The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-05-03

may reduce the price of American man.
ufactures. How different this doctrine
put forth only 80 or 40 days since, and
that advanced by the whig party at
the North. The Tariff views which
suit the New York meridian, do not
happen to suit that of New Orleans, SO
Mr.. Clay accommodates himself TO The
views of both. A man with such ex-
panded views, who does so much for
the people, surely ought to have their
sulfrages.
In a speech in the U. S. Senate,
during the Extra Session in ls4l, MIR.
Clay said:
"CARRY OUT THE PRINCIPLES OF
THE COMPROMISE ACT. Look TO REV
ENUE ALONE for the support Of he Gopern.
ment. DONoT RAISE THE QUESTION OF
PROTECTION, WHICH HOPED HAD
BEEN PUT TO REST. 0s-THERE is NO
NECESSITY OF FPROTECTIOM"-
If this is not some sided free trade"
enough, take another extract from a
letter addressed last summer to the
publishers of the 'Tennessee Agricul-
turist." Says Mr.. Clay:
| 81 am so far friend to FREE TRADE as to think
that within the limits of the Union, 1T sHoULD BE
ENTIRELY UNFETTERED, and perfectly EQUAL
betDeen ALL INTERESTS and ALL PARTS OF OUR
COUNTRY"
Such are the OPINIONS EXPIRES
SED BY MR.. CLAY himself. There
are Others on record equally strong
Now let us see how they are interpre-
ted by his friends and supporters at
the South.
Mr.. Riues of Virginia, in his late let
ter declaring his intention to support
Mr.. Clay for the Presidency, thus
contrasts the principles of his favorite
candidate with those of Mr.. VAN BU-
Rem, on the Tariff question:
"On the subject of the Tariff, do not hesitate to
say that MIR. CLAY'S CREED, developed in
his recent letters, in every respect just, sound
and unexceptionable, as that of Mr.. Van Buren,.
Mr.. Clay did not vote for or approve the Tariff OF
1928, which Mr. Van Buren, and his friends car
ried by their votes. 1t is rather an unfortunate
coinc idence considering the professions of Mr. Van
Buren,, that ALL THE TARIFFS which have
been most complained of in the South OWE
THEIR EXISTENCE UPON THE STAT
UTE BOOKS TO THE VOTES OF HIMSELF
OR HIS FRIENDS Mr. Clay is far more to be
relied upon for practical adjustment of this deli
cate and complex subject, on terms just and satis
factory to all sections the Union, (harmonzing
their various interests by the golden rule of mode
ration, which is the only pledge of permanence and
stability in any arrangement that may be made,)
than Mr.. Pan Buren,.
Mr.. Rives' letter, it should be recol-
lected, has been highly complimented
by the whole whig press as remarka-
bly, sound, though we believe it has not
been stated that the principal ideas
which it contains were stolen from the
Rev. O. A. Bro wnson. In comment
ing upon Mr.. RS letter, the Rich
mond Wing, one Of the leading papers
in the South, says:
"The fact that Mr.. CLAY is MORE OF A
FREE TRADE MAN (advocate as he is of a rea-
sona5le Tariff THAN MR.. VAN BUREN,, is
becoming generally KNOWN TO THE PEO-
PIE OF THE SOUTH"
We hope to see this paragraph IN
the w. S. Journal, along side ofthat
quoted from the Richmond Enquirer.
If the people of the North are to look
to Virginia to see where "to CO." it
seems as if they ought to have the ad-
vantage Of all the authorities in that
celebrated region.
The Savannah Republican, a flaming
Clay paper of Georgia, says:
"We DENY that Mr.. CLAY or the WINGS of
Georgia, whose candidate he is seek for the estab-
lishment ofa PROTECTIVE TARIFF, but ADHERE
to the principles ofthe coMPRondisE ACT
The Compromise act of which Mr..
Clay was the author, would have been
death to the Tariff. Yet Mr.. Clay
says be was in favor of adhering to it.
From these extracts the people of
the North can judge how much Mr..
Clay and the whig party are to be re-
lied on for their professed friendship
to the Tariff. 1t seems to US, as the
Wayne Sentinel says: "IfHenry Clay
is elected President ofthe United States,
it is impossible to conceive what the
policy of the administration will be re-
Iative to the Tariff: his supporters at
the North declaring him the advocate
of prohibito"y duties-his friends at the
South avowing him the champion of a
uery liberal Tariff, lower than that
which Mr.. Van Buren, advocates
himself asserting that his views are
such as represented by his Southern
friends. With. those contradictory
statements and antagonisms, how are
we to judge what policy he would pur
sue if elected?
"We are sure however Of one thing;
that his administration would be gov
erned by PROFLIGATE POLlTI-
CIA MS, who care less about the HON.
EST INDUSTRY of the country than their
OWN PERSONAL GAIN and POLITICAL ADJ
vANcEMENr. and would be very likely
to sacrifice the interests of the former
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