Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-06-08

the most cruel dtsnppoinlmcnts, are my
principles, Cheers, three tImos given,
aud three times ropealod-wth cries, "wcI
know that "wo made the nomination for
that | have long cherished these
principles. shalt maintain them here
after, as | have maintained them horetoI
fore. [Choersl They are, us under.
stand them
A sound National Currency.
just Limitation Of Executive power.
A tariff for revenue, discriminating for
the purpose Of incidental protection to
domestic industry. Loud cheering
An equal aud fair distribution Of the
proceeds Of the Public Lands among the
several States OF the Union.
Ihese, as understand them, continued
mr.. Frelinghuysen, are the cardinal al
though not all The principles of the Wing
party; and after what have already said,
need hardly add, that they will find me
an humble but willing advocate, in what
ever position may be placed. Cheers,
We need an Executive administration
.of the Government (Ir, +. continued TO
SAP that will fairly and faithfully carry
out the principles of the Constitution, eX-
ercising It's full powers where powers are
given it, and keeping strictly within its
limitations where powers are limited;
conceding when there ought 10 DO conces-
sion, but firm when concession would re-
suit in injury; literally maintaining its
compromises, but as independently car,
rying out its positive commands; and yet
one that will take no other responsible
ties upon it but what he finds there. 1t
is matter, as it seems to me, for thank
| fitness, that in distinguished citizen of
Kentucky all these principles are embed
led, and that he is not only pledged to
them by long public life, but that such is
the truth(ulncss and fidelity Of his nature
that the people can we'll trust him with
power to carry them out. Great cheer
ing
Gentlemen, the political life Of HENRY
CLAY, for thirty years past, has been on
y an illustration of Wing principles, and
the history of his life for twenty years
would be the history Of his country
Whenever there was Struggle for the pro
lection Of American labor against loreigr
industry, where but on the side OF hi
country was HENRY CLAY! Wheneye
there was struggle to limit the alarmln!
and overgrown magnitude OF Executive
power, where but on the side of the PEG
pie was HENRY CLAY? Or, when the vas
public domain was in jeopardy from being
offered for sale in the political market
where, but on the side of faith, OF honor
of justice to all, was our illustrious cham
pion and friend? [Great cheering Ii
all of these great questions his voice has
been heard from the first: in all the com
bats concerning them he has led the van
[Cheers He has never compromised
4, the dignity of his position to gain vote
or the momentary breath Of popular ia
vor; but, with an eye ever steadily fxet
upon an approving public, he has fearless
/, ly discharged what he has deemed to b
his duty. [Cheers.l | do not believe
, purer patriot breathes on the whole cont
, nent Of America, [cheers;l and for proc
+ point TO long public life, passed in stir
ring scenes, which has never contllcte
= with probity or honor; life unsullied b
meanness or grovelling appeals to I'M
proper ambition; in all Of which his prlr
ciples have been put forth with ardor an
/ as clear as light, while every pulse beat
ing within him has been for the weIar
-, and the true glory of his country.
= such a man does not deserve the name, {
patriot, | do not know who does deserv
the name, or who can. Cheers The
J. say he is ambitious! ldaresay he is. B
9 it SO then. But point to me the time whe
$ he has not sacrificed ambition and himsel
Z if what he deemed his duty called. | hal
l. pen to know that on that great question
c the public lands, the question was thru
C upon him by an adverse Senate TO max
e him unpopular in the West? He entere
m self, and give it the whole power of h
mind. lie never thought of what was
Or become Of himself As Western ma
a. he had tempting field for political trait
e in the whole public domain. He migt
It have used it for t he purpose Of ambition
a he might have held it out as temptir
" bait for the whole West. But his hea
he was as ldFSe Us MS country lCheers
10 He studied out the title Of this public d.
I'd main, He knew where it came from, an
Y, justice told where it belonged Fearles
II then, as is his nature he flung out his ba
l. ner, distribution Of the proceeds anon
s. the States" aud he nailed il to the mas
10 Great cheering
S, | have said Of Mr.. CLAY Continued NJ
y Frelinghuysen) that his heart was
il large as his country. a sigual instance
,e It was his candor on the tariff in the ard
J.; Gus session OF 1882. Perhaps no man III
he ing could more tender y cherish a concel
g ton of his own brain, or an offspring
OF his own creation, than he who has bee
& called the father Of the American system