The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-11-17
From the Raleigh Register.
HENRY CLAY.


divine rishl OF Kings" that Republics
are ungrateful;" and the history Of our
country may go far, perhaps, to strengthen
its force. Certain il is, that in the heat oil
I parIizan warfare, the services men render
their country are often forgotten or over.
looked, and II is left for posIerlty to dlscoy-
er their true merits, and render to their
memory that justice, which, while living,
they claimed 10 vain.
OF the many Patriots whose names adorn
the pages OF American history, out few have
1 enjoyed, during their active participation
I 10 public affairs, an uninterrupted sunshine
of popular favor. BY far, the greater nun.
Der have, sooner or later, been found to
witness the decline Of their popularity, aud
/ permit some more successful asplranl tn
grasp the rewards to which they were, per
haps, eminen,ly entitled. Yet, We are not
without instances of redeeming brilIiancy
to disproye the maxim above quoted, aud
the names of Madison and Clinton will long
be remembered as furnishing instances,
pregnant with proof, Of the ultimate triumph
Of truth over error, and the positive teudep.
cy OF our Institutions, TO reward the Pa
irioi's services with the highes, objects OF
the Patriots ambition. We believe the
t.me has now arrived, when the American
people, aciualed by those motives, and i'm.
PEELED by those noble impulses, which some
times move the mighty mass as Que man,
are about TO vlndicate the character OF their
institution, and furnish to the world a sub
lime moral spectacle, 10 prove that Re
publlcs are not ungra;eiul."
Among the many candidates in tie com
ing contest for the Presidency, there is one
who, in the position he occupies before the
country, IS, IN many respects, unapproach.
ed and unapproachaJle. Whatever char.
acter may be assigned him by the future
historian OF his country, there is not page
Of her history, since he first entered her
Council Halls, that does not glow with a
brighter lusire from the impress Of his mas
ter spirit. Entering her service al the
hour Of her darkest trial, when goaded and
oppressed By an insolent and powerful foe,
the lofty tones Of his voice were heard
pleading trumpet iongued for her insult.
ed Flag, and her violated houor. And, az
ter they had both been nobly indicated, he
gent forth bearing the Olive branch ol
peace 10 the Lion who had been bearded
10 his den, and received from the naughty
mistress ot the seas the reluctau, admission,
tina! the stars and stripes Of his country
we're sufficient protection on every ocean
and IN every cline. The ardent and en-
thusiastic friend Of Liberty, his sympathies
have been restrained by 20 narrow limits
Of kindred or country; but wherever her
children have "appealed from Tyranny
10 God, i has met a response from hIs
bosom. The classic shores Of Greece, and
the mountains Of :" the children Of the Sun
have echoed bis praises, and the noble spi.
rils Of Bolivar and Bozzar,s have awak
ened 10 higher and holIer feeling, as they
caught the thrilling tones Of his inspiring
eloquence.
At home, he has labored Tor the ultimate
good and permanent happiness Of bis coun
try, with an untrng assldui,y. With a
irm and uushaken confidence 10 the ul.l
mate triumph of right, he has never sac!i
feed principle to expediency proierring
rather the postponement Of success 10 the
abandonment Of truth. Firm and uncom.
promising IN the advocacy Of measures be-
lIeyed b. him TO be essential 10 the welfare
of the country, he has always oeen the first
to arrest tie fury Of parIiz4n strife; aud,
more than once, has be stood as il were
between the living and the dead, and stay
ed The spread Of the contagion which threat.
ened tie existence Of the Government itself
Ii be has been fortunate in attaching to
himself, more personal and disiniereslud
friendship than falls to the lot Of mos, pub
lie men, he has, also, been mos, unforiu
nate in being made the object Of relentless
persecution, the bitterness Of which is only
eq1alled by the bassness Of its motive. A
giant among giants, he has made the wei ,ht
Of his battle axe felt, wherever welded, and
has ever received al the hands OF those Oh
ponents, who were worthy 20 measure Ian.
ces with him on the arena Of mental strife,
heunsolclted compliment being " worthy
d loeman's steel" But, by the Jackalls Of
party, be has been hunted with rapaci,y
which The liyena might envy, and tho mis-.
erable psnders to ptostllu,ed Press have
spewed their venom at hlm, as though the
carrlon-crow could bear down the Eagle
that mounts to meet the rising Sun -
Charged with fraud and corruption, by men
high in Office, and high in the affection Of
the people, he did no, leave their service,
nor complain Of their displeasure, but quiet
iy awaiting the result, he has lived to see
the author Of that charge publicly retract
it, and declare it to be unjust and unfound
ed. He has sometimes seen doubt aud dis.
affection among his friends, bu, never, for
a moment, has ii arrested his progress, or
disturbed the even tenor Of bis purpose.-
lie has seen the victory, for which he toll
ed aud struggled, " enure 10 the benefit" Of
others, uittom betrayiEg his country, or
desertsng his friends, and # be has not re-
ccivod from that country the reward to