The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-06
COMMODORE STOCKTON.

COMMODORE STOCKTON.
The "Paladin Of the Seas" is too determined
aud brave man to die without struggle, and
he has taken occasion to LEI this be known
He seems TO say that he has neither committed
suicide, as our neighbor the Examiner con-
tends, nor has he made fool OF himself as
others assert. Yesterdays Enquirer, with
high gratiEcation,'' lays before its readers
communication from friend, together win
correct version Of the gallant Commodore
sp.ech." The Enquirer says this version Is a
yery widely different one from that given first
by the press, which it says was awiuiiy per-
verted. The Enquirer puts in the plea, for
even the corrected speech, that it was made
impromptu, the Commodore being dragged
back, when going out with Mr. Webster, and
forced to speak. We confess we are not able
to see any very material difference between the
two. The most important point OF Disagree
ment is, that the incorrect speech made the
Commodore say ''his principles didhot hang
heary on his shoulders whereas the correct
speech says: My party robes do not hang
heavy on my shoulders when the weJare, the
honor, or the interest of my country are at
stake, The corrected speech, in his eulogy OF
the Old Federalists. MAKES him say that If he
had been old enough he would have been, pro-
badly, Federalst, along with his father and
others. On the subject Of encouragement for
iron ian article Astounding in New Jersey and
glass, the corrected speech is as strong as the
"caricature," as it is called but the Commo-
dore explains, by saying that he does not 60
for protection, but rerenue, according to the
Jacksonian theory. We will let the Commo-
dore speak for himself, as he does in letter
to friend, dated Washington, April lst:
81 presume you must have seen the 'tcarica
tire" of my speech which was published in
some of the papers. l send you the Demo
cratic paper with The speech as delivered.
You will see l say not word about protection
Il am for Jacksons judicious tariffs and the
reason is that we cannot do withourit for req
enue. y n y The compliment to my fathers
memory, and Thomas Creighton, and Hamil-
ton, and Webster, hope is not in bad taste
if so, cannot but regret the degeneracy OF the
age. But for me and mine, we will take no
mart in any system that forbids commentator
of such men as your own John Marshall and
Richard Stockton of New Jersey.
81 am-vou know it. and the country knows
il. and this last speech shows it'd States
Rights Denocrat-and our banner is flying
on the baaks Of The Hudson. The chivalry OF
Virginia can hardly find fault with Il. this
speech
We wonder what the Commodore means by
the banner fly ing on the banks of the Hudson!
The Dispatch does not mean to intrude. Its
permitted scope ON political matters is exceed
ingIy limited, and it is naturally curious as TO
all new developments and doubtful personal
relations in the political world, to see whether
something is not about to happen which will
extend its privileges ofcomment. In the Com
modore's gallantry and generosity, the Dis
patch found warm sources of sympathy, and
its interest, us to his position, was very excu-
sable. How his explanation will meet the
views of his political confreres remains to be
seen. His desire for encouragement for New
Jersey, through Federal rerenue regulations,
(not "protection ~ shows praiseworthy de-
votion to his State. But should New York
come in on the same ground for salt,New Eng
land for cotton and wool fabrics, Virginia and
Pennsylvania for salt, and lead. and coal. and
90 on, and the Southern and Western States
for other arlicles-the encouragement of their
interests through reuenuc would be more gen.
eral If not as just as that the Commodore wants
for New Jersey