The North-Carolina standard., 1843-10-18
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- q" HARRY OF The WEST. .Sa-
1t is really amusing to witness the efforts of the
Federal whig leaders to convince the people that
Mr. Clay is their most popular man, and that no
one else stands chance to get the nomination of
their National Convention. The following arti-
Gle from that excellent Journal, the Lynchburg
Republican, will afford some idea of Mr. Claws
availability:
In 1924, Mr.. Clay was candidate for the Presi-
dency and being the hndmost of the four voted for by
the people, he excluded from the House of Repre-
sentatves upon which body the election devolved II
In 1928, he so identified with Old Johnny O., that
condemnation of the necessarily condemna-
ton of the other The people spoke out in voice of
thunder against Old and his Secretary of State giving
majority in opposition to them of from to two hun
dred thousand ... ... ... ...-L
In 1882, Mr. Clay brought out by National Con-
Venton as the antJackson candidate and received 40
electoral votes 26l In the popular vote the
orlty against him must have coed five hundred thou
sand Even the opponents of Jackson in yvania,
New York and Vermont, refused to vote for hut r. 3.
In 1886, owing to his acknowledged unpopularty, his
friends declined placing him in nomination for the Pres
idency -.f -..-. ....-.
In 1889, he was candidate for the nomination of his
party, and badly beaten by General Harrison. Some
OF the delegates to convention instructed to vote
Internationally against him
Early in the year 1841, Mr. Clay was put forward as
the candidate the Wings for 1874 and they have
ly gained victory since Ohio, which gave Wing
candidate upwards of twenty majority in 194O
goes Tor the Democracy when MIR Clay is the WhIg
candidate In Kentucky, the " Banner State of Wing
gerry IN the days of HARRISON there has been drawn
battle between the Democrats under Old Tecumseh, and
the Wings under their boasted commander Old Harry -
What do you say to all this gentleman? Do
you still insist, with all these facts from the record
staring you in the face, that Mr.. Clay is THE MAN ?
DO you lay to your souls the " 1attering junction."
that Mr. Webster is with you2 That he will
suffer Mr.. Clay to get either in the National Con-
vention or from the people themselves the votes of
New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Do you sincerely believe that your champion
will not fall behind Gen Harrison by three or
four hundred thousand votes2 What do you in
tend to do with Gen Scou7 Where is he to 90 ?
Think you that he will consent to play second
fiddle to your champion? And John Nc Lean-is
he man not to be treated with indifference or neg
lcct? Throughout the West and North his popu-
larty with the members of the Whig party is deep
and enduring. His late letter upon the subject of
the Presidency is, by means, all that you could
wish. In that letter he says: " No man who is
named for the Chief Mogistracy from rcspect,-
bic source should feel himself at liberty to say.
that he would decline a nomination for that OF:
fee" Docs this satisfy you? He has been
'namcd for the Chief Magistracy" and that too
from 'a respectable source" and he says, boldly
and openly, that if nominated, he acould not de-
cline. .--......
This letter, we make no doubt, has been dYawn
ont Of Judge Mclean by the impoTtunitics of the
devoted admirers of Henry Clay. He has no
doubt been compelled, in justice to himself and to
his friends, 10 define his position with boldncss
ana exaetn"ss; and having done so, he will be
the last man to waver. He says he is no party
man that he would not receive the Presidency as
the instrument of party This is most severe
rebuke to Mr.. Clay-it cuts the skin. For what |
is Henry Clay but partizln? Ever since 1923
he has been pandering to party tastes, and ce !
nenting party aSsociations-indeed from the very
hour he left the Republican ranks, he seems to
have lived, not for his country, but for his party
And his country will never honor him with the
highest office in its gift. He has run, and will
run the career Of all those whose ambition over
caps itself; and, unless he speedily changes his
course, and disowns his low party attachments, he
will be regarded by posterity in no other light
han that of a bold and overbearing demagogue.