The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-07-24
FIFTY REASONS
WHY HENRY CLAY SHOULD NOT BE PRES
IDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

The following fifty substantial reasons have
struck US as a conclusive argument against the
election of Henry Clay TO the Presidency; and
we doubt not that every person familiar with his
history, who is anxious for the spread Of moral
and republican sentiments, can increase the num-
Der TO one hundred.
He should not be elected, because
l. OF his coalition with John Q. Adams, byl
which he secured the office Of Secretary of
State.
p After that coalition he abandoned all the
Republican principles that he had previously ad-
vocated, and thencelorth became the champion of
old fashioned federalism.
! 8. His election would restore all the mea-
sures of the administrations of both the elder
and younger Adams,
4. He took the lead in the attacks upon the
generally approved administration of General
jackson.
5. He was the author of the infamous resolu-
ton in the Senate Of the United States, deca-
ring General Jackson guilty OF an lmpeachable
offence against the Constitution
6. He urged the adoption of that resolution
in the Senate, the only tribunal where such an
offence was trabe thus making himself the
accuser and Judge.
7. lie is in favor of a National Bank, which
Daniel Webster has called can obsolete idea;"
and the power to create which Mr. Clay HIMSELF
in 1911, called ga wandering power"
s. Whilst our country is in debt nearly twen-
ty-seven millions Of dollars, he is advocating a
distribution Of the proceeds of the sales of our
public lands among The States.
8. 1t seems TO have been the study of his
whole life to be disturbing and disarranging the
tariff policy Of this Governments at one time
!, running the duties down TO 30 per centum, ad
3 valorem, and at another running them up TO an
amount equivalent in many cases, to prohibition.
10. He is now Janus-faced upon the tariff
question, advocating revenue tariff at the
South, and protective tariff at the North.
IL. He would confne the sale of the great
agricultural staples of this country to the home
> market
II. His home market doctrines would ruin
our foreign commerce; would turn thousands of
seamen loose in the world to seek other employ
. : ment and compete with the poorly paid laborers
in other branches; and would leave our ships to
i be sold to the commercial men of other nations,
: : or to rot at our wharves.
49, He is inseparably connected with those
! advocating the assumption of State Debts by the
u General Government,
II. After pledging, in 1910, that the Govern
: ment should be carried on for Sl3, 100000, he
proposed in the Senate an annual cxpend ture Of
: see, 100000.
y y Is. With majority of friends in both bran
Il ches of Congress, whom he could control at any
time, his promised expenditure of only $l3O00,-
:. COO was increased to $29,000,000
: II. His election would be considered as an
lInx-v, &C a., tbaI
: Bankrupt law, similar to the one Just repealed
! the avowed friend of which Mr. Clay now is.
Is. Under his construction of the Consttu
ton, all the reserved rights of the States will be
Il destroyed.
10. After saying in March, 1918, when he be
= longed to the democratic party, maintain thai
an oppressed people are authorized, rhenere,
they can, to rise and break their fetters," he now
i since he joined the fedcrasts opposes the peo
e pie of Rhode Island in their efforts to throw of
j. a charter government given to them by Charles
: II. King of England
S 90. He supports random scheme Of intema
: improvements, like that which has bankruptec
e most Of the States, and which, during an admin
5, isration of four years, would run i'll debt owe
l. 5000, 100000.
Il 81. His moral character is not such as
;, should be, since it is useless TO try with the ri
II sing generation to keep the standard of morality
it higher than that adopted by the men whom We
/ elevate to the highest stations
If %. He is the only person who has travelled
c over The country personally electioneering 70
o the highest Office in the gift of the people.
c %. He has offered to Great Britain all tha
J. portion Of Oregon Territory north of 40 degrees
t. after admitting that she had no color of title It
: the same.
/ "a. He opposed all measures for the protec
ID ton of the Oregon settlers against the Britis
ss and the Indians.
e 25 His doctrines in relation to Texas wi
e lose us the command of the Gulf of Mexico
/ and bound our country on every side by Brts
rs territory.
Of 26 He is opposed TO adopted citizens.
27 He has opposed all the vetoes of Pres
te dents Jackson and Tyler.
%. He is under $4,000 bonds to keep III
= peace.
: 90 He is passionate in council.
y 80. He is tyrannical with his supporters.
- - 81. He is insolent and vindictive with his oI
~ ~ ponents.
nf ~ 80. He is for so amending the Constitution
" to deprive the President of the veto power.
90 IIG idS uIlllGu HlHlSCll WIN DduISl wei
!, ser and all the leading Hartford Convention fee
- eraliss.
y = 81. His character, habits and disposition ar
y too much like those of the leaders ofthe Frenc
= Revolution.
" 80. In his speech, to which Mr.. Rich Of We
10 mont, replied, February II, l820 he said g
- gentlemen wiU not dlIow as to hare black slaue
they must let US hare 'rhite ones; for ne cann
cm oar frerOod, and black arr shoes, and ha,
a our ,cires and daughters ,rork in the Kitchen"
oe Sc. He is opposed to all measures for Ii
II, speedy settlement of the new States, and col
ld sequently for bringing the lands into market.
d. 81 His administration will favor every otht