The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-07-29
Fraud upON the People.

JAMES X. POLK's OPINIONS AND ACTS QUO
TED AND ATTRIBUTED TO MIR CLAY, TO
PROVE THAT MR. CLAY is OPPOSED TO
PROTECTION WILL HONEST MEN LOOK
! ATT?
In the North Star of last week. dated July 22there
is abored effort under the head os "Potk c0mPar-
cd arith Clay on the Tariff Question:" to prove, we
suppose, that Mr. Clay is no better in this matter
than Mr. Polk. Pretended extracts from Mr. Clay and
MIR Polk are given in uxtaposition. Preceding these
extracts the annexed remarks made by the COM
piler:
s'It will be of no use for the Wings to call these
extracts from Mr. Cny's letters and speeches, "for-
geries''-that won't do-they can all be easily au-
thenicated- dare not deny them to be genuine.
Irthey choose to make their candidates eat their
| words, by quoting statements Of his, contradictory
and repugnGRt TO his more recent declurations-thoy
are entirely welcome to do 500
Now, reader, what do you suppose follows these
declarations? In the column under the head o. Mr.
ClayS opinions are six extracts purporng to be
from Mr. Clay's speeches and writings, and the Sd
extract reads as follows
8. "The South, and with them, had voted for
the act OF 1882 because was reduction Of the rates
of 1928, though by no means so low as would have
desired it to bo--stlI it the greatest reduction
Extract from Cay's speech.
This. ii will be seen is credited to 'CIny's speech
1t is not forgery-ti is genuine-Jat ii is moi from
any speech Of Nh Clay. IS The language of james
X PoI&-t@hen, a full paragraph, from speech
Of his, made al Madison, Tenn. on .1fonday AprH
3, ls43!!H U.s. except change of "ke'' for 81"
an extract from james K. Polk, anil published in
the North Star and other 1ocofoco papers as an er-
tract Of speech Of Henry CiayiM We extract be.
low from Folks Speech, the paragraph preceding and
the following the one frauduleatIY attributed to
Mr. Clay. Other portions of the speech will be found
in our paper of June II,
''Ile opposed to direct taxes, and to prohibto
ny and protective duties, and in favor Of such mOdcr
ale duties as would cut off mportations In 9th
or words he in favor Of reducing the duties TO
the rates of the Compromise Act, where the Wing
Congress found them the 30th Of June, 1912"
''Ihe South, ami he ucih them, had voied for the
act Of 1882, because reduction Of TIE rates
Of the act Of 1928, though by means loo he
couid hare desired to be; still Htcas the greatest re-
duction Whch could be attained al The time Of as pas
sage
''The difference between the course OF the politi-
cal party TO which he {Mr MILTON BRow )acts and
mysefs, whilst they the advocates Of distribution
and Protective Tariff:-measures which consider
runous to the interests OF the country, and especial
y to the interests Of the planting statesI have stead
lily and at all times opposed both.''
This is the way Ioco(oco orators and editors are
attempting 10 lie down Henry Clay and elect James
X. Polk-by saddng Mr. Clay with the obnoxious
opinions of Mr. Polk How long will honest
countenance such party, such riliancs, such open
and bare faced frauds -
People can make their own comments; but we
say the friends of Protection, expose this and 9TH
like frauds Of locolooo office seekers, orators and
editors, upon every house top in the country. Let
this not be forgotten; it is only specimen of the
game opened at Dunvile at the late locofoco county
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