Rhode Island American

FROM THE STEUBENVILLE (OHIO) HERALD.

Extract of a letter from a Representative in Congress from this State.

WASHINGTON, January 10, 1824.

"I have witnessed the progress of Mr. Clinton, in Ohio, and have only regretted it, on account of the impracticability of his success. For Mr. Clinton, personally, I have the highest respect, and also for his policy in regard to Internal Improvements and domestic manufactures. Mr. Calhoun is grossly injured if he be represented as less favourable to domestic manufactures than Clinton. His whole political life contradicts such a statement. Our domestic manufactures are at this day, more indebted to Mr. Calhoun for the encouragement which they have received, than to any man in the nation. I say this because I know it to be true. I do know that many of the additional duties which were imposed on foreign fabrics, on the revision of the tariff, after the war, would never have passed, had it not been advocated by the powerful talents and unremitting industry of Mr. Calhoun. I know all his mind on this subject, and on every other important course of policy, and I can assert, that in Calhoun, our manufacturers may confide their interests with safety. Look at his speech in Congress on this subject, and if you find any other man in the nation has expressed feelings more friendly, and more advantageous to our manufacturers, let Calhoun then be set down as the enemy to home industry. What renders Mr. C's. stand more conspicuous on the subject, is, that he boldly and fearlessly advocated protection to our manufactures, at the risk of his popularity at home; for the south has always held a large majority against an increase of the tariff. Mr. Clinton, has several friends in Congress, not one of whom supposes that he has the remotest chance of success. He may distract New-York, but he cannot (all the members from that State say,) take the electoral vote. In justice to Mr. Adams, I must say, he is friendly to Internal Improvements. He has expressed himself to me in very decided terms on this subject. He is also a man of high integrity and patriotick feeling. How his feelings are in regard to domestic manufactures, I know not. I would not detract from him, or any of the candidates, if, by doing so, I could ensure the election of my friend."