Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-18
10 The Eduors orme Constitutional Fzig


Gentlemen: have been singularly amused and not
a ittie enlg hened by The speech of the Hcnorab lie
Heo AicJuiue, delivered lately in the town OF Ham
hutg, >. Carolina. wonder that YOU have not fol-
lowed the edlying example of the Enquirer by pre-
aening the whole of this ctasic production TO YOUR
readers MIR. puiie is certainly one of the most i'll
genios odcsi and disinterested patriots in the world
and his speech might admirable andoie to
That wicked poison lately administered BY Mr. Secre
! taTy Clay at the Lexington dinner and which il is
2eheved, unless speedily neurazed, will completely
iurn The stomach OF every the nation, at tie
very thought OF Old Hickory MIR McDuiie is GER
ta'nly entitled 10 immortal praise for his zeal and
peFseT in strewing not only the floor of on
Sress but every festive board which lie attends with
iose beautiful flowers of bipgsgae that seem to be
The spontaneous growth Of his fancy He appears 10
be perfect master of the Rhetoric of Grub street and
any OF the young orators of cur country DESTROYS
OF graduating IN that school, they dress then:
serves by more perfect mirror than the Representa-
1--WE from South Carolina. There is Circumstance
indeed which is Calculated TO enbarrass lis efforts in
Tie noble calling which he has chosen and that is tina
all hIs endeaVors TO attract the notice of The aforesaid
MIR Secretary Clay have hitherto proved unavai!lnr
lie orator Is constantly roaring ont bargain aud
rupon," "proiigate coalition" and thousand other
eiegan, explanations of The kind, but the Secse-
tary remains deaf and as silent though he were
III his grave Certainly this is very notifying and
"nCi'h sort "i reserve Oh LIE pai .. VIZ. Clay, eope
c'ay as General Jackson has recently certified under
his own naud that MIR. McDuie was in az! respr.ls
worthy OF notice.
But what desire now, Ecssrs. Editors more parti.
cu!aTly TO cali your attention. The new classified,
OF the various orders of human intellect discovered nv
the Hamburg Orator. elf were called UPON - saws
he ito graduate the human mind, should SIX ,!a.
the brightest order OF human intellect is that winch ex
hiolts 1tse!i In "ciOn; the next that Which EXHIBITS IT,
self III juGiic Sgen.iY%; and The next and the low pc
OF the three that which exhibits itself in r,iIuU-
General jackson IS preemIncny dsing uisled BY tho
Tst; Mr. Clay reputation is founded almost eufiyey
upon the second; and Mr. Adams crcjv.jr,y,, NJ, :,
! lhirJ." va Wv
Hide your diminished heads We Cicoro's and Demo-.
lhehess oil ahuquHy-ye BoyleS and IocktJs an,
Ne"toDs aud ShakespcaIes ye MaRsfir,ls and Stew
arts and Broughams OF Brain-ye Jcifesons Frank
Inns aud Henrys Of America--cotne down from thf
proud grade 10 which posteriy has assigned Won in the
scale of being! for by this light which has burst
upon the world at the Hamburg dinner II is such men
/ as OhVeT Cromwell and Andrew Jackson OBI,-tIyj.o
never wrote or sPake word which deserved read
ing or listening to- that belong to the highest order
( OF human intelligence. Amazing discover, w ODdcr-
tui Improvement in The metaphysics of the age. After
this who will deny that MIR. McDufie does himself be-
long to tie highest order la truth who Will deny
that he belongs TO ali three Of the orders he has so i'm
geniousy graduated?--For his talents as A writer
reference need only be made to the celebrated protest
sgued Geo kremer,n and 10 the not less celebrated
and more recent document presented TO the Calhoun
committee In proof OF ms capacity for public speak
r9 no brighter gem be exhibited thai this self same
iiainbnrg orationand 10 Ucton who has rot heard
OF the renowned PLOTS OF The Honorable Gentleman
IN conclusiOn-it is perhaps not wonderful that MIR
Clay should have been uncyil. For see how i'm :,
lew words TIC fame OF that distinguished Statesman
has vanished before the wand Of This magician ~
regard MIR Clay as little r00fc than popular decIain
or"-Wbat finishing stroke the Secretary's pre-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY this Is so 'unIind Cutn hat do
not wonder that Mr.. Clay should be little shy Of Obi,
great aIbiter. SCEIBLERJjS