, 1841-10-09
A New novenent--Eienry Ciay's
ErosftioE2

we fEEC SEcu JCI EC%Gt!S Ie |DiaIiiIeS-
TO" Of The ultra Wings, declaring war against
The President. and developing the principles
of the new movement, projected hy MIR.
Clay and his friends, TO .'head off Captain
Tyler The principal feature OF that re-
markab.e docament. is the proposition 10 ne
PEAL the Constu,ion Of tie United States, in
one Ct its conservative features. for the pur-
pose of establishing an independent monied
Ollgarchy, under the name of 4 Bank, Cor.
pora:ion, OF Fiscal Agency. This astound-
ing manifesto seems only TO be an amplllica-
ton oil the sentiments in the annexed cor
respondeace with Henry Clav-who Is now
the head Of ii.e repeal or revolutionary par
T..
WAsHI%GTcS. itth Sept. I84l.
Gentlemcn-ln tie midst Of my prepare
tons for my departure 10 my home, | have
received ty the hands Of the gentlemen who
have done me the honor TO wait upon me.
your obliging communication. bearing date
this day, Transmitting = resolution adopted
at a public meeting held in Baltimore yeSter-
day, BY which i; Is proposed t, distinguish
my expecte! visit TO that CITY by signal de-
monstrations. pray YOU, gentlemen, and
those who constituted that meeting, 10 ac-
cept my grateful and respectful acknowledge
ments for this new and gratifying proof Of
attachment and confidence. | should en-
brace, with pleasure, the opportunity Of visi
ting your city at this time; but jaded is | am
by the arduouS Iabors of the session Of Con-
gress just closed. and sharing, with the com.
panions 81 m. journey, an eager anxiety 10
sermina,e it, wilhou! delay, | regret that
must postpone a visit 70 your city TO some
future day.
II. gentlemen, all has not been accomplish
cd ct the late session of Congress, that III"
public interest demanded. more. much more.
has been effected than ! anticipated ut its
commencement. If We have been greatly
disappointed in tie future of repeated at
tempts to establish a sound currency. regu-
late exchanges and separate the purse Fl m
the sword, what American %ciiiz"nt. what
whig will, on that account. surrender himself
TO the sentiments of an ICnOble desprir?-
Who Will not say that we will persevefc. with
redouhled courage: until every remaining 0b-
ject OF the glorious revolution of November
last, shall lie completely consumatcd! Shall
we be discouraged because one man pre-
SHINES to set up his indivi inal will against
the will of the nation? Ga the contrary. let
us superadd to the previous duties which we
lay under TO our country, that of p~!uckinT
from the constitution this sign of arbitrary
pOwel; this odious but absolute vestiga OF
royal prero.aiive. Let US, by 4 suitable 4.
meGimcn; TO that instrument. declare that
the ycto-that parent and fruitful source "i
Ill or public iils-sh1li itself be overiuled
By majorities in the two Houses of Congress.
They would persuade US that il is harmless.
because It's Office is preventive or conserve
tivei As If a nation might not be as much
injured Ly the arrest Of the enactment Of
good laws, as by Tie Pronu!gati"n Of BAD
ones!
AN, gentlemen. greatly deceived, no.
withstanding the astounding developments
recently made, if the whiE cause is not stron-
upon truth, sound policy. and enlightened
patriotism, its ~v5,arics must be false and faith.
less. if it does not gioriou.lv triumph, not
wilhsiandiIg any temporary disappointment.
Accept. gentlemen, assurances Of the high
regard and esteem Of
Your friend and obcdient servant,
H. CLAY.
Mess.s. Robert Giimor. 81. Sc.
This letter caps the climax OF the devel-
opner:s and results produced BY the Extra
Session. Mr.. Clay has placed himself at the
head of the new movement. which is intend-
ed TO effect 4 radical and fundamental change
in the constitution. established. by Washing
ton aud his compatriots. The "Maniiesto,'
signed by the Hon. Nathaniel p. Talmadge, of
this State. and about forty other members Of
Congress, contemplates a complete and TO
tal revolution in the form OF our government.
They assert that the psople are ready for a
radical revoIution-and III order TO make IT
the more positive and distinct, a nlo"ement
has been made ia Philadelphia. for the eleva-
ton Of Henry Clay 10 the Presidency, on
that aVowed ground.
who now are the "repea!ersT' Who are
the radicals! Who are revo.utionists? 1t
is proposed by the immortal Forty, and COZ
Cured in by Henry Clay. that the c~onstitu-
ton must be repealed-that a revolution in
the government must take place-that the
President must be s'headed olTl' Why!-
Because a monied oligarchy has been re-
fused a bank, to control the commercial ore
ratiohs Of the country-corrupt the poIiti-