Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-04
a. a,,knard .gttemut at Escape.


"lr Cl,v s more of free trade than Mr. Van
Buren." The Democratic presses in the North seized
NAN tb;s extraordinary declaration, 10 unmask the du
ncity Of Mr. Clay. The Wing Tariff presses IN that
rro,ter became alarmed, and denied that the wing
nd made any such declaration. They even pro-
naurced il forgery, and we received letter from the
N,,th requesting send the original article IN the
,yhio The Wheeling Times (farT and Wing up to
the hub though its Editor some months since bowed
obseouiously 10 the power OF Mr. Tyler, when lie peg
ged Office at his hands) comes FORWARD 10
ss,n,,not;on from the Wing. What does the wing
in this awkward dilemma 1t tries to laugh all away
80 one ne its favorite badinages To show the won
derfu discretion Of the Wing organ, ana no" ieauy II
ia when il has mad. assertion 10 make caP'ai o
Mr. CLAW. TO turn that blunder into badInage we Jay
its original expressions before our 'eausls-aho ie
them say, ais this indeed badinages
From The Albany qrquaJ
uas vas TO be anticipated, The Wing prints lake eA,
eption 10 the remark of the Argus, mat r Eiay nav
changed his ground upon the protective Prhc'pie III ~
regulation of the Tariffs Of this country ana 'he wing
onoers at the North but not at the South, ooay say'
hat he has not abandoned his protective principles
ain reply TO this unqualified assertion of Northern
yhios we refer them 10 the annexed remark OF tue
Richmond Whig-the acknowledged organ OF sir. Gay
in The Southern States 1t bespeaks most clearly now
the south are desired to the late moderate ia
riff letters Of MIR. Clay AS these gvings out from the
Whu candidat, were calculated for the Southern mar
ket i is fair 10 take them indicating The nterPre-
tation which he supposes is put upon ms language oy
the parties whom he addressed himself Here is the
Southern commentary from the Rlchmond wing OF
Dec. 4h:
"sThe fact that Mr.. Clay is Of free trade man
advocate as he is of and reasonable iarl-thdn
Mr. Pan Buren-is becoming generally knoDn TO the poo
nj. of the South His letter DR.. Bronson Qhe Georgia
letter. in consequence Of the unjust criticism OF The G-
cofocos and their vile attempt to show that u is nconss
tent with Mr. Cs former opinions has had the effect "l
bringing this fact the knowledge of thousands, who
formerly were not aware OF 1t.
One of our correspondents thus touches up The last
srplanatory article of the Wing
Extract Of Letter to the Editors.
"JAsyI, 1874.
81 have read the noble letter OF Mr. Buchanan with
much pleasure, and ! earnestly nope taat II VIII De
received by hi, friends in the spirit is written
"The Richmond Wing, Of Friday last, founders
yerv much in lis effort do away The impression it had
created in the minds of some, that Nj Cl1y was more
of free trade man than Mr. Van Buren,. The MD OF
the Wheeling Times is not sufficient TO help the Wing
out Of its ridiculous position. The Wing says: "The
Editor of the Times places the intention Of the rpnnk
in s proper light, when he represents it as Jadnage.
"The Wing then goes to make on, ITS
conformity with the Editor OF the Times, by showing
that it had in view the Tariff Of 1873, for which Mr..
Van Buren, voted; and The Tariff Of 1892 for which
Mr. CLAW voted | think the Wing makes out this
case, instead of the one it aims TO make out, viz :
that il is ready to back out from any position IN which
its ungoverned zeal may place it, by its efforts 10 pre-
sent the great male coquette IN any form which u
thinks NAV best suit his different sutors and in back
inc out under the circumstances o! The present case
il has done 30 with little OF grace or dignity that
is laughed al by ils supporters II has, however,
committed itself to position, which feel much
DISPOSED to see it adhere TO- 1t IS this "Ihere IS
difference wonderful difference between the state OF
things now and in 1924 when his great speech on this
subject was made At that time, our manufactures
stood in need Of far protection than they do now
The Tariff of that year adapted to their condition
them the present Tariff is adapted to their situation
no1" The Wing admits, that as high Tariff as that
of 1924 is not needed and as the present Tariff s
in many respects, much higher than that of 1924, ii
ought oppose the present oppressive one So far as
Protection is concerned it is infinitely higher than the
beautiful pet of 1924. If Mr.. Clay not, has
been in favo, of high Tariff, how does il happen that
he refused 10 fall back upon the Tariff of 1924, when
it was proposed by Mr.. Forsyth in lS32-when they
were debating the Tariff of that year; And again: if
he was bitterly opposed 10 the Tariff of 1S25 IN de-
ta-why is it that he proposed TO stand by that Tariff
upon all protected articles, and to abolish it upon all
with the exception of one or two) articles which were
not protected' Certainly his course then showed, that
he was in favor Of the highest protection which
had ever oppressed the country; and by The
sonng which the Wing assumes the manufactures in
1882 did not require much protection they did in
1925 and in oonendIng for the same, (by the reason
ing Of the Whg,) Mr.. Clay was in favor of higher
Tariff in 1882 than existed in S23, the system
rapidly approaching manhood-and to confer the same
favors then which extended during lis infancy,
was lin the reasoning of the Whig 10 extend the ad
dtona strength which exists between infancy and
manhood.
81 think the Wing has not been adroit in getting
out of lis present difficulty, i. in getting
of its famous abduction plo-and, blythe bye, do
think that, that case, it satisfied every body that it
joke"