The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-01-01
Extract Of a Letter from Mr. Clay TO Mr. 'herf-


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Oh no, Isla
~, a,s ,b 49, record is concornoJ n
gu ulo I'sn, 30 'h' 70 a,'s o,e C ,he rriG NJ
your statement .nal uu nu' III Snir rinoinlcs and
iolo Ur ie='i put va, I w. r. ~ hen,
""E' ",W"y7 ".'l"'I IN ~" In, ~ 1909 cr which
u'' no, Wv ~ W, ',v %ni Jbnson tnl pcnion
noWeSg.i n'r W. nu'e', Nv nSaon, nonoaon,s AID
w., ~ Nv" Gt crnno ~, ,eriod INV
nola h"u - n '' ,ect 't ,he re-.
5Ap,uons " CpnsIess "a," ~" ,in Tn
1 srnrnr,"J ,h, 'TnriG which greatly modified and
reduced tho Torf of 1928 nsonuch that il was sup
posed by reasonable men that il would or ought to
su'sy mn Hu'''' " I In
ISL surportcd ihe TarifT of that year, Which was
! limited to the free articles.
/ never was in favor of what regarded as n high
Tariff. and my present opinion i IN perfect conc-
drnce with that Of the Whale Wing putty tho Uni
ted States, including Georgia. as | understand it,
We believe that the Revenue IRON the General Gov
eminent should be derived from the Foreign imports
to the exclusion Of direct taxes and the proceeds of
the sale ur The public lands; and that no more revc-
nue. should DO levied than Is necessary TO an econom
! zeal administration OF The government; but that in
evying II such determinations ought to 10 made as
viii afford moderate and reasonable protection TO A.
mGfican Industry against the rival and prolbitOry pol
icy OF Foreign pow ers.
should have preferred that the Compromise in all
It's pnrts (ncudug the Home yuluation) could have
bGen adhered To. But you well know from what
quarter the opposition came to the homo valuation,
without the incorporation of which in tho Conlpru-
mise MT, that act never could have passed.
THINK the present Tariff IN the lDaln, IS right and
working much good There nny be eXccsses or de-
lrciS in II, Of which have not here the means to
judge; and il there be they ought TO DO corrected by
supplemental legislation.
am your friend,
and obedient servant,
H. CLAY.
To Hon. J, \. MERIwETuER.
llere comes in the letter of two Ca,r,;, IocoG,cos
~ ,yo ,,lor.,,,, ,bo,, >, ~, ,,,I -, :, 9.,,,.I
=, W. " w. "''' ~ - ''e'''! nSN'
''f C'ay ""1t arc Is opinions respecting protection
we omit Il. Their names arc Joel Branhaln and
Robert Bledsoe Their letter i, da,od Jply.121
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w" ~ ",.' !'u i,'o''i me mat co"nctIhg
M ,I G - 80 W. NV III 'esnu w my orIh'ohs
G. % - ~ b"hi'Suo manufactures
w. w. lIl?'lnu',on !" reunion 10 lhem
No. -, 49,, ny WV" your request
49,, 49, necessary 10 an g.
49,, h. i, "..o'' VI ''o HG"e'"' Government
~ Pom dno ,,,,,,n ,'' " S'"so" q, pence exclusive
h., 49, VI our "IelSa imports, ana
" ., i,I ~ ~ l'osu ous"' 10 NC so auJHsled
,i. r,,n,,c,ros sJ,'e"t 70 our u"'heS,
i "!i' olPosrG 10 "'r9c' taxes ana
49,, s 49, ~ ~ ''''o VI ""'"neh uey may
1880 ,"'3 " 81 N'sot I"u SUCCESS 10 arms. am
uLt ~ 'is u"'''''' " ''co "uue WIN ioreign
ih ., ~, "; "',".' S""j1ot our commerce W'h
,,,,o W '"''''"'' V''e' very great ana upr'heh-
,It,o.o ,
ior,,in nVe entertained ana stu
hiah ~ ~, 80, was ~ ,atyl u eutes Dehg 50
Iev ,o,o iiJ ~ ,G.o't'o'! o o''c'es o.. whch
49,, ,h, ,h. 'rI ',lousul ~ pee' 'or an inter-
orc, i,,,,,aII' ~ o.pet,''o"; 'h"K OF
o. ci ''at ''o r''it Sl'ouu possess s'anh-
~ D's's a!eG' .'Juriousy al cur great
,,oIa.a'o ,i't' " wa" l''u"c'er II shoulu Dc
Yn,nd c,r no I'm; M " Is,e ,e,,,,o
MINI ill., go il ,'n,' ~ " ioAt uIlu ie"@'
,;a ~ w ,S',?''"D'o unu ,'ouera!e' at inc
~ Posseu IN Tue infancy
I VIC ne.'S 10 acquire me SKIN
o., 81, 49, e .p'' necessary 70 lhelF success
ox,egia,,, ,han -; i'se' urs.eG " Foec'oh Is
cnpIoraba nroa.a ri 1'ita 'ney naVe MAGE
,ha, Jo,,ran IIne,e,c 80 u',i'ou,ty hes IN hAns
INC 81 c;iaI We MoIU Wn"out huch expo
;s,,t a. ,h, $3.50, ~ u" .SeS' proper "u-
Ji '" =; w Va Pro'oc""h' Eisht years
r ;I :. o'e" Go"Sress 10 nN WIN
in o =; ESQ ~ yeu's OF progress
l.; tLa nn', r I, ~ 80 JuSsueu some reuucuon
IsS2 - noua "''u Se"e["''y the Iarih oil
rlonuf1c,nras ,Jnn .'d" tut Oh te7c AS our
rn,on,;o Iii w anu oeSohe perfected less
pt , ~. % u.ll many at'cleS WIN DO