The Cecil Whig., 1844-07-13
Mr.. Claylon's Speech.
DELIVERED AT WILMINGTON, DEL.
On the 18th Of juno, 1911.

On the 18th of June, 1871.
FELLow-CIrIsENs:
The chief object | have in view in this
day addre sing yol, is to call back your at
tention, and that Of the ceufitry TT large, from
the many d,stractlng topics which now aStato
the public mind, TO the greatest OF all the issues
involved in the Presidential cletton. The great
question TO be decided by that election is qucs
ton of BREAD "a queEGr>n whether we shall
abandon the whUle rrinCrplo "i protection en-
tcuded TO the laboriug classes Of this country by
the Tariff Act Of 1872, and adopt in lieu oft, a
tariff discriminating for revenue, and against
protection; Il question whether we shall go back
by our own voluntary Gct 20 Chat state Of col
onial vassal"gc which existed in this country
wbllc England held us in subjcrtlon, and her
Statesmen boaStcd that they would not permit us
to manufacture IA ob-naiI for ourselves, "a quos
dlon whether We shall now surrender TO England
one Of the most essential blessings resulting from
that independence for which the Wings of the
Revolution successfully ccrlteuded. To every
rejecting mind il must be apparent that hut tcw
subjects eau be decided to the satisfaction oi a
majority of the people at single election; and
II is the old trick Of designing politicians, to es-
cape defeat upon subjects IN controversy, vitality
attt citing the corinirv, by multiplying the issues
10 bc decided, diSlraClinG the nttehtfon OF tc
people, and dividing the ma orily On the drca l.
cd questions, by others Of inferior Importance
These are The tricks ofall the enemies OF Wing
principles o. the present day. Those gentlemen
are well aware that vast minority "i the free
mon ol this country decidedly hostile To the
modern FREQ trade doctrines, and as decidedly
friendly TO the Wing tariff Of 1872, embracing
the Wing principle "i protection to ltonie- labor
With their new Democratic doctrine OF Free
Tradc, all 'hc leaders among them are con
sclous THAT they cannot go To trial bc"rc INC
country without mcurrIng inevitable defeat
Within the past year, the friends Of the protcc-
tive policy have, everywhere routed their OPP
poucnts when this question has been raised III tie
elections. Our friends have mIrocked the par
tnans and advocates of British Interests in this
nation, They have iorn the masks from Ill the
faces Of those wIro prefer English to American
labor The shccpsLins have been stripped from
then la cks, aud the wolves now stand out in their
shhed dciormry. To insure our triumph i'll
thIs great question, our friends have al last ad"p-
Ted determination, upon which our welfare
enincntly depends, TO reject with scorn, alliance
with, or asS:tamcc from AL com-b -bogS, and such
as pretend 10 occupy neutral position between
the conteHdmm parties on this uucSlion. This Is
subject upon which the American people can
no louyer be dcrcivcd by pretended friends by
enemies. Aud, at iEls moment, you see ioos OF
the Amcrlcan system, conscious Of their ap-
proachng destiny, it the two issues shall he sub
united Ia the people, arc cre,g rhcre cndcavor-
ing To direct public attention from it To other
subjects, presented for the purpose oI exciting
popular feeling. ;,ot us guard against thc wilos
oi our advcrsarics. Our situation, at this time
may, be compared 10 thai Of large ttmlly about
te.emlgrdtc 10 the West We have one wagon
belonging to our cenccrB, with an excellent team
ats Cled to 1t We can carry IN 1t all that is
really necessary for our safety and our happiness.
which &; n
price or fancy of ,,"c,y mtrlaber OF the family
may induce him 'o throw inlo il. II we Snilcr
every one 10 pile m, among our ncccSslri"S ot
HE all the trumpory which he may have pnrcilas'
cd 10 carry with him, shall soon find that
TIN re- is not room cnnlnll for a hundrcdi part
oi IT, and that onc ic0m is utterly uIajic 10 hoh H.
In thus state OF lings the only course lcit us, as
sensible men, is to restrict the irciTllt iii the
wagon 10 such things necessary to our safety and
comfort, as we can certainly transport. But we
will leave every one who thinks he has got the
means of transportation, independently of MS, to
lug along what he p"ascs; and we will promise
Tot To fall out by the way or quarrel with any
friend who may choose ogo the journey with
us, beca,isc he thinks proper to load himself
down with ARTICLES which are unable or nm.
willing to carry. The wagon and the whole cav
alcadc now before i',c, about 10 start for the
West. Henry Clay, the driver, knows the road
wen, ana ny MS sue Ihcou"ic rttii,'"hnysc"
who is Il good guide and experienced traveller
himself. inside OF lhc wagon see the fo,oooS
ol thc sales oil ,ho inh''c LANDS, VIII dnt'cS
l'd Tor Protection to homo-ia'or' scano cur
rcncy, an economical administration ol ''e "o'
verh'ncn'' ahc a.VerS o,her g"oo af''clrS' hcceS-
sary tor Our sa'e'y ana prosperity n't the,e
goes fellow behind, uri''"g an nnoroNcn m '",'
III cart of '''s own hllea up WIN ieNas hn"''
ana leNaS Lana scrip ms nc WISHES " y a.'"E
with ms, we sla not dispute WIN nm anoo' h
freight though lhnk he WIN not drive ms car
over the mountains ih's year lhere comes an
other man tugg'ng IN 'ie rear WIN Whecinar
row, loaded down with two hundred n,'i'ohS
Government Srr'p'o pay on the stale i'cO's;
lie rs 4 good fellow IN thc man, ana aec'acu
ly IN favor OF our taking along every af''''e II
the wagon; but VIII !'s'sl on h's peculiar ho'.ol
that these State Debts must 20 IN company VIII