Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-11-09
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER .. is4,.

! bcggar the great body OF the people, and enrich
few grasping manufacturers. They were magma
nmous enough, some of them, TO admit, that he
was great man, had rendered great services TO
his country. and hut for his 'high protective tariff
notions, they would delight to support HIM. This
sounded well, and looked well on paper. But Mr..
| Clay being called upon for his views, came FORTH
with the irankncss which has ever distinguished
/ him. and avowCd that he was in favor of Tariff
for revenue, which should 50 discriminate as TO
yield reasonable protection to American interests
He at the same time. expressed the opinion that u
high tariff would not again he necessary. as the
most important branches of manufacture. had ia.
ken root, and, if the Government was economical.
| ~ administered. low duties would supply an ade-
quate revenue.
! These views, so moderate. so Just and rcaSona
bic, removing the very objection which the Locos
affected TO regard insupcrahc, so far from salts
| iying those patriotic gentcmcn, have thrown them
! into violent rage. They now lavish the same
abuse upon the great Western Statesman for being
n Free Trade man, which thoy Just before heapcd
upon him for not being one Most atrocot,s
/ they oNclaim; Henry Clay rcpudiatng High Ia
riff. and going for Free Trade Was there ever
such outrageous inconSiStcncv-such monstrous
/ prolligacy in the whole annals Of partyl" The
viruous gentlemen, ovcrpowcrcd lay their ndig.
nant feelings fall into >pasms, and excite the pity
oi all beholdcrs.
Without stopping TO question the truth of their
assertions, that Mr.. Clay i, a Free Trade man. in
their sense Of the word, Of indeed. they attach any
To IT, we would most respectfully al, them fthat
was not the very thing they wished him to be-
Would they have had him TO continue in the bonds
ct darkncssl Would II not have exhibited more
christian spirit 10 rejoice the redemption Of
one bcw;ldcred soul Would 1t not have been
more patriotic, considering that he will soon be
President CtGV,) if they had shouted over his
conversion, as guaranteeing the certainty OF sound
and wise principles obtaining in the administra-
ton OF the Cove rnmcTt' Are they To have u mo.
nopoly Of all the good principles extani. along
with all the bad practices Are they willing to
be regarded thus selfish
We feel for the nervous shocks which Mr. Claws
Georgia Letter has caused these yirtuous. consist
eni and patriotic gentlemen. 1t Is true he had in
the Senate, in his las, great speech in that body.
avowcd idCntcally the same sentiments, whichare
contained in this letter; and he begged then. that
he might neither DC misunderstood nor msrcprc.
,cntcd. But all that goes for nothing! This
Georgia letter is 4 horrible affair Not that the
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rrefragabe, and that it brcathcs the spirit of n
patriot and Statesman. intent on giving reposc
to a long-agitated country, and rnpartinc prospe
rliy - all 1t, great interests But then it is damn
able, as coming from Henry Claw It rclji,es the
ca!umnlcS OF his adversaEics, and opens a broad
road 10 the hearts ofhis countrymcn. And then too,
(and this Is not the least of its disastrous effects
1t shocks the moral sensbilites of him. who sur
passes all his contemporaries in the love and prac
tee OF candcur, fair-dealing, moral courage and
magnanimity We allude ofcourse, 10 the editor /
of the Richmond Enquirer. That distinguished
practicer Of all the manier virtues. confcsses that
this letter has made his tender heart bleed for poor
human nature lie generous soul that he is y /
had given III. c." credit for great frankncss and
moral courage; but ne finds he has been altogc !
Their too liberal-that the said I'll. CTS a paltry
'WH9ncr, and that next 10 himself }lr. M. V
Il. is the most distinguished practitioner of the
virtues oil caudour. truth. magnanimity and moral
courage
1t is certainly not the least misfortune Of Mr. |
ClAy's liit-and We venture to say he will con.
firm the assertion the having lost credit for these
high virtues. and in a quarter too, where thcy are
so warmly cherished. and justly Appreciated He
must strive, however, 10 comfort himself with the
reflection that the rest of the world is not 50 sensi
tive as the editor Of the Editor: and in losing the
/ good opinion Of that bold and frank gentleman bc.
cdpsc NJ his cOHrerSoa 4, Frce Iraic that for the
same reason, he may gain the good opinion ofthou.
sands Of others.
We have not the patience to enter upon Sc
rious consideration OF the charge Of in,nccri'y.
/ which these Locoioco prints attempt to establish
against Ir. CLAW on the .tr,nrih ,l fI,is (.,,-,;