Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-04-18
DUTY on wines and Silks.

Duty Oh wines and Silks.
Notwithstanding these assertions. we
SEE, by reference to the register of debates
that Mr. Clay, in 1882, advocated the whole
protective system as established by that act,
US2S, with the exception that he went for
making free those articles used exclusively
in manufactures. and u partial reduction on
wines and slks-which moves could benefit
no person but the Eastern manufacturer, or
the wealthy inhabitants Of tho cities, whose
wives dress in splendid silks, and whose Ia.
bles are loadsd with costly wines. Ga
sette, March 80.
This is the most barefaced, and wtha the
most silly piece of trickery, Of which it has
been our fortune to convict the locofoco or.
gan 1t is barefaced, because the truth is
openly and designedy withheld, and silly.
because it is SO easily and completely expos.
ed. We must do the Gazette the Justice,
however, to say that in this, it only follows
in the well beaten track of more able and
distinguished colaborers. Its editor has
been driven from every position he has ia.
ken, and his charges against Henry Clay
have been scattered to the winds. II.
knows too that he dare not attempt to de-
fend Martin Van Buren,, although he prom.
ised to do so;-therefore he makes nice Of no
shift however mean ard belittling oinjure
the public character of Mr. Clay. Blinded
with zeal for his party, and smartng under
| the lash &C the public record ,-replcte with
| the proofs Of loco foco duplicity and corrup-
ton, he has lost his wonted caution, and
rushes wildly on, like staggering drunkard
not knowing where he treads. So destitute
! is his condition, and so great his confusion,
that we should really pity him, were he not
the moushpiece of a party, whose princi,
Piles we honestly believed be adverse to the
best interests of the country. AS it is, it is
our duty to score him without stint. and be.
rate him without fear.
That we may not seem to speak at ran
dom, and without cause, we shall return to
the extract we have qao,ed, In the first
place it declares that Mr. Clay advocated
the whole protective system AS ESTABLISHED
by the ae, Of 1898" thereby Intending 10
Galsly his letter to MIR Meriwether of Geer-
gia, in which he states that il never reeeiv,
ed his appreciation, Now the Gazette must
have Known, that the Act Of 1882, vas in,
tended to reduce the import duties under
, the act Of 1928 II must alse have knewn
. that Mr. Clay was the sealees supporter Of
such modification, as would insure saiii'
eleat revenue, and at the same time, lay
discriminating dates in favor Of ear avn
productions That was his course, and il is
spread cat in the same Register Of Debates,
nom which lis editor processes 20 have
,, CLEANED 80 maeA Information, Why Aee
: Cid he make the p0eSile and Namaaly al
. temp. 10 exhibit Mr. Clay IN false position,
4 Why : because he Knows that with truth as
. tombstone, he is irrepreaeAable, and ,hA,
. candoar and fairness, are not the weapons
:, with which 10 assail him,
Mr. Clay is also rebuked because, as il
o most unjustly sail, his modification OF ,ht
Tariff of 1928, went no further, than Il
:. make free, articles used exclusively in man
ufactures, and reduce in part the duties OF
!. wines and silks. Again, all the deception
(. Of demagogue, and all the can't OF a pan
: der, are impressed, to show that his prncipl,
is to protect the rich and neglect the poor
n He is held up as the friend only Of the mana
y fdcfurer, and the ,ceahhy inhabitants Of til,
cities, ,chose ,cires dress in splendid silks ant
,chose tables are loaded ,rith costly cines--
Here o question arises, which it would b,
: well for the Gazette and the loco focos Il
answer It is this; if Mr. Clay is thus to b.
= censured for not doing more than he did
: how much more censurable are they who
refused to cooperate with him? Ii he is t.
be denounced because he went for partia
! reduction only on wines and silks, how bite
! should be the denunciation Of the men, VIII,
q have opposed an increase of duty on thes
articles Of luxury? But let US see If tn,
Il loco focos sided with him, on the occasio,
4 to which the Gazette refers.
= On the 10th Of January, 1882, Mr. Cla,
?. offered the following resolutions in the Sen
/. ate;
Resolved, That the existing duties upol
articles imported from foreign countries
81 and not coming into competition with SINH
It lar articles, made or produced within tn
h United States, ought to be forthwith Dol
- islied, except the duties on uines and silks
. and that they ough, to be reduced
! "Resolved, That the committee of Fl
r nance report u bill accordingly"
II They were taken up on motion of M
Ir Clay. an the 22d Of March, thereafter, an
}. considered by the Senate. Amendment
le were severa!y offered by Messrs Wilkins
N Hendricks, Forsy tn and Poindextcr. The
s. were to refer the resolutions to the Com
N mittee on Manufactures, with instruction
e to report bill fixing no rate af duty high
&c or than 20 per cent al ralorem, and t