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Hon. Robert Mcclelland

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Day
30
Month
October
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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We dropped into the Court House on Mon day to hear this genileman's rernarks He is the Democratie candidato for Congress from this District, and is follmving up the meetings of Mr. Howard, about two days in his rear. He spoke on the usual party topics. He was opposed to a U. S. Bauk, as unnecessary, useless, and pernicious. Upon a Tariff he dwelt largely, showing thot he was in favor of just such a tariff as Mr.Clay was; and he read largely from the speeches and letters of Mr. C. to show that the re was no between the views of Mr. Clay andthose of Messrs Van Buren, Cass, Buchanan, üc. This is precisely the ground we have advocated - that the two parties are quarreling only about a name. He vindjeatee Mr. Calhoun from the charge of Free Tradeism, showing by his letiers that he is in favor of raising a rerenue by duties on imports and is opposed to Direct Taxation. Ir. McClelland took ground against stumpspeaking, because, should the practice become general, many of our best and most competent citizens would refuse all nominations, and tfius all the ofïïcos of the nation be thrown into the hands of the speechmakers - a set of men who were often very far from being the wisest or most competent for business. ' Mr McC. made no aüusion to the subject of slavery in any of its relations; and we piesume headopts the Democratie creed on that subject- "1et it alone." Thus he and his competitor, Mr. Howard, stand on the same footing, and are bot h alike umvorthy of the votes of Anti sh very men, and we trust neither of them will receive irom Liberty nven that support which should be given only to our excellent and faiibful canuidate.

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