New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-23
ated to .hed different liss, n, 'n that which NJ,

ated 10 shed different light n, I'm that which Ne.
c. C. Clay sees BY. upon the relst,> ns Tor tue lat
forty years of the North and the SCu,h. Take tho
Tsriff Question. which for so long portion o. that
period formed so prominent topic Of putb. ioter.
est The Tariff cf lSl6, the basis OF the xhle
' system Of protection to manufactures. was emi.
Tently Southern measure. brought forward a. the
natural supplement TO that system Of sunSaigo
con mercial restrictions and war, which tsd beea
the tworte policy Of the South. and under xAch
our domestic manufactures first sprung into az.
istenee. Subsequently, however the slaveholSsa,
interest rune to the eonelusiop that the poey sf
Free trade IVES most FOR Their interest; and NJ.
Clay surely .snnOt undertake 70 deny that our
existing TarG legislation hss been shaped
With view to conform 10 this change
of Southern opinion upon that subject.
So. too, of Internal improvements. That, also,
was in its origin - Southern measure. As-Henry
Clsy-no relation, We believs, of NJ. c. G.. Clay.
it,, of Alabama-a Ssuthern man and 8 ssveba der,
bad taken upon himself the advocacy ct Prs tee
tion 70 Domestic Manufactures; - Mr.. Gala. IN
assumed to himself tia leadership to the rpsa er
of internal Improvements. But the South change 4
It's mind too, about Internal Improvements. In
money that might have gone, perhaps on tie whole
quite ss usefully for roads ard canals. was reserved
10 be spent on Florida and Mexican wars Surely.
even Nj c. c. Clay, jr., will not deny that ee thix
question Of public policy the South has carried the
day Then as TO the Currency question; the
South, in lcl7, set up the Bank Of the United
States; in ls32 the South Knocked it down This.
surely. cannot be one Of those points upon which.
according to Mr.. C. c. Clay, jr., the Sosth has
Welded 10 tie ercroschments and usurpations OF
the North.
Another point of public policy which the North
aud South differed was the removal of the Indians
a question in which the State Of Asba na had
pretty deep interest. The South carried that
point, too at the expense OF many millions Of
dolars-not 10 mention some little damage to the
national character for good faith and justice.
Next came the annexation of Texas, sninently and
exclusively q Southern measure-a measure to
which Mr.. Van Buren, so long as he was at the
head Of the Government, would afford counte-
nance. Il was introduced into our politics BY Mr.
TYLER; and the Democratic party, for the sake Of
pleasing the South, took il up and assented to 1t.
Mr.. Van Buren, was thrown overheard, Mr. Polk
was elected President, aud from that moment tho
organization and management of the Democratic
party, with all the influence which that party exer-
cises on the administration Of national affairs,
has been entirely in the hands of the shareholders.
Next Mr.. Fillmore threw himself into their arms.
and the consequence was the Fugitive Slave Act
followed soon afyer by the repeal OF the N>soun
proyiso.
And yet, with all these facts staring him 10 tho
face, Mr.. c. c. Clay, jr., talks about the usurp%
tons and encroachments OF the North