The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-03
LEXINGTON, KY, April 10, l843. !
a O'Clock. p NJ.


4 o'clock, NJ.
GENTS Il arrived in this place last night,
at IL o'clock, and to>day have had the ex.
IRENE pleasure of listening to the great or
ator and statesman of Kentucky, Henry
Clay. You have doubtless seen, in the pa
Ders-of this place, the announcement that
Mr. Clay would this day speak in vlndica-
lion of the Wing Party and himself, from
attacks lately made in various quarters. |
proceed to give you, as nearly as can, and
in the few minutes left ME for the mail
closes at 5 o'clock, a mere outline of his re-
marks.
AT minutes before II o'clock in front
tile Court House, in this city, Mr.. Clay
rose, before very large number of his Eel
low citizens, from various counties in this
vicinity, and commenced his address to
them by stating that this was the first pub
lie opportunity he has had of addressing his
fellow citizens, since his return from his
tour 10 the South West. He then, in
feeling manner, returned thanks to the peo-
pie of the South, of all parties, Democrats
and Wings, for the warm and enthusiastic
reception they gave him while among them
next spoke Of the occasions that called forth
;hs address from him-the concerted move-
ment of Capt. Tyler the Guard, through
out the country, upon him and the Wing
party-the violent abuse heaped upon him
by Wise, in his speeches before his constit-
uents and Gilmer, of Va. with others of
the "Guard, and their confederates, wheth
er secret or open,received passing notice.
Mr.. Clay next read an extract from the
New York Aurora-whch he found copied
into the National IDtelligencer, of the 4th
inst.-wherein the editor (of the Aurora)
avows the firm determination of Mr.. Tyler
TO seek The support of the Democrats, and
that his administration will be conducted
on Democratic principles, &c. On this Mr..
Clay commenced in a most whitening and
sarcastic manner. "Was there ever such
barefaced treachery in the country A man
elected to high trust by Wings, openly
makes the declaration, through one of his
accredited organs, that he has abandoned
the party that elevated him, and thrown
hmselfin into the arms ofhis opponets."
cannot give you even faint idea OF
his speech He also read an extract from
the "Harrisburgh Keystone" wherein the
editor of that paper kicks at the manuscript
handed him by Governor D. r. Potter, in
praise ofTyler. Mr.. Clay stated that he
read these articles to show what means Mr..
Tyler was using to get the support of the
Democrats. After showing, coulusively,
that Mr. Tyler was now in the hands of the
democrats, and adverting to some remo-
walls made by the President--the Postmas-
ters IN this place and others-Mr. Clay
said, "Ihc corrupting influences now being
made use by the Presidents and his Cab
met &c obtain power, should be viewed by
every honest man with disgust and detes- |
tation. He would consider any man that
would receive office from Mr.. Tyler, with
the conditions which are in nearly every
case attached, to be dishonest man, and
ne should be looked upon with scorn and
contempt by all honest Democrats and
Wings. "And," said Mr. Clay, '-it will be
the imperative duty of whoever is elected
10 the Presidency in 1914, be he Wing or
Democrat, to dismiss at once from Office
all those who have received it from Mr..
Tyler, with the conditions" he has placed
upon them. This, hold, to be the only
way to check prescription, or to do justice
10 the prescribed. No one, certainly, would
call this prescription to turn out men whom,
1t was evident. had received their office, Oh
condition, that their whole influence should
,e devoted to the giver. Irepeat," said
Nr. Clay, shat this corruption must in
some way be checked, sure am, if the
great Wing party, the majority party of
his Union, successful in 1874. they will