Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-04-11

our columns Of TO day. BY this they v in Iesra !.
that this sterling and efficient Wing win az
u.ro with spirit and power in the coming e.N,
paien as Wing Elector for this State.
Rradfordis ONE Of the boldest, noster,a
r. cApabIe speakers IN The state, land a ~
sed ofthat warmth and enthusiasm Of &c.,
ameut which will enable nm to effect o,sel 4 i
SO plausible and Just cause, as that which N y
has been called 70 advocate. WeNhope IA 80 4
him in Columbus, during the Simmer, AZ wa
are very desirous that the people Of cd
Lowndes" shalI.hcar his manly voice Of war.
tits settled principle in A.osofoco tactic.
to mould its views; TO suit The region IN which
they are promulged They mean then what. !
ever they suppose, majority tobeleyc,where
they wish to operate. We have. aCstrong in.
stance ofthis kind Of craft, in .tbdAbsurd efforts
which are now making, to proveehat Mr.. Van
Buren, entertains free trade opinions This IS
eentradicted by every vote of Las whole life,
upon the subject.-Ani so far Fpm lite being
true, il is notorious fact, that every hlgb
tariff, since the first, has received, either the
sanction OF himself or friends.
Can any portion Of The Sorth then, be vince.
died into his support, by such false pretencesl
EpeclalIy can Calhoun men, VINO have 70 o.
ten warned TIE South oLhis true principles I'D.
on tLetGslff!
We frankly confess, however, that so far
as mere expression Of opinion is concerned,
it might be shown that his opinions were in
unison with what he supposes, the peculiar
views of the South upon tins question. For
he has surely manifested wonderful facility
in adapting them, to the Southern market, as
his letters abundanUy prove.
The North can also show as conclusivey
that he is in favor of the protective policy.
Amidst this conflicting evidence, we prefer
TO take his recorded votes and acts a afford
ing more authentic and substantial EXPOSE
ton Of his real views. A man can SAY any
thing, but his acts are the true index TO his
heart. If he wish 10 deceive you, lie viii be
very apt TO gloss his sentiments, With all The
beauty Of refined and subtle expression and
long lnvolvei perocs hence Mr. VanBurcn's
voIubIlity upon tue tariff.
Solar back then as 1924, we fad him in
Congress supporting protective tariff.
1t is not even pretended that in this instance
hewas trammeled with Instructions he gave
it his free and cordial support. We next find
Mr. Van Buren, in the U. s. senate voting for
that odious "bill of denominations" the tariff Of
1922.
But his friends have standing apology for
this vote: by saying that in doing So, he yielded
his reluctant assent 10 Instructions THIS we
utterly deny and confidently assert that he
might have voted against it without contrave n
ing single syllable of his instructions.
copy, his instructions. from the New
fOlk Legislature and defy friend or foe to
show from them that he ever was instructed
to vote for the tarilf'of 1923.
Extract from. The Journal of The House ot
Representatives offhe u. States.
STATE OF NEW YORK, In Assembly,
January 80, les. {
| LIST, RESOLVED, That the Senators of this
State in lie Congress ofthe United States, oe.
| and they are hereby iQGEaAsz~l and tina tian
1rescntatives of this STATE are requested, 90
| make every proper eSerIIon to eiiect sucn re-
vision of the Tariff as will afford a sufficient
protection TO the growers oil WOOL hemp, and
! AJAX. and the manufactures of iron, woolens,
and every other article, so f. as the same may
b, connected with the interest Of manufac.
turers, agriculture and commerce.
ID. Resozred, As the sense of this Leglsla
ture, THAT the provisions of the woollens bill
which passed he House of Representatives
at the last session of Congress, whatever ad
vantages they may have promised TO the man.
utactnrers OF wool!en goods, did not afford ade
quatc encour geI0ent TO the agriculturist, and
the growers of WOOL"
Clerks c6lce II. Of Reps. u s.
March ~, IS44. {
], Caleb J. McNulty, Clerk of the House OF
Representatives Of the United States,
L. s. do hereby certify that the foregoing is
true extract from the Journal olFIrst
Session OF the 10Th Congress-
witness my hand and the seal of said
House. CD. McNULTY,
Clerk HUse Of Representatives.
These are, then the, only instructions, he
acted under, and form his sole excuse for vo-
ting for the bill of denominations" They did
not require bin to vote for any specified raie
of dulies," but only to use his best exertions
to effect such revision of the tariff as will Ell.
feet sufficient protection TO the growers of
wool, hemp, and fax and the manufactures of
iron, woolens and every other article, so far as
The same may be connected, with,the interest
OF manufactures, agriculture and commerce.
These are the recorded votes of Mr.. Van
Buren, upon the tariff. We present them 10
our Democratic friends, that they may compare
them with their own beautiful theory of Free
Trade. We do not know what they may think
OF them but ftbey can show any nd ividual,
IN he whole history of thu Governme Mt, who
has advocated more ultra md oppressive pro-
tectire POltcywe should like to know his name,
we certainly never knew any one who pushed
the protective principle 20 faT;-and we are coll
fldent, that 40 SOuthron can permit himself 10
be deceived, by the dupIIcity.which is aItemp.>
ed upon this subject.
We scarcely know ofany act, in the whole
range Of party tactics, moro outrageous than,
the one rerpetrated, by the majority in the
lower House ofCongress. denying the wings
the right 10 speak upon the bill repeating the
distribution act."-Mr. DromgOole of Va. re-
ported this bin and called for it's third reading