The hornet., 1843-07-11
IlENRY CLAY


The mighty statesman nuw wa seah4
friend ~ freedom snd II msn'
n We have this week spread the name of ihi
1Unsirioug patriot and statesman upon op
banner, a. a candidate for the Presidency i
~ Wea elaied with feelings n pride nm,
devotional love Of or principles To know tba
we have such man as the gallant fIrva,
CLAp for our leader. What name on earth
has connected with IL 40 many reminisccnee.
OF past glory and renown...what name /.
1t that thrills the halls of the oppressed Of
every land, when ii il mentioned in connec.
lion with Freedom and Liberty...what man
was II that stood boldly forth when anarchy.
disunIon and civil war threatened the dissolu.
ton of the Union, and threw himself between
The belgerent parties and restored peace and
harmony to the troubled and tolterinp RepuB.
lic.-it was HRNRY CLAY.
Most every person is acquainted with the
beautiful writings of the Milford Bard. Who
.v The real author is-.-we do not know. But we
viii say, his productions on all subjects, are
unsurpassed for beauty and regularity, by anyI
other pen. In connection with his beautiful
orgnalltles upon other TOPICS he speaks in
the following language of our worthy compa.
ulot;---"l am invited" says he "to record nv
opinion OF one of the most illustrious charac-
\ ters that ever dignlfed or adorned the paoe of
hlstory---that ever dazzled the world with the
hriIliancy of his career. He stands in the
Hall OF the American Senate, the avowed
champion of the rights of man-.-he stands S
alone the magnificent monument of genius, e
ana IN vain may we search among the tombs a
OF orS@ntal genius or the records of ancient I
talent' for parallel Of this mighty orator of e
nature. Like that OF Demosthenes and Cicero e
fhe thunder of his eloquence strikes terror 10 o
tyrants---it pours from his tongue like a flood d
OF hame' tumbling from the Alps or Andes, z
and the very walls seem to live and lean as "
y echo back his words of cloquence. In ii
grandeur of his conceptions he rivals the o
most glorious masters of Greece, and in the c
beauty and brilliancy of his language, he has IT
never been surpassed by the most splendid q
specimens of Roman or Athenan oratory. ~ Il.
Even the tongue of Tully, which made the cs ~
n'ghtiest Roman tremble aud struck terror to CT
Catallne' never exceed in the glory of orators 81
NE Heaven touched tongue of Clay. When pa
'e rises ia Congress, like some mighty lion ~, y"
'bOus TO spring upon his prey and crush him re-
o ahe earth. every eye is fixed, every tongue on
'fute' and silence holds her reign while the sy
'ower OF his eloquence holds speIl.bound the ga
reat phalanx OF genius that surrounds him. gu
As z statesman he has proven himself not del
n'y the friend and benefactor of man but the sig
aVsour Of his country. The dark cloud of CO.
ar vas gathering in the South, and brother at
as ready TO imbrue his hands in the blood of M s.d
aiaer, ike an Angel of Peace, Henry CLAW !
lme forward, rolled back the dark cloud of Sta
az ana the rainbow of reason appeared on of {
e horizon of Carolina. Rp, who,bo. - tect
s., .;.u ..a. We the
aIe original and glorious character. his
The Parliament of England has resounded cour
a the strains of Burke and Chatham, and pres
own Congress has been charmed bv the like
'aing and brilliant eloquence of Webster p;T1 ;'h
many Otbcr austrious characters. but tbe;,
'ster than Burk or Fox, and even Webster upon
The most brilliant orators of the House, is your
nry Clay. the great and determined 0pposer !elgt
all usurpation. W. w :;
ie"fy Clay is The guardian OF American by y,