The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-18

enough to consult the debates in Congress
at that day, will see, by recurring to them,
that, on the next day, when the bill was TAX
en- up again, every man among them, every
enemy of the tariff in the Senate, including
the Hon. John G. Calhoun, of South Carroll
ma, Uoted for the amendment! His vote for
the Home Valuation stands recorded on the
journals ofthe Senate, at every stage of the |
passage Of the bill. and he contented him
self at the time, as he declared, during the
passage of the Tariff Of 1912, (when this
vote was invoked in judgement against him
by a Tariff S%enator) by saying he voted for
j: UNDER AN ORAL PROTEST.! It's
true, that promises made under the fear of
death, are not binding in law; but it would
be utterly inadmissible to suppose that Mr..
Calhoun acted under duress; and it
would be equally inadmissible to sup
pose that his vote was given with a view TO
procure the votes Of others, then necessary
for his W safefy,-because such a vote
would have been palpabie fraud upon them,
if, at the time, he meditated an evasion ofthe
pledge given in the amendment.
Two days after the passage of this bill Con-
gress adjourned; and, in less than three
months, we learned, 10 our perfect astonish-
ment, from the public prints, that Mr.. Cal
houn was in South Carolina, exulting among
his followers on account of what be called
his TRIUMPH ovER HENRY CLAY! In the
session of 1889 he even went so far as to
tell Mr.. Clay, on the floor of the Senate that,
at the passage of the Compromise, HE was
his marter! 1t is true, that Mr.. Clay reprov-
ed the folly of his arrogance, and even told
him ''that he would not own him for a ~slave.n
But those who forced him into the position
| have described, had then left the Senate ;
and the swiggering of Mr.. Calhoun was not
rebuked by them. l finish this sketch by
simply stating the fact, that Mr.. Calhoun is
now understood to be a friend to the cleo
ton of James X. Polk, the peculiar friend
of Gen. Jackson, who in 1888, threatened
to hang him as high as HamaH, and that Mr..
c.. is also the uncompromising enemy ofHen-
ry Clay!
1t may be thought due to the occasion, that
as have touched upon the principles of all
the candidates, | should devote a few mo-
ments to the consideration of the principles
of Mr.. Dallas. If the MODERN Democrats
are satisfied with his votes in the Senate, /
do not see why WE should complain OF them.
He was the father of the bill to re-charter
the Bank of the United States, which fell by
President Jackson's veto. Ne voted for the
bill TO distribute the proceeds ofthe sales of
the Public lands among the States, ON all
occasions within my knowledge. And ne
professed 10 be so strong a friend to Protec-
ton and the Tariff policy, that he made a
speech against the compromise, because II
reduced duties, and voted against ii, on its
passage, for the avowed reason that there
was not enough protection in it for him. He
stood alone by the side of distinguished
tariff Senator in the debate against the Com
promise, thus appearing not willing 10 weld
any thing to save the peace OF the country
Zone Southern Democratic Senator spoke
against the bill, and was burnt in efigy by
some of his constituents for so doing,-al
though he actually voted for it. | hope Mr.
Dallas may now share a better tate among
his Democratic constituents in the same re.
gion. 1t is due him to say, that we now un
d~erstand that he has changed his principles
on all these great measures; and that some
} of his friends insist that he is as hostile tC
| protection in every shape as James X. Polk
t himself.
But Henry Clay has never changed; and
his exertions in the public councils, aided by
his instructive eloquence, have done more
for the cause of the laboring classes in thi.
nation, and have made more proselytes to the
] doctrines of the protective policy than al
j the efforts of any other man in the country
4 At the time he commenced his labors il
Congress 10 build up the American System
most ofthe young men of the nation wer,
f educated in the Free Trade doctrines o
Adam Smith and the visionary theories Of
+, others like him, whose knowledge of Politi
cal Economy was obtained in the closet, in
v stead of the council chamber. | was on,
of those who had imbibed these opinions; 6
d if, for the last twenty years, | have been tn,
b steady friend of projecting American inter
II ests against foreign competition, it has beel
mainly owing 10 the conviction produced OF
my mind by the perusal of those masterl
specimens of argument and ~eloquence, wit
d which he sustained his ~favorite policy in the
e halls of the capitol of our country.
have trespasSed too long, fellow-citizen
upon your patience; but allow me, in con
clusion, by every consideration of what i
due TO the honor and interest of your cour
try, by every feeling which ought 10 warm s
} animate your hearts as American citizen.
anxious for the protection of your own indu:
try and the welfare of all laboring classe
among US, 10 entreat you not TO overlook tn
ID issue, 10 be decided, in November next, be
tween Henry Clay of Kentucky, and Jane
lie K. Polk of Tennessee. 1t is not a ques,io
between men merely;-it is not a question {
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