The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-09-27

BLuE LrCKs, August ~, lS4i.
M Dear SIR Your supposition is
right as TO The oppressive extent of my
correspondence. Ii is utterly impossible
TO answer all the letters which | receive.
am afraid that cannot reply TO many
that deserve IT, Mr.. Madison once re-
marked 10 me that Mr.. Jefierson's CORES
Pondents were killing him; but they were
furnished by a population Of about ten mil.
lions. Mine is supplied BY a population Of
near twenty millions. can feel and con-
celve the possibility of homicide, com.
mitted ia The mode which Mr.. Madison
suggested.
request you 10 attribute 10 the above
cause, my omission TO express to you be-
fore, the satisfaction | derived from the
perusal of your admirable speech on the
compromise law. No man knew better
the motives and considerations which pro.
NOTED lis passage than you did, and you
have ably and truly exposed them. We
were upon terms Of the most confidential
intimacy and friendship. You daily, in
the Senate, sat near me. You knew OF
my consultations with the practical manu-.
faeturers, and their coincidence in opinion
with US. | believe il was upon your invi-
taiion, that the lamented Dupont came
from Delaware and conferred with U.S.
Upon more occasions than one, willis, gaz-
ing upon the care-worn counteuances and
haggard looks of some Of the delegation
IN Congress from 5. Carolina, you said to
fNlax, ,hacn Faf 4,
won't do to let old Jackson hang them
We must save Them" You lived in mess
Of some seven or eight Senators, and il was
nIG2r mess that insisted upon the home val
as sine qua non. Mr.. Calhoun
Ippposed it. Your mess persevered. The
fate of the bill was threatened but he at
btbe last moment Withdrew his opposition,
, and the bill finally passed.
! have again and nguin asserted, on the
eioor of the Senate, that two principal oh.
Ilects were aimed 10 be Accomplished
One was TO avert a civil war. The other
was 10 preserve the policy Of protection.
1t was threatened by Mr.. Verplanck's bill,
with total subyerson and | believed then,
and believe now, that, If the Compromise
had not passed, al the neNt session Of Con.
gress, all traces Of that policy would have
been etiaced from the statute book.
You and both maintained that the mea.
sure OF protection preserved by the Con
promise would he sufficient uni, about
As42. But we were tainted bv our oppo.
..nts, 10 know what would be its condI.
ton when that period arrived. We re.
Piled, there we're the home valuation, cash ,
duties, long list Of free articles, &c.
But | said, also, let US, take care Of our.
selves now the people Of lS42 may be
trusted to take care OF themselves. Pub.
lie opinion, in the mean time may become
more enlightened, and til. wisdom of the
protective policy may be demonstraied.-
have not been disappointed. My predic.
tons have been fulfilled. The people Of
ls42, the Wings, a, least, every where.
and many Of the Democrats, are now fully
persuaded that the industry Of this great
country, ought not TO be Frustrated at the !
feet Of foreign powers. Everywhere the
cry IS for Tariff for Revenue, with dis.
elimination for protection. Eyervw here
The preservation Of the Tariff Of 1912,
which has worked 50 well, and IS deliver.
ing Us from endorsements, is loudly de-
mended.
The circumstances which lead to, or at.
tended, the enactment Of The Compromise
may be curious and Interesting as matters
OF history but, IN respect to the policy Of
protection, the great practical, and absorb |
ing question Is, shall the Tariff Of sag be
preserved or repealed That question Is
10 be solved il November next. | have
repeatedly expressed ny opinion uaequtro.
eaHy IN facor Of
| thought we achieved q rrea, triurnnb
10 placing The Protective policy, BY the
compromise ac', without the reach and
beyond ihe term Of 9 en. Jacksou's admin.
is'raton' And We avaied ourselves of,
Inc tact that the South Carolina delegation
were much more anxious that the dill.
Guhy should be settled BY US than By Gen.
Jackson.
GU tell me that am accused oc ba,
ing abandoned The protective policv.--
nal would distress me exceedingly. If
were not accused Of all sorts or ~-.,,.s a. I
mlsdemesnors. | believe | have ues..
charged with every crime enumerated IN :
The Decaiogue, ! laugh at the straits to 7
which my opponents are driven. they
are 10 be pitied. Shrinking fran ~ ,fIs {
issues, artsfug vuev1 rue great questions of K,
national policy, which have hitherto dtid. !
ID the country they have no other refuge I
but in person'l abuse, dctraciion and
zion. haze lived down these al.
etofore, and with the blessing of
.hf'Cto survive those which
directed against me. Most Ger.
y surprise at the attempt to make
friend Of free trade with FOREIGN
and an opponerl Of the Pro.
~, ought not to be greater
\ny competitor at the effort
friendship 10 the Protec.
PAYS truly md faithfully
II. CLAY.
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