Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-04
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MIR. CLAY.


The course that has been pursued towards
Mr.. Clay for the last few years of his life, is,
believe. almost without parallel. Never was
a man so highly and justly meriting the good
will and gratitude of his country, rs wanton.,
aud as unde -ervcdy abused UnceaSing vol
lies OF the lowest ribaldry and calumny have
been levelled at him. Epithes the most oppro.
bgious and mean. that the II, enulty of his enc.
mps could invent, have been h.aped upon
him. Thr press, the great palladium oil our
libelties, which should always he marked by a
high dignifed and honorable course, has TEEN
ell with abuse of Mr.. Clay. and that Of The low
est aud most undignifed kind Yes, every po-
liical coxcomb and self.conceiled upstart
throug hout The country who had sense enough
to make speech six inches in lenglh, must get
up at some muster ground or og.rong, and
narangue the multitude ; the burden of their
eloquent and interesting harangnes beng abuse
Of tienry Clay and John Quincy Adams. They
talked NIGHTLY about the Panama mission the
Colonial trade aud the Tariff (itribie things
all of them,) aud al the same time knew very
little more about chem than they did about the
interior OF the earth, the geography OF the
moon, or the then TRANSACTIONS Of the antpo.
des. | know not to what ! could compare
their efforts to pull down Air. Clay, not only
to fee puppy barking At the heels OF large
mastih, or an insignificant mouse attempting 10
level the Allegheny. would not in thus speak
ing be understood as including all who were,
dun ing the last Presidential canvass. opponen.s
Of Mr.. Clay. | believe many honorable aud
talented men we've in the opposron ranks
men who kn0W something Of politics. and Why
they were in the opposition.
They however were 10 less prodigal of Their
defarnatory epithets and Blingsgale, than tbr
class above alluded TO. But how did Mr. Clay
stand il How did he sustain their united and
repeated attacks " Hast thou seen Mount At
las when storms and tempeSs thunder on lis
brow, and oceans break thrif bluws ut its
feet ?" Thus he stood 4. The storms of party
rage beat upon his head in vain-the shafts Of
Calumny were Intellectually hurled Mt all the
rlbadry which teemed from "SubsidizCi' aud
scurrilous presses-not all the vlihcatlons of
party rancour could divert him from his firm
steady and independent course but in every
stage of the late bitter contest, lre has given
fresh aud incont povertible evidences OF the
great man; For great he undoubtedly is, and
say il with but little fear of being false pro-
phet that he must yet be called upon 10 preside
over the destinics Of free and worLh.apprcci
atng people. His splendid talents, his intfsxi-
cause of liberty must yet be the stepstoues TO
the first Office within the gift of his country
men, tide is already swelling in his favor.
The people who have been misled by false re-
presentations, or dazzled by the military AK
ploits Of General Jackson, are beginning TO look
about them-the scales are falling from their
eyes. and symptoms of returning sanity are
strongly evident; proof OF which (in Virginia
at leasD think will present itself, by refer
ence to he list of members elected to The next
House of Delegates IL will be perceived by
an examination of that list, that a great many
new members are returned: And why Be-
cause, pre- vous 10 the last elections The Jack.
son mania had somewhat subsidized. The PEG.
ple began to see that the President elect was
not what he had been represented TO he. That
they bad been led away by a blind and mscon-
ceyed zeal and think, have given good evi.
dence that reason is returning TO her sway, by
leaving some of their Jacksonltes, (who
did little else last winter but annoy the
legislature and drain the public treasury ct
home to feast on the reflection, that they were
but the tools of highly heated party, and
eIecting men who will better subserve the in.
terest of their country, and do more credit TO
the Judgment of their constituents.
| have thus given what think. ADD what ev :
IDENTIFY has been the state OF things in Virginia,
and what is now And say again. that be.
lieye tide S swelling in favour OF Mr.. Clay .