The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-04-17

-, welded TO the necessity OF resIgnlnS
innracticable In his last speech in the
,,s March ISl2) in which he gives de-
,r,d view of the true public policy he
SAYS:
..But it is said that, by the adoption of our
e,.d arbitrary maximum OF ad vaiorem duty,
nA' sLaII not derive that measure Of protection
VII is expected; and | admit that there
WV he certain articles, the product of the
pa ats-such, for example, as shoes,
~, and ready made clothing. and sugar,
I-, and pepper-some or all of which, may
nV ~, Jerive the protection which they need I'M
Jc the plan propose. On that subject can
". ssr what | said at the time of the pass
or the Compromise Act if some few ar
.;oias sLaH mol pToue to be sufficiently protected
t'rsofL the established mdrimun rate, should
Io,,s that in the spirit Of harmony and CO m
lrdnise additional duties ADORE that rate, suf-
fcieot 10 afford reasonable protection 10 those
fo,, articles by general consent would be I'M
,,osed. | am not prepared to say whether
he rule have suggested, will afford ade-
nu,te protection TO these particular interests
or mott may not. But if the subject be
Iooked al in the spirit Of patriotism, without
,.rtv has or local influences, 1t will be found
,b,t the few articles alluded 10 are SO dlstrib-
uted. or are Of such nature as TO furnish
the grounds Of friendly adjustment. The m
teyssts of the sugar Of the south may ben be
.et against the iron of the centre. and the pro-
dyction of the mechanic arts, inhich, although
nrfrqiLing euery,Chere, arc the most cOnceEtrd-
led at the north"
Then there is the essential article of iron
that is a great central interest, whether it
will require higher degree of protection than
twill derive from such system as | have
sketched, [ have not sufficient information to
decide; but this ] am prepared to say, that
question will be with the Representatives of
those States which are chiefly interested, and
iftheir iron is not sufficiently protected, they
must make out their case 10 be an exception
10 the generally arrangement. again say,
an willing to follow, but will not lead"
In his Dayton Speech, Sept. lS42, Mr..
CLAY expresses the same sentiments as fol-
lows:
"But difficulties, real or imaginary, Il
think imaginary,) have been thrown in the
way OF a home yaluatiOn-and, If that essen
tal part of the compromise act be not en-
forced no other part OF it can he Justly en-
forced. believe that with a rate of duties
necessary TO the wants of the treasury, and
therefore conformable with the principles Of
the compromise act, (say thirty per cent?
more effective tariff, both for revenue and
protection, may be established, than the act
Of the last session of Congress. believe that
the tariff proposed by MIR. Simmonds, of
- L. h,vo r.,
both those purposes, Whatever may be the
fate OF the compromise act, it accomplished
It's object of averting great and present dan
gers. No one ever thought or believed that
il tied the hands of future Congresses further
than they chose voluntarily to consider them
selves morally bound to respect it. The
Congress that passed it had no such power.
it was SO declared at the time of its passage.
1t was then proclaimed that future Con-
gress, unrestrained by its provisions, might
freely legislate according TO its sense Of the
true interests Of the country. For myself,
Tas disposed to act on If in good faith. and
according TO the avowals made when il was
passed. But repeat, if home valuation be
abandoned, other parts of the act cannot be
nghtully insisted on.
Next to that mode of protection which
would have been afforded by an adherence to
the principles of the compromise act, think
that is to be preferred which is found in ia
rilf adapted for the double purpose Of supply
Ing necessary revenue TO the Government,
uad incidental protection 10 the interests of
the people, by wise determinations in their
behalf. Such tariff has never been hereto
fore severely contested, and it possesses,
therefore, that quality of stability, which |
consider so essential to the successful prose-
cutiOn Of business. 4 taiF arranged upon
those principles after unerampIed difficulties,
TGs passed at The last session Of Congress, and
lam glad that IL did pass"
Here then Mr.. Clay frankly express his
readiness to abandon the compromise bill
whenever it should be found inadequate for
protection, and to graduate duties so as to be
sure to eifectuate that object. He elings to
protection as the polar star of national pros
perity, and having discovered the impractical
bty of accomplishing the object by the
compromise bill, he yields ready assent to
the principles and details of the present Ia
riff.
As further evidence of Mr.. Clay's unchang-
cable attachment to protection, and his APP
probation of the present tariff, we subjoin the
following recent expressions of his opinions
upon these subjects.
A few days since at Savannah, Georgia, he
says:
He desired to see the Government eco
nomlcally administered, and the expenses of
mat Government betrayed exclusively from
Terenue, and from revenue, so derived as to
siierd protection to our home labor. Our
manufactures had already made great pro-
gress. They did not stand in need of the
same protection which was necessary to them
IN their infancy. The Wings had been stig-
matized by their opponents as the British
Pary-he showed with how much injustice
Inc term was applied by party who consult
ca solely British interests, who would make
me American Eagle crouch before the Brit
lsn Lion. If the Tariff was slightly injurious
20 any one section of this country, it was sat
mactory to know that the advantage derived
nom 1t was enjoyed by our countrymen and
not by foreigners