Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-03-28
THE COMPROMISE.

What observer Of pubic affairs must no, be
foreibfy struck, with the course now pursued by
the r. Enquirer and many Of its "kiih and kin, y
as regards the Compromise, which, al The time
o. passage.vss denounesd, Jas not eoncedink e.
snOugh TO The South and declared that they would
not regard the question fairly seliIsd until Il was
brought down TO the Revenue siandard. But
"a change has come o'ef the spirit Or their
Greams, !" as they now declare thatfame denopne.
ed and much abused Compromise, the '-baleain
and bond" in reference 20 the Tariff question:
This very "bend" that was vilifed with all he
rancof that party Esievolence could invrn,
The compIomise, II will BE fecoiIecled, was
denounced BY The Loco Foco party 10 The Viz.
ginia Legislature. no logger than 1899 BY .
References 10 the proceedings OF thaiyear, remarks
the Lynchburg Vnginian. il ail be seen that a
resolution was oerei, debating that "the compro.
mise .9et1hould b held sacred and invioIable-and
whateOurse did the Enquirer's party then lake 10
reference % is' Arthur Smith. Eq Of Isle Of Wight
lwho always speaks what be thinks. Whose name
nov heads The Van Buren, Electoral Ticket in
ibis Stale, Indignantly scented the idea Of being
:; bound By this "bsrgaiD,t and OF being held 10
this bond He said il was an act to which no
peculiar sancity was attached and which, indeed,
heTeeafded as one Of the most ocious acts on The
statute book--and his vote aswell as that or most
ofthe Van Burenpany in the House, was 10 ac-
cordance with This sentiment. The resolution
above referred TO was adopied-yeas 80, noes
IS bu. Of yeas only is we're Locofocos and
81 Wings, while OF The noes. 81 we're Locos
(among them Smith of Isle OF Wight, Watkins
6f Goochland, Shd Edmunds Of Halifax D and
only whigsa How happens il that the En-
qurer and is friends have all at once become
90 warmly attached 10 the Compromise Act
and that they thus ~nnwittingly do honor 10 its
great author, whom nevertheless they are 10 the
constant habit Of viflifyine and denouucinE !.
The Enquirer manifesss desire 10 get back,
TO The point Of Compromise Of 1888 (20 per
cent duties, home valuations, and cash pay
1fnenis,) yet defends with all IFS power the Tariff
introduced BY Gen. Mckay In the House ofRsp-
fssentsiives, which is, to all inienis and parpo-
ses, Protective Bill II has certainly surren.
deIed The principle Of Free Trade, as il has,
whilst abolshing speci6edulie on all other ar
tIcles, retained them upon sugar, coal and iron
doubtless for the purpose Of propiiiatng some
ofthe Southern suear.grOwipg States, and or
csjoling the democracy OF Pennsylvania, where
ihe coal and iron interest is great. -
The Enquirerhasi in the support OF Gen. Me-
Kays bill, yielded the point ef free trade, Ii II;
and ts party bad been sincere; now was the I
time for aetionf With an immense majority
parry questions ofauy character oughtto be ear.
fied--but the truth Of il is, fear predominated- \
tney dsfed no. to strike al the principle Of pro-
,fseiiOA! This vas the tine for action we say il
they we're 10 earnest in their professions Of fr,e
trade. Mr. Van Buren,, a Northern man, a can.
didale for the Presidency. Is in want or Southern,
votes, and on account Of this position, The 4
Southern chivalry occupy the station o. dicla
TORS, aud Of course enabled 10 cffer en- terms
TO sui, ihenselyes--ift they now make a eapitu.
la.ion,o on The terms proposed BY the present bill
10 The House, then have they fairly surrendered
heir Wanting declaration Of Free Trade-then
has persisted all the chiyaIry Of the nulIifyips
State and IL the great Nuil6m himself ever
expects TO be the nominee Of Democratic eau
Gus be ~ill compelled to retrace his steps & fall
back into his ptOfessrd principles Of Protection,
As expressed in 1916. II is all a delusionLa |
yision-to suppose that four years hence, when
Mr.. Calhoun will be in the field, woUing aud |
SQUIRTING the Northern Democracy, that they
will permit him TO specify the articles OF "bar-
gain and saIe,n as the Northern Democracy are
now doing to heir Southern brethren.