Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-08
No. I 3.

pcndcntly carrying out its positive com.
lnands-and yet who will take no other
responsibilities upon himself but what he |
! finds there. 1t is matter, as it seems to
me, for thankfuness, in distinguished cit
izen of Kentucky all these principles are
embodied, and that he is not only pledged
to them by long public life, but that such
is the truthfuness and fidelity Of his nature,
that the people can well trust him with
power to carry them out. Great cheer
ing)
Gentlemen, the political life Of Henry
Clay for thirty years past has been only an
illustration of Wing principles, and the his
tory of his life for twenty years would be
the history of his country. Whenever
there was a struggle for the protection of
American labor against forci IN industry,
where but on the side of his country was
Henry Clay! Whenever there was strug-
Gle to limit the alarming and over grown
magnitude of Executive power, or when
vast public domain was in Jeopardy from
being offered for sale in the political mar
kct, where but on the side of faith, of hon
or, of Justice TO all, was our illustrious
champion and friend? Great chccring.)
In all of these great questions his voice has
combats concerning them he has led the
van. (Cheers.) He has never compro-
missed the dignity of his position to gain
vote, on the momcntarv breath of popular
favor, but with an eye ever steadily fixed
upon an approving public. he has fearlcssly
discharged what he deemed to be his duty.
(Cheers.) / don't believe 4 purer patri-
OF brcathes on the whole continent Of
Amcrica--( cheers)- land for proof, point
to long public life, passed in stirring
scenes which has never conhicted with pro-
btv, or honor; life unsullied by mcanness,
or grovelng appeal to improper ambition
i'm all Of which his principles have been
put forth with ardor and as clear as light,
while every pulse beating within him has
been for the welfare and the true glory of
his country. If such a man does not de-
serve the name Of patriot, do not know
who does deserve the name, or who can.
(Cheers) They say he is ambitious!
dare say he is. Be it SO then. But point
to me the time when he has not sacrificed
ambition and himself, if what he deemed
his duty called. happen to know that on
that great question, the public lands, the
question was thrust upon him by an adverse
Senate to make him unpopular in the West
He entered upon it with zeal characters,
tic of himself and gave it the whole power
of his mind. He never thought of what
, was to become of himself As Western
man he had tempting field for political
traffic in the whole public domain. He
, might have used it for the purpose of am
bi,ion. He might have held it out as {
tempting bait for the whole Wcst.--Bu
his heart was as large as his country
, (Chcers) He studied the title out of thi
! public domain. lie knew where it came
L from, and Justice told where it belonged
J Fearless, then. as is his nature, he flung OF
e his banner, distribution of the proceed
), among the States" and he nailed ii to tht
i mast. Great cheering and cries Of 'tha
is good.D
/ have said of Mr.. Clay, continued Mr.
Il Frclinghuysen, that his heart was as larg,
v as his country. A signal instance of it wa
his course on the tariff in the arduous ses
sion of 1882. Perhaps no man living cou
p moro tenderly cherish conception of hi
!; own brain, or an offspring of his own ere
. alton than he who has been called the fatf
y, or of the American system. The prime
:, pies Of protection to American lnduStr
: embodied in the tariff law, Mr.. Clay ha
- cherished as he has life. But when,
:, lS3l-'2, an unnatural excitement was %
;, up in South Carolina against a law, in III
enactment of which he did not participate
he saw it was necessary to save MS cOuntr
h from peril, even to make a sacrifice of VIII,
= he loved so much. He looked for time
- instruct the whole country in the necessit
~ and utility of protecting home industr,
=, and he was willing 10 have truce of eig
IN years to give that time. He said 10 h
II friends in the Senate, I'VE can all sec no
" an Executive can lead us into fratern
40 war; but how he can get US out, that "
w can never foresce. Dear as the tariff is
40 all, he said, we must give il up for the m
no ment to save our countrymen from she
u, ding each others blood-to preserve Il
20 Union and cause of human liberty throug
p" out the world. | shall rejoice, my fricnC
I if you can 90 with me; but do what "
III will. must offer myself as a victim up
n. peace" (Checrs) He became the gre
"a pacifcator of that alarming timc-al
blessed are the peace makers says {
highest authority that addresses ma
Cheering and loud applausc.) Thus. &c
mr. tlemen, in every view can take of my 7
q. sition, have reason for gratitude a
thankfuness to you and to the country, tn
10 nv name is connected with 4 name I'll
~. reflects honor even upon 50 humble an ;
sociate-and it shall be my pride and 4
qualification, | repeat, to merit the con
- dencc your kindness has bestowed up