Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-09-14
Correspondence Of the Richmond wnir.
AUGUST 81. 1919.


Hr Editor have lately read with pleas
ure, The correspondence between Committee
oi North Carolinians and one Henry Clan o.
kentucky, and am rejoced that that glorious
old patriot has consented 10 visit the Old
North Stale next spring. | doubt not he will
comply with his promise, bul should he fail 10
do so previously to The Presidential election in
1914, |, who have been his political friend ever
since | was old enough 10 vote, and preferred
him 10 all others, from that day 10 this for the
Presidency; will certainly give him up. North
Carolina has high claims on Mr.. Clay's atten-
,on, as she was the first Stale 10 denounce the
Traitor, and nominate for the Presidency the
first man of the country; it, therefore, | were
Mr.. Clay, would, on leaving Ashland for the
Sea-board, pursue The most direct road To Old
Raleigh, neither turning 10 the leli nor the
righ, until had reposed upon her soil. If
Mr. Clay take The beaten track TO Raleigh he
will be arrested at almost every cross-road,
and may be killed off with kindness, &C. ere
he can reach his destination.
Before he gets through shaking hands with
the North Carolinians and partaking of their
generous hospitality, invitations will pour in on
him from the entire sea-board, when he will
not be permitted to do as he did in the South
las, winter. Ii he sends word he cau'i come.
the people will 90 after him and carry him,
a0tcnS COtenS He will he required 10 GO 10 the
Palmetto State, in which, especially in Charles
Ton, we all know he has very numerous
friends.--Progrcssing that far South, he will
iiud il utterly impossible TO tear himself from
the generous Soulherners ill he plants his feet
upon The glorious Wing soil OF Georgia---a
Stale, the vnte ol which he Is as certain 10 gel
aS that OF kenIucky---and there he NAV wit
ness, in lis pride of place" The lofty and
magnificent magnolia. En- paSsant That pre-.
sen'aiion Of Magnolia Trees, Ivy citizen of
Mississippi, Ia Mr. Clay. was most happy and
timely and The letters of both, how beautiful
We Americans like variety: let Us Wings
drop the log cabin and hard cider and establish
a new mOuo the Magnolia tree, grand and
loiiy---a Gtting emblem of our principles and
our candidate. Some ten years have rolled
away since first saw this noble tree :---I was
one May evening riding on the road that leads
from ihe beautiful and hospilable city of Sa-
Vannah 10 that faroriIe and charming resort.
Bonnavennre, when a tree, the top OF which
almost kissed The clouds, caught my eye. |
Iuvolunlarlly drew up my horse, 10 gaze and
wonder.-There it lowered (aboye The lofty
plne) monarch of the forest, and on lis branch
IS hIoomed the largest and most beautiful white
flower mans or woman's vision ever rested on.
The South Carolina Palmetto is neat tree
with Iis foliage concentrated al the top but
by The side of The full grown Magnolia. imagine
sapiing taking shelter under one of those
large caks in The Sla<heS of Hanover
Alter Mr.. Clay shall have visited Georgia,
he will be compelled 10 come 10 his naive
$la,hes IN The Old Dominion and what a re.
reptinn awaits him there in the Metropolis and
elsewhere Beiore half done shaking hands.
he will he beSei hy committees from MARYLAND,
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. New
York, Connecticut. Massachusetts. and from
all the way down 10 the east of sunrise. as
friend of mine says when he goes beyond
PorIland.) and the burst of JOYOUS, patriotic
feeling and plaudis that will announce his
coming. Will rrnd The air and gladden. his old
heart II will be Il scene worth looking on
Mr Edior; such an one NAV not again
occur in our day. Mr. CLAW should throw
aside all deicacy in the matter and 90 among
the people from Georgia 10 Maine Let him
disregard all comment nv The Richmood Enqui-
rer and other respectable ocoloco papers---bul
90 wherever he may be invited and see The
people. II is his duty TO do so, because the
people cannot go to see him at Ashland. Mr..
. Clay can be elected without leaving Ashland.
hut condloned an inlbecile al its heaGl and
The country are at present. II is important that
he should go into the Chair of State with a
large majority as in thar case reform will be
more complete. A TRUE WHIG.