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EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH oF MR..
CLAY, OF KENrUcET, IN rrpiy 70 he Spsseh Of
Mr.. RiSss, II Fiygiaia, % ths E=seutivs Mirage
e"AiSiSiIg ths PEsSidsAf's StjssiignI 70 AZ Baak
BIZ.
rose not 10 say one word which should
wound the feelings Of PrsGdent Tyler -
The Senator says that. IL placed IN like
cireumsisnees. l would have been the las,
man 10 avoid putting direct veto upon
the bill, had Il met my disaPProbation; and
he does me the honor 10 attribute 10 me
high qualities Of slern and unbending in.
tTePidiiy. hope that IN ell that relates
TO personal 6rmness-all that concerns
Just aPpre Of the irsieni6esnce Of
human iife-WhsieVer msy be attempted
to ihrsaIeu or alarm . soul not easily
swayed by opposition. or sWed OF mimi
dated By mensee-a stout heart end
steady eye that ean'surVey, unmoVed end
undaunted. Ony mere personal peTils that
asssil this poor transient. peFishing frame,
may. without disparsgsmeni. compare
with other men But there h sort Of
courage which. ! frankly confess IL, ! do
not Possess-a boldness TO Which I dare
not aspire--a valoF which eanno, eovsl.
] cannot lay myself down in the way oil
the welfare and happiness Of nv country.
That cannot, have DOT the coOraee 10
do. cannot iBieFpose the POSER with
which may be inveTed-a power con-
feTed not for my personal benefit. nor for
nv aggrsndIzemeIt, bot for my eouniry's
Rood-io cheek her on ward march TO
greatness aud glory have not courage
snough. am too eowardly, for that. /
would not, dare not, ia The exercise Of
such trust. !ie down, and place NY body
across the path that leads my country TO
prosperity aud hsppiness. This is q sort
Of courage widely different from that
which a man may display 10 bis private
conduct end personal relations. PsTsonsl
or private courage is totally distinct from
that higher aad nobler courage which
prompts the patriot 10 offer himself . vol.
uniaTy 5aeri6cs to his eouniry's good.
Nor did say 80 the Senator represents.
that the President should have resigned.
Iintimsted no personsl wish OF desire that
he should resign. ! referred 10 The fact
Of memorials resign alton IN his public
life. I'D what did ssy was, that there
were othPT alternatives before bin besides
veioing the BAL and that il was worthy
n bis confederation whetheF consistency
did not require that The example which
be had set when he bad q constituency
Of one State. should not be followed WHEN
be bad q constituency commensutais wiih
the whole Union. Another alternative
was 10 suffer the bill, wiiboot his tigna.
iuTe. 70 pass ihlo Lev under TIE provi-
Sions Of the ConHitulion. And I must
confeas ! see, % this, 90 such escaping By
ihs back door. 90 such jumping oui Of Ire
uindow. o. the seusioT ialks about
Approximations q TIE impuiaiion Of TIE
want 81 irmnchs sometimes impsl be %
perform Fash and ineontidrruie ncis. lt
BE- ihe greatest couFaga 90 Be hhlo 20 bear
The imputsiiou 81 Toe uaut 81 couFaFe.--
Bot pride vsniiy. sgoiism. 90 unamisblo
and oasnfivs in private lifs. ere vices
which partshs % che eha'seisT Of eiimes
b. the conduct q public sGsiFs The
unioTiuoaia victim 81 these passions caa.
not see heyoud TIE little. petty. coniempi.
iole eiFele 81 BE oun pemonal iaiarosis.
~ hia lhoughis ere vifhdfnun from bic
county, cad concentrated 90 BE eoasis.
ieney, ba hrmnpts. himself The hieh.
ne eaaliea. ihe sublime smn1ioaa of
palfioitami which, soaring tauaris Hea.
ven. rises iar above ail neon. low. or ssl.
h'h ihingp. cod Be- nhrofbsd bv ore cool.
'lenaPor'ing ihouahi 81 lhe good cod ibs
aloly 81 oae's couniFy. ere nsver fai Be-
be impeueirahia boaom. That psiriaiisr
vhich, eaiching Zee Inspirations iFoa tho
immoFial God. and lsaviag q 81 immea.
~ distance below nll lesser. aroveil.
ias pegl.ssl iaioFsrts ed feeiiaas. nai.
9ai1a ed pGonpis is iesds 81 sslfascfi.
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