Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-01
THE VIRGfNlAN.
LYNCHBURG. OCTOBER J. ,sao


Mr.. Ciny aud The NEXT Presidency .-The ..
emies OF Mr.. Clay e'ince quite too much ~,
easiness at the prospect of his nomination II,
ring the eo'ning winter, by the Legislature q,
Kentucky, and probably of some other st.,es
as the successor OF Gen Jackson, if they b..
lieye what they say of him-thai be is a " hro.
ken down politieian"-ihal, animated hy b..
uuhallowed ambition, which looked only IA hi,
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, he has endeayor.d
to secure that object by means ncompanble
with the character of a patriot, and even of :,
honest mau-and that, being detected and e..
posed To the people they have lost that admiFa.
ton of his talents aud that confidence in his IN.
tegrity which he bad acquired by years of An.
dent and sincere devotion 10 the service of h.,
country. But, the truth is. they do not regard
Mr.. Clay and his fortunes in this desperate
light. On the contrary, he is 10 them What
BaHquo's GHOST was to Macbeth, and Ca.ar.
to Btu,us. They see in him the man destined
by Providence TO retrieve tue character OF thu
country from The reproach whilh the imbpclrv
aud tyranny of The present administrators have
already brought upon 1.-THE man who has
pointed out TO the nation The path shr.
leads 10 its certain aud permanent prosperlly
by throwing off the shackles OF dependence on
foreign powers, and encouraging ,he industry
which throws the shuttle AZ well as that which
tills The earth ard traverscs The ocean - and. b,
! ,,ou,S IF avt.n.ivn rDadu auI <anaI, hi.
nearer TO each other the extremes of the Repuh-
lic, assimilating and identify ing their Interests
and knitting together more closely the several
States in a Unioh Designed by its patriotic foun,
ders to be indiyisibIe aud perpetual.
These remarks have been suggested by an
article which lately appeared & IN the Cincinnati
Gezette, edited by Mr.. Charles Hammond. IA
gentleman Of some distinction and fne talents.
aud Lpou HON much nnmrriled oblouuy was
chst durlrg the late Presidential election and
by the various m which that article ra5
elected from all parties. II gave . denial. DO,
The less equjvoeal because il was somewhat
contingent in its character, To the oft repeated
rumOr that il Was the intention of Mr.. Claf,
friends To procure his nomination To the nrxt
Presidency during the ensuing winter, b, he
Legislatures of SOM OF the Western states.
Aud il accompanied this DENIAL by a mysterious
lot thai il was NOT altogether improbable that
Mr.. Clay might not be a candidate at all-bu
al he might be induced 10 decline his preten.
ions in favor Of some other Hetern man, uh0
mas supposed iy some persons TO Be has mo-
dre0ded rival. If such Il course Should be found
nrce ssary to the SUCCESS oil those principles of
government and measures of policy, Of which
he had been the earliest as lie was the ablesl
advocate, and the triumph of which he had more
at heart than his own election. Aware thar
some intimacy existed between Mr.. CLAY and
Mr.. Hammond, we did not doubt that they
had correspondent on the subject, and that the
denial and hint were a SORT of demi- oficial an.
nunciation OF Mr.. Clay's own sentiments. And
however much the friends OF that gentleman
would regret such a determination, they would
doubtless have yielded up tie claims which
they have upon him, rather than divide the
oppJnents OF the present administrator iato
Two parties, and thereby run the risk of pro
%longiug the reign of terror. But Mr.. Harmon
admits that he did not speak " 10y the card.
but entirely OF his own yolition. He may there
fore rest assured that Nj. Clay S fiends WI
not abandon him fol light causes, even thougH
the alternative choice should be a man rs IN
exceptionable as Judge M'Lean, who is III
questlonahly the individual referred TO by Mr.
Hammond. Judge M'Lean's friends should
recollect, that, if claims are TO be postponed
the junior should yield to the senior-be Of
little more than ordinary talents and acquire
ments 10 him who has no superior as a legeIa-
tor and a statesman. Besides, the ISLANDERS nnd
which have been heaptd ON Mr.Clsy
by the unprincip Piled upstairs whom the present
Administrations have subsidized as conductors OF
he press. aided by those whom other causes
have made his malignant and Incorporating
enemies, have grappled him to the hearts oil hs
friends with " hooks OF ~steel'-and they viii
permit no consideration other than his own
declared wish, TO Withdraw their support rom
him, unless il shall be found absolutely neccs-
sary 10 do so, in order to save the connir"
from four years more of misrule. But this
state of things can scarcely he expected 10 &C
cur. For who can rally against any member
OF the present administration a stronger iore'
than Henry Clay , Popular as Judge M1eao
is, the only effect OF bringing him forward a.
the next election would be so Ia weaken NJ
the present ruinous aud disgracrful state o.
things, Judge MLean having given uneH"H
ocal evidence OF his disapprobation of the car
duct of the administration, it is to he hopes
that the opportunities of his friends will not Or
sufficiently powerful to induce him to emha'"
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