Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26
For The Herald.

Ma Eplron.-The question, Who is HesRr
CLAY , need not DO asked his name is ia.
miliar, as well as his noble acts, to every
%schOol-boy in the land. The very mention
of whose name send, a thrill of grateful emo
,icns through the broad face Of our counMy,
penetrates every bosom, and leaves a lasting
impression upon every heart which beats in
unison with the patriots Of our land. When
we consider the rise and progress Of ,ha,
champion of human righ,s-,he proficiency
he has 50 wonderfully made, considering the
trials, difficulties and perplexitIes, whirh it
has been his misfortune to encounter; who is
there that will not feel the truth of tina, sa-
cred passage, "All things are possible with
C.od." We see HIM when a mere lad, de-
prived Of the advice and instruction of a wise,
noble and atieciionaie father-bereii Of every
thing calculated to make life pleasant and
agreeable. Yet under all these severe trials
and fluctuations, he murmured not, but with
an air Of perfect resignation, remarked that
"God was just" After The lapse of a few
years, we hear Of him in the Congressional
halls, discussing, with great ability, The pol
itics of our country, confounding with argu-
ment the greatest minds of which our ma
iion could boast. lie was looked upon as
the wonder oGihe age-sop profound in reason,
80 weiohty and convincing in argument, that
all were ready to acknowledge hin capable
OF filling The Presidential chair. And II Is
with singular feelings of satisfaction and de-
light that we behold in Henry Clay the fruits
of an excellent education, %glowing to a maui
ritY and promising a new period 81 prospect
~ and glory TO this Republic;-we behold in
him the manifestation OF a VAIN and az
dent desire to preserve this people from dis
union, discord, ana all manner Of conten,ions
about momentary understandings of a day
We witness in him a strong anxiety TO per-
form, with a truly parental affection, tina, i'm
poriant task that was for so short n space
entrusted with that illusirious Pafent, of
whom we were deprived in the very dawn Of
his political life-we observe in han a deep
solicitude TO protect and guard, with a shep-
herds care, the desiinies Of this erea, peo
Pile.
With what high estimation and sincere re
sPect will our posierity gaze upon the an
mails Of public liberty and public yirrae, in
which will shine oonspicuorsly he venerable
name and heroic deeds Of Hsnry Clay. His
name will be borne in grateful rene mbrance
as long as The sacred nane Of Liberty and
virtue shall he known among men.
But we observe, With, regret. the attempts
which are made 20 iaIpAh The reputation and
hlacken with tbs ink Of calumny The charae,
ter OF hia who has for The las, forty years
been the main pillar in upholding and sup
porting the interests ofihis American people.
There is a certain class Of beings, who are
endeaTonng, by these dsnunclations OF Hen
~ Clay, TO introduce lameaIahle changes
among Us. which aTe likely 10 lead 10 The
mos. alarming resuiis-changes winch are
wrought through The Influence Of 'non' who
are, fguraively speaking. humps o. 'orfuP-
ton: who are inbued with the ambition Of
licon,ious and d.. po,'c priesthood, and tho
bieotry and ryranny ofienoran', wicked and
polluted sovereign, They soald heartily