New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-06

the very SUBMITS OF olnclei
loved the early confidence Of his fellow.
in the Senate and House Of RepresentaG'es .,
the United Statss--as munster sosoe' W
most difficult and eventfui emoassy-ana
Secretary Of State, he has received uneeui'oeai
testimonials, that IN pubic estimation, nc
fitted to FIJI any civil station, IN the giit o NEE
and enlightened people. But more inen 'iii7Is
S,e,ker al the House OF Representatives,. II mas
often been said of Mr Clay, that ne wielcsG
r,o-e Influence than auy man that ever occupied
,h., cb.ir What was ii, sir, that gave hIm such
influence Il could not be mere souna-lo' ~
!, he remembered, that no politca! BODY OF men
in sn- country, possess more oi talent. inteih
gence and Independence, than the House oil
representatives si!. SAID Mr.. Frelnghuy7 7en'
il was the weight OF his character, the s2iencof
Of his genius, and his deep acquaintance with
the nrinciDles Of our government. His whole
lie has been political schooling into ITS COG
t,inas. His mind IS imbued with the very spirit
OF republican Liberty.
Until the late struggle for the elevation oi
General jackson. 10 man filled q larger space
than Henry Clay. Every American honoFed ms
talents. and none distrusted his upnghtness. As
Sneaker Of the Houses 2 most able ceoate
in Congrcss-as one o. the representatives oi MS
country. in the critical negotiations with ofea'
Britain, we can all remember how he was adHhf
ed and esteemed Sir. said Mr.. F. what has oeen
his offence One thing. Mr.. Chairman. he couId
not do. He could not proclaim General Jackson
To be that which. in his conscience, ne kne" hi",
no, TO be cminently qualified or the discha.ge u
the high and difficult duties OF President oi tnese
United States He dared to dispute and deny
the oretensjons of General Jackson, and for this
he has been pursued and hunted, as Il ne mao
been traitorous viper, and the presses OF the op
oosition have been crowded with the most cruel
and bitter irnputations. Sir, these wrongs OF Nlr
Clay form strong reason for your counienance.
Let US raise shield around this favored son OF
the country to repel the darts o his prosecutors.
Moreover, sir, said Mr.. F. the public conduct
OF Ciay entities him to our confidence. Recur
for a moment to few OF his rneasuses, and you
will find in them al the same characteristic marks
of q great mind looking with enlarged and liberal
views. at their relations ard results. Trace his
course in the question Of South American lnde-
psndence-when her patriots were struggling Tor
that precious boon which our fathers, By the
blessing OF Heaven. had gained for us-whe'e
stood iir Clay then Sir, he well knew how
gratefully it would cheer the hearts OF our South
ern friends TO learn that there was pulse IN
American bosorns that beat high IN sympathy in'
,her eause-and he threw the whole weigot.oi MS
caracter and power Of his talents into their inter
ests-and who can soon forget the responding
paudits that echoed from the mountains and plains
OF the South in gratitude TO tins irend oiifeedori!
Sir, he loved liberty torits ODn Sake-with the
philanthropy OF great and generous mind, he
hailed It's aspirations, no matter where or Dy
whom, they were breathed forth.
Again-when the scheme OF establishing COL
ony for the liberated children depressed Airca,
on the shores Of that benighted continent, was
commended by the late and deeply lamented Dr.
Robert Finley 10 few friends az the City OF
Washington-you know, sir, how deeply 1t was
denounced az visionary and CiopIan enterprise
1t was secuted as a brain sick chimera by the
great mass OF the American community y It
50 BIZ Mr.. Clay. HIS penetrating eye perceived,
in this dcrlded charity, bearings OF large and
hopeful character. He saw what momentous
connexions it would hold with the deeply inter
esting subject ofsavery here: and what iuIlnesS
Of light it promised to shed the millions OF dc
graded men in Africa. Sir, there was nothing
about the project to engage or interest a mere
demapogue The venerated man who disclosed
his views to Mr. Clay was unknown TO fame, and
his cherished object was almost universally rldl-
cucd-and vet this great statesman, by an ardent
claims, and bore it in lofty triumph above and
beyond all the oboquy and scorn that assailed 1t.
To come nearer home-consider the principles
of Mr.. Claws political conduct, in the protection
of Domestic industry. He had often heard Brit
ish statesmen discourse most elOquently upon the
beautiful theory OF free trade: but when ne look
ed into British statute books, he found policy
that restrained all commerce, but that OF Their
own goods in British bottoms. Our corn, wheat
and -four, our fish and manufactures were all ex-
cluded from their ports; and nothing was free but
the products Of their own industry. he readily
perceived where such state OF things would lead
US, and to raise us above dependence upon the
workshops of Europe 10 encourage American IN
dustry and enterprise, he has fostered a system
of measures that has happily developed the great
resources of the country, and greatly enlarged the
means OF rational enjoyment. Where would Or
anre and Bloomfield Bellevile, Paterson, and
Newark, now be in the scale Of prosperity, but
for the unshrinking abors Of this patron of the
American system
Internal improvement also claims Mr. Clay for
a steady friend. Some have hoped to decry this,
as point of vulnerable policy, and have exhib
ted what they deemed very startling picture, In
the vast expenses and gigantic nature oil these
improvements Now, Mr., Chairman in the light
of what Mr. Clay regards as internal improve
ments, this is about as wise to object against
telescope the length of It's tube, or the cost OF
the brass It's not the mere length OF the Canal,
or the expense OF the Railway, that constitutes
either It's recommendation or objection but 1t IS
the great national consequences to follow these
public facilities OF intercourse, that commend them
10 the patriots consideration. We have an over
flowing treasuTy-how can II be so well applied
as in bringing distant sections of the country
near-as by facilitating the intercourse OF remote
settlements, and thereby wearing away local as
periues and sectional distinctiens1 Mr.. F. ad
verted to Mr.. Clays last great measure-his bill,
report, and speech on the Public Lands. He n-
sisted that Mr. Cley's conduct-his ability de-
veloped in the report and discussion-the fearless
and manly frankness with which he met crisis
almost forced upon him, all tended TO clench the
confidence that he felt in his integrity Of purpose.
You will recolIect, sir, said Mr.. F., that this
was duty altogether unsought by Mr.. Clay. He
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