Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-08-12

man to attempt TO establish il co no,p;nI
Indeed, independent of all other consider
atlons, the fact OF its reconciling all nar,s
oil the country would alone be sIfficien, ~
recommend it to the adoption of every on.
lightend statesman. Even were a bioh
tariff desirable in principle, ii, would h.
impossible 10 get i, in the present Stale ol
parties IN this country mean of parties
IN Congress. would say to all our
friends, lei US look 10 what is practicable.
look 10 the state OF parties in Congress;
and consent to take such a measure as wa
can get, and as will carry at least ma.
Jorlty. And what is the existing coRd.
ton OF parties in the Two Houses of Con.
greSs! Hope, in what am about to saw
that | shall give offence to nobody; and
that If ] miSstate any one, | shall be in.
stantly corrected. No one can possibly be
more willing than | shall be 10 receive
correction. The members OF the Demo.
cratic party are opposed to protection for
itself; they are opposed to she American
SYSTEM" they are against the encourage.
ment of the productive industry of our own
country, opposed to the industry of the
"Democracy,' and to home system in
any form; and are in favor OF foreign
system, anG the encouragement of foreign
industry, under the specous and delusive
name OF Stree trade.' If in this state
ment am mistaken, repeat that hope |
shall be promptly corrected. state it from
iacts before my eyes.
The great Ajaxes of the tariff policy
came formerly from the state OF Pennsyi.
vania: we had her Baldwin; we had the
lameted Todd; we had her Forward, and
host OF other advocates, all from the
Keystone State. Where are now the
voices which once resounded within these
walls, and those of The other legislative
hall from the democratic party in favor of
THIS enlnentIy American policy9 ALL
all silent as the grave. Not one voice
{ Mr.. G. looking at Mr.. Buchanan) is now
to be heard from democratic PENINSULA.
MIA in either house. On the contrary il
is the pride and boast of the democratic
party that they are against the system
which would foster and encourage home
industry. Look at The language and the
tone of all their organs; look at the reso.
lunons adopted and the toasts given at
their public meetings all strongly op-
posed to projections; all repudiatng the
American system; all crying out for un.
attainaLle free trade; all caring not how
we stimulate foreign industry, provided We
do nothing for that Of our own people,
The democratic Senators in this branch of
the legislature, if have not misconceiyed
them, unanimously ayow the same senti-
menS.
Who else are opposed to it? The wing
members Iof the south and southwest; op-
posed TO it, as they say, and have no
doubt sincerely believe, from conviction
and on principle; opposed, as | most re.
specially think, from prejudice and mis-
conception. Here, then, We have two
entire classes of politicians utterly oppo-
sed TO all encouragement Of our own do
nestle industry by any direct protection
against foreign legislation. These classes
both agreeing in this, however they may
differ on other points of national policy,
compose so large a majority as to render
II impossible, we're it desirable, (Which
think is nol,) to pass high protective
tariff.
Mr.. Buchanan, (speaking across.)-
Then you have changed your opinionll
Mr.. Clay. l haze not CHANGED my o.
pa",on at all. 1 am still for protection
such as can be obtained under all actual
Here we have the last exposition of Mr..
Clay's views of the tariff. And what arc
hose views? First-he is "lor such a
scheme of duties as will preserve the es-
'entlal principles OF the compromise act,
AS HE UNDERSTANDS THEM" How he un-
ierstands the essential principles of the
act appears from the follow
ng passages from this same speech:-
The Senator from South Carolina, (Mr.
1alhoun,) prefaced the enumeration OF his
ELECTIONS to the resolutions submitted by
he, with declaring that they violated that
The COMPROMISED act: and he said it was
erfectIy we'll known that he never would
ave consented to the act but for the con-
lotion that it involved a complete aban-
of the protective policy of the
ountry." Snow, Mr.. Clay must say, in
'ply TO this, that for one, he knew Of no
'ch thing; but on the contrary he knew
;rectly the rercrSe. 1t did not abandon
lie protective policy; far from it: it cn'bo-
ed the principle Of protection, although
modified and restrained it." Again-"It
as very true that The act did modify the
elective policy, but in that modified form