The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-04-25
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c,rrecsness Of all his meas
~ he stated, with truth, thai
vi N he looked to the integrity
~ anJenee, political and CONNER
III nation. The energy Of hi,
Il gave to him the rank Of
non Of the protective tarif
I.lnyb it was established before
; o political life; and his argu
r. favor principally turn upon
to,ance Of the commercial in
vi Of the country. Yet, he
rsdded to it, and when its con.
menaced danger to the coun-
,;mself led the way in pulling il
onument to his memory upon
horland roads, bears testimony
,,ts in behalf Of national works
Improvement. He was also
Of some important, and OF
and vital measures. He orig.
scheme for the distribution
! States, of the public lands
author OF the Missouri com
md OF the adjustment Of the
AGITATION of the slavery SUB
esethree measures were his own.
struck off in the mint of his
The first OF these measures
riticiscd, both as the movement
leader and a statesman, and
Id to the condition OF things
4, to understand its real merit.
Justice to its author. Short
the revolution, in the mag.
spirit Of that immortal age,
coded the lands to the gener-
Dent, as a security for the pay
national debt. That debt
satisfied, when Mr.. Clay's
as devised, and the treasury
wing with revenue. 1t was
sense of all parties, that the
Should be withdrawn from the
pport of the general govern.
Congress was overrun with
D squnder it. Some OF
lsserted the monstrous heresy
all, within their limits, by
Pir sovereignty. Propositions
10 States, companies and in
we're rife III each hall, and
" no other movement would
i possible to rescue and pre-.
be benefit of the Union, that
Ind from squandering dissi-
pnsidcred without reference
mes of abandonment, which
sary, to oppose, the measure
pear to be founded on philo-
lndnesS and policy In the
cs, we have two circles OF
with a common con
The State and Federal
are organs Of the same
ey have separate and dis
Rs, different circles and
authority and action, but
and the same constit-
h governments are mere
while the living, breath
S the people, and the same
same men are citizens OF
ncnt and the other, The
Il bear the burden, pay the
b enjoy the benefits OF them
M M governments are ideal eX-
I fetal organs Of one common
\ erefore, it does not appear
Billy considered, to be sound
ical craftsmanship, to give
through one organ, . por.
n public revenue, when tho
Y will be compelled to pay il
il i different shape to tht
d BINS to be shifting q treasure
ket to the other, with some
Passage,
crcd as a movement to pre-
bat fund from being squan
the stroke of Il statesman
Cities Of, q party leader TIL
vas most deXterous. TIL,
4 upon the eve Of a presiden
and the disposition Of tn
S to the candidates q mos
Embarrassing question. Mr.
4 ents in the Senate, consti
III ority, determined to com
Z with the subject, and il
z circumstances aud votes o
n his friends, they referred i
Nv ttee upon Manufactures, 0
S chairman-the last com
i House to which the sub
Wv Opriate and german. Thi
!. ~ be subject, unjust as it wa
VIII m to take it up. If h
revs, posed any of the numerou
usnsa rlous purposes, somewher
rDin loss to him would ensuC
49,. the proposition to cede tn
cw States, he disguised tn
s sn'sls opposed it he offended tn
~. ~ E invention Of the old pa
'. M E to his rescue, and as hi
LVVA he conceived the countel
- distribution among all tn
m other great occasions, whe
W cement shook the Union
NV saaass which | have referred, /
BoelP a mediator He was I'll
alaas Missouri Compromise, an
e w stment measures Of IL
.a nT pm of 1850. The cor
atdsl ye east Of all his polit
go total absence from h
Tux anaticism upon any opil
ioeur L, eminently fitted him f,
; se rg II upon all dangerous que
i Co. a:ss. + acted that part. Whe
v. J, w. ing interests or opinion
4. t.,s integrity of the Union,
-. - the harbinger and Il
I peace and coneiliatio
- FETCHED condition of Il
Is , 81, tie republics Of Sou