Litchfield enquirer., 1842-05-05

EONOSNEh UT GuE WIG MEMBi.HS
OF I"A- NETWORK LEGISLATURE wirn
ThE HuN. HENRY CLAY.
To the Honorable HENRY CLAY. Senator in
Congress from tie Slate If kentucky.
SIR-The undersigned, members of the
Senate aud Assembly of the State Of New !
York, have heard with deep concern that
You have resolved to retire on this day from |
the Councils of the Nation.
From the year 1906, when you first enter !
ed the Senate of the United States, until this !
time, more than half the period allotted 10
human life, you have, with one or two short
intervals, been constantly engaged in the
service Of your country.
During that long period Of our eventful
history, no important measure which has
contributed to the prosperity or to the honor
OF the Nation, is recollected, which if not
originated by you, has not at least received
your cordial and eloquent support.
The course of your policy has in all things
been eminently American. In peace and
war, as a Senator, an ambassador, the head
Of the Department of State, you have secu-
red for your country abroad the respect OF
her sister nations, while at home You nave
protected our seamen and our ships, and ex-
tended our commerce, tO,iere0 our home in
dustry and sustained domestic manufactures,
and completed our emancir ation from colo
NAL dependence.
True to your PRINCIPLES, true to your
friends, and, above all, true TO your country,
at has been your rare felicity to be cher
ished leader among your political friends,
and the foremost champion Of their prnci
pies, and at the same time to enjoy the re-
spect and possess the generous confidence OF
all your fellow citizens of every political de-
nomipation. Las.
II is not VI thin the compass of our design,
to dwell upon the numerous monuments OF
your wisdom and your patriotsm--they
live in-the History of the Republic. The
evidences, too, of your expanded philanthro-
py and devotion to human liberty, are part
of the record of grateful nations. But there
is one great measure which more than any
other, has occupied our care, and TO which
we may be permitted particularly to allude,
as demanding in an especial manner the
thanks Of your fellow offensive mean
THE Protection OF HOME INDUSTRY.
This vital policy was adopted bv you at
the commencement of your political life in
the legislative halls of Kentucky. 1t was
the subject of your first effort and constitu.
ted yo0r first triumph on entering the Sc
nate of the United States in 1909; you re-
established it after the return OF peace IN
1916, and was it's successful defender in the
great debates of 1920, 1924 and 1882.
AT no period of your life have you Waver-
ed or faltered in the support of this policy,
and your solemn farewell counsels have now
sanctioned, with the weight of thirty five
years experience, the great measure which
your ardent patriotism embraced at the
commencement of your career. II the pro-
lection given has not been always adequate
to the object, it is because it has not been
such as you proposed and advocated.
We owe it to you, sir, to bear our testmo
nv that SIh 10 IN the hnnI the deficiency
in the existing laws on the subject are attri-
butabe 10 no fault or remissncSs on your
part, on the other, the imperfect degree OF
protection we have received, and which is
in great measure owing to your early, con-
tinued, and constant efforts, has added many !
millions TO the wealth, and many hundred !
thousands to the population OF our country
has stripped war of its greatest dangers ana
sorest caamities, by rendering us indepen-
dent of foreign supplies, either Of food or raj,
uleni, or the weapons OF our defence. ana
has given new charms to peace by bringing !
the comforts AMI conycnienccs OF Lille within
the enjoyment Of all.
1t is Tor these great national services that
wc desire to tender you our thanks. we
speak in our own names, but we believe VIC
speak the sentiments Of those whom in other
things we have the honor to represent, when
we acknowledge the vast debt of gratitude
WDlCn We OWe you WHCil VIC uCCi"AO Ou |
solemn conviction that through your whole
political life, you have been governed by
tho lotticst patriotism and the most unsuIlled
integrity And when, finally, we assure YOU
that we follow you in your retirement with
our prayers to Him who has hitherto been
the guardian of our Republic, that health
and strength may be prolonged to you tor
many years to witness the success OF the
great measures YOU have labored to estab-
fish, and 70 enjoy the proud consciousness OF
having been ihe benefactor Of your beloved
country.
tsigned by all the Wing Members of thc
LEGISLATURE
Albany, March 81, 1912.
Washington, 18th April, 1872.
Gentlemen I: ] have received, by the hands
of the Honorable N. p. Tallmadge, the COM
munication which you did me the honor to
transmit to him tor me, on the 3lst ul,imo
and have perused it with lively and grate-
ful sensibility. Such testimonial, proceed
ing from source highly distinguished and
respected, presented at the close of my pub |
lie life, will be cherished by me. in my re-
iirelnent, with the highest satisfaction, and
will add great strength to the consciousness
Yfeel that, in all the public stations to which |
have been called, have honestly labored |
faithfully to perform my whole duty to the
public.
In the brief but flattering review, which
you have taken of my public careers you
have Justly conceived the motives of my
conduct. With respect TO the measures
themselves to the adoption of which may