New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-18
The Spirit of the South.

The Spirit of the South.
We received on Saturday letter from friend a
Perry Court House, Alabama, enclosing an order
for secen copies of the Weekly Tribune and ON
Hundred and Ten copies OF the LIFE AMI
SPEECHES OF HENRY CLAY. Eve had previously
thirty.tour subscribers for the Weekly Tribune a
that place-a small but spirited village IN Coun
ty which never cast SO many as I,oUo Wing
votes at any electon.) The cash for the whole
amount accompanied the order, In bills Of TIKI
State Bank of Alabama, being the best and only
money our patrons there could get; and though
the discount on the money, under the Bank
management Of that uniformly Loco-Foco State
Is SO heavy that We are several dollars the poorer
for their custom, we thank them Just as heartily as
though We were getting rich by 1t, and will labor
with them shoulder 10 shoulder until our Country
is again blessed with common Currency winch
can be easily, cheaply and safely reunited by
Siail, and a dollar of II he dollar from one end
of the Union to the other. We have forwarded
the papers by Mail and the books by ship 10
Cahawha, Ala Is directed. Gen. Harrison had
lag majority in Perry County; see ii Mr. Clay
does not have $50. Where Wings take hold OF
the matter in that quiet earnest, effective way,
they mean it, and they cannot be beaten.
The Mobile Daily Advertiser--the foremost pa
per in Alabama-says:
We have received from Me,srs. Greeley McElrath
Publishers New ok few copes Of their publication Of
the Lii. and Speeches of Henry Clay" II compsSes two
Tolumes Of nearly 500 pages EACH and furnished at the
onshngy low price Of ONE DOLLAR It's cheap pubiics'
tor intended accessible ala book fo the pee
ple yet got up very good style and contains al
The spe.ch of the GaEAT STATESMAN of West the
prominent, topics that have agated The country during The
thrtyve CT his public life We earnestly commend
the work the Wings every wheTeand particularly would
urge npou the CLAY CLUES and WHC ASSOCIATIONS in
this State the importance OF procuring few copies each for
estuoas Where the Clay Club that could
not hundred doars2 For this one hundred CO.
people of the neghborhood great good would
be effected The people of this country do kow Henry
Claythey need information in regard to his principles his
public life and character. These speeches show the
No one however blinded ne may be by prejudice
from their perusal without acknowledging Henry Clay
honest rnehearted American, noble pure and dis
Interested patriot"
u Our friends in Davenport, Iowa Territory,
who about forming Club for the purchase Of the Life
and Speeches of Mr.. CLAY, Informed that ship
them ST. Louis, Mo. any time they ordered. We can
also ship every week TO Savannah Mobile, New Orleans
night TO the smaller ports Of the SOUTHWEST. Will the
friends of HENRY CLAY throughout that region take notice
Political Philosophy and the Journal of
Commerce.
We have observed with sincere satisfaction that,
within year or two past, literary men have taken
more decided and active interest in political
discussions than heretofore. The proper Educa-
ton of Society in sound political doctrines de-
mands the thought, the culture and the ability
which long continued study has placed at their
command. Their retirement from the hustle and
passion of party strife, and from that personal am
bition which perverts the judgement even where
it does not corrode and corrupt tho heart ensures
their exemption from all improper motives, and
gives to their instruction the weight of patriot
ism which is only the warmer because tits atonce
disinterested and intelligent Such men, when
they enter upon such discussions, are not confined
to party measures, and still less toparty men: but
are inclined, from the nature of their studies and
the habits of intellectual discipline they have
formed, to examine closely the fundamental
principles on which our Government is based and
by which alone it can have any life and abiding
strength. We regard such discussions with the
highest favor, and that without reference to the
doctrines which are maintained in any particular
case. The opinions of men who have given wears
of study to their formation cannot be unworthy
at least OF a sober and deferential consideration
Doubtless they arc liable to error, but certainly
no more so at least than other men; and any at,
tempt to shut them out as having properly no
actual concern IN, and therefore no practical
knowledge OF, political TOPICS is as inexpedien,
and unsafe as 1t is bigoted and unjust
The Journal Of Commerce entertains differ
ent opinion. All learning, which surpasses that
of its reverend Editor, il estcems besotted igno-
rance. A philosopher, it maintains, must be, dc
faeto, fool; and all reasoning, logical or math-
ematical which It's sapient conductor cannot com,
prehend, is despatched at once by calling i; So.
phistry.
We are led TO make these remarks by singu-
la notice with which the Editor of the Journal
has honorcd an Address lately delivered at Ando
yer by Pref TAYLER LEWIS of the n Y. Uniyer
sity, gentleman widely known for his profound
scholarship and eminent ability, and with whom
our readers are perhaps better acquainted as theau
thor articles in our columns justly regard
ed asamony the ablest productions of the news
paper press. That Address not having yet been
published, we carnot decide how far the structures
of the Editor may be warranted. Judging how
ever by the outline IN the New England Puritan,
which froms the ground of the Journals comment
we must say that we never met with any thing
more utterly uncaDed for than this pretended
criticism. The Address is represented in the Pu
ritan as maintaining that civil government IS
Divine institution 1,,,lrnt 70 he ohe we'd FOR