The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-28

sub Treasury project, speaking LUMINOSITY at our
Conservative State Convention last October, and
repeatedly in this city and elsewhere. He has
recently contributed several mastery articles on
Classical Literature to the New York Review.
LETTER PROM HENRY CLAY. The Balti-
more Patriot contains the following letter from
Henry Clay declining public reception in
that city.
Washington, 18th Sept. Is41.
GENTLEMEN-In the midst of preparations
Tor my departure to my home, have received
Oy the hands OF the gentlemen who have done
me the honor to wait upon me, your obliging
communication bearing date this dav, trans
hitting resolution adopted at public meet.
ing in Baltimore yesterday, by which it is pro.
posed to distinguish my expected visit to that
city by signal public demonstrations. pray
YOU, Gentlemen, and those who constituted
that meeting, to accept my greatful and re-
spectful acknowledgements for this new and
gratifying proof of attachment and confidence.
should embrace. with pleasure, the opportuni-
ty of visiting your city,at this time; but Jaded
as | am, by the arduous labors of the session
Of Congress just closed, and sharing with the
companions of my journey, an eager anxiety
to terminate it without delay, regret that |
must postpone a visit to your city to some flu
! ture day.
| If, gentlemen, all has not been accomplish
ed at the late Session of Congress, that the
public interests demanded, more, much more,
has been effected than | anticipated at Its
commencement. If we have been greatly
disappointed in the failure of repeated at
tempts to establish sound currency, regulate
exchanges. and separate the Purse from the
Sword, what American Citizen, what Wing
will, on that account, surrender himself to the
sentiments of an ignoble despair Who will
not say that we will persevere, with redoubled
courage, until every remaining object OF the
glorious revolution of November last shall be
completely consummatedl Shall we be dis
couraged because one man presumes to set up
his individual will against the will of the Ma
ton On the contrary, let us superadd to the
previous duties which we lay under to our
country, that of plucking from the constitu-
ton this sign of arbitrary power, this odlous
but obsolete vestage of Royal prerogative -
Let us. bv a suitable amendment to that in
strument declare, that the Veto-that parent
and fruitful source of all our public ills-shall
itself be overruled by majorites IN the two
| Houses OF congress. Ihey "ouiu Pot'N''u0
us that it is harmless because its Office Is pre-
ventiye or conservatives As if Nation might
not be as much injured by the arrest of the
enactment of good laws as by the promulga-
ton of bad ones!
lam, gentlemen, greatly deceived not"ith-
standing the astounding Developments re-
Gently made, if the Wing cause Is not stron'
ger than ever it was. Resting as 1t does up
on truth, sound policy, and enlightened Patrl-
otism, its votaries must be false and talthleSs
if it does not goriously triumph, notwlthstan-
ding any temporary disappointment:
Accept, Gentlemen, assurances OF the high
regard and esteem of
Your friend and obi. scrv't
II. CLAY.