The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-17

ne suVjpsutA SN''SN' i'S'44 '"N -'NS"'h'N
Wing gives the substance of M'. Clays
Speech a, the great Nashville Convention:
Mr.. CLAY'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Clay vas called for with an en,hu
slasm winch seemed TO contain no bounds,
ard when he came forward with those char
aciefi.uc smiles playing all over his re
maykabe counIenance, the air was rent
With nine such cheers as Il has seldom tai
len to the 10, OF any man to receive. When
these had subsidized, he commenced some
wha. as follows:
Mr.. President-G gentlemen Of the Con
yenion-Ladles- and Fellow Citl.
zens THIS day may be- llkened to the Clio
nous and genial sun that nov shines upon
US. Clouds are occasionally fitting over It
and obscurng for the moment It's beamlng
rays, bu, truth will break through the midst
and shines the brighter for having been for
time o5scured. BY November next, the
dark clouds which have been lowering above
the political horizon will all disappear,
congratulate this vast multitude upon the
slcroUS prospect before U.s.
TINS, said Mr. Clay, is a Convention Of
the People, and he asked ii he might not,
without arrogance, revert TO the cause OF
his appearing before them. During the
ardCous con.es, IL v hlch be had been long
engaged, occasional clouds lowered abou,
him, bot conscious Of the correctness Of his
motives, Of the purity Of bis intentions, be
had stood o., from the beginning daun;less,
erect an5 uDdIsmay ed,
Had be visited Tennessee during the
campai IN TO which be had alluded, be would
have dlsablsed the public mind N relation
10 The charges ahich we're made against
hin. 10 giving his vote IN l-(5, Tor Mr.
John G Adams. be obeyed the wishes Of
his constituents /. bad been charged tina,
lie did no, 81 Ihis, but the charge was IN.
founded. Ii was true that the Leg, sature
o. Kentucky al the tine made request
,sal be should give 4 dilereai vote, but hat
body, IN making Inc request wen, beyond
rs province Il had 20 night 10 interfere 10
Tue matter; the risEl belonged exclusively
70 his Constituents IN the cocntIes OF Fayette,
counties sustained, approved and ratified his
conduct at The time AMI neither Of them
bAs ever TO tbs day revoked or annulled
that appreciation. With respect to his no.
tves Tor the course he pursued, he had
n9.hgns 90 this occasion 10 offer. Those
motives wers known 10 and would be al
judged by his God He never for a no
meat doubted hat The cay would come
Shsn justice would be done him. Yes, he
reyer doubted tia. brave, generous, patrlc-
tic IeGAesseeans would be anoag the first
10 o. hin JIsace- This be islI they bad
done. The welcome tnh which be was
greeted 90 BIS sFriyal--,he procession
the bsuoers-ao5 last, though 10, least, lhe
Daoy bright eyes that beamed, aud the
haucks'chis.s that waved % the OCCASION
all spoke 10 h.n language Of true aad
heartfelt se'cons, as grateful as Il sas FAT.
lsrug TO his .sshGss.
Il vas Iras that he had some reluctance.
some nlsglYiHgs, about making this visit al
has time, shiea grew oui Of q superstition
ihs; aIs motives might be miscoosirued.-
The relations wh!ch had cor a long tine
existed 6elweea himself and the IIluslrious
Captain 10 this oeigaoorhood we're well uu,
Gersto3d. lie feared, Il lie accepted the
luvllattoa 10 make iae Tsil nos, that 1t
rn.ga, be thought by some tha, bis motives
were less patriotic Iaaa sinister or se!iish.
But he assured that great sssenbiage that
towards that hg-trous tptisldIal-thetr
ieiios citizen and lher friend, be cherished
lie possessed % Jnk I'd feelings. He vas
. great chlsiia.n-ns bad tough: se.i aud
bravsly FOR BIS cyun.ry-he hoped he would
i've Ioog snd eri y much happiness, and
vbsn be departed from this A-e,log vale OF
tears, that Be would enter irlo the abode Of
lie Just made per.ect.
nr Cay sad That 10 addressing an as
ssmO'y Of 81 many thousands IS he saw
srO.al s.n, sh~a 50 usly topics we're
erostlng Glo tie mind be vas at loss TO
select : lheHia. Saali /, he asked, dseiI
gp1n q ruined currency Upon the pfostra.
Ton of b9slnsss--ile slagnauon Of trade
end me oss;ractr8D Of commerce Ofshali
| speak 81 the wasiclu' exlrayagauce Of the
present pogers that be
Sir. Gay sltI ;aai paper had Jlst been
Pot in.o nis hsnds wtich lie had never seen
before, that Represented 90 the form Of
a pyramid, tie expenditures Of the last
lsree Administrators. lie held II up 10
view snd explained rs meaning. He read
some Of The items Of expenditure under The
present Administrator, which Is 50 charac-
terisacslly economical. and conirasied them
With expenditures, under the same heads,
made BY the Administration Of J. q. Adams
an administration whose eXtravaaance so
shocked the sens.biise= Of toe whole nation
Bn Nj Ctsy sold, this gas ~, Que Of
The themes he had selected 10 address the
audience upon. lie had ,aou ztt to refer
70, among other thugs, solue of the very
extraordinary doctrines roy advanced By
those ho profess 70 entertain tho greatest
yeDeration and regard for the State Rights
doctrines. Ia thlAconneclton, he brought
Up the ridiculous maonuyre, 10 the nHed
States Senate, at the late SESSION, On the sub
lect Of the debts Of the several States.