Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-05-05
Z Prom tie ADaHy Esentng Journal, APr'f23.
THE WINGS OF NEW YORK AND MIR
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4 ,Staiesmqn in Retirement.

Legislature Oh NC" loih o.'0 49, :.
ouished ex-senator from Kentucky, wi
be read with grateful interes! by all wh'
ennreciate wisdom and worth. The tri
butte here paid to the services, patriotism
and eloouonce of Henry CLAY, has beer
earned by long life Of devotion TO tn
welfare and honor Of his country. Mr.
Clay is eminently the great statesman 0
this Republic. His name brightens th'
pages Of our Congressional and Diplomat
&c history from 1906 TO 1912. During
that long period no other public man has
done so much for his country and bis coun'
trymen. In him the true interests oil The
American People have always lound
Jealous advocate. In him the injured
and oppressed have always found an elo-
quent champion. His sympaihIes take
hlm 10 the generous side OF all questions
And honce, as is boppily expressed in the
Letter of our friends, he stands identified
with all that is enlightened and philan.
thfopic in American annals for nearly
forty years.
LETTER OF THE WIG MEMBERS OF
THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE TO
THE HON HENRY CLAY.
10 Tie Hon. HEsRY Clay, Senator an Congress
from The State Of Kentucky.
SIR: The undersigned, members of the
Senate and Assembly Of the State Of New
York, have heard with deep concern that
you have resolved to retire Oh this day
from the councils Of the nation.
From the year 1906, when you first
entered the Senate of the United States,
more than half the period allotted to hui
man life, you have with one or two short
intervals, been constantly engaged IN the
service of your country.
During that long period of our evenilul
history, no important measure which has
contributed to the prosperity or to the
honor of the nation is recollected, which,
if not originated by you, has not, at least,
received your cordial and eloquent sup
port.
The course Of your policy has in all
things been eminentIy American. In
peace and war, as Senator, an Ambas
sador, the head Of the Department OF State,
YOU have secured for your country abroad
home you have protected our seamen and
our ships, and extended our commerce,
flstered our home industry, and sustained
domestic manufactures, and completed
our emancipation from colonial depend.
eDce.
True to your principles, true to your
friends, and, above all, true TO your coun-
try, it has been your rare felicity to be d
cherished leader among your political
frienls, and the foremost champion Of
their principles, and at the same time 10
enjoy the respect and possess the gene
rous confidence Of all your follow. citizens
Of every political denomination.
1t is not within the compass of our de.
sign to dwell upon the numerous monu.
ments of your wisdom and your patriot
ism--they live in the history Of the Re.
public. The evidences, too, of your ex-
banded philanthropy aud devotion to hu-
man liberty, are part OF the records of
grateful nations. But there is one great
measure which more than any other has
occupied your care, and TO which we may
be permitted particularly to aIIude, as de-
mandng in an especial manner the thanks
of your ow-citiZens--we mean THE
PROTECTION OF HOME INDUSTRY.
This vital policy was adopted by you
at the commencement of your political
life IN the legislative halls Of Kentucky.
1t was the subjac, oc your first effort, and
constituted your first triumph on entering
the Senate Of the United States in 1906 ;
YOU re. established it after the return OF
peace in 1916, and was its successful de.
fender in the great debates ofl820, 1924,
and 1882.
At no period of your life have you wa
vered or faltered in the support OF this
policy, and your solemn farewell counseIs
have now sanctioned, with the weight OF
thry-fye years experience, the great
measure which your ardent patriotism EN-.
hraced at the commencement Of your Gu
rcer. If the protection given has not
been always adequate to the object, 1t is
because il has not been such as you pro.
posed and advocated.
We owe it to you, sir, 10 bear our tes-
tmony that while on the one hand the de-
fciency in the existing laws on the sub
iect are attributable to no fault or remss-
ness on your part, on the other, the i'm.
perfect degree Of protection we have re-
ceived, and which is in great measure
owing to your early, continued and con-
slant efforts, has added many millions tc
tbs wealth and many hundred thousands
20 the population Of our country--has
stripped war Of its greatest dangers and
sorest calamities, by rendering us indie.
pendent OF foreign supplies, either of fooc
or raiment, or the weapons ofour deieEce
md has given new charms to peace By
bringing the comforts and convcniences o
life within the enjoyment Of all.
1t is for these great national service:
that we desire to tender you our thanks
We speak in our own names, but we be
eve we speak the sentiments of thost
whom in other things we have the homo
to represent, when we acknowledge thu
vasl deb, OF gratitude which we owe you
when we declare our solemn conviction
that through your whole political life, yol
have been governed by the loftiest patrl
otsm and the most unsullied integrity
and when, finally, we assure you that w
follow you in your retirement with GU
prayers to Him who has hitherto been th,
guardian Of our Republic, that health ant
strength NAV be nrolonupd IN Won for ma