The New York herald., 1844-07-18

DspS.ses. si@ s ci%
This very slight alteration in the last returns COM
pared with previous The report Of the Bank Of
Norwak IL included in the returns for July and not in
those for June. This makes little difference in the
suit.
The political papers Of the country filed with art
ces in relation to the tariff laws The arguments used
for ala tie present very shallow and put
forth entirely for political effect The result of the
Presidential contest should Judge, from the tenor Of
the remarks made by the party journals depended upon
the tariff laws Every good and every evil the country
experiences commercially and politically, is attributed
solely the tariff The tariff must be very important
measure told that the present prosperity Of the
has been produced by the workings of this judi
cous act The Presidential candidates have made public
their opinions the great question: in the annexed
respondence
ASHLAND, Doth June. ls44.
Dear sirI have received your favor stating that
lection at the NORTH and for free trade at the souh
you desire an expression of my opinion under my own
ton. afraid you will fad the effort vain to
misrepresentation of me Those who choose 70 under
pretending, them have repeatedly expressed them,
ate "a this spring and times in answer to letters
ever uttered them at the north have every where
maintained that in adjusting tarior revenue discrim
nations ought to he made for protection that the tariff Of
lS42 has operated most bene6cally and that am utterly
opposed to its repeal These opinions were announced
ton in South Carolina, North Carolina, and in Virginia
Your friend and obt serv't, H. CLAY
Mr.. FRED J. CoPE.
This is the latest avowal of the opinions of the whg
candidate We will not aude to his former views this
BILL but let the above suffice, the document bears
late date The following is from the other side.
wIScHrsrER, May 30, ls4s
TO The People Of Tennessee:-
The object which hal proposing to Governor Jones
at Carroville on the 18th of April last that should
each write and publish views and opinions the
subject Of the Tariff that respective positions
might be distinctly known and understood by the people,
That opinions already fully and distinctly known
could not doubt had ady during the period Twas
tive policy. my votes und published speeches
prove Since retired from Congress have held the
avowed my opposition to the Tariff act Of the late whg
Congress- as being highly protective in s character and
not designed by its authors revenue had
ests of the countryand especially of the producing and
exporting statesrequred its repeal and the restoration
OF the principles Of the compromise tariff act Of 1888
The opinion of Mr. Polk had not changed this sub
ject up the last advices have right
TO consider the positions Of the two leaders thorough
ly defined 1t highly necessary that this question
should be placed before the people in its light which
will never be done by party presses The wings argue
that every country takes towards weahand pros
Gritty be directly traced to the influence of the pres.
cn tariff act and that protection is necessary dsvelope
the energies Of manufacturers The democrats OF
course take opposite ground The effects of high tariff
very injurious The injurious effects of the present
tariff act will he felt after time very severely, but not
after the manner predicted by its opponents. The tariff
does that immense influence attributed to it by
the whgs the commercial prosperity Of the country
II has very little inhu. the importaons We
table showing the imports and exports Of this port dur
ing the existence Of two tariffs.