The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-11-28

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mtsy oftte Host 1acleht
.gaa u lusUTpgt I'D
ia. Visionary nd
af PARTY fr ,ll-
If would have dignnenoaRd eIevared our ma
tional character abroad, whilst at home it
would have protected and encouraged the in
dustry of our artisans and laborers, and Sc
cured prosperous stability in all the dversi-
fed interests ola great and growing people,"
To which address Mr. Clay replied in lam
guage marked by feeling and gratitude, such
as the occasion would naturally elicit To
that particular part of the address which we
havequoted, he responded in the following
terms: I...a fANI
"Ifndeed, their kind wishes in relation to
the issue ofthe last Presidential election had
been graIfied, have 10 doubt but that we
should have avoided some of these public
measures so pregnant with evils to our eoun-
try, to which you have adVerted We should
have preserved, undisturbed and without any
hazard, peace with all the world, have had
nOunIappycNvar with ueighboring sister re-
public,and, consequently,no deplorabls waste
ofmman life; of which that WHICH has been
sacrificed or impaired in an imsalubrious cii-
mate, is far grenter and more lamentable than
what has been lost i'll the great and glorious
achievements ola brave army, commanded by
sSilful and gallant General q .HaE1
"We should have saved the millions of
treasure which that unnecessary war has and
will coSt-an immense amount, sufficient to
improve every useful harbor on the lakes, on
the ocean, on the Gulf of Mexico, and in the
interior, and to remove distractions to nav-
CATION in all the great rivers j. the United
States.
awe should not have Subverted patriotic
system ofdomestic protection, fostering the
industry of our OWE people and the interests
of our own country, the great benefits of which
have been practically demonstrated by expe-
renc5, for the visionary promises of an alien
policy of free trade, fostering the industry of
foreign people and the interests of foreign
countries, which has brought in its train dis
aster and ruin TO every nation that has had
the temerity to try IL. The beneficiai tariff
of1S42, which raised both the people md the
Government ofthe United States out ofa con-
dition of distress and embarrassment border
ing on bankruptcy to a state of high financial
and general prosperity, would now be stand
ing unrepealed in the Statute book, instead
ofthe fatal tariff Of 1916, whose '-ealamtous
effects will, | apprehend, sooner or later be
'""'-'"''' ""plIzed.
and more of what has since &C.
epublie councils, was foretoldp
.ction. 1t was denied, disbeliev-
ed, or unheeded, and we now realize the UNI
fortunate consequences. But both phiioso-
phyand patriotism enjoin that we should not
indulge in unavailing regrets as TO the incur.
able past. As part ofhistory in which it is
embodied, we may derive ffomit instructive
lesson for our future guidance, and we ought
tOredouble our eXertons to prevent their be-
ing unprofitably lost"
ltwould be waste ofwords, says the Ma
tonal lntelligencer, to accompany with any
comment of ours, the contrast wl1ied stands
out in bold relief from the textofthis extract
between the various measures which thus
far constitute the history of this Administra-
ton, and those which we know would, had
the distinguished candidate ofthe Wings sue
ceeded at the Presidential election, haveSSre-
served at the same time the peace and honor
OF the country, advanced its prosperity, aud
cherished with equal care the interest of ev-
cry part oft.