The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-27

he only excepted; after the PRESIDENT and tn,
Cabinet all of them are determined to regare
these measures as ga final settlement Mr.
CLTrGMAN, hitherto regarded as a Wing
speaks of these measures as s'bils Of surren-
der!" We think his conduct is without ex-
cuse. He does not speak as Wing, and that
party are not responsible for his speech. He
does not speak as Democrat, for he says both
parties are 'mere factions" He speaks against
both parties; he speaks disunion doctrines; and
for that we feel bound to condemn him.
We never will believe that in that glorious
region Of western North Carolina-in the esti-
nation of her sons ''the land of the free and the
home of the brave"-such doctrines can ever
find encouragement or federation. There are
eloquent, able, and patriotic men there, whose
reputation is not confined to the borders Of the
good old North State. Messrs. WooDrIN, Gal.
Their PATTERSON, BAXTER, CALDWELL, and
others, have earned high regulations for good
service rendered the Wing cause, and to their
State. The people are patriotic, intelligent,
law-abiding, Union-loving people. They sup
ported Mr.. CLINGMAN when he advocated a
protective tariff, when he abhorred secession
and disunion; and they cannot now be brought
by his extraordinary change to forget all their
time halowed, honored principles.
But to his speech, son the future policy Of
the Government"
1t strikes us that if Mr.. WEBSTER were he
in the Senate, or Mr.. CLAY, being there,
should make speech on 'the future policy of
the Government" it would not be regarded as
very presumptuous. But for one of Mr. CLING
MANS years and experience to give his views,
not on any particular subject, but on the whole
policy of the Government, is a little s'extraor-
binary" Let it be remembered, too, that the
River and Harbor bill was under discussion;
and what does Mr.. CLINGMAN think ought to
be the "polcy Of the Government" on that
bill2 On that he says, in the last lines of his
speech, he has ''little to say" Some are proper
subjects of expenditure, but his vote on the bill
"will be guided by the precise form it may ul-
timately assume;" and then-unkindest cut of
all to bill containing an appropriation for
opening an inlet to Albermarle Sound-he con-
cludes by saying, ''but the inclination of my
mind is strongly against the system. | doubt
whether it will not always be SO managed as
to be productive of mischief rather than bene-
8 fts.V
Call you this Cracking your friends?, Will
not those interested in this inlet on the North
Carolina coast have cause for saying, ga plague
IN such backing?" Ifthis is not Casting, then
General CAss never lodged vote or gave an
,quivocal answer. The ssnoise and confusiono
n the House Of Representatives must have dis
urbed Mr.. CLINeMAN.
Much Of the speech is devoted to the ia
Tiff, especially to railroad iron, and the duties
On iron generally. There is much in the
speech that we are not sure we thoroughly
1t is not clear, regular argu-
nent, but seems to be an unavailing effort to
Justify new contemplated political move, by
irving in anticipation an excuse for 1t, and to
reconcile his Inconsistencies. There is much
If assertion, with here and there-few and far
oetween--a fact stated, that adds nothing to
he argument. 1t is rather an homogeneous, ill
considered, tumble of assertions, full Of strange
and statements totally irreconci-
liable with each other.
We do not purpose to enter, in this brief no
tice, upon the tariff argument. We have done
SO frequently heretofore, and will, as occasion
serve, do SO again. We will now "appeal from
Philip drunk to Philip sober''-from Mr..
CLIsGMAN, the anti-tariff, disunion advocate, to
Mr.. CLNeMAN, the tariff, Union-loving advo-
cate.
Mr.. CLINGMAN's answer 10 the "fourth rea-
son relied'' on in support Of the tariff viz: sto
make ourselves independent of foreign nations"
is, that the United States have already made
such advances as to make them independent.
If this were SO, has it not been by the opera
ton of the TARIFF And if the northern States,
against whose interests Mr.. CLINGMAN thinks
he is warning, have now no need Of protection,
have already been benefited by it, how with the
establishments of North Carroll
IA, which certainly are yet in their infancy2
In 1874, in the 28th Congress, Mr.. CLING
NAN was against horizontal" multiplying
ariff, and then he said (.appendir Congress
ional Globe, 18th Congress, lst SESSION. that
We should have " incidental protection to our
manufactures and artizans, to sustain our own
industry against the oppressive regulations of
others, and counterfeit, as far as practicable,
the hostile restrictions of foreign nations.o
Mr.. CLINeMAN then answers Mr. CLINGMAN.
At this time (l844) the tariff of 1912 was in
'peration. Mr.. c., ro,o speaking against the
ariff system, says:
Few persons appreciate the entire amount of
the burden which our system has imposed on the
country"
Now hear Mr.. c.. in 1874, then speaking of
the tariff of 1912:
"Ths favorable state of our finances has been
produced, thus far, ,rithout any practical injury
hacing resulted to any section of the country Not
only cotton, but all Of other productions command
a better price than they did before the passage of the
tariff, irhile foreign articles rhich zoe import and
consume are generally cheaper. beiepe might say
inUariabiy So"
"Can it be possible" our readers will ask,