New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-05
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Letter from an d. school Demoert,
To Commiftee Of The Brooklyn Clay Ciub

Letter from an ~ Il. SCHoni uhocES
To Committee Of The Brooklyn Clay Club.
UPPER MERIcS. Pa. Oct 2st 1874.
RESPECTED SIRs-Your frank and patriotic IN.
yita,ion of the IA h ms. has only reached ins
this day While my inclination is strong to be
with you at the great Mass Mest;ng of the Wings
of Long Island. to be held on the oath inst. il is
with deep and sincere regret that have to in
form you find myself unable tn attend on 80 in.
tarestins an occasion and for Interesting ar end
1t is more than fifty years since ! entered the
Geld Of political action, ard more than fory-fve
since l was first called into public life. need
not say i am an old man N years, but my heart
throbs as strongly with love OF country and The
love Of the whole race OF man, ss in the full fer
vor Of youth. It would awaken all my better
feelings could commune with the young Wings
of Long Island, On the site OF Fort Green, at such
crisis es this.
feel it high privilege and as a solemn duty
to Weld to youf wish, if could find It possible
/ have not through life spent many lstless, much
less idle hours; pray you, therefore, to deem my
absence due to sufficient cause.
Icould little hopsio ephgh.en you, though my
wish would be earnest to encourage you. 1t is
good feature IN the present canvass that, IN the
Mass Meetings held, they have brought together
ciizeps Of the most distant States, and have thus
tended to spread friendly personal intercourse
that must form a new and powerful hgament u
the Union. No exertions have BEEN spared,
proper 10 be exercised in the canvass IN this
State, and we owe a debt to the patriotic labors
of eminent men of other commonwealth. The
result of our general election has left more cause
for fear than triumph TO our opponents. 1t also
gave proof of our diligence. While we look with
most reasonable expectation to give majority
for Mr.. CLAY and Mr.. FRELIsaHUYsEN, our at
tention il anxiously directed to the vote OF New
York.
entered Congress with Henry Clay in 1911,
and witnessed the part he took, and the weight
he had, in that memorable body. Without derc-
eating in the least from the merits OF Others
can say he was the leading spirit In the coun-
eils of tho day. Ls,!who m ght he never fa'terec.
His eyery act looked above and beyond mere PEI:
sonal and local popularity. He saw his country
wanted character, and that TO become great and
remaiu united the Constitution must be admins
tered practically. Through lie course of public
service he has never sgerved from those great
and Just views of National policy on which ne
started Whom such name as his before the
people, can it be possible that such shadow OF
a man as James X Polk can be allowed TO CON-
pete with him Forbid it, shade Of Washington!
1t il death struggle with the opponents oi
Henry Clay, and Pennsylvania has been the
scene of tho most convulslve throes of fraud and
falsehood These have now beer, SO entirely ex-
posed, and the exposure riyetted to the brow OF
Loco Focoism, that the hardest and most de.
prayed partisans are compelled to silence.
Please to accept the homage q 8y snee rse,PfRfRTs
70 Aesr. w. II. Story W. H. Arthur. j. T. Jnaues und H.
G.. Cooke.