The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-07-22

of the bill; and he contened himself at the time, MS
no declared, during the passage Of me iu'" VI ioi-
(when this vote invoked IN Judgment nga'"s.'
him hy n Tariff Sentnr)by saying tha'.ho Notou ~,
UNDER AN ORAL PROTEST IT'S Uue' tnl'
promises made under the fear Of death, are not bhd
ing in law; but il would DO utterly nauhSS'o'o 10
suppose that Mr. Calhoun acted under duressj anu
il would be equally inudmssbe TO suppose la' MS
vote given with view to procure the No'o' "
others :hen necessary for his own snely-bechuse
such vote would have been palpabIc fraud upon
them if at tho timo he mediated an evasion oil the
pledge given in tho amendment.
Two duys after the passage Of this bill, Congress
ndnurncd and in less than three months, we learn
ed to our perfect aIonishment, from the public prints,
that Mr. Calhoun was in South Carolina, cxultng
among his followers account ofwhat he called ms
triumph oyer HENRY CLAY IN The session oil
1889 he even went so far as to tell Mr. Clay, on the
floor Of the Senate that at the passage OF the Com
PROMISE II was his master 1t is true that Mr.
Clay reproved the folly Of this arrogance even told
him "thut he would not own him for II slave" But
those who forced him into the position | have de-
scribed had then left the Senne and the staggering
or Mr. Calhoun was not rebuked by them. | finish
this sketch by simply stating the fact, that MIR Cal
houn is row understood to be friend to the election
of james X. Polk, the peculiar friend OF Gen. jack
son, who, in 1888, threatened TO hang him as high
Human and that Mr. G. is also the uncompromislng
enemy Of Henry Clay !
But Henry Clay has never changed and his exer-
tons in the public councils, aided by his instructive
elJquencc have done more for the Of the labor
ing classes in this nation, and have made more prose-
lyles 10 the doctrines oflhe Protective policy than all
the efforts ofany other man in the country. Al the
time he commenced his labors in Congress TO build
up the American System, ost cfthe young men of
tho nation educated in the Free Trade doctrines
Of Adam Smith and the visionary theories Of others
like him, whose knowledge Of Political economy was
obtained in the closet, INSTEAD orthe council chamber
| one Of those who had imLibcd these opinions;
and if, for the last twenty years, | have been the
steady friend of protecting American interests against
foreign competition, it has been mainly owing to the
conviction produced on my mind by the perusal of
those mastcry speeches Of argument and eoquence,
with which he sustained his iavoTite policy in tho
halls Of the capital Of our country.
have lrespassed too long, fellow citizens, upon
vonr patlcnce but allow me in conclusion, by every
consideration Of what il due TO the honor and interest
of your country by every feeling which ought to warm
and animate your hearts American citizens, anxious
for the protection of your own industry and the we'll
fare Of nll the nhorng casses among us, to inrcut
you not to overlook the true issue, be decided, in
November next between Henry Clay Of Kentucky, |
and james X. Polk of Tennessee. Ii is not n ques- |
lion about honors and Offices aud the rewards of par
znn service; is not question abOut,lhe payment Of
he state debts, the acquisition Of foreign territory;
Il is rs hive said already, emphotcay question
IF BREAD-a question whether shall sink the |
mass Of the lIboring reemcn Of this country who
ain their bread by the sweat Of their brows, to the
eVe of the European paupers, who labor for six
Gnce day. and find themselves 1t is an axiom Of
terna truth in politics, that nation completely i'm
ovcrshed will soon be a nation completely enslavcd
{, by the abandonment Of protection to home labor
We reduce half million of voters election to
condition Of as seryie dependence and ahject
poverty as southern slaves, how long can we ra-
ion tliy expect TO remain nation of Greemen? More
Than hundred and forty years ago the treaty Of Ma
lhuen, which orthe principle causes of the
beggary and want Of Portugal reduced her TO the |
condition Of dodendancy Of England, struck down !
her national spirit and enslaved her people BY that
treaty she abandoned all right to protect her in
dustry, and agreed to admit British woolen goods of
all kinds without duty restriction.
Nineteen hundred years ago, when Rome had con-
quered the principal part of the world and freely adj
mittel the supplies from Syria and Egypt into Italy,
the industry Of her citizens was pnrazed by the |
of that protection to which it was fairly
entitled; poverty and want rcigned where plenty had |
prevailed, and race Of men, the bravest and the |
freest that lived, speedily converted into
the subjects of despot. And so kceny did Tactus
one Of the gravest and most phosophc Of her hiso-
rians, feel the degradation Of supplying her legions
from the industry Of foreign countries that he has an
nounced with an oath Of ycxAon and distrust, that
deplorablo change in her condition. Let US take !
warning from the examples of other nations. Let us
guard and protect our real, not merely the nominal in
dependence Of our country. The fervent aspi-
raons from every true American heart will be for the
preservation of that independence "Esto perpetua''
MAY IT BE EVERLASTING.