The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-16
From the Na,;c.al hieliissncer.
MR.. FREIINGHUYSEN.

of the Bridgewater Clay Club, and all VIII,
had attended their meeting that evening.
After speeches, which were received
with great applause, from Messrs. G. NJ
Hillyer and j. S. Thayer, OF Newark, q
motion was made and carried by acclama,
ton, (says correspondent Of the Newark
Dally,) that the whole meeting proceed to
call ON Mr.. FIelinghuyseR, then ut the
house Of sister close by.
Ga reaching the house, the procession
halted, and committee went in to express
The strong desire OF the assembly 10 see
Mr.. Frelinghuysen.
lie accordingly appeared, aud for some
20 minutes addressed The audience, with
his accustomed dIreetness of manner, and
energy, and felicity of speech.
lie thanked Them most heartiiy--he felt
honored that his humble name should be
associated with the great interesl of the
Wing party, and this testimony that ii was
approved aud sanctioned in a spot where
his ioreiaihers and kindred had dwell for
an hundred and twenty years, was most
grateful TO his feelings. 1t would be his
ambition to justify this expression of con-
hdence by The most devoted efforts to sus.
tain and promote the great living doctrines
OF the party. He need not say that we
had such principles; they have long been
before the American people you have
heard them ably discussed this evening,
and to recapitulate and argue them at this
late hour would be a needless waste of
time.
They are doctrines well founded are
The fruits of the glorious American Revo.
luton, and under their influence our be.
loved country must continue to grow and
prosper. Among them are, briefly, sound
currency, protection TO domestic industry,
which every freeman Of the country has
right TO ENJOY, limitation OF the Execu.
tive prerosalive, and an equal participation
IN The proceeds Of the public domaln-the
great pa.rimonial inheritance of the sons
Of patriot sires.
A sound national currency Can any
man dispute the importance Of this p
What avails protection of the fruits of our
own industry, if we are TO be put of with
such miserable representatives. of value as
we have been accustomed 10 use as cur.
rency. We have all seen and felt The evils
oil an unsound currency, and sad experience
OF The shameful abuses on this subject have
taught US some wholesome lessons-les-
sons by which the country must profit.
On the subject Of protective tariff Mr..
r. came out nobly and at length. Ii was
based, he said, on the principle that chart.
ty begins at home. The Scriptures de.
nounce the man who does not look 10 his
own household. lie drew striking con.
trast between the labor Of this country and
the rest Of The world aud showed that i,
was the duty of our Government to protec,
our free and intelligent workmen against
fuinous competition with the hall.starved
Iaborer Of Europe. Every country on the
face Of The earth had its tariff, ENGLAND.
France, and Russia had imposed heavy du.
tics TO protect themselves against the in.
lux of foreign produce, well knowing that
10 admit il tree would ruin their own in.
dusiry. England has carried her rate of
duties 10 such an extent, and enforces The
principle Of protection so rigidy, that our
produce, except during few DAYS in the
year, can scarcely get admission there
Hers was tariff that utterly excludes all
foreign competition and her Prime Minis.
ter has recently announced to the world
that the protective principle is an essential
part, an treyocable provision or her whole
commercial policy,
Having shown that tariff for protec.
ion was and had ever been The ltue policv
u the country, he naturally REQUIRED 10
he unrlvaled eff5rIs Of Mr.. Clay. upon
whose services and character he pronounc.
ID noble cuiogy. He was. lie said, no
mushroom politlclan-no mere creature of
circumstances. He had been a public man .
nd before the country for 30 years or more
was an old, Ioug.iried, and ever faithful +
,TVant Of The people. Strong in the spin, /,
The generous principles which glowed /
his heart, We saw in him lalenls equal a
any emergency we saw in his spcech. :
volumes that spoke to his honor and ne
ever saw Tie 'nan who could put his fine
on The spot where he had done ANYTHING ,
forfeit the confidence Of his country
lie had ever sought the greatest blessings /
n The greatest number his voice has al. {
avs and every where been raised in favor ,
equal rights. He is the father of all
lese systems which the " higs now pro.
ose and under which the land prospers.
.lmost every page Of our country's lisio. /
tor the last quarter of a century contains ,
'me record ol the patriotism, the scryi. !
es, and the never-iallerug devotion Of
Ienry Clay.
While line rich tones of the speaker
IrlIled through the hearts of The admiring /
as lie indicated the fame oil .
rs calumnla,cd old patriot, could not =
1T regret that they might not be echoed /,
I'd re-echoed through the whole length /,
I'D breadth Of the land Most efecluaily
oGld they put 10 shame the reckless Ii. l.
sllers who have filed it with their yiper. +
IS abuses.
The only allusion Mr.. F. meant 10 make I,
tue candidates on the other side was to /,
y, that their party had become SO con. a
need OF the power Of our principles, and Il
dt the DaODie NRrp dete min.d Ia s,,etot,, :,