Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-11-28
RICHMOND DAILY WIG.
Mesrs. II. Clay and T. f. Marshall.


We perceive, with regret that the younger Of these pub
lie allowing himself be used, by the of
the elder, for the purpose OF aiding kill him off, At
least he is reported the democratic Journals of that
quarter, indulgng Systematic warfare against the
great Statesman of the West; who, meantime, sits quietly
Mt home, in the calm that it somewhat late for
one, tried in every high and faithful service as he to
have defend his public character from any merely ind
vdun assault Ii is unnecessary for crowncd with
public confidence merited by many and such cmne mt
services TO regard any personal hosiies, and especially
such unripc those Of Mr. Marshall; of whom the
country knows yet htte but Ivy abilities irregular
still than they brilliant and aspirations that seem TO
consider services OF account and public merit ms
thing To he determined altoee Their by few forensic dis
plays and by oratuns rather than series of and viz
iuous public
Let Mr. Marshall ray whatever he WILL he cannot
since Mr.. Clay hrs done nothing, Of late forfeit hi.
ancient charaecrconcc the lofty and the striking (be
cause JUST cncomum, which he himself pronounced not
very long upon the great Statesman 1t in the
following terms that Mr. Marshall then spoke:
who does not know upon whom the hopes of
WING America are fastened, and whom the eyes of
"ChEistendon directed Who does know the most
remarkable man Of this age-ihe whose youth was
whou, the blessings OF liberal education the support
wealth the prop of powerful connections and who, thus
'naked Of all that of his great genius
courage and unspoed honor in democracy with DO
puar ban against him. in democracy where the people
sre supreme spoken of by with oriental reverence
maintained his place the head OF minority battling
with undminshed ardor, for the policy Of this coun.
Try and cnging, with the ameless energy an unco.
"quered giant the pillars OF her constitution His friends
"haye struggled with and suffered under him. whuut the
hopc OF emoument prescribed from the honOrs of their
common country. liz had office give no power to
"besow, no patronage to extend, no reward to offer"
"They have felt degradation recognise him as
"fheir head and leader conflict in which they were all
sufferers, aud he the greatest sufferer Of ALL"
Such is the eoquent-i!e historic testimony might
sny-whch Mr. VI. himself has borne To the merits of
public certainly without his equal the existing ge
neraton, and of whom alone in the present times il can
be said that his long has been Of con.
stan OF abilities unrvaed and OF public spirit little
matched by almost any thing the feeble and corrupt po
lines of his day. that his fame the tuar honour of the
Presidency add nothing. The next generation will
love him but the better, II noble the inus-
tee OF his living connrymen should refuse the dgnitrs
which they have lavshed i'll the widest of popular
caprice, upon men without merit-men whose whole
distinction the Presidency and whom that .bcstow.
ed eminence will be able lille from the exc
Grafton the contempt of prosery it, denial can d.
minish him who for full the quarter of a century stood
foremost in every high national counsel prompest in every
personal risque sacrifice, the best statesman the most
eloquent Of his day. the ralyng point OF the high
est and ruest spirits OF all who in his tmc resisted y
ranny held back the wild mischie of popular dis
cordcr.