Washington telegraph., 1843-07-19
OUR FOURTH VOLUME.

neirhboling shore, and undis,urbed by The
wild roar Of the distant ocean. We have
heard afar off The warring of political Gle
ments, but the storm has reached us not.
1t was something in which We took no part,
and the fury Of IT'S waves subsided into rip
,,les, and broke OF IN sparkling spray around
our secure aud needless prov. But aliho'
our voyage has been pleasan, one, the
time has oumc to Ielinguish it, FOR there
ia a voice which boorns in fTom The broad
waters, demands cur aid, and woos US fionl
our quiet security. II is the voice Of Prin,
ciple aud truth calling for assistance against
political jngglery and error. O6ed'ent io
The call, we here fold up our neutral banner
aud display our political colors. livery ma
ton sluries in its particular fiag-its pecn-
liar es,blem-which represents aH''i holds
most dear. and from which lis armies CATCH
iuspjrat;ou in the hour of conflict. The
Roman legions were invinoible beneath the
rus,linn wings of their hammered eagles
the charge Of The French is resisiless, as the
tri-cnlor waves above ihem-ihe English
are powerful in view Of the rampant l'on-
and Gcemen fear no foe as the stars and
s,fipes flutter over them. As our warfare is
10 be political, we have chosen tie flag which
will mos, strongly inspire us in the con-
test-ihe flag which represents onr political
principles-ihe Gag of HENRY CLAY.
An important crisis is approaching--a
crisis which is 10 fasten down upon us the
Inisruie and ignorant demagogueism which
have for years past dchled cur chair oil
state and deceived The people-"r free us
forever of those party rulers and leaders
whose drawings for democracy, like the
i.eacherous cry Of the panther when IL
would seize its prey, have torn away the
yiiaIs Of the peoples substance that they
might be elevated. That this crisis may
rebound to our counIry's welfare and re-
deem her !fom the ihraIdom OF Locoi0co;sni,
and political quaekcry, it becomes every
genuine patriot iu be al his post and 10 dis
charge manfulIy his duty, for defeat would
be disastrous 10 the Lest interests Of the
country, and the victory, il achieved, will
be no common one II will be victory
compared with which the victories Of Alex
andef and Napoleon will appear insignifi-
can't IL will be victory of patriotic Prin-
ciples over tho empty jargon and hollow
tinklins Of modern democracy.
From the time when political principles
were sacrificed 10 prejudice by the veteran
of The Hermitage, whose military services
We admire and appreciate. aud whose retire
meni we respect, down TO the Initiative sub
servieucy Of Van Buren,, and the reckless
lreachery of Tyler, the Presidency has
been lowered in its dignity, and the occu-
pant of lis chair The mere pander TO the Ge
cepiions praciiced upon the people--ihe
sqnandcrcr OF the peoples time and money
10 keep himself in uflice and 10 advance his
friends. Will The people continue 10 elect
men TO Office, who will thus turn the power
conferred upon them into an engine to de-
ceiye them as 10 their true interests, and
having thoroughly blinded them will take
advantage of their misplaced confidence 10
carry out their Tuinous schemes with un-
approachablc bUldness? 1t is from desire
TO see these abuses reformed, aud 10 con-
tribute our mite towards reforming them,
that We have unlurled Ia The public the
bright name which, for the FIRST time, like q
star of hope, adorns our columns. Amongst
all the grea, men talked of for tie Presi-
dencv, HENRY CLAY is, in our estimation,
pre-eminenily conspicuous. In the many
high and responsible stations which in the
course Of long life lie has occupied, ho has
invariably proved himself 10 be honest, Gu
pabe aud fearless, and although the yials
of party wrath have been poured out upon
him, aud dark ISLANDERS have been indus,ri-
ously circulated to blacken his fame. and 10
destroy his prospects before The people,
like the majestic eagle, he has calmly pur-
sued the seven tenor Of his way" unnjuIed
hy The tainted atmosphere Of partisan de-
traction and abuse, and uuscaihed by the
envenomed shafts which have risen ike
clouds from The dark quivers of Locofoco-
ism. When questions of difficulty have
been agitaied in Congress, questions upon
the proper settlement of which the vital in
terests and very existence of the republic
depended, whose energetic aad eloquent