The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-07-26
CHARLOTTE. N. G. JULY 26. 1914.

ny-whistle, labelled " Dorm nth all Cor
Pordfions;" while another Of the same pro
, lesion Srinds a hurdy gurdy 10 the oil,
tune Of " Bdrgdin and Corruption" an,
the Mn dered Coalition" Near Ties,
, is another Of the same trade, riding on
donkey, while he drums on the dead hide o
the Bank Of The Uatfd States. Behint
these comes of concerto, so which yol
may hear the praises of the harmoniou
Dfmocrdcy chanted, amidst every yariel,
OF sound, from the twanging Of iewshar,
to the drumming Of banjo. Wheihe
this assenlblage shall ever proceed lurlhe
on their journey than that Serbonian boz
winch lie near the sources Of Salt River,
leave others TO conjecture. Pharaoh pur
sued the lsraelites tIll he was swallowed il
; the Red Sea. feel too good natured Just
now TO ioreiell the destiny Of james X
Polk and his followers.
Bot, testing apart, lei me return, in all
sober seriousness, to the iIue question, MS
! have already stated It--proiecfion or no
protection for the country bread or no
/ tread for the labOrer. II is no part of INV
purpose 10 discuss that question at length.
10 enable others 10 understand il, have
only 10 refer them to the las, article in the
Morch number Of Blackwood's Magazine.
We may there learn how EnglisLmen rea
sou among themselves when discoursng on
the iolIos OF the visionary doctrine Of tree
,radei ind we may also learn from il how
much credit we should attach to articles Of
contrary import, written by EugH,hmcn
tor the American market. Enghsh peri.
odlcals, written for the purpose Of being
reBd by American citizens, have done moro
INJURY 10 tie cause Of the American labo
rer than any equal number Of publications
On the same subject which have appeared in
our country.
in connexion with this subject, my TEL
low cl'izcus, let me say that there are not
wanting, IN the ranks Of our opponents, men
who have been bold enough to charge Hen
~ Clay and Theodore Ffcling huysen, the
chosen champions Of Wings principles, with
having abandoned the protective policy, BY
their votes for the compromise act of the
ID Of March, 1873. It's my du,y to de.
irnd these, my old associates in the public
councils, against so unjust an accusation !;
add that duty becomes peculiarly lmpera.
tt'e upon me, when inquiries are constant.
y addressed 10 me, as they have been of
late, IN regard 10 the true character nf the
votes winch they gave on that memorable
occasion. cannot answer all these inq1.
RES bg letter. will, therefore, this day
attempt 10 answer them here for see,
a chin's amang US takin' notes,
And fuitll, hell prent 'cn,"
aud have reason to hope that his report of
what | am about 10 say may reach those
who have addressed these inquiries to me
In vas in The Senate a, the lime oil the
passage Of the compromise act, was mem
Der Of the committee which reported it, aud
had the best possible opportunity Of know
ing the motives aud objects of MIR. Clay in
the introduction and passage of the meas.
ure. His uIm was not only to prevent
civil war, and tho dissolution Of the Union,
but to SAVE THE PROTECTIVE roLIrY.
am convinced that but for the passage of
that act, the protective system would have
been substantially repealed more than ten
years ago, and every manufacture in the
country dependent on lis stricken down.
know tina, nothing is more common
than for US TO hear certain individuals, who
arc utterly Ignoran, OF tue real clrcun stan.
ces which existed in the early part Of the
year lS33, IN a spirit Of idle bravado, boast
ing how bravcIy kcy would have dehed the
threats OF the Nulhtiers; how resolute they
would have proved themselves, lind the OF,
portuuty been offered them, IN hanging up
all the leaders of that faction aud how re.
Joiced they would have been 10 administer.
ing, through the swiftly willing agency Of
General jackson, n salutary castigatlon TO
what they term "the imbecIlu arrogance
aud bulylng Of South Carolina These
and similar remarks are generally made for
the purpose Of Introducing II condemnation
of Mr.. Clay for his agency in the passage
of the compromise act, which they say wns
n sacrifice of the protective principle to
prevent war with the nulItiers. With.
out doubling the courage or the sincerity
OF those who thus often boast OF the supe
riur hrmnesS aud more manly bearing
which ;hey would have exhibited al that
criss, viii endeavor, briefly, 10 show you
that these gentlemen are ignorant both of
the effect and meaning of this act, as well
as Of the objects sought to DO secured by It's
author.
|, is quite common error that the net
itself proposes hori .Onfdl tariff OF TWEEN
tv per cent. on oil articles OF importation,
as the minimum rnto of duties, and the final
resting place at which the reduction OF du-
ties proposed by the act shall cease, aud
stand unchanged and Interchangeable forever.
At this day, gentlemen OF Intelligence, pro
Tossing to understand and discuss the legal
effect of thus act, often speak OF it MS Law,
the grca, object OF which was, by system
of gradual dimlnuhon, 10 reduce the duties
as they stood under the act of 1852 to
universal levy Of twenty per cent, at the
expiration of nine years and four months.
Ia other words, they regard the compro'
misc act as fixing one rate for all duuablc
/ articles from aud after the 3oth OF June,
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