The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-12-24
E'rot ectivc Tariff and Private fseGia<
Eatign.

10 my former article on sProtec
tive Tariff and Private icgiala ton
l most conclusivcly showed shat,
whenever the Wing, or Old Re
publican, party embodied in their
National Platform the Pro
tective Tariff Policy" they were
invariably defeated; while, upon
the other hand, they were univer-
sally successful in all their presi
dental campaigns, as the political
history Of our country fully attests,
therefore this question remains
forever settled beyond dispute,
In his very courteous reply to
"Volo," in the Palladium Of Dec.
the 18th instant, "Nolo" seems to
think that Henry Clay would have
been elected president UF JAS. G.
Birncy had not run--New York
would have been carried fer him
thus securing his election. "W ell,
we'll" | suppose, "1 the dog had
not stopped-he would have caught
the rabbit" Now. let us sec how
this matter stands, Henry Clay.
ct the Presidential election in 1914,
received in New York, 232 .4S2
votes, and James K Polk received
237 1888 vOtes; th eretofe, Polk S
majority over Clay, was 5,1o6
votes. James G. Birney received
1882 votes Now, if Mr.. Clay
had received the votes Of Mr.. Biz
ney, in addition 10 what he did
get, he would have had 2I8, 294
votes, which would have given
him majority over Polk Of 10,-
706 votes, thus securing him New
York, which would have elected
him. This is fair and honest
statement Of the facts IN the case.
and / have been thus explicit, for
l have heard it charged time and
again that, If Birney had not run
Henry Clay would have been elec-
ted Pres ident. Now, what right,
or upon what reasons can ';Nolo'
claim that, if BiIney had not run,
"Clay would certainly have got
New York, thus securing the cleo
ton" / answer, none Because
every vote which Mr. Difney re
ceiv.d, was Il "simon pure" aboli-
ton vote; and no person ever heard
Of an abolitionist erer voting for a
Slave holder for president, not
even "Nolo" himself, [ I'm sure
If Mr.. Birney had not run, or some
other abolition candidate, the abo-
lition voters would have stayed at
home and not voted at ali, Just as
many republicans did lass fall who
were dissatisfied about tie tariff
and 'priyate legislation" III favor
Of railroads throughout the state.
Therefore, / think it well settled
fact that Henry Clay could not
have received the votes CT the ab-
olitionists of New York if Mr. Biz
pey had not run.
Again, "Noio" says il reference
to the election of 1852, that "lhe
Democrats took up an extremely
new man, so new that lie was hard
" known out Of his state, The
Wings, Gen. Scott, who had to
contend with all the OLD political
animOsities of g quarter OF a cen
fury, and Gen. Jackson besides,
between whom and Scott any thing
bit love existed Now, what
part Gen. Jackson played in de-
feating the election OF Gen. Scott,
am unable to learn as Gen. Jack
son had been dead more than sew
en- years when this election took
place. .'Men die; but their good
deeds live after them" Whether
1t was "good deed" to defeat the
election of Gen Scott, / am una
BILE to determine 1t will be re
membered that Gen Scott ran up
on the great principles of Tariff
and discrimination and discrimi
nation and Tariff" Reform and