The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-20
THE PRESIDENCY.

ne Prospectus OF a newspaper, TO De en-
titled "The Arena" and published at the
City of Washington, devoted to the support
of Judge Mclean for the Presidency, was
received by US a few days since, and de-
serves to be noticed as one of the signs of
the times. The claims Of Mr.. Mclean to
this high office are urged in the Prospectus
on the ground that crisis has arrived when
important changes in the administration of
the government are loudly demanded, and
must take place. A man is wanted at the
head of affairs, in whom honest persons of
all parties can safely confide-who will sus-
tain and improve the existing institutions of
the countrywide will look with an equal
eye on the different sections of our country,
and harmonize, with profound wisdom, and
temper for mutual concession, their appar-
emily discordant interests. Beholding," con-
tlnues the Prospectus, "the scenes which
at this moment are being enacted in the dra
ma at Washington, what patriot but heaves
a sigh ? What statesman but hangs his
head! What citizen but feels the blush
burning on his cheek? Where is our pride
Of national character? Where the honor of
the Republic 20
We are not disposed to question the cor
rectness ofthese views on the contrary, we
heartily concur in them, and have little doubt
that change in the administration of the
general government must and will take
place. There is an individual, however, in /
whom the confidence Of a large portion of
The people OF this country has been long re-
posed, and by whom it never has been, and
we venture to say, never will be BETRAYED;
to whom public attention is at this moment
more than ever directed, as possessing in
the most eminent degree the qualities re-
CURED to bring back our government to the
elevation from which it has been degraded
by the lamentable imbecility of the present
head and his advisers. We see no reason,
therefore, for the introduction of a new
name to the people-that of Henry CLAY
cannot be superseded. Without denying
Judge Mclean the requisites of fairness,
and honesty and respectable abilities, which
are claimed for him. we are far from be-
lievlng that his pretensons to the highest
office in the gift Of the people, can be COM
pared for moment with those of the Illus !
trious Kentuckian, whose fame is identified
with the prosperity of our poblest institu-
tions-whose talents are of the highest or |
der-and whose character for energy and |
promptitude is too we'll known to be disput- |
GU ny Ills greatest opponents.
Since the party now in power decided on I
an attempt to re-elect Gen. Jackson to the [
office which he has SO much brought into |
contempt, their original adherents have been |
fast deserving them. They have gone off, |
indeed, under different names-but the [
strength of the party is not the less dimin- |
lshed. The old adage, that when rogues
fall out, honest men get their rights, prom
ises to he happily illustrated in the seces- |
sion OF Calhoun, the disclosures of Duff
Green, and the late fracas of Ingham and
others. by these means the Jackson party, |
it cannot be denied, has been and is con-
SANITY losing ground and it seems to be
placed beyond dispute that the General
must despair of being reelected by the peo-
pie. 1t would be curious to have him come
in by the House, after the reiterated cry of
his partizans that Mr.. Adams, because elect
ed in this manner, was not entitled to sus-
tain the office. This would add another to
those beautiful conSistencieS in the political
history of Gen. Jackson, which are the adj
mratlon of the day. But even this chance
this dernier reSort-for continuance in Of
fee, promises to he withheld from the Cen
eral since it requires but slight change,
slighter than will certainly be made; in the
constitution of the House, to array an ire
caimable majority of votes on the side of
the other candidates for the office. The
prospect is, indeed, animatihg for the friends
of national improvement, and for all who
would prefer TO see talented statesman,
instead Of weak old man, at the head of
the government.
A severe storm Of rain and hail passed
over the north part Of this County on Sat
urday afternoon last. II was hut of short
continuance, and we do not hear that the
crops were much injured by it. We under
stand that barn in West Boylston, belong
ing to Mrs. - Smith, was struck by light
ming and consumed, but have not learnt any
further particulars.
A fire broke out in the unnar mort nc Tho