The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-22
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Mr.. CLAY7S VIOLATION OF THE COM
PROMISE OF THE TARIFF.

Whlch he now affects to condemn, and have
shown, from the debates recorded in the Register
lof Debates, that he 1abered ia 1882 on his return
to Congress to make it more onerous than it was
when first passed. We showed from the record,
that Southern Senator'S the most moderate 10 their
demands the most temperate in their conduct the
most anxious 10 preserve harmony between the
different sections of the Union-such men as
Colonel King, of Alabama; Mr. Grundy, Of
Tennessee Mr. Brown. of North Carolina and
EotAers-rejected the terms offered by Mr. Clay.
Yet this gentleman adhered to the meastrre-rc[
sisted medgre concessions made by his manafac.
turing friends in the Heuse-ressted the recon-.
mendations made by others who had voted with
him in the Senate, and voted against their propos-
ed retraction on coming back from the conference
with the committee of the House. The small re-
dRction effected in the tariff of 1928 by that Of
1882, for which Mr. Clay Claims credit IN his
Georgia letter, was carriedGgGinSt his Consent.
So the coniproRafse act-Nhch was an iul-
mense reduction, as we have shown, by extracts
from his speech then made and written cut by his
own hand-was not willing oblatien, freely
rendered for the sake efpeaee to relieve the South
from their peculiar oppression, or-the people gen
orally from unnecessary taxation. Mr.. Clay ad-
mts that it was extorted-by the circumstance that
the presidential and congressional elections had
rendered this forestaAing step ofgradua reduction
necessary, to the protective system from the
more immediate and effective lopping-oT Of the
heavy restrictions which he declared inevitable if
he awaited the action Of the newly-elected Cen
SFeSS, under the recommendations Of President
Jackson He then entered into the compromise
zith the Southern members, and pledged himself
to abide. by twenty per cent. ad vatOEerB as the
Limitation finally Of the protective duties, unless
the necessities of the Government economically
administered should requfse higher inlposts for
revenue e-.7- a,e-4- D. so eor3~i
~ But no sooner had the tariff under the couppro-
mise reached its lowest peint-Aoiwithst
duri1g the whole process of seduction, rnanhEac-
tHrcs and commerce continued to thrivesthau' MFR.
Clay began systematically 10 legisate to defeat
his own compromise, for which he had taken sU
much credit aa great and patriotic measure Of
paci6catien; and to do this, be. not only violated
the selcmn pledges of the cornpromise hiiy but
principles ia regard to other great points Of nation
lal policy, which he had proclaimed should be per-
maRent - 4dL .aia s.-t.~ - Eo aloJ ed
In4lsa2, returned TO the Senate, he shaped his
course for the renewal Of his whole American
system, as he called it. This was to be accom-
piished chiefly by means Of national Internal i'm
PFovemeHts, 10 exhaust the treasury-to make that
vacuum which would render necessary the impnsi-
ton of high duties to feed his manufacturing clas
ses with bopnties. In developing his whole poll
cy, he said: -
"I hope too, that, either in the adjustment of the
public revenue; or, what would be preferable, IN
the appropriation of the proceeds Of the public
lands, ehectual and permanent provision will bs
made for such internal Improvements as may be
sanctionedby Congress This is ducto the Amer
lean people, and emphatically due to the Western
people Sir, temporary causes may exact reluc-
tant acquiescehce from the people Of the West in
the suspension of appropriations to objects of in
ternal improvement; but, as certain as you preside
in that chair the sun performs its diurna rev.
Il. Il L L..
nent of the policy"
"The appropriation of the proceeds of the pub
lie lands, or a considerable portion of them, to
that object would be a most natural and suitable
disposition. And do hope sir, that that great re-
source will be cherished and dedicated to some
national purpose worthy of the republic. Utter
1y opposed as trust, Congress will show itself 10
be, to all4he mad and wild schemes-but to that
latest but maddest and widest of all, recommend
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury, for squander
ing the public domain-I hope it will be prcserv4
ed for the present generation, aud for posterity as
It has been received from our ancestors rich
and bountiful inheritance. Iii these ha1cyon days
of peace and plenty, and an overflowing sury,
we appear to- embarrass ourselves in devjsing vi
sionary schemes for casting away the bountes with
which the goodness of Providence has blessed US.
But sir, the storm of war will come-when, we
know not; the day Of trial ana difficulty will as
forecast to husband our resources and this the
greatest Of them all. Let them not be boarded
and hugged with a miserAs embrace but literally
used. Let the public lands be administered m a
generous spirit, and especially towards the States
within which they are situated Let the proceeds
of the sales Of the public lands be applied, in a
season of peace, to some great objecti and when
war does come, by suspending that application Of
them during its continuance, you will be at once
put in possession of means for its vigorous prose-
cution More than twenty five wears ago, when
first took seat in this body, was told by the
fathers of the Government, that If we had any
thing perfect in institutions, It was the system
for disposing Of the public lands; and was eau
toned against rash innovations in it. Subsequeht
experience has fully satisfied me of the wisdom of
their counsels and that all vital changes in ought
to be resisted 'fsa 'ai. '''e :.
Hers.it viii. Sc observed that Mr. Clay held, il
to be sacred principle that the lands should be
devoted exclusively TO great rational objects
&C cherished and dedicated to some n0tiO8aL PHr-
pose a00rthy of The Republic that they should
be disposed Of only for such g internal s5sps0Ue,
psents as mag be sanctioned 6y Gong More
tsi5ss ts0enty3foc gears aga, when he first had a
seat in this body, he ,oGs told By the fathers 81