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RE.SS.
MR.. CLAY uPoN TnE ENPuNGiNG

| lkDt ENS.
The National Intelsencer Of ThYr,d,,l,,,
contains the speech delivered bv MIR ia,
/ upon uIe passage the eNpungux rc,oIu,i1o,
II was not necessary TO the cxaltation Of th,
fame Of TN, Iiiustr,ou, man. that be should
ever aslin have raised h,, VOC. m the coun.
els OF hiN country. Whatever nav hriid. bi,
nam" ani reputation are IN ii.,plubiy conn.-t-
ed with Tie history ofiie aye he IA. lived m.
Whatever may be he future tate of the couu-
Try" whether THIS glorious union II States
Sfo"inS stronger aud str ns,r every ,ear-
shall be mliuisin'd uuui u.s. strength AID re-
sources may defy wofid "a atm,-or wh~-
Nier, We dang to the Uu~rastn. nit ,rks tt,t -.
III II, u 'riii - length fli a..uudyr aid ron
- q youth - r"irrial viknr. hy 40 ulj ,se
81 Dissection and imbcri Whltever nav
ELL u, TIE nnmo e llE,Kr CINr wIurv.r
'r om"t-'i tie brightest e those Who have
r'a'et 'uf upheld 4 - Who have C n,ributet m
80 power and harmony and whose council,
h''r ever Hetn gwen, - I'LL TIE sfucereStdcSo-
i1n. u IT, h"ror. u perWanencc and ITS glory.
Uui We frJOicc'hat hr lbs lad m opportunity
upor The occasion of the passage 81 M. .x-
p"'gr- resolutions. t. al .rd to hf. country
men another evidence ~ the supcri ,rityofh,
"ha' "nen'-. and thr unsurpassed frrvor and
power ~ hi> 'loqu'nce. " lie never sZain
r''r' IA tic senate, thi, last Of hi. ,p.erh.,
l
long and Distinguished Senatorial career
We regret that our limit. viii not allow ~
IL publication ertire, but We carnot rrfr,,n
from coping the following concluding para.
graphs 90 BIH CHAM
Mr.. GAYS RE.MiRES. UPO.r TIE
ENPCNGLNG RESOLUTION
Mr. President, what patriotic purpose
IS to be accomplished b, this eNpuns.og
resolution What new honor or tre,h
Iaurels will 1t Win for our common
country l. the power of the Senate
so vast that It ought To be circumscrib-
ed. and that of the President so restr,ct-
ed that 1t ought TO be extended VIVA,
power has the Senate None scn,.
raiely. /, can only act Jointly with
me other House. or jointly with the
Executive. Aud although the theory
OF the Constitution supposcs. when con
suited by bin. It NAV freely give Am
Affirmative or negative response. Ac-
cording 10 the practice, as II now ex.
lists, IT has lost the faculty Of pronounc-
ing the negative munosy liable. when
The Senate expresses ~ deliberate
judgment, IN the form Of resolution
that resolution has no compulsory force
but sppcals only To- the dispaSsiooa,e
intelligence. the calm reason. and the
sober judgment Of the commuuitv
The senate has no army. no navy no
patronage, no lucrative officers. nor
g'itienng honor So bes,oW. Around
as there = no swarm Of greedy expse.
iahis, rendering vs. homage. anhe,pst.
ing our wishes, and ready TO execute
our cummands
io" - % With the President I, ho
pow efless' lie 8. felt from one 81
ueniiy 10 the other ofims vat Repub-
l'c ny means Of puno,plc. uhich he
has Introduced and ,uno, atoms ~ Inch
hc has made 90 Our tn.tituhon. ,I.,f
but GOO much coubtenanced by Con
gressand a 'ouhdiug People. be- exer.
Ciscs uncontrolled The power of the
state. ln one hand be- hold, the p,i,.e
and ~ tie other hfsndisbes the ,V,,d
oi the county. Myuads 81 depend.bt,
ahd Pafilans scattered over the land
are eserTeady 20 sinE ho.annas 20 hun.
and o. laDd Co the skies whatever he
does. lle hs. swept over the Govern.
ment during The last eight ,ear. ike
q tropical tornado. Every department
exhibits traces Of the rs,sgc. II the
storm. Take. a. one example the
Bank q The United States SO n.,.
i"'ion could have bsen more poroar
eifh ihc People wrh Cosgfes arJ
"rh STATE L.c.laiufes None ever
better iu.ta,d th- great pu1po.es uiiu
es'a1isauent Bot D. uni,run.f.Iy
'uouueI ihe drFIea,ur- ~ uc P-e.l
lrn't boo poke, aad ihe book l,e, pr.s-
'f4fe AHd those vh0 were I.uGe.t
90 i's rrarc are nDW lYode.ii 30 its con.
demnaiion. What object ~ his srbi-
iion - unsaiIshed. When disabled rom
age any longer 10 bold The sesplrs %