Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-04-19

The true interest of the consumer is be~, pro-
NOTED by competition between foreign and ma
tional suppIy."-Jcf.
This is said to be an extrac, of letter from
Henry Clay. If so. it Is garbed. and msrepre-
sents Mr.. Clay's views. When Mr.. Clay speaks
OF competition. he means just and honorable
competition. To obtain which, it is necessary
that We should establish countcryailing duties
that we should protect our labor in proportion to
tho character of our people, as compared with
the degraded slaves and pauPars of Europe
Free and intelligent men. who have an equal voice
IN the control of government. equal interests
IN the prosperity of our coun,ry-thc education
of their children. and the pcrpetuity of our free
lnstitutions-as compared with tho moro labor
machines of government in which they have no
voice. no interest in susta ming. But when a To-
cofoco speaks OF competition. we understand him
to mean free trade part, and almost pro-
hibitory duties on the part of England. In other
words. when wing says he is in favor of ':u-
dicious tariff understand him to be in favor
of discriminating dutics-whcn loco uses tho
same expression, wo understand him to be in ia
of tariff for mere revenue. without profec-
ton. If wing says he is for competing with
foreigners he means upon perfect rec procity of
free trade, equal countcrvailing dutics and a
loco using the Same expression means that tho
ports of this country should be free to tho world,
without regard to tho policy of other nations and
then let the Americans compete with Foreigners
if they cam
A garhod extract is forgery. and Mr. Patti
son by his own confession has proven himself
worthy compcor of his loco friend Bill Brown
who has dsgraccd himself and the constituency
he msrcprescnts III Congress. IIo too commit
ted a forgery, base and criminal. He introduced
a resolution in the House, IN which he declared
that he quoted Mr.. Clay's precise Words and as.
serted that tho following words wore To be found
in speech delivered BY Mr.. Clay in the Senate
in 1871: "TlIERE IS NO NECESSITY FOR
PROTECTION"
Mr.. Clay did uso this expression. No ono
doubts it; and it is probable that Mr.. Clay used
the words quoted by tho editor of the Jeilersoni-
an, but they arc both garblod, and misrcprcsont
altogether tho opinions Of Mr.. Clay. We havo
not a copy of the letter referred too by Mr.. Pat
tison, if there is such letter in oxstonce but
Bill Brown furnished Congress the proof of his
own infamy. MIR. Clay said ..7here is no nc
cessity of protection, FOR PRO'rECTION."-
Could there be a moro infamous pcrvcrsion of lam
guagc! Would an honest man thus pcrycrt tho
ianguar 20 and sentiments Of another! He would
not; but locofocos have done il, and tho Kissing
hot brand of nfany should ma rk them as unwor-
thy the association of all honorable mon.
ar. Clay has at all times and on all occa SONS
declared himself in favor of PROTECTION, and
defy the editor Of the Jcflcrsonan to bring
forward one solitary instance to the contrary.
He cannot do it, unless he noanly steals and gar
bles tho language Of Mr.. Clay, as he has done in
the quotation at tho head of this article We chal-
longc him to the effort. Tho principle Of protect on
is one of Importance and the opinions OF the can
didates for the presidency should DO fully UNDER
stood upon this subject. We assert that Mr..
Clay is in favor Of projections and &c refer tho
reader to every speech he over made on the sub
lcct for the proof. We invite any man, and tho
editor of the Jotiorsonan i'll particular to contro-
vert the matter if he dare.
Would the honest reader of the JafFcrsonian,
forth By tho editor of that sheet at tho singing of
songs, suppose that this emphatic expression could
be found in his last paper: ..Iallads instead Of
reason, enable men to shape their government
Yet those words to be found there ; their con-
nection however with one other word convey an
entirely different meaning. By such course OF
pervorsion make the editor say anything
we pleaso-cven the TRUTH might be tortured on.
of him by this
TARIFF-NO. II.