Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-18

Mr.. Clay's Letter 10 the Editor of TIC Lagrange
Herald.
We extract from the Enquirer of yesterday the
following article:
MR.. CLAY'S PRESENT VIEWS.
II there be quality which Mr.. Cays ardent
friends have proudly claimed for him. the manly
bsd aboveboard moral courage, with which he spouts
forth his opinions. But he appears he throwing of this
vaunted characteristic and TO be STOPPING 10 all the tricks
and DISCUSSES OF the eleconecng Our Corespon-
dent from Georgia unveils, in the following communication.
tue duphcy, which MIR. Clay exhibits in the subsequent
Correspondence We seize this opportunity convey
our astonishment, that should have ventucd
compare the opinions OF Mess Clay and Van Buren, upon
the Tariff Wehsve letter before by friend
and addressed Ia him by MIR. Van Buren,, in which MIR.
Van Buren, denounces and utterly dscans the Ia
rih law-and all know, that MIR. Clay, in n letter
or speech, addressed Of the citizens OF Ken
lucky complains heavily ct the prospective designs OF the
Republicans 10 strike that law. but of Mr.
Clay's pCSitions) Meanwhile advise readers
read over again the cNposOns OF Mr. Claws course,
made IN the Address at the Committee OF Ogethorpe
~ and which published in the OF the last week
1--WE have a letter before us sent To us by u
friend &c. No doubt No doubt, MIR. Van
Buren, has opinions TO suit the market every where.
We, for instance, have letter before us, written
in lS2S, in which he speaks most rapturously of
the Tariff of that year. (called in certain quarters.
the bill of Nominations, } and beasts OF 10000
sheep. which he was going TO buy TO assist in sup
plying the manufactures produced by it. The Edi-
tor is astonished, is he that any one should VEN
turc TO compare the opinions OF the two menl
1t is indeed, like putting giant and dwarf to.
gether; but if the statement OF the Enquirrrs cor
respondent be true, that Mr. Clay was the prime
mover of the Tariff of ls2S. then are their sen.
timcnts exactly the same; for Mr.. Van Buren, vo-
ted for nav, exultcd in having voted for that Bill.
L." H.. =. !. l.
there. also, will we hold Mr. Van Buren,. We
hope our brethren of the press, in the meantime.
in Pennsylvania, will spread ii far and wide, that
Mr. Van Barren, can be proved by letter which
the Editor Of the Enquirer has seen. is bitterly
opposed 10 the present tariff Do not let him cleo
toneeT here ON one ground, and there on another
We now insert part of Huskisscn. the cores.
pondent of the Enquirer:
To tie Editors OF the Enquirer:
have taken the liberty Of forwarding you the Lagrange
Herald. containing letter from Mr. Clay To- the Editor
Iskelia m all, II extraordinary production coming
does from the farther of the boosted American system
1t was maniiesy written for this latitude and intended
gull that portion OF the Wing party who aering
support Of the great enemy Of Southern l. not
eing under the SUM- that Mr. CLAY should AZ this
late day. place himself the attitude of oppSitnn In IN,
justly odous Tariff OF le2Sl Was he not at that time the
master spirit who controlled and directed the policy of the
Administration Of Mr.. Adsms' Was not the TariT Of
oi the prominent that Administration
aud was Mr. Clay at that any other time. understood
I've opposed the ances which cave birth
- III You will remark, that Mr. CLAY, in his letter saws
that he well acquainted with the circumstances and
that they highly discrediabe American legisa
on and that he hoped for it, honor would never be agan
repeated II Mr. Clay IN writing this letter has not for
eit,d the character for aukncss and candor 10! which his
friends he Is emInonty distinguished his published
history - tissue of eCregious bunders. What is the i'm,
preston he seeking TO make upon the public mind in
this anti protective laudcl That hc has aways been On
sed TO high protective Tariff, and especially 10
the Tariff Of 1929 What unblushng hypocracy Mr. Clay
opposed to high protective Tariff, Such an ASSUMPTION Is
c"ntadiced 10y the prominent agency he eNcred in build
ing up that stupendOus system Of fraud and oppreso
Swallowed forth in the Tariff bill of 1921.
Now, does not every body in this country know |
that in lS2S, the Administration of Mr.. Adams |
could carry no measure of its own That no bin /
could be gotten through Congress without mot the
assistance only, butt the active patronage of the /
jackson party! Unless this bill had been an es
Pccia iavorc with that party, the very fact of its
being Patronized by Mr. Clay, would have damned
II iii Congress everlastimgly. Congress and the
Cabinet have never, III the history of this govern
ment, been 50 wide apart they were at that time
Not on MIR. Clay then, bat on the Jackson party.
be the sins of that BILL
There is then, no reason To doubt the sincerity .
Of Air. Clay, contrary hypocrisy is. to the open
ness and magnanimy of his character He has /
declared elsewhere and where he did not address
himself to ears exclusively anti.Tariii. that he
thought no man desired at this time of day, high
protective Tariff. 1t really must be the bitterness
of faction, in its very worst shape that can find
fault with this letter.