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 Der of the Senate of the United States, and and a member of the House of Represent atives. He had earned his fame by bold and incessant efforts of general character. He had been, and still was, the advocate for inc indeuendence of South America, and risked his reputation for sagacity OR the event of those countries being able to shake of the foreign yoke, so galiing and oppressive to the spirits struggling to be free. His political doctrines were promul- gated every where and were such as the administration are now favorable to, and now supporting. Distinguished for the mercurial temperament which is one of the constituent principals ot a great speaker, he took part in most important debates, and his inflence was felt in every vote of the House, and every section of the Union. His influence was still increased, when he was chosen to preside over that body for then, attentive to the duties of his office, he was not foreetful of his creed and of- ten. in the committee of the whole, took care" that his country should be reminded of internal improvements, and suitable tar riffs, as the means of benei,ing the manu-. facturer and agriculturist, without iniuring the merchant. On the subject of State rights he was orthodox to the Constitu- ton that is, that thc true independence of each State IS best secMcd by the adrance- nent of the interest of the UhOLe country.
 There was no election of President by the People, and the latter candidate was no longer one, the three others being brought, by the Constitution, into the House of Representatives for selection. It was natural that one so gifted, and sol situated with regard to the people, should have no small influence in the choice, from those presented. The second candidate, for causes before mentioned twas only nom- inally before the House, and the election must fall of course on one of the two others. Who should be taken, and who left was for him to consider, being then member himself from Kentucky. He came to this momentous question with readines, yet with caution, weighing every matter relating to it in the exact balances of reason. He was not unwilling that the Hero of New
 Orleans should write his deeds of glory on every laurel in the groves of fame |; and that he might also hew down a thousand branches from the sacred trees to wave on his ovation; but could not consent that he should, at the same time, and for the same cause, wear the civic wreath, which was due to those who had elevated their coun- try by the great, but not less difficult duties of a statesman. Military fame, like Jo- nah's gourd, might grow up in a night, and wither as soon, but the qualifications of a statesman, such as our country demanded, like the elm, requires long succession of returning suns and wintry storms for their growth and perfection.
 The speaker, as wen as those WHO were
 about to act with him in the election of the
 President knew that we were not in a situation to require the talents of mili- tary Chief Magistrate. They were also often reminded, that those in other coun- tries who had been prophesying the down. fall of our republic, from hatred to repub- lican institutions, had named the form and manner in which it would come by rais- ang, sn some moment of thOughtless grati- tude, some Military leader to the Highest cieil hOnOrs and poa0tr 0f Me State. This, it $ true, was said in the days of Washing tOIFs 4 AC uuHSSI tHcu lCdICu was HUI realized but his temper and disposi- ton had been so well tried, that he was to trusted. An exception, however, as he was to all general rules, ,only proves the rule for keeping civil aud military officers distinct from each other, as far as active personal services are required. It could not be winked out of sight neither that the military candidate for this high civil office had twice required the strong arm and lnatchless skill of one great statesman, to shield him from the Peoples indignation, for his fondness for martial law; and this, too, when his garlands were dropping with freshest dews. Such disposition was not to be trusted with the reigns of Government. 1t required no small degree of irmness to discharge one's duty at such crisis. Eve ry engine was set to work to fatter some and awe others. Impatient malice, prompt ed ignorance and folly to impute to the Speaker sinister motives, and not to him alone, but to all the leading men who op- posed the military candidate. He felt these indignities with delicate fibre, but oppo- sed to them too vigorous spirit, and too firm nerve, to find them often repeated. The question at length was happily decid- ed greatly to the satisfaction of the major ity of the nation. Having assisted in put ting Mr. Adams into mower Mr., Clav'S