Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-03
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CONDUCT or MR.. CLAY ~ RELATION TO THE COM


A Clay Club has lately heeh iofheu 1t o""i'e'1o"
At some of their proceedings honorable nen''oh mas
been made OF the gratitude "hich que from .e oou
10 Mr. CLAY, for the part he took III arranging the
Comnron,,sc Act OF 1888 The Washington S,scta-
Tor, IN The following passages puts The obligations
which The South this politician IN very strong
light: 3d. 49,. $50,
thrown this very Compromises, Tor which his Carona
adharents g,a!e:;land has renewed lhe pio'ee
We policy more odous form ihan eVe'-H WIZ
be difficult TO understand how any thing hu. s"se'
love for ,reachefY ind opptessi"n can lime Tue pheu
of a Carolina an,,-tatiir man IN his pra's' bs ms
Compromise, he provided that tor The fst seven years
after into effect, ono-lenh OF me excess over
- per cent only should he annuity 'a&eh o.' way
,np the tariff Turing ta,s period, with Dat NIUE NIT
cation The great reduction OF one-aai oil tos excess
was TO be taken oil IN the next two years "ei'' 'ie
South stood the taxation tor these seVeh years. ~
though taking from The country twice ''e fs'e"''
needed.
.'rhe two wears OF great reduction are a. an END,
when the Tariff IS finally rest at 20 per cent I'D va
lorem WHAT does Mr.. Clay do tie induces an ex
ira session. He adds five millions TO tue expenditures
OF that year, already twenty two m'liiohS-"eai,y
twice as great he had repeatedly debated " ought
TO be- after the model Of MIR. Adamss administrator
of which be was part, and far beyond the
of the Treasury. tie passes b, r"po'hs 'he i'e'-
surv of The General Government oi Us revenue from
the national domain purchased by the customs, unoer
pretext tha, |; belonged to the States tie proposes
in the Senate scale of expenditure Of twenty SIX NIL
lions OF dollars annually by tnese
ls.nr dett on the hand and plunderng :he irea
sury on the other paves the way for the overthrow
of this great compromise, which ne had repeatedly
pledged himself to support. lie leaves the Senate,
and commits to his followers TO do the rest they 90
il They cas, the Compounds act 10 the dogs ms
John Quincy Adams sad; and, with the a.a OF d ie"
Democrats, put upon the country wers. arm ina"
that South Carolina had resisted. And then he oo.a-
10 approves OF wha, his adherents had done III ms
letter written immediately after to the a.
Sana, in New York. more fagrant instance OF
legislative prof. gacy and teaeheTy never stained .ne
annals of legislation The murder oil tann'n IN cola
blood does not exceed it, in Is detesabe character
istcs. ,.,
.And look at the result Of this policy, in disregard
inc the Tariff act OF 1893, and impos'ng tle present
Tariff on the country. The revenue fails snort q" 'e
expenditures IN two years of Wing msrule, npWafos
of twenty millions The national dett - upwards OF
twenty five millions. The policy OF the extra sessi'"
which he directed, Of keeping down the ireascrs a''I
accumulang expenditures, has been faithfully ear't"
out by his sdnercnts. The Tariff IS so mace oy pre-
venting revenue as make debt-and deot IS mace
TO Justify the Tariff So by both exPedents' ne Ss
tens stronger and tighter the ghhet'ns cha''s .,
Protective Tariff on tie country. We suppose II WI
CLAW can by these means, throw the country 'hl' ao
,her conyulson, he will be ready with another comp'o
,nse-t, raise himself still higher IN the estimation %
the bold and free.