Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-05-03
The IN "A ner in " hich the Palladium was ssdTiv.
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Jede.onan. extract from Mr. Clay's Ne" Orleans
iet,of The editor Of the Palladium. supposing our
own attack upon and IN doing erPosed hun
seU 10 Tie laughter 81 both parttes"
We will admit tina, did suppose that The extract was
from the flooring pen of Geo Patliso", and we're not
far from being upp0sit'o, as we proved 10
last Mr. Pa,,ison admit. that he
prblished edtoriai'' the ''exaci FROM Mr. CIay's
New Orleans letter. In his paper Of April II, after re-
Publishing that extract, ne positively that
"MR CLAY SAID so, and zee (Patison) think so,''-
tia, is, Mr. Clay did the language contained in the
extract, and Mr. Pattson believes in the doctrine therein
advanced. Pa,iison adopts language contained the
extract, aud his production by the spirit of Adoption
aud whether legitimate Legitimate, j, is all one
and the same, and ne i, all ntens and purposes the
daidy of IT,
On last Friday night Mr. Pa,,i.on made speech in the
Warner building before the of his party,
which and did actually make 'mho,os''
compound mattock' s'ertraet FROM Mr. Cays
New Orleans letter" He stated, in substance, that
mutual friend brought him for his persa the letter au
to, what do you think he. that the letter
published il Why the Rn'triNs Hhis-and that paper
takes the Lafayette Journal; both Hing papers
and it, knew, got Mr.. Gays letter from
paper published other side of the Rocky
Mountain lie endeavoed to convince his hearers that,
Uhig papers had published said letter,
good and sufficient reason for him and them to doubt the
auhe ntic,y Of it. But lie relied snbstantal au
hoy than thshe received his nfoma ton fro respec
taJe Democratic pdersthe Cincinnati Enquirer aud the
Stark Co. Democrat. @ lie had the letter
published entire in either Of these Democratic papers,
they had only published ar EX TRACT! Is it by
reason argument Mr. Patson expect, clear
himself from the crime of garbing and base forgery'-
Who ever heard OF locotoco paper publishing TO the
world any Mr. Clays letters e,stirs-ju.t he
them! Where The Whie honest Democra, who would
think Of looking in the ''Cincinna,i Enqurer'the
+ ~ =
Locofoco paper il the United States, for rhoie letter
from Mr.. Clay, any thing like truthful sxpeton of
Mr. Clays political views. They all deal in nsured
vpcration and slangn foul abuse, whenever they take
speak distinguish and patri-
OF; and t:ARBI,E and FORGE from ms let
has become innate principle with them.
The Jefersonian says, in abiding this letter OF
Mr. Clay, that
sit differs from the one we published but the part W.
Holloway tacked Is the in both versions, lna
take the letter ~hcs they MIR Clay did write, and ii
contains the identical sentiment which MI Holloway at
tackled"
Now we merely invite tho attention Of the reader Il
Mr.. Uooway's comments the forged and CARRIED ex
controversy and he wha, the ''dentica
sentiment" is which attacked:
1.-THE TRUE INTEREST OF THE CON
SUMERS IS BEST PROMOTED by com
petition bctwecn the foreign and national supply.
-Joticrsonian.
men in United States-,he shilling a day o
the competition between the foreign and onal supply
Is his thing bu. treetrade7 We the interest
the manufactured goods prom
by ready market for the products u his rn and labor,
--Paadium.
The question issue is, ''Whether "thc iatercs
of best promoted by competition
the foreign and national supply ~ Mr. Patson says,
THINK so,'' and "MR. CLAY SAID So" Mr. IIollo
way says interest o: the consumer manufac
goods is best promoted hy a ready pro-
ducts of his farm and labor and tina, the ''extact' which
Mr.. Pa,,son edtoriatise, and being
guage of Mr. Clay "s garb!cd and msrepresen, Mr. Clay
yews'
The follow ing is Mr. Claws letter. which we believe ,c
be the real genuine one written by him the Clay Cut
of Charlotte county, Virginia. reply to one from the
Club inviting him to visit their cuanty:
NEW ORLEANS, Jan o. 1874
t;en,lenen have received your addressed to me
i'll behalf of Clay Club Charlotte county, Virginia
inviting the route by North Carolina
so far visit Charlotte. should be truly happy 10
accept il, II could, and meet elow-ctzens of Cha
lo,,e but as YOU appear 10 have optcina,ed canro,
without violating necessary restriction, which sub
eced myself prior 10 my departure from residence.
"1f were off the line of my journey. l do no,
know where might be carried, by the kind
of my friends or the impulses of my feelings There
would be no lim, my travels; AMI shond be embar
raised TO decide whore commence and where
maze them could rot VISIT every place; and It would be
invidous discriminate between various points,
equal claims attention. and gratitude The
rule, which have adopted, limiting myself
which shall proceed on my journey, is simple and hope
may be satisfactory.
g 1t affords me great pleasure, gentlemen. tc
learn that the people of Charlotte and its neigh
borhood, renouncing pro-conceived preJudiccs and
antipathics. arc candidv reviewing their former
!, opinions adverse to a PROTECTIVE TARIFF
and that many of them disposed now to be
liovo that reasonable and moderate PROTEC
, TlON. short of prohibition. is BENEFICIAL to th'
CONSUMER by augmentng the supply. The non
existence of manufactures in the United State
would leave 10 FOREIGN COUNTRIES nlonopof,
in the SUPPLY of American consumption. Tht
PROHIBITION of the fabrics of FOREIGN
. COUNTRIES would transfer THAT MONOPOLY t
tho HOME MANUFACTURERS in the Unite,
States; but the monopoly would bs
mod fled and InOdcra ted. progress
. Sively By COMPETITION BET w T. T.