NIr. Clay and the Friends of Protection at


SyraCuae.

INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
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Hon. HENRY CLAY: Dear Sir-It having re
Gently become known among your frieads in thi
town that one OF citizens had received re
quest from you 10 purchase and forwatd to YOU
quantity OF Orondaga Salt, for use upon you
iarmi at Ashland, large meeting was mmc
diately assembled, which it was resolved TO ash
your acceptance, free OF charge, of IA small in
voice. containing specimens OF the various kind.
Of Salt manufactured from our saline waters


lhe undersigned were appointed a committee
to advise you of the shipment, and to express to
you, IN behalf of the meeting. the high asthma
ton IN which your character and public services
are leld.


We now take great pleasure in advising you of
the shipment of twenty three barrels, TO the care
OF January \ Son, MaysviIle, KY with ns,ruc.
uoaS to deliver to you free OF charge, You will
Ind specimens OF Common and Solar Salt, Ground
and Refined Dairy Salt, which, we venture to saw
viii prove equal to the best q.aty of the i'm
ported article.


very largo number of friends, as will be seen
by Tie enclosed list OF names accompanying the
'nyoIce. have shared in the qualification OF cxhib-
'tins uils small bat sincere manifestation Of the
grateful sense which they entertain of your unwa-
yering devotion 70 the great interests OF American
Industry IN all its branches


Indeed, SiI, those whose sentiments we are in
structet 10 communicate, feel that your public
services have LAID them under weightier debt Of
gratltnds than they can express by this imperfect
mark OF their respect and esteem Connected n.
they are Immediately or remotely, with this i'm.
Portant branch et Domestic Industry, lhey know
that their own prosperity and happiness vltally de-
pend uponthe maintenance of the principles " h |,
have guided your public life. They gratefully re-
member, that IN the councils Of the nation YOU
have ever been tho constan, friend and eouuen,
advocate OF American Labor. While others have
sought the prostration of the Salt manufacturing
and other great interests now grown into national
Importance, YOU have always been found in oppos-
uon TO the attempt. Your voice has ever been on
the side OF Protection to the Industry of your ow
country agsins, the bigh,ng competition of For
eign Labor, controlled by foreign capital


The saline waters of Onondaca are believed TO
be inexhaustible, and sufficient CAPITAL has ALREADY
been invested in The manufacture ef Salt from
them to furnish half the quantity consumed in the
u States. Under system of Just protection,
that capital was prohtably employed, and thou
sands ot Laborers in this and other dependent
branches OF Industry, received comfortable sub
sistence.


But under the late existing laws this important
interest has Just reached its lowest point of de-
preston. Capital is without its return, and La
Dor without i,s reward


For !Af Congress in establishing; i; II farie rfsea n
luties upon foreign products, ahording, as is be.
ieved, fair measure of Protection TO Domestic
industry.


But we cannn: forget that the war-crv of RI.
zeal has already been sounded
At such crisis, when iha, great system %
which the honor of being the founder pele"n5IisR
lpon sound and permanent busis, had been sud
icny pros,rated, and when dangers are again
around it, your eminent services in the
,ubIic councils in behalf Of that bencfcent sys
e:n, cannot but be justly appreciated. The eyes of
Inc nation again turn to YOU


In conclusion, Sir, we beg leave to express the
hope that your life may be long spared your
country. ,-,.,...,,,s


AMOS r. GRANGER,


JOHN G.. FORBES,


GEO. F. COMSTOCk.