Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-06-25
FIFTY REASONS
WHY HENRY CLAY SHOULD NOT BE PREsl'
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHY HENRY CLAY AHOULD NUT BE FkEsi-
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The following Fifty substantial reasons
have struck us - conclusive Argument
against the election OF Henry Clay to the
Presidency; aud we doubt net that every
person familiar with bis history, who Is
anxious Tor the spread Of moral and re
publican sentiments. can increase the
number 10 one hundred.
He should not be elsCtsdPfesidenl be-
cause
l. Of his coalition with John Qlincy
Adams, BY which be secured the Office
of Secretary Of State.
2. Afier that coalition, be abandoned
sll the republican principles that be had
previously advocated, and thence forth
became the champion Of old fashioned
federalism.
3. His election would restore all the
measures Of the administrations Of both
the elder and younger Adams.
4. He took the lead in the attacks up-
On the generally approved administration
Of General Jackson.
5, He was the author Of the infamous
resolution in the Senate Of the United
States, declaring General Jackson gully
of an impeschabls offence against the
constitution.
s. He urged TIE adoption Of that res
OlutiOn in the Sensle, the only tribunal
where such an offence was triable-Ihus 5
making himself the accuser and Judge
2. He is in favor Of National bank,
which Daniel Webster has called 'an OBJ
solste idea;" and the power to create
which Mr.. Clay himself, in 1911, called
"a wandering power."
8. Whilst oar country is in debt nearly
S27, ,0C0 900, he is advocating distribuN
ton Of the proceeds Of our public lands
among the States.
8. 1t seems TO have heen the study oI
bis whole life to bO disturbing and disar.
ranging the tariff policy Of this Govern
mcnt; at one time running the duties
down 10 20 per cent. ad valOrem, and al
another running them up TO an amount
equivalent, in many cases, TO prohibition
10. He is now Janus faced on the tariff
question, advocating re venue tariff at the
South, and a protective tariff at the north
IL. He would con6ne the sale of the
great agricultural staples Of this country
10 the home market.
IL. His home market doctrines would
ruin our foreign commerce; would turn
thousands of seamen loose in the world
to seek other employment, and compete
with the poorly paid laborers in other
branches, aud would leave our ships 10
be sold 10 the commercial men Of other
nations, or 10 rot at our wharVes.
lS. He is nseparably connected with
those advocating the assumption of State
debts by the General GoVerlmeAt
| IA. Alter pledgng, id 1910, that the
Government should be carried on fol
$l3 900, 900, he proposed in the Senate
an annual expenditure Of $26.000, 900
l5. With a majority Of friends in boil
branches of Congress, whom he coulC
control at any time, his promised expen'
diture of only $l3,000,00 was ;ncVeuseC
to over $29, 900 600.
Is. In Two Yeas Of whig ascendency
when everything went as he dictated III,
national debt was increased from SS, 900,
600, to see, 100000.
IL. His election would be considered
as an expression Of the people in favO
Of another bankrupt law, similar to th
one Just repealed; the avowed friend o
which Mr.. Clay now is.
lo. Under his constuction of the con
stitution, all the reserved rights Of tn,
States will be destroyed
10 After saying in March, 1918, whel
he belonged TO the democratic party, ".
MaintGin that an oppressed people ar
authorized, GDhen ever they can, to ris
and break their letters" he now, sine,
he joined the federalisls, opposes the peO
ple of Rhode Island in their efforts Il
throw off charter gwen by Charles II
King Of England.
20. He supports q random scheme .
internal improvements, like that which
has bankr1pled most Of The States, Ant
which, during an administration of four
years, would run US ia debt over 5000,
OOO.0OO,
81. His moral character is not such as
II should be, since it is useless TO Try
with tho rising generation to keep the
STANDARD of morality higher than that
adopted by men whom we elevate to the
highest stations.
y %. He is the only person who has
travelled Oter the country personally
sleCtlOnesring for the highest Office in e
gift Of the people.
%. He has offered to great Britain oil
that portion Of Oregon Territory nOrthsOt
80 deg, after admitting that she had no
color Of a tile to the same.
"a. He opposes all measures for the
protection Of tba Oregon settlers against
the British and the Indians.
%. His doctrines 10 relation TO Texas