Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-02

and internal impsovemenis-Whild We enjoy
| the countless blessings that flow from tbls 20.
| licy, let us not be urmindfBl Of the man 70
| whom we are indebted for them.
| After the burst Of applause which followed
| this toast, Mr.. Clay rose and addressed the
| company. with much feeling and in bis sccus.
| toned manner. at considerable length. We
must expressi our regret that we csnnot pre-.
| sent our readers more than avery imperfect
sketch of bis observations,
| After expressing his warm Acknowledgements
to the people of Washington oouniy-s county
| in which he had many personal as well as poll
| teal friends, and which having furnished hum
with bis better half, the companion Of his Dos
som, and the mother of his chldrtn--snd bis
| obligations to the whole people Of Maryland,
| FOR the numerous evidences Of their attach
ment and lcon6denee, exhibited in resolutions
| and addresses emsnating from their public
meetings, be proceeded to remark upon the
| illusions 20 the toast.
Ii was not fix time or occasion, but
| If il were, he believed il could be shown,
that under the policy OF protecting our
| industry, the commerce., navigation, and
revenue Of the country had increased,
/ instead Of being ruined as the foes of
that policy bad ptedicted) that the OBJ
Jec,s Of consumption had not increased
iu price, bat came to a consumer, bet
ter in quality, and at lower rate, and
that especially, greater amount OF
the raw material of cotton was consn
med and the price Of il consequently
better upheld, than If the protecting
policy had not been adopted These
wero the results efthe principle of com.
petition which, by creating markets of
demand and supply, at bone as well as
abroad, produced here its invaluable
effects. Tbatihe wealth of the whole
country was augmen ted, and its sonse-
quent ability for consumption was unde.
niable.
Believing in the existence of the
power of the general government to i'm
prove the face Of the country for nation
al purposes. specified, or indispensibly
necessary, by the provisions of the
Constitution, he never did or could doubt
the expedieney Of its prudent exercise
When we survey our vast and wide
spread territory. yet almost a wilder
cess, separated by immense cbasms of
mountains, intersected by rivers, pouring
into different and distant seas, how
could he doubt the propriety Of poll :,
cy which seeks to correct these alienat
ing Tendencies, and TO make as an unit,
ed, Homogeneous ard indivisble peoplei
MIR Clay touched on late political
events Acouiescence was due to the
will of the majority: and be sincerel,
hoped that the prosperity Of the country
would remain, under the new admins
tration. Our principles we can never
surrender, whilst life remains. We
cannot give up our attachment to'liber
ty, and TO those measures Of national
psiicy, which have hitherto commanded
eur hearty support. But be hoped that
no factious or passionate opposition
would be made 60 the new public func
tioparies. Let the ID have fair trial.
Let US even hope that all our fears NAV
prove sreundless. Let.the undisturbed
judgments of those who lately differed
from as, eswell as our own. be exer
cised on all the acts and measures Of
government. IF, in some Of its incip;.
emf movements. we perceive symptoms
of some OF the dangers which were an
ticipated, LET liz be patient, and wait for
further Developments. He was sure
those whom he now addressed would be
the lastto condemn the existing admin
istration il il eyinced that il possessed
ordinary human value and intelligence,
much less II it showed that il was en-.
dowed with angelic qualities.
Mr. Clay expiated on several other
topics and conc uded BY observing, that
we are yet in possession OF the greatest
of ali blessings, human liberty. In
spite of all the fears which sometimes
rushed on his mind, he ardently hoped
| that it would forevl remain. The pos.
session Of this most inestimsole of all
boens imposed Oh US several high obi,
cations. The 6rst was to guard and de.
fendi il against all dangers, proximate
and remote, certain and contingent, ard
safely to transmit ii unimpaired to our
pesteIity as we have received it from
our fathers. Another obligation, which
isimposes, was TO offer up our fervent
prayers for the success of every other
nation centending for the same blessing
The public opinion, and the intimate
oonnexion between all parts of the
christian world, sanctioned the indul-
0eUce and eKDre sSiop OF seutim in