Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-11-18

has been setting, and is destined
low the horizon, and rise no MOI. 20 sill
His Old coadiutors are forssI;
his influence is daily declininu bio
the rising luminary, men have es,. NO
ship him. and are beginning to s,nsa 70 .
history and speak freely Of hi. IVY hh
dictatoriai spirit, evinced in the 'suls>
which he ruled Legislatures and l =
controlled Congress, aimed at n. uo'.'as
the President. and when baf,ed '.ty
his seat in the Senate, and darinoiss osae
the people TO revoIutionize their ca. alst
that his will might be done! '''s'ssa
His late movements in Conpre.. l..
.ion-,he establishment, Of The :. c,.r
"iron rule"-and his proposition .s a
the veto power, that ii nigh. no ,o, a0ahs
eried to arrest hasty or uucons,i,u,;ss',e d
lation, or prevent him from establishes
ster bank--have opened the eyes If w.
to his real character-,old wha, he w "s
if lawfully clothed with the powe, r h.a
ed, and that power rendered irresis,.h ~ ~
pa,ronane Of the Government. and IL"
influence Of moneyed corpora,io ~" s,;N r''
potent. The sensible portion Of WI s''
see and feel all ,his--and they one, l' psA
cretly pronounce the man. a, hear, 'y ~
Nj. Clay has always been bold . ylR
and intolerant. Whilst vindic,;r., ''s'AA
his opponents, he asserted and maio,,a o'a
right 10 think Cor his friends. He s,'a
man, under the garb of friendshiu ,os
The rectitude of his opinions, or dov SsS
the tendencies Of his measures. Vain a",
sufficient, he was always RIGHT, and ,ba" u
dared TO differ with him even on m;a eH
lions, always wrong. Power was b;s J
-trulh, reason, and justice, senondarv w., w.
! eraAons. His course resolved on. Lis f t.'s
under pain of his disp!easure, wers ,.'.a
TO follow him, withou, looking to the Ss'
left. or pansing TO calculate conseousness
his political career he. has hnmbled bj,ma
bors-"sed and de5ased Legisau,es.-l,s
ced Congressman, if he has no, oyeru:
and ruined himself, we shall be conpeNs
infer that it is decrsed by a "nieher f ybns
N all authority" that the people ar ~
scourged for their sins by a few Years Of !.
lection TO his iron sway. But, we do ns
ticipate such calamity. Men will ,n,,
rise and progress Of Mr.. CIay--uiI ~
his dictation to Legislatures that elected !,
abundant proof that he never was sn
friend Of Representative Republican G.r|
nent; IN the authority he ASSUMED over G
ernors, they will find evidence Of his dispe
OF the rights and the dignity OF the Stats
the gag and - the iron rule" es,atIisAr |
Washington, they will perceive his u,sr
tempt for all the princi pies which lie at
foundation Of our glorious insli,u,ions-i
dom of speech, Independence Of action, al
proper regard for the will Of the people,
source of all power.
Selfish and selfwilled, graspins and hid
talented. lie has succeeded in usurpss
which can never be atoned for. Il requia
bold aud brilliant iatellec, to convert Gu|
nors into mere tools. TO debauct Lerissus
and render the American Congress baseIys
servient 10 a real one man power-.ald n
Clay has accomplished all this. The d
that awaits him will, We sincerely hope vi
other great men Of the danger Of fcIlosa.
his footsteps.