The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Correspondence Of The ~. O. Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, December l3.
Mr. CLAY,S SPEECH
WASHINGTON, December
Mr. CLAY'S SPEECH.


The City promises to be more quiet than
il has been, at lcast until after The holidays
The excitement growing out Of the Harris-
burg nomination-the arrival Of the Dele
gates here-calling upon MIR. Clay, aud the
public dinner given TO the Delegates by the
Wing members OF Congress, is passing a.
way. The Wing Delegates have about all
left the City, and all with an enthusiastic
determination to take Mr.. Gays advice
follow his lead, and heartily support the
nomination Of the National Convention.
lam sorry to he informed that there will
be no regular report Of Mr.. Clay s speech
at the entertainment-the City papers not
being provided with reporters. j, there
fore, send you sketch, which, though ia
ken from memory, is substantially correct.
His remarks wero introduced by the follow
ing toast, from MIR. Boardman, of Conn.
"HENRY CLAY: In Ame,ics, throughout
all ages, his character will be held in proud
and grateful recollection"
MIR. Clay responded: Although he said,
she had accepted the invitation to festival,
designedto do honor to the Harrisburg Del
cgates, it was his intention to have been
rather silent spectator, than among those
who took Appointment part in the festivities
am here to do honor to those who have
done honor to the Countrywide at great
personal sacrifice, and at an incement sea.
son Of the year, have travelled over the
whole length and breadth of the land -
Their object was to do public service to
the country, and there cannot he doubt as
to the acquiescence of the Wing party Of
ahe Union in the result Of their deliberations
TWAS the fortune of the Convention. to have
various opinions as to who was the most
suitable man to be nominated. But, they
met, deliberated, and made unanimous
decision. Does it then become any member
OF the Wing party to object 10 what has been
donef II the friends Of any favorite are
now disappointed, SO in the event Of the de-
featof him who has been nominated, his
trends, too, would have been disappointed.
BY every consideration, then, we are bound
to- acquiesce in the nomination. Bv our
desire to reform the abuses ofihe Admins
tration-by our love Of country--by our
hopes Of re- establishing the principles of
our fathers-by every feeling of honor or
principle, we are bound to acquiese in the
nomination which has been made. If, then.
have friends who are bound to me by ties
OF blood, By relationship of any sort, by any
feeling OF common friendship, assure them
that they cannot do me better service than
to follow my load, and heartily support the
Iomination which has been made. What,
continued MIR. Clay, This hearers greatly
excited, and just resuming their seats, after
rising and giving him three cheers,) what
IS public man worth, who is not ALWAYS
ready TO sacrifice himself for his countryf-
Sacrifice! 1t is no sacrifice You, Dele
gates to the Harrisburg Convention, have
made none. You met, not to honor Henry
Clay, or VIM. H. Harrison, Winfield Scott.
or Daniel Webster, but to carry out your
principles, by the nomination of one who
was the most acceptable to the American
people. entreat you then, look no more
to Harrisburg, but look to the White House
10 the Cloths who are irfesting the Capt..
toi. VIM. IL. Harrison and John Tyler
are medicine which will cure us of all sac.
rifice. Go home, then, Delegates. Tel
your constituents of what you have seen
of the corruption here stalking abroad-o
the machinery displayed here, whereby ou
Executive nominates his successor. Tel
them to put forth all the energies they pos
sess, and ifthey can hereafter forget thei
country in need, from that moment they
cease to be Patriots.''
This is a brief synopsis of Mr.. Claw
noble and patriotic speech. It opens Hen
ry Clay's heart in every sentiment. and tn,
opinions expressed accord with every act O
his past life. Mr.. Tyler made a speech
during the evening, which, for lack Of time
! cannot send you at present. He was 70
Clay, he said, as the man Of his choice-bu
1T was no great sacrifice to support ouch
man as Harrison. He had stood at his sid
in both branches of the national councils
He had known him at Tippecanoe, For
Meigs, the Thames, and in a hundred fouoh
battles. He was Virginian by birth. an,
no Southern man need fear that he woul
betray Southern interests. "Could the chill
beiray the mother which had hufsed him
be asked, in conclusion of his remarks.
WAsH1NcroN, Friday evening Dec Is.
The House were two hours this morn
ing engaged in proposition 10 amend th
journal of yesterdays proceedings. TIL
Clerk of the House did not enter the prt
test Of the N. ]. Wing members upon tb
journal, as was expected would be done.-
The Wings were determined, if it could b
done, to enter the protest upon the iorrn,
and the Administration members ewer
determined that it shosld not go there
A long debate ensued upon points Of ordt
Upon the decisions Of the Chair-upo