Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-03

ASHLAND, 26lh June, 1874.
Dear Sir:-I have received your IA
vOr, stating that our political opponents
represent me as being a friend OfpTO-
lection Al The North, aud for free trade
Al the South, and you desire an ex-
preston Of my opinion, under my, own
hand, for the purpose Of correcting this
am afraid that you
will find the effort vain 10 correct mis-
representations Of me. Those who
choose IN understand my opinions can
have no difficulty in clearly cOmpTehen"
ding them. have repeatedly expressed
them as late as this spring, and several
times in answer TO letters from PeEnsyl-
vsnia. My opinions, such as they are,
have been recently quite Is freely ex-
pressed at the South, as ever uttered
Them at the North. ] have everywhere
ma intAined that ia adjusting a TaFF for
reuenue, discrimination OSghttO be made
for protection; that the tariff Of lS42 has
operated most beOefficially, and that
AM UTTERLY OPPOSED TO ITS
REPEAL. These opinions were an.
DOunced BY me atpublic meetings 10
AlsbAms, Georgia, Charleston, South
Carolina, North CarOlina, and in Virgin
ia.
lam respectfully,
Your friend and obi servant.
H. CLAY.
When we published the above letter
few weeks ago, we promised TO SbOW ,
ia future number, who il is that Is gull
~ of misrepresentation" We had not
the necessary papers before Us ct the
time, but we are new enabled 10 give
extracts from Mr.. Clsy's speeches At the
south, made last spring, in which he ds>
Clared himSelf in favor Of the cOmPrO~
mise act, which was q veVenGe tariff
providing twenty per cen: duties. IGIbe
above letter, which he writes 70 the north
few weeks afts rwaFds, he declares
himself in favor Of the tariR Of le42,
which levisS duties varying frSm thirty
up 10 two hundred and three hundred
per cent
The following paragraphs are from Mr..
CIay's speeches in South and North Car.
Olina and Georgia. They express the
very principles which lha whig papers
aud whig orators Of the northern States
dSnOunce as anti.protectVs and Stree
trade" doctrines.
u am bold TO say that, during my ans
tire service in Congress since the con. ).
promise was passed, there never hsd
been an effort 10 violate il which bsd not
met Wiih,my prompt and earnest resist.
Ance. II was important that that com.
promise should be understood Ii PRO.
VIDED FOR A GRADUAL REDUC-
TlON OF DUTIES DOWN TO TWEEN.
TY PER CENT."-Mr. Clsy's speech in |
Charleston, South Carolina, April {, 1874.
"There are very few who dissent from |
the opinion that, in time Of peace, the
federal revenue ought 10 be drawn from
foreign imports, without resOTling 10 in
IeTnal taxation. Here is basis for ac>
commOdatiOn and mutual Satisfaction.
Let the amount which is requisite for an
economical administration Of the gov.
eminent, when we are not engaged in
War,.be rai'ed exclusively on foreign im~
Por's' and in adjusting . tsrifF for that
purpose, lei such determinations 6e made
as will foster and encourages our awu doll
nestle industry. All parties ought To-.
BE- satisfied with a tariff for veuenus and |
discrimination for protection Mr., Clay 81
speech a Raleigh North Carolina, ApliI
18th, 1874. i
II brought forward the Compromises
ACT and aided 10 lie pEsssgs. ID nv
subsequent life, Ihaye adhered 10 lis
provisions, and shall do 80 II fa,ure. ~
Mr: Clay,s speech Al Columbus, Georgia
In March 1874. '
Let the reader compare these decIOF>
IatlOns At the south with the above lSttsF
'ltO'ths north, and Judge who has mis-