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A late and highly interest
ing Letter from Mr.
CLAW.
CEsay.

The Central Clay Club Of Dauphin
county, Pennsylvania. in letter writ.
ten on the 25th ullimo, invited Mr.
Clay to visit Harrisburg on HE way
home. 10 the letter Of invitation were
made some excellent remarks in refer.
eDce TO the deep interest Pennsylvania
has in the Tariff, and the obligation the
State is under to Mr. Clay for his un
ceasing suPporto Of that great measure.
Mr. Clay replied as follows:
WAsRlNGroN, May II 1894
GenttemsR received the letter which
you did mo the hoDer to address TO me,
inviting me, prior 10 nv return home,
TO visit the capital OF Pennsy yivania -
Subsequentto it's date, thought it right
TO announce to the public my ds,ormi-
nation to make no visits, nor sueDd sny
public meetings which mlghr be deem
ed political, until the presidential cleo
tion was decided To that determine
ton | shall adhere 1t depgivcs me of
the pleasure OF accepting yOur friendly
invitation.
Gentlemen, agree with you that no
State IN this Union would be benefited
more by the permanent establishment
OF sound Wing policy than PennsyIya,
MA have had the great satisfaction
always TO agreo with Pennsylvania 10
regard 10 pubic measures whenever tbs
genuine feelings Of Psnnsylvsua have
been fairly expressed. There was mol
merely cordial concurrence, but 90
intimate friendship belweeO her Find
lay, Smile, Lacoek, Roberto Brown,
and other Distinguished sons, and mo,
in the Congress which declared he IasI
war. | united also With The survivors
OF them, or other eminent cilzons Of
that Stale, IN laying the foundation OF
the national prosperity after return OF
peace. have no scoI'ecllon ol any
important public measure respecting
which have differed from Pennsylya
MA. | was perfectly aware that The
time was when the people Of PennsyIva.
MIA were made 10 believe thai you ()
were not their friend Acting under
the maxim that honesty was tho best
policy, and upon The conviction thai
truth 10 omnipoteDI and public Justice
certain, bore the unmeriled reproach
es cast upon me aS became me. | have
not been disappointed | stand vlndi
Gated, in the hearts and by the spontan
sous acclamalOns Of my fellow citizens
The industry and maignily Of my enc
mics will no doubt prompt perseverance,
in these attacks. Perversions Of my
language, misreprese ntAtions OF my
course, old scraps from taltered and OBJ
soleto newspapers even fabrication and
forgery, are and will continue TO be
employed 10 viruPOrelo and viiljfy me.
But like oil preceding assaults. they
will be unavailable, aud shall remain
invu nerablO TO them all
In the mean time, | congratulate you
on the bright and cheering prospects
OF tho establishment Of thet Whig p0H-
,cy so essential, | believe, not only TO the
prosperity Of Pennsylvania, but TO that
Of The whole Union. | happened to be
in the House Of representatives. when
an important part Of Dha policy sig0aIIy
triumphed. The Tariff of lS42 has
been bitterly denounced, and gross cpl
thels applied 10 it. Its repeal was pro-
nounced 10 bo favorto object OF our
political opponen,S They have q ma
iorhy Of come fifty or six'y in the House.
A bill to repeal that lalif has been
pending great part ofthe prssonl aca-
sion Of Congress. And yet, yesterday,
on test vote, a majority of tho House
decided against the repeating bill, leau
ing the tariff of 1912 in FULL and sALU
TARY OPERATION! The decision was IN
involuntary concession Of our political
opponents to he'c0iSdom and bene6ceace
Of Whig policy, produced by the return"
ing prosperity Of the country, and the
enlightened opinion ol the people.
But, gentlemen, have a much high
or qualification Than any which could be
derived from that decision Of the House
Of Representation It 10, that the Poo
pie OF the United States, from the 81 .
Johns TO the Sabine, who have been so
long divided aud ngtaled on the quos-
tion olthe encouragement of doncs'ic in
duStry, are about 10 setlIs down in Nn,on
and harmony upon tho equitable basis Of
raising, in time Of peace, tho amount ol
revenue requisite to an rcoOomlca al I'D.
ministralion OF tho Government ereiR.
siueiy from foreign imporlo, BY THU
so adjusted ss that, by proper digCrimi
aGhoGs, just and reasonable encourage
msnt shall be extended to american in
,duSry. May this happy union and
harmony pefvads all o,hsr gtea, mra,
sures Of public policy, and noth,ng oc
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