The St. Landry whig., 1844-10-10
,ETsTER FROM MIR. CLAY ON THE
,pMpROMISE ACT AND THE PRES.
MI TARIFF

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sr sou Blue LrcKs, August 22, 1874.
noliy Dear sir our slpposition ID right as To Tho
oppressive extent Of my correspondence. Hi III.
terly impossible to answer I'LL the letters which
| receive. | ann afraid that / cannot reply "
many that deserve II. Mr.. Madison once u.
markedto me that MrsJeherson' correspondent
were killing him but they were furnished ~ a
population Of about ten millionss Mine arc
supplied BY q population Of near twenty millions.
! can feel and conceive the possibility ola HON.
icide, committed in the mode which Mr.. Madi-
son suggested.
request you to attribute to the above chr ]
my omission to express TO you before the satls.
faction | derived from the perusal Of your ADM,
rablc speech on the Compromise law. No man
Knew better the motives and considerations
which prompted its passage than you did, and
you have ably and truly exposed them. Wa
were upon terms of the most confidential intima.
cy and friendship. Y0ji daily, in the Senate.
sat near me. You knew of my consultations
win the practical manufacturers and their 20.
incidence in opinion with us. / believe Il was
upon your invitation that the lainented Dunont
came from Delaware and conferred with ma
upon more occasions than one, whilst gazing
upon me care-worn co%ttntenances and hageard
looks OF some ofthe delegation in Congress from
SCUM Carolina, you said TO me, stClay, these
are fine fellows. 1t won't do Is let old JaclSson
hang them. We must save tbem.n VA, I;,oas
IN a mess OF some seven or eight Senators. ana Z
was Jour mess that insisted upon the Home val,
alton, as a sine que non. Mr.. Calhoun onposed h.
Your mess perseyered. The fate Of thc bill was
threatened; but he, atthe last moment. withdrew
nus opposition, and the bill finally passed,
have again and again asseried. m tbe Eoor
OF the Senate, that t2u principal objects were
aimed to be accomplished. One waste ,ye,t a
clvii war. The other was to preserve the policy
OF profession. II was threatened by Mr.. YER
p.iancks blll with total subyersion and believed
then, and believe now, that If the compromise
mad not passed, 1.-THE next session of Congress-.
oil traces ofthat policy would have been eiaIaced
from the statute book.
fou ana ! both maintained that the measure
OF protection preserved by Tho Comnromise
would be sufficient Until about 1859, Int NJ
were taunted by our opponents, to know what
Would be It's condition when that period arrived.
We replied, thcf6 we're the home valuation. cash
duties, a long list Of free articles, &c. But I
SAID also, let us take care of ourselves now Tho
people Of ls42 may be trusted to take caro- of
themselves. Public opinion, in tho meantime.
may become more enlightened, and the wisdom
o,the protective policy may be demonstratcd.-
! nave not been disappointed. My predictions
nave peen iulli!led. Tho people Of 1912. the
wings, az least, every where, and many of the
democrats, are now fully persuaded that the N.
uus''y q tnls great country ought NOT 10 be pros.
rated az inc feet Of foreign powers. Every
Where 'Ae cry y lcr q Tariff for Revenue, with
determinations for protection. Every wbcre
the prescrvationLo the Tariff &c 1sJs ,s.b;nl H.
worked so well Md is DELIVERING ID f,on, a,nl' -
easements, is loudly demanded.
lhe circumstances which led 10 5or ottonloi
the enactment Of the Compromise, NAV he on.
rlous Misunderstanding as matters or history I'M
IN fespeei to the policy Of protection, tie qrsat'
PsaoaealF aDsorbIng question is, shall the Tariff
o. lef@ y preserved or rtpealedf That amos.
1loh Is 'o'pe solved in November next. have
LepeatcT ! expressed my opinion UNEQtiiVO.
CALLH in FAVOR or Tr.
'hoaSht we achieved a great triumph in
placlng The Protective policy, BY The Comprom.
Use aet without the reach and beyond the term
o. Sen. Jackson's administration. And 700
awaited ourselves ofthe fact that the So,tb Gar
DINA delegation were much more n,,yio,s tbat
the difficulty should be settled by us than by Cen
Jackson.
You tell me that am accused Of bayinp ai,on.
doncd the protective policy. That would dis.
tress me exceedingly If | were not accused of
al sorts of crimes and inisdemeanors. | believe
| have been charged with every crime cnumer.
atcd inthe Decaloguo. / laugh at the straiehts
to whiqn my opponents are driven. They are
to be ? tied. Shrinking from all tho issues ari.
sing ourlo the great questions of national poli.
~, w en- have hitherto divided tho coIntry.
they hcGe no other rtfiss left, bnt IN person3i
abusephetraction and defamation. / have liycl
down these attacks heretofore, and with tbe
blessing OF Providence, | hope to survive those
which they are now directing against me-
Most certainly my surprise at the attempt to make
me out a friend offrec trade with foreign conn.
tries, and an opponent of tho Protective policy.
ought not to be greater than that of my compel.
Protective policy.
friend, X ~ y"u'
J. NJ. GLAffor, ESQ.