Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-08-20
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"EANG OUT YOUR BANNERs.''-We place the
name OF HENRY CLAY al mast head this
week as the candidate Of the reope Tor The Pres
Ident OF The Uuued Stttes, IN ISL This step
would have been taken immediately after the
reception Of the second Veto OF John, Tyler if il
had not been that we entertained some hope that
he would return To ms first love, I'D render n
necessary for The Wings 10 agttate the question
uniu the year preceding The election. Blu, We
have been disappointed, and We now unfur our
banner 10 the breeze, determined 10 keep il way-
tnT until the battle is ended aud The victory won.
The wings all over tho country have taken up
Mr.. Clay by common consent, and around his
standard viii they rally until they secure his cleo.
ton and thereby the prosperity of the country.
Where else can tho American people look than
to Ashland for a Presdent9 There. they be-
hold man whose whole life has been devoted 10
the service OF his country-the supporter and nd
wiser Of ] tmes Najison-the defender of Amer
lean rights, during the late war with Great Brit
nln-the friend and al wiser of lamented Harrison
tho champion Of the peoples rIghts-ihe Pre-
server Of the Union, in the dark and reachcrous
days of Nuiilfcation-fhe advocate Of a sound
currency--ihe oPposer Of tyranny. at homo and
abroad-the friend of American indusiry-ihe op.
poser OF tho arbitrary exercise of the veto power
the friend of Re renchmeni. in the expendi-
lures Of the General Governmeni-ihe champion of
a Tariff, for revenue and protection-a man no
has never proved trencherous iaithless in the
hour Of triai---wh eoGuence in favor of dem>
tory, withered the prospects aud unnerved the
arm of British support ~ Amerca--who, while
Mr. Van Baren was juggling with the Federaiis's
to defeat JAMES MADIsoN after war had been de-
clared, stood forth the adv ocate of his admins.
,ra,ion the friend of sailors rights and the enc
my Of British insolencc--a politician who has al
ways proved faithful. and adhered TO his princi-
ples-a Statesman and orator unsurpassed in this
any Other age--ihe advocate of system Of
distribution of the proceeds Of the public LANDS,
which, If II had not been pocketed by an arbitra-
ry President, would have made Indiana three
four millions Of dollars richer than she is al pre-.
sent-in short, man who understands the wants
and Interests of our Government better than any
man now ltpng and one who viii never deceive
the people, in any public or private station. This
IS the man the people Of Indiana will support du-
ring the ensuing Presidential struggle.
The candidate for Vice President we have not
vet decided upon; but think shall supper, Gen.
WINFIELD ScoTT, tho hero of Lundy's Lane and
'aaps1, Or Sew York, the firm friend Of Gen Har-
rIson and the opposer of the veto power.
lie. the people Of Indiana buckle on their ar.
NOR. They have been sunbering their posts
while their opponents have been exertng all
their power 10 undermine their strong holds and
overthrow the citadel of their strength. You Lavo
a Governor and members Of Congress 10 elect
next summer, aud II is high time YOU
ganizng for the comba, = RestriHe (Ia Wing.
"tESTRAL Sun. "a beautiful Eigure.-In
The debate upon the habcas corpus bill the u.
). Senate, Mr. Chonte, Of Massachusetts, had
compared the action Of the Supreme Cour, Of the
United States such cases that OF Mcleod,
20 that of great "central sun IN the judicial
system. Mr.. Walker, Of Mississippi, thus ele-
gantIy responded: Il want no central SUM- SIAN
ding upon the frontiers. and ing the repub.
lie, and The azure banner of the Union ! SEQ
there only The " hch represent the sovereign
States forming one grand and noble constellation,
whose Ight falls ed md holy brightness
upon the altar Of the constitution. | there
all the light ard all the power which we, rep
resentatives Of the States, possess TO carry out
the great obj ects for which the constitution was
framed And let tell the Senator that when
he changes the constitution to create that
central SUM- the stars will disappear; they will
become undistingu spots upon the disc of
that central orb and III vanish like the morning
stars before the SOAR efngence. 1t will be tho
last DAY of the con-tiution, and when the 'cen~
trail sum descends, 1t will 60 down, not like tho
bright orb OF heaven, to rise again with renova-
ted l1stre-hnt TO sink into the darkness OF per-
peiual goom!''