Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-09-25
From lhe Bal ston Spa Gazette.
HENRY CLAY.


!, ;s nov thirty wears since, this great States
mn, first took his seat in Congress. HIS arri
val was awaited BY Madison with intense inter
20, as that Of a man born to control The destinies
OF his country.
lis horizon was dark and loweriug-wrongs
long too tamcly borne, had weakened me htsF
re he nation Is affections and IT'S hopes instca an
,r heino cenfered IN itself, we're clingiDg to and
Ingerinp among the warning rivals q Europe.
R.tweeo striving factions, with n'utaaI tdnnf3,
The dignity Of the American character was sunk
f,n,,d,,v ON the one side, fear the other, were
contondinp far tho supremacy. Amid thIs deoa-
sing scene, CLAY assembled the tribune; ftc aP-
neaIed to the pride, 20 the PATRIOTISM, to the hon
nr If the nation H. cry was Eeard--''to arms
ard from tho values and The hills OF the far Inte.
rior the answering cry Of The hardy hushandmen
was heard-"To Arns--we are ready!' War
was declared, and while over hezttaiing Senaies
his triumphant voice rcsounhcd, Ike n trumpet,
Madison leaned upon his strong arm, and amid
disaster drank courage from his Ups. At last
terms Of peace were 10 be settled, and CLAY was
united IN the mission, thus to assure the country
that its honor would be sate
ponce made he returned from Ghen', TO pour
oil into theswounds--to heal the disscnsIons-t"
,ebuild the prosperity Of these States. Loaded
with debt Disorder III the f:auccs--wItfiont cred
II and without money, thus he i7und tins nation
Taught bv experience, CLAY was the inst to sur
render past pre- t3lces "pe My In aF"" hts error
shrine Of Justice. Ag1rn he was hcard--a Ma
,,ooal Bank was cs,abshed--a National Curren-
cy restored.
From Pence, he saw there would spring n new
war-a war by Europe, upon American INDUS
TRY-hrain his warm heart yearned-ngaIn
his voice - heard, exhorttng. claiming, demand
mo. insisting upon PROTECTION. Oppressed
LABOR raised up its hand IN prayer and graft
,nde-IIeavcn smiled upon that honest prayer,
and chcereA by that smile, CLAY established the
AMERICAN SYSTEM.
The people now rcvel!ed in Abundance, amid
rich Notwithstanding harvest" hEfling SPIN
dies and piled up wcalIh--their pulse tcVcred,
and not hrcding tho warnings Of CLAY. thee
gnyc themselves and all they had--tte present
and the Gltigo-thcIr cares and their hopes, to n
Military Idol.
Disappointed ambition sought to stay him in
his path Unsuccessful IN Tins attempt, from the
brain of a S1ph:s, spun web that was to
in,ernet all the evil natures Of the country. The
integrity Of the Union was menaced-the web
was broken; the Idol became Fyrant, and threat
ened delIh t. his opponents. Thea again CLAY
was hcard--his voice prevented Civil War, and
saved the thaukicss Sophist from n gIbbet.
Behold HIM next calling upon all true patriots
70 all ~ saving the Il rpubl,croing forth, per
suadlng, cutrcnttr@, INVOKING, inPi"tInT, warn
icp tho people thlt their liberties were at haz
nrd-thata MONARCHY WAS BEGUN. Again
from the hills and values the came as before
for themselves. In ths battle CLAY was fore
most Where TIC whom tho f-'.2s Of fha VIC
,orv was bestowed ?--insisting on his own hIgh
claims? No-hut the first to defer those claims
IN another! Ga The arts and the iutri@nes which
shn, him out from the highest honors ct the state,
we VIII not dyeII rs friends at his true gto-
~ will we lament. His own reverse OF fortune
has been a fortune to his counrry-gory TO himself.
His defeat has been victory-VtctorY over MIN
sclf-virtory over his eucmios--victory for the
Constitutior.
Behold han where he now stanls--n nobie--an
inspiring spectacle. HIS advcrsaries q2aliIng be
fore The composed supremacy OF his hIgh energies
nov iurd amid the Hastings OF his genius
now writing under the lashIngS a his wit--now
s,olld an; amazed under the heatIngs ot his
wrath Behold him where he stands-ihe PILLAR
Of the state.-A Around that pillar LEI US gather.
far while it stands we shall be safe Aud long
will it stand, glriandcd with hles--chtsselled
with inscriptions of gratitude. 10 Time alone
will il vied-and then OF It's fragments we will
make household gods to admonish US OF our duty
and remind as OF what we owe to the true Repub-
Iican--the CIVIL HERO of cur countFy-IARRY
OF THE WEST.