Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-05-09

o. The following graphic.description ofthe
Kentucky Orator, is from the pen of MILFORD
BARD. ltappears he had been invited to record
his opinion Of this iIlustrious statesman, and the
following is his answer. Where is the man pos
sessed of candid mind that will ever charge
HENRY CLAY with being traitor to the southl
Who will deny his capability Of holding the
reins Of Government with steady hand and Gan
eye single to her welrare"--that he is the Most
prominent candidate, for the highest office with
in the gift of the American People--and that
on his election depends the safety and vel
fare Of millions. We commend it to our rea-
ders:-- Kazoo Gig Wing.
The mighty Statesman now we scan,
The friend of freedom and of man.
am invited to record my opinion of one Of
the most illustrious characters that ever dignif-
ed or adorned the pages Of history--that ever
dazzled the world with the brilliancy OF his ca
reer. He stands in the Hall of the American
Senate, the avowed champion Of the rights Of
man; he stands alone, magnificent monument
of genius, and in vain may we search among
the tombS OF Oriental genius, or the records of
ancient talent, for parallel to this mighty orr
ator ofnature. Like that of Demosthenes and
Cicero, the thunder of his eloquence strikes
terror to tyrants; it pours from his tongue like
a flood of flame, tumbng from the summit Of
the Alps, or Andes, and the very walls seem to
live and leap as they echo back the burning
words of eloquence. In the grandeur Of his
conception rivals the most glorious masters of
Greece, and in the beauty and brilliancy Of his
language, he has never been surpassed by the
most splendid specimens Of Roman or Arabian
oratory. Even the tongue Of Tully, which
made the mighty Roman tremble, and struck
horror 10 Catalina; never excelled in the glory
Of oratory the Heaven touched tongue of Clay.
When he rises in Congress like some mighty
lion that is about to spring upon his prey and
crush him TO the earth--every eye is fixed
every tongue is mute, and silence holds her
reign while power of the eloquence holds SPELL
bound the great phaanX Of genius that sur
rounds him.
As Statesman he has proved himself not
only the friend and benefactor of man, but the
Saviour of his country when the dark cloud Of
war was gathering in the South, and brother
was ready to imbrue his hands in the blood Of
a brother. Like the Angel of Peace Henry
Clay came forward, rolled back the dark cloud
of war, and the rainbow Of reason appeared on
the horizon OF Carolina.
But whether we view him as statesman or
an orator he is the same original and glorious
character. The Parliament Of England has
recented with the strains ofBurke and Chat
ham, and our own Congress has been charmed
by the burning and brilliant eloluence Of Web
ster and many other llustrious characters, but
greater than Burke and Fox--greater than
Webster and the most brilliant orators Of the
House, is Henry Clay, the great and determin-
ed opposer ofal usurpation.
Henry Clay isthe guardian and guarantee
OF American Liberty. Give him the reins Of
Empire; and the silver shod horse of the des-
pot will never trampe on the ruins of our en-
pre--give him the reins Of empire, and the
flag offreedom will forever wave on the walls Of
Washington. His fame has gone forth to the
world--the pages of history have recorded his
renown, and his memory will forever be en-
graved on the hearts Of his countrymen.
MILFORD BARD.