Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-04-25

q U Dy ttklng NOfG3 rom II. Now, tUeTe Was no sucU sen
iiment in the speech Of Mr. Clay as was contained IN tn
words 'there was no necessity for protection . In tina
sentence. the word .of' was changed INFO the word "for,
and two other words WV "fcr protection } We're left out
after stopping ut "A comma. Was II not an established prin
ciple that the less truth was the greatest falsehood tn,
languague of Nr. Clay was this .'There was no neccssi
" of protection, for protection. Such were the word
used by Mr.. Clay and were the gentleman from Indiana
and the gentleman from Alabama behind him. so obtus,
IN their understandings as not To perceive that the leav
ing on, of The words "for protection, aud the subsiitu
ton OF the proposition "for instead OF cot, changed Tho
sense
Mr.. Houston rose and inquired II the gentleman aIlu
ded to him ,
Mr. White said he did but not in an offensive sense
He saw the gentleman smile. and, therefore, referred &c
him. lie meant no d~isrespect To the gentleman.
Mr. Houston expressed Inns If as satisfied with the gen
,leman's explanation. He did not correctly hear wha
be said and for that reason asked him what he said.
Mr.. White continued. Now, he had denied, upon a
former occasion. "a he denied now. that Mr.. Clay ever la
his life, said there was TO necessity for protection. This
was the ground that he took then. aud took now. But tc
understand this question better, he would call the atten-
ton Of the House to The debate IN which this :, eech OF
Mr.. CLAWS was made. II was not on a question Of pro.
lection or of revenue, but on that of the public lands
and Mr. Ciiy was speaking IN reply TO Mr.. Woodbury.,
who was pressing an amendment to the bill then lending,
10 pledge the public lands for the support of the Govern
mens. He would appeal to the gentleman from Indiana
himself, If it was JUS, to refer to any cursory remarks from
Mr. Clay on such an occasion, for the purpose of show
ing his sentiments on a great political question. Ii would
ue seen tntt IL a Il SNORT running ttntle, III WHICH tue
remarks of Mr.. Clay were made, and hat neither of these
gentlemen wrote out their remarks for themselves. He
asked the attention of the gentleman from Indiana to
these circumstances. because he said that he could not
comprehend what Mr.. Clay meant 10y saying that he
would look to revenue alone for The support of the Gov.
eminent. If he did not mean that he was against pIotec-
ton. lie could tell the gentleman what Mr. Clay meant.
lie was replying TO the argument Of Mr.. Woodbury. who
was urging an amendment to pledge the public lands for
the support of Government; and i. was because he was
opposed To pledging The lands for that purpose that he
said he would look to no thing but revenue for the cup
port of Government. lie would ask the gentleman If he
bad read the whole of that speech, and II 1t was not due
to truth aud Justice IL compare the different parts with
each other. TO ascertain the speakers meaning. This
would have been the course that truth and justice dcman-
ded. Could it be that party zeal had 20 blinded the gen
tleman, that, IN pretending To give the language OF MI.
Clay, he thought he had a right to stop at a comma. in
the midst Of n sentence. and lea We out the words necessary
to complete the sense! lie would now call the attention
of the House to a very -l,or, sentence in the same
speech, explanatory OF what MIR. Clay meant. and which
The gentleman Of Indiana could have seen, had he given
to that speech an impartial examination.
Here Mr.. w. read an extract from Mr.. Clay : speech
on that occasion. If the gentleman had read this, (con-
tnued Mr.. W. he could not have shut his eyes to what
was Mr.. Clay's meaning IN the sentence he quoted. lie
could not have misunderstood what Mr. Clay meant by
saying that he would look - revenue alone for the sup
port Of the Government. Having made this explanation,
he repeated again. on his own responsibility. that the res
oIution contained n faisebood and n forgery and he be-
leycd That there were not twelve honest aud Intelligent
men in the country who would not, on their oaths, de
clare ii To be so. After n few more remarks from Mr. w,
Nh. w. J. Brown said, he would beg leave 10 ask the
gentleman from Kentucky what Mr.. Clay meant by say
ing, edo not raise the question oi protection; lac had
hoped that that question had been put TO rest
MIR. White replied, that II the gentleman would ,u:a To
the speech of MIR Clay, in $50, written out 10y himself
he would find what was meant by saying that he consid-
cred protection for projections sake unnecessary; that II
n tariff to raise money enough to supply the wants OF
Government were passed, II would give all the necessary
protection.
Mr.. w. J. Brown would ask the gentleman if, when
~speakin, Of Elsehood and forgery, he meant to make
any change against him.
Mr.. White said, he dad not ailudc to the gentleman
from Indiana as having committed "A forgery or ialsehood,
but the paper was not the less n forgery aud %lalschood, no
matter who made H. lie dd not charge the gentleman
crlminally. Mr.. W said he would g back aud enter
into any controversy with the gentleman on the subject
of MIR. Clay's relations with the bank of the u.iied
States but lac must say To him that he had used an TX.
preston m relation to Mr. Clay, that could never be vim
dicated. The gentleman had charged Mr.. Clay with be-
ing the feed counsel of the United States Bank, III the
Senate Of the L nltcd States.
Mr. W. J. Brown. | charged him with being the feed
counsel Of the Bank, and its advocate IN the Senate 81
the United States.
Mr.. White expressed himself graft fed ut the gentle
mans explanation and after n few more remarks, re
.lincd his seat.