The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-11-24
Is Henry Clay u Fcderalist Z.

The reckless hippancy with which the
PoPinjGy politicians of the present day de-
uounce Henry Clay as Federa!is,, is most
ridiculous and disgusting, DO these men
know any thing abou, federalism, or Mr..
CIsy's connection, when they make these
uniounded assertions? or do they intend,
wiIfully aud knowingly, to impose upon the
public, b. the palpable Justification Of his.
tory They are compelled 10 take one
horn or the othes OF tue dilemma for, it
! federalism is what it used 10 be /, has no
more Jealous opponent 10 the universe than
Henry Clay. lie came into public life, as
eycry one knows, an ardent republican and
sustained with ardent enthusiasm, the re-.
! publican administrations Of Jefferson and
Madison. IL is unnecessary 20 dwell upon
this fact, for there are too many proofs OF
n recorded on the pages of American His.
tory, for any one 10 doubt it. Was Henry
Clay federaIst, when, near thirty years
ago, on the flor Of Congress, he defended
the character and fame Of Mr.. Jefferson
against the yiolon, assaults made By Josiah
Quincy, then the leaderof the federal party
in the House Of Representatives The
following was the language Of Dir. Clay on
that occasion:
Neither bis retirement from public Of.
fee, his eminent services, nor his advanced
age, can exempt this patriot from the coarse
assaults Of party malevolence. 10 1901,
he snatched from the rude baud of usurna.
ton, The violated Constitution of his coun.
Try, and that is his crime. lie preserved
that instrument IN form, and substance, and
splrlt, precious inheritance for genera.
tons 10 come, and for this he can never be
forgotten. How vain and impotent IS par.
~ rage, directed against such man =
when the gentleman, TO whom have been
compelled TO allude, shall have Mingled his
dust with that Of his abused ancestors, the
name Of Jefferson will be hailed with nrati.
tude, his memory honored and cherished as
The second founder Of the Liberties Of the
people, and the period Of bis administration
will DO looked backed 10 as one Of the hatp.
es. and brightest epochs Of American histo-
ryan oasis n the MIDST Of sandy desert"
And this is the language Of man whom
tho upstart politicians Of tho present day
men who, al the time Henry Clay was thus
boldly defeating the political opinions of
Thomas Jefferson, were pulling and NEW.
log IN their nurses arms are signals
ing as federalist.
Again-we presume no grown man is so
ignorant as not TO know the part taken by
Henry Clay IN favor Of the last war with
England, aud II is also known that never
we're the lines Of party more distinctly
drawn than Immediately preceding and du
ring the continuance oil that war. A, this
critical period Of our country's history
ITO use the language Of an eIcqucn, writer)
when every artlfice was resorted 10 for
the purpose OF alternating the confidence aud
affections Of tho people from Mr.. Madison
and his advisers-when Modification and
Secession we're threatened in England
when the Hartford Convention endeayored
to produce dissolution oftho Union--and (
when Peace Candidates for the Pres. (
deney were brought into the field, backed
not only BY New England, bu, by n. York
when no effort vas unessayed, 10 effect
The overthrow OF The Administration of Mr..
and with il the republican doc.
.rnes OF which II was the offspring aud the
even the "fayori,e son Of
New York was leagued with those who
declared Il 10 be uubecoming moral and
eliglous people " to rejoice at tho success
If our arms-"ho threw every obstacle 10
be way Of the successful prosecution Of