The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-22


INVESTIGATION.
POLK & CLAY ON "PROTECTION FOR
LIE SAKE or PROTECTION" AND A
"HIGII TARIFF"
FOLK IT BEFORE THF PEoPLF.
Henry Clay said in his speech in the Senate Of
the United States on the 2lst of January, 1912,
IN reply to Mr. Woodbury. on the treasury Note,
BILL Reported for The Washington National In.
Fligencer.
"Carry out then, said he the spirit of the Com
P'olnlSe Act Look to Revenue alone for the
support of Government Do not raise the oues.
put 10 rest. THERE Is NO NECESSITY OF
PROTECTION FOR PROTECTION."
II think there is no danger of hgh tariff be.
ing ever eSiabIished that of 1881 was emincntIy
deserving that denomination. | was not in con-
sreSS when 1t passed and did not vote for il, hu,
WIN lis history and the circumstances that gave
oIrth 10 1t am well acquainted. They were high
~ dls'redIlable TO American legislation and |
nope Tor It's honor will never again be repeated.
Wy o'noh mat there is no danger hereafter ot Hgh
,ul" Is onhded ON the CRAFTY ing fact that manufc.
lures nave now taken deep root In their infancy, they
needed greater measure of protection; but, they grow
ana advance they acquire strength and stability md
Son,enemy, WI require ieSs protection"--Mr Clay to
g r. THOMSON, sept, 18Th lSS.
81 have nlSays been opposed TO what regard
ed High Tariff"
In his speech on the Tariff in the L. s. Senate,
ISL Just before he resigned his seat in thai, body
he says;
81 am not advocating the revival of a IllGH
PROTECTIVE TARIFF;
James X, Pol *, says "'The difference between
he course Of The political party with which Mr.
Milton Brown acts and myself is they are the
advocates Of distribution and Il PROTECTIVE
TARIFF, Il Jsmeasures which consider ruinous
to the interests Of the country.
! am opposed 10 n tariff for Protection, merely
and not for Revenue.
| ! have, at all times peen opposed to the Pro-
| tecivc Policy.
What's the difference, gentlemen what's the
difference in the views OF the two candidates on
the subject of "proection for the sake of protec-
tom"
| CLAWS DUEL WITH JOHN RANDOLPH
We have in proceeding numbers gwen some
account of Gays duel with Humphrey Marshall
of Kentucky, and of the circumstances connected
with his challenge TO George Kremer of Pennsyl-
vania. We now propose TO call The attention of
oar readers TO another "aihir of honor" in which
the cundidale oilhh "Iaw, loving and law abiding
wings was more recently engaged-we refer TO
his duel with John Randolph in ls26.-NIr r. |
in the course of debate in the Senate commented
in the scveresl manner upon the bargain between
Adams and Clay, sligmollzng ii as, "a coalition
between the eastern Puritan and western black. |
leg. "Of Mr. Clay particularly he spoke rs follows
"ThIs man, (mankind crave your pardon)-
this worm little animals forgive the insult = was
spit out OF the womb of meanness--was raised To |
higher life than he was born To, for he was raised
TO the society of blackguards. Some fortune
kind 10 hlm-cruel 10 us-has tossed him to the
Secrelaryship of State. Contempt has the prop
erly Of descending, but she stops far short of him
She would die before she would reach him: he
dwes before her fall would hate him if / did
not despise him. 1t is not what he is, bat where
he is, that puts my thoughts in action. That
alphabet which writes the name Of 1herscs, of
blackgunrd, of squalidiy, refuses her letters for
him. That mind which thinks on what it cannot
express, can scarcely think on hm--an hyperbole
for meanness, would be an eclipse for Clay"
For this attack Clay called Mr. Randolph to the
field BE 1t remembered, that the obnoxious
words were spoken in debate in the L. s. Senate
Be it remembered, that the Constitution expressly
provides that no Senator or Representative shall
be held accountable to any person for words spo-
ken in debate. And be it also remembered tia,
Mr Clay at the time he wrote the challenge held
the office Of Secretary of State and had sworn to
support the constitution which he thus outraged
and violated. Mr. Randolph accepted the chal-
lenge and the parties met and exchanged shots
iwice The official account of the meeting as
we bespeak for it careful perusal.
Son Saturday, the eighth of April, [ls2Gl a,
half past four o'clock, n meeting took place be-.
tween Mr. Clay and Mr. Randolph, upon II call Of
the former. In consequence of certain expressions
used by the latter in u recent debate in the Senate
which Mr. Clay considered offensive, and applied
personally to him.
Mr. Randolph, was attended by Col Tarnnll, Of
Georgia, and Major Hamilton Of South Caronn.
Mr. Clay by Gen. Jessup of the Army, and Mr.
Johnson Of Louisiana.
THE parties met on the ground exchanged sal
ula,ions, and took their stations.
''Ihe pistol of Mr. Randolph, which was sus.
pended by his side, went OIL 1t wns perceived
TO be an accident, and so pronounced by Mr. Clay;
Immediately however, upon the report Of the
pistol. Nlr R. turned 10 Col r. and said 81 told
you So Col. 7. then tuning 10 Gen. j. observed,
'Srr, the fault is mine-Mr X. protested against
the use oe hair trigger 1t was at my express in
stance the hair was sprung Another pistol was
handed 10 Mr. R--The parties resumed their
stations and exchanged shots without effect.
'lu medately after the report Of the pistols,
while Col. y. and Gen. j. were re-oading Col.
Benton, Of Missousi, rode up. and united with Mr.
Johnson and Col. Hamilton. in an effort TO stop
the affair which proved Intellectual. The parties
again took their stations, and the word being
given. Mr. Clay raised his pistol and fired, and the
ball passed through Mr.. RS clothes. Mr. r. re-
served hi' ire--holdng hi, pistol perpendicularly
up--said, Il do not fire at you, Mr. Clay, and
discharged his pisio! in the air. lie added, 1T
was not my intention TO have fired at YOU at all;
the unfortunate circumstance Of my pistol going of
accidentally. changed my determination At
this instant, Col Benton came up and said yes,
Mr. Il. told me so expressly, eight days ago The
parties simultaneously approached towards each