The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-18
From tie ~. Y. Epening Post.

| TToW Ne w. T. EDentng IOH
At the meeting lately held at the White Sulphur
Springs in Kentucky to celebrate the successes Of the
Democratic party in The late elections in that State
between six and eight hundred persons were present
The Louisville Advertiser, giving an account of the
proceedings, says
"A platform erected beneath clump of forest
trees near the entrance of the enclosure was occu-
pied by the johnson Central Committee from Frank
Tort, together with number of distinguished Demo
Gratis from various sections Of the Stale among whom
we recognised Col. Il. Is. McAfee Of Mercer COL
libbalts, member elect to Congress from the eighth
district, Col. Willis, of Jessamine, Judge Hewitt of
Franklin, Capt. John Fields, of Gaatn, with yari-
Indiana, offering and receiving the congratulations
appropriate to the occasion. Conspicuous amongst
all the observed of all observers, was the venerable
and mutIated soldier of the Thames, dispensing to
me i'rohS 'hat pressed forward to grasp his manly
hand, those welcome greetings lhatbcamed in eloquent
sincerity from every neament Of his frank aud hon
est cCuutenance."
Robert w lcklle, senior, Of Fayctte bounty, for
mer friend of Clay, addressed the meeting among
Others The Louisville rint gives this account of
his speech:
"Mr. WickliiIe is an erect, hale old man, some
sixty or seventy years OF age vigorous in feeling and
unmpalred IN faculties, has been allied and dentited
through generations of politicians with the Federal
wing party OF the Union; the early professional
ard political contemporary of Henry Clay, with whom
TIC has pceH "cuueu IN the endearlng bonds oil social
AM political sentiments residents, during all this pc
Rod, OF the town. county and State TO see him
stand up with his thorough knowledge Of his old POI
lltcal associate, at ia remote point of their mutual
ives to arragn HIM at the bar of public opinion and
denouhcc nm and his principles TO the just condem-
hatloh oil ms countrymen, incident iraught
With understandable interest TO us MIR. WickIike re-
viewed lns own political history with exemplary can
dor and righteousness referred to his past unlimited
confidence, warm attachment and Jealous sup
port of hlr. Clay, pointed out the ingenious
aftifccs by which Mr. Clay had deserted principle
after principle and gone over from the Republican
views he had began WITH 10 the dangerous and corrupt
sentiments he now avowed and advocated, referring
TO the many evidences Of trusting and crcdulous de-
votoh yielded HIM by himself with other attached
and forbearng friends Air. Wickne fortified his ex-
positions OF MIR Clay's heresies and mpostures 10y
extracts from his several biogra rhics, his public
speeches, votes, and declarations His criticism Of
Clays claims TO craftsmanship and political history
was bitter and eNcoriatiDg beyond all parallel and
barbed with redoubled posnancy from the circum-
couchcd He spoke for more than three hours, and
only yielded his uneXhausted theme to the clamor-
Gus interruption OF the dinner bell. The acclamaons
that followed his terrible castigaton Of ms quondam
collcage he received without emotion ackno wlcdg
ment, but Lcedless OF all praise censire pursued
the fly Ing and sriekiug form of his mutilated victim
down the galleries Of history with ungutted gree
dness that utterly appalled, US"
Ii cannot be doubted, we presume, that Mr. Clay
has lost ground not merely among his party through
out the Union, many Of whom are showing manifest
signs e Impotence at being made to minister to his
personal ambition, but very greatly in his own State,
where at the that his claims to the presidency
are pressed, there is an alarming detection for his
party.