Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-05-24
HARRY THE VEST.

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fury tina. Ignorance could give it
blind, deaf, inaccessible IN the head
insensible in The heart. There how
ever, an Intelligent and active resis-
lance to the inveterate preludices Of
the mass has begun,wi.hin few years.
Purblind error is beginning to give
way5 and fairness and truth are gradu-
ally advancing.-Their progress is
strongly betokened by the stand which
the cleverest and most popular Jour-
nal of that quarter is now taking. Its
article is so just, 50 sensible, so sound,
in all its main views, that we take great
pleasure in placing ii before our rea-
ders.
From the abingdon FIR, AprI 90.
OUR FLAG. -.
We unfurI, to-day, our banner to
the breeze, inscribed with the name Of
Henry. Clay. In this sign we hopeto
conquer but if the people, for theit.
own further affection, shall otherwise.
decree, in il we are content to be de-.
feated. We have delayed taking this
step, heretofore, in Difference to Fhe
doubts ofothers as to its policy, We
have not shared in those doubts, and
recent circumstances so justify our
long cherished convictions. that he,
above all, if not he alone, is capable,
at the head Of the Government, of re-.
trieving alike our honor and our pros
perity-of averting impending evils,
or ofmitigating them if they must come,
that we can no longer hesitate to.
declare publicly our preference, and
the grounds on which it rests.
We go then, for Mr.. Clay as Pres.
ident Of the United States, as a man
ever found in the front rank of the.
friends Of freedom.-Witness how he
cheered on and encouraged, in their:
darkest hour, the Greeks and the
South Americans, in their struggles
for liberty:
We go for him, as the friend Of the
Union, proved in many a gloomy cri-,
sis, and capable ii order to preserve
it, of laying down even his most cher,
ished opinions.-Witness tie fortunate
adjustment Of the Missouri question,
and the ennobling oblation made by
him to concord in that great Act of
Compromise, which, composing differ
ences when on the point Of being set,
tied by an appeal to arms aVerteds at
once, the threatened disruption Of the
Union, and the horrors and shame Of
civil war.
We go for him as the friend of
Peace-but not shrinking from war
when his country's honor demands it
flor shrinking from the bold advoca-.
cy, when once embarked in the Con-
test, Of all measures calculated TO
crown our efforts with .yictory.-Wit-
ness his course in Congress before and
during the war of 1s12-pending our.
late difficulties with France, and those.
noss unhappily subsisting between as
and Great Britain.
We go for him as prude..t and
skilful Diplonatist, who knows how to
terminate hostili,ies when once begun
| without compromising the honor or
the interests of his country.-WTtness
his negotiations at Client. "a.
We 90 for him as an honest SCENT,
who entrusted with anorher's funds for
specific object, feels bound. when
that, purpose is satisfied, to return it
to those 10 whom it rightfully belongs.
Wines his course on the Distribu-
ton Bill.
We go for him because he goes for
raising revenues adequate to meet the
public wants and protect the public.
faith, from the constitutional source Of
the customs-despising the makeshift
policy Of Treasury notes.-the paltry
and deceptious resort Of feeble and sell
fish statesmen.
We go for him, because, in raising
this revenue, he goes for such. discrim-
nations as will aid the home manufac-
lures that, in time of war, are essen
tial to our defence, and such as give
back blow for blow to the foreigner
who seeks to strike down American
industry.
We go for him as q member of the
thirteen mniIIions-a.yeaf, Administra-
ton of 1s24-28, when the country
was at the zenith Of its prosperity
an Administration which one Of us then
Joined in putting down for its extrava-
gance, but which the disastrous expe-
fiencs Of the last IL years has salts
! fed US was both honest and economi-
cal.
As one of US opposed him then.
believing him contaminated by ''bar7;
gain, intrigue and corruption," SO we
60 for him now, when the sole witness
relied on TO support the charge. to make
q clean breast before going into the
presence.of his God, has come to ex-
onerete him from the charge altogeth-
ef. ~
We go for him. in fne, in gratitude
for umerous and brilliant past servi-
ces-out of admiration Of his splen-
did talents, ever fed and exalted by the
fires Of a pure aud ferTid patriotism:
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