocn
aspiring to hgh piaccs aud happy successful in their
er nccesSdate, and c1an0 sais But
II time that W, Introduce the p,roor,nh tro,, ia. "
uinia Iocolyco Address. winch ,,a, ;,,,on,,r,
-, =, '9 ''''''''''y' !"
-, ' W. ""'o"'' "h''hehs on the
az" 4''''''"' II fea's mus:
Nv: ""fts's al" convictions oi the Republican par
tyec Trade H. t Ivy '"''' '"''" "'e advocates "'
ticabe free trade, with which We arr, cI,,r,cj H.,
ncnis " ll'ch would admit all orcan n,pors free rem
""o ''' 'a'o me Government 10 BE- supported by di
Gated Iy n'I,,a ,',a, SYs''" "' ''e n''e '"c"l
yers,lly, auah, in fine institutions w. "'
thrsiendom, Wing and Tory. Liberal and Cnusrtyo
i've Dh"rfat and feierallst, aud thus sanctioned by
~ ~ ''o'"' VI ''' '''n'o' inc practical and the
la. mn, lJ H. '.a ,i i''"''"l5 ln"LeSl
trade teaches that il is the lroc ,u,,s, If po
to admit the products Of other nations free from n save
uu''s, ,;o matter "ha' restrictions aud prohlb
,cmnor,ry 1,,l,,,;n ,s II a y, ny o'''ls' n"'s'
those Restrictions and nr,Lh,ii,,n Vii NV, 81 W
advocates of free tfae, thus uudrr,,,od and homo f
lis iuiuturc attainment, We content under the IRE
sem eNgfnceS ol the naon 10 acquesce ia what n,yi
','.,'I protection 10 some extent by agreeing to
ports whether comno ,n,o c,,n,i,, 'a' II"
products or not. an the same ,crns a, c
revenue only This alternative is ,ssrncJ r. ~ o,,,n