Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-05-12
MR.. CLAY'S SECOND SPEECH.

Mr.. CLAY'S SECOND SPEECH.
We are furnished by the National Intel
ligencer Of yesterday with Mr.. CLAYs Sc
cond great Speech in the Senate on his reso.
utions 10 diminish tho expenses of govern
mcnt, regulate the Tariff, &c, in which pa
per it occupies about eight columns. We
regret our inability to lay tho whole of it
before our readers, for every citizen should
have u copy. We shall make occasiona!
extracts. Hero is an eloquent sketch of
the respective powers, objects, and resour-
ccs Of Great Britain aud the United States:
Great Brtain's ultimate aim is to fall
back, if compelled to withdraw from the
commerce OF foreign Powers, OIL the resour-
ces Of her own immense empire. She will
not cherish foreign commerce as long as
she can deceive you into the notion OF free
trade but when she cun blind you no lon
ger, Csi'a she begins III and TO t'sul this,)
then her own DoundiCSs possessions, scatter
ed us they are through the four quarters OF
the globe--lhese, these are to be her uItl-
mate resources FOR tho maintenance OF her
commerce, her power, and her greatness
and from these she intends and hopes 10
draw the materials. us we'll as ~ find in
turing capacities 70: the consummat!on
of like policy, where is the country which
has the same advantages with this Hercu-
lean Republic, iniun; though it be?
Mr.. President, ours is II glorious country,
and, vast as is the extent and power OF tne
British empire, will not suffer by II compa-
rson with it. The British empire is spread
over the four quarters of the globe, sopara.
ted by bound!ess oceans, detached aud dis.
pcrscd in broken fragments, insular and
continental, inhabited by different and dis
! cordaut races of men, speaking various and
unknown tongues, obeying an initiate diver
sty OF laws, originating in every stage OF
human society, from the highest state OF
civilization 10 the lowest depths of barba-
rsm, and worshipping the Christian and
Heather gods. Whenever the charm OF her
naval power, the cement Of these hrteroge-
ncnus and incongruous elements, SHAH DC
broken, the future greatness ana glory oil
old England Will vanish forever.
Our immenss aud Young Coatcderacy, on
the contrary, washed by tt& Pacific and the
Atlantic oceans, the Gulf Of aIeXlco, and the
great Northern Lakes, exhibits Il compact,
consolidated, continuous, unbroken Tofri'o-
ry, Astounding iii the most valuable produc-
tiods OF Asia, Africa, Europe, and OF AInerI-
Ca, inhabited by one race Of nlen-lhc de-
Gus OF all the races of the family Of man
kind-duplicating their numbers III terms OF
twenty-five years, speaking the same COM
mon language, living under enc Consiitu-
ton and similar laws, enjoying tho inesi-
mabe blessings OF civil liberty, and freely
worshpping al tho pure altar Of tho only
| true God
How ought our hearts, TO overflow with
dutful thankfuiness and unspeakaOle graft
tude to that God for his gracious bounty TO
us! And what an awful responsibility do
we lie under 10 Him, to mankind, 10 rostcrl-
ty, and TO our own conscIences Tor faithful
administration of the great and sacred trust
which he has confided to our hands We
have only to eradicate unfounded prejudices,
cultivate harmony, cherish feelings Of kind
hess and mutual concession, and be con-
s,antly animated by true and genuine
American spirit 70 fulfil al tic obligations
Of that great trust.
Atici. having very fully exhibited the folly
and wrong Of the attempted repeal OF Inc
LAM Distribution D!l!, me speech concludes
us follows:
We are met at every turn and corner oy
these Senators, with Il demand Tor the res!o-
| ration Of the proceeds Of the public lahdS-
| They oppose loan bills, duly bills, every
! scheme ot finance. and would stop The whoic
| machinery of Government, because nhJo-
! rity i'm the two Houses Of Congress differ in
| opinion from them rs to the disposal OF the
! proceeds Of the public lands. They cry
aloud, in the highest tones Ut PlaintiVe and
impIDrIng eloquence, give US back our
| lands.
Really, Mr. President, their condition re-
J calls to recollection the degraded case OF the