New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-18

system, most oil The Young lllch OF the hh'Iph
were educated IN The Free Trade doctrines OF
Adam Smith and the visionary theories ni others
like nm, whps- knowledge OF Political Econ.my
was obtained IN the Closet. instead % Ire council
chamber. | was one of those who had i',:-
olhcd these opinions; and IT. for Tho last twen
~ wears, have been the steady trcnc oi protect
ing American interests against foTeica compct!-
ton. ii has been manly OWING to The conviction
produced on my mind By the pcruSal OF iioSe
mastery specimens of argument and cloqucnce,
with which he sustained his iavOr!te policy III the
halls Of The capitol OF ou- country.
| have tr,spassed too bong, fellow citizens,
upon your patience: but aow me, n CONCLUSION,
by every consideration OF what IS due to the
honor and interest of your cocntry, by every feel
my which ought 10 warm and animate your
hearts az American citizens, ANXIOUS for the pro
lection Of your own industry and the welfare OF
all the Iaborng classes among Us. 10 cntreat you
not 10 overlook the true Issue Ia be decided III
November next, between Henry Clay, OF ken
tuck, and lanes h. Polk, of tennessee. IL l.
not question between men nicely; 1t Is not II
question about hoEors and Offices and the rewards
OF partisan service; II l. not question about The
payment Of the State deb;-. ori,;e acquisition ~
foreign territory 1t rs, a. have said already, en-
physically question oi BREA pa question wnc
thcr we shall sink tie mass oi the laOorng tree
men Of the country, who now gaia their bread
by the sweat OF their bro"S, To the level
OF the European paupcrs who labor Tor sXpcncc
DAY and find themselves. II is an AXIOM :"
eternal Truth IN politics., that natlon complete
iy IMPOVERISHED Will soon be Il ni'ion completely
ens.,vcd. If, by the abandonment ut Protection
To Home Labor, We reduce halt million oil voters
at an election Ia Il condition OF rs scrv2 depcn-
dencc aud abcct poverty its our southern save,
huw long can nationally expect To remain "a
nation OF recmcn? More than bundled and
lorly years ago The Treaty OF MeihntD, winch was
one of The principal Causes OF the DcggaFy ana
want oi Portugal, reduced her 10 the condition OF
a dependency of England, struck down her iia-
tiunal spirit. and cnslaved her people. by inst
treaty she Abandoned all rgE. Ia protect her own
industry, and agreed 10 ADMIT English woollcn
goods oi all kinds without duty or restriction.
Nineteen hundred years ago, when Rome had
conquered the principal part Of the world, ana
freely admitted supplies from Syria and Egypt
INTO ltliy. The industry OF her own citizens was
paralyzed by the Withdrawal oil that protection 10
which II was fairly entitled, poverty and want
reigncd here plenty had prevailed, and race vi
men the bravcst and the irccst that ever lived,
were speedily converted into the subjects Of d
dospol And SO keeny did Tactus, one OF the
rravest and most philosophical OF her historians.
feel the degradation of supplying her lcIlons from
the industry OF foreign COUNTRIES that hc has an
nounccd with an oaih of vcxtton and disgust,
ihat depIorablc change in her condition. Let Us
lake warning from the examples of other nations.
Let US guard and protect The real, not merely The
nominal independence ofour country. The ever
iervcnt aspiration from every true American
heart will be for the preservation OF that inde
pcodencc. Este perpetua.7 MAY II BE
EVERLASTING.
Mr.. CLAYTON having concluded his speech,
resumed his scat, amid the cheers of the assem-
bagc.