The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-13

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protection in ls2ifor will hurry and come down e
of the protective policy. (ireat appause) Who. then
he would ask ioowedin the footsteps OF their usriou
predecessor daughter and cheers) Who were the
men that then looked up Henry Clay for normationi
Who were they that then stood Henry Clay stood and
streets of Askelon for would not be believed by b
democracy OF the present day Andrew Jackson Martin
tLaughter and cheers) These the men that thel
IecognlLedhe consttniionaly and expedency the wis
aom and the necessity OF protective tariff Trace the
history OF the country from ri to A. and look Mt s con
dtion BY the operation of the tariff attording
IaSsmeh and employment - domestic labor gradually
aany hourly he might say the country improved in il
cohuiion IN every aspectincreased in population ard
tespectabhty anu energy Tot only meeting The expendi
lures OF the but paying oil ten millions
1888 In the year 1887. when Mr. Van Buren, first went
into office, the government for the first time contracted
Observation-Disclosures tagged in all its departmentseyery
arm o. industry was acknowledgements thrown
out OF employ ment-the energies of the people were
paAay zed-commercio confidence was broken-eyen the
credit oil the government was degraded and when com
missioner went TO England to negotiate loan on the
credit OF the general government he Kissed and
hooed snd almost kicked out OF the country. Laugh
teri Fortunately for the country had wing Congress
which passed healing measure-one measure in that
great system of Legislation which they proposed-and
that was taIin Tor protection. Cheers And what
v %as me se,o result Immediate and instant pros
Commerce revived-a5orers found employment--capal
| also found empioyment-confdenco between man and
man was restoredthe credit OF the government revived
those bonds that could be sold in the market for o.
and 70 per cent were run up to us loud cheers What
was me condition OF the country comparison with
what 1t was then He did not ask such an Intelligent
audience as that Mr. b. then speak of the
OF the proceeds of the sales OF the public lands
Ne alluded to the decision Of the supreme Court OF the
United States in the OF jackson against Clarke aud
others in 1928 The wings claimed these proceeds as
trust ound to held by the general governm mt for the
veral states But willing yield the legal claim
He rested the whole question the claim in tie Constr
tuition which provides that Congress sha have the now.
er dispose OF and make all neediu laws and regulations
respecting the territory and other property belonging to
the United States" He then alluded TO the case of General
Laiay cite on whom the nation, occasion OF his visit
in the iullness OF Its gratitude for his eminent and dis
pensbie services during the revolution determined to
not the Constitutional power him any of the ubc
money put Congress gave him fifty thousand acres
oi the pubic lands because they had the pow
er to dispose of that the vote was sane toned bv
Mr. Jefferson himself. Loud cheers) But modern de.
mocpacymaye modern noe democracy-spurious and false
not apply my words language the great mass of the
people o. the democratic party, who are, believe,
| by, ignorant and designing demagogues. / speak
OF the heads OF the party, and make exception with
them Tremendous cheering) This false and spurious
sutiona power in Congress to dispose these proceeds
why did they not make the discovery before the
Because was the result of the genius the wisdom and
the patriotism Of Henry Clay. (Great cheering) And
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the Union GI enthusiastic and tremendous cheers)
Ihere was another question which Congress found
they mad the power Of stripping the States They had
forgotten Van Burens voice in 1896 and all the
oil this same document that desire to Distribute amongst
the people What the language Of the Constitution on
that question The time, place and manner OF holding
elections, shall be prescribed in each place but
SHAH nave the power by law to make alter such reg
iaon, except to the place for eecng Senators that
In making the whole or to alter and to modify any
part thereof and at the formation the Congress the
ground was taken by Mr. Madison himself that
Al. 1.lp tn hnI
for he said the time must arrive when one part of this
Union must gat the power of the other in each State
now TREMENDOUS laughter and vociierous cheering
In aidon he SAID, the States may refuse and threw of
the government. The wing Congress of 1871 did it.
They found Captain Tyler at that racing for it.
Roars OF laghter) He signed the BILL but he filed his
protest against in the Department of State yes under
his solemn oath OF Office and then he went point blank
against afterwards and the Democra party seized
hold OF it, and they denied its constitutionay not
w,hssa an M, they said i always should be- Yet
raj ticket and they refused to obey, and all ia dis.
tricts under their own State law. So proclaim it, the
government provided for by the fathers OF Consti
tution has been revoutionzed for have the 60
venmen now acting as the Congress OF the United
mere are ~ enty men there who have
no more claims 10 be there than any gentleman in this
Hail. Qaughter) Let how it is. Georgia elected
members under her State law and up eight re.
representatives. to the House shortly after that was
passed wing came into power and then the new law as
was supposed, was recognized by the legislature that
came into power-they had already sent up eight mem
beers under the State law by the general
Suppose every other State the Union had occupied Just
the same position as Georgia under the general ticket
what would have been the spectacle presented You
would have two hundred and twety two elected under
the State law andtwo hundred and twenty-five elected
under the general ticket what Would have been the
consequence Of this each of those two classes of
sentativeswould they be recognized by the Senate
There would be curious sort clashng of interests and
under the same Congress in such state of things what
would have become of this constitution which declares
hat the law United States this particular topic
shall be the law Of the land Now God knows twenty
votes appointed under such construction OF the law ex
ercise an undue influence in the deliberations OF
Congress, and therefore the system of election Of
which ] complain, demands to be remeded (Cries OF
hear hear But fellow citizens there Is another question
and other parties in this country to which desire to call
your atenienthere Is the war pary-and there is the
peace party, toothere is party this country whose
end AMI aim is to involve in Tor party purposes
ask you my friends are you prepared 10 go TO war are
you prepared say to go to war with any power strong
or feeble for party ends Tor for the yindcaon and pro-
lection Of the national property at the North Eastern
treaty opportunity Of negotiation was offered at that
time and pending the question, the cry-war was
the repeat but my friends that question was Just
edby whig sonsie. Tremendous cheering) I do not
mean to approve or condemn that Treaty; il gave us
neace but think we neither gained nor lost much by
the Ashbuton treaty except that have honor
loud ana prolonged cheering) But shall bring you to
the next question which the party The cry
was first mooted "war" "war" resounded through the
halls Of Congress- aye "war" waro to the knife We
will fight for says Thomas Harte Benton
YEA my friends we will fight for it, but while can
be settled by amicable Observation-Disclosures chcers-
when az fails, there is not an American heart but
VIII hght--(Tremendous and continued applause)--
and no American would propose to fight till all failed
hear hear) This same attempt has been made embar.
ass the negotiation just at the moment there pro-
sent British Minister Mr. Pakenham yes that the mo.
ment they select to pass resolution that term Of the
British occupation OF Oregon should cease but thank
God we have whg Senate and that question is set a.
rest loud cheering) And now, now there ia greater
question and more serious question-one which strikes
deeply at the root and foundation Of govenment-one
that is not only calculated but can't fail to stir up soci
city from toundation and wake this Union to its very
CENTRE mean the projected annexation of Texas II is
not the annexation OF Texas to the Uued States but the
United States to Qaughter) This is question in
my Judgment the magnitude Of which is difficult to com.
prehendthc consequences OF which eau foresee
This question must lead TO immediate or ultimate dis
Iuption oil this Union ensatfon) The has got
its iOin In land pat,n a