The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-05-18
MR.. CLAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA

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the claims of Mr.. Clay to the Presidency
in a series of articles published in the
Charleston Courier-the leading admins
tration journal of the State; and the editor Of
that paper, in terms of warm and generous
eulogy declares, substantially, that the
South has every reason to be satisfied with
the public course and conduct of Mr.. Clay
We regard this as an suspicious omen.
We are happy to see our gallant leader
the patriotic and eloquent Kentuckian-re-
ceiving justice at the hands of his old revi-
lers.
During the stormy days Of Notification,
the tariff and Mr.. Clay were visited with
every variety of abuse, in that gallant and
misguided State, from the vigorous and in
dignant rebukes of her first statesmen and
orators, to the lowest billingsgate Of a reck-
less and profgate press.
AT later period, since her idolized Cal.
houn threw the weight of his influence into
the scale of the administration, and became
the advocate and the apologist of its widest
financial theories, Mr.. Clay, the advocate
for limiting Executive power and patron
age-the enemy of Executive corruption
has been held up in every variety of phrase
and erithet to popular adherence. We had
supposed that the political gloom which
shrouded the land of the Haynes, the Rut-
lodges, and the Cheves, had become utterly
impenetrable. But we had done the gene
rous spirits and warm hearts of South Caro-
linians injustice. We believe a spirit is
abroad among her enlightened and intelli-
gent sons which will yet throw off the shack
les Of a corrupt and groveling party, and Sc.
cure to Wings and Wing principles 4 final
triumph.
Van Buren, is looked upon, even by his
supporters in that State, with utter scorn
Destitute by nature Of all those qualities
which ensure respect and affection, it is moi
strange that the great Kentuckian should
attract the attention of the enlightened and
patriotic sons Of the South, and secure their
support in preference to the Kinderkooker
whose only capital is cunning, and whose
only hopes lie in the corruption and want Of
principle of his party.
We annex the conclusion Of one of the
articles of the Courier's correspondent:
What claim can he (Mr. Van Buren,,
have to the vote Of South Carolina7 His
own fellow citizens Of the empire state dis
card and reject him. What has he done fol
: us-what for our country? He has promis
ed in a certain event to.veto certain bill
if such bill should ever pass; well know.
ing that during his political life it is impos
slble that the contingency should occur; and
it it does, are we to depend for safety upon
a presidential veto? Our good swords viii
then be our only protection. Nay, long be-
fore that movement s'the argument will be
exhausted, and we shall stand to our arms. ,
"Here then we will raise aloft the banner
of Henry Clay. We will plant it deeply &
hrmly, exulting in our gallant leader, ant
our good cause. Its triumphant in every
section of the Union; it prevails in Massa
chusetts, in Virginia, in Mississippi, and il
/ New York. We will no longer be silent
but join in the loud huzza which echoe,
from the Gulf of Mexico to the st Lawrence
and from the Atlantic across the Allegheny
to the lakes of the distant West. The voic.
OF free people rends the skies with it
thunders, and over all our vast continen
peals forth the name Of the statesman O
Kentucky"
0The reader is referred to anothe
column, for intelligence from the Liyerpoo