Mobile register and journal., 1845-06-24
 J. B. TRINcHARD, Sec'y.
For Inc Repisier and lnnrnj


 Col. Dunn's Speech and ''The Advertiser. The editor of inc Advertiser ssis out' upon "A Democrat for brief strictures upon Col. Dunn'e great speech the Mansion House, and is "partlcu. lary desrous of seeing how he GA Democrat) would account for the important of fact which he per petrated in regard to the origin of the tariff act o '42." Perhaps the editor prefers discussing such collateral issues to those, such they were present. ed by the whig candidate. The fact that the bill which ultimately passed into law, originated wit, | the committee on ways and means. and not that on manufactures does not alter it's protective character or render the arguments in favor of a countervalng tariff, urged bv Col. D., any more applicable than they were before the mistake spoken of occurred - Leverit Saltonsta, the Hartford con, enton federal proteciicnist did originate tariff bill in '42, and through him in hs capacity of chairman of the com mittee on manufactures, the question of the tariff was originally brought before the House am in duty to myself bound to admit however, that the bll of Mir 5. did not pass, as l once believed but the er- TOT occasioned by the fact that there were no less than fue tariff bills before Congress at the same time, as well as by the delusive course pursued by whg papers in publishing Mir. SaltonslaIs report instead of the one that actually accompanied the bill. The report and arguments of the protecting committee were published to sustain before ihe peo- pie bill presented by the financial committee! II you live in a glass house don't throw stones.
 The editor wIth evident exultaiion alludes to the vote of Jas. Buchanan for the tsrlf of '42, and speaks of that leman. Secretary of State, under democratic administration, an old federal ist; but we have the distinguished local example of Col. D. upon the Texas question, that public men always perforce ''in the gall of bitterness and bonds of isiquity." The joining of church presup- poses repentance and forsaking of former sins and obliquities. which Mr. Buchanan, by his gene. ral political conduct has done which repentance on his part Col. Dunn has failed to announce-in fact he ayers he still enerans his old opinions. But now for the paragraphs of the Advertiser seriaton.
 lst. The editor remarks that "te character of the article in question CA Democrats'' former arcle') we regret 10 say, does not convey very favorable impression, either of the candor, fairness or rate political informant ion of the writer" We'll, now that is unfortunate, but we would thank the editor for specifications. Here let me remark that these editorial phrases. "candor, fairness and accuracy" are too common 10 warrant the belief that they penned particularly for the criticism of "A Demo- crat" They are terms that round period most ea- phonousy and are the 'seI phrases" for the expres sions of any political opponent-they are '.words -words-noihing but words" sltis generally con sidered important" continues the editor, 'that he who assumes to enlighen others should himself be well nformed;" but the editor of the Advertiser joys a sensible realization on his part and "A De- mocrat for the jun of the thng and to save the edi tor the modification of being "solItary and aone," is willing to admit for bimself that there excep- tions to th,s "general'' raIe and consideration Again. says the editor. .so dissipate and ad- vance truth the argument should be addressed to the enlightened understanding of an intelligent pnl,lic rather than the feelings, passions and prejudices of the vulgar and ignorant" This is decidedly too and presents inter esting question to the eyisceraiing minds of Kant or a Bacon.- Thanking the editor for doing the justice to ad nit, CT vi ferrini, that my former article contained argument, must demsr to the impression under