The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-09-23
- ann INTERESTING LETTER, FROM
Law Law ola CLAY ON TIE COMPROMISE AND
h'" TARIFF.

nryRy CLAY ON THE CohFhomioI AND
HENRI TARIFF.
us, Ham John NJ Clayton, OrDelawaro, in the
Nv u, .Dsech delivered by him, few days
'a' .' IN Lancaster, Pa. alta great Wing Convention.
'' w. ,,,,,iOp to read the following letters
0'' BLUELrcKs, August %, 1s44.
s1R,-Your superstition is right as to
,.,,.,sive extern, of my correspondence. II is
"'T .,,os,ible TO answer all the letters which l
% ..i,. am afraid that ! cannot reply to many
~, 1.,.rve il. Mr. Madison once remarked to me
W." ,w, rsesrson's correspondents were killing him;
''%,y were furnished by population of about ten
' .ar,,, Mine are supplied by population Of near
.,,, Millions ! can feel and conceive the posi-
,r,, n, homicide, committed in the mode which
NN,dson suggested
,..,,,o, Won TO attribute to the above cause my
nsoD 10 express to you before the satisfaction de-
20. rom the perusaI Of your admirable speech on
..c,rOromise law No man knew better the mo-
I,.md considerations which prompted its passage
,1,, VOC did, and You have ably and truly exposed
liam We were upon terms Of the most con6den-
,,ln,m,cy and friendship, You daily, in the Sen
Il. cat near mo. You knew OF my consultations
with the practical manufacturers, and their coinc-
l,,rs in uppnun with u.s. believe it was upon your
invitation that the laRented Dupont came from Della
, ,,r and conferred with us. Upon more occasions
o,n one, whilst gazing upon the care worn counte-
nance, and huggnrd looks of some of the delegates
nCo,sre,s from South Carolina, you said to me,
fall 10 lNs IL 4
Jackson hang them. We must save them" You
lived ia amess of some seven or eight Senators, and
oawn Your mess that insisted upon the Home vaun-
ton zine qua non. Mr.. Calhoun opposed it. Your
mes pereysred. The fate Of the bill was threaten
sdbaNs, al the last moment, withdrew his opposi-
hop and the bill finally passed.
have again and again asserted ,on the floor OF the
Senne, that two principal objects were aimed TO be
accomplished. One was TO avert civil war. The
other was 10 preserve the policy of protection. II
rnIhreatencd by Mr. Verplanck's bill with total sub
version; and + believed then, and believe now, that
1.-THE compromise had not passed. ut the neat session
dCOgess. all traces of that policy would have been
sfaced from The statute book.
You and both maintained that the measure Of
protection pres erved by the Compromise would be
sufficient until about 1912. But we were tainted by
our opponents, to know what would be it's condition
when that period arrived. We replied that there
vus6e home valuation, cash duties, long list of
muEes, &c. But | said, also, let US take care
d'r,arss now tho people of 1912 mny be trusted
bht. care Of themselves. Public opinion, in the
FeaOime, may Income more enlightened. and the
Fisdom of the protective policy may be demonstra-
ed ] have not hecn disappointed. My predictions
have been fulfilled The people Of 1912, the Wings
at least, every where, and many of the Democrats,
are now fully persuaded that the industry OF this great
country ought not to be Frustrated at tho feet Of for
empowers. Every where the cry is for a Tariff
lUVNOuc, with determinations for protection. Ev
cry where the preservation ofthe tariff Of Is42 which
hDTorked so WELL and is delivering us from en-
d'as'ments, is loudly demanded.
The circumstances which led to or attended the
enactment Of the Compromise, may he curious and
interesting as matters history; but, in respect to the
policy Of proiecIion the great, practical absorbing
question IS, shall the Tariff Of is42 be preserved or
repealed That question is to be solved in Novem-
Der next | have repeatedly expressed my opinion
INDIVIDUALLY IN FAVOR OF 1T.
Thought we achieved great triumph in placing
me protective policy,by the Compromise act without
"'teach and beyond the term OF Gen Jaclson's ad-
nN'i''on And we availed ourselves OF the fact
"' me South Carolina delegation vera much more
ANXIOUS that the difficulty should be settled by US
than by Gen jackson.
iOu Tell me that am accused OF having abandon
''u'c protective policy. That would dist ess mo ex-
sy' were not accused Of all sorts Of crimes
'"u ~, "'''demeanors. believe have been charged
W.T." every crime enumerated in the Decalogue.
s" al Tile straits TO which my opponents are drv-
!" 'ney are to be pited. Shrinking from all the
arising out 1.-THE great questions Of nat ional pol
w winch have hitherto divided the country, they
''' no other refuge left but personal abuse, detrac-
"'' '0d defamation. have lived down these at
,'' heretofore, and with the blessing of Provi-
:, nope to survive those which they are now
.'''"s 0snst me. Most certainly my surprise at
~, .''' P' 10 makeme out friend Of free trade
.,i. "e's0 countries, and an opponent of the Pro-
pO"cy' ought not to be greater then that Of my
"'O' al The effort to establish his friendship to
10 Protective policy.
'"''''' always truly, and faithfully, year friend.
Jvc H. CLAY.