Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-04
Iour obedien' servant.
ABSAI.OM IL. tllAPPnI.I.
Mr. CLAY AND MIR ISGrpsOLI

NIX. tI>9 AND MIX. l.Ntrl.kSDl.i"
Mr. Clay positively denies Mr. lns"r>"lF> as
serIion in his letter ina, he had repudiaird lii'
principle of Protection The following tool, plac.
Il, WaShingion
You will observe that Mr.. c. ]. lngcrSoll has
felt himself authorized 10 charge Mr.. Clay with
, running Il race Of reputation Of Protection 10
Home Industry with Mr.. Van Buren,. This is :.
serious charge 10 lc made by one i'll Nh ln.cr-
soil position.
Mr. Cay ~a- in lie House of Representa-
lives Yesterday. when Mr.. lngefSoll. canning up
and addressing hm Mr.. Clay said: Mr. Iugcr-
soil by what authority do yen say thai | have
abandoned or repdialosl the principles al prolcc-
ton ? Mr.. l. replied. Upon the authority Of Il
gentleman Of integrity, personal friend OF yours
and High TART man who informed NE thai
ne had seen letter written hy You, about the time
Of the passage oil the COMPROMISE Acr, in which
yoa agreed 10 give up the principle Of Protection.
Sir Clay. II is a ialsehood; my speeches at the
time, ny speeches and letters slnce prove Tire COLI
tTory.'
The above, from The United Slalcs Gazette, ap
peafcd uiiccr tho editorial head OF the Chronicle
- Jucsnay. Our purpose in copying is 10 ash
4ny mn u CiaY's iIicnds il Il!cv can py"r. HIM /,
x. ~ !a.Gr q uRg Ia"asu1c which ne has no, a
o4c tin.e !@ppdIai.t 90 snoe.' ho,v .,ii CLAY
aT@*f: IN his cirrfcn, characters, We viii girc
.e'r items.
Alr Clay in his answer 10 delegation from
Tn@a!pc>a who in,rd him o visit their town
sa;;!-a I h,ok bnrt gentlemen. ruth coasco4S Nii>
G7,t,oa 10 ma 0enSry IL Nc passage Of he Compo
Afio dar' This was three or four days aAcr hi,
departure from New Orleans. Now The Compo
misc law reduced the Tariff lhiity-lhrcc and +;
third per cent below The rates proposed by Mr.
/ McKay'> BILL and vel the advocates of Mr. Cla,
dcnouncc the supporters Of the last bill as desruc
tive enemies 10 the interests of the country
The following extract is from the speech OF Mr.
CLAY in Tic Senate Of the United States on III,
2lst January, 1872, in reply 10 Mr.. Woodbury.. Oh
| the Treasury Note bill--fepoy!ed fer liz Ha&tiae
! da National jtoifeenocr:
/ Cary out then, said he, the spiri, Of the Com
promise Ac, Lack 10 revenue alone ior the sup
, port oi Government Do not raise he question q
| Protection which had hoped had been pu, /,
I TECYlOE FOR PROTECTION"
The Savannah Republican, Il warm Clay pa
| per in Georgia, says:
I'VE deny that Mr.. Clay or the Wings Of Gcor
gia, whose candidate he is. seeks for the establish
men, Of Protective Tariff, but adhere 10 The prin
| ciplcs oil the Compromise act
Now. all that Mr. lngersoll has 10 DO. ii hi.
I scene actually took place is 10 turn over the file
of the National Inelligencer and he will have tht
Evidence from MIR Clay's Own speeches 10 con
I vict himself There he distinctly gives up III,
! principle Of Protection There he said. 'Go M
rcisc Ike question Of PROTECTION. .slth Ihad itye,
! 42d hya PIT 10 red. THERE i. No NECESSITY Of
pR0yEcTiov ron PROTECTION"
Ii Protection is not ior Protection. what j j. f.!
is question which no one of Claws Charles la:
/ vet answered
The truth is Clay is am thing for roics-in tn,
| Souih. Free Trade in tie North, Projection
| other points, demaeosue in general
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