Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-06-06

THEODORE FRELfNGHOYsEN1

the last proposed OF oil the candidates for tina
higho flee, and very naturally not the iIs
choice ola great number of the activepcliti
clans; but on 4 comparison Of notes be aspear
ed the second choice ofaIEnost every bodv,ant
the gfst ofmany thousands who usaa iy staht
aloof from Political contestant would kardIv
have been drawn out TO vote by the presentatios
of any other name. AS an emiuentIv lust and
true maR.intimaIely CQnneC ed with and ardent
in mAny ofthe Literary Religious and PhiIan.
ihropic enterprises VI our time. Mr. Freling.
huysen enjoys the esteem aud admiration 3
thousands who have first resolved tNyote SINCE
they heard of his nomination, and who will
be most active andefFsctive supporters aiter ouI
opponents have fairly opened upon him, as il L
evident theyAvRI. There arc elements Of great
strength in his nomination.
But Mr. FREEING huaRa not merely a
wise,p hilaHthropic SEpod Me is firn,de
cided, devoted Wing. Ete1s of an bonored
Revolutionary Wing stock, land has never been
any thing else but Wing. He was Wing
u. = Senator from New Jersey during near.
ly all Gen. Jackson's Administration and fought
the battle of true Liberty against all his mad
entertainments and tyranny side oy side with
Clay, Websteb and Ewing, as ardently and
fearIessly as any of them. He resisted tho
destruction of the Bank, the Removal Of the
Deposits, and all the evil measures which
brought down general paralysis and bankrupt
cy. He Stood up manfully for and Clay Sergeant
in 1892, as he had before done for J. O. Ad.
ans, and has since done for Harrison. In 1882.
he was called on 10 address his fellow citizens
of Essex Co. N. J. in regard 10 the then pen.
ding Presidential contest, and the briefly le.
ported summary Of his remarks was so forcible
that the Wings of this city reprinted it as
little tract fer ger eral circulation. We now
insert it Verbatim as follows:
Mr.. FRELINGHuYsEN's Testimony n the char.
Gcter and qualifications Of HENRY CLAY in
1892.
A meeting was recently held in Essex
county, New Jersey. by the National Repub-
lican party. at which Mr.. Fr.linghuysen, the
Senator from that State, was present and made
very eloquent speech in favor of Mr. Clay,
which is thus epItomlzed in the Newark Ad-
vert ser:
MIR. FrelInghuysen. in support of the nom.
nation of Clay to the Office of Chief Mapis
trate, said that lie was happy in the occa sions
that enabled him to bear his testimony 10 the
fitness of this eminent citizen for the station to
which so many voices were calling him. He
was the more gratified by this opportunity, be.
cause he had Zone period entertained some
doubts on the subject-but careful investiea-
ton Of Mr. Clay's political history, and per-
sonal intercourse with him for tho last protract-
ed session, had satisfied his own mind that no
man better understood the interests Of the
country, nor would pursue them with purer
intentions, than Mr.. Clay. Mr.. Frelinghuy.
sen said he took pleasure TO say of him that
he believed him to be an upright and much in.
jnred statesman. He is emphatically the child
or Liberty and our fTe6 institution he pusseseI
no advantages in youth, but poverty and OBJ
scurty--as himself once more eIoquentlV ex-
pressed 1t, "he was the child of indulgence and
only inheritage was rags and
But he saw the free open way to
fame and honorable distinction, that the spirit
of our happy Republic presented TO all her sons
and he entered the lists Of manly enterprise
and by the energy Of bis genius, and the force
of his persevering efforts, rose to the very sum.
mifs OF official distinction. He enjoyed the
early confidence Of his f.low-cilizens--in the
United States~as Minister abroad on a most
difficult and evenlful emba ssy-and as Secre>
tary of States1he has received unequivocal tes-
that in public estimation, he was
fitted to fill any civil sIation,in the gift ola free
and enlightened people BIT more than this
-as Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
it has often been said of Mr.. Clay, that he
welded more influence than any man that ev-
er occupied that chair. What was it. sir, that
gave him such influenced Il could not be mere
:ound-for let it be remembered, that no DO,
itical body of men In any country possess
more of talent, intelligence and independence, |
han the House of Representatives. No sir, |
said Mr.. Freilnghuysen, it was the weight of
his character, the splendor Of his genius, and
his deep acquaintance with the principles of
Dur government. His whole life has been |
political schooling into his doctrines. His |
mind is imbued with the very spirit of repub- |
ican liberty
Until the late struggle for the elevation of |
General Jackson, no man filed larger space
han Henry Clay. Every American honored |
his talents, and none distrusted his upright. |
ness. AS a speaker Of the House-as a most |
ALE debater in Congress-~as one of the rep |
resentatives of his country, IN the critical ne
yotiatlons with Great Britain, we can all re- |
member how he was admired and esteemed I
Sir, said Mr.. f. what has been his offence! |
One thing, Mr.. chairman, he could not do |
He could not proclaim General Jackson to be /
that which, in his conscience. he knew him not /
10 be eminently qualified for the discharge Of |
the high and difficult duties OF President OF
these United States He dared to dispute and |
deny the pretensi0ns Of General Jackson, and |
for this he has been pursued and hunted as If
he had been a traifo:ous vper, and the presses
Of the opposition have been crowded with the |
most cruel and bitter impuiations. Sir, these
wrong Of Mr.. ClayRfosm as strong reason for
your countenance. Let us raise a shield
around this favored son ofthe country, to repel
the darts OF his prosecutors.
Moreover, sir, said Mr.. F. the public con
duct Of Clay entities him to our confidence.
Recur for moment to few Of his measures,
and you will find in them all the same charac-
reristic marks Of great mind looking with
enlarged and liberal views, at their relations
and results. Trace his course in the ques-
ton of South American Independence
her patriots were struggling for that precious
boon which our fathers, by the blessing Of
Heaven, had gained for us--where stood OR
Clay thenf Sir, he well knew how gratefully
It would cheer the hearts of our HoulheFn
friends to learn that there was pulse in Amer
lean bosoms that beat high in sympathy for
their canse-and he threw the whole weight |
Of his character, and power offis talents, into |
Their in.efests--and who can soon forget the |
plaudits that echoed from the noun
lains aud plains OI the SCnth, in gratitude 70
This friend offreedoml Sir, he loved Hhsrty |
fpr its osCa sake. with the philanthropy Of q |
great and generous mind. heS hailed TO aspira- |