Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-09-16
TIE CoNpRoNlsE ACT

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Ia hiss speech At N lmiHg an, Delaware On the 10Th
June. TIC slun JoHs VI. tlHroE cempleiy sndffa=
I'D Mr. CLAY ifam tho careo et having ab adoued The
am ~ tnhgns infNafd lie Cnapamise i \ in ls32
lie showed 'hai Mf. Clay ltcn did tha only lhne
whrh 10 his estimation could save the MON and the
FFotneiiso Policy n the tne. The result. with
Tfgard TO The lanf, has baIne oui the wisdom of his
course.
In his sble speech al Lancaster Peun's. last week.
he ieisricd to his spopch ou tho COMPROMISE at Wi
mingion- said be would not repeal what he had lbcn
SAID bui read letter itam Nf Clay, which be thus in
trodnccd:-"S0 far relates TO lht opinions and INST
course Of Nh Clay Ia regard 10 he Compromise Act Of
tie "a March, 1883, his eees in supporting il and his
present teniu, MS IN reference Tie whole Protective
Policy intend 70 let him tts day speak for himself
Having leaned Tess weeks agn Thai some persons in
this olae had, Ia party p 'Ooscs dared TO make is
sue bolte the people Of Penns wanna 10 the sincerity
=. us friendship ,f The protective rslem yenturcd it
break resolution had adopted no, annoy him viii
letters at this crisis when lie is oserbu med with
ffspndence and 10 inform him that he hao / sen char
Eed, IN Pennsy lyania. with having abandoned H. own
system HIS reply IL me 10 the letter which hold n
by hand, Is IN these words"
DLug Lacks. August - 1874
NY Dear Sir ienr supp sltion is right as n The op-
PfesNe extent 81 my correspondence IL utterly i'm
possible 10 answer all tie ttIeIs which | receive
am apld that cannot repy many that deserve IT,
Mi Madison onco remarked 10 thai Nh il IL fs,o :
correspondents were killing him; but they Were furnish
cd ny population 81 ateuI ten mlliuns Ana are sup
Fed BY p puiallon Of near ,wcniy millions can
feel and conceive the possibility ola homicide commit.
led IN the mode which Mr. \ ad.snn suggested
lreqaesi you 10 attribute - The above my o
mission TO express 10 you BEFORE the satisfaction den
'eo Hom The Pernsai ii ytur admirable stoech the
compromise law No man know better The motives aud
cosdeaiiuhs which prompted lis passage than ,0u did.
ana .on have ably and l'uiy exposed Them. We were
upon terms ui the mast confidential intimacy and freud
snip lou daily, in tie Senate, sat near nae. yen
hhew Of my consultations with the practical manufc tu.
Iefs, and their coincidence in opinion iii, US lhceve
was upon Your invitation, that the lamened Dupont
ZANE hom Delaware and conferred with Us pom
iAVie oeraSiohs Than one whilst gazing upn Tie care
Worn eounienancos and acgatd uuks u sec or the del
saat'"s 10 lohgress um south Carulna YOU said 10 mp
LAY, these are fine itllaMs II w,n' do To lot old
ssehsan hsfg them. We must save them" You lived
In mess OF some seven ur eight Senators and II wa,
yonr mess that insisted upon the Home valuation as
snis qua non MI Calhoun opposed H. Your r,css per
severed The fate ol toe bill threatened. hui he nj
Inc lasl moment withdrew his opposition, and the bill
fnay passed
have acaia aud again asserted on the 4 or of the
Senate. that Two principal objects were aimed t,
te accomplished. One was TO ayerta civil war The
"her was to preseyoilo policy VI protection. II was
'nes'ehrd oy erTlancksbill with ois a'byerson
and believe then. and believe nav that If iLe .nn
promise had not passed. at the next session of res
the statute book ''''''
You and J both mainiainhl ihs The measure q nre.
eeton preservedb BY tie Compromise would be 81 cieni
nntil about 1872 But were ,auned by our onfst.
nenis, TO know what would be its condition whom ia,
period a'fsedl We replied. there Were tie hume yslua
tion, cash dnts loag list Of free articles SC But
sio asa lei Us take care at ours Ives now: The pes pie
o. lea2 may be trusted 10 take Of hpnseives Pub
Tic opinion, N the meonime may become more enah-
tened, and The Wisdom Of The protective pulley may be
demonstrated. have not been disappointed NV pre-
d.ciions have been fulfilled. Ihepeope OF 1872 tie
wings at least, every where. sad many of the Demo
erats are now fully persuaded that the industry Of this
great country onghtnot 10 be Frustrated at the feet Of
ioregn powers Everywhere The cry is for TaliG for
hcvenue, with discrimInaon for protection. Every
where the preservation Of the Tariff Of 1912. which
has worked WE'LL and is delivering US from emdarrass
menf, is luna'y demanded.
The circumstances which led TO- attended, The en-
scmsn o. the copro'se, may be curious ane nteres-
ing as matters u history; but, respect to the policy
Pfoiecsio1 the great. practical, absorbing question is
shall the Tariff Of lef2 be preserved repealed Thai
queslInu Is 10 be s,ved in November next have re-
pe.,edis expressed my epinioa UNEQCiyoCALLY
In FAVOR OF ir.