Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-12-30
TELL TIE TRUTH AND SHAME
TIE DEVIL.

This fomaly prover5 wc commend t
th9 attention OF divers persons now m
ne ted with the newsp per press in III
United SAFES, but we mention it now fo
the par'i uldr benefit of the editor Of Ii,
Soqth~ol. II want of attention to thi
rough bnt wholesome udage his been pro
Juc,iye # enough Of il. SINE The days 0
Adam 10 have conyin~e IN; mot skcrti
chi Of lis evil enlen;y, y ct strange 10 say
tits sutl with some persons in Gisrepnie
among which unfortunate number is ih(
one aforementioned, ns may be showr
from he following statement:
"Th2 adyocries Of the tariff, with Mr.
Clay at their head, are in favor Of tariff
Of duties, which shall be adequate to the
wants of the government, and nothing be
yond. Thus far there is no dltfeien"e o
opinion between he friends OF Mr.. Clay
aud Mr.. Calhoun. Bat the FREUD, of Mr.
Cav are in favor Of SO ixl e the du les on
imports that, while revenue, aud revenue
nlouc, shn.l be raised, all branches Of do
nestle industry may be encouraged whe-
thcr agricultural, mechanical or monntac.
turing. Here is where they sp'it--Mr.
Calhoun would only encourage Part cular
branches Of industry, and then the labor
must lie performed by slaves. MIR. Clay
and his friends would discriminate, in lay
ing d.tes for revenue iurp"scs, so IN II
the Interests, the happiness and prosperity
OF all the industrial cnsses Of American
citizens may b. benefited. Mr.. Calh I'm
and his fenJs wou discriminate, in lay
ing duties Cr revenue purposes, so that
the interest Of these concerned in slave Ia
Der may lie beleft'cd."
We have no sort Of intenrion 10 mike
an Argument 10 show that this con>tru'-
ton pat upon the letter to Mr.. Nicholas is
incorrect, ofcoujse no one brliVes it now.
From the accidental use oi the word "pro-
tect," some has'y readers might once have
been deceived, but hat renders this state.
men, more inexcus lblc, 1t was ma lie after
Mr.Cah IN hal explained Win, he meant,
eiIh tlenrncss, tirec,ness, and porspicu.
ny which even iiony could no, ni,lakc.
The following is an extract from his letter
10 the RE hnond Enquirer:
"Unauihorized liberty has been t,heh
with my letter 10 Mr.. NichoAs, by prin,.
ing portions in lta'ics, and the word pro.
,ccting in gloring Capitals. calc Hated to
make the impression that |, too. am the
advocate of the protective policy; and
that, too, BY editors protesting to lie OPP
posed to prDtectlon and friendly 70 me, ms
well as those in favor, and politically hos.
tile 10 me. By such m ans, hasty rea 'ers
Of newspapers have been led 10 believe,
that admit The right Of p otecling the
louisiana sugar planters against foreign
competition, by the imposition Of du les on
the foreign article for that purpose, direct
" against the pain import OF my letter.
The protection of which, sp Ike, IS ex-
pressIy stated to lie, no, against foreign
competition, but against the machIna-
lions of the opponents Of slave labor "
intended simply 10 sly that | would re-
sis,, in adjusting the tariff, any attempt
that might BIZ made to take of or reduce
.he duty, ihlt foreign sugar ought fairly 10
pay, on revenue principles, on The ground
of dlscouraging the domestic article, be.
cause it was the product Of slave labor"
We again r3psat that We do not Intend
10 b. guilty of the toly of giving rcasons
10 explain that whi:n is already clear as {
sunbeam, our only aim was 10 show how
little in favor with some persons, were
The wo.ds al the head o! his article.
In Publishing Mr.. Calhcun's letter, th'
New Orleans BnIeiin, Wing paper
made the following comment by way o
prefacc, and We ask our readers to con
trast the words Of an enlighsended, hbera
and gentlemany adver.ar..', with the pitt
able want Of principle shown by TN
Soulhron. How the dwelling, menda
cions meanness of The one, is rebuk ed b,
the ingenious candor, and lofty coartcs.
Of the other!
NM. Calhoua'S Letter on the Saga
Duty-We were quite sure that the lette
Of Mr. Calhoun to Col. Nicholas, who
was published in this city previous t. tn
last July election, would not bear the con
struc,ion which has been put upon 1t, an
which was endeayorej To be forced out q
it by placing on particular parts an EN-
phasls NIT thought If by the writer. Ii
copying the letter from The paper IN "hicI
II originally appeared. we took the libert.
10 cav rs much, and that it could not, with
OIL, distortion Of its meaning, be made t.