The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-16
From The .Ns,1 York Piebtian.
THE HON. JOHN P. KENNEDY.
Member If the House Of Representatives If the United
Siaies, from The Gin Of Bnl,norf.

Member If the House of Representatives If the United
States, from the City Of Baltimore.
Mr.. Kennedy has written letter, addressed to Ro-
bert q. Campbell, Esq, President Of the Young
Mems Henry Clay Association Of this city. This
MIR. Kennedy is a man possessing talent far above
mediocrity, vigorous and bold writer, and may be
considered one Of the abest and truest representa-
tives Of the arstocratic portion Of the wing party
Our readers will perhaps, recolect on article orgi
naly published in the Commercial Advertiser Of this
city, over the signature Of Sydney in which the
writer asserted in bold and confident language that
the chances Of having able Chief Magistrate were
greater when depending upon The accident Of birth
than upon the suffrage Of free people Mr. Ken.
needy, II will be seen from perusal Of an extract OF
his letter which we publish below, is true disciple
Of the immortal Sydney" Mr. Kennedy writes to
his brother wings OF this city as follows
-" In the midst Of the general sorrow which per.
vades the ranks Of the wings, we are not without
topics Of JOY and congratuiaton. We have joyful
pride In the CONSCIOUSNESS that the great mass Of the
worthy the patriotic and the intelligent Of the land
are united, strong, and true 10 our cause-ths more
united, stronger and truer in this ITS advcrsity be.
cause they feel that il Dvokes a sill more earn.
est proof Of their attachment TO the county Never
has there been more visible demonstration OF the
hazards to which popular representative government
is exposed, than that exhibited in the elevation of
James h. Polk, with all the impedimens of his I'M
distinguished history, and of his equvocal prinoi.
pies, which no zeal Of investigation has been sue.
cessiul to explore, Henry Clay, the most chi
nent Of living Statesmen, the purest aud brightest
ornament OF the nstion-tbat man who of ali otA-
ers, has most thoroughly identified his name with
whatever, in the public annals Of hrs tme has mad,
our Union powerful and happy community. When
such man as the first Is deliberately preferred TO
the latr, we may cease to boast Of that distinctive
excellence in our scheme Of our Government
which attributes TO the selection by suffrage the
certainty Of an ADLER Chief than he who soc.
ceeds 70 Mag,E.rscy by the accident of birth -
Tbs history Of tins canvass has proved to us that
IN an unhappy emergency, men OF renown, of known
service, OF accumulate honors and Of long ayowed
political sentiments must needs be thrust aside for
one whose whole strength Is found in his destitution
OF all these and IN the UNEMPLOYED mediocry OF his
fame and talents. In the antagonism between these
two opponents the wiser and the better has been over
thrown. What true lover Of his country would not
count II greater honor to fall with Henry Clay than
rise with such an adversary To fall with ali those
who have striyen To promote the great American
arms cmblazoned upon his banner than rise with the
shifting equIvocatjons which on the opponent Aax
have hut,ered In the not less variable breeze to which
it has been flung. Ashamed Of its false pretence.
its concealments and its dscords Locofoco,sm made
no proclamation TO the people Of its designs LIS NAV
Convention practised the rus, Of appointing q com
mlttee TO prepare address Of exposition of prnci
pies, bu, November came without that document
No committee had The bardhood TO venture upon the
ordeal of such proclamation. The labors of the
canvass we're found to be more prohtaby directed TO
the coinage Of local teoets adapted to prevailing To-
cal opinions, and, still more effectively 10 the tasL of
by the basest compost OF faschood..
the most iuslr'ous man Of the Republic. BY such
art, have we lost the day. Glorious defeat honor.-
bic disaster How much more proudly may we take
It's burden upon us, than suffer the rht OF victory
which has won nothing but the day ~
The Intelligent resde- vin discover in this sutr,ot
The reel opinions Of large portion OF The prssspt
Whg party. il y true that thsss opinisos ars ave,
Isonulgassd pvvo0s to m election Men the pssple