Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-11-13
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lucy DOM ulstrust the people, and look
upon The masses as the Mob.
They are both equally reckless of pub.
lie opinion.
They are both janus.faced politicians.
on both sides of every question, one of
them Conservative, which means neither
flesh nor fowl, and the other (Mr. Claw
the man who says "yes" to every cues.
tlon' They both are in favor of--regula.
tlng the currency by--great national mo-
MED institutions.
They are both high tarlffnen, Mr.. CLAY
being IN favor of taxing every necessary
OF life, salt, sugar, coffee, coarse woolens.
blankets and iron, aud Sir Robert defend.
ing The English Corn laws that exclude
iorelgn grain, enable the aristocrrtic pro-
prie'ors TO extort enormous reats from
their tenants, and keep the poor in
state OF sutJection and starvation.
They are both supported by the manu-
lecturers, stock jobbers and specula,ors.
They both hate The Irish, the Catholics,
and the Repealers.
They both oppose the annexation of
Texas to the United States, and for the
same reason, because ii woud ertend and
Perpetuote slaoery.
They both favor Universal Emancipation.
Sir Robert supported the bill TO deprive
the British planters in the Yves, Indies of
their slaves, for merely nominal indem-
nifty. MIR. Clay, more than thirty years
ago, introduced bill into the Kentucky
Legislature to emancipate all the negroes
by law, and thereby deprive the people of
that state Of their lawful property.
Both of them have gained political con.
sideration by these unconstitutional at
tempts. Sir Robert was brought into
power in opposition to the West India in
terest, and MIR. Clay, after having been
thrice rejected by the people after hav.
ing been repddiated by the whole south
and even laid on the shelf as "unapaila.
bic" by the great whig convention at Har.
risburg, has been forced on the phigs a
fourth time, BY ANTIsLAERY INFLUENCES.
Daniel Webster, Gov. Seward, Gov.
Slade and other leaders of the wing party
have recently declared that if Henry Clay
is elected, his administration will be con.
Quoted in the special reference to the
great ohject-:o prevent the extension of
negro slavery. He will, of course, OBJ.
serve this rule in making his appoint
ments, and the great Offices of state will be
monopolized by wings hostile to slavery.
Here again the remarkable parallel be-
tween the wing candidate and the British
ministers holds out, for Sir Robert Peel,
in imitation of Lord Palmerston, has re.
Gently declared, in reply to a memorial of
the British Anli-SIavery society that
"Government will hereafter appoint no
person to office under the Crown, where
slavery and the slave trade exists, who is
not decidedly opposed TO those systems of
crime" Here then slavery is denounced
as crime. Slave holders are held up as
criminals, and public avowal is made by
those that speak for The Crown, that abo-
ltionists only will be sent from England
TO conduct its official relations with this
country. And the very men that make
these bold and startling avowals are
friends and allies of Henry Clay. Their
brlbed and mercenary organs on this side
Of the water support him. Nine-tenths Of
the English emigrants support him. Ev-
cry British Consul IN the United States is
known to he in his favor. All the British
Commercial Agents travelling through
this country are brawling electioneering
agents for Henry Clay, and if he is cleo
led, pledged as he is against Texas, will
ling as he is to surrender portion of Ore.
yon, opposed to any measure for the per-
petuaton of slavery, opposed 10 free trade
and equal privileges, and believed to be
N favor of Withholding the public lands
rom the American settler and selling
hem to companies and spectators to pay
oreign stockholders, the palace Of the
Queen, and the hall of every nobleman
n England, will blaze with the glory Of
lis triumph-the triumph Of British in
trigue and British Gold over the demo.
rats of the United States, and the true
principles of our Constitution.