Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-10
CLAY TO CLAYTON.
Another turn of the .Screw!

another turn 0I nc STcW'
The nub!ic has another revelation from the
Jrclc of Ashland Mr.. John NJ. Clayton OF
Deaware delivered a speech OF considerable
a..h at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on The ON
iii IN. course of which ne introduced the
ewing letter IRON Mr. Clay. And now mark
4. a,r;i IL Of the writer. He brought forward
Il. Compromise Act of SO, to save the Union
am civil war, and TO save the policy oil pro'ec-
q rom utter pro>traton-Clay was even VII
g. 10 abandon the whole protective system IN
Sc %, the clause in his own handwriting, pre-
'f,ei ~ Mr. Webster, Will show Inc DIN, aS
s,ed. had apparently all the solemniy OF sane
1avh:ch FL. Claws public pledges could impartto
IL asked in the course OF his speech "Whai
.n,re,s. what Legislature woald mar the qua
mice, What man who is entitled to deserve
character of an American statesman, would
t4a! 10 in his place in either House OF Con
s., ami disturb this treaty Of peace and ami
Honest John Davis" asked in the House
representatives., on the passage oil me same
What honorable man who votes for this bill
~ sustain such bill ?"-(viz: on revivin2
rro,ectiye sys,em) And what do we now
II! Clay periidiously violating his pledges
i,claring himself "unequivocaly in favor OF
Tariff of '12"-which every man OF The
.ae,, experience knows to be directly In vlo-
t. q of the Act of '33-which W. Z. Rives
.4red was worse than the Act OF ls2S-and
vaca Andrew Stewart of Pennsylvania cried
aa tni the other day, as decisive triumph over
ae Compromise itself. Look at these develop
a2a,s Compare the Tariff of AZ with The Com
F3mise Ac;-compare Fl. Claws pledges IN 10
with the arrogant tone OF his letter 10 Johi VI
c.aYion-and then we call upon the friends OF the
>la,h to say what they arc TO expect from such
: man:
BITE LIcKs, August -, 1871.
NJ Dear Sir--Your suppoSi,on Is right as 70
.ae oppressive extent of my correspondence. IL
utterly impossible TO answer all the letters
gaich receive. am afraid that canno, reply
b many that deserve il. Mr.. Madison once re-
alisej 10 me that Mr. Jeflerson's correspondents
were killing him: but they were furnished by
lpcua,ion of abont ten millions. Mine are sup
pied bv population ofncar twenty millions. !
"a .eel and conceive the possibility OF homi-
= committed in the mode which Mr.. Madison
a.seS,ed
request YOU TO attribute 10 the above cause,
NY omission 10 express TO You before, the satis-
!set.on derived from the pernsal OF your admi-
'ioe speech on the compromise law. NO man
Whether the motives and considerations which
p-omoici lis passage than YOU did, and you have
a1lv and truly exposed them. We were upon
-taiS OF line most confidential intimacy and
i.endship You daily, in the Senate, sat near
ne loa knew OF my consultations with The
;'accal manufacturers, and their coincidence in
iaoa with us. ! believe it was upon your in
'a'ion, that the lamented Dupont came from
p'aware and conferred with us. Upon more
''taslons than ono, whilst gazing upon the care
s9-n coGatenances and haggard looks OF some
,'"e delegation in Congress from South Carroll
said IN (sla,- those % fine follows.
won't do 10 let old Jackson hang them. We
ans save them" You lived in a mess of some
zen or eight Senators, and it was your mess
AZ insisted upon the home valuation, as @ae
z non. Mr.. Calhoun opposed it. Your mess
'>evered- The fate of the bill was threatened,
ne al The last moment withdrew his opposi-
:, and the bin finally passed.
nave again and again asserted, on the floor
'le senate that two principal objects were
-49' % he accomplished One was TO avert
~. war The other was TO preeervc the policy
protection. Ii was threatened, BY MIR. Yer
sAca bill with total suhversion; and believed
y, anu believe now, that, if the Compromise
not passed, AT the next session Of Congress,
= faces OF that policy would have been efaced
n The statute book.
Lou and both maintained that the measure
Protection preserved by the Compromise would
sufficient until about 1912. But We were
-'el by oar opponents, TO know what would
,.. "a c9ndltlon when that period arrived. Were
' mere were the home valuation, cash duties,
e. 10y iSi OF free articles, sc. But said, also.
lsa 'aac care OF ourselves now; the people of
pn.i1'a may Dc trusted 10 take care of themselves
na-a c opinion, in the mean time, may become
NJ. enlightened and the wisdom Of the protec
.e- P3iics may be demonstrated have not
asla Gs'sap opne My predictions have been
errr,.,.i The people OF 1912, the Wings at least
iop, r mere and many Of the Democrats, are
cou,,ry persuaded tina, the industry of this great
~ 'Oeh' noi TO be Frustrated a, the feet of |