Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-08

Thing upon the tide OF experiment. merely 10 chanre
The President. would ask ali such to examine for
themselves and say for what will vou discard the pre-
sent Chef Nagistrate9 Is there any thing in his adj
minstra,ion you dsapprove? Did your country ever
derive greater blessings under any administration than
under the present? May not ask then why lon these
lesoiu'ohzers and the violent nen Of the nation 10
the President and his of administration
Ahu why alter fundamentally, the Constitution itself,
ir' "ckhtie closes his address with the following
just ana animated panegyric upon the character and
services OF Henry Clay. His destruction, SAYS Mr.
H'cHi'iie' us the connecting tie which unites the
desperate Efforts of tho Heterogeneous mass of the
oppos"'on;" and he might with greater propriety have
extended ms remark from the opposition of the Bibbs
and the Barrys Of kentucky, to that of the band in
Congress, who have under the disguise o>patrio,ism
and PRINCIPLE wased war against the person and fame
oil HENRY CLAY. Who does not perceive that II :.
Eienry Clay, and the measures of the Adm;n;s,ra
'on who has awakened the denunc a,ions and pointed
Tue abuse OF the opposition in Congress? Who does
not see that is his political assassination and NOT e
honour aud advantage of the country, that is aimed
al Who but must acknowledge that the lustre of
MS genius and the emaence of his political fortunes
have armed the hand of envy and malpnitv TO atemnt
his destruction? If Mr. Clay is DESTROYED his talents
which have lifted him SO far above the level of bis
rivals, and rendered bin a more conspicuous ob;ec,
Tor the shafts of their malevolence and not the strenoh
OF his enemies, will have caused his destruction p,
OF his destruction, we have no apprehensions Heis
not a man 10 be put down by the stupidity of a Kre
mer, The polished abuse of Randolph the cold and
selfish management of Van Buren, the pharisaicaI cant
OF Woodbury., the boiling hate and moon reacbnp am
bition of Calhoun the Carthagenian hate of Benton
nor by all together. Hi safety lies in the remem
orance OF his great public services an rnsuIlied bo
nour glowing patriotism, and the deep seated adj
mlraton of his countrymen. His enemies NAV agect
10 d'sparase the one, deny the other of his extra
ordinary qualities, but the union of hatred and tho
oblivion OF injuries, which the common hope and the
common cause of efecting bis ruin have producea
show their sense of his powers, and fears OF his DIES.
tiny Men do not unite to effect what ono man an.
assisted can do, nor hatred of years yield to slight
causes In the general pacication amone the ,.,der.
of the "Combinatiop;" jackson and BENTON r. ,,ho,,
and Randolph; discover noble compliment tn tho
Gen'us OF Clay, ard tacit admission that united
hearts well united efforts were reou;rea o, s,
down the bright star of Henry Clay from the ascend
ant All their eioquence could have paid him no ..ou.
Piment as fiattering.
cannot close this address, without one further 80.
mark, as TO the coalition formed by the leaders of ,be
jackson party IN this State. Among them are 10 be
seen NOT only Tue furious dsorganzer, but the avowed
advocates OF iederalism not only of different No.
icai sentiments but who for years past are known
TO have cherished towards each other the mos nvete
ate personal hosty,-yet this homogeneous mass, in
the scheme OF elevang General jackson to the Pros
identia chair have suffered self interest 10 frnunb
over their past and present ann,osi,ies which wHh
their common envy and malice towards the Secreta
~ OF State, form the strong bond of their union Re-
~ upon II, that the destruction of HENRY CLAY ia
the connecting tie which untes the desperate efforts
OIL ms heterogeneous mass Ofthelnseves, these men
are unimportant, They may SANDER him, and employ
Journeymen Sianderers TO defame his character hut
these are harmless. OF this they are well aware he
cause they heve often employed them against b,, In
YAM Yes they have ried these expedients. but
siordeca' stu sits at the gate; CLAY is Secretary
oil state. While his talents and patriotism tave =
sphere IN which they act, is we'll known In NJ,
that he will be admired and beloved Heretofore tbeir
EFFORTS were to sustain rivalry of his fame among
themselves. But they have found him inv ipc,bIe as
10 them, and they invoke the aid of Cenera,
Jackson TO crush hm-and What part shall Kentucky
ac Is she TO give her assent to the sacrifice, viii
She prove fathess to him, who has aitbfulIv devo,oa
twenty years OF the prime OF his life TO her servicc9
Ills lame is the property of the nation but in IL Ken
tucky has peculiar claims. For these txvent, 80
"a mas been done oi the nation, either good or great
IN which HENRY CLAY has not acted a distin9nisb,
cd part? 0''"'
Senator Woodb"ry-Tbe New Hampshire Journal
seems at loss TO account for MIR. Woodbury,s un;on
with the oPPosItioD conspicuous as he had been for
his zeal for Mr.. Adams, and attached as his const,
eols were TO the same We can expla in the
reason to the Journal 10 was early foreseen tina, il
would be necessary for the opposition 10 select another
wee PresideDt-that South Carolina and Tennessee
were too near together too much akin in interests and
too inconsIderabe, TO furnish the one the President, tho
other the Vice President Mr.. Woodbury. was pitch.
cd upon as coming from the opposite quarter of the
DnIoD and as possibly having interest enough to carry
~. Hampshire with him. Until the last 1cin,er. MI
Woodbury. was currently spoken of as the q;
Mr. Calhoun The scheme has been dropped. Soma
other arrangement thought more expedept bv the
midnight plotters who met in the Capitol to organize
tne'r combinations for eectiDg the next President.
fer'aps IT was found that Mr. Woodbury. could no,
give qu'd pro quothat his interest " as uneoua, 70