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


7 vor OF the bank we.e whipped in and be
came clamorous against II, as soon as his
veto appeared4 He vetoed The bank bill
IN July, 1882, and, as we have already
seen, within six months after that he made
! war on the tariff. Can any reasonable
, man doubt what would have been its fate
: IT Henry Clay, with all the affection OF q
parent for the protective policy, had not
rescued il from destruction by tho com.
promise act of the 2d of March, 1888 -
} But for The interposilion of Mr.. Clay the
passage of the bill reported by the Com.
mlttec of Ways aud Means in the House
would, at no very distant day, have been
inevitable. What might have been the
fate of the Union, leave others 10 con-
picture. My business is now with the tar.
I'll aone ; and eonfne my self to that.
Henry Clay was at the head of the Com.
mitiee which reported the compromise act.
Jas. X. Polk, of Tennessee, the present ri.
val for the Presidency, was ut the tail in
the Committee of WAYS and Means IN the
House which reported the bill to which
have referred. TO understand Mr.. Polk,
Il is now necessary to understand that bill
Although he was the last named member
on that Committee, and IN the rear Of the
column which attacked the tariff, there
was no more thorough gong, no more de.
hunclatory enemy Of the protective policy
than JAS. Il. Polk. But LEI us Try HIM by
the bill which he aud his colleagues on that
committee reported, and by his votes as
they stand recorded on the Journals Of Con.
gress against the protective policy. This
lhll winch Will be found to be the lth
document IN the volume Of Reports Of Com.
nittees al The I'd session OF the lweuly Sc.
eond Congress, reduces the duties on the
I'd March, 1885, as follows all asseSsa.
bic he II remembered, on The foreign raj
aation on rooiieaS, 10 Is per cent. on
al not exceeding 80 cents The square ward,
z > per cent on worsted stuff goods OF all
kinds, 10 per cent; ON worsied aud wool.
len hosiery, gloves, mits, bindings, and
slocknets, 10 per cent; aud all other
cloths, meilao shawl-, ilaunels, baizcs nud
cass'mefeS, curpeungs aud rugs OF all Kinds,
20 per eent, on clothing ready made, an
descriptions, 20 per cent. on all cotton
goods, 20 per cent. except nankius from
India, on which Nj. Pok's duiy was Is
per cent; and cotton hosiery, gloves, mtts,
aud stocklnets, on which his dnty was 10
per cent ns well as upon cotton twist,
Yam and thread on all manufactures OF
far aud homp, or SAIL duck and cotton bag
s'n9, > per cent. on all manufactures OF
tn, lapanmns, gut, plated, brass, copper
aud pewter, and Oh suddlery, plated bass,
and polished steel. 20 per cent: on com. !
mon saddlcrv, 10 per cent OH err,hen
and Siuneware, 20 pes cent; on all eide
and ire arms, niles and muskcts, 20 per
cent. on bnde.bns and glass ware, 20
per cents on manufactures Of iron and steel
generally, duty q 90 per cent. on salt
and coal, percent on every thing pro.
doced by III, farmer IN the middle and
northern States, Mr.. Polk vino Is cotton. !
grower, recommended, in this ill, one I'm.
varying standard Of only . per cent. 10 I
per cent. on potatoes Is per cent on oats
- ser cent on wheat, aud wheat flour, I
butter, bacon, beef and pork.
Such was the character Of that bill, from
the passage Of which Henry Ctay saved The
country By tho adoption q lire Conpro.
MISE Had tornado passed osar al the
establishments oil the coun.
Icy al that time, II would scafcel, have
proved greater curse Chau that measure,
which had the earnest support a Mr.. !. i
X, Polk, Of Tennessee. Il reducing ne
ddfy on Wool 10 10 per cent, II put The
KNIFE to the throat Of every sheen in the
country, By duty Of 20 per cent. ON
ready made clothing Of al descriptions. II
struck down a whole class If the most IN.
ias'r'ous aud useful mechanics d the ma.
ION. Il II had been bhl purposcly de.
signed to set fire 10 mos, 81 the mechanic
hops ~ the country, II would hardly have
lad worse effect upon the lahorap elias.
cs. II would haze cd as On patatoc, from
roland and al those periods when tho
lfuers Of the Middle and Southern STATES
we're suffering most from the pressure or the a
mes, our bread stuf- would have been O
.to"n on the borders OF the Baltic and 1
slack Sea, instead Of our own soil. Ier !
he farmers, mechanics, and manufacturers 4
u the country NOW answer what they think !
i The new candidate for the Presidency. G
lanes Is. Polk OF Tennessee
Bot have not yet done with Mr. Jane.
\. Folk, Of tennessee, and his bitter hos. ,
IlIiy 10 the protective policy. Search the s
ccordS Of Congress and Won will fad thai d
u ertry instance where the American ~ys. +,
en- va, attacked, while ho was in Con !
fess he raS rs assaiiaat, its constant and
Hr0rItratQJ gtgg far a, .tt.,. .1t i, .,