Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-06
From the South Western virsinlau, Dec Is.


| c. c. CLAY
| Ih's demagogue, as before noticed, resigned his
seat IN the Senate oi the United States on IN, s,h
ult. His letter OF resignation to the Governor of
ALABAMA, charges that coalition had been formed
between the Wing party in the South and the Abo-
iltonists and Fcdcrasts in the North. He also
dcnounces Wing Senators for voting To confirm the
nomination of Gov. Everett, of Massachusetts ms /.
| Foreign Minister on the score that he too Is nm
AbolItions" On the pTesena ton of this letter ~
The Legislature of Alabama, Mr.. Storrs moved ,b,,
one hu7drcd copies should he Dauguerrotyp ped with
a full length picture Of it's iustrous author. and
that one plate oc inserted in the wall of tho S.p,,
chamber, and one be forwarded TO each OF the Wb;,
Senators from the Southern States, that il NAV be
handed down to all coming time a monumen, Of
The great intelligence, sound love of truth and un
yielding patriotism, of statesman. To this Mir
| McLemote objected, and responded as follows:
MY OBJECT IN rising is to express the profound
contempt feel towards the author of the foul
slnnderous and lying letter Just read at vour
table. | am not inclined to sport with 50 low
and infamous billinssga;e us Clement c CLAY has
thought proper TO indulge. His language entities
MN 10 me iull cement OF my opinion of his char
acter, and especially Of the production in which bo
has aiihcd, IN the most dastardly manner to as.ail
| and Insult his political opponents. When heard
that Clay was going 10 resign. he had my kndes,
wishes; houored the motives which promp. ed snrb
course; but sir, wh,n heard his LEVER OF ressna
ton read, could not do otherwise than rise in NV
place and pronounce iase-falsc rs hell itself No
thing but the brain of n fIend could have in
n
give 1t utteanoe. True, Sir the Wings are in
minority on this floor; but they have rights. howev.
er unwilling you may be TO respect them: and
among their rights, claim the privilege of hurins
back upon the head Of the base and degraded mar
tizan, whose low eIectioneerng, malignant commu
nicatlon has polluted this all, The contumely which
1t cannot fail TO excite in every honest bosom
he author OF that letter, sir, has charged tina,
the leading Wings of the South had formed n Goa
liton with the finaca band OF Aboltonis.s nj tho
North. and IN support of the charge has referred to
what he calls the confirmation of certain nominations
in the Senate ofthe United States, OF Abolitioniss
TO the highest Offices, and that too by the instrument
tally OF Southern viii: Senator's | know we'll
to whom he refers his peurilc shafts are ierellcd AZ
MIR Everett, who was nominated hy a slave hold. |
ing President, Tor the mission to England Are we
TO be told, and shall we sit patiently and hear H.
that the chvdrous and eloquent Preston tho dis |
unguished and patriotic Berrien, who has grown |
gray IN the service of his country and who's. rine
statesmansHp and virtues ornament: to !
The South-ote acting in concert with and cid |
ING the h.lsh designs OF the Aboli, ionis,s
No, sir, you do not believe il; Clement c. CLAW
himself does not believe Il syllable of IT, though he
his cast the lnpuIation. Tell me il the late Whg
victory in Tennessee-the land of Crockett, of
White, of Foster, and OF Joncs-signi6es tina, the
gallant iree-men of that State are united with the
Abolltionsis of the North; that they are f,nnng
that lame oil civil scord which IS burn over the
tar plains of the South, and to cause its rivers 10
flow in bloo1l They AboIitionsts! Yes, sir, they
are Aboli,ionists OF the right siamp-they have
abolished Vsn Buren, Democracy in tina, State
when this Objectionable letter was read hopeG
that ii would be suffered lie on the table and take
the usual course. The Senate refused YESTERDAY
to print It Tor circulation among the people, although
the majority is larger in that branch than in this
DO you expect that we would passively fold our
arms and seal our lips on occasion SO e1traordi
nary when 1t is proposed 10 have large number of
this infamous libel printed the public expense7
Do not the Whigs contribute TO your revenue3-
VIII not the expense be in part BON by them2 The
proposition IS too overbearing not to be exposed
As citizen of Alabama, shall have TO contribute
Tor the publication OF ISLANDERS on myself and the
party 10 which belong. Sir, the Wings of the
South have no eader--the good of the country leads
them.-The beautiful motto over your head Pro
PdiTid, IS that on which they rally II is true that
OWING TO provdential vistatons and supinene.s of
The Wings after achieving their glorious victory in
Inc Presden,al election, as well as by the unex
pccted course oil the accidental Chcf Al og.,,a,o
regard 10 q prominent Wing measure the party b,, |
suffered defeat in some OF the States. We were de-
,eved IN the man who hns succeeded, by consti. :,
'ntiora privilege to the Presidency; bu, in lS43 we
shall select another siandar bearer from the Yves,
and gathering IN noble and resolu,c masses around |
nm, we Will sweep down your Democracy rs the ,
tornado drives the leaves Of the forest Look ont
'ir, me Wings are merely reposing on their nrmor,
until the hour of conflict arrives, and then, sir. we
will yanqush yo1r legons did before There ,
VIII he no ireachery on the part of our 'Ciptain, /
theni he IS as true to his country and his principles
as the sun is to the centre.
"Bui, sir, | now come to speak of Edward Eve
reu. the object of G c Cny's Islander. And who :
is Edward Everett1 Fame tells us what he is-one
Of the most distinguished scholars, statesmen jurs,s
and orators OF the age. File is emphaticaly one of
the greatest men the country has produced Sir il
really seems TO me that the attack Of Clement C ,
Clay on MIR Everett il aboui as terrific and hazard
Gus as the sparrow chasing the engle. lie is far
above the reach Of Clay. To I'D to the reputation
Of MIR Everett, you nigh, as we'll attempt
"To gid refined I'D; to raint the ltDy:
To pour perfume The violet;
To smooth the ice, 10 add another hue
To the Tanbow"- o.,
Mr. McI .amofe here inlrndnccd an nx..,s. a-s.s