Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-17
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MIR. CLAY,

VIC nave ever come IN contact, Mr.. Clay has mind
the most rapid, powerful and comprehensive. He 10
the only man except one, with whom it has been orr
fortune to meet, called great man. the impression
made by whose thoughts and conversation eyceaaoa
the previous conceptions of the ina cinatiop ,sNo
man IS Hero to his Valet tie Chan,bre," is dAoe
universal application The sublimity of Gen;rs
vouchsnied by Providence to a favored few trans
cends the fame of tongues and pens. No man can
listen to Mr. Clay, without being astonished at the
new striking and unexpected relations i'm which he.
presents subjects supposed previously to be exhaust
ed OF novelty and interest, and the rich abundance
OF eloquent thought, which his mind pours out seem
nlgY without effort or Fermentation. He is the
i,ne' VINO tcrtizes whatever he touches; blazinp
Comet, filling many with tear but all with admir.,
non. his Veriest enemies cannot Withdraw their
gaze from him. They call him Serpent, but Ire is
the serpent gifted with the power of charming
Fortune cannot do less than indemnify Mr. CI.r
Tor his persecuons by placing him at the summit Of
his countrys honors. What man has ever sustain
ed such niagnity of persecution in this liberal and
benevolent country? What has happened before to
no man, his enemies not satisfied with Their vic
tory over him. They still pursue him with ;mnlooo-
bic animosity. In retirement, a common ctzen ba
reft OF the power to do good or HARM defamation is
as busy as ever. $40 hunt him through the ave
nues OF private life is the declared purpose of b
enemies One Of these says, he is only afraid thai
MIR. Clay will not be candidate for President.
another has made the shrewd discovery, that he is
mo writer neither is he any 'sora tor'-al EXPRESS
the fullest conviction, that he is ..brokeD down
politician, and that his public life is closed Whv
men, Kind and humane gentlemen, let him rest in
| peace! why continue to point all the artillery of
1 your presses against hiU? Why permit "broken
down politician one who is ''orator' or .swri-
| ter, to DC such "bugaboo' to your imaeinations
II ne is so fallen, so saorn of the confidence of his
country, and of TIE attributes make him DANCE
! fous' why have you eyes, and denunciation and
abuse for no body but Henry Clay? IF he is but an
OWL why do all the little birds iutter and twitter so
violently, when've he appears? These are not the
signs OF disregard and contempt These arc not the
! 'iuca'iohs OIL That indifference, winch brokeu
"o"n Poi''iciah' who Is neither good writer" nor
an "orator," ought to inspire. They are marks
OF profound solicitude springng from a hidden
source "T some nature other. Confess, geu-
tiemen, that this fear Confess that if YOU
hate the man whom yon hive so long and wantonly
prosecuted you jeaT him more; and that however low
and powerless he may be, you can never feel
assurance of safety, while Hannibal lives Confess
that you fear day of ret1buiion from the people
whom you have deceived by dnt of hardy assertion
and interchangeable repetition and from the man whose
repuatont has been the labor of years to DESTROY
verify, your tears are not without Justification Go
on then and provide against the coming of that day
If you can. Heap SANDER upon SANDER against Mr.
Cay-pursue him through all the avenues of pri-
vate hfc, you threatened--rag his private trans
actions before the gaze of the public and vamp up
anew, lies thousand times refuted but rein,
! tod nniv h., o.oI
quarar-all this is expected from YOU 1t is your
vocation
HENRY CLAY.
CkDANr AR'IA rCaE, coNcEpAr LAURA L1NGUE
Cicero.
presc mt occupies. After sustaining for four wears
the unceasng torrents of SANDER and ribadry of his
personal and political enemies, and suffering all that
their most YndIctIve passions could infict he now
rctlrcs into the bosom of privacy-coI,soIed bv re
reflection OF a faithful discharge OF his nm 1lc d,t;e
ana practical commentary upon his own patriotic
sentiment, what is public man worth who viii
not sacrifice HIMSELF for the good of his countrv :"
sacrifice indeed he has baen-oflered ND n Nv
ing sacrIhce, to the merclless vengeance of his ens
ines; o'eed'nS, but not 6O,r,d, and laid upon no
tcai Oed OF torture, which Their malice aud inpenu
ny invented, more circulating, even than the 4,
Ocd one Of Procrustes-not to torment ito yic,i,,
only; but to eXterrninute. heart, less resolu.e
would have srunk from the conflict. or sunk beneath
7 ilS PANS Ills, however, endured with n forti
tude and self possession that wds never oppaIled -,
danger, or that quakcd with apprehension. and ra
Always rendered vigorous, i'll proportion to the diff
Gutics Ic had to surmount and the benefit he was
aKely 10 confer by the struggle upon his country,
Inc effort OF his enemies to crush him was ms vain
and nipotcnt, it was inccssant and rnalionan,,
and his character like the hcalthfl and elastic palm
leaf, which springs from the tread of oppression
WIN ITS lille renovated and its beauty refreshed de-.
lics Their utmost powers Of calumy to destroy il,
Love OF country IS the ruling passion of Mr. CIav's
soul and bis whole lite has been one OF uuiup DO
of buua
For her he has endured every prIvatiUn, anc wilma
more than Spartan consistency would endure more
10 render her prosperous and peaceful and bar.
py 70 iortify her republican institutions and ee-