Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-05-17

tariff, sin principle and detail We must not
forget to inform readers. however, that dc
mocracy is progressive.
HENRY CLAY; DID AND DID NOT.
voted for the tariffs of 1916. 1924 and 1882.
Sec Mr.. Claws letter to Gen. Bodsoe, under
date OF July %, 1913.
You arc right so far as tho record is
carnod, that | did not vote for the tariff of 1916
or 1874
Sec Mr.. CIay's letter TO Mr.. Morriwcther. of
Georgia. under the date Of October %. 1913
We find the above in thirty forty Locofoco
papers! 1t seems income civabo that human
turc should be guilty of tho basenoss hero pcrpe-
trateo, for the sake of moro paltry partizan adj
vantage. Mr.. Clay Speaker of the House
in 1916 and p. and Of course did not vote on the
final passage of tho Triffbili IF t,so ycars. but
he was their ardent and effective supporter. as
every body knows and in the very letter to Mer-
riwothor, last above quoted, says. when reminded
that his name docs not appear on the list OF cas-
for those Tariffs.
( You are right far tho record is con-
corncd that did not vote for the Tariff Of 1916
and 1924 but supported their principles. and
have always admitted that | was in favor of
them
Now would tho villain who could cut OFT tins
last srHtcnco from what preccdcs it. and publish
the rest so as to make apparent contradiction.
with what Mr. Clay had before written to Gen.
Bodsoa-when there IS in truth perfect consls-
toncv basweon them--hesitato to forge Mr.Clay 8
namo to an entirely fabricated letter. if it would
serve his purposol There is not particle OF NOR
al Iii ference bctwccon what is done above and
Cntire forgery. though tho lattor is the loss cow
ardlv. Yet mon who pretend to dep!ore the IL
centiousnoss of the Press will countonance and
acquicscc in such frauds whom tholr party IS
served by them.-T \. y. Tribune.
/ REMINIscENCE.-On the discussion of tariff
bill in 1888. Mr.. Madison, then in Congress, said:
The people adopted tho now Constitution, |
believe, under universal expectation that we
should collect higher duties. We must do this if
we moan to avoid direct taxation. which was al
ways means of revenue IN the particular
States
The bill passed that year was approved by
Gen. Washington the fourth of July. and was
doomed q second declaration of independence -
placing commerce above the influence of British
restriction. The preamble to that bill is in the
following words:
! "Wharoas it is necessary for the support OF
Government. for the discharge of the debts of the
Union. and the cncoura cement and protection OF
Manufactures. that duties be laid on goods. wares,
and merchandise. imported; be 1t enacted, &c.
A coop Go-Tho Augusta. Nc. Farmer leads
off with column upon the tcNt-''Go 1t while
YOU no young" and in the course of his article
the editor eNhorts his readers to be careful how
and which way they '.go it, he tolls them to
.go it, for virtue; $50 it, for education, intelli-
gencc. wisdom. &c.;"go it for temperance; ''go
it. for strict honesty: Ego it. for carly rising;
500 it, for matrmonv. and in all your ''goings'
don't forget to ..go it for newspaper. We '.go
the samc.''-[Bav State Democrat.
T And VIC will add. ''so it, for Clay and Fro
linghuyson.
In London. they sell rats with artificial tails at
tachcd for grey sq,iirrels.-l FIX. paper.
! That's not half so bad to stick tho name OF
..Whig.' to the tail of an old Fodcralis. and at
tempt to pass him off for 4 Democrat.-l Harris
burg Union.
We can tell YOU what is moro cute still. Take
4 person like James Buchanan. whose name Will
be found on page is of the Journal OF the House
of Representatives of Pennsylvania for the year
of 1Sl4-l5. recorded with thrty-one others
voting in favor of Samuel Sttgraves. the anti-war
federal candidate for the United States Senate,
grind him up in the patent mill of Jackson Van
Buronism and bring him out first rate modern
democrat That rat has indeed an ARTIFICIAL tai.
but the ..old COON knows it from grey SQUIRREL