Evansville Journal, Volume 10, Number 26, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 6 June 1844 — Page 2
THE JOURNAL.! (ErWliat a thundering Poking the locos
got at liammore a tew days since ! Ha, ha,
ha. The way it was Poked into them was about Wright. They Dallied away their time, if we know anything about it.
07-VVe are requested to say that the
Steam Boat JZonticello, Captain Edmtjkd Geay, will leave this port for Lafayette on
next Thursday at 4 o'clock precisely. Cap-
j tain Gray is .one .of the cleverest fellows on
the river, and .deserves tp be Jiberally patron
ized.
Not Cnur'l weal, bnt that fRome.'
(f7"ADVETisERS. yearly ani ail others, are
reierred to our first page for terms, &.C., from J. Montgomery; for .Sheriflj C
which no deviation will be made in any case.
0-The Whigs of Gibson held a Convention
in Princeton .on Saturday last, at which they
nominated a full ticket The following gentle
men were nominated. For Representative, T.
H. Chambers;
FRIDAY,
JUNE 6, 1844.
for Clerk, J. R. Montgomery ; for Treasurer, J
J. Kirkman ; for Auditor, 8. Stewart.
FOR PRESIDENT, HENRY, CLAY, OF KENTUCKY, FOR VICE PRESIDENT
THEODORE FRELING II UYSEN, was ransacked for a proper person to run on the
fjjf-The Tyler Convention which met in Bal
timore at the same time with the Locofoco Con
vention, out numbered the latter all hollow, being about 1$00 strong. The Captain was nom
inated of course, but the difficulty was to get
some one to rida behind, him. The whole Union
OF NEW JERSEY. STATE ELECTORS. - Henry S. Lane, of Montgomery; Joseph G. Marshall ol Jefferson. DISTRICT ELECTORS. 1. John A Brackenridge, of Warrick; ' S. James Collins Jr., of Floyd: 3. John A Matson, of Franklin; 4. Samuel W. Parker, of Fayette; 5. Hash O'Neal, of Marion;, C. George G. Dunn, of Lawrence; 7. R. W. Thompson, of Vigo; 8. A. L., Hones, of Carroll; S. H. P. Biddle, of Cass: JO. Lewis G. Thompsont of Alien. For State Senator, WILLIAM C. PEL II AM, or Posey. For Representative, WILLIAM OLMSTED. . For Treasurer, ' AB'M. B. LOCKHART. . " For Associate Judge, ' . ILAS STEPHENS. For Commissioner. r )vm. q. Mcdowell. For Assessor, HENRY P. V AUG UK.
ticket with Tyler, but no one could be found
who would trust himself to run in harness with thajt "balky hotse," and the Convention finally
adjourned without making a nomination for Vice
President
One THrN(j certain. The State Sentinel,
Statesman, et id omne servile pecut, will have to
take back all they have said against the annex
ation scoundrelism and in favor of that persecu
ted Statesman Mr. Van Buren, or they will be
completely hots du combat in the comingpolfc war
It will be amusing to see them crawfish! --
From the Tippecanoe Journal, fin the one, sole, wicked design of building f The President then introduced to the con-f
HE GREAT RATIFICATION CON- up a virtual executive despotism thanks for vention, Hon. SAMUEL W. PARKER of!
VkiMION Ol LMJIAJNA, . its perpetuation on the pages of our history Fayette who enchained the audience with
U.ELD on the battle cround op Tippecanoe, at every stage of those measures- and re- an able and impressive address Reviewing the
Wednesday, may 29, 1844. suits, the Whig party of the country loudly effects of the Whig TaruTand exposing the
4 be vast multitude, assembled on the 1 ip- ana solemnly protested against them. And folly of the pretended Democracy of the pr
pecanoe .Battle uxouna on roe utn day ot Resolved, furthermore, that when after the sent Locofoco leaders,
May, lS41,(vtortlie purpose ot ratitymg the exercise of an enlightened suffrage the peo- The Piesident also introduced to the as-
nominalions ol.lhe laltimore Convention nte had determined to riaht their wronrrs spmr.lv. HORACE P. RIDDLE. Esn.. of
and .exchaaging congratulations upon the when they had succeded and when, in the Cass Co., another member of the State Elecauspicious signs ofthe political horizon,) were dispensation of Providence the leader of the toral Ticket, who interested the Convention
called to order by the Hon. Henry S. Lane of people fell, and the minions of the subdued in an eloquent speech.
Montgomery County, who, trom the Com- adversary bribed his faithless successor to Mr. Colfax of St. Joseph, offered the ' fol-
blight, by the use of accidental power, the lowing Resolution, which was unanimously
fruits of that victory-r-the Whig party of the I adopted.
country, ioudly and deeply protested against Resolved, That the most cordial thanks
and spurned alike the bribes, the treason, and of this Convention be tendered to the citi-
the traitor. zens of Tippecanoe County, for the kind
Resolv.ed, That now when experience has J hospitality which they have, without stint,ex-
proven thus much on behalf of the integrity I tended towards the Delegates; and assure
and wisdom ofthe Whig party, we again in- them that we shall ever remember it with the
voke the people to heed our protestations. - warmest feelings of gratitude.
A large number ot vice j-resid.enls and SoIemn do we protest against the restora- On motion,
n I - 1
secretaries. were appointed, wnen of the Locofoco o-rivfalselv called The thanks of the Convention were ten-
On motion of Mr. Barnett of Marion a democratic under whatsover guise or name, dered to the President and other officers for
Committee was ordered to be appointed by or thr0ugh whatsoever men their leaders may the manner in which they discharged their
the Chair to dralt resolutions expressive ol presem its principles to the country. . several duties,
me aesires apa principles ot tne conven- jiesoiced. That we condemn those wick- V RICHARD W. THOMPSON; Pres't
tionjand the President, in pursuance there- ed leaderg 0f the locofoco party who first had
of named the following gentlemen as such thei, hgh Tariff hobby lhen their National
Internal Improvement hobby, then their re
form hobby ,theh theirjState J3ank hobby ,then
mittee appointed for the purpose, recommen
ded to the Convention
FOR PRESIDENT, Hon. R. W. THOMPSON, of Vigo;
which nomination was unanimously confirm
ed; and Mr. Thompson being called on, addressed the Convention, returning to them
his thanks for the distinction confe rred upon
him.
'Captain Gray and the Monticello,
'A FIRST RATE BoAT AJiB A CLEVER FELLOW."
Dan Tucker.
We had the pleasuie, in company with up
wards of four hundred ladies and gentlemen, to
travel to the late Tippecanoe Convention, wi
Capt. Edmund Gray, on board of bis boat the
Monticello, and a more gentlemanly officer, or a
better boat of her class we never expect tj nice
wiih. Long will each individual of that numer
ous company remember vvuli feelings ot plea
sure the kind attentions ofthe Captain and hi
officers, and when any of them are again upon
Theodore FfiELiNGrnrYSKN. Two weeks
ago we published the speech of this true and
sterling patriot, delivered in New York, to lhe trttVejt we ,j0 nol they will place thei
some thousands of delegates fresh from the feet under his mahogony In preference to any
Baltimore Convention, who palled him from commar der'son the river,
h.,naa tn i-f 1afo Mm nnnn nnm. The lesolutions below, which were passed
ination for the Vice Presidency, which evin
ces that as to all points of Whig doctrine he
is sound to the core; and this week we give
his noble defen.ee of Henry Clay and his
pplices in J832, fco whiph we ajl the atten
tion of onr friends, as furnishing conclusive
unanimously previously 14 the last of the com
nanv Ieavinz the boat, speak the sentiments of
all.
"On motion, Mr. R. Y. Caddington, of Vin
cennes was called to the Chair whereupon th
following resolutions were read by Mr. Georg
W. Amory, of Evansvfile,
"Resolved. That we tender to Cant. Edmund
proof .that hfi was then, in the darkest hours Gray fthe Steamboat Monticello and her officers
of the whig party, as now, an ardent and ef-1 our thanks for bis and their kind attentions du
. n r . . ,1 r il.. I vinir mir trtn Ia thn I i nnpcii m n a I .nn upn Mnn "
iiucui uuvutatc ui uui uusc uiiu mat ui ujc -r ti
country.
Hon. J. P. Kennedy's Letter on Annexation.
-This able paper will be found on the first page and should be read by every one who has the!
Jionor of his country at heart.
"Resolved, That in Captain Gray we recog
nise the highest qualities of a Steam Boat Cap
tain ability, decision, and gentlemanly con
duct
"Resolted, That we recommend to the citizens
of the Wabash Valley, the Monticello, Coptai
Gray and her officers, as being a boat superior
of her class a commander unsurpassed, an
officers every way qualified for the situations
which they respectively occupy."
" Resolved,Thal these resolutions be signed b
th
Committee:
T. J. Baroett, of Marion; Wm. G. Coffin, of Parke; Sam'l. W. Parker, of Fayette; Hugh O'Neal, of Marion ; Jesse Conard, of Vigo; A. L. Holmes, of Carroll ; Wm. Millkam, of St. Joseph.
Hon. HENRY S. LANE of Montgomery,
J. K. Steele, and others, Vice Pres'ts. . W. G. Ewing and others, See's. THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN.
their Sub-TreasurvJiobbv, then their free I Mr- Frelinghtjysen's Testimony to the char- ' ' I j t.j: t: -ti
trade hobby, then their duel hobby, then their
hobby on omens, and who now, driven to the
wall, have their Texas hobbv and we cau
tion the people against their designs.
Resolved That we cordially endorse the
sentiments of Mr. Clay as expressed in his
acter and qualijipations oHenry Clay in 1832, " , . A meeting was held in Essex county,New
Jersey, by the National Republican party, at
which Mr. Frelinghuysen,then Senator from
that State, was present, and made a very eloquent. speech in favor Mr. Claj, which was
being loudly called for, took the stand and hig iew;on ,he subject of the ' addressed the immense multitude in expo- L .ro- tt L. .a thus epitomized in Uje Newark PaiJ; Advet
addressed the immense multitude in exposition of the principles and aims ofthe Whig
party; in defence of their gallant and noble
hearted champion from the slanders and cal
umny now heaped on him by hia reckless de-
famers; and in vindication ofthe course and
i tiser, in 1832
Mr. Frelinghuysen, in support of the non
THE TIPPECANOE CONVENTION,
We had intended to give our readers this
week some account of the great gathering
on the 20th inst. on the Tippecanoe Battle the ladies and gentlemen on board, and
Ground, but our space will not allow of it. 8ame be pushed in the Vincennea Gazette,th
I KT TT C . J I. . V..-. -ll
ntTl(Fl if tr C9V iha IVhirta TAt-A liArA m I
wH.uVw w fi Av- iiuta ncic iticic iu . .
u,UuMUUO,-a.ugu uic .a u puuieu uown in Mr9. A. H. Ewinff. of Cin.. Miss Stevens. Miss
torrents for several days previous to the meet-1 A. Colman, Mies a. M'Clung, Mrs. Ilolstead,
rv r j i . . Mrs. J. Turney, Mrs. S P. Askew; Mrs, J. C, Ijng of the Convention, and otj lhatday ajso, Clark, Miss Isidore Clark.Mrs. B.F. Robinson
Still the Whi2g were not to be deterred Miss Ann Brokaw, Miss Mary Ann Sparks.Miss
rpi r ii -it eophia bparks, Miss Mary Kicnardson, Mus
.Mms um tii ijuaners, wun uanners JMaiilda Richardson.
and sonora. with mnsif! nnrl Khntlr. i;l,.l Mr. B. F. Robinson E. Z. Ryan, R. Y. Cad
. I dington, Chairman; Mr. A. II. Ewing, of Cin., again the fires that burned so brightly in40. Thos. P. Green, John T. Colman, Erasmus Col-
All that we are al.le tn mihlih f th-"n : Ke.mP' VVm- Chandler,
r r Geo. W. Warren. John T. Canderenter. J. vv
Brumbaugh, Daniel Ward, John Greek. Wm
Holden, John B. Richarson, Boyd Bullock, Fhil-
inder r sws. Wm. S. l.fnrh. I . SiitMlev. V
ELEGTION.r An ejection for Trustees ofl Fagen, J. Z. Ryan, Abraham Larue, D. Max, L.
r uu u j i . I i nompson, j. rioistead, J. 11. Mcoiure. vv.B.
,uo -pcuuu ticiuou iuoaaay last in Moffatt, John M, Clark,H.L.Ruble,S. R. Greenour city, and resulted as follows: 1st. Ward. how Wra- Duckworth, C. C. Smith, C. Agniel, ' iiat. WT A r n ii r i r i r
17 If UI.ll r 1 i -w t - I v... ... nmuii XJ. IV an, ix. umuui. 11. LI.
VU1. JU.. ...iiKer. -sna vara, jacou liun-l Hays, B. H. Cornwell, J. Turney, Wm. B. Mar-
nell.-r3rd Ward, Varner Satterlee. 4th ,in J-W. Cooe, Stephen Childs, W. W. Carr.
g.i. u:iJ ' r r.Z.i.Ew.lej,JhnTnmble D. Glasscock,
yraiuj icj.ycu vuuus, .nil ward, jos. tT. A. L.e Roy Armsirong.Wm. B. Borrow J. Lemp,
Elliott. Sth ward. Samuel 6rr. Not mnm iVl T- Kerkepdall, . F.A C. Foreman, F.yV.
. i nomas, u. Alirec, vv. ii. ilain. Liuke Aaiel,
uau uuc-iuuiiu vi me votes oi me town were I unariei Agmei
polled, and very Jittje interest generally was
Jaken in the cjeition.
ceedings will be found in another column.
TO THE VOTERS OF VANDERBURGH COUNTY.
Fellow Citizens : For some months past, it
fr7Mr. Van Buren aa cheated nnl nf ra.
!, IOin j . . . ... has been generally understood that I would be election, in 1840, according to his own and his
party's oft repeated assertions, by ilie Whigs
rnaking the people drnnk upon hard eider &c.
and the ony wa to wipe out the fool stain
which had thus been placed upon the character
ofthe country, according to the same authority was, to do"J;ustic to Mr. Van Buren" jn 1844;
well, he has now been cheated out of every
a candidate for the Legislature at the ensuing
August electi on ; but upon mature reflection, I
hnd it impossible for me to do so. My private affairs are very much embarrassed, and require mv immediate and constant attention. Justice
to those with whom I have unsettled accounts
demand that their interests should not be ne
glected. 1 have therefore thought it my duty to
annexation of Texas to the U. States and
that we cannot view with too deep abhor
rence tne proposition ot a measure oi sucn ination cf Mr.. Clay to the office of ChiefJ
importance, in the secret and sudden manner Magistrate, said that he was happy in the oc-
in which it has been forced, ' without discus casion that .enabled him to hear tfus testimo-
sion before he oeoole. uoon the Senate. n7 lo e mnes .OI. m,s era,neru .cmzen Ior
acts of the 27th Congress, being often and That we view a mer; political trick, got .TZUJZ
loudly interrupted by the most vociferous Lp) at this time as a hobby with which to this opportunity, because he had at one pe-
and tervent applause. -k r4 raise a false issue in the present presidential riod entertained some doubts on the subject
Mr. Barnett of Marion, from the Colfimit- contest, and that, behind' this question, we but a careful investigation of Mr. Clay's
tee on Resolutions, then reported the follow- believe exists the ultimate purpose of the S'f l JS
ing; which were unanimously adopted. ' Southern Locofoco politicians to strengthen, sat;sfied his own mind that no mnn hotter
Resolved, That from this spot so endeared j DV annexation, the free trade portion of the understood the interests of the country, nor
by patriotic reminicences, we, the freemen of Union , with a sole view to the" prostration of would Pursue them wi,h Purer intenUons,
Indiana together congregated do, with heart our beneficent tariff and the free labor of the nu,n T "Syna ne
i i ..r i oi - toon pleasure to ssay to nun mat ne oeuevea and soul, ratify and re-amrm the nomination Nnrtli u- f 1 i. j u j ' ' rii ixoriu. nirn ia De an Upnght and much injured of HENRY CLAY and THEODORE FRE- 7?.on7iw7 That wlifirfifirratirv with nrlde statfismnn. ITe was pmnhatioallv the r.hild
. i j j - i 1 j
LliNullU YSLJN. t, st3iA plprfnrlnl anrl ntl.r ivlitlr-al bt- of Liberty and our free institutions. He pos
.Resolved, That we so ratify that nomina- Lmmients, and that we urge upon our presi- seSfedKD if rante8" in ypttth but
t . i i, i i I aUU UUOUIILY C3 UUIiOCli UUtC CIV
uuu, .au tu.uua.. .lo iCOmk wC iUUtt. dential electorial candidates, upon our ora- quenly expreSsed it, "he was the child of
tone, ana iook w'ta connaence ior a restora-1 ,org nnnointed bv the late Vvliis Convention, ndiffence and dependence his onlvhent
rags and proverty." Jiut be saw
c 11 11 1
on Amr,n . .. , .. .. tne tree open way to lame ana nonoramecu
u. "-""rywuere, tne tun exertion oi an tneir mnu- . . .. -
l arm -a just distribution amon2 the btatesUno oK;t;i;oa r. nn nt in irj.4. : :.l.j1..iii j u
ofthe proceeds of the sales of the public glorious results of Ausust and November, ed the lists ol manly enterprise, and by the
lands a recognition again of the establish- X840. And especially, in view of their com- energy .f his genius, and the force of his
ed order of the Constitut onthe re-asser- mendable efforts past and present do we in- J Z IZ T
..s..u, luc jUU..jr, u vuU- voke UlQ constant enorts ot tne ivnig rress ny couhdence of his fellow-citizens in the gress and of the Executice Cabinet for an Df Indiana in this cause. - Senate and House of Representatives ol the
end to proscription a beginnin? of sound jfrJ In f the farf that slnr United States as a Miuister abroad on a
,nj,,in ,i i.- p i t , , , , . m most dithcult and eventlul embassy and as and real economythe cultivation of a heal- lhe fight has begun in earnest, Tennessee Secretary of Slate, he has received unequivthy conditioaof law, order and enlightened Georgia, Maryland, Pensylvania, Ohio, Mas- ocal testimonials, that in public estimation,
liberty, whose spirit shall consist in its abili- sachusetts. North Carolina and Virginia, he was fitted to fill any civil station in the
tv and conservatism for an end of exneri-h,o,. all ,vWlrl intn th Whir linein g' ot a tree and intelligent people. JLut
. .i ,. r , ' . ,, r . , . ciA - more than this as Speaker of the House of ments-a fixed pol.cy-the cessation of de- view of the fact that ofl4 vacancies occur- Representali ves :t ha oflen been said of
mogogism the modification of the abused ing by death in the House of Representa-hir, qSlj that he wielded more influence
veto power an honest exercise of the Ex- tives since the assembling of the present than any man that ever occupied that chair, ecutive Ditronae a death blow tothatnrli- flnnmnct IS havi hppn snnnl led hv Whip What was it, sir, that gave him such influ-
i O ' r I nn9 T niilrl nnl a m O rx cniinrl fVwf lot
A (iT .1 .!. i r .1 ..: 1 i"v- " v.u.. u.v.. .v.
UU3 ..,uC ,IUIB uuuus l"c memoers in view ot tne Cut.rgy, uu.uu auu ; be remembered hat no polit;caj body of
spuus me one term principle me propa- enthusiasm ot tue vvnig party, ana tne jus- men m any country, possesses more of tal
gation of popular education and the pres- hice of our cause, while our adversaries are J ent, intelligence and independence, than the
ervation of State and National honor. In hrnUn dnn with disastfir and distracted bv li(use ot representatives. JNo sir, said Mr
, . .t. . ..i. . t ' . j ,. . , n i i t relinghuysen, it was the weight ot his deep short, that we so ratify the nominal inn marie Mlinamna huo mnenn fi-.r thA cnnl-s lrinir as-1 P J ' . . .. . ? - r
1"" I acquaintance witn the principles ot our gor-
ui wesc wise men auu tesieu patriots De- surance mat notnmg dui nueuiy to our- ernment. His whole life has been a politi
cause, upon their success , do we believe selves, union, work and perse verance, aree s cal schooling into its doctrines. His mind
depends the republicanism, peace, dignity, sential even lo a more glorious result than '3 imbued with the very spirit of republican
i . r i : I .t . i-i .i i : riCin uueriy.
UU..U. rF'; U'UU'S'U"UU3 ium.iu- mat wmcu B,ieueu uJC uu . Ualil tIie ale struggle for the elevation of
uons. liuttnat, in oraer to tne certain assurance o fienpra TarL.snn. nn man fi Up.A a laro-pr
Resolved, That since the subversion of diis srreat end, every man must work and eve- space than Henry Clay. Every American
the nolicv of the fathers of the Constitution, rv man must vote. honered his talents, and none distrusted his
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a scene of Rational and individual confusion
i
and degradation has succeded, for which secure the Legislature in August, since 0fthe representatives of his country, in the
thanks be to Uod the V hig party ofthe Un- its complexion depends on the character ot critical negotiations with Great Britain, we
ion are in no wise resDonsible. That their T, TT S Senator then to he chosen and can all remember how he was admired and es-
earnest and rifiriri-n nmtest has hPn Pnfri Lu... ivi,; rF Tnliann in rr teemed. Sir, said Mr. F., what has been his
, . r . . .. , offence? One thing, Mr. Chairman, he
" CV5"Jr a,5c' oga.uoL.c. v .uuuvdiiuu no enons, nosaennce oi amomon or isDor couid not do. He could not proclaim Gen-
upon and prostitution ot me true principles to secure so important and desirable a re- eral Jackson to be that which, in his con
of the government. When the false hobby sult science, he knew him not to be, eminently
- i
ot Reform and Retrenchment was sounded
on tne eveoi tne pure aaministration ot John consecrated by the valor ot the illustrious States. He dared to dispute and deny the
Q. Adams, the Whig party of the country Harrison and the brave men who fought and pretensions of General Jackson, and for this
called on the people to witness that it was fell beneath him, and of those who still sur- he has been pursued and hunted,as if he had
chance of thi- "Justice" by hiaown party m inform yoll at ftn erly day)0f my determination
packed convention assembled, notwithstanding,
four-fifths of in members had been instructed
by the "democracy" to vote, and a large major
ity of them did actually vote, for his nomination, truly republics is ungrateful! Well might poor
Mr. Yan Buret) noty exclaim four sufferings is
intolerable!"
on this subject. To all my friends, and those
in particular who have offered me their support
I feel under lasting obligations. June jBth, 1844 B. ROYSTON
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but a hobby and wicked pretence. When vive, we,a portion of the same army of 1 840 T
j j . W .......
(7-A NEW MOVE. A letter from Wash
ton says: "Mf. WcPuffie in open Senate to-day
Q7-Mr..Owen made a speech on the 21st ult. (Thursday.) that he had offered a resolution
in defence of tliecoiirso of John Tyler, in regard the Executive Session in relation to the Texas
to Mexico and Texas and in opposition to a pro- question; and it is understood that this is a simppgal to restrain him in the use ol the public pie join: resolution for admitting Texas into ironies to carry on hostile operations against the the Union! It is' positively ascertained, that formtr country without the assent of Congress: the treaty will not be ratified, as it requires a And having now do.ie all in his power to involve vote of two-thirds; and the expedient therefore the country in war, first with England, and then is to be attempted of proposing a simple resnlwitli Mexico, and indulged his sympathies for ution which may be passed by a majority of each the Oregon, the British paupers, and Tvler and House, and approved by the President. I give Texas, it is 10 be hoped that he will yet before it as the opinion of the best informed, that even the aesaion closes find an hour to devote to the in- the resolution will be rejected by a decided
teresf of bt constituents. . (yote."
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power tnus guinea was exerted to destroy 25,UUU tree voters, pledge our vows to tne most cruel and biuer imputations. Sir.these
the independence ot the Executive cabinet, country and to each other to carry out, as his wrongs of Mr. Clay form a strong reason for
the same Drotest entered. IVhen the cen- rrninra hio itvinir rniipst. rnntained in your countenance. Let us raise a sheild
tral Currency of the Country was disturbed, these words "I wfsh you to understand the arud is, favf.re d Fon of he cuntry i tti i jt 3 t i i pel tiiG Qcirts ot ins persecutors.
tne vv n.g party touoiy ana earnestly mvoKea ttue principles ot the government. I wish Moreover, sir, said Mr. the public.con-
tne rresiaeni to pause, ana me people to them carried out. 1 ask for nothing more." duct of Clay entitles him to our confidence.
hear their solemn warnings acainst, and their 7?,.n7nv? That wo who from this snot in Recur for a moment to a few of his meas
r,r0.n,nn r;t Altr. rtha vu0J . - j : ru.. "res, and you will find in them all the same
ibw, spoKe ioru. ur ncuma, - ciiaracteristic marks of a great mind looking
proaigai waste marKeu me executive cxpen- tinVaii Buren and his measures and who with enlarged and liberal views, at their re-
ditures when the money ot the people was . our vojces and votes for the iero of latioD3 and results. Trace his course in the
pillaged by office-holders when the daring this an(j olner well fought fields, were neith- question of South American Independence; ;;D.nf, SLT,.M, , f, .J , , j -ni... when her patriots were struggling for thai
er flruns, my, nor u..Scu. ..a. c p:ecious boon which our fat hereby the bless-
us Hueu iuv gu..uu.. derstand wnat we am, anu uiai we unuur- ,ng 0f Heaven had gained for us where
divorced from the people when the mon- sland what we are about now: and that the stood Mr, Clay then? Sir, he well knew
power of his talents, into their interests and who can soon forget the responding plaudits that echoed from the mountains and plains ofthe South, in gratitude to his friend of freedom ?. Sir, he loved liberty for iia
own iaiee -witn tue puuantnropy ot a great
and generous mind, he nailed its aspirations,
no matter where, or by whom, they were breathed forth. " .
Again when the scheme of establishing a colony for the liberated children of oppressed Africa, on the shores of that benighted continent, was commended by the late and deeply lamented Dr. Robert Finley to a few friends at the j City of Washington you know, sir, how deeply it was denounced, as a visionary and Utopian enterprise. . It vas scouled as a brain-sick chimera by the great mass of the American "community. Not so by Mr. Clay. His penetrating eye perceived, in this derided charity, bearings of a large and hopeful character. He saw what momentous connections it would hold with the deeply interesting subject of slavery here; and what fullness of light it promised to shed on the millions of degraded men la Africa. Sir, theie was nothing about the project to engage or interest a mere demagogue. The venerated man who disclosed his views to Mr. Clay was unknown to fame, and his cherished object was almost universally ridiculed and yet this great statesman, by an ardent consecration of fi!3 bCSTT.eflbrtS, vindicated its claims, and bore it in lofty triumph above and beyond all obloquy and scom that assailed it. ' . To come nearer home consider the principles of Mr. Clay's political conduct, in the protection of Domestic Industry. He had often beared British Statesmen discorse most eloquently upon the beautiful theory of free trade: but when he looked into British statute books, he found a policy that restrained all commerce, but that of their own goods in British bottoms. Our corn, wheat and flour, our fish and manufacturies, were all excluded from their ports; and nothing was free but the products of their own industry. He readily perceived where such a state of things would lead us, and to raise us above a de
pendence upon the workshops of Europe; to encourage American industry and enterprise, he has fostered a system of measures that has happily developed the great resources of the country, and greatly enlarged the means of rational enjoyments Where would Orange and Bloomfield, Belleville, Paterson, and Newark, now be in the scale of prosperity, but for the unshrinking labors of this patron ofthe American System? Internal Improvement also claims Mr.
Clay for a steady friend. Some have hoped to decry this, as a point of vulnerable policy, and have exhibited what ihey deemed a very startling picture, in the vast expenses and gigantic nature' of these improvements. Now, Mr. Chairman, in the light of what Mr. Clay regads as internal improvements, this is about as wise as to object against a telescope the length of its tube, or the cost ofthe brass. It is not the mere length of canal or the expense of the railway, that constitutes either its recommendation or objection; but it is the great, national consequences to follow those public facilities of intercourse, that commend them to the pat
riot's consideration. We have an overflowing treasury how can it be so well applied as in bringing distant sections of the country
near as by facilitating tne intercourse of remote settlements, and therby wearing a . way local asperities and sectional distinctions? Mr. F. adverted to Mr. Clay's last great measure his bill, report, and speech
on the public lands. He insisted that Mr.
Clay's conduct his ability developed in the report and discussion the fearless and manly frankness with which he met a crisis almost forced upon him, all tended to clench the confidence that he felt in his integrity of purpose. You will recollect, sir, said Mr. F., tbr.t this was a duty altogether unsought by Mr. Clay. He was a member of the Committee of Manufactures, and insisted that a reference of the Public Lands lo his committee, was not fit or according to parliamentarj rules; the reference, however, was made, and Mr. Clay was charged with a most difficult and delicate service. There stood the West, with extravagant calculations; many of her citizens had persuaded themselves in
to the notion that this noble and public domain belonged in exclusive property to the States in which it is situated. What a fine theme was here presented for an artful and intriguing policy to manage; to flatter and soothe the warmly cherished expectations ot the West, and yet keep in good humor the watchful old Thirteen! But what did Mr. Clay? With his habitual honesty of heart, he indignantly repelled the unfounded pretension of exclusive claims by any portion of the Union, demonstrated by the most conclusive reasoning, that the Public Lands were the fruit of common blood and treasure, and therefore were, ahd aught to remain, a common fund for the benefit ofthe whole. In conclusion, Mr. F. repeated hisconvicthion, that while Mr. Clay was subject like all men to faults, he' was worthy the confidence of his country; and to use the language of a political opponent, there was nobleness about the man, for you always knew were to find him. Retrace his whole life, sir. In many trying exigencies of the country, when, or where was it, that he betrayed .i i i. - . r t
tne siigntesi symptoms oi an equivocal or temporizing policy ? It cannot be found.-
strous idea of a Standing Army was showed "sober second thought of the people,"' in
forth when the surplus ofthe Federal Rev- 1844, will convince Martin Van Buren or ..... . , , any other Locofoco candidate for the Preenue was withheld from the needy States . . . SQ made .
J when people and country were swallowed up an impudent and base libel.
how gratefully it would cheer the hearts of
our Southern friends to learn that there was a pulse in American bosoms that beat high in sympathy for their cause and he threw the whole weight of his character,and
His opinions, and feelings, with all his views of national prosperity, are ofthe nature and principles of our Constitution are before his country. Everyman can read them; and it is ardently hoped, that by a decided expression of the nation's will, both Mr. Clay and his measures will be sustained. .
The merits of Mr. Clay are constantly extorting compliments from his roost determined opponents. At the Locofoco meeting in Monument Square, Baltimore, on Monday night, Mr. Wm. G. Read thus spoke of the Whig candidate for the Presidency. "I shall not attempt to deny the merits of Mr. Clay. He is an accomplished gentleman, a man cf talent, an orator of whom not only his country but the world may be proud, a. statesman of consumate ability, and if he should be chosen President, every man of every party might look up to him in his high office and say, there is AMAN."