The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-01-20
Prom the National Forum
HENRY cLAr.-The Life, the soul, tn

HENRY CLAFe-The Life the Soul, the
Embodiment Of Whig Principles.
We are glad 10 see the Wing presses in
Massachusetts, Ohio, and other States, where
we have met with reverses, expressing no
diminished confidence in the popularity of
HENRY CLAY, and calling the party to rally
round his name as the only one thar can lead
to ultimate triumph. The enthusiasm with
which Dir. Clay was nominated at Dayton,
in Faheuil Hall, aud elsewhere, shows the
strong hold he has upon the affections of the
wings, and the power his name possesses to
rally them 10 exertion under the most de-
spending circumstances. Ia New York and
Alassachueetis, where our frienls entered
the field against the most fearful odds they
ever had TO encouDter, there was err "a ga
lther our scattered bastalions, and inIuse into
/ them the spirit which cotid animate them
TO struggle with the eusIa u, like that of siun-
tice to Harry Of the West
Unfavorable and unjust conclusions against
the popularity Of Mr.. Clay have been dedu-
ced from the results of the elections. His
name was drawn into the canvass to unite
and encourage the party; the principles
| which he represents could not be fairly test
ed in the election Of officers who were cho-
sen with reference 70 State policy, and not
for their opinions upon national questions
the voters, was the propFiety of sanctioning
the conduct Of the resigning members Of the
Legislature; and in New York the policy of
continuing the State improvements, and Of
sustaining the credit of the common wealth
by taxation. Among this mass Of conflicting
topics, it would have been impossible TO have
ohtained the opinion Of the people upon tho
presidential candidates and their principles.
From the election in Ohio, we can only infer
that a majority Of the electors disapproved
of the name: in which the Legislature was
] broken up By the resignation Of the wing
membeTs-and in New York that majority
} is opposed to a repeal Of the tax, or to the
, continuance of the State improvements. It
would moreover be very unfair to assume
that we have lest our old maiorities in Ohio
and New York, with the fact before US that
in the feremer State more than nineteen
thousand wings did not vote, and that the
IocOfocos have pclled only $50 less than their
vote of 1910.
} We see nothing in the returns Of the cleo
tons TO indicate that the wing party has lost
/ any considerable part of the force with which
they elected Gen. Harrison, or that the rank
and file have deserted eur ranks for the de-
slructiVe coharts of the enemies Of American
: labor and home industry. Above all, we SEQ
, no signs that Henry Clay is not the preferred
S candidate of the wing party for President,
as in August last, when his name was placed
, at the head Of almost every wing press In the
, country, and inscribed upon all the banners
of the party. We have been taught the im-
portance Of selecting men Of tried idelity to
J onr PRINCIPLES too forcibly, ever again 10 pns
/ lin nomination candidates Of recent prosaly-
ism. or those hose political life is not iden-
Itrifed with sae feelings and doctrines Of the
kwhig party. Its in vain to seek for moro
: Al aaihte representative Of the whie parfV
, than Henry Clay. Men may perhaps Be
found whose more. fiashy traits may render
Them more popular, but there is no one man.
/. LIN The whole nation who, like Henty Clay. d
Iuthe embodiment Of wing priDciRles. We
i have the assurance Of thirty-iVs years Of
continuous devotion to the broad and COM.
. prehensive policy upon which our party has
been built up-of an unfailing support Of shat
great cardinal principle, protection 70 Alne-
/; rican industry-of character tried u the
Il furnace Of political persecution. and which
r has yielded neither to the Establishments of
pow er, nor to the intimidation OF political
snemies--of noble intellect, anda mastery
. eloanence. unchangeably devoted, alike ia
!, nroxeeritv and adversitys to the welfare Of
Il The naiion--thas Henry Clay viii never prove
false to the friends who putt srustin his
frank and generous natures
Wbafaver universal sentiment pervaa IS
he whig party, has its origin with Henri
} rlsv. In the darkest hour Of gloom. h,.n
) .hss marty had sunk into feeble but M suf-
s. ed minority, the sight Of our chosen sian sfd
hssrar IN the Senate sc the Union, bresssino
viii the gallant band around him Tie proefe
# arbitrary power, still kept alive tie IRE 81
patriotic hope, and saved as from utter over.