Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-21
RICHMOND, TUESDAY, MAY 81.
THE TARIFF[TE, II. CLAY!

w. hive received the pamphlet copy OF very aole'
honest and hgh.minded letter, addressed 10 ms con-
.,,tuants of Georgia. by Mr. Chappel-the only wing
N The House of Representatives who voted Tor ,he ne
firm Revenue Bill 1t IS written IN d ooia ano auhi''
rate spirit, and will reflect high honor upon num- i"
IN. eyes of every who is not yassal OF u
and who values principles more IMAM men we , slia"
hlsb tins letter for the confusion OF the blind folio
| f ,be IDOL in the Southern States and for the inio-
,ion of the people at large lie tells The people, like
nm honest man that the Wings OF the Notwithstanding
States ars the authors of the present sxhorhant pro
,ectye Tariff and succeeded 10 the ln't Congress, oy
b aid of norton of the Northern Democratic in pass
;no il over the heads OF the Representatives of the
south from both parties He tells them, that-"The
souhern Wings on that occasion he bill of42 never
dreamed of surrenderng their deeply CHERISHED Soulh
ern principles this subject at the feet OF their North
sro Wing allies and because they would moi make the
surrender, the nquilous and oppressive Tariff, with
which the country sadded, came well nigh be-
np defeated for it got through the House, and through
the Senate also, by a bare majority of one vote.
lie says that WAS the true Cause of legitimate
,coenus Tariff $50 strong at This session. from the
N,r;hern Middle and Western States. But, most un-
fortunately il is at the time true that 1t never
was so weak from the South aee@haess o'et"g
TO The los, of support from Southern Fhgs Hence II
tina, cause instead Of being sustained, as It ought to
be in the present Congress- shall go down, the espon
sbltv for lis fate will lie more, much more, at the
door of Southern Wings, than of Northern Demo-
Gratis. ,,., So.
And now when every Southern Wing, except him
self including even Massrs Goggn and Newton from
VIRGINIA Notwithstanding the vote oil the latter on con-
situ,unal grounds against high protective Tarih,
vernl wears apo voted against The relief bill, we have
riuht 10 lay at the doors Of the Wings The greater
responsibility Of defeating tn 8 relies ball.
nj Chappe exposes by Tresist'oie arguments the
atrocities OF The present abomnabe lawand proves,
drec, violation Of Mr. Clays Compromise act,
aud his pledges and concludes with the pregnant and
prophe,ic remark "hat in spite OF my long entertained
confidence in Mr.. Clay, and admiration OF bis charic-
ter do not like the position he seems now TO occupy
on the tariff question. nor will disguise mat my -eHi
in his cause has suffered abatement By cl"se and
anxious observation Of the political character and prn-
cples of the great national party that must come into
power with him. and impress is policy on his admin
i.tration.
In the name of wonder, how can a man like Mr.. C.
repose any confidence ~ the principles o: such de-
oiagogue as Henry Clay man, of whom the nnec
dote is current in the newspapers that he but the
other day IN the House Of Representatives asked Mr.
c. j. lngersoll, "By what authority do you say, that
have rupudated or abandoned The principles OF pro-
tec.ion 2: Mr.. L. replied "upon the authority OF gen
t!eman of integrity, personal friend OF yours and
high tariff man, who Informed me, that he had seen
letter written by YOU about the time othe passage OF the
Compromise Act, in which you agreed to give up the
principle Of protection" Mr.. Clay: " Il is falsehood
NV speeches at tho time, my speeches and letters
since prove the contrary" And n man, who, in his
re ply 10 the Executive Committee Of Pennsy vana, on
ll,h ns, lays the rejection of the late Revenue bill
a, The doors Of the Republican majority of the House.
for that they mot, of course all the Wings hut Mr.
ChnppelD sdecrded against the pcaling b lenrin
The Tariff Of ls42 in FULL and sALCrAGY OPERATION !
This declson Yves an involuntary concession OF po
lit cal opponents 10 The teisdom and 5entfesnce Of Wing
policy produced by thu returning prosperity of I'll.
country and the enlightened opinion Of the people"
What shall we think of this honest politician, when
we couple the above declarations with the following
tract from the speech Of Mr. Clay in tho Senate Of the
United States the 2lst January, 1912, in reply to
Mr.. Woodbury., on the Treasury Note Bill-reported
for the Washington National Intoiigeneer.
Eztrast from Mr.. Gays Speech.
Garry out then, SAID he, the spirit Of the Compro-
mise Act. Look to revenue alone for the support of
Government Do not raise The question of protection
which had hoped had been put rost. THERE
NECESSITY OF rRorEcTIos For PROTECTION"
No wonder the confidence of Mr.. {. is shaken in
the Wing Champion, Demsgogue, and Dictator !!