Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-12-19
HENRY CLAY.

HENRY CLAY.
The whole history Of the Presidential
Campaign is now before us-the results and
their causes have ceased to furnish matter
for spceulaton. In the responses OF our
contemporaries Of the defeated party there
is one popularity so distinctly marked as
10 deserve q passing notice. Under the
crushing humiliation Of disaster--in the iirs'
bitter moment OF anticipation. darkcncd
into dismay, in the calmcr intervals Of sad
dened and subdued grief which has sur
rounded them, has been blended enc com
mon sentiment Of sympathy and regret fol
the noble leader by whom and with whom
We were to smile or sorrow. 1t is Ma.
tional ovation--the spontaneous impulse Of
= love and admiration centcring upon an OBJ
;cct worthy of the hearts free gift. AT the
very instant Of an event which shuts him
forever from the station and the gifts which
would bind the selfish to his fortunes "a
common citizen in all except his personal
endowments and his mind--his rare com.
bination Of personal qualities and the splen-
did aura Of his intellect. there is laid at his
feet the homage of millions.to whom power
and place have no NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fore.
heads never wcro yelled in the presence OF
regal ma gnificence 1t is a beautiful lesson
to doubling, Responding patriot ism. 1t has
l:.L n n,
ing to the over confident, to pursue the
steady track of duty and honor. contiding
in that unerring judgment Of the people,
which, ii it denies post Of ambition. returns
10 him who has proudly earned it in four
fold ratio, the assurance Of honor now, and
the rich reversion. of future fame.
But what shall we say Of him--the states
man, the orator, the patriot-great in each
and alike great in all-one Of the last ling.
erings of a race Of giants now passing from
tho habitations Of men--an undimmed orb
in hemisphere Of stars, in whose steady
light their own and their country's history
shall! be read in Nil coming time. Let him
rest in the unquestioned possession of a
treasure in glory copious and vast above
any other man Of his day and generation.
The hour to speak his eulogy has not yet
arrived, nor is the pen Of any Of his CO.
temporaries fitting one, to give him the
award offuturi,y. The niche in our Ame-
ricrn Parihenon, which is to enshrinc his
memory is yet vacant, and not till the all.
atoning grave shall have covered his great.
ness, and glory alike with his fobIes and
frail.ies. will! the rnice nffrnfh plead .niii J,
poslerity for tardy and long delayed justice
TO the tried and faithful friend of his coun
try and his race. II in the probationary
period yet to be meted out to him, there
is aught ofsolace and soothing--of sustain
ing strength and lofty cheer in the love
vensration and blessings OF free people
there is not wind lreighted with eithe
northern frosts or southern soft ness, tha
does not cluster upon his forehead all this
and more-ihe prayer that the full orbe
meridian of his living reputation may in it
declination and setting grow in its dolphin
hues still lovclier to the last.
.When shall we learn to love thee less7
When cease to hear thy cherished name
Time cannot teach forgetfulness,
When grief's full heart is fed by fame
Tho editor Of the Keosauqua democrat
must MT himself Oh the EQUITY stool Q
con,rition. for his manifold transgressions-
chiefly, however. in the matter Of hav'n'
published certain extracts from the New
Bedford Mercury in relation to Nativism
not suited to the delicate digestions Of tn
Iowa Democracy. in the opinion Of "gud'
King jamie" This editor cannot hav'
been even "three months" in tho Territor!
ifhe has not learned that, our ''dread Sewer
eign" does not permit his subordinates t
write or print except by his high permission
Il, however, no will make duo SUBMISSION
andpromise future amendment, he can tarr.
at Kcosauqua-if not, the climate will neve
agree with his health. Would it not b
well to call in tho aid Of Mercury, Nitri
Acid and Zinc, to commnnicste by Electr
Magnetism, the Grand Seignor's impriro
tur, to weekly original matter. This hin
may be superfuous. Jim is q rare bird, an
We do not doubt we may one day see hin